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  • I Recently Read The Story Of A Man Who Had Just ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Massey on Mar 23, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 2,489 views

    I recently read the story of a man who had just brought a boat and kept it in the harbor on the coast of Florida. A hurricane warning went into effect, the storm was brewing just off the coast and was about to hit land. He didn’t know what to do. He have made a sizable investment in this boat ...read more

  • How Does God Pursue Me?  PRO

    Contributed by Darron Khan on May 30, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 2,176 views

    HOW DOES GOD PURSUE ME? You know it’s just stunning when you think of how tenaciously God pursues us. I grew up in a thoroughly pagan home. My father was raised a Muslim and my mother grew up pretty much oblivious to God. Yet, despite this, I cannot tell you how many different individuals God ...read more

  • The Beginning Or The End?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,896 views

    THE BEGINNING OR THE END? At the close of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, September 15-17, 1787, James Madison penned these words: “Whilst the last members were signing [the Constitution], Dr. [Benjamin] Franklin, looking towards the president’s chair, at the back of ...read more

  • A Christian Home  PRO

    Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Jul 8, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,393 views

    “A CHRISTIAN HOME” O GIVE US HOMES BUILT FIRM UPON THE SAVIOR, WHERE CHRIST IS HEAD AND COUNSELLOR AND GUIDE; WHERE EVERY CHILD IS TAUGHT HIS LOVE AND FAVOR AND GIVES HIS HEART TO CHRIST, THE CRUCIFIED: HOW SWEET TO KNOW THAT THOUGH HIS FOOTSTEPS WAVER HIS FAITHFUL LORD IS WALKING BY HIS SIDE! ...read more

  • I Am The New Year  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 23, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 5,936 views

    I AM THE NEW YEAR I am the new year. I am an unspoiled page in your book of time. I am your next chance at the art of living. I am your opportunity to practice what you have learned about life during the last twelve months. All that you sought and didn’t find is hidden in me, waiting for you to ...read more

  • During World War Ii, England Needed To Increase ...

    Contributed by Shawn Raloff on Jun 7, 2003
     | 1,954 views

    During World War II, England needed to increase its production of coal if it was going to have any hope of winning the war. Winston Churchill called together labor leaders to enlist their support. And at the end of his presentation he asked them to stand with him and picture in their minds a ...read more

  • Beyond The Sunset  PRO

    Contributed by Sean Smuts on Jul 17, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,358 views

    Beyond the Sunset Should you go first and I remain, To walk the road alone. I live in memories garden, dear, With happy days we’ve known. In spring I’ll wait for roses, red, When faded, the lilacs blue. In early fall when brown leaves fall, I’ll catch a glimpse of you. Should you go first ...read more

  • Spurgeon (1) Wrote, " I Think I May Say To Every ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Raisbeck on Jul 18, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 27,313 views

    Spurgeon (1) wrote, " I think I may say to every person whom I am addressing,-If you are yourself saved, the work is but half done until you are employed to bring others to Christ. You are as yet but half formed in the image of your Lord. You have not attained to the full development of the ...read more

  • A Happy Tradition?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 18, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,593 views

    A HAPPY TRADITION? In a 2003 movie called "Pieces of April" a tatooed and rebellious daughter named April invites her disfunctional family to a Thanksgiving meal, hoping to heal old wounds and recreate a sense of family ritual. While they are driving to April’s house, her mom and sister take ...read more

  • A Man In Kansas City Was Severely Injured In An ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 30, 2004
     | 1,434 views

    A man in Kansas City was severely injured in an explosion. Evangelist Robert L. Sumner tells about him in his book The Wonders of the Word of God. The victim?s face was badly disfigured, and he lost his eyesight as well as both hands. He was just a new Christian, and one of his greatest ...read more

  • William T. Barker Tells About A Machinist That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 19, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,301 views

    William T. Barker tells about a machinist that worked at the Ford motor company after it had been first started in Detroit. This machinist over the next few years “borrowed” various tools and parts from the company, which he had never returned. While this practice was not condoned it was more or ...read more

  • Have You Heard Of The Man Who Claims And Boasts ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 19, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,019 views

    Have you heard of the man who claims and boasts of being the #1 NBA fan, and makes pro basketball his top priority? Listen to what he wrote in a national sports magazine recently. “April & May are not only my favorite months because of the NBA play-offs but they are my credit card company’s ...read more

  • Deep Within California's Remote And Rugged ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,445 views

    "Deep within California’s remote and rugged desert mountain ranges, living on the brink of extinction, less than a thousand bighorn sheep maintain a fragile grip on the future. Their hope lies with the crop of lambs born each winter. In preparation for this moment, ewes wander alone into the rocky ...read more

  • C. S. Lewis' Last Letter About Narnia  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Regas on Dec 14, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,441 views

    C. S. LEWIS’ LAST LETTER ABOUT NARNIA Less than one month before he died in 1963, C. S. Lewis wrote the following letter to a young girl who wanted to know if any other Narnia books were going to be produced. It turned out to be a fond and fitting farewell to all of his devoted readers. Dear Ruth, ...read more

  • After John Wesley Had Been Preaching For Some ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,496 views

    After John Wesley had been preaching for some time, some one said to him, "Are you sure, Mr. Wesley, of your salvation?" "Well," he answered, "Jesus Christ died for the whole world." "Yes, we all believe that; but are you sure that you are saved?" Wesley replied that he was sure that provision had ...read more

  • A Man In Kansas City Was Severely Injured In An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,159 views

    A man in Kansas City was severely injured in an explosion. Evangelist Robert L. Sumner tells about him in his book The Wonders of the Word of God. The victim’s face was badly disfigured, and he lost his eyesight as well as both hands. He was just a new Christian, and one of his greatest ...read more

  • Let Us Suppose We Are Back In The Old Days Of The ...

    Contributed by Michael Fritz on Nov 12, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,822 views

    Let us suppose we are back in the old days of the high priest, who took incense into the sanctum and went behind the veil and offered it there. And let us suppose that rubber—the worst-smelling thing I can think of when it burns—had been available in those days. Let us suppose that chips of rubber ...read more

  • Bill, A Former Corrections Office, Appears On A ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006
     | 1,410 views

    Bill, a former corrections office, appears on a radio talk show to share his story with the founders of XXXChurch – a ministry to help people out of the pornography scene. Bill describes the way he was first exposed to pornography at his friend’s house at age 11. He was immediately addicted. ...read more

  • Life Examples: Ezekiel: Watching Dead Bones Come ...  PRO

    Contributed by Nathan Parker on Mar 10, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,214 views

    Life Examples: Ezekiel: Watching Dead Bones Come Alive (Ezek. 37:14) In his day, hope had become a rare commodity. Ezekiel must have felt as desolate and useless as the piles of bones that he had seen in a startling vision. As the prophet sat in the middle of a valley, he knew that only a miracle ...read more

  • Ill<><hand ...

    Contributed by West Garner on Jun 29, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,764 views

    Ill<><Hand Illustration There those that choose not to live under God’s hand. They don’t trust God lead & Control their lives so they live above His mighty hand. They make all the calls in their life. They are the boss. They know what is best. Some of them may hope that God we bless what they do ...read more

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