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  • Does He Show?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,781 views

    DOES HE SHOW? One Sunday as they drove home from church, a little girl turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, there’s something about the preacher’s message this morning that I don’t understand." The mother said, "Oh? What is it?" The little girl replied, "Well, he said that God is bigger than ...read more

  • The Unjust Judge

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Mar 20, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,920 views

    THE UNJUST JUDGE In 1964 when Muhammad Ali made his professional boxing debut, he was still known by his birth name of Cassius Clay. He won his bout against Sonny Liston with a Technical Knockout. Liston sustained injuries during the first 6 rounds of the bout and at the beginning of the 7th round ...read more

  • Prayer And Spiritual ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,512 views

    PRAYER AND SPIRITUAL WARFARE "Life is war. That’s not all it is. But it is always that. Our weakness in prayer is owing largely to our neglect of this truth. Prayer is primarily a wartime walkie-talkie for the mission of the church as it advances against the powers of darkness and unbelief. It is ...read more

  • It's Up To ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 4, 2009
     | 3,346 views

    It’s Up to You…………… One song can spark a moment, One flower can wake the dream. One tree can start a forest, One bird can herald spring, One smile begins a friendship, One handclasp lifts a soul. One star can guide a ship at sea, One word can frame the goal. One vote can change a nation, One ...read more

  • Do It Scared

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 20, 2025
     | 241 views

    Let me share from an email I got from the Navigators about their summer outreach with college students: “This past summer, the students had over 700 gospel conversations with strangers. From those discussions, 22 people gave their lives to Christ and were connected with local churches. For one ...read more

  • Feldkirch Bells

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 24, 2025
     | 82 views

    The citizens of Feldkirch, Austria, didn’t know what to do. Napoleon’s massive army was preparing to attack. Soldiers had been spotted on the heights above the little town, which was situated on the Austrian border. A council of citizens was hastily summoned to decide whether they should try to ...read more

  • The Open Door

    Contributed by Samuel Shamaun on Jan 20, 2026
     | 85 views

    A man once stood outside a house, knocking on the door. He knocked again and again, but no one answered. Finally, he noticed there was no handle on the outside of the door. The door could only be opened from the inside. This illustration reflects the way Jesus approaches our hearts. The Bible says ...read more

  • Are You Familiar With Bill Cosby’s ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 14, 2001
    based on 137 ratings
     | 4,077 views

    ILL. Are you familiar with Bill Cosby’s book, "Time Flies"? In it, Cosby says that something happens to you when you turn 50 years old. When his father turned 50, Cosby says that for the first time he remembers noticing his father’s "love handles," those rolls of fat which develop around your ...read more

  • A Medical Doctor Provides A Physical Description: ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,608 views

    A medical doctor provides a physical description: The cross is placed on the ground and the exhausted man is quickly thrown backwards with his shoulders against the wood. The legionnaire feels for the depression at the front of the wrist. He drives a heavy, square wrought-iron nail through the ...read more

  • As Far Back As Anyone Could Remember, Kris Knew ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,581 views

    As far back as anyone could remember, Kris knew where he was going. He was clean-cut boy, bright and well behaved. The kind of kid any parent would be proud to call their son. His father was a major general in the Air Force and immensely proud of his son when Kris announced his intention to join ...read more

  • God And The Spider  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 28, 2007
    based on 26 ratings
     | 8,436 views

    God and the Spider During World War II, a US marine was separated from his unit on a Pacific island. The fighting had been intense, and in the smoke and the crossfire he had lost touch with his comrades. Alone in the jungle, he could hear enemy soldiers coming in his direction. Scrambling for ...read more

  • Should We Evangelize Jewish People?

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Sep 16, 2008
     | 1,547 views

    SHOULD WE EVANGELIZE JEWISH PEOPLE? The men who have come to Galatia believe they have the answer to a dilemma that has come upon the early church: what to do with the non-Jews who were entering the church. See, at the very beginning of the creation of the church in Acts chapter 2, all those who ...read more

  • Deer Are Creatures Of Consistency. This Species ...

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 20, 2008
     | 4,629 views

    Deer are creatures of consistency. This species of the animal kingdom pretty well knows its territory. It knows where it can always find a good meal of a few apples, acorns or grain. As for finding a source for water, this creature always seems to know of most of the local streams, ponds or lake. ...read more

  • Lighting Candles On Christmas Eve

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Dec 24, 2008
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    LIGHTING CANDLES ON CHRISTMAS EVE Every time on Christmas Eve that I light my candle, I catch myself staring into the flame – I can’t seem to help it. There, I hold one small ordinary candle with a small flickering light. In of itself, my little flame doesn’t cast much light, but I don’t know, ...read more

  • John ...

    Contributed by Michael Wiley on Jan 7, 2009
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    John 3:16 Introduction: Finished Shopping? What kind of gifts are you looking for? We look for gifts for Christmas that show our love for others. Joke; one man asked another, “what are you getting your wife?” “I’ll wrap myself.” “I’m not getting my wife much either.” ILL Little Sammy Williams ...read more

  • The Wizard Of Oz: Getting Home

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 10, 2011
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    THE WIZARD OF OZ: GETTING HOME I remember watching the Wizard of Oz. Dorothy is trying to find her way home, and along the way she runs into a scarecrow with no brain, a tin man with no heart, and a lion with no courage. But they learn that there is a wizard in the land of Oz who can help them ...read more

  • Man In A Hurry  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 7, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,155 views

    MAN IN A HURRY On the Andy Griffith Show episode "Man in a Hurry"- Malcolm tucker is a wealthy businessman from Charlotte. One Sunday he happens to have car trouble a couple of miles outside of Mayberry. Malcolm walks the rest of the way to town and meets Andy coming out of Sunday morning ...read more

  • World Trade Center Hero

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016
     | 6,620 views

    Matt Chandler tells the story of Dave Karnes. When the World Trade Center tumbled to the ground on that dreadfully dark day, more than 3000 people lost their lives. But a few who were buried beneath the rubble miraculously survived. Two of these were Will Jimeno and John McLoughlin, a pair of Port ...read more

  • Salvation And Reprobation

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,852 views

    SALVATION AND REPROBATION Someone may ask, "Of what use then is the doctrine of reprobation?" I am glad you asked! Let me suggest (from Dr. Boice) some useful aspects of the doctrine of reprobation. First, reprobation assures us that God’s purpose has not failed. God has determined the outcome ...read more

  • I Love The Tragedy, King Lear. In What I Think Is ...

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Mar 19, 2009
     | 1,755 views

    I love the tragedy, King Lear. In what I think is Shakespeare’s greatest play, the king divides his kingdom in thirds and decides to give the daughter that loves him most the best portion. When he makes his purpose known, the older two begin flattering him shamelessly. His oldest says, Sir, I ...read more