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  • Daddy, Are You There?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,123 views

    DADDY, ARE YOU THERE? Oh how blessed it is to know that when the times of pain come and when our hearts become broken, we have Someone to whom we can turn that will give us Strength and that will keep us Safe. Only Jesus does that! A little girl and her father were returning from the funeral of ...read more

  • In The Spring Of 1851, He Accepted A Newly ...

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 8, 2009
     | 1,808 views

    In the spring of 1851, he accepted a newly created teaching position at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), in Lexington, Virginia. He became Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy and Instructor of Artillery. Despite the high quality of his work, he was not popular as a teacher. His ...read more

  • Notice, It Doesn't Say,

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 1, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,609 views

    Notice, it doesn’t say, “If a man CAN not work.” No. It says, “If a man WILL not work, he shall not eat.” Those who cannot work, for whatever reason, we have an obligation to help. But those who WILL not work should go to work so they can eat. Pastor John Beukema, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, ...read more

  • Prayer's Powerful Results Impacts African ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
     | 3,533 views

    Prayer’s Powerful Results Impacts African Villagers Story: John Robb of World Vision’s Mission Advanced Research Center writes, "The adults of Ethiopia’s Awash River area, two hours north of Addis Ababa were suffering through famines. In their suffering the people looked to a giant tree for help. ...read more

  • In 1914; Sir Earnest Shackleton, And Explorer ...

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Jan 19, 2010
     | 2,487 views

    In 1914; Sir Earnest Shackleton, and explorer from England attempted to cross Antarctica. His exploration didn’t go so well though as his ship, “The Endurance,” was caught in the ice pack and slowly crushed as the ice closed in around it. Luckily, Shackleton and his crew managed to make it off ...read more

  • Public Opinion On Health Care Reform And ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 28, 2010
     | 1,178 views

    Public Opinion on Health Care Reform and Abortion National Right to Life Committee www.nrlc.org/ahc 202-626-8820 January 6, 2010 "Say someone buys private health insurance using government assistance to help pay for it. Do you think insurance sold that way should or should not be allowed to ...read more

  • Tim Stafford Of "Christianity Today” ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 3, 2010
     | 2,628 views

    Tim Stafford of “Christianity Today” magazine said (September 14, 1992, p. 36): A pastor I know, Stephey Belynskyj, starts each confirmation class with a jar full of beans. He asks his students to guess how many beans are in the jar, and on a big pad of paper writes down their estimates. Then, ...read more

  • When Shannon Ethridge Was Just 16 Years Old, An ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on May 11, 2010
     | 1,911 views

    When Shannon Ethridge was just 16 years old, an act of forgiveness and love changed her life forever. While driving to her high school one day, Ethridge ran over Marjorie Jarstfar, a woman who was riding her bicycle along a country road. Marjorie died as a result, and Ethridge, who was found ...read more

  • This Doesn't Mean That We Do Not Feel The Brunt ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 6, 2010
     | 1,293 views

    This doesn't mean that we do not feel the brunt of bad news, trials, or miseries. It means he helps us gain our composure. Judy Ackerman Link wrote: After my doctor announced that I had cancer, I tried to listen to what he said, but I couldn’t. I went home, pulled a blanket over my head, and fell ...read more

  • A Greater Hero Than You Think

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2011
     | 3,424 views

    A GREATER HERO THAN YOU THINK One summer morning as Ray Blankenship was preparing his breakfast, he gazed out the window, and saw a small girl being swept along in the rain-flooded drainage ditch beside his Andover, Ohio, home. Blankenship knew that farther downstream, the ditch disappeared with ...read more

  • Lost And Found

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Mar 15, 2011
     | 4,311 views

    LOST AND FOUND Our tummies rumbled --it was time for lunch. "What do ya say we head-in," I asked, as the girls strapped in. We careened down the mountain and caught the chairlift. My baby and I rode on one chair, behind her two, older sisters in another. The view ahead would make a great shot, ...read more

  • The Man Who Loved To Work

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 25, 2011
     | 1,108 views

    THE MAN WHO LOVED TO WORK John Ortberg states: "Once there was a man who loved to work. He loved creating value. He loved the way his work made him grow. He didn’t always like the problem he ran into, but he felt joy when he came up with a solution that...well, worked. He loved being a part of a ...read more

  • Complicated Directions

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
     | 4,159 views

    COMPLICATED DIRECTIONS Matt Woodly, a father of four, talks about buying his children a swing set, about 15 years ago, as an early Christmas present. It was an extra long metal set with two swings, a two-seater swinging bench, a slide, monkey bars, and a series of hanging rings. He thought the ...read more

  • The Unknown Treasure

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011
     | 4,907 views

    THE UNKNOWN TREASURE A rock hound named Rob Cutshaw owns a little roadside shop outside Andrews, North Carolina. Like many in the trade, he hunts for rocks, then sells them to collectors or jewelry makers. He knows enough about rocks to decide which to pick up and sell, but he's no expert. He ...read more

  • Pizarro's Critical Moment

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 19, 2011
     | 2,191 views

    PIZARRO'S CRITICAL MOMENT All great undertakings begin with a critical moment--a moment when a decision is made and someone launches himself into a never-to-be forgotten enterprise. FRANCISCO PIZARRO, the noted Spanish explorer, faced such a moment. He languished with his men on a small island ...read more

  • What Occupies Your Heart

    Contributed by Scott Carroll on May 20, 2011
     | 2,888 views

    WHAT OCCUPIES YOUR HEART I squirmed a bit as I forced myself to listen to my friend cataloging her problems. After three hours, I interrupted her gently to ask, "If you were to draw a circle to represent your life, what would be in the center? She thought a moment, then said, "My problems." My ...read more

  • Salvation Belongs To The Lord

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Jun 6, 2011
     | 2,752 views

    SALVATION BELONGS TO THE LORD To say that we cooperate with God in any way in our salvation undermines the doctrine of salvation, robs our confidence in God, and tempts us to pride. It is like the man who collapses from a massive heart attack and is rushed to the hospital. The doctor doesn’t ...read more

  • A Story Of Revenge

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Aug 29, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,415 views

    A STORY OF REVENGE The other day, a soldier was in my office. He had been exposed to radiation poisoning while deployed in Afghanistan and was brought home to prepare for death. But he told me his story and said he wasn't prepared to die and meet God on Judgment Day. This soldier said that his ...read more

  • Set Free

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 5, 2011
     | 2,791 views

    SET FREE It all began on Sunday, December 11, 2005, when a fisherman spotted a 50-ton humpback whale tangled up in crab trap lines off the coast in northern California. His call for help was answered by a group of Coast Guard divers and whale experts. The rescue operation was both difficult and ...read more

  • Machine Gun Preacher

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 27, 2011
     | 1,972 views

    MACHINE GUN PREACHER Video Clip Illustration: From wingclips.com (From Machine Gun Preacher clip) SYNOPSIS: Machine Gun Preacher is the inspirational true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds an unexpected calling as the ...read more

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