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  • Stay The Course  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jun 28, 2001
    based on 68 ratings
     | 3,800 views

    STAY THE COURSE The 2000 movie, The Patriot starred Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin, a reluctant Revolutionary War hero. Martin has an 18-year-old son named Gabriel who is eager to join the conflict. Gabriel’s sentiments for his country are revealed by one pastime: throughout the first half of the ...read more

  • Giving

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Apr 17, 2022
     | 3,671 views

    Henry Parsons Crowell contracted tuberculosis when a boy and could not go to school. His Father and brother died of tuberculosis, and he should have died of it too. He made a contract with God. If he were spared he would use his abilities to amass large sums of money for evangelism. For the next 50 ...read more

  • The Man Who Rejected A Pardon

    Contributed by David Goering on Nov 1, 2019
     | 5,576 views

    ILLUSTRATION: The man who rejected a pardon. 1.) I found this true story online. United States v. Wilson, 32 U.S. 150 (1833), was a case in the United States in which the defendant, George Wilson, was convicted of robbing the US Mail in Pennsylvania and sentenced to death. Due to his ...read more

  • One Of The Most Influential Christians Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,028 views

    One of the most influential Christians who exhibited “Grace Living” and touches lives as powerfully today as he did in the late 1700 and early 1800’s is John Newton, the writer of “Amazing Grace.” His own evaluation of himself was, “a wretch who was once lost but then was found, saved by amazing ...read more

  • Suspension Bridge

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2009
     | 3,387 views

    Robert Lewis writes, “In 1851, many of the most accomplished engineers in the country thought James Roebling was out of his mind. That year, he began to work on the unthinkable: building a bridge over the Niagara River Gorge. Disaster was nearly universally predicted. There was the sheer ...read more

  • In My "Reader's Digest - Jesus And His Times" ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 8, 2001
    based on 129 ratings
     | 5,167 views

    In my "Reader’s Digest - Jesus and His Times" (copy write 1987 - from which much of this information is derived), there is a picture of a "Mikvah" that has been discovered in Masada (the ancient fortress built by Herod which held off the Romans for so long after the fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D.). ...read more

  • I Read The Story About A Football Player Whose ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jun 3, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,810 views

    I read the story about a football player whose performance exceeded the expectation of others. "…. In the last two minutes of the game, with the score against his team, makes a touchdown. He runs faster than his legs can carry him, and farther than he has ever dreamed of running. When he comes ...read more

  • The Devil Always Fights The Church When The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,377 views

    The Devil always fights the church when the church is on the move. Charles Spurgeon used to say that Satan never kicks a dead horse. Satan knew that the church was on the move, so he attacked it. In Acts 2 we read that 3000 people were converted. Then what happened? According to Acts 4, Satan came ...read more

  • Americans Believe: A New Poll Released By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,270 views

    Americans Believe: A new poll released by Newsweek reveals some surprising statistics on how Americans view Jesus and his birth. · 93% percent of all Americans believe Jesus really lived. · 82% see Jesus as God or the Son of God. · 73% say they believe Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and was ...read more

  • Years Ago A Young Minister Visited Dundee, ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Sep 19, 2006
     | 1,106 views

    Years ago a young minister visited Dundee, Scotland, deeply concerned that his ministry was producing such meager results. He decided to visit the scene where years before Robert Murray McCheyne had ministered in such evident power of the Spirit of God. McCheyne died at the age of 30, but not ...read more

  • The Top 10 Issues Facing Today's Family (1) ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,989 views

    The Top 10 Issues Facing Today’s Family (1) Anti-Christian Culture: Stripping away of Christian heritage and traditional values. (2) Divorce: The ongoing wave of broken marriages and families both in and out of the church. (3) Busyness: Participation in numerous activities crowding out quality ...read more

  • In A 1998 Usa Weekend Exclusive Survey Of More ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 13, 2007
     | 2,405 views

    In a 1998 USA Weekend exclusive survey of more than a quarter million teens -- one of the most extensive ever -- teens responded honestly about tackling their identity crisis. An unprecedented 272,400 students wrote in and confessed their short-comings and exposed their passion to improve ...read more

  • Years Ago A Young Minister Visited Dundee, ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
     | 701 views

    Years ago a young minister visited Dundee, Scotland, deeply concerned that his ministry was producing such meager results. He decided to visit the scene where years before Robert Murray McCheyne had ministered in such evident power of the Spirit of God. McCheyne died at the age of 30, but not ...read more

  • A Young Man Who Had Been Raised As An Atheist Was ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 5, 2008
     | 1,550 views

    A young man who had been raised as an atheist was training to be an Olympic diver. The only religious influence in his life came from his outspoken Christian friend. The young diver never really paid much attention to what his friend said about Jesus. One night the diver went to the indoor pool ...read more

  • Transformed Versus Conformed -- The Case Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2013
     | 7,812 views

    TRANSFORMED VERSUS CONFORMED -- THE CASE OF THE JAPANESE WATERMELON Farmers in Zentsuji, Japan, are preparing full-grown watermelons for shipment -- only these are no ordinary melons: they're square! They were placed in tempered-glass cubes while they were still growing. Why would anyone want a ...read more

  • Trusting God To Rise Beyond Life's Challenges

    Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 16, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,424 views

    Eagles are often harassed by crows that peck at them. Instead of retaliating, the eagle soars higher, reaching altitudes where crows can't survive. This behavior teaches us about rising above life's challenges rather than confronting them directly. Isaiah 40:31 says, “But those who hope ...read more

  • On Drinking

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 15, 2010
     | 1,993 views

    ON DRINKING I’ve never been drunk and don’t ever want to be. I have seen enough senseless and depraved activity conducted because of alcohol that I no longer want to be associated even with drinking wine at a meal. I have counselled women who have been raped after a night of alcohol at a ...read more

  • Actions Speak Louder  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Dec 10, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,524 views

    ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER Andy Stanley tells the story of when he was 13 and learning the meaning of the phrase, "Actions speak louder than words." His dad was the Associate Pastor of First Baptist in Atlanta when the senior pastor was asked to resign. Charles Stanley was asked to preach on Sundays ...read more

  • I Remember When I Was A Freshmen In College, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 19, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,244 views

    I remember when I was a freshmen in college, having just got my draft notice to go in to the Vietnam War I was greatly distressed. A James Taylor Song had a powerful influence on my decision making when I reflected on its meaning, “When you’re down and troubled and you need some love and care. And ...read more

  • Architect Frank Lloyd Wright Once Told Of An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 13, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,070 views

    Architect Frank Lloyd Wright once told of an incident that may have seemed insignificant at the time, but had a profound influence on the rest of his life. The winter he was 9, he went walking across a snow-covered field with his reserved, no-nonsense uncle. As the two of them reached the far end ...read more