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  • More Accustomed To Action Than Talk  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Aug 11, 2011
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    MORE ACCUSTOMED TO ACTION THAN TALK All great enterprises begin at a critical moment--a moment when a decision is made and someone launches himself into a never-to-be-forgotten enterprise. PIZARRO, the noted Spanish explorer, faced such a moment. He languished with his men on a small island ...read more

  • Do You Know What Sacrifice Means? Two Wealthy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,227 views

    Do You Know What Sacrifice Means? Two wealthy Christians, a lawyer and a merchant, joined a party that was going around the world. Before they started, their minister earnestly asked them to observe and remember any unusual and interesting things that they might see in the missionary countries ...read more

  • Read The Instructions

    Contributed by Robert Mitchell on Apr 27, 2008
     | 3,765 views

    READ THE INSTRUCTIONS Have you ever been given instructions on how to do something, but you were pretty sure that you could figure it out, so you threw out the instructions? I did that one time with a brand new entertainment center. I had put all kinds of furniture together before and I just ...read more

  • God Knows His Own

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,124 views

    GOD KNOWS HIS OWN The guillemot is a small arctic sea bird that lives on the rocky cliffs of northern coastal regions. These birds flock together by the thousands in comparatively small areas. Because of the crowded conditions, hundreds of females lay their pear-shaped eggs side by side on a ...read more

  • Who's Watching You?

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jan 5, 2009
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    WHO’S WATCHING YOU? Years ago, my brother and I were fishing off a pier with four other people. It was so hot that the fish (white bass) were just floating on the surface of the water and had no interest in biting any bait. Those of us on the pier all decided just to snag the fish with treble ...read more

  • During The Revolutionary War An American Officer ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    During the Revolutionary War an American officer felt led of the Holy Spirit to show love to an enemy who he felt should die. During a very dangerous assignment Duncan McColl, a British Soldier was protected from being shot and killed when an American officer gave an order “Do not to shoot Duncan ...read more

  • Max Lucado, In His Book, "Six Hours One Friday," ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 12 ratings
     | 1,731 views

    Max Lucado, in his book, “Six Hours One Friday,” tells the story of a missionary in Brazil who discovered a tribe of Indians in a remote part of the jungle. They lived near a large river. The tribe was in need of medical attention. A contagious disease was ravaging the population. People were dying ...read more

  • Do You Know What Sacrifice Means? Two Wealthy ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 14, 2007
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    Do You Know What Sacrifice Means? Two wealthy Christians, a lawyer and a merchant, joined a party that was going around the world. Before they started, their minister earnestly asked them to observe and remember any unusual and interesting things that they might see in the missionary countries ...read more

  • Larry Norman Funeral Was A Going Away Party

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 25, 2024
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     | 727 views

    What a gathering! Over 500 poured into a church this morning to pay our respects to Larry Norman. As we entered, we were handed ‘circus programs’ (instead of a boring pamphlet) that read: "Larry Norman Presents: A Going Away Party." It was a gathering of friends, family and fans ...read more

  • Firefighter's Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,267 views

    FIREFIGHTER’S PRAYER Oh Lord, please help this firefighter To be skillful and brave. Please let me never falter When there are lives to save. Be with my fellow firefighters And ride with us each run, From the moment we "suit-up" Until the job is done. Be with me as I guide a child Through the ...read more

  • It Was A State Campground Near Old Walker Mine ...

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 14, 2003
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    It was a state campground near Old Walker Mine in late September. My father and I pulled in about 11:30 at night and setting up camp what I remember most was the night sky. It was black, not dark but black. The stars were clearer, huge, close and more brilliant than I’d ever seen them or could ...read more

  • Our Five Senses Give Us Some Astonishing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,692 views

    Our five senses give us some astonishing capabilities. We can see a candle’s flame 30 miles away on a dark, clear night, and smell a single drop of perfume diffused in a three-room apartment. We can taste . 04 ounce of table salt in 530 quarts of water. Our sense of touch can detect a pressure that ...read more

  • A Young Preacher-To-Be, Having Passed His ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 19, 2006
     | 4,743 views

    A young preacher-to-be, having passed his doctrinal examinations, faced his trial sermon. In a cavernous auditorium sat three ministers and 75 others who came to listen. When he stepped into the pulpit, the vast room and the searching, critical eyes caused him to falter. Two weeks later his name ...read more

  • In Prison With Three Books

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 1, 2005
     | 1,967 views

    Illus.: “In Prison With Three Books” The editor of a well-known London newspaper sent a letter of inquiry to 100 professors, authors, merchants, and other professional people. The inquiry was, “Suppose you were sent to prison for 3 years and you could only take 3 books with you. Which 3 would you ...read more

  • We Missed Him. Our Chance To Change Things Came ...

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Aug 5, 2005
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    We missed him. Our chance to change things came and passed and we did not know it was there. A dark-skinned little boy sat through Sunday School classes for three years at a great Baptist Church (First Church, San Antonio) but some one missed him. His name was Sirhan Sirhan, and at age 24 he shot ...read more

  • Psalms ...

    Contributed by Sasidaran Kunjan on Nov 26, 2009
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    Psalms 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. • There is only a THIN LINE BETWEEN TRUTH AND DARKNESS ( Practicing YOGA and rituals than do not conform to the word of God / selecting MOVIES to watch). Do not get entangled into the pattern of the world. • Travel ...read more

  • Lifting The Fear

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Jan 14, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,211 views

    LIFTING THE FEAR A story is told of a child who had to walk each evening past a dark, spooky house. Some adults sought to give him courage. One handed him a good luck charm to ward off the ghosts. Another had a light put on the dreaded corner. Still another said earnestly, "It is sinful to be ...read more

  • Blind Man

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 21, 2019
     | 4,465 views

    BLIND MAN As I sit beside the road my nostrils are filled with the dust of countless ages past. I sit in the solitude of self-pity as I contemplate this prison.My prison is not one that locks me in but it’s one that locks me out; I don’t have bars that contain me but my dungeon is a world of ...read more

  • He Fiction Book Of William Golding, The Lord Of ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 13, 2009
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    he fiction book of William Golding, The Lord of the Flies, tells about several boys that are abandoned on an island. The beginning of the book is full of hope despite their circumstances. Ralph, one of the boys and the main character of the book, is elected leader. However, through time, we ...read more

  • Joseph Parker, A Pastor From 1874 Until His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,836 views

    Joseph Parker, a Pastor from 1874 until his death in 1902, wrote the following in his autobiography…Up until the age of 68 I never had a religious doubt. Then my beloved wife died. My faith collapsed. “In that dark hour, I almost became an atheist. For God had set his foot upon my prayers and ...read more