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I See It But I Can't Get There

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008

I SEE IT BUT I CAN'T GET THERE A man named Floyd Collins, in 1925, was exploring near Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and got stuck fifty-five feet from the surface. Icy water was dripping in his face. The rescuers came in and diverted the water, and they talked with him, they calmed him down, but they ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

When I Was In The Media, I Spent A Week In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

When I was in the media, I spent a week in Culion, Palawan. In fact, it was a holy week. Yes, that’s part of Palawan. But I don’t think you would like to go there. Culion was a leper colony. That’s where we quarantine or exile people afflicted with leprosy or Hansen’s disease in the past. When I ...read more

Tags: Faith, Bread, Servant, Second Coming, Slave, God's Provision  (view more)  (view less)

There Was A Sad Thing I Saw When I Was In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There was a sad thing I saw when I was in Culion, Palawan. Yes, the multi-drug therapy or MDT cures people of leprosy. In fact a foundation made sure that people in Culion received the MDT. So, everyday they make the patients line up and gave it to them. But I noticed that after the patients placed ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

I Was At A Conference Years Ago, And I Found ...

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jun 18, 2007

I was at a conference years ago, and I found myself in this pastor’s small group discussion, a bunch of these old guys. The conversation turned to the subject of Jesus being the exclusive way to salvation (which by the way, is sound orthodox theology, clear biblical interpretation handed down for ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Faced With A Mountain, I Will Not Quit I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When faced with a mountain, I will not quit I will keep on striving until I climb over, find a pass through, tunnel underneath or simply stay and ...read more

Tags: Endurance

I Do Not Fear Tomorrow, For I Remember ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I do not fear tomorrow, for I remember yesterday ...read more

Tags: Future

I Always Wanted To Get Into Politics, But I Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I always wanted to get into politics, but I was never light ...read more

Tags: Government

I Didnt Come To Washington To Be Loved And I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I didnt come to Washington to be loved and I havent ...read more

Tags: Government

The Older I Get, The More I Believe That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The older I get, the more I believe that nothing in the world equals friendshipthat marvelous assurance that everything will always be true and good ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Shall I Not Bless The Middle Years? Not I For ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Shall I not bless the middle years? Not I for youth repine While warmly round me cluster ...read more

Tags: Aging

I Know The Morningi Am Acquainted With It And I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I know the morningI am acquainted with it and I love it. I love it fresh and sweet as it isa daily new creation, breaking forth and calling all that have life and breath and ...read more

Tags: Morning

I Favor The Policy Of Economy, Not Because I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but ...read more

Tags: Money

I Like The Story, Doubtless Antique, That I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I like the story, doubtless antique, that I heard near San Antonio. A child asks a stranger where he comes from, whereupon his father rebukes him gently, Never do that, son. If a mans ...read more

Tags: Emotions

I Realize That Patriotism Is Not Enough. I Must ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

If I Were To Wish For Anything, I Should Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what ...read more

Tags: Possibilities

When Faced With A Mountain, I Will Not Quit I ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When faced with a mountain, I will not quit I will keep on striving until I climb over, find a pass through, tunnel underneath or simply stay and ...read more

Tags: Emotions

I Believe In Today. It Is All That I Possess. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I believe in today. It is all that I possess. The past is of value only as it can make the life of today fuller and freer. There is no ...read more

Tags: Present

I Was Blind, But Now I Can See  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009

I WAS BLIND, BUT NOW I CAN SEE There were two boys who grew up together. They were close friends as children, but as they entered their teen years their paths began to diverge, and they ended up in very different places. Ernie was always in trouble. He began by shoplifting small things from stores ...read more

Scripture: John 9:25

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

If I Should Wake Before I Die

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2009

IF I SHOULD WAKE BEFORE I DIE A father knelt down beside his little boy’s bed. It was time for prayers, hugs and kisses, and tucking in. The little boy began the childhood prayer he had repeated so many times before: now I lay me down to sleep; I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Tags: Easter Resurrection

The First Thing That I Want To Say Is That I ...

Contributed by Charles Worth on Aug 7, 2009

The first thing that I want to say is that I have met some women that would be wonderful deacons and pastors. It is not a matter of ability, but eligibility. I liken this to my daughter; she took AP Government in High School, she probably understood the electoral process better that anyone I knew, ...read more

Tags: Pastors

Denomination: Baptist