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  • A King's Ransom

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
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    A KING'S RANSOM I Timothy 2:6 says Jesus "gave himself as a ransom." A ransom is a price paid to purchase someone's freedom. In 1193, the English King Richard I, also known as Richard the Lionheart, was returning from leading a Crusade to the Holy Land. As he returned through Europe, Leopold V ...read more

  • In Preaching Today, Leith Anderson Wrote The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Miano on Feb 24, 2001
    based on 98 ratings
     | 2,477 views

    In Preaching Today, Leith Anderson wrote the following. “My family and I have lived in the same house for seventeen years. We’ve lived there more than twice as long as I have lived at any other address in my entire life. I’ll sometimes refer to it as ‘our house,’ but more often I refer to it as ...read more

  • Many Of You Remember The Moving Final Scene Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Apr 13, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
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    Many of you remember the moving final scene of the Steven Spielberg’s movie Schindler’s List where Oscar Schindler, the Polish businessman, used a portion of his fortune to put the names of Jews on a work list that would keep them from going to concentration camps. Faces, - those who escaped ...read more

  • He Set It All Aside  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 16, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 6,340 views

    He Set It All Aside By Dan Adkins And Tracy Dartt Somewhere Upon A Distant Land Long Ago, And Far Away Was A Crown Of Gold And Precious Jewels Still Unequaled To This Day It Was A Crown Desired By Kings And Princes Throughout The Years Of Time But The King For Whom The Crown Was Made For Love... ...read more

  • I Cannot Call You Friend!  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 28, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
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    I CANNOT CALL YOU FRIEND! Unknown... My friend, I stand in judgment now. And I fill 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 ...read more

  • A New Movie

    Contributed by William Huegel on Jan 27, 2006
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    A new movie There is a new Christian movie out called “The End of the Spear”. It is the story of five young missionaries who were killed trying to reach the Auca Indians in the jungles of South America with the Gospel. All five of these courageous and faith-filled young men were speared to ...read more

  • Dr. Marc T. Newman Writes In, In Peril Of Our ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jul 11, 2006
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    Dr. Marc T. Newman writes in, In Peril of Our Souls: Theological Considerations from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest "What makes all of the Pirates of the Caribbean films stand out from your average swashbuckler is that these movies are not primarily concerned with treasure maps and ...read more

  • Dr. Marc T. Newman Writes In, In Peril Of Our ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jul 14, 2006
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    . Dr. Marc T. Newman writes in, In Peril of Our Souls: Theological Considerations from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest "What makes all of the Pirates of the Caribbean films stand out from your average swashbuckler is that these movies are not primarily concerned with treasure maps ...read more

  • Intense Battle

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Intense Battle On October 2, 1864, one of the worst battles of the American Civil War was fought. 2800 Confederate soldiers squared off against 4500 Union soldiers. The battle is forever recorded in American history as one of the worst atrocities that has ever occurred on US soil. After a day of ...read more

  • How To Build A Ladder To Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2010
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    How To Build A Ladder To Your Dreams Years ago a young African-American child was growing up in Cleveland, in a home which he later described as "materially poor but spiritually rich." One day a famous athlete, Charlie Paddock, came to his school to speak to the students. At the time Paddock was ...read more

  • Suburban Outreach

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2010
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    SUBURBAN OUTREACH Calvin Miller teaches in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Beeson Divinity School. He recently wrote a provocative article entitled, "Rethinking Suburban Evangelism," on the challenge taking the gospel to people who sense no need: "Suburbia: the push-button Zion of those who have made ...read more

  • Do Whatever The Champion Does

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 24, 2011
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    DO WHATEVER THE CHAMPION DOES In 1976, Finland’s Lasse Viren made Olympic history when he became the first man to win both the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races in successive Olympiads. After his victory, his coach decided to take on the record of the legendary Emil Zatopek. Earlier in the century at ...read more

  • Arthur's Envy

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011
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    ARTHUR'S ENVY When I served on staff at Rayne Memorial UMC on St. Charles Avenue, a young man named Arthur began attending. Arthur was a nice guy but was different, both in appearance and in personality. Arthur got involved in the young adult ministry I had started at the church and was accepted ...read more

  • Burn The Ships

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Nov 2, 2011
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    BURN THE SHIPS In the 1500’s there was a commander named Cortes who was trying to conquer the Yucatan Peninsula for its gold. To prevent retreat Cortes ordered his ships to be sent to sea and scuttled so they could not retreat. How where they to get home? They weren’t--they would either win or ...read more

  • Tony Campolo Tells About The Time He Was Asked ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 25, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
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    Tony Campolo tells about the time he was asked to speak at a Pentecostal college. Before the service, eight men had him kneel so they could place their hands on his head and pray. Tony was glad to have the prayer, but each of them prayed a long time, and the longer they prayed the more they ...read more

  • The Winning Of Charlie Stoltzfus

    Contributed by Eugene Morell on Jan 28, 2012
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    THE WINNING OF CHARLIE STOLTZFUS Tony Campolo was a special speaker one week-end and he felt led by the Holy Spirit to tell a story of what happen when he was asked to speak at a Pentecostal college. Before the service began eight men had him kneel so they could lay their hands on him and pray. ...read more

  • A Young Man Learns What's Most Important In Life ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,865 views

    A young man learns what’s most important in life from the guy next door. It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack ...read more

  • Purpose In Your Heart

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
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    PURPOSE IN YOUR HEART Wilma was born prematurely. This produced complications that resulted in her contracting double pneumonia (twice) and scarlet fever. But the worst was a bout with polio which left her with a crooked left leg and a foot twisted inward. Metal leg braces, stares from ...read more

  • Giving Away Goodness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,212 views

    GIVING AWAY GOODNESS Mark Tidd of Webster, New York, describes an experience from his college days: “An old man showed up at the back door of the house we were renting. Opening the door a few cautious inches, we saw his eyes were glassy and his furrowed face glistened with silver stubble. He ...read more

  • Derek Prince Writes About His Experience As A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,493 views

    Derek Prince writes about his experience as a medic in World War II: A British soldier had come into our reception station with a shrapnel wound caused by a bomb exploding near him. He took off his shirt, exposing a small puncture wound in one shoulder. The edge of the wound was slightly black. ...read more