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  • Then God!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 18, 2007
     | 3,928 views

    THEN GOD! WHAT IS THE LITTLE AMONG SO GREAT A NEED? JESUS ALREADY KNEW WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO! JESUS JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT KIND OF FAITH PHILIP HAD? PHILIP HAD THE FAITH --- BUT THEY LET GO OF THE FAITH --- THEN GOD! A. THERE IS MORE TO THE TEST THAN JUST REALIZING PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY! John 6:5 ...read more

  • When Larry Crabbe, Christian Psychologist And ...

    Contributed by Amanda Wilson on Oct 20, 2007
     | 1,600 views

    When Larry Crabbe, Christian psychologist and author, became a father, he decided he was going to do parenting right! So Larry made sure he hugged his sons and told them he loved them. He had father-son talks, dinners and camping trips. He personally saw to it that his sons had a thorough ...read more

  • Barnabas Was Seeing So Many People Come To Jesus ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,495 views

    -Barnabas was seeing so many people come to Jesus that he knew he needed more help. So, he set out for Tarsus (probably on foot) to find Saul. Tarsus was 100 miles around the NE corner of the Mediterranean Sea from Antioch. It probably took him a few days to get there. Why did he go to all that ...read more

  • Abraham Clark Was A Patriot Who Signed The ...

    Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Feb 17, 2008
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    Abraham Clark was a patriot who signed the Declaration of Independence. When he signed that rebellious document, he knew and understood that it could mean his own death. One night, a British officer announced, “We have captured your sons!” He was staggered at the news. The officer continued, ...read more

  • Know-It-All Christians

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 3,615 views

    KNOW-IT-ALL CHRISTIANS Chuck Yeager, the famed test pilot, was flying an F-86 Sabre over a lake in the Sierras when he decided to buzz a friend’s house near the edge of the lake. During a slow roll, he suddenly felt his aileron lock. Says Yeager, "It was a hairy moment, flying about 150 feet off ...read more

  • Pain And Regret: A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,427 views

    PAIN AND REGRET: A GIFT? In 1999, Dr Paul Brand and Philip Yancey co-wrote a book called Pain: the Gift Nobody Wants. Dr Brand was born in India to missionary parents, and has spent most of his life caring for people with leprosy. One of Dr Brand’s greatest discoveries was that people with leprosy ...read more

  • Bible Riddles  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,187 views

    Bible riddles Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible? A. Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation. Q. Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible? A. Pharaoh’s daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out A little prophet. Q. What ...read more

  • And It Came To Pass...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
    based on 22 ratings
     | 17,179 views

    AND IT CAME TO PASS... "The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me." -- Martin Luther During a Sunday class the question was asked, "In your time of discouragement, what is your favourite Scripture?" A young man said, "The Lord is my ...read more

  • Go Find Something To Do For God

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
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     | 2,079 views

    GO FIND SOMETHING TO DO FOR GOD Ruth Rettig tells the story of having gone through unsuccessful cancer surgery and following up with chemo in Houston, which meant 500-mile roundtrips from their home in central Texas. The trips were exhausting enough but the chemo made her feel sick to death. She ...read more

  • The Witch Of Wall ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2012
     | 3,819 views

    THE WITCH OF WALL STREET Hetty Green, nicknamed "The Witch of Wall Street" (November 21, 1834 – July 3, 1916), was an American businesswoman, known for her frugality during the Gilded Age, as well as for being the first American woman to make a substantial impact on Wall Street. She was born ...read more

  • Jesus Is...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    JESUS IS... In Genesis He is the Seed of the Woman. In Exodus He is the Passover Lamb. In Leviticus He is our High Priest. In Numbers He is the Pillar of Cloud by day and the Pillar of Fire by night. In Deuteronomy He is the Prophet like unto Moses. In Joshua He is the Captain of our Salvation. In ...read more

  • Now, My Dad Once Told Me The Story About A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Schroer on Mar 12, 2001
    based on 242 ratings
     | 6,614 views

    Now, my dad once told me the story about a peculiar fisherman from Minnesota. You see, this fisherman was very well prepared. He knew how to fish. He had everything you need to be a good fisherman. He had poles, nets, bait, and even a really nice boat, but this fisherman had a problem. You ...read more

  • Nearly A Century Ago, A Famous English Preacher ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Sloat on Apr 3, 2001
    based on 113 ratings
     | 2,292 views

    Nearly a century ago, a famous English preacher described in vivid detail the practice of one particular lord of the manor. Every year on Christmas day, this lord gave all the poor people who were his subjects a generous basket of food. Every person brought a basket with him and the lord’s custom ...read more

  • I Was Waiting For My Test Results From A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Travis on Jun 24, 2001
    based on 66 ratings
     | 4,493 views

    I was waiting for my test results from a Christian Education class at the Bible Colllege where I attended. I knew I had every answer right and I was anticipating an A as my grade, but to my disappointment I received a C. The teacher admitted I had every answer right, but I had failed to follow ...read more

  • The Importance Of Really Living The Christian ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jun 28, 2001
    based on 59 ratings
     | 2,773 views

    The importance of really living the Christian life is illustrated in the life of the famous author Mark Twain. Church leaders were largely to blame for his becoming hostile to the Bible and the Christian faith. As he grew up, he knew elders and deacons who owned slaves and abused them. He heard men ...read more

  • During Quail Season In Georgia, An Atlanta ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,841 views

    During quail season in Georgia, an Atlanta journalist met an old farmer hunting with an ancient pointer at his side. Twice the dog ran ahead as his body ached rheumatism and pointed. Twice his master fired into the open air. When the journalist saw no birds rise, he asked the farmer for an ...read more

  • Philip Yancey Relates How A Professor Virginia ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Jan 7, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
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    Philip Yancey relates how a professor Virginia Stem Owens assigned the Sermon on the Mount to her composition class at Texas A&M University. She asked her students to write a short essay on this passage of Scripture. Here is what one student wrote: “The things asked in this sermon are absurd. To ...read more

  • For My Next Trick  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,076 views

    FOR MY NEXT TRICK: A 31-year-old man from Santa Cruz, Calif., was walking outside town on a date when he happened across a rattlesnake. To "impress" his gal, he picked the snake up. "The snake was mature," said a rescue worker. "It had 10 rattles," which he knew because "the victim had time to ...read more

  • The Breath Of Masochism  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,005 views

    THE BREATH OF MASOCHISM Some psychologists and psychiatrists, following Freud’s lead, point to the Beatitudes as proof of Jesus’ imbalance. Said one distinguished British psychologist, in a speech prepared for the Royal Society of Medicine: “The spirit of self-sacrifice which permeates ...read more

  • The Patient Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by John Hamby on Feb 10, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,698 views

    THE PATIENT PRAYER “George Mueller, the founder of a great Christian orphanage work in England in the 1800’s, was a powerful man of prayer. He knew the importance of keeping at prayer evne when the answer seemed delayed. When he was young he began praying that two of his friends might be saved. He ...read more