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  • Speaking The Same Language

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 10, 2011
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    SPEAKING THE SAME LANGUAGE Back in 1991, I went on a mission trip to the former Soviet Union. Twenty-or-so of us arrived on a snowy November day in Samara, a city of more than a million people located on the Volga River. We were there for about ten days, and our mission was to help start a ...read more

  • Fire In The Hole

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011
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     | 5,468 views

    FIRE IN THE HOLE Centralia was a small mining town in the eastern part of Pennsylvania with about 1000 residents making their income off of the coal dug just underneath the crust. The town had existed the same way for over a century when pre-Civil War settlers moved out to dig up the anthracite ...read more

  • Dreams

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014
     | 5,396 views

    “There are many ways of breaking a heart. Stories were full of hearts being broken by love, but what really broke a heart was taking away its dream - whatever that dream might be.” - Pearl S. Buck Everybody has a dream. What’s your dream? What was your dream when you were young and full of ...read more

  • Great Blessings From A Generous Gift

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 16, 2016
     | 8,724 views

    *God wants us to be givers, because HE is a giver. He wants us to generously give our time, our talents, our tithes and our offerings. In short, God wants us to give our lives and our love to other people, every way we can. They will be blessed, and so will we. *Sometimes even a small gift can ...read more

  • In Just The Last 50 Years There Has Been ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 1,878 views

    In just the last 50 years there has been incredible innovation in technology. We have so many items in our home that we take for granted that really make our lives easier. TV remotes, microwaves, refrigerators, garage doors. All of these things had to be invented by somebody. Some of the greatest ...read more

  • Impact Of Love  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Impact of Love a. Ted was not what one would call the teacher’s pet--he was Turned off by school. Very sloppy in appearance. Expressionless. Unattractive. Many looked down upon him Even his teacher, Miss Thompson, enjoyed bearing down her red pen -- as she placed Xs beside his many wrong answers. ...read more

  • Can't Just Sit Around

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    CAN'T JUST SIT AROUND The following is a true story. Larry Walters led a fairly boring normal life as a truck driver in southern California until the fateful day of July 2nd, 1982. On that day, Larry turned himself into a legend. You see, ever since he was a boy Larry had dreamed of flying, but ...read more

  • Who I Am Makes A Difference

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 29, 2008
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    WHO I AM MAKES A DIFFERENCE A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her high school seniors for the difference they made in her life. Then she presented each of them with a Blue Ribbon imprinted with gold letters, which read, "Who I Am Makes a Difference."™ Afterwards the teacher gave each ...read more

  • Rapture Why God Doesn't Reveal When

    Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Feb 26, 2024
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    When I and my sister were young children we use to regularly have babysitters when our parents went out in the evenings. Some of the babysitters were fun! Some weren’t. The fun ones were the ones that let us play wild games that normally our parents would never let us do in the house if ...read more

  • Passing The Torch: Lessons From Castro  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 1, 2001
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    PASSING THE TORCH: LESSONS FROM CASTRO In August, President Fidel Castro celebrated his 75th birthday. The Cuban dictator came to power in 1959, after overthrowing former dictator, Fulgencio Batista. On the eve of his birthday, Castro made a powerful gesture. He publicly handed a Cuban flag to ...read more

  • The Story Of Redemption  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2002
    based on 33 ratings
     | 8,498 views

    The Story of Redemption I want to begin the study tonight by telling you a story. I first heard this story about 30 years ago. I was listening to J Vernon McGee on the radio explain a great Bible truth and he told the following story to illustrate the Biblical principle. In your mind go back ...read more

  • Tony Campolo Wrote A Book Called "The Kingdom Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Feb 26, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 1,895 views

    Tony Campolo wrote a book called “The Kingdom of God is a Party.” In chapter one, he tells the story of a trip to Honolulu in the mid 80’s. Having crossed far too many time zones from Philadelphia to Hawaii, he found himself awake and needing breakfast at 3:30am local time. He ended up in a ...read more

  • Too Easily Pleased! (07.06.05--Joy Every ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 5, 2005
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     | 2,129 views

    Too Easily Pleased! (07.06.05--Joy Every Day--Ecclesiastes 9:7-10) I was happy with things the way they were. Why should I go to any great length to make them any better when, as it were, I was contented with how my car looked and drove? This was my response about a year ago when my wife ...read more

  • J. Vernon Mcgee Spoke This Story Many Years Ago ...  PRO

    Contributed by Danny Rogers on Feb 6, 2007
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     | 2,682 views

    J. Vernon McGee spoke this story many years ago on the radio to explain an undeniable Biblical truth. In your mind go back in time about 150 years or so to the days before the Civil War. Imagine you are visiting one of the great cities of the South like Savannah, Atlanta, Birmingham, Jackson or ...read more

  • Tony Campolo Wrote A Book Called "The Kingdom Of ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 6, 2007
     | 2,121 views

    Tony Campolo wrote a book called “The Kingdom of God is a Party.” In chapter one, he tells the story of a trip to Honolulu in the mid 80’s. Having crossed far too many time zones from Philadelphia to Hawaii, he found himself awake and needing breakfast at 3:30am local time. He ended up in a ...read more

  • The Beltway Of Grief And Guilt

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2009
     | 4,217 views

    THE BELTWAY OF GRIEF AND GUILT Just a few days ago we celebrated, if that’s the right word, the thirtieth anniversary of something we all love to hate. Imagine observing the anniversary of something that has cost us dearly in dollars and also in blood and tears. Something we cannot live without, ...read more

  • The Flood In Contemporay ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
     | 2,206 views

    ILLUSTRATION THE FLOOD IN CONTEMPORAY TERMS AUSTRALIA - rising flood waters stranded 500 people… The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting more heavy rain… high alert for severe weather and flooding. Local rivers are already at their peak. Many roads and bridges are underwater and the town of ...read more

  • Fear And The Deceits Of The Heart  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,171 views

    FEAR AND THE DECEITS OF THE HEART I think Edward Welch chose brilliantly the title for his book on overcoming the fear of man: When People are Big and God is Small. Maybe you can relate to his personal awakening to this problem when he was a high-school senior: "I had always been shy and ...read more

  • The Invisible Enemy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011
     | 7,073 views

    THE INVISIBLE ENEMY "Good night, sleep tight, and don't let the bed bugs bite" has been spoken by loving mothers to their children for decades as they gently tucked their little ones to sleep and wished them a good night. The phrase itself carries within it the gentle reminder of a younger age and ...read more

  • The Winning Of Charlie Stoltzfus

    Contributed by Eugene Morell on Jan 28, 2012
     | 4,060 views

    THE WINNING OF CHARLIE STOLTZFUS Tony Campolo was a special speaker one week-end and he felt led by the Holy Spirit to tell a story of what happen when he was asked to speak at a Pentecostal college. Before the service began eight men had him kneel so they could lay their hands on him and pray. ...read more

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