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  • Doctors Couldn’t Help Her

    Contributed by Kelvin Parks on May 2, 2026
     | 128 views

    She had been suffering for 12 years. Doctors couldn't help her. Money was gone. Hope was fading. But she heard about Jesus and said, "If I could just touch the hem of His garment." She didn't need a front row seat. She didn't need an introduction. She didn't need anyone to ...read more

  • The Kingdom Of God Is Like Leaven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,356 views

    Scholar Gary North observes: “The kingdom of God is like leaven. Christianity is the yeast, and it has a leavening effect on pagan, satanic cultures around it. It permeates the whole culture, causing it to rise. The bread which is produced by this leaven is the preferred bread. In ancient ...read more

  • My Wife Christina And I Always Get Up Early To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 7, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,983 views

    My wife Christina and I always get up early to shop the day after Thanksgiving. This year we drove to a hotel that evening so that we could get up at 3:00 A.M. to get in line at Toys ‘R’ us to catch the door buster sales that morning. This is something that we started doing years ago when we ...read more

  • The Christian's Passion  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,758 views

    The Christian's Passion "Denying Oneself" There is a tale of the great English actor Macready. Macready was once asked by a preacher; "What is the difference between you and me?" You see the actor appeared before crowds night after night proclaiming fiction and people listened with delight. The ...read more

  • Ugandan Juvenile Jail

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016
     | 3,701 views

    Bob Goff tells the story of his longtime friend Charlie. Charlie was one of those guys who measured his life not by what he was but by what he has given up. He was a graduate of law school and then became an FBI agent. He met Bob for coffee and then said he wanted to use his training to help kids ...read more

  • False Teaching: Sinlessness  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 1, 2012
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,075 views

    FALSE TEACHING: SINLESSNESS The Apostle John wrote: "My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense-- Jesus Christ, the Righteous One." Now I want to digress for a moment and address a false teaching ...read more

  • Open Sandals Were The Most Common Footwear, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on Apr 9, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,664 views

    … open sandals were the most common footwear, and it was customary for guests to leave their sandals at the door when they entered a house. Since most travelers in Israel shared the main roads with camels, horses, and donkeys, it was impossible to completely avoid the droppings of these animals all ...read more

  • No Matter What  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,592 views

    No Matter What Two long-time golfing buddies got to the course and decided they would play the ball where it lies, no matter what! On the 14th hole, one of them sliced his drive and it ended up on the cart path. As he reached down to pick up his ball to get relief, his friend said, "Wait a ...read more

  • Herman And Henrietta Were Touring ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Hamilton on Feb 27, 2003
    based on 104 ratings
     | 2,012 views

    Illustration: Herman and Henrietta were touring their brand-new house, a house that Henrietta had paid for with her money, a fact of which she often reminded Herman. In each room of the house, she said to her husband, “Herman, if it were not for my money, we wouldn’t be here.” Herman didn’t say a ...read more

  • One Of Us?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,153 views

    ONE OF US? One of 1995’s biggest singles was Joan Osborne’s “One of Us.” The song earned 7 Grammy Award nominations, and made a virtually unknown singer an overnight sensation. It’s a song of spiritual questioning and about conceiving of God in a modern age. These are some of the words of that ...read more

  • Mary A Fijian Woman In The Island Of Vanua Levu ...

    Contributed by Ian Johnson on Dec 1, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,977 views

    Mary a Fijian woman in the Island of Vanua Levu was SO sick that she could no longer walk But her husband carried her to the bus and they were heading for a local witch doctor in the Last desperate hope that she could be made well. They had to change bus at the cross roads near the village I was ...read more

  • Again – So Much Of What Jesus Teaches Is Just ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Apr 20, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,312 views

    AGAIN – so much of what Jesus teaches is just nuts according to the world… he taught THAT… • The way up is down • The way in is out • The way first is last • The way of success is service • The way of attainment is relinquishment • The way of strength is weakness • The way of security is ...read more

  • On Monday, February 6, 1995, According To The ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 22, 2004
     | 1,728 views

    On Monday, February 6, 1995, according to the Chicago Tribune, a Detroit bus driver finished his shift on the Route 21 bus and headed for the terminal. But somehow he took a wrong turn. He didn’t arrive at the terminal at the scheduled time of 7:19 p.m., and a short time later his supervisors ...read more

  • Remember! Here Are Some Things You Can Do To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,659 views

    Remember! Here are some things you can do to boost your memory from corporate productivity specialist Abby Marks-Beale: Ask, "Why am I reading this?" and "What do I need it for?" If you know the specific answers, you will read more intently keeping you more focused on what you need. Intend to ...read more

  • Captain Mitsuo Fuchida Was The Commander Of The ...

    Contributed by John Cuddeford on Nov 1, 2007
     | 2,893 views

    Captain Mitsuo Fuchida was the commander of the squadron that bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After the war he became a hero in Japan. Yet he felt his life was empty. Then he heard the amazing story of one of the American pilots, Jacob DeShazer, who had been captured and put in prison in ...read more

  • Someone Named J. R. Illingworth Once Said, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,293 views

    Someone named J. R. Illingworth once said, "Prayer has been defined to be a wish referred to God; and, if we could keep this thought before us, it would help us to acquire the habit of prayer by making us refer each wish, as it comes into our minds, to God, for His assistance in furtherance or ...read more

  • God Knows His Own

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,307 views

    GOD KNOWS HIS OWN The guillemot is a small arctic sea bird that lives on the rocky cliffs of northern coastal regions. These birds flock together by the thousands in comparatively small areas. Because of the crowded conditions, hundreds of females lay their pear-shaped eggs side by side on a ...read more

  • That's Grace

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
     | 7,242 views

    THAT’S GRACE Spurgeon illustrated grace with this story in his book, All of Grace. A man visited a woman he knew to be in great financial need. He visited with a generous gift to help her with her expenses. He knocked at the door. She heard the knock, panicked and hid so no one would know she was ...read more

  • My ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
     | 3,377 views

    My Friend My friend, I stand in judgment now. And I feel that you are to blame somehow. On earth I walked with you day by day. But never did you point the way. You knew the Lord, In His truth and His glory. But never did you share the story! My knowledge then was very dim. You could have ...read more

  • Graham: I Would Read The Bible More

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,884 views

    GRAHAM: I WOULD READ THE BIBLE MORE In an interview with Newsweek on 14 Aug 2006, Billy Graham, then aged 88, was asked what would he do if he could live his life over again. The article writes: If he had his life to live over again, Graham says he would spend more time immersed in Scripture and ...read more