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  • A Glimpse Of Me—communion Meditation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 2, 2004
    based on 32 ratings
     | 5,577 views

    A GLIMPSE OF ME—COMMUNION MEDITATION In Mel Gibson’s Movie, “The Passion of Christ” there is an obscure detail in the crucifixion scene that probably goes unnoticed by most people, but it is a detail that says so much. When Jesus is being placed on the cross, the camera comes close to watch as ...read more

  • Martyrdom Of Zewar, Christian Taxi ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 10, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,644 views

    ILLUSTRATION : Martyrdom of Zewar, Christian taxi driver in Northern Iraq. After hostilities ceased in the Iraq war on the 9th of April 2003, an Open Doors team went to the country two weeks later. They visited church leaders primarily to tell them that we were praying for them, and were ready to ...read more

  • The Story Of Frida

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 20, 2009
     | 2,932 views

    THE STORY OF FRIDA Frida Gashumba tells something of her story in her book Frida: Chosen to Die, Destined to Live, a miraculous escape from the Rwandan genocide. Frida was born in 1980. She was a Tutsi, one of the tribes 'created' during colonial rule based primarily upon height, head size, shape ...read more

  • Make It Right

    Contributed by David Moore on Aug 5, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,376 views

    MAKE IT RIGHT The great evangelist D.L. Moody told a story of a lady in the north of England who said that every time she got down before God to pray, five bottles of wine came up before her mind. She had taken them wrongfully one time when she was a housekeeper, and had not been able to pray ...read more

  • More Than 3,000 Fans Packed San Francisco’s ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Aug 27, 2001
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,387 views

    More than 3,000 fans packed San Francisco’s Masonic Auditorium. Many had driven for hundreds of miles to see their idol. Others held up signs reading, "We Love You John!" Then the man they came to see strode onto the stage - - an unlikely superstar, to say the least. As the Washington Post put it, ...read more

  • Once There Was An Old Hermit Who Lived On The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,299 views

    Once there was an old hermit who lived on the side of a mountain. There were three little boys who were always trying to outsmart the old hermit. One of the little boys said, "I’ll put a marble in my hand and we will go to the old man and ask him what it is I have in my hand. So the three boys went ...read more

  • The Impact Of Jesus On History Is Eloquently ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Feb 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,032 views

    The impact of Jesus on history is eloquently captured in a short literary piece entitled One Solitary Life. Perhaps you’ve heard it before. It reads this way: “Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the Child of a peasant woman. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty, and ...read more

  • How Many Believe That Timothy Mcveigh Was Guilty ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,691 views

    How many believe that Timothy McVeigh was guilty of the OKC bombing? Did you know no witnesses watched Timothy McVeigh load explosives into a Ryder rental truck, drive the vehicle to the front of the federal building in Oklahoma City, detonate the bomb. Yet he was convicted of that crime. While ...read more

  • Cecil B. Demille Told This Wonderful Experience: ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,182 views

    CECIL B. DEMILLE told this wonderful experience: "Many years ago I was commissioned by David Belasco to write a play, ’The Return of Peter Grimm.’ The play was being written for David Warfield, and the story hinged upon the continuation of life after death. "I got the inspiration for that story ...read more

  • God Will Often Allow Crises Into ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 29, 2008
     | 1,056 views

    Illustration: God will often allow crises into our lives to show us where we put our confidence. There was a farmer who one day went happily and with great joy in his heart to report to his wife and family that their best cow had given birth to twin calves, one red and one white. And he said, “You ...read more

  • There Once Was A Man Who Had Nothing For His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,515 views

    There once was a man who had nothing for his family to eat. He had an old rifle and three bullets. So, he decided that he would go out hunting and kill some wild game for dinner. As he went down the road, he saw a rabbit. He shot at the rabbit and missed it. The rabbit ran away. Then he saw a ...read more

  • Mortification  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,008 views

    Mortification Romans 8:13 says, "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." (King James) Mortification is the special ministry that enables the child of God to overcome those evil desires that could destroy the ...read more

  • Remember The Duck

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2022
     | 2,186 views

    A little boy visiting his grandparents was given his first slingshot. As he practiced in his Grandma’s backyard, he spied her pet duck. On an impulse, he took aim and let fly. The stone hit, and the duck fell dead. The boy panicked. Desperately he hid the dead duck in the woodpile only to look up ...read more

  • William Borden Was A Wealthy Christian Growing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim George on Feb 5, 2001
    based on 116 ratings
     | 2,506 views

    William Borden was a wealthy Christian growing up in Chicago as an heir of the Borden milk fortune. When he was in his first year at Yale University he committed himself to reaching the Muslims of North India. Three years later he sailed for Egypt to study Arabic before going to India. He knew that ...read more

  • Perhaps The Greatest Illusionist And Escape ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Dec 14, 2001
    based on 5 ratings
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    Perhaps the greatest illusionist and escape artists who ever lived was Harry Houdini. He was known for his tremendous physical condition, and could withstand blows to the abdomen by tensing his muscles. While performing in Canada, however, he was challenged by a student who didn’t give him time to ...read more

  • Death Is A Huge Chasm. But Jesus Bridged That ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Apr 15, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,142 views

    Death is a huge chasm. But Jesus bridged that too. It is his sacrifice that is the bridge. Many stories allude to the power of sacrifice, one of the most recent is the Chronicles of Narnia, where the Lion Aslan, won’t stay dead! {Video Clip: Chronicles of Narnia- Start: Chp.20:1:52:34 - End: ...read more

  • Even Scientists Are Stumped By There Own Response ...

    Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Sep 22, 2006
     | 1,688 views

    Even scientists are stumped by there own response to what is infallible proof¡ Science says if there is any such thing as infallible proof, it is the repetition of the same experiment. Jesus rose from the dead, and Mary Magdalene encountered him¡ experiment one. The women encountered him¡ ...read more

  • John 11:42 I Knew That You Always Hear Me, But ...

    Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jan 16, 2007
     | 2,115 views

    John 11:42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me." John 11:43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" John 11:44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with ...read more

  • It's Been Many Years Since I Played Golf, But I ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Apr 12, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 306 views

    It’s been many years since I played golf, but I remember an incident that occurred when I was playing with some other preachers. I hit a tee shot and lost track of the ball. I was pretty sure it went into the rough and went there looking for it. As I searched, another golfer yelled from the ...read more

  • Just Next To Me

    Contributed by David Parks on Jun 2, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,869 views

    Just Next To Me Our preacher sure did pour it on, But he just let me be. He took the starch all out of them That sat just next to me. You should have heard the things he said; It was true as it could be; He burned the seat from under them That sat just next to me. He hit the nail square ...read more