-Stephen Ambrose wrote a book in 2000 entitled Nothing Like It In The World. It is the story of the Transcontinental Railroad that was built from 1863-1869. In that book he describes what happens during the building of the rails that led West.
There were a series of wagons that were pulled by
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
based on 12 ratings
| 1,763 views
Once there was a young girl who had just got her driver’s licence and was quickly popping down the grocery store for her mum. She hadn’t been driving long and didn’t have much experience behind the wheel. It was a wet day and as she came to the intersection that turned towards her house there was
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
based on 22 ratings
| 3,156 views
The story is told of a Sunday class that had been asked the question, ¡§in your time of discouragement, what is your favorite Scripture.¡¨ A young man said, ¡§the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want Psalm 23:1.¡¨
A middle age woman said, ¡§God is my refuge and strength, a very present help in
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 6, 2005
Touching in Church
What is all this touching in church? It used to be a person could come to church and sit in the pew and not be bothered by all this friendliness and certainly not by touching. I used to come to church and leave untouched. Now I have to be nervous about what is expected of me. I
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Won Lee on Sep 30, 2005
based on 2 ratings
| 2,314 views
Love means to joining who are different (opposing view) than me and having the Father’s heart
Adopted boy’s last wish
A Korean boy was adopted by joyous American family. While he was growing up, they realized that he was loosing hearing. Soon, his ability to speak was dying away as well as
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 6, 2005
based on 3 ratings
| 2,949 views
Clark Cothern, Decision, tells of a personal experience he had had.
“I once invited a friend, Gavin, to help my pastor and me guide 30 lively teens through an all-night "lock-in" at church. Early in the evening Gavin challenged me to a game of table tennis in the fellowship hall. Our game quickly
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Salvation Army
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
based on 17 ratings
| 2,818 views
Believe it or not, the following announcements actually appeared in various church bulletins.
1. Don’t let worry kill you -- let the church help.
2. Thursday night - Potluck supper. Prayer and medication to follow.
3. Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church and community.
4.
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 14, 2006
based on 1 rating
| 2,092 views
“A few weeks ago I thought I was going out of my mind. At the time I didn’t realize I was experiencing a form of an "Anxiety Attack." My heart raced with fear as thoughts came to my mind of all the things I hadn’t accomplished that day. And the fear of failing the people around me made me want to
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Salvation Army
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
based on 2 ratings
| 1,880 views
In his brilliant new book, Catching the Light, quantum physicist Arthur Zojanc writes of what he describes as the "entwined history of light and mind" (correctly described by one admirer as the "two ultimate metaphors of the human spirit"). For our purposes, his initial chapter is most helpful.
...read more
Tags:
in 1902, and eventually received the title “Poet Laureate of Michigan.” His poem “Sermons We See,” drives home the urgency of being a good, Christlike role model for others to follow:
I’d rather see a sermon
than hear one any day;
I’d rather one should walk with me
than merely tell the way.
...read more
Denomination:
Methodist
based on 16 ratings
| 3,965 views
The Bounty’s Bible
The English ship Bounty, commanded by Lt. William Bligh, journeyed to the South Pacific in 1787. Many signed on considering the voyage a trip to paradise. Bligh appointed a young friend, Fletcher Christian, to the post of second in command. The Bounty stayed in Tahiti for 6
...read more
Scripture:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 5, 2007
based on 4 ratings
| 3,128 views
A lot of people think they are self-acclaimed experts. Take this health food advice:
Q: I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that’s it... don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 6, 2000
based on 102 ratings
| 2,858 views
In the mid 1800’s Francis Thompson was in the throes of battle with truth. Ravished by alcohol and drug abuse, He had begun to sense the relentless pursuit of the Holy Spirit, and the harder he ran, the more he felt the hot breath (so to speak) of what he called “The Hound of Heaven” on his
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Orthodox
Contributed by Brent Zastrow on Mar 1, 2001
based on 202 ratings
| 4,203 views
I remember reading about a guy who stopped in the grocery store on the way home from
work to pick up a couple of items for his wife. He wandered around aimlessly for a while
searching out the needed groceries. As is often the case in the grocery store, he kept
passing this same shopper in almost
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 15, 2001
based on 112 ratings
| 5,304 views
Did you hear about the college student who was taking the course in ornithology, which is a study of birds?
This class in ornithology had the reputation of being the most difficult class in the whole curriculum. And the professor was an extremely difficult professor. Everybody feared him.
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2001
based on 224 ratings
| 12,124 views
Origin of Taps -
“Reportedly, it all began in 1862 during the Civil War when Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison’s Landing in Virginia. The Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land. During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans of a
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 8, 2001
based on 342 ratings
| 4,416 views
Paul Harvey tells the story about a family on Christmas Eve. This family had a tradition where the Mother and children would go to the Christmas Eve service, and the Father would stay home and read the paper. When the family returns home from church, they would all gather to open up their
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
*other
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 6, 2001
based on 5 ratings
| 2,037 views
I remember years ago when the pastor was delivering a sermon on salvation, He told a story about a coloring book his mother bought him when he was in the first grade.
He didn’t want to be called a sissy, so he started on the first page and scribbled until it looked horrible. He had reached page
...read more
Tags:
Sermon Central