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  • Bill Hybels Tells About An Interesting ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 1, 2005
    based on 40 ratings
     | 6,368 views

    Bill Hybels tells about an interesting experience after a baptism service in their church. He writes: “I bumped into a woman in the stairwell who was crying. I thought this was a little odd, since the service was so joyful. I asked her if she was all right. She said, ‘No, I’m struggling.’ She ...read more

  • According To Tradition, This Is How An Eskimo ...

    Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Oct 13, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,405 views

    According to tradition, this is how an Eskimo hunter kills a wolf. First, the Eskimo coats his knife blade with animal blood and allows it to freeze. He then adds layer after layer of blood until the blade is completely concealed by the frozen blood. Next, the hunter fixes his knife in the ...read more

  • So Be Careful How You Live. Don't Live Like ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 3, 2009
     | 1,344 views

    “So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do” (Eph. 5:15-17). To ignore that is to court disaster. The Winter 1991 issue of the ...read more

  • Huck Finn On Prayer

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Apr 5, 2011
     | 1,354 views

    HUCK FINN ON PRAYER There’s an incident in Huckleberry Finn where Mark Twain has Huck make a very human observation. "Miss Watson took me into a closet and prayed, but nothing came of it. She told me to pray every day, and whatever I asked for, I would get. But it weren't so. I tried it. Once I ...read more

  • Missions ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 8, 2012
     | 4,036 views

    Missions quotes: "I have but one candle of life to burn, and I would rather burn it out in a land filled with darkness than in a land flooded with light" — John Keith Falconer "God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply" — Hudson Taylor [ video ] "God isn't looking for people of ...read more

  • The Nobel Story

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 5,160 views

    THE NOBEL STORY In 1866, Alfred Nobel invented dynamite and built up companies and laboratories in more than 20 countries all over the world. In the process, he amassed a considerable fortune. When Nobel’s brother died, the newspaper made a mistake and ran an obituary for Alfred Nobel. In the ...read more

  • If It's Not True...  PRO

    Contributed by Bishop Johnathan Hester on Sep 10, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,517 views

    IF IT'S NOT TRUE... The fact is, if Jesus Christ died on the cross and did not rise again from the dead, everything we live for and believe as Christians means absolutely nothing, Ill. 1 Cor. 15:12-20. 1. v.13 Christ Is Not Risen a. He died in vain, Rom. 4:24; 5:10 b. He lied, Mt. 16:21; ...read more

  • Proverbs According To Kids  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 6, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,150 views

    Proverbs According To Kids A first grade teacher collected old, well known proverbs. She gave each kid in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest. These are great: As You Shall Make Your Bed So Shall You... Mess It Up. Better Be Safe Than... Punch A 5th ...read more

  • A Young Man Enlisted, And Was Sent To His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
     | 1,635 views

    A young man enlisted, and was sent to his regiment. The first night he was in the barracks with about fifteen other young men, who passed the time playing cards and gambling. Before retiring, he fell on his knees and prayed, and they began to curse him and jeer at him and throw boots at him. So it ...read more

  • There Was A Very Capable Evangelist Whom God Used ...

    Contributed by Mark Ferrante on Jan 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,848 views

    There was a very capable evangelist whom God used in a significant way. But he lost his interest in spiritual things and drifted into a life of sin, for a number of months. Some of his sin was done in secret but ultimately, it became public knowledge and even made the headlines. At first, all he ...read more

  • A Young Man Enlisted, And Was Sent To His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,745 views

    A young man enlisted, and was sent to his regiment. The first night he was in the barracks with about fifteen other young men, who passed the time playing cards and gambling. Before retiring, he fell on his knees and prayed, and they began to curse him and jeer at him and throw boots at him. So it ...read more

  • Abraham Clark Was A Patriot Who Signed The ...

    Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Feb 17, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,376 views

    Abraham Clark was a patriot who signed the Declaration of Independence. When he signed that rebellious document, he knew and understood that it could mean his own death. One night, a British officer announced, “We have captured your sons!” He was staggered at the news. The officer continued, ...read more

  • A Young Man Enlisted, And Was Sent To His ...

    Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Jun 22, 2008
     | 1,675 views

    A young man enlisted, and was sent to his regiment. The first night he was in the barracks with about fifteen other young men, who passed the time playing cards and gambling. Before retiring, he fell on his knees and prayed, and they began to curse him and jeer at him and throw boots at him. So it ...read more

  • How An Eskimo Kills A Wolf

    Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Oct 14, 2008
     | 13,019 views

    HOW AN ESKIMO KILLS A WOLF According to tradition, this is how an Eskimo kills a wolf. First, the Eskimo coats his knife blade with animal blood and allows it to freeze. He then adds layer after layer of blood until the blade is completely concealed by the frozen blood. Next, the hunter ...read more

  • The Bible Is A Compass

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 18, 2011
     | 4,126 views

    THE BIBLE IS A COMPASS Just before the outbreak of the First World War, a small ship named the Endurance set sail from Briton with a crew intent on being the first to cross the South Pole. The ship reached Antarctica, but became ice bound in the Weddle Sea. Soon they had to abandon their ship and ...read more

  • Joy Vs. Happiness

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Dec 15, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,336 views

    Joy (used in "Joy Born at Christmas" sermon - 12/11/2019) From Isaiah 35:8-10 (verses below) Someone once said, “The difference beween happiness and joy is that happiness comes from happenings and joy comes from Jesus.” A few years ago Michael Bublé wrote a song that became very ...read more

  • Not "Why?" But "What?"

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 22, 2009
     | 2,070 views

    NOT "WHY?" BUT "WHAT?" I remember a particular counseling session years ago where three of us were trying to encourage a change of personality and a change of behavior in a spouse. Dr. Jay Adams, in his book on direct, biblical counseling, said the purpose is not to find out why a person sinned, ...read more

  • Defense Lawyer's Final Trick Back ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2009
     | 3,767 views

    Defense Lawyer’s Final Trick Back Fires A defendant was on trial for murder in Oklahoma. There was strong evidence indicating guilt, but there was no body. In the defense’s closing statement the lawyer, knowing that his client would probably be convicted, resorted to a trick. "Ladies and gentlemen ...read more

  • Consider Also This Letter Found On A Dead ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 22, 2009
     | 1,453 views

    Consider also this letter found on a dead American Soldier in Italy during one of the great wars: “Look God, I have never spoken to you; but now I want to say ‘How do you do’, You see, God, they told me you didn’t exist, and like a fool I believed all of this; Last night, from a shell hole, I saw ...read more

  • Healing

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Aug 19, 2019
     | 5,033 views

    Frederick Buechner, from Wishful Thinking The Gospels depict Jesus as having spent a surprising amount of time healing people. Although, like the author of Job before him, he specifically rejected the theory that sickness was God's way of getting even with sinners (John 9:1-3), he nonetheless ...read more

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