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  • Americans: Flabby Faith  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 16, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,696 views

    AMERICANS: FLABBY FAITH A dozen or so years ago, a Romanian pastor came to visit the church I belonged to. He had gotten to know my pastor, John Vawter, who had been involved in a Bible-smuggling ministry when the Iron Curtain was still up. John asked him what he thought of our country, and of the ...read more

  • The Impact Of Lust

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011
     | 2,862 views

    THE IMPACT OF LUST I think about a woman I knew in college who dated and slept with one guy after another until one night she slept with several men consecutively. After college, she went from one relationship to another until she had a mental breakdown. Now in her mid 40s, she just pulling her ...read more

  • Walking On Water

    Contributed by Greg Carr on Feb 21, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,171 views

    WALKING ON WATER There once was a young man named Jimmy who had heard a family rumor that his father, his grandfather and even his great-grandfather, all "walked on water" on their 21st birthday. When the day of his 21st birthday came, he believed that if they could do it, so could he. So, off he ...read more

  • N.t. Wright Quote On Christian Artists

    Contributed by Matthew Redder on Sep 21, 2018
     | 5,476 views

    I love this quote as I believe it is hard for the Christian artist to always understand their place in the church. Truth be told, artists have an incredible gift and responsibility in the community to illuminate the realities of the Word and of this life we live. Wright puts it well: "The ...read more

  • Ignorance Is Bliss! Maybe I Should Say Innocence ...

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,194 views

    Ignorance is bliss! Maybe I should say innocence is bliss. A world of rich possibilities and dreams carry many young people from high school graduation to attend college and eventually a career. These innocent minds leave home and if they aren’t already, they are seduced into allowing their ...read more

  • What A Friend We Have In Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Jun 24, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,602 views

    WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS Only the Lord and the man in question really know what burdens of sorrow and affliction were heaped upon the writer of this great hymn. One thing we do know, however, is that this beautiful and blessed hymn would never have been penned if the author had not known ...read more

  • The Story Of Robert Dick Wilson

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 11, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,096 views

    THE STORY OF ROBERT DICK WILSON Robert Dick Wilson was truly a remarkable gentleman. Bible students are indebted to him for the masterful work he did in helping to confirm the credibility of the Old Testament. Robert Wilson was born in 1856; he graduated from Princeton University at the age of ...read more

  • The Good Samaritan  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 10,006 views

    Luke 10:30-37 John Darley and Daniel Batson are two Princeton University psychologists. Some years ago they decided to conduct a study, inspired by the story of the Good Samaritan. They conducted the study at Princeton Theological Seminary. They met with a group of seminarians and asked each one ...read more

  • Two Boys Grew Up Together. They Were Close ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 29, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,686 views

    Two boys grew up together. They were close friends as children, but as they entered their teen years their paths began to diverge and they ended up in very different places. Ernie was always in trouble. He began by shoplifting small things from stores and worked his way up to stealing cars. ...read more

  • Your Before And After Doesn't Have To Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,806 views

    Your before and after doesn’t have to be complicated. It is simply sharing from your heart what God has done for you and leaving the results with God. Listen to the story of Spud Webb. At 5’ 6” Spud was like Zaccheus in the NBA where the average height is 6’ 8”or 6’ 9”. Spud played for 9 years in ...read more

  • Our Community Recently Suffered A Devastating ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 1, 2007
     | 1,211 views

    Our community recently suffered a devastating flood. Area churches have partnered with the Salvation Army to pool donated goods for disater victims at a warehouse. I pastor one of the churches involved in the disaster relief. "I was told first-hand by a Salvation Army worker who helped a lady who ...read more

  • From The Book "A Love Worth Giving" By Max ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2008
     | 1,847 views

    From the book "A Love Worth Giving" by Max Lucado chapter 5- Harold suffered from cerebral palsy. The condition left him unable to walk, dress, feed himself, or go to the rest room. My job was to help him with this. And I didn’t like it. I had moved to St. Louis for spiritual training. Fresh ...read more

  • Mary's Friends

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,531 views

    MARY'S FRIENDS Unsaved people in our society who accept Jesus as Savior have an average of 12 unsaved relatives and friends, all of whom are potential disciples. Let me tell you a story I heard in 1980, when I was in Fuller Seminary studying church growth. It happened in the First Baptist Church ...read more

  • There Were Two Boys Who Grew Up Together. They ...

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 26, 2009
     | 3,809 views

    There were two boys who grew up together. They were close friends as children, but as they entered their teen years their paths began to diverge and they ended up in very different places. Ernie was always in trouble. He began by shoplifting small things from stores and worked his way up to ...read more

  • Forget The Cup--Enjoy The Hot ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
     | 2,445 views

    FORGET THE CUP--ENJOY THE HOT CHOCOLATE A group of graduates, well established in their careers, were talking at a reunion and decided to go visit their old university professor, now retired. During their visit, the conversation turned to complaints about stress in their work and lives. Offering ...read more

  • What Do You Hold ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
     | 4,074 views

    WHAT DO YOU HOLD SACRED? One of the most profound things I learned in graduate school was taught to me by one of my professors. He is now my Counselor Intern Supervisor, my mentor, and my good friend, Tom Moore. It was really more of a question than a profound fact to puzzle over. On an essay ...read more

  • Slaves To Our Words  PRO

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Mar 15, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,454 views

    SLAVES TO OUR WORDS Noted statesman Sir Winston Churchill once said: "We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out." Churchill's words echo those penned by King Solomon almost three millennia ago. We're all guilty from time to time; I know I am. There's been times ...read more

  • Dying For Someone Like That

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Aug 12, 2011
     | 2,657 views

    DYING FOR SOMEONE LIKE THAT During the war in Vietnam, a young West Point graduate was sent over to lead a group of new recruits into battle. He did his job well, trying his best to keep his recruits from ambush and death. But one night, when they had been under attack, he was unable to get one of ...read more

  • Of A Famous Person Being Filled And ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 8, 2012
     | 4,170 views

    Illustration of a famous person being filled and empowered with the Holy Spirit from Evangelist John Rice's book called, How Great Soul Winners Were Filled with the Holy Spirit published in 1949. He wrote this book to show how its the Holy Spirit's power which empowered the great men of faith of ...read more

  • Football Practice Was Over, And Denny Was Sore ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Apr 26, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 1,743 views

    Football practice was over, and Denny was sore from head to toe. Slowly he climbed the graffiti-laden stairway of the aging apartment building. Suddenly, his mother’s chilling screams pierced the cold, still air. He had heard the sound many times before. Still, a sickening knot formed in Denny’s ...read more