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  • When The Garden Tomb Was Discovered In 1885, The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    When the Garden Tomb was discovered in 1885, the godly General Gordon was convinced that this was the place where the body of Jesus had lain. There is a traditional tomb inside the wall of modern Jerusalem, but no certainty attaches to the site. The Garden Tomb, hidden for centuries, was covered ...read more

  • A Woman Of Wealth In Boston Was Somewhat ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,357 views

    A woman of wealth in Boston was somewhat overwhelmed when a complete stranger approached her on the street and talked to her about Christ and invited her to accept Him as Savior. When she got home she told her husband what happened and he replied, “Well, if I had been there, I would have told him ...read more

  • I Was Once Invited To Lay Hands On Some People ...

    Contributed by Samson Musyoki on Sep 22, 2007
     | 1,903 views

    I was once invited to lay hands on some people who had obeyed to an altar call during an open air meeting. I asked one sick old man whether he believed in Jesus Christ as Lord and saviour and he told me, no. I again asked him if he was ready to receive the Lord Jesus into his life and be saved, and ...read more

  • In 1859 John G. Paton Arrived In The New Hebrides ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Nov 13, 2007
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    In 1859 John G. Paton arrived in the New Hebrides islands as a missionary. A short time later his wife died in childbirth. Paton had to bury the bodies of his wife and newborn child in unmarked graves in the middle of the night to keep them from cannibals. He wrote of that heart-wrenching ...read more

  • An Old Lady Was Being Robbed By A Man By Gun ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Dec 12, 2007
     | 1,456 views

    An old lady was being robbed by a man by gun point in her car. He demanded all her money or he would kill her. She told him she was going to heaven because of her Savior Jesus Christ but he would be going to hell because of his life. She continued to talk to him and deliver the message of God’s ...read more

  • Without These Five Confessional Statements – ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 29, 2007
     | 1,999 views

    “Without these five confessional statements – Scripture alone, Christ alone, grace alone, faith alone, and glory to God alone – we do not have a true church, and certainly not one that will survive for very long. For how can any church be a true and faithful church if it does not stand for ...read more

  • Great God Of Love: We Praise You For Jesus The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,030 views

    "Great God of love: We praise you for Jesus the Christ, and on this the celebration of his birthday, we thank you for his coming. We thank you for the prophet's hope and the angel's song for the birth in Bethlehem. We thank you that in Jesus you joined us, sharing human hurts and pleasures. In this ...read more

  • But It Is Still Possible To Demonstrate ...

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 19, 2009
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    But it is still possible to demonstrate submission even in those situations by the attitude with which she says no. John Piper describes it this way: “Even where a Christian wife may have to stand with Christ against the sinful will of her husband, she can still have a spirit of submission – a ...read more

  • Home Is Just Beyond

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 20, 2010
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    HOME IS JUST BEYOND The story is told of a little girl who lived near a cemetery. Even though she had to pass through it after the sun was set she never seemed to be apprehensive. Someone finally said to her: "Aren't you afraid to go through the cemetery?" "Ah, no," she replied, "I am not afraid, ...read more

  • I Am One Of Those Fingers

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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    I AM ONE OF THOSE FINGERS There once was a Sunday School teacher and a little girl. They had just finished a lesson on our security in Christ. The teacher asked the little girl; "What if you slipped away?" The little girl replied "I can't slip away for he has me in my hand." The teacher teasing ...read more

  • Method Is Not What Matters Most  PRO

    Contributed by David Parks on Jun 1, 2012
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    METHOD IS NOT WHAT MATTERS MOST "Among the many myths of modernity, none has been more devastating to the church than the belief that method is what matters most in ministry. And nowhere has this myth been more pernicious than in preaching. Steeped in homiletical method, preaching is now more ...read more

  • Php 3:14 I Press Toward The Mark For The Prize Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    Php 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. As a bowler that carried a 200 average I understand what Paul was saying. Many bowlers start throwing the ball for the pins, they will do very poorly. Some have learned to throw the ball to the arrows and do ...read more

  • From Dying To Self - A Wealthy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    Illustration from Dying to Self - A wealthy university graduate chose to live frugally in a single room, cooking his own meals. As a result he was able to give two million dollars to foreign missions. In explanation of his choice he wrote these words: “Gladly would I make the floor my bed, a box my ...read more

  • I Remember When I Was Fishing With My Dad Sailing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,420 views

    I remember when I was fishing with my dad sailing into Yarmouth in the fog, I can’t remember sailing into Yarmouth without fog but that’s a different story. And we’d use our radar as much as we could but we would put a man out on the bow to keep a look out for the light from the buoys. The ...read more

  • A Rich Farmer From The State Of Texas Once Went ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 950 views

    A rich farmer from the State of Texas once went to the airport, walked up to the ticket counter, put $500 on the counter, and said, "Sell me a ticket." The clerk responded: "Yes, sir. Delighted to. Where to, sir?" Whereupon the farmer replied: "It doesn’t make any difference. I’ve got business in ...read more

  • The Rev. Alan Redpath Tells Of A Lady Of His ...

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Jun 26, 2008
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    The Rev. Alan Redpath tells of a lady of his acquaintance who has a little motto over her kitchen sink that reads as follows: “Divine service is conducted here three times daily.” This is the type of industry Christ honors. (1996, c1979). Encyclopedia of 7700 illustrations : A treasury of ...read more

  • Erwin Mcmanus States, "Once Survival Has Become ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 26, 2008
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     | 2,591 views

    Erwin McManus states, "Once survival has become our supreme goal, we have lost our way... the church is not called to survive history but to serve humanity. As with each individual, there is a difference between living and existing for the church...The church exists to serve as the body of Christ, ...read more

  • One Time A Minister Was Talking With A Man With ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 13, 2009
     | 2,705 views

    One time a minister was talking with a man with not much education. The preacher was asking him about spiritual matters. The preacher asked, "Aren’t you concerned about your soul?" He replied, "No, I have no soul." The preacher replied, "I thought every one had a soul." The poor fellow ...read more

  • Obscurity

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Aug 20, 2019
     | 2,338 views

    In his book Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places, Eugene Peterson recounts the story of the fourth century church father Gregory of Nyssa whose brother Basil had arranged for him to be made bishop of Cappadocia. "Gregory objected," Peterson writes. "He didn't want to be stuck ...read more

  • Your Cheatin' Heart

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Aug 12, 2020
     | 1,827 views

    Ft. Knox guards $13 billion in gold. During WWII, the original Declaration of Independence, the original copy of the U.S. Constitution, the first printing of the copy of the Guttenberg Bible, and the original copy of Magna Carta were all moved to Ft. Knox. The security is updated constantly. Not ...read more

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