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  • One Of The Delights Known To Age, And Beyond ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,416 views

    "One of the delights known to age, and beyond the grasp of youth, ...read more

  • Where's God?  PRO

    Contributed by Brent Williams on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 95 ratings
     | 3,628 views

    Where’s God? Two young lads had terrorized their neighborhood with their pranks and thefts. The parents didn’t know what to do and finally with the assistance of their minister, it was decided that the clergy would intervene and attempt to straighten out the boys. The parents needless to say were ...read more

  • The Authenticity Of Worship  PRO

    Contributed by Dr.johnson Cherian on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,208 views

    The authenticity of Worship can be discerned if we really knew what was happening in the spiritual realm while we worship. At a certain point in our life, amidst great persecution from the enemy, as we worshipped the Lord with songs of praise and thanksgiving, my wife saw very few angels appearing ...read more

  • Patience Makes It Happen  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Nov 10, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,074 views

    PATIENCE MAKES IT HAPPEN "The history books are full of stories of gifted persons whose talents were overlooked by a procession of people until someone believed in them. To name a few ... "Einstein was four years old before he could speak and seven before he could read". Einstein became one of ...read more

  • Save One More For Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Garrett on Aug 8, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,741 views

    ILLUSTRATION “SAVE ONE MORE FOR JESUS” Rick Warren shares in his book “The Purpose Driven Life” about his dad who was a pastor for over fifty years serving mostly small rural churches. His dad was not simply a preacher but was a man with a mission. He loved taking teams of volunteers overseas to ...read more

  • Across Nicaragua, Graffiti Plastered Houses, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,224 views

    Across Nicaragua, graffiti plastered houses, walls, and public buildings. The most prevalent campaign slogan everywhere was: “Daniel 5:25.” Intended to be a simple instruction on how to vote, it literally meant, “Vote for Daniel Ortega, the 5th position on the ballot, on the 25th day of ...read more

  • The Role Of Prayer In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2009
     | 4,543 views

    The Role of Prayer in Revival A U.S. Lutheran bishop tells of visiting a parish church in California and finding a stirring red and orange banner on the wall. "Come Holy Spirit. Hallelujah!" it declared in words printed under a picture of a fire burning. The bishop was also interested in the sign ...read more

  • John Harper's Last Convert  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,644 views

    JOHN HARPER'S LAST CONVERT John Harper was born into a Christian family May 29, 1872. He became a Christian 13 years later and had already started preaching by age 17. He received training at the Baptist Pioneer Mission in London, and in 1896 he founded a church, now known as Harper Memorial ...read more

  • Twentieth Centuries. His Wife Was A Minister's ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 21, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,047 views

    twentieth centuries. His wife was a minister’s daughter, and their Church was College Avenue Methodist Church in Somerville, Massachusetts [SOURCE: http://www.ethicalstl.org/platforms/platform071199.shtml]. Many of his, matter-of-fact poems still speak vividly to us today. I have always ...read more

  • Not A Time For Weak-Hearted Preaching

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 1, 2007
     | 2,230 views

    Not A Time For Weak-Hearted Preaching By Fred Jackson and Jody Brown November 22, 2002 (Agape Press) - A well known Bible teacher and author is calling on pastors to confront false beliefs from the pulpit. John MacArthur says no epoch in history has witnessed the rise of as many dangerous belief ...read more

  • One Time I Was Leading A Retreat For Single, ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Jan 24, 2008
     | 1,179 views

    One time I was leading a retreat for single, middle-age people, that is people in their 40s and 50s. When I looked on the roster, there was a man I knew was 75 if he were a day, but he had signed up so I didn’t question his age. He was a regular at the church and had gone on other retreats. I ...read more

  • When Abraham Lincoln Was President, One Of His ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 15, 2002
     | 1,834 views

    When Abraham Lincoln was president, one of his sons wanted to go in and see him. Lincoln was in a very important meeting and his secretary said to his son, “You can’t go in now. He’s very busy.” The boy answered, “He’s my father and he said he’s always got time to ...read more

  • The Impossible Dream — Joe Darion  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 13, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,896 views

    The Impossible Dream -- Joe Darion To dream the impossible dream, To fight the unbeatable foe, To bear with unbearable sorrow, To run where the brave dare not go. To reach the unreachable star! This is my quest, To follow that star, No matter who hopeless, No matter how far; To fight for the ...read more

  • Immediately Following The Baltimore ...  PRO

    Contributed by Barry Hidey on Jan 12, 2001
    based on 122 ratings
     | 3,375 views

    Immediately following the Baltimore Raven’s final game last December(1999), Coach Brian Billick gathered the Ravens and said: "We’ve raised the bar. We can’t go back. We are at a new level, and we will move forward. Our fans, the media, the organization - all have new expectations for us. They’re ...read more

  • One Day, When Vice-President Calvin Coolidge Was ...

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 13, 2005
     | 2,232 views

    One day, when Vice-President Calvin Coolidge was presiding over the Senate, one senator angrily told another to go “straight to hell.” The offended Senator complained to Coolidge as presiding officer, and Coolidge looked up from the book he had been leafing through while listening to the debate and ...read more

  • But The Most Important Question We Can Ask About ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 27, 2006
     | 1,142 views

    But the most important question we can ask about the Bible is what does all that matter? Even if the Bible is God’s love letter what difference does that make to me? {Video Clip: Walk The Line - Start: Chp. 2:2:36 - Chp. 2:4:43 - 2:07} Johnny Cash’s brother is right. If we are going ...read more

  • This Particular Section Is Filled With Objects ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 4, 2007
     | 1,845 views

    This particular section is filled with objects lessons for Jonah because he has a immature spirit - he has got the backbone - but he fails in his heart responses towards God and others the lessons come in the shape of a vine, the worm and the scorching wind CH Spurgeon wrote “ Jonah ...read more

  • Guests At Weddings Are Seated By Taking The Right ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,378 views

    Guests at weddings are seated by taking the right arm of the usher. However, the bride comes down the aisle on her father’s left arm. He stands between his daughter and the groom to protect her, until she finally says she does indeed want to go away with Big & Ugly. We begin the ceremony on the ...read more

  • Sheep Are Stubborn

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 4,018 views

    As Joel Preston says: -Sheep are stubborn. Sheep can get easily lost because they tend to go their own way. Like sheep, believers have a tendency to go their own direction rather than follow the divine Shepherd's plan. So Ps 119:176 says, "I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for ...read more

  • Adrian Rodgers, The Well-Known Pastor Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim George on Aug 20, 2001
    based on 50 ratings
     | 2,604 views

    Adrian Rodgers, the well-known pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, tells the story of a young man who came up to him one Sunday morning after the message. “Man,” the young man remarked, “this Christian life is really hard!” Dr. Rodgers wisely replied, “No, son. It’s not hard, it’s ...read more