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  • I Remember When I First Began In The Ministry. I ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Apr 28, 2007
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    I remember when I first began in the ministry. I was a young Marine Sergeant living in Yuma, Arizona. I had gotten involved with a retired Pastor. He and I would lead a chapel service every Sunday at various retirement communities, assisted living facilities, and at rescue shelters. I was ...read more

  • You Can Trust ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
     | 3,976 views

    YOU CAN TRUST GOD A Canadian pastor, in a period of great turmoil, received the faithful help of God he needed from reading about the following true incident. In his town the local parks commission had been ordered to remove the trees from a street they were going to widen. As they were about to ...read more

  • What's Left Of Your Heart

    Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Feb 8, 2010
    based on 1 rating
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    What's Left of Your Heart Anna's wedding day was finally here. She planned for months and months, and in the small church with her family and friends, she was ready to take the vow's with her fiancé, David. He gently took her hand and they turned toward the altar. But, as the minister began to ...read more

  • It Is Well With My Soul  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Mar 1, 2010
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     | 2,332 views

    IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL Horatio Gates Spafford, a 43-year-old Chicago Businessman, suffered financial disaster in the great Chicago fire of 1871. He and his wife were still grieving over the death of their son shortly before the fire, and he realized they needed to get away for a vacation. Knowing ...read more

  • A Light In The Darkness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011
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     | 9,959 views

    A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS In 1963, my grandfather was serving as the Senior Minister of West End United Methodist Church in Nashville. West End is situated right across the street from Vanderbilt University, and has always been a wealthy, predominately white church. One communion Sunday, a black ...read more

  • I Owe My Life Twice

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 17, 2011
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    I OWE MY LIFE TWICE A wealthy English family once invited friends to spend some time at their beautiful estate. The happy occasion was almost plunged into a terrible tragedy on the first day. Because the children went swimming, and one of them got into deep water and started drowning. ...read more

  • See You On The Other Side Of The River

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 2, 2014
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     | 8,148 views

    SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER Kansas City, Missouri is separated from Kansas City, Kansas by the Missouri River. Years ago, there was an old farmer who lived on the Kansas side of the river. He had a farm, a wife and a beautiful daughter. The farmer and his family had never been across ...read more

  • Save My Boot!

    Contributed by James Dorman on May 11, 2017
     | 4,847 views

    As an elementary age kid I received a present which made my life complete. I finally had my very own set of cowboy boots! I was so proud of them, I would have slept in them if my mom would have allowed it. I have 2 cousins who were born the same year as me. When our families got together, ...read more

  • Powerful Illustration For A Funeral

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 13, 2022
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    There is an old story of a king and his clown or “jester” who sometimes said very foolish things. One day the jester had said something so foolish that the king handing him a staff, said to him: “Take this, and keep it till you find a bigger fool than yourself.” “Some years later, the king lay on ...read more

  • In God's Time

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 20, 2023
     | 2,236 views

    The little boy walked home from Sunday School and the family were sitting around the old pot-bellied stove talking. The boy told his dad and Pa about the lesson. The boy was so excited. He told them he had gone to the altar and accepted Jesus as his personal Savior. The boy said he was going to ...read more

  • I Like The Story Of A Little Boy Who Was Asked If ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 2, 2001
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    I like the story of a little boy who was asked if he believed in God. He answered, “Well, yes I do.” When asked why, he said, ...read more

  • Conflict  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 28, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,362 views

    We must develop creative use of conflict. Conflict is neither good nor bad, Conflict is neutral, it is how we handle conflict that will bring us together or we will ...read more

  • And This Helps Explain, Perhaps, My Relationship ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Apr 3, 2008
     | 1,260 views

    "And this helps explain, perhaps, my relationship with Reverend Wright. As imperfect as he may be, he has been like family to me." Barak Obama ...read more

  • Can The Humble Request Of Believing Lips ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Can the humble request of believing lips restrain, accelerate, change the settled order of events? Can prayer make things that are not to be as though they were? Yes, a thousand times yes ...read more

  • Skeletons In Our Closets

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
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    SKELETONS IN OUR CLOSETS The Rockefeller family is considered to be one of the most philanthropic families in the world, helping humanity globally in issues like economics, religion, education and environmental affairs. Yet the Rockefeller family tree is filled with many skeletons. William Avery ...read more

  • The Witch Of Wall ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2012
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    THE WITCH OF WALL STREET Hetty Green, nicknamed "The Witch of Wall Street" (November 21, 1834 – July 3, 1916), was an American businesswoman, known for her frugality during the Gilded Age, as well as for being the first American woman to make a substantial impact on Wall Street. She was born ...read more

  • Married And Happy With You-Know-What  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 16, 2002
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    MARRIED AND HAPPY WITH YOU-KNOW-WHAT A new study commissioned by the Family Research Council of Washington, D.C., found that the people most likely to report a high degree of satisfaction with their current sex life are married people who strongly believe that sex outside of marriage is wrong. ...read more

  • What Will You Give?  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jun 14, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 2,535 views

    [illustration] The story is told of a prince and his family who were captured by an enemy king. When brought before the enemy king, the prisoner was asked, "What will you give me if I release you?" "Half of my wealth," was the prince’s reply. "And if I release your children?" "Everything I ...read more

  • U.s. Donor Profiles: According To Campbell ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    U.S. Donor Profiles: According to Campbell research, the following are typical profiles of U.S. donors. (1) Gender: 60% female, 40% male. (2) Ethic Origin: 85% Caucasian, 7% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian and 4% other. (3) Median Age: 54. Of course individual organiza-tions donor profiles ...read more

  • U.s. Donor Profiles According To Campbell ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,802 views

    U.S. Donor Profiles According to Campbell research, the following are typical profiles of U.S. donors. (1) Gender: 60% female, 40% male. (2) Ethic Origin: 85% Caucasian, 7% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian and 4% other. (3) Median Age: 54. Of course individual organiza-tions donor profiles ...read more