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  • The Will Of God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 7,050 views

    George W. Truett said: "To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge! To do the will of God is the greatest achievement!" –(quoted in "Toolkit," Cell Church, Winter, 1996, p. ...read more

  • God's Will

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 12, 2014
     | 11,066 views

    Charles Swindoll from his book The Mystery of Gods Will (pgs 44-51) gives us the following insight in how we can know: 1. God leads us through His written Word. 2. God leads us through the inner prompting of the HS. 3. God leads us through the counsel of wise, qualified ...read more

  • He Kept Calling  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,116 views

    HE KEPT CALLING In 1975, my aunt Marsha McCarthy divorced Ralph McCarthy. Marsha left Southern California and followed her parents to Joplin, Missouri. She was employed as the Secretary at College Heights Christian Church and raised three children on her own. The stress was ...read more

  • He Walked A Mile

    Contributed by Sean Smuts on Aug 4, 2003
     | 2,471 views

    He Walked a Mile (Chorus) by Clay Crosse And everytime I close my eyes, I see the nails, I hear the cries. He did not keep himself away. He was no stranger to my ...read more

  • Why Was He Crying?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,423 views

    WHY WAS HE CRYING? Do you suppose it could have been a little like rush hour traffic on the big city expressway? One car stops, then all the other cars stop, like a chain reaction. I can just hear the people way back in the crowd that day saying, "What’s the holdup? What is going on? Why don’t ...read more

  • By Max Lacado) He Was A ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Mar 7, 2007
     | 864 views

    (ILLUSTRATION BY MAX LACADO) He was a PROFESSIONAL THIEF. His name stirred FEAR in the hearts of the people. He TERRORIZED the Wells Fargo Stage Line for 13 years. He spooked even the most RUGGED FRONTIERSMAN. During his reign of TERROR between 1875 and 1883, he is credited with STEALING the ...read more

  • Now, He's Meddling

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 6,381 views

    Two elderly, excited Southern women were sitting together in the front pew of church listening to a fiery preacher. When this preacher condemned the sin of stealing, these two ladies cried out at the tops of their lungs, "AMEN, BROTHER"When the preacher condemned the sin of lust, they yelled again, ...read more

  • He Still Loves ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 21, 2008
     | 2,012 views

    “He Still Loves Us” It is said that one of the most distinguished statesmen of the times of the American Revolution was once a hopeless drunkard. He had been engaged to a beautiful girl, but his indulgence had compelled her to break the engagement and sever herself from his influence, which was ...read more

  • He Did See It

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 13, 2008
     | 1,243 views

    "HE DID SEE IT." Walt Disney was a pioneer in the field of entertainment, producing movies with actors and with animation. Near the end of his life, Disney directed the purchase of 43 square miles of virgin land--twice the size of Manhattan Island--in the center of the state of Florida. There ...read more

  • But Can He Swim?  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Ownby on Mar 28, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,410 views

    BUT CAN HE SWIM? A man and his dog were walking the beach when they came upon another visitor to the beach. The owner of the dog was proud of his dog's newly mastered feat, so he said to the visitor, "Watch this!" whereupon he tossed a piece of driftwood far out into the sea and the dog ...read more

  • Now He Knows

    Contributed by C Jordan on May 23, 2010
     | 2,637 views

    NOW HE KNOWS A little five-year-old boy one day was playing with his two-year-old brother, when the two-year-old reached up and pulled his older brother's hair. He screamed in pain, and his mother came rushing in. He cried and said that his younger brother had pulled his hair. His mom said, "Well, ...read more

  • He Knows Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,610 views

    HE KNOWS ME David Redding tells of having a big, black Scottish shepherd as a pet when he was growing up on a farm in the country. He named the dog Teddy and they became inseparable companions. Teddy would wait on him to come home from school at the bus stop. Teddy slept at the foot of his bed. ...read more

  • The More He Gave

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
     | 962 views

    The great writer and preacher, John Bunyan: "There was a man, Some called him mad; The ...read more

  • At Least He's Honest

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
     | 1,853 views

    AT LEAST HE'S HONEST The teenager who brought home a report card heavy with poor grades. His mother asked, "What have you to say about this?" The boy replied, ...read more

  • He Suffered For Us  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,110 views

    Quote: A.W. Pink: "He suffered hell for us so that we can enjoy heaven with Him. He entered the awful Darkness, that I might walk in the Light; He drank the cup of woe that I might ...read more

  • He Will Demand Everything

    Contributed by Kristian Kilgore on Jul 26, 2011
     | 4,794 views

    HE WILL DEMAND EVERYTHING Breezy, self-confident Christians tell us how wonderful it is to accept Christ and then have a good time all the rest of your life; the Lord won’t demand anything of you. Yes, He will, my friend! The Lord will demand everything of you. And when you give it ...read more

  • He's No Longer In The Grave  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
    based on 21 ratings
     | 8,781 views

    HE'S NO LONGER IN THE GRAVE In 1887, twenty two years after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, his coffin was dug up and opened because there were constant rumors that his body was not in the grave. So they dug it up and the body was there. The rumors continued so 14 years later they ...read more

  • He Cried For Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 14, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,408 views

    HE CRIED FOR ME Jan, who was a young mother in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, 20 years ago, tells a remarkable story from that time in her life. In a note to her pastor, she wrote: It was the end. I knew it. I could no longer fight. I sat here emotionless. I was totally alone. Others had tried to ...read more

  • Praying He Prayed  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Mar 28, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,284 views

    "PRAYING HE PRAYED" The Characteristic of the prayer of Elijah was his FERVENCY. He prayed fervently. He used that particular Hebrew idiom - "praying he prayed." In other words when he prayed he got down to business. Remember that the prayer of a righteous man is of great force when energized - ...read more

  • If He Gets Loose

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 20, 2013
     | 3,194 views

    IF HE GETS LOOSE The preacher was wired for sound with a lapel mic. Unlike todays wireless mics, this had a wire attached to it. He was an energetic preacher and as he preached, he swung his hands and he moved briskly about the platform, jerking the mic cord as he went. Then he moved to one side, ...read more