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  • One Day A Young Minister In West Virginia Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,094 views

    One day a young minister in West Virginia was being escorted through a coal mine. At the entrance to one of the dim passageways, he noticed a beautiful white flower growing out of all the black dust that invaded this flowers environment. Pointing at the flower “How can it blossom in such color and ...read more

  • Nobody Is Exempt. David, A Man After God's Own ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 27, 2005
     | 2,184 views

    Nobody is exempt. David, a man after God’s own heart, succumbed to temptation after reveling in his success. Build the right hedges of protection around you. (Refer to excerpt from "Hedges" by Jerry Jenkins) "One of the major causes of marital breakups in the Christian community is the lack of ...read more

  • In The Wake Of War Torn Streets And Suicide ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2005
     | 2,831 views

    In the wake of war torn streets and suicide bombings, strengthened by a grateful heart,one brave Iraqi official stands tall and puts a price on his sufferings. Due to the brutal assassination of the former pro-American mayor, Ali Fadel gladly stepped in as Baghdad’s new leading official. Mr. ...read more

  • Remember False Guilt Attacks The Person And The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Greene on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,874 views

    Remember false guilt attacks the person and the Holy Spirit attacks the problem. A young boy was going to spend the evening at a friend¡¦s house. His father asked that he call home once he arrived so that the father could be assured that his son had arrived safely. As the evening wore on, this ...read more

  • The Movie "Drumline" Explores The Maturation ...

    Contributed by David Ward on May 13, 2007
     | 3,622 views

    The movie "Drumline" explores the maturation process of a talented percussionist from Harlem who receives a full-ride scholarship to play in Atlanta A&T University’s marching band. As the scene opens the incoming band members are on the football field. The Atlanta A&T marching band is going ...read more

  • The Last Samurai

    Contributed by Jordan Lumbard on Jun 5, 2007
     | 2,136 views

    PLAY VIDEO CLIP – THE LAST SAMURAI The Battle of Thermopylae took place in 480 B.C, - With only 300 Spartan Warriors defending their post against a 1 Million man Persian army. - The Spartans put up the most brave and determinied resistance, taking their stand on a little hill, and fighting in a ...read more

  • Long Ago, There Ruled In Persia A Wise And Good ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,813 views

    "Long ago, there ruled in Persia a wise and good king. He loved his people. He wanted to know how they lived. He wanted to know about their hardships. Often he dressed in the clothes of a working man or a beggar, and went to the homes of the poor. No one whom he visited thought that he was their ...read more

  • They Are Known As The Forty Martyrs Of Sebaste. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    They are known as the forty martyrs of Sebaste. In the famed Twelfth Legion of Rome’s imperial army there were forty soldiers who professed their faith in Jesus Christ. One day their captain informed them that Emperor Licinius had sent out an edict commanding all soldiers to offer sacrifice to ...read more

  • Sgt. Juanita Wilson Was On Patrol Outside ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Sgt. Juanita Wilson was on patrol outside Baghdad when a roadside bomb exploded beneath her vehicle. She was trying to help her driver after the explosion when she felt something unusual. When she looked down, her hand was gone. Less than two years after her injury, she is demonstrating her ...read more

  • In 1920 An English Preacher Named Frank W. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In 1920 an English preacher named Frank W. Boreham published a book of sermons on great Bible texts. In each case, he linked a Bible text to the history of a great Christian man or woman. He called his book Texts That Made History. An example of a text that made history is David Livingstone’s ...read more

  • Robert Robinson Had Been Saved Out Of A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Robert Robinson had been saved out of a tempestuous life of sin through George Whitfield’s ministry in England. Shortly after that, at the age of twenty-three, Robinson wrote the hymn Come, Thou Fount. Come, Thou Fount of ev’ry blessing, Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest ...read more

  • Henry Blackaby, The Author Of Experiencing God, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,282 views

    Henry Blackaby, the author of Experiencing God, tells this heart wrenching story about a situation he encountered early in his ministry. He writes, “The first funeral I ever conducted was for a beautiful three-year-old. She was the first child born to a couple in our church, and the first ...read more

  • The People There Were A Labor Of Love For Paul, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The people there were a labor of love for Paul, and now, it looked like things might fall apart because of some insignificant argument or offense. Have you ever been there? You’ve put your heart and soul into some project or person, and something so small that it goes unnoticed or ignored gets in ...read more

  • Serving Jesus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,886 views

    Serving Jesus • A certain family in a Southern Baptist Church had been inactive for years. • The family simply never went to church any more and every effort to get them to attend had failed. • One day one of the sons, name John, was bitten by a rattlesnake. The father immediately sent for the ...read more

  • A Story From Scotland Tells Of A Mother's ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
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    A story from Scotland tells of a mother’s dramatic rescue of her child. Workmen were blasting rock in a quarry. One day after they had attached the fuse and retired to a safe place and gave the alarm they saw a three year old child wandering across the open space where danger threatened. Every ...read more

  • Many Years Ago "Guideposts" Magazine Told About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Many years ago “Guideposts” magazine told about Mary Bower MacKorell, whose doctor suggested she take off several pounds. The diet plans, dietetic food and calorie-counted drinks didn’t work. Once while watching TV and eating, she saw a program about cooking, which pictured luscious ...read more

  • A Young Employee Secretly Misappropriated ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
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    A young employee secretly misappropriated several hundred dollars of his business firm’s money. When this action was discovered, the young man was told to report to the office of the senior partner of the firm. As he walked up the stairs toward the administrative office, the young employee was ...read more

  • Long Ago A Story Was Told About A Proud Fishing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Long ago a story was told about a proud fishing pond and a fish. Across the land, fishermen would come and exclaim how clear the water was in this pond. Upon hearing yet another positive accolade, the pond’s level of pride began to reach flood stage. "I must be the best and clearest pond in the ...read more

  • The Famous Preacher D.l. Moody Told About A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,236 views

    The famous preacher D.L. Moody told about a Christian woman who was always bright, cheerful, and optimistic, even though she was confined to her room because of illness. She lived in an attic apartment on the fifth floor of an old, rundown building. A friend decided to visit her one day and ...read more

  • Max Lucado: People On A Plane And People On A Pew ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 19, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,635 views

    Max Lucado: People on a plane and people on a pew have a lot in common – All are on a journey. Most are satisfied with a predictable experience. We like to say, “It was a nice flight/It was a nice worship service.” We exit the same way we enter, and we’re happy to return next time. But a ...read more