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  • Home Coming  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 6,250 views

    HOME COMING That reminds me of the old story about an elderly missionary returning to the United States to retire. He & his wife had spent over 40 years serving in Africa. But now he was alone. His wife & two children had long since found their final resting place in the soil of Africa. As he got ...read more

  • A Prayer And Happiness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,629 views

    A PRAYER AND HAPPINESS In his book Living Life on Purpose, Greg Anderson shares the story of one man’s journey to joy: ... his wife had left him and he was completely depressed. He had lost faith in himself, in other people, in God—he found no joy in living. One rainy morning this man went to a ...read more

  • How Many Believe That Timothy Mcveigh Was Guilty ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,776 views

    How many believe that Timothy McVeigh was guilty of the OKC bombing? Did you know no witnesses watched Timothy McVeigh load explosives into a Ryder rental truck, drive the vehicle to the front of the federal building in Oklahoma City, detonate the bomb. Yet he was convicted of that crime. While ...read more

  • My Two Year Old Son Sebastian Has Been Really ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Nov 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 999 views

    My two year old Son Sebastian has been really taking off with new words lately. He loves his 110 pound St. Bernard and walks around looking for his “pu-ppy” all day long. He is exploding every day with new words. I think my favorite new word of his though has to be “wow!” Just this week, I ...read more

  • The Soldier Walks 21 Steps. On The 21st Step He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,866 views

    The soldier walks 21 steps. On the 21st step he turns and faces the tomb he is guarding. He does this for 21 seconds. The soldier then turns to head back the other direction. He moves his rifle to his outside shoulder away from the tomb. After 21 seconds he walks 21 steps and repeats the process ...read more

  • Is It Time For You, O Ye, To Dwell In Your ...

    Contributed by David Moore on May 30, 2008
     | 1,497 views

    1. “Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?” Isn’t is funny how we always have reasons why we cannot serve God, but we always find the time and the money to serve ourselves? Someone put it this way: • Isn’t it strange how a 20 pound note seems like such ...read more

  • Following Jesus Is Not Easy. Being Faithful Is ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 23, 2009
     | 5,216 views

    Following Jesus is not easy. Being faithful is not easy. Giving and sacrificing. Generosity. Showing kindness and love. Being faithful and consistent. Offering praises and worship even when you don’t feel like it can be a huge sacrifice. You will most likely be rejected at some point. You might ...read more

  • Are Christians Hypocritical?

    Contributed by T. Scott Womble on Jul 27, 2010
     | 4,715 views

    ARE CHRISTIANS HYPOCRITICAL? A few years ago, Barna Research conducted a 3 year study about the church which was published in the book Unchristian. The results weren't shocking. In fact, we intuitively already knew the results. Barna leveled three stinging blows against Christians. They said ...read more

  • A. Dr. Karl Menninger, A World-Famous ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 15, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 16,659 views

    A. Dr. Karl Menninger, a world-famous psychiatrist, was answering questions after giving a lecture on mental health when one person asked, “What would you advice someone to do if he felt a nervous breakdown coming on?” Most people expected the doctor to say, “Consult a psychiatrist.” Instead he ...read more

  • Video Illustration: The Beginning Of Mission ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 30, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,632 views

    Video Illustration: The Beginning of Mission Impossible when the agent accepts the Mission. We look a video clip like this and we admire this man for accepting the mission and all the risks that go along with it. The truth is we envy this man because he is willing to live his life on the edge and ...read more

  • Author And Pastor Calvin Miller Says He Thinks ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Burkey on May 19, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,409 views

    Author and pastor Calvin Miller says he thinks the most vibrant missionaries he has met are medical doctors serving in lonely outposts of the Arab world. These physicians and nurses are aware that in winning a Muslim to Christ, they condemn their converts to ostracism and persecution—even ...read more

  • Poem: If  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on Jul 6, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,023 views

    It’s like Amy Carmichael wrote in her poem IF: If I belittle those whom I am called to serve, talk of their weak points in contrast perhaps with what I think of as my strong points; if I adopt a superior attitude then I know nothing of Calvary love. If I take offense easily, if I am content to ...read more

  • Compassion

    Contributed by Tony Earl on Nov 23, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,853 views

    #2 [COMPASSION] One of God’s faithful missionaries, Allen Gardiner, experienced many physical difficulties and hardships throughout his service to the Savior. Despite his troubles, he said, "While God gives me strength, failure will not daunt me." In 1851, at the age of 57, he died of disease and ...read more

  • Meister Eckhart At The End Of The 13th Century ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,234 views

    Meister Eckhart at the end of the 13th century and early years of the 14th said, “No man ever wanted anything so much as God wants to make the soul aware of him. God is ever ready, but we are so unready. God is in, we are out; God is at home, we are strangers.” He continued, “So necessary is our ...read more

  • Let Loose

    Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 29, 2008
     | 2,641 views

    LET LOOSE In his drama The Trial of Jesus, John Masefield has the centurion Longinus report to Pilate after the crucifixion of Jesus. Longinus had been the officer in charge of the execution, and after his official report, Pilate's wife calls the centurion to come and tell her how the prisoner ...read more

  • Fanny Crosby

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 22, 2008
     | 3,083 views

    Fanny Crosby The great blind hymn-writer Fanny Crosby wrote over 8000 hymns. The doctor made a mistake while she was just 6 weeks old, and resulted in her blindness. But she came to put her trust in Christ and wrote the hymns we still sing: I Am Thine, O Lord; Jesus Is Tenderly Calling; To God ...read more

  • The Church's Greatest Troublemakers  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,729 views

    THE CHURCH'S GREATEST TROUBLEMAKERS Preacher and Bible commentator, John Stott, said this in his exposition of Paul's letter to the Galatians: "To tamper with the gospel is to trouble the church... Indeed the church's greatest troublemakers (now as then) are not those outside who oppose, ridicule ...read more

  • Media Specialist James Caan, Was Offering Advice ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 22, 2009
     | 1,096 views

    Media specialist James Caan, was offering advice to one who struggled to break into the industry. His advice will serve us well in persistent attitudes. Caan said, “There’s no secret to securing the break that you seek – persistence, persistence, persistence. It’s not unusual to hear of people ...read more

  • Spock's Razor Of Belief

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 1, 2011
     | 3,152 views

    SPOCK'S RAZOR OF BELIEF Have you ever watched Star Trek? Mr. Spock, "the pointy-earned Vulcan" who served as Captain Kirk's first officer said, "Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." This quote is an offshoot from a scientific ...read more

  • Alvin Slaughter: I'm Convinced More Now Than ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 7, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,453 views

    Alvin Slaughter: I’m convinced more now than ever That we don’t serve a god of the mundane But God of the supernatural You see, when we worship him in faith He will always meet us at the point of our needs Dry, fleshly worship is not enough Get ready, get ready to be completely drenched and ...read more