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  • Overwhelming Influence  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2002
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     | 3,254 views

    OVERWHELMING INFLUENCE Historian Philip Schaff described the overwhelming influence which Jesus had on subsequent history and culture of the world: “This Jesus of Nazareth, without money and arms, conquered more millions than Alexander, Caesar, Mohammed, and Napoleon; without science…he shed more ...read more

  • Rearranging Ashes

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,388 views

    Rearranging Ashes The story is told of an eastern ascetic holy man who covered himself with ashes as a sign of humility and regularly sat on a prominent street corner of his city. When tourists asked permission to take his picture, the mystic would rearrange his ashes to give the best image of ...read more

  • Haydn Gives Glory To God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2011
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     | 6,054 views

    HAYDN GIVES GLORY TO GOD Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was present at the Vienna Music Hall, where his oratorio The Creation was being performed. Weakened by age, the great composer was confined to a wheelchair. As the majestic work moved along, the audience was caught up with tremendous emotion. ...read more

  • The Harp String Of Hope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2011
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    THE HARP STRING OF HOPE G.F. Watt has a famous painting entitled Hope. It pictures a poor woman against the world. Her eyes are bandaged so that she cannot see ahead. In her hands is a harp, but all the strings are broken save one. Those broken strings represent her shattered expectations, her ...read more

  • Disposable Guilt Bags

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011
     | 5,086 views

    DISPOSABLE GUILT BAGS Several years ago a new product called "Disposable Guilt Bags" appeared in the supermarkets. It consisted of a set of ten ordinary brown bags on which were printed the following instructions: "Place the bag securely over your mouth, take a deep breath and blow all your guilt ...read more

  • Lucian Of Samosata [115-200 Ad]: Then Proteus Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,505 views

    Lucian of Samosata [115-200 AD]: Then Proteus was apprehended as a Christian and thrown into prison.... The Christians, regarding the affair as a great misfortune, set in motion every effort to rescue him. Then, when this was impossible, every other attention was paid him, not cursorily but ...read more

  • In World War Ii, Victory Was Assured For The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 3,460 views

    In World War II, victory was assured for the Allies on D-Day, when they successfully landed at Normandy. But it took eleven months for the Allies to actually end the war. During this time thousands of men lost their lives in the bloodiest battles of the entire conflict. The coming V-E Day was ...read more

  • Too Much Evidence For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
     | 2,048 views

    TOO MUCH EVIDENCE FOR ATHEISM Patrick Glynn, a former arms-control negotiator for the Regan Administration, began his journey to atheism in grade school when he encountered evolution and became a confirmed atheist by the time he received his doctorate from Harvard University in the 1970’s. After ...read more

  • Trust ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 11, 2009
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    TRUST PLATFORM Several years ago I went with a group of men to an obstacle course in Northport. Some people call these a "ropes" course. The goal is for your group to move through a series of obstacles as you build trust and a spirit of teamwork. For me the most challenging obstacle is the "trust" ...read more

  • More On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
     | 2,144 views

    MORE ON PRAYER Leonard Ravenhill - Prayer is not an argument with God to persuade him to move things our way, but an exercise by which we are enabled by his Spirit to move ourselves his way. Harry Emerson Fosdick - Prayer is putting oneself under God’s influence. Pope Pius XII - A man without ...read more

  • World Renowned Evangelist Luis Palau, Shares ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,910 views

    World renowned evangelist Luis Palau, shares this personal testimony in his sermon “Go to the Ends of the Earth.” “My family and team have gone to over sixty countries declaring the glory of God. When I first went to the Muslim-, Hindu-, and Buddhist-majority nations, I trembled to do the right ...read more

  • Suffering Becomes Beautiful When Anyone Bears ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,548 views

    "Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through ...read more

  • The Battle Is Not To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
     | 5,953 views

    THE BATTLE IS NOT TO THE STRONG A few centuries before Christ, Alexander the Great conquered almost all of the known world with his military strength, cleverness, and diplomacy. One day, Alexander and a small company of soldiers approached a strongly defended, walled city. Alexander, standing ...read more

  • Why Should I Surrender?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 29, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,677 views

    WHY SHOULD I SURRENDER? The story is told of the military legend Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (336-323) and conqueror of Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, Babylonia, and Persia, almost all of the known world. One day on the warpath, Alexander and small company of soldiers approached a strongly ...read more

  • The Magnitude Of The Request

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,616 views

    THE MAGNITUDE OF THE REQUEST Napoleon and his soldiers overcame an island in the Mediterranean Sea. They had fought for many days to take the island and finally succeeded. After the capture of the island at the price of many lives, Napoleon and his generals gathered for a celebration. As they were ...read more

  • Self-Sufficiency Is An Insufficient Legacy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,152 views

    Self-sufficiency is an insufficient legacy. Frankly, a lot of churches in the 1950s had to face this question. The people had just come out of the Great Depression and understood the value of having a lot of money. When the baby boom came, they were able to use that money to build bigger ...read more

  • Sunbeam  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,720 views

    SUNBEAM This illustration concerns an incident one day when C.S. Lewis was in the tool shed in his garden. He noticed a sunbeam shining across the shed. It was showing up the dust particles. He must have seen the same thing many times before, but this time he was captivated by it. He traced the ...read more

  • We 'are' Preaching

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,094 views

    WE ’ARE’ PREACHING One day St. Francis of Assisi invited a young monk to join him on a trip into town to preach. The young monk was so honored that he quickly accepted. All day long they walked through the streets, and rubbed shoulders and visited with hundreds of people. At the end of the day, ...read more

  • The Legacy Of Haddon Robinson

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Oct 7, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,194 views

    Haddon Robinson wrote the classic book on preaching called, “Biblical Preaching.” It has sold more copies than any other preaching textbook. He taught and practised expository preaching to thousands. I had the privilege of being one of his students from 1996-1999 in the Doctor of Ministry program ...read more

  • The Old Tree

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2010
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     | 4,787 views

    THE OLD TREE There is an old proverb about the leader of a city who would take daily walks to gain peace of mind and inspiration from nature. One day, the burdens of his position had his mind more disturbed than normal, and the old man found himself walking much further than usual. Eventually he ...read more

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