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  • Crossing No-Man's-Land  PRO

    Contributed by David Whitten on May 28, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 2,667 views

    ILLUSTRATION from “Stories from the Heart” It was a few weeks before Christmas 1917. The beautiful snowy landscapes of Europe were blackened by war. The trenches on one side held the Germans and on the other side the trenches were filled with Americans. It was World War I. The exchange of ...read more

  • Did You Know There's A Company Called "The Alibi ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 8, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,548 views

    Did you know there’s a company called “The Alibi Agency.” This London based agency’s slogan is: “We serve those who stray.” Here’s what’s on their web site: “With the pressures of modern life many of us have occasion to stray from our long term partners & dally with a brief sexual relationship with ...read more

  • Dead In Unrighteousness  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 18, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,627 views

    DEAD IN UNRIGHTEOUSNESS Several years ago a movie came out called “Death Becomes Her”. I don’t recommend it. It was dark humor at best, but the few funny parts weren’t worth the cost of the movie rental; much less, a theatre ticket. But the basic premise of the movie turns out to be a great ...read more

  • Jesus Lifted Up The Spirit Of A Discouraged ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Feb 10, 2003
    based on 42 ratings
     | 5,535 views

    Jesus lifted up the spirit of a discouraged preacher who retired early because of what happened to him. "In the Pentecostal Evangel church leader George U. Wood writes: "Have you ever heard a healing take place? I have. I listened to an audiotape of Duane Miller teaching his Sunday school ...read more

  • Don't Divorce Your Unsaved Husband Or Wife. Why? ...  PRO

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Sep 11, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,064 views

    Don’t divorce your unsaved husband or wife. Why? Paul gives this reason: The believer may have a positive, spiritual influence on their unbelieving mate. The unbeliever may get saved due to the believing spouse’s example and lifestyle. 1 Corinthians 7:14: “For the unbelieving husband has been ...read more

  • Copper Wire

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 12, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,873 views

    Copper Wire illustration : Copper wire can be used for a lot of different purposes, you can use it for a close line, you can bend it and manipulate it around your gate to keep the cows from getting out or whatever but it has much more potential that that. Inside of that copper wire is protons and ...read more

  • The Bounty's Bible  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Jan 25, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,749 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

  • Charles Fuller Once Announced That He Would Be ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,850 views

    Charles Fuller once announced that he would be speaking the following Sunday on “Heaven.” During that week, a precious letter was received from an old man who was very ill. Here is part of his letter: “Next Sunday you are to talk about Heaven. I am interested in that land, because I have held a ...read more

  • How Do We Know God Is Here With Us?  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,701 views

    *Christmas is a time when God came near. And God comes near today. *Joe McKeever told the story of a little girl named Rachel. Like many preschoolers, Rachel had a problem waking up in the middle of the night, scared and crying. The only thing that would sooth her fears was crawling into bed with ...read more

  • Henry Surber Is A Distant And Ancient Relative Of ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 31, 2009
     | 1,637 views

    Henry Surber is a distant and ancient relative of mine. The following is from “History of Montgomery County, Kansas”: The Rev. Henry Surber, a Campbellite preacher and an early settler of the "Hoosier State." The latter took his family to Iowa in the early settlement of that state and he aided ...read more

  • Italian Composer Antonio Rossini Didn't Know Why ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 20, 2009
     | 3,836 views

    Italian Composer Antonio Rossini Didn’t Know Why His Watch Was So Valuable You cannot go forward when you have plenty when you are empty on the inside. Harry Emerson Fosdick said that, “No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara ...read more

  • For Fellowship - In The Fall Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Brown on Jan 23, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,077 views

    Illustration for Fellowship - In the fall of the year, Linda, a young woman, was traveling alone up the rutted and rugged highway from Alberta to the Yukon. Linda didn't know you don't travel to Whitehorse alone in a rundown Honda Civic, so she set off where only four-wheel drives normally venture. ...read more

  • Bill Hybels: Difficult Forgiveness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,128 views

    BILL HYBELS: DIFFICULT FORGIVENESS Everything we have seen about how to deal with difficult people when put to action will bring glory to God. We find this in an illustration from Bill Hybels: "A couple of years ago, a member of my church’s vocal team and I were invited by a Christian leader ...read more

  • False ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2010
     | 4,592 views

    False Healers Shortly before I came to the United States in 1983 I attended a “healing” meeting in Cape Town, South Africa. It was winter and the meeting was held outside in a very large tent. We all wore winter coats. The preacher, who had a large following in South Africa, preached a message that ...read more

  • Strange Yet Sufficient Answered Prayer

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
     | 3,084 views

    "STRANGE YET SUFFICIENT" ANSWERED PRAYER James Gilmour, a missionary to Mongolia, was once asked to treat some wounded soldiers. Although he was not a doctor, he did have some knowledge of first aid, so he felt he could not refuse the request. He dressed the wounds of two of the men, but a ...read more

  • Take My Hand  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,626 views

    TAKE MY HAND The story is told of a man and his boy who was with him, when a little fellow, in Scotland, and for the first time he possessed what in that country is known as a top-coat. They were walking out one cold day, and the way was slippery. The little fellow's hands were deep down in his ...read more

  • Life's Deeper Meaning

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 29, 2011
     | 2,885 views

    LIFE'S DEEPER MEANING Examining life for deeper meanings is a twentieth century preoccupation. We assume that things are not what they seem. Words disguise Hidden Feelings. Actions symbolize Something Else. We sometimes try too hard to discover the hidden meanings when there just might not be ...read more

  • Frankl And The Meaning Of Life  PRO

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 15, 2012
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,605 views

    FRANKL AND THE MEANING OF LIFE When Jewish psychiatrist Viktor Frankl was arrested by the Nazis in World War II and put in Auschwitz, the infamous death camp, he was stripped of everything: property, family, possessions, and a manuscript he had spent years researching and writing on finding ...read more

  • John D. Rockefeller's Transformation

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 12,127 views

    JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER’S TRANSFORMATION John D. Rockefeller, Sr., was strong and husky when he was a youth. He early determined to earn money and drove himself to the limit. At age 33, he earned his first million dollars. At age 43, he controlled the biggest company in the world. At age 53, he was ...read more

  • We Hear You Now Lord!

    Contributed by David Holwick on Sep 14, 2012
     | 2,130 views

    On July 1, 2003, a visiting evangelist at the First Baptist Church of Forest, Ohio, was conducting an evening revival. Rev. Don Hardman had just finished his sermon on repentance and was closing with prayer. Apparently he felt that he had not accomplished what he was there for. A storm was ...read more