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  • Would You Lay Down Your Life?

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 13, 2008
     | 3,850 views

    Would You Lay Down Your Life? Did you know that if the interior body temperature of an individual drops two degrees, intense shivering results and that further lowering of temperature produces sluggishness and coma, and finally, at somewhere between 89 and 86°, death ensues? (Source: Wikipedia) ...read more

  • Rocky

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 12, 2008
     | 2,025 views

    ROCKY One of the biggest movies of modern times, "Rocky" starring Sylvester Stallone, almost never got made. Stallone was struggling to find work as a screenwriter. He saw a fight against Ali and little-known Church Wepner. Wepner went 15 rounds, and it gave Stallone an idea. Three days later, ...read more

  • Here!

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Feb 9, 2009
     | 1,154 views

    "HERE!" The Rogers are devout Christians who have built a strong family. The father has a special interest in the spiritual condition of each of his children and often would quiz them in order to know if they were sure of their salvation. Occasionally he would ask them to share in their own words ...read more

  • Jesus Stands ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
     | 2,418 views

    JESUS STANDS READY During the years of 1980s, I traveled quite a bit from Washington D.C. to New Jersey to go between my father and mother’s house. As a 10-year-old I traveled alone on planes, so news stories about planes and travels were on my radar, so to speak. So, in 1982 when January 13th ...read more

  • Richest Man In Town

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
     | 3,255 views

    RICHEST MAN IN TOWN In 1972, a young Egyptian businessman named Farahat lost an $11,000 watch. He was stunned when a garbage man dressed in filthy rags found it and returned it to him. Farahat asked him why he didn’t just keep the watch. The garbage man said, "My Christ told me to be honest until ...read more

  • The Walter Wilson Story

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 3, 2009
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     | 2,942 views

    THE WALTER WILSON STORY Walter Lewis Wilson was an American doctor born towards the end of the 19th century. He was a faithful Christian who often hosted visiting missionaries to his church. One visitor from France didn't mince words, asking him, "Who is the Holy Spirit to you?" Wilson's answer ...read more

  • As A Family We Recently Made Use Of A Disposable ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 14, 2009
     | 1,371 views

    As a family we recently made use of a disposable barbeque. We’ve owned proper barbeques in the past but we haven’t had one for a few years so when my wife suggested a few weeks ago that I should barbeque some burgers in the garden I remembered that we had a few disposable barbeques in the garage. ...read more

  • Haddon Robinson Told A Story Of A Mother And Her ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 18, 2010
     | 2,321 views

    Haddon Robinson told a story of a mother and her son. The father died when the boy was young. This was back before television, when folks spent evenings listening to the radio or reading to one another. They both enjoyed listening to good music. In his early twenties, he met a young woman at the ...read more

  • God Is The Glue In A Marriage Even When ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
     | 2,450 views

    God is the Glue in a Marriage even When Alzheimer’s Strikes God is the bond which holds our marriages together. & If we’re going to STAY together, He must actually BE at the center of our relationships. We must be committed to Him first of all. Then we’ll remain committed to each other no matter ...read more

  • I Have Prayed For A Sick Lady Who Had Cancer, And ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 26, 2010
     | 1,655 views

    I have prayed for a sick lady who had cancer, and she died. In fact more than one person I have prayed for has died and not been healed. Do you want someone like me to pray for you? Why weren't they healed? Not enough faith? I prayed for a wonderful Pastor who had cancer who was involved in doing ...read more

  • The Bigger Miracle

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,543 views

    THE BIGGER MIRACLE Pastor Steve Yeschek lost his sister, Judy, after a five-year battle with cancer. She was a woman who, as Steve described her, was a party animal—-a big drinker with a self-contented lifestyle. She was someone everybody loved, because she exuded excitement and a thrill for life. ...read more

  • Who Should Get The Credit?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 12, 2011
     | 3,615 views

    WHO SHOULD GET THE CREDIT? I had the pleasure of coaching Little League for about 5 years and did so during the time my 3 boys played, so I coached the team they played on. On one occasion we were two runs behind in the final inning with a runner on 2nd. And who was coming to bat? Brian. Brian was ...read more

  • Too Often, Churchgoers Can Become ...

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 5, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,787 views

    Too often, churchgoers can become “spiritual hitchhikers”. Have you ever been driving along the road when suddenly you saw a hitchhiker ahead? What’s the universal symbol of the hitchhiker? (his thumb) His thumb signal is giving a message loud and clear, "If you will furnish the car, the ...read more

  • Playpen

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 17, 2012
     | 1,639 views

    Jeffie was in his playpen and he was crying. Tears were rolling down his little cheeks, his face was red as it could be. He was crying, and he looked pitiful in his little baseball T-shirt and diaper. Then Jeffie’s Grandpa entered the room; Jeffie’s little face lit up when he saw his Grandpa! ...read more

  • Testimony Of Astronaut Charles Duke

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 21, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,925 views

    TESTIMONY OF ASTRONAUT CHARLES DUKE Through the years, I’ve heard people say, "I wasn’t looking for God when He found me." Let me give you a modern example of this process. Astronaut Charles Duke is one of only twelve men who have left footprints on the moon. He was the lunar module pilot for ...read more

  • Connotations For Us As Disciples Of Christ

    Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Feb 11, 2018
     | 4,591 views

    Jesus also tells us in Matthew 28, (the most familiar version of the Great Commission), that, “all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to ...read more

  • Peter Pan

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Mar 2, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,538 views

    Peter Pan and The Hope Of Heaven… St. John’s is the oldest of all the cities in North America. Embedded in this 400-year-old city are many stories. Bowering Park is one of the oldest parks in St. John’s. It was established by a grant of land from the Bowering family in 1911 on the 100th ...read more

  • Broken

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on May 6, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,521 views

    Broken Windows … (Little improvements can make a big difference) Social psychologists and police officers tend to agree that if a window in a building is broken and is left unrepaired, all the rest of the windows will soon be broken. This is as true in nice neighborhoods as in rundown ones. One ...read more

  • The Cost Of Redemption - Hosea Buys Back Gomer

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Feb 27, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,941 views

    One man started the bidding: “12 pieces of silver!” “13!” Said Hosea. “14 pieces of silver!” Hosea’s bid was “15!” The low bidders were beginning to drop out, but one man continued bidding: “15 pieces of silver and five bushels of barley!” Hosea said, “15 pieces of silver, 5 bushels of barley and a ...read more

  • Evidence For The Resurrection Is Reliable And True

    Contributed by Timothy Lueking on Apr 3, 2023
     | 1,498 views

    It was the middle of the 1800s and a man by the name of Simon Greenleaf was teaching a class on evidence of law at Harvard University. Greenleaf was considered by many to be the greatest expert on evidence of law the world has ever known. He had been praised for his knowledge and when it comes to ...read more

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