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  • Kenya Miracle

    Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 14, 2011
     | 3,916 views

    KENYA MIRACLE There is a precious family in a certain church in Kenya. Years ago, when the mother and the two young daughters were saved, they were returning home after baptismal service. They were rejoicing as they approached the door. All were singing. The father was a fearful demon-possessed ...read more

  • Army Of The Lord

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 12, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,002 views

    ARMY OF THE LORD A friend was in front of me coming out of church one day, and the preacher was standing at the door as he always is to shake hands. He grabbed my friend by the hand and pulled him aside. The Pastor said to him, "You need to join the Army of the Lord!" My friend replied, "I'm ...read more

  • Today In The Word, March 10, ...

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 20, 2007
     | 1,412 views

    ILLUSTRATION… Today in the Word, March 10, 1993. Deeply immersed in meditation during a church service, Italian poet Dante Alighieri failed to kneel at the appropriate moment. His enemies hurried to the bishop and demanded that Dante be punished for his sacrilege. Dante defended himself by saying, ...read more

  • He Dressed Up As A Homeless Man And Went To The ...

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Oct 31, 2007
     | 1,423 views

    He dressed up as a homeless man and went to the businesses and bank where he was a regular customer What happened made him upset…. in every instance the service was bad in some cases appalling. He said, “I was treated as if I was worthless” So he withdrew his money from the bank and stopped being ...read more

  • Warren Wiersbe Wrote "Paul Did Not Say That We ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 27, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,600 views

    Warren Wiersbe wrote “Paul did not say that we had to be worthy to partake of the Supper, but only that we should partake in a worthy manner. At a Communion service in Scotland, the pastor noted that a woman in the congregation did not accept the bread and cup from the elder, but instead sat ...read more

  • S We Face A New Year With Unknown Challenges But ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008
     | 1,225 views

    s we face a new year with unknown challenges but also unknown opportunities, I encourage you to remember Mary and her simple but important faithfulness to the purposes of God. By some she is venerated, held in very high esteem. By others she is simply thought about once a year and then forgotten. ...read more

  • Liberty To Worship

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,357 views

    A. We must make Jesus Lord of our lives. B. Since we fight for the liberty to worship, should we not make more use of that liberty? C. When we recognize Jesus’ kingship, we’ll give him our worship. D. A person may be worthy of admiration, but Christ alone is worthy of adoration. E. When we submit ...read more

  • Woman's Husband Gave Her A Hard Time… One Day ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,827 views

    Woman’s husband gave her a hard time… one day disconnected battery cables… car wouldn’t crank so without a word to her husband she started walking… he later felt bad, showed up at services & then obeyed the gospel They live in a Barbie world wanting everything their Barbie had! Think: “If Barbie ...read more

  • Someone You Know

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,780 views

    SOMEONE YOU KNOW A gray haired lady, long a member of her community and Church, shook hands with the minister after the service one morning. "That was a wonderful sermon, she told him, just wonderful. Everything you said applied to someone I know." What is often missed is that God’s word ...read more

  • I Want To Stay With You  PRO

    Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 26, 2008
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,153 views

    I Want to Stay With You That reminds me of what happened one Sunday after a Child Dedication service. As a young family was driving away from church after the dedication of their baby, little Johnny, the older brother, cried all the way home in the back seat of the car. His mother asked him three ...read more

  • Dr. Walter Wilson, Ever On The Alert To Speak To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,159 views

    Dr. Walter Wilson, ever on the alert to speak to men about their souls, asked an attendant at a service station who had filled his car with gas: “How did sin get in Sinclair?” pointing to the lighted sign atop the gas pump. “I do not know, sir, how sin got into Sinclair; but, sir, I ...read more

  • From Homeless To Home

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Nov 19, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,706 views

    FROM HOMELESS TO HOME A young woman about 20 years old had been living on the streets of a suburban neighborhood for about five years because of her severely abusive alcoholic parents. She was a pleasant-looking young woman behind the tattered and dirty clothes, oily hair, and dirty makeup-free ...read more

  • Hospitality To Strangers  PRO

    Contributed by Susan Babb, Osl on Oct 9, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,202 views

    A. Friend – some years ago B. Sunday worship service, church like ours C. Service begun – member of congregation began worship, no pastor yet D. Man dressed shabbily in a heavy overcoat and wild hair and who could of used a bath came into service 1. Trouble finding a seat, pretty ...read more

  • When I Was In Training As A Marine, I Remember ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 12, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,856 views

    When I was in training as a Marine, I remember one particularly grueling exercise where we were deposited in the center of Dartmoor, England. We were told to make our way on foot to a certain point on the map more than fifty rugged miles away. As we had done a similar journey the previous day, ...read more

  • September 11th, 2001 Just Past 9:00am, Stanley ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Botts on Sep 10, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 7,611 views

    September 11th, 2001 just past 9:00am, Stanley Praimnath, Vice President for Fuji Bank, was in his office in the South Tower at WTC when his phone rang. “Are you watching the news?’ asked a woman the Chicago office. “Are you alright?” “I’m fine” he said wondering why she had called. Just then he ...read more

  • Derek Prince Writes About His Experience As A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,536 views

    Derek Prince writes about his experience as a medic in World War II: A British soldier had come into our reception station with a shrapnel wound caused by a bomb exploding near him. He took off his shirt, exposing a small puncture wound in one shoulder. The edge of the wound was slightly black. ...read more

  • Rappeling Down The Wall Of Fear

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
     | 2,125 views

    RAPPELING DOWN THE WALL OF FEAR In a book, whose title and author escapes my memory is the author’s story of rappelling down the side of a steep cliff as part of an outdoor learning experience. Now rappelling involves ropes, strong ropes, safety equipment, helmet, good shoes, and guts. It ...read more

  • Carey: God's Sovereign Will  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,636 views

    CAREY: GOD'S SOVEREIGN WILL William Carey, who is called the father of modern missions, began his missionary career to India in 1793. He served the Lord in that country for 40 years, never once returning to his home in England. And throughout those years he translated portions of the Bible into ...read more

  • Choosing Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,320 views

    CHOOSING LIFE Two paraplegics were in the news recently. One was Kenneth Wright, a high school football star and later an avid wrestler, boxer, hunter and skin diver. A broken neck sustained in a wrestling match in 1979 left him paralyzed from the chest down. He underwent therapy, and his doctors ...read more

  • Our 7-Year-Old Daughter Had Just Won $2.00 For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Sep 23, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 1,732 views

    Our 7-year-old daughter had just won $2.00 for her memory work in Sunday school. After the morning service, the pastor’s wife congratulated her. Our daughter proudly announced, "And I put it all in the morning’s offering!" "My, how wonderful!" the pastor’s wife exclaimed. "I’m sure God will be ...read more