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  • The Old Fisherman  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 3,295 views

    THE OLD FISHERMAN Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to out patients at the clinic. One summer evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see ...read more

  • The Gold Watch- Lucille Wales' Husband Henry ...

    Contributed by Lloyd Ludwick on Jan 15, 2007
     | 2,669 views

    The Gold Watch- Lucille Wales’ husband Henry retired from his job as a mechanic at the local Ford dealership he was given a gold watch inscribed with his name. Henry was so proud it became his greatest treasure. "Now I have something special I can leave to our son" he would tell his wife. But the ...read more

  • Standing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,164 views

    STANDING ALONE Richard Exley relates a story in his book, Deliver Me. He grew up in a very similar church as to what this one is now. In fact, the church that he is from, in years past, held the same convictions that we still hold today. In the past, you could not tell a difference between how ...read more

  • I Am With You, No Matter What: The Story Of Salty

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Oct 20, 2013
     | 6,161 views

    I Am With You, No Matter What: The Story of Salty Those people believed the truth about Jesus, and they received Him as their Lord and Savior. But we see more here in Acts 17:4. We see a commitment of their lives. Verse 4 tells us that these new Christians "joined Paul and Silas." The KJV says ...read more

  • Snakes

    Contributed by David Goering on Nov 2, 2019
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    ILLUSTRATION: Gospel Tract Society, Inc., Independence MO -Snakes in an Atheist's Grave - Last September, while engaged in a Defenders Conference in Idaho, a gentleman by the name of Mr. C. M. Crew came to me with one of the strangest stories I had ever heard, about an atheist in Ohio who was ...read more

  • From Homeless To Home

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Nov 19, 2008
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     | 2,753 views

    FROM HOMELESS TO HOME A young woman about 20 years old had been living on the streets of a suburban neighborhood for about five years because of her severely abusive alcoholic parents. She was a pleasant-looking young woman behind the tattered and dirty clothes, oily hair, and dirty makeup-free ...read more

  • The Best Gift

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,113 views

    THE BEST GIFT Bobby was getting cold sitting out in his back yard in the snow. Bobby didn't wear boots; he didn't like them, and anyway he didn't own any. The thin sneakers he wore had a few holes in them, and they did a poor job of keeping out the cold. Bobby had been in his backyard for about ...read more

  • Did I Just Call Myself?

    Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 8, 2020
     | 2,583 views

    I am old enough to remember those days when there was nothing like cell phones. Oh, those quiet, golden silent days. At the time, I did not realize just how wonderful that time was. Every time you needed to make a phone call, you had to go to where a phone was. Those were the days of the telephone ...read more

  • Hey, This Is My Story!

    Contributed by James Snyder on Dec 4, 2021
     | 1,316 views

    Dr. James L. Snyder I am just now concluding that narcissism is a virus that has infected everybody in the world that is breathing air. I even apply this to my own life with a great deal of regret. Nobody wants to admit they have narcissistic leanings in their life. And yet, if you listen to ...read more

  • In His Book The Renew Mind (Bethany House, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 5,891 views

    In his book The Renew Mind (Bethany House, 1981), Larry Christiansen tells a story that is a perfect illustration for our sermon text for today. I’d like for you to imagine that you live in a run down apartment. As I describe this, I actually picture in my mind my apartment in St. Paul I shared ...read more

  • What Did She Just Say?

    Contributed by James Snyder on Jan 22, 2022
     | 1,619 views

    To be honest, I don't always hear what I'm supposed to hear. I do have ears, but sometimes they are not working in such a way as to benefit me. Often, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage will talk to me about something, and then at the end of that, she will ask me a question of which I ...read more

  • June 16, 2006--Planned Parenthood Celebration ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
    based on 39 ratings
     | 4,090 views

    June 16, 2006--Planned Parenthood Celebration Jolted by Abortion Survivor, by Ted Harvey, assistant minority leader, Colorado House She sings the anthem to applause, then her secret is revealed to stunned silence. I want to share with you an awesome experience I had in the Colorado House of ...read more