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  • Have You Ever Been Told Something So Thrilling ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Dec 10, 2009
     | 1,448 views

    Have you ever been told something so thrilling that you could not be quiet? There had to be a party going on in heaven! Angels by their nature worship, serve, and represent God. Now the promise of the ages to all mankind had come. They could not shut up about it! The celebration overflowed, ...read more

  • The Prophetic ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Sep 17, 2008
     | 2,429 views

    ‘THE PROPHETIC PERSPECTIVE’ When the prophets were speaking of what would happen as a result of what was taking place in Judah the message was very specific. But when they looked out into the future the great events foretold were compressed in a brief space of time. This is called ‘the prophetic ...read more

  • God's Great Love

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,526 views

    GOD'S GREAT LOVE One time a father wanted to teach his son the lesson of God's great goodness. He took him to the top of a high hill and pointed northward over Scotland, southward over England, eastward over the ocean, westward over hill and valley, and then sweeping his arm around the whole ...read more

  • A Couple Taking A Cruise On A Transatlantic Ocean ...

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Sep 17, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,746 views

    A couple taking a cruise on a transatlantic ocean liner awoke one morning and saw dark, threatening clouds on the horizon. They decided this would be a good day to have breakfast in the room so they called for room service. When the steward arrived with their meal he made a comment about the ...read more

  • A Shipwrecked Man Managed To Reach An Uninhabited ...

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009
     | 2,490 views

    A shipwrecked man managed to reach an uninhabited island. There, to protect himself against the elements and to safeguard the few possessions he had salvaged, he painstakingly built a little hut from which he constantly and prayerfully scanned the horizon for the approach of a ship. Returning one ...read more

  • Who Would You Quote In Outer ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2009
     | 3,428 views

    Who Would You Quote in Outer Space? On Christmas Day 1968, the three astronauts of Apollo 8 circled the dark side of the moon and headed for home. Suddenly, over the horizon of the moon rose the blue and white earth, garlanded by the glistening light of the sun against the black void of space. ...read more

  • In 1879 The Greatest Annual Loss Of Life In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,468 views

    In 1879 The greatest annual loss of life in the New England fisheries occurred, with 29 vessels and 249 fishermen lost at sea. During that year many women found themselves on lonely widow walks with and eye on the horizon hoping for the return of their loved one. A widow’s walk (or roofwalk) is ...read more

  • On Christmas Day 1968, The Three Astronauts Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 4, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
     | 3,434 views

    On Christmas Day 1968, the three astronauts of Apollo 8 circled the dark side of the moon and headed for home. Suddenly, over the horizon of the moon rose the blue and white Earth garlanded by the glistening light of the sun against the black void of space. Those sophisticated men, trained in ...read more

  • Sending Churches: The Fund For Theological ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,623 views

    Sending Churches: The Fund for Theological Education has underwritten a study of congregations that consistently send people into ministry. In summary, the following are five characteristics of those congregations: · Lay people are in ministry. Through collaboration with their pastors, lay people ...read more

  • Freedom

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jun 11, 2020
     | 3,039 views

    Freedom: “You feel you were hedged in you dream of escape; but beware of mirages. Do not run or fly away in order to get free: rather dig in the narrow place which has been given you; you will find God there and everything. God does not float on your horizon, he sleeps in your substance. Vanity ...read more

  • One Day A Man Holidaying In The Bahamas Noticed A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Daniel Harman on Aug 28, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,976 views

    One day a man holidaying in the Bahamas noticed a big crowd gathered at the end of the pier. As he got closer he observed someone preparing for a solo journey around the world in a tiny homemade boat. Without exception everybody was telling him all the things that could go wrong. Suddenly the man ...read more

  • Seeing The Rainbow From God's Side  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Nov 26, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,332 views

    Seeing The Rainbow From God’s Side Some years ago it was my privilege to be one of the speakers in a state-wide Bible Conference held in Dallas, Texas. Inasmuch as I was conducting a revival meeting in Houston that same week, it was necessary for me to fly to and from the Dallas appointment. My ...read more

  • The Only Survivor Of A Shipwreck Was Washed Up On ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 9, 2006
     | 2,382 views

    The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed fervently for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but no hope in sight. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to ...read more

  • Smoke Signal  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 40 ratings
     | 3,890 views

    The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the ...read more

  • I'm Standing By  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 17, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,047 views

    I'm Standing By An ocean liner left a British port during WWII and headed for a harbor in the U.S. Enemy ships were everywhere. The captain was given secret directions charting the route. Added were these instructions: KKeep straight on this course. Turn aside for nothing. If you need help, ...read more

  • Smoke Signal

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Aug 18, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,586 views

    SMOKE SIGNAL The only survivor of a shipwreck came upon a small, uninhabited island. He prayed repeatedly for God to save him and everyday scanned the horizon for his answer. Even though he was exhausted and in despair, he eventually managed to build a little hut to keep him out of the weather ...read more

  • The Unique Christ

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 10, 2009
     | 2,404 views

    THE UNIQUE CHRIST His birth was contrary to the laws of life. His death was contrary to the laws of death. He had no cornfields or fisheries but He could spread a table for five thousand and have bread and fish to spare. He walked on no beautiful carpets or velvet rugs, but He walked on the ...read more

  • Where Will Our Jobs Go?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 13, 2012
     | 1,398 views

    WHERE WILL OUR JOBS GO? Futurist Thomas Frey blogs, "People are seriously worried. I've been in a number of conversations recently where people are very worried about our coming era of automation where fewer and fewer jobs will be left for people to do. A few months ago I predicted that over 2 ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of An Only Survivor Of A Wreck ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,944 views

    The story is told of an only survivor of a wreck who was thrown on an uninhabited island. After a while he managed to build himself a hut, in which he placed the little that he had saved from the wreck. He prayed to God for deliverance, and anxiously scanned the horizon each day to hail any passing ...read more

  • Formula For Going To Heaven

    Contributed by John Bright on May 27, 2023
     | 644 views

    That’s right – heaven or hell is the final destination for every human being. I want to crystal clear about this! All humans have been born into a state of Sin (with a big S). We commit sin (with a little s) because we are Sinners – not vice versa. At the instant of salvation, our Sin nature is ...read more

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