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  • John Havlik, With The Southern Baptist Home ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,282 views

    John Havlik, with the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board, declared that two factors were discovered in launching lay evangelism schools One was that the average layperson has a greater desire to be used in evangelism than church leaders realize. The other was that ...read more

  • The Petty Man Is Eager To Make Boasts, Yet ...

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Feb 27, 2011
     | 2,632 views

    The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants ...read more

  • True ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,557 views

    True Thanksgiving Psalm 100 “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; We are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts ...read more

  • Who Saved Me?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,918 views

    WHO SAVED ME? During a terrible storm at sea that threatened every moment to carry the ship to the bottom, one of the ship’s crew was doing something on the deck when a great sea struck the ship and went fairly over the deck, striking this man with great force, disabling him and carrying him into ...read more

  • B. Tennessee Williams Tells A Story Of Someone ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2001
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,213 views

    B. Tennessee Williams tells a story of someone who forgot- the story of Jacob Brodzky, a shy Russian Jew whose father owned a bookstore. The older Brodzky wanted his son to go to college. The boy, on the other hand, desired nothing but to marry Lila, his childhood sweetheart- a French girl who ...read more

  • The Little Things  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 20, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,917 views

    Title: The Little Things A group of men were carrying on a friendly conversation. One of them remarked that he had learned to be especially careful about small things. "Would you believe," he said, "that a little thing like a pair of socks changed the entire course of my life?" "I can hardly ...read more

  • In Closing I Want To Tell You About A Little ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,944 views

    In closing I want to tell you about a little girl who loved the Lord and longed to share the message of salvation with those who had never heard it. So she contributed a penny to a missionary to help with the work of evangelizing the people of Burma. That small coin was all she had, but it was ...read more

  • On The Middle Day Of A Three Day Fishing Trip To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2007
     | 1,664 views

    On the middle day of a three day fishing trip to Barkley Lake (Eddyville, KY) I would have done equally well had I taken no fishing gear with me. I went all day without a single bite. Rarely has that ever happened to me. I was skunked. As we were returning our boat to the dock that evening at ...read more

  • Prayer Skit Adapted From Something I Heard On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jerry Smith on Apr 14, 2008
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     | 2,924 views

    Prayer skit adapted from something I heard on Christian radio Jennifer says --- Ryan, I am going to spend some time in prayer. Please don’t disturb me. (goes across the room and kneels in prayer) “Oh Lord, I am your servant. I want to do your will no matter what it is.” (Ryan pokes his head in ...read more

  • K ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 2, 2008
     | 813 views

    Kite Once on a time a paper kite Was mounted to a wondrous height, Where, giddy with its elevation, It thus express’d self-admiration: “See how yon crowds of gazing people Admire my flight above the steeple; How would they wonder if they knew All that a kite like me can do! Were I but free, I’d ...read more

  • Demons In Africa

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 14, 2010
     | 3,270 views

    DEMONS IN AFRICA On the coast of Malabar, in Canara alone, are 4041 temples to evil spirits, besides 3,682 to other gods. Here, in the very heart of the East Indies, men worship demons as deities. Evil spirits have for centuries been held in homage by all classes of Hindus except Brahmans. Even ...read more

  • War On Poverty Fails

    Contributed by T D on Dec 28, 2010
     | 2,705 views

    WAR ON POVERTY FAILS I don't think any of us would consider ourselves to be wealthy when it comes to the top level of money makers in the USA, and while we clearly are not as well off as we were a year ago, our level of wealth and possibilities of being able to make a living far surpasses most of ...read more

  • Fountain Of Youth

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Nov 6, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,048 views

    The fountain of youth has been told in stories since medieval times. The Fountain of Youth is a mythical spring that restores the youth of anyone who drinks or bathes in its waters. Many have gone on conquests to find this mythical spring of water, but all have failed. In 1565, a Spanish explorer ...read more

  • There Are Some Truths We Need To Be Reminded Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Leiter on Jul 14, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 3,183 views

    There are some truths we need to be reminded of concerning our God. God’s desire is to P.R.O.T.E.C.T. you! 1. God is Powerful. 2. God is Righteous. 3. God is Omnipresent. 4. God is Trustworthy. 5. God is ...read more

  • There Are Only Two Kinds Of People In The End: ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 15, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 1,027 views

    There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, "Thy will be done", and those to whom God says, in the end, "Thy will be done". All that are in Hell choose it. Without that self-choice there could be no Hell. No soul that ...read more

  • Fortuneteller, Gazing Into Crystal Ball, To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Eric Snyder on Oct 23, 2001
    based on 127 ratings
     | 2,514 views

    Fortuneteller, gazing into crystal ball, to frog: You are going to meet a beautiful young woman. From the moment she sets eyes on you she will have an insatiable desire to know all about you. She will be compelled to get close to you--you’ll ...read more

  • It Is Said That Oliver Cromwell The British ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,507 views

    It is said that Oliver Cromwell the British politician from the 1700’s was disfigured by facial warts and at one point was commissioning a portrait of himself and told the artist, “I desire you would use all your skill to paint my picture truly like me ... warts and ...read more

  • Revival

    Contributed by David Tack on Sep 18, 2024
     | 1,054 views

    “Revival is the working of God. Faithfulness to the ordinary with expectations to the extraordinary should be considered when dealing with the astounding workings of our miraculous God. By ordinary I mean bible preaching, prayer, and evangelism! These are fundamental essentials. If one is ...read more

  • Revival Is The Workings Of God.

    Contributed by David Tack on Sep 19, 2010
     | 2,459 views

    Revival is the workings of God. Faithfulness to the ordinary with expectations to the extraordinary should be considered when dealing with the astounding workings of our miraculous God. By ordinary I mean: Bible preaching, prayer, and evangelism are fundamental necessities. Faithfulness in these ...read more

  • A Christmas Card From John The Baptist

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Dec 3, 2015
     | 6,220 views

    How’s this for a Christmas card this year. On the front a beautiful winter scene. On the inside a nice thought. “The fire of the Holy Spirit, That should be your desire. To follow and obey him, For the Gospel, be a crier. So if Jesus comes back this year, May you not be found a ...read more