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  • Living Without Power  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 32 ratings
     | 6,150 views

    LIVING WITHOUT POWER The story is told of an elderly woman named Norena, who lived in southern Florida. When a hurricane hit that area, her home was one of many that was severely damaged. Norena received an insurance settlement, and the repair work began. However, when the money ran out, so did ...read more

  • I'm Writing School Reports At The Moment. It's ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Jack on Jun 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,035 views

    I’m writing school reports at the moment. It’s something I hate doing. We have a system where you’re expected to write 50-100 words per student so that in the end over all your reports you’ve written tens of thousands of words most of which begin or end with “Johhny needs to be more focused in ...read more

  • Many People Remember Former New York Mayor Rudy ...

    Contributed by Adam Couchman on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,399 views

    Many people remember former New York Mayor Rudy Gulliani specifically because of his leadership following the World Trade Centre attacks in September, 2001. But he will also be remembered for dramatically reducing the crime levels in New York City. For many years New York’s reputation throughout ...read more

  • Max Lucado Tells The Story In His Book, 3:16, ...

    Contributed by Steve Miller on Mar 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,581 views

    Max Lucado tells the story in his book, 3:16, Numbers of Hope, about Team Hoyt… Team Hoyt consists of a father-son squad: Dick and Rick. They race. They race a lot. Sixty-four marathons. Two hundred and six triathlons. Six triathlons at Ironman distance. Two hundred and four 10K runs. Since 1975, ...read more

  • Here Be Dragons. Here Is God.

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2009
     | 4,563 views

    "HERE BE DRAGONS. HERE IS GOD." 2 Timothy 3:1-7 Matt. 8:23-26; 16:24-26 John 16:33 Psalm 107:23-30 We all remember Hurricane Katrina and the damage it inflicted on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. It’s only a memory now, but it left terrible devastation and painful memories that still remain. The ...read more

  • God's Will And The Tablecloth

    Contributed by John Perry on Apr 8, 2010
     | 2,784 views

    GOD'S WILL AND THE TABLECLOTH It happened in 1948, just a few days before Christmas. A flash flood ravaged a small town, leaving a gaping hole in the wall of an old church building--right behind the pulpit. The young pastor knew there was no time to fix the damage and decided to make the best of ...read more

  • A Good Example Of A Bad Example  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,040 views

    A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A BAD EXAMPLE In 1989 the unthinkable happened. After seventy years of communism and forty years of the Cold War, the Iron Curtain fell and the brutal, sadistic power of the U.S.S.R. began to disintegrate. Russia for seven decades had been repressed, murdered, and brutalized by ...read more

  • The Deadly Disease Of Sin  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 11, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,617 views

    THE DEADLY DISEASE OF SIN The Bible is very blunt about sin – it doesn’t matter how YOU grade your sin, if you don’t accept that you’ve sinned… you can’t fix the problem. It’s like a man having a deadly disease. He experiencing distressing physical problems but doesn’t KNOW he’s going to die ... ...read more

  • Democracy Vs. The Kingdom Of God

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 29, 2026
     | 116 views

    It’s a bit difficult for us, living in 21st-century America, to understand and accept the principle of God’s kingship, because we don’t live in a monarchy or a dictatorship, as did the people of Biblical times. We live in a representative democracy, under a Constitution. In our form of government, ...read more

  • Killer Alcohol

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
     | 3,402 views

    Killer Alcohol Dr. Adolph Lorenz, a famous surgeon, refused a drink at a banquet. He was asked "Are you a tee-totaler?" He responded, "Yes, my success depends upon my brains being clear, my muscles firm, and my nerves steady. No one can take alcoholic liquor without blunting these physical powers, ...read more

  • In 1969, In Pass Christian, Mississippi, A Group ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,324 views

    In 1969, in Pass Christian, Mississippi, a group of people were preparing to have a "hurricane party" in the face of a storm named Camille. Were they ignorant of the dangers? Could they have been overconfident? Did they let their egos and pride influence their decision? We’ll never know. What we ...read more

  • On That Fateful Day In 1969, In Pass Christian, ...

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Sep 16, 2006
     | 1,365 views

    On that fateful day in 1969, in Pass Christian, Mississippi, a group of people were preparing to have a “hurricane party” in the face of a storm named Camille. They were not ignorant of the dangers; they were overconfident. They let their egos and their pride influence their decisions. What else ...read more

  • Facing The Storm

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,611 views

    Facing The Storm In 1969, in Pass Christian, Mississippi, a group of people were preparing to have a "hurricane party" in the face of a storm named Camille. Were they ignorant of the dangers? Could they have been overconfident? Did they let their egos and pride influence their decision? We’ll never ...read more

  • My Daughter And Son-In-Law Once Lived In ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 7, 2010
     | 2,038 views

    My daughter and son-in-law once lived in Parramatta in Sydney, Australia, quite near an old cemetery. It had historic significance for Sydney and was protected, I think, by the national trust. It angered me when it was vandalised. A part of our history destroyed! I could take the broken bottles and ...read more

  • My Youngest Grandson Had A Birthday Party Not Too ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 25, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,294 views

    My youngest grandson had a birthday party not too long back. It was a pirate party so all his mates came dressed in pirate gear - eye-patches, head scarves, etc. At the door we presented every pirate with a plastic blow-up sword, which looked good but caused no damage at all. They wielded their ...read more

  • A Harvest Of Service

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 4, 2011
     | 4,557 views

    A HARVEST OF SERVICE Vehicles being thrown around like toys in the rushing waters and heartbreaking stories of lives lost have filled the news reports. The damage to bumper harvests was also devastating, probably in the billions of dollars, as the states of Queensland, NSW and Victoria in ...read more

  • Mercy In The Middle Of War

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on May 2, 2026
     | 73 views

    Illustration: Mercy in the Middle of War There’s a remarkable true story from World War II that my late pastor loved to use when preaching about God’s mercy. It involves two men: Franz Stigler and Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown was flying a B-17 bomber over Germany when his plane was badly ...read more

  • Mr. Horatio G. Spafford Was A Successful Lawyer ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Mar 8, 2002
    based on 83 ratings
     | 3,645 views

    Mr. Horatio G. Spafford was a successful lawyer in Chicago and a member of the Fullerton Avenue Presbyterian Church in that city. In the financial crisis of 1873, he lost most of his property. In the stress and strain of the times, he prevailed on his wife and four daughters to take a trip to ...read more

  • May 26, 2002, Memorial Day Weekend, A Barge Pilot ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 16, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,634 views

    May 26, 2002, Memorial day weekend, a barge pilot passed out and hit a bridge span of I-40 over the Arkansas river. This accident dropped a 600 foot span of the bridge 62 feet into the swift flowing river below. Eleven people (and a trailer full of show horses) died as their cars and 18-wheelers ...read more

  • A True Story: Mellissa. Texas 1991

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 7, 2006
     | 1,385 views

    A True Story: Mellissa. Texas 1991 Two students were hostel roommates for the first year at college. When they returned from their winter break, Andrew was asked what presents he had received for Christmas. He began to tell his friend about the new clothes, the nice books, and all the other ...read more