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  • I Am Trying To Prevent Anyone Saying The Really ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 24, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,535 views

    “I am trying to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: ‘I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God.’ That is the one thing we must not say, A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said ...read more

  • The Voice Of The Martyrs' New Book, Iran: ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 25, 2006
     | 1,711 views

    "The Voice of the Martyrs’ New Book, IRAN: Desperate For God, Released June 28, 2006 For decades, Iran has been a hotbed for terrorist activity. Little do most people know that Iran also houses the fastest-growing Muslim movement in the world: Muslims converting to Christianity. In IRAN: ...read more

  • Sam Jones Went Home One Day And His Wife Said To ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Oct 27, 2006
     | 1,211 views

    Sam Jones went home one day and his wife said to him, “Sam, I want you to go see the old sheriff who is dying.” Sam answered his wife, “Honey, you know he has never believed in God. He is an infidel.” Stirred on by his wife’s persistence, Sam went to see the sheriff. After visiting with the ...read more

  • Noel Coward, A Well Known British Playwright And ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 16, 2006
     | 2,046 views

    Noel Coward, a well known British playwright and comedian in the 20th century, once played a prank on ten famous men in London. He sent each of these distinguished men the same note which read: “We know what you have done. If you don’t want to be exposed, leave town.” Within six months all ten ...read more

  • Suppose You Committed A Brutal Murder And Were ...

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Dec 18, 2006
     | 2,042 views

    Suppose you committed a brutal murder and were arrested for it. You were sent to jail, but you had no money to afford a lawyer so one was appointed for you. You found out he’s the best there is. Your trial comes. The evidence is overwhelming, you’re convicted and sentenced to death. Then ...read more

  • Growing Up In Illinois, We Didn't Have ...

    Contributed by William Noel on Jan 11, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,742 views

    * Ill.: Growing up in Illinois, we didn’t have $500 XBox’s or PlayStations. We had to come up with our own games, using the stuff around us. A Lot of times we used to play kickball or basketball or the like, to pass time Of course, ’Someone. usually the best athletic among us, would come up with ...read more

  • Frederick Nolan

    Contributed by Brian Menear on Mar 15, 2007
     | 2,261 views

    Frederick Nolan Frederick was fleeing from his enemies in North Africa during a time of great persecution. Exhausted with no other place to hide he fell into a cave nearby and expected his enemies to soon find and kill him. As he lay there awaiting his death, a spider began weaving a web at the ...read more

  • One Of The Modern Day Heroes Of Faith Is George ...

    Contributed by Tom Osterkamp on Mar 26, 2007
     | 2,142 views

    One of the modern day heroes of faith is George Mueller. George Mueller started many orphanages without raising the funds to do so. He simply trusted God to do the work and keep it going. On more than one occasion God provided for those orphans in a miraculous way. On one occasion they had no ...read more

  • Listen To What Ann Graham Lotz Says In Her Book, ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 936 views

    Listen to what Ann Graham Lotz says in her book, “I saw the Lord.” She writes: “Hurricane Katrina was a resounding wake-up call, not just to New Orleans and the Gulf coast, but to this entire nation. Wake up, America! Disaster can strike at any moment! Your unprecedented prosperity, your advanced ...read more

  • True Repentance Is Moral And Ethical To The Core ...

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Apr 5, 2007
     | 1,961 views

    True repentance is moral and ethical to the core When people asked John the Baptizer what it meant he told them to share their goods with others, feed the hungry, be honest in business and be satisfied with your wages (Lk. 3:10ff). The key word is willingness. When a man or woman says, “I do” at ...read more

  • True Repentance Is Moral And Ethical To The Core ...

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Apr 5, 2007
     | 1,340 views

    True repentance is moral and ethical to the core When people asked John the Baptizer what it meant he told them to share their goods with others, feed the hungry, be honest in business and be satisfied with your wages (Lk. 3:10ff). The key word is willingness. When a man or woman says, “I do” at ...read more

  • Poem: Invictus By William Ernest Hensley

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,823 views

    Poem: Invictus by William Ernest Hensley Out o the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be for my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud, Under the bludgeonings of chance, my head is bloody, but ...read more

  • A Man Who Had Regularly Prayed For Many Years ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,566 views

    A man who had regularly prayed for many years began to wonder if God heard his prayers at all. During one of his routine times of prayer, he started to doubt. He said, “Hey, up there, can you hear me? Hey, God, if you can hear me tell me what you want me to do with my life.” A voice from above ...read more

  • Arrogance

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,003 views

    Arrogance The story goes that the admiral, looking out from his command post on the deck looked out and saw lights in the distance, clearly heading straight for him. He radioed the message ahead: “Turn aside, 10 degrees starboard.” The radio beeped back – “Negative. Advise you turn aside 10 degrees ...read more

  • Frankie And I Were Called To Plant A Church In ...

    Contributed by Steven Wunderink on Aug 8, 2007
     | 1,476 views

    Frankie and I were called to plant a church in Las Vegas in 1995. We said NO, but for very different reasons. Basically we weren’t ready. They called us again in 1997 and we moved out here in 1998. As I studied in preparation since I didn’t have any sermons to prepare. I studied my favorite ...read more

  • Allow Me To Further Illustrate This Point With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Aug 17, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,936 views

    Allow me to further illustrate this point with flypaper. Flypaper is an amazingly simple and at the same time profoundly genius product. I did a bunch of research about flypaper. It turns out that you can even make your flypaper at home using some syrup, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and strips ...read more

  • The Great Problem With Trying To Earn Salvation ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Hill on Feb 10, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,867 views

    The great problem with trying to earn salvation is that no-one has ever done it! It is not that there was anything wrong with the Law. The problem is with human beings. In the movie the ‘Sound of Music’ a young woman by the name of Maria is sent from a convent to become governess to the five ...read more

  • Unfaltering Perseverance(Verse 18, Hebrews ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 2,294 views

    UNFALTERING PERSEVERANCE(verse 18, Hebrews 12:11) Joshua fought for a long time with the kings. As we read the accounts of the war it may seem short, but in reality, it took Joshua seven years to complete the final conquest. There must have been times during these seven years of fighting that ...read more

  • Who Wrote The Bible?

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 9, 2008
     | 1,636 views

    WHO WROTE THE BIBLE? There are only five beings who could have written the Bible. These beings are good men, bad men, devils, angels, or God. It stands to reason that bad men and devils would not have written the Bible because through out its pages they are condemned for their sinfulness to ...read more

  • When The Blacksmith Strikes His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 1,281 views

    Illustration: When the blacksmith strikes his hammer repeatedly on the anvil it is said that the same anvil will wear out many hammers. Those who strike Christians are creating boldness in the body of Christ. When Christians are persecuted there is more courage. Tell about the workers at Youth for ...read more

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