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  • Resurrection Reveille

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Apr 6, 2018
     | 7,287 views

    Before his death Winston Churchill became a follower of Jesus Christ. He made his own funeral arrangements. When they said the benediction, he had arranged for a bugler high in the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral to play “Taps,” the universal signal of the day is over. After he finished there was a ...read more

  • An Unsung Hero

    Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Nov 7, 2021
     | 2,369 views

    When I was a boy there was a cartoon about a character called Hector Heathcote…….It was based on the colonial days of America and the Revolutionary War. The character Heathcote was always the unsung hero in each show. I remember one episode where General George Washington was preparing for his ...read more

  • Quincy, Massachusetts (Reuters) -- It Was The Tip ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,605 views

    QUINCY, Massachusetts (Reuters) -- It was the tip of a lifetime for Chicago waitress and mother of two Colleen Gallagher. Feeling blue in the midst of a dull shift at the Windy City’s swank Excalibur Club, Gallagher’s fortunes took a sudden turn for the better when John Boc, chief executive of ...read more

  • God Is Nigh  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,945 views

    GOD IS NIGH I served as an airborne Ranger platoon leader (paratrooper) in the First Air Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War. Our company was hacked up pretty badly by the enemy during one mission. When our platoon’s survivors returned to base camp, we all trudged down the muddy path ...read more

  • Voices From The ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,028 views

    Voices from the Past “It is the duty of nations, as well as of men, to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, and to recognize the sublime truth announced in the Holy Scriptures, and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord.” --Abraham ...read more

  • A Nail Among The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009
     | 3,371 views

    A NAIL AMONG THE COINS Emil Mettler was a restaurateur in London who was a close friend of Albert Schweitzer. Mettler would not allow a Christian worker to pay for a meal. He once opened his register in the presence of a Secretary of the London Missionary Society. The Secretary was astonished to ...read more

  • Giving: George Muller

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 11, 2009
     | 2,870 views

    GIVING: GEORGE MULLER George Muller pastored his first church at the age of 25 (1830) and was paid $275.00 a year. He learned through the next five years to trust God for His provision. George Muller began a ministry in 1835 for orphaned children based entirely upon God for support. April, 1836 ...read more

  • If Jesus Was Born Today...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 12, 2026
     | 111 views

    If Jesus was born today based on Steve Turner’s poem If Jesus was born today, it would be in a bed and breakfast A traffic warden, working late, would be the first on the scene. Later a TV network would arrive with their good wishes. The whole Occasion would be filmed as part of *Is this the ...read more

  • Perseverance

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 21, 2009
     | 5,593 views

    PERSEVERANCE Are you ready for a baseball trivia question? Who is Clint Courtney? If you’re unsure, don’t bother requesting the answer from Cooperstown, N.Y. Clint never came close to making it into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In fact, it’s very doubtful that his picture appeared on any bubble gum ...read more

  • The Intriguing Thing About Contrasts Is Their ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 15, 2009
     | 1,968 views

    The intriguing thing about contrasts is their similarities. For example, Bill Crowder (RBC Ministries) illustrates this with the two top rock bands in the 1960’s, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Both bands were from England, and both bands were revolutionary in their music, but the ...read more

  • Moral Erosion Continues In America, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Jan 23, 2001
    based on 144 ratings
     | 3,496 views

    ILLUS: Moral erosion continues in America, according to James Patterson and Peter Kim. They report that 74 percent of Americans will steal from those who won’t miss it, and 64 percent will lie for convenience as long as no one is hurt. Most Americans (93 percent) say they alone decide moral issues, ...read more

  • Greg Elder Grew Up On The East Coast. He Would ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
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     | 1,870 views

    Greg Elder grew up on the east coast. He would spend hours building intricate sand castles. Who cities would appear beneath his hands. One year, for several days in a row, there was a bunch of bullies who smashed his work. So, he tried something: he put cinder blocks and rocks and concrete chunks ...read more

  • I Always Tell Couples That I Marry About The ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 4, 2008
     | 956 views

    I always tell couples that I marry about the 50/50 principle of marriage. True or false. Marriage is a 50/50 proposition. Each partner brings their half to make a whole. It’s false of course. It is 100/100. In relationships, two halves don’t make a whole. We joke about our better half. But in ...read more

  • Envy, Good And Bad

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 3, 2008
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     | 2,794 views

    John Stott writes, "Not all envy is tainted with selfishness, because it is not always either a grudging discontent or a sinful covetousness. At base, envy is the desire to have for oneself something possessed by another. And whether envy is good or evil depends on the nature of the something ...read more

  • Helping Hands

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 12, 2024
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     | 1,392 views

    Dr. Wright shares this story which I believe is appropriate for us to think about this morning as we close: In a small European village was a town square that held a special statue. This statue of Jesus was the pride and joy of this small town, But World War II arrived, and soon the bombs began ...read more

  • Martin Luther

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Nov 23, 2025
     | 145 views

    Martin Luther had a rough time after he posted his 95 theses on the Wittenberg Church door. He was often on the run from his enemies who wanted to kill him. It is recorded that when Martin Luther had his darkest moments he would say to his friends "Come let us sing the 46th Psalm and let ...read more

  • Belly Up To The Bar?" Romans 13: 1-7: Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 18, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,775 views

    “Belly Up to the Bar?” Romans 13: 1-7: Key verse(s): 4a “For he is God’s servant to do you good.” About a decade ago an assembly of Christian leaders came up with this summary of what it means to be a Christian citizen: “It is impossible for a believer to be a good Christian and a bad citizen ...read more

  • Aliteracy—capable Of Reading, But Choosing Not Do ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,926 views

    Aliteracy—capable of reading, but choosing not do so—is on the rise. A ‘99 Gallup Poll found 7% of us read more than a book a week, and 59% read fewer than 10 books a year. We read books, magazines, and newspapers less and less. In ‘91, over 50% of all Americans read a half-hour or more every ...read more

  • Boomer Marketing Rules: Treat Everyone ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
     | 1,371 views

    Boomer Marketing Rules: Treat Everyone Differently: Don’t incorrectly assume there’s one “Boomer” market. There are numerous segments within this cohort of 78 million. Put Some Feeling Into It: The older Boomers get, the more their decisions are driven by “gut feeling” than logic and reason. Be ...read more

  • Predictions Of His 2nd Coming  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,376 views

    PREDICTIONS OF HIS 2ND COMING: Earliest known prediction by Tichonius 381 A.D.; Then 500 A.D. by Hippolytus (170-236). Later, predictions surrounded the 1st millennium: 1000 A.D., 1009 A.D., & 1033 A.D. were popular. 1533 A.D. was agreed upon by both Michael Stiefel (1486-1567) a friend of ...read more