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I Heard A Story About 2 Boys That Were Members Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 27, 2002

I heard a story about 2 boys that were members of the same diving team at school, Bill Duncan and Joey Miller. They practiced diving together and Bill knew that he was just a mediocre diver but he was so proud of his friend Joey who was an excellent diver. The problem was that in practice Joey was ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Christian Church

Jim Cymbala, In His Book "Fresh Wind, Fresh ...  PRO

Contributed by Scott Malone on Mar 1, 2005

Jim Cymbala, in his book “Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire”, details the miraculous growth of the Brooklyn Tabernacle because of its dedication to prayer. In 1972 he was asked to pastor part-time a small church in a shabby two-story building on Atlantic Avenue in New York City. The location was bad. The ...read more

Tags: Prayer Supplication, Prayer Adoration, Prayer Persistence

Denomination: Baptist

In The Recent Book, Speechless, Christian Singer ...  PRO

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Jan 7, 2002

In the recent book, Speechless, Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman and his pastor, Scotty Smith, say this: “In the Gospel we discover we are far worse off than we thought and far more loved than we ...read more

Tags: God The Father, Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Bartholomew

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002

Bartholomew Preached in several countries, and having translated the Gospel of Matthew into the language of India, he propagated it in that country. He was at length cruelly beaten and then crucified by the impatient idolaters. Bibliography Information Foxe, John. "Book - ...read more

Tags: Disciples, Apostles General

I Am Personally Big On Friendship Evangelism - ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Mazzulla on Apr 6, 2004

I am personally big on friendship evangelism - loving those who do not know Jesus without snubbing my nose at them. If you want to see hearts open to the gospel, treat them with Christ’s love. Oh, some will not respond, but what a ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Saintly Scottish Pastor Robert Murry Mccheyne ...  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Jan 18, 2005

The saintly Scottish pastor Robert Murry McCheyne one day gave a gospel tract to a woman, and she was greatly offended. “You must not know who I am!” she said in an offended manner. “Madam,” McCheyne replied, “there is coming a day ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31

Tags: Evangelism Urgency, Judgment

Denomination: Baptist

When The Titanic Sailed For England The Ship Was ...

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 23, 2005

When the Titanic sailed for England the ship was said to be unsinkable. Everyone was saying peace and safety. Scenes ((2:45:04 to 2:47:20) and ( 2:52:14 to 2:57:07) from the movie, Titanic (2oth Century Fox), vividly depict ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Charismatic

Missions

Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 22, 2009

Missions While churches concern themselves with missions abroad, many miss the opportunity afforded by the 400,000 international students who study in the U.S.A. each year. Many of them are open to new ideas and would be responsive to the gospel. We ...read more

Tags: Missions

We Want Our Children To Grow Up To Be Such ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"We want our children to grow up to be such persons that ill-fortune, if they meet with it, will bring out strength in them, and that good ...read more

Tags: Children

Life Is The Acceptance Of Responsibilities Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is the acceptance of responsibilities or their evasion, it is a business of meeting obligations or avoiding them. To every man the choice is continually being offered, ...read more

Tags: Learning

Architecture Is The Alphabet Of Giants; It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Architecture is the alphabet of giants; it is the largest set of symbols ever made to meet the eyes of men. A tower stands up like a sort of ...read more

Tags: Church General

There Is Nothing More Poignant Than Considering ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There is nothing more poignant than considering the end of things. Whenever we experience the end of things it helps us consider what is really important. I was struck this week by John Piper’s journal entry: He recounted as he sat beside the bed of his father keeping a vigil. He monitored his ...read more

Tags: Second Coming, Hopeless

It All Started By One Man Wanting To Pray  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2011

IT ALL STARTED BY ONE MAN WANTING TO PRAY In 1857 there was a 46 year old man named Jeremiah Lamphere who lived in New York City. Jeremiah loved the Lord tremendously, but he didn’t feel that he could do much for the Lord until he began to feel a burden for the lost and accepted an invitation ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 85:1-7

Tags: Revival, Starting Over

Someone Tells About A Woman Who For Many Years ...  PRO

Contributed by Dana Chau on May 14, 2003

Someone tells about a woman who for many years couldn’t sleep at night because she worried that her home would be burglarized. One night her husband heard a noise in the house, so he went downstairs to investigate. When he got there, he found a burglar. The husband said to the burglar, "Come ...read more

Tags: Fear, Guilt, Worry

Denomination: *other

The Story Is Told About President James A. ...  PRO

Contributed by Emil Boniog on Dec 10, 2003

• The story is told about President James A. Garfield’s first Sunday in Washington after his inauguration. A member of the cabinet insisted that a cabinet meeting be called at 10 a.m. the following day, which was Sunday, to handle a matter of grave importance. President Garfield said that he had ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-5, 2 Samuel 1:1-15, Hebrews 10:25

Tags: Worship Definition, Worship Purpose

Denomination: Baptist

Heaven And The Post Office

Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 5, 2012

HEAVEN AND THE POST OFFICE When I was a teenager, we went to a meeting with Billy Graham in a high school football stadium. There were probably 20,000 people sitting in the bleachers in the cold of the morning to hear Billy Graham. And he related a story about how he arrived in a small village ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:1-9

Tags: Children, Heaven, Preaching, Billy Graham

Denomination: *other

Indonesia

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 19, 2009

Indonesia Indonesia is a country that is almost 90% Muslim. When I was up in SUNDERLAND in February 1998, when I heard Suzette Hattingh speak. She told us how she held a crusade in Yapura on the island of Irian Jaya and the miracles that she saw. The Indonesian army offered the use of 110 trucks ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Anglican

He Who Hopes To Avoid All Failure And Misfortune ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He who hopes to avoid all failure and misfortune is trying to live in a fairyland; the wise man readily accepts failures as a part of life and builds ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Nap Alert Nasa Research Showed That The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Nap Alert NASA research showed that the performance of pilots increased 34% after a 26-minute afternoon nap. John ...read more

Tags: Sabbath

Don Richardson Was A Missionary To The ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Feb 11, 2002

: Don Richardson was a missionary to the cannibalistic, headhunting Sawi tribe of Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Try as he would, he could not find a way to make the people understand the gospel message, especially the significance of Christ’s atoning death on the cross. Sawi villages were constantly ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21, Genesis 37:1-36

Tags: God Brings Hope, Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational