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  • Unsung Heroes: Godly Fathers

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 5, 2021
     | 2,695 views

    Text: Genesis 18:17-19, KJV: 17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household ...read more

  • The Year Was 1980, Bill Brodherst Who Hadn't Ran ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 12, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,144 views

    The year was 1980, Bill Brodherst who hadn’t ran in any race since his high school days decided to begin training for a marathon known as the Pepsi Challenge 10k in Omaha Nebraska. Sending in his application, he wasn’t sure they would accept him as a participant, but soon the approval came back ...read more

  • It Was May 7, And Roger Simms Was Hitchhiking His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,587 views

    It was May 7, and Roger Simms was hitchhiking his way home, having been discharged from the Army. He flashed his hitchhiking sign at a car, but almost lost hope for a ride when he noticed it was a black, sleek, new Cadillac. To his amazement the car stopped. As Roger entered the car from the ...read more

  • Belly Up To The Bar?" Romans 13: 1-7: Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 18, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,775 views

    “Belly Up to the Bar?” Romans 13: 1-7: Key verse(s): 4a “For he is God’s servant to do you good.” About a decade ago an assembly of Christian leaders came up with this summary of what it means to be a Christian citizen: “It is impossible for a believer to be a good Christian and a bad citizen ...read more

  • Enjoy Them All! (07.04.05--Joy Every ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 30, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,983 views

    Enjoy Them All! (07.04.05--Joy Every Day--Ecclesiastes 11:7-10) Only a dozen or so years and then, sweet, sweet retirement. Having worked for over 35 years, my time of hope and sweet happiness is now firmly planted on the horizon. In but a decade or so, I could be retired. No more getting up at ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,082 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

  • Handicapped But Complete

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,845 views

    Handicapped But Complete About two years ago my wife Kay was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease, mainly characterized by inflammation of the lining of the joints. It can lead to long-term joint damage, resulting in chronic pain, loss of function and ...read more

  • Anne Lamont Was Addicted To Coke And Alcohol, ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 3, 2007
     | 2,333 views

    Anne Lamont was addicted to coke and alcohol, involved in a messy affair that produced a child whom she had just aborted, and she watched her best friend die of cancer. Sometimes Anne would visit a small church nearby sitting in the back listening to the singing but always leaving before the ...read more

  • Jesus Seems To See The Whole Story Of His People ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,204 views

    Jesus seems to see the whole story of his people coming to fulfillment in his time and in his own person...He is claiming to be a new David...In talking of liberation...he is identifying himself as a new Moses, a new lawgiver who gives the people a new law?...In calling people to faith...In ...read more

  • Evidences Of ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,463 views

    Evidences of Salvation Faith The second truth relating to man’s acceptance of God’s great salvation is true Biblical faith. Faith is the indispensable channel of salvation. In Hebrews 11:6 we are told that “…without faith it is ...read more

  • The Red Glove

    Contributed by Chester Harris on Dec 4, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,333 views

    THE RED GLOVE It was one of those rare wintry days on the campus of Asbury Seminary with snow drifting over the sidewalks and students slipping and sliding, intentionally and without serious intent! I needed to mail a letter and decided to trek the extra distance to the Wilmore post office, rather ...read more

  • The Story Of This Song, Oh Holy Night, Began In ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 23, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,015 views

    The story of this song, Oh Holy Night, began in the 1840’s in France when a Priest asked a poet named Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure to write a poem for Christmas Mass. Cappeau composed this poem while he was in a carriage on the road to France … and that he titled Cantique de Noel. Cappeau was ...read more

  • God Keeps His Promises

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 27, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,428 views

    GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISES Roger Simms shared this testimony in a book: May 7 the day Roger was discharged from the army. He couldn’t get a bus so he decided to hitchhike his way home. Carry his heavy suitcase and in his army uniform, he flashed for the on-coming car. It was a luxurious, black ...read more

  • Why We Celebrate The 4th  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,454 views

    WHY WE CELEBRATE THE 4TH But there is a reason why we celebrate on the 4th and we can’t forget that! It was the day the day the colonies declared their independence from England. Freedom was declared in some famous words of the Declaration of Independence, which starts: We hold these truths to be ...read more

  • A Mother Is Born By Regina ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 27, 2010
     | 3,375 views

    A Mother Is Born by Regina Phillips My first child, a daughter, was born on July 27, 2000, and I found I was completely unprepared. I thought I was ready for her birth. I had read my books and articles on childbirth and baby care; I had bought everything on my shopping checklist. The nursery was ...read more

  • Ultra-Marathoner, Dean Karnazes, Is A Modern Day Superman

    Contributed by Tobin Crenshaw on Aug 15, 2010
     | 2,300 views

    Dean Karnazes is a modern day Superman. He has run fifty marathons in fifty days in fifty states, and runs ultra marathons of over 200 miles. He details his amazing accomplishments in his book Ultramarathon Man. After one particularly grueling 200 mile marathon he shared the following contents of ...read more

  • My Sheep Know My Voice  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,484 views

    MY SHEEP KNOW MY VOICE Do you all know much about Emperor Penguins? I was not very familiar with these birds until a few years ago when the documentary, March of the Penguins, came out. And as I watched this documentary, I learned many intriguing facts about this largest of the penguin family. ...read more

  • Our Greatest Need

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 20, 2012
     | 4,274 views

    If we were to go out on the streets and ask people at random, “What is your greatest need?” we would probably get a number of different responses. We wouldn’t be surprised in this economy if we got several answers of people needing a job so they could provide for their home and family. If people ...read more

  • The Message Of The Straight Jacket

    Contributed by Christopher Roberts (Barrister) on Jan 22, 2013
     | 4,083 views

    THE MESSAGE OF THE STRAIGHT JACKET Satan employs a number of tactics against us, which most often God uses for our greater good. One of those tactics is to place a straight jacket of circumstance upon us, something that we are unable to deal with ourselves. Such a straight jacket might relate to a ...read more

  • The Difference Maker

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Sep 16, 2020
     | 3,421 views

    My pastor, Wana Archer, tells about a time when he was a teenager and worked at a restaurant for .25 cents/hour. In this restaurant, there was a gambling machine that looked like a pinball machine. A player would deposit a nickel and get one shot to hit the jackpot or win some money. He noticed ...read more