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  • God Continues To Show Up In Our Day, Though ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 23, 2006
     | 1,519 views

    God continues to show up in our day, though largely unnoticed by an unbelieving world. When he comes again it will be impossible to ignore him, for “every eye will see him” (Revelation 1:7). But until then, we need to have eyes that see and ears that hear. There are many examples that I could ...read more

  • The Rock

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 8, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,669 views

    The Rock A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light and the Savior appeared. The Lord told the man He had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his ...read more

  • The Bike Before Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 19, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 2,255 views

    [The Bike Before Christmas, unknown] ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through our house Not a creature was sleeping, not even my spouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with screws. (If you can’t find the nails, what else do you use?) The children were restless, awake in their ...read more

  • Former Nfl Player Pat Tillman's Name Has Been In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 6, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,922 views

    Former NFL player Pat Tillman’s name has been in the news a lot lately. He played football for Arizona State University and then the Arizona Cardinals. But he had voluntarily enlisted with the Army Rangers following the terrorist attacks on September 11; turning down a $3.6 million contract with ...read more

  • When Life Crashes In  PRO

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Aug 20, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,156 views

    When Life Crashes In The classic MG moved briskly through the afternoon traffic. The drive enjoyed the quick response of the small high-powered convertible. After driving her station wagon, this little red car was rather like taking off her boots and putting on sneakers. Driving along with the ...read more

  • When The Immanuel Baptist Church First Called ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 2, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,547 views

    When the Immanuel Baptist Church first called Pastor Waite he quickly made his way to each home. Letting people know that he wanted to know anything about the people that would be helpful in his ministry. It wasn’t long before the new pastor knew most of the church secrets. When it came to getting ...read more

  • Remaining Thankful  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,308 views

    REMAINING THANKFUL Boyce Mouton wrote this story when he ministered in California many years ago: “In 1954, a young missionary recruit to Alaska was stricken with a paralytic disease which left her bedfast for the last 10 years of her life. Her name was Marie Napier. The first time I met ...read more

  • John Mcarthur-Grace To You-The Life Saving ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,644 views

    John McArthur-Grace to You-The Life Saving Station On a dangerous sea coast where shipwrecks often occur, there was once a crude little life-saving station. The building was just a hut and had only one boat, but the few devoted members kept a constant watch over the sea. With no thought for ...read more

  • The Price They Paid – From Illustrations ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 5, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,060 views

    THE PRICE THEY PAID – From Illustrations Unlimited:Have you ever wondered what happened to those fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their ...read more

  • Our Family Pet, Happy The Saint Bernard, Really ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Feb 8, 2008
     | 1,023 views

    Our family pet, Happy the Saint Bernard, really doesn’t eat as much food as one might think she would for such a large dog but just because she doesn’t eat as much food as one might think doesn’t mean she does not have good taste! Happy is not such a big fan of dry dog food. If you fill her bowl ...read more

  • In Whose Presence You Stand  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,417 views

    IN WHOSE PRESENCE YOU STAND On March 22, 1824 an incident took place in Madison County, Indiana, which came to be known as the Fall Creek Massacre. Six white men murdered nine Seneca and Miami Indians and wounded another. Among the nine dead were three women and four children. The six men were ...read more

  • On My Recent Pilgrimage To Israel One Of The Many ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Nov 14, 2009
     | 2,770 views

    On my recent pilgrimage to Israel one of the many profound experiences occurred on the airplane prior to even leaving JFK International in New York. After I was seated on the huge double Decker airplane which took us directly to Tel Aviv, I noticed a large Orthodox Jewish family making their way ...read more

  • Man Sentenced To Hang For Indian Massacre ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009
     | 3,911 views

    Man Sentenced to Hang for Indian Massacre Pardoned On March 22, 1824 an incident took place in Madison County, Indiana, which came to be known as the Fall Creek Massacre. Six white men murdered nine Seneca and Miami Indians and wounded another. Among the nine dead were three women and four ...read more

  • Dr. Meier Refuses Materialism And God Blesses His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
     | 2,658 views

    Dr. Meier Refuses Materialism and God Blesses his Ministry In the mid – 1970’s, while Dr. Meier was a professor of pastoral counseling at Trinity Seminary near Chicago, he was offered a high-paying opportunity to leave his seminary position and become the administrator of a psychiatric clinic. “I ...read more

  • Billy Graham's Story About An African Mother Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2009
     | 4,244 views

    Billy Graham’s Story About An African Mother Who Prayed Let me share this story to show you the position we have with the Lord in prayer. Billy Graham shares this story of an African mother who came to Christ and grew in her commitment and devotion to the Lord. She was a woman that prayed all the ...read more

  • Imagine With Me For A Moment, If You Had A ...

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on May 7, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,686 views

    Imagine with me for a moment, if you had a beautiful picture in your home that was worth over a hundred thousand dollars because of the artist who had painted it. It was a one of a kind masterpiece. The artist had put excellence into every stroke of his work The colors were awesome. The depth ...read more

  • True Lifesavers

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 30, 2010
     | 1,619 views

    Nantucket, Massachusetts is located next to important shipping lanes running along the East Coast. Toward the end of the 1800s sailing ships were in their heyday. Nantucket Island saw hundreds of vessels passing by each day—all navigating without the advantages of modern technology. Treacherous ...read more

  • How Much Land?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,680 views

    HOW MUCH LAND? In his 1886 short story "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" Leo Tolstoy shows how a continual desire for more can ultimately cause us to lose everything. The main character of the story is a peasant named Pahóm, who at the beginning can be heard complaining that he does not own ...read more

  • Airport Security And The Presence Of God

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 23, 2011
     | 7,170 views

    AIRPORT SECURITY AND THE PRESENCE OF GOD Airport inspections are more thorough than they used to be, and lines are longer. They also have X-ray machines for the checked baggage. Fortunately the standards aren't so stringent for that category, so you may arrive at the other end still owning a ...read more

  • Bible Readers Change The World  PRO

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Nov 9, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,497 views

    BIBLE READERS CHANGE THE WORLD If you’ve read anything by Charles Dickens, you know how terrible conditions were in 18th century England. There were no child labor laws, so children as young as age four were put to work up to 12 hours a day in dangerous factories and sent into the corners of coal ...read more

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