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  • Walk With You  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2011
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     | 4,248 views

    WALK WITH YOU During WW2, two young Jews lived as close friends, (BFFs, we can call them), more than real brothers in a dingy Nazi concentration camp jammed with helpless-hopeless-exhausted-abused Jews. They shared everything, literally everything. One day, one of them felt weak and started to ...read more

  • Ministry During Black Plague

    Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 20, 2011
     | 3,728 views

    MINISTRY DURING BLACK PLAGUE Many years ago, in Europe, there was a great plague that killed one third of the population. It was called the black plague. Tens of thousands were killed each and every month and the population was terrified by the thought of facing death in their families and homes, ...read more

  • What Occupies Your Heart?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,430 views

    WHAT OCCUPIES YOUR HEART? I squirmed a bit as I forced myself to listen to my friend cataloging her problems. After three hours, I interrupted her gently to ask, "If you were to draw a circle to represent your life, what would be in the center?" She thought a moment, then said, "My problems." My ...read more

  • Spurgeon On Experiencing Fullness In Heaven

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2013
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    SPURGEON ON EXPERIENCING FULLNESS IN HEAVEN The renowned 19th-century English preacher C. H. Spurgeon told this story about King Cyrus, the man who conquered Babylon and freed the Jews from captivity: A visitor who was admiring Cyrus' gardens said it gave him much pleasure. "Ah," said Cyrus, ...read more

  • Joni Eareckson Tada's Wedding

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 16, 2014
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    Joni Eareckson Tada, who since a diving accident as a teenager has lived from a wheelchair, wrote about the day of her wedding: “I felt awkward as my girlfriends strained to shift my paralyzed body into a cumbersome wedding gown. No amount of corseting and binding my body gave me a good shape. ...read more

  • The Way We Value Our Stuff Can Get Out-Of-Whack. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on May 3, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,487 views

    The way we value our stuff can get out-of-whack. One day in San Antonio the temperature had risen to 99 degrees. Fred Arriola, a wrecker driver stopped his truck in the street because he saw two women hysterically running around a car and a neighbor trying to unlock it with a hanger. Inside was ...read more

  • There Was A King Who Had All His World Could ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    There was a king who had all his world could afford. The thing he loved most, however, was to laugh. Once while being entertained a jester came along wishing to join in the festival of activities and also wishing to perform for him. His opportunity came and he put the best comical show together he ...read more

  • My Maternal Grandfather Who Was A Devout Hindu ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 20, 2008
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    My maternal grandfather who was a devout Hindu by birth did his schooling at a Missionary school in the state of Haryana in the North of New Delhi, India. He had learned about Christ and been invited to accept Him as His personal Savior but shrugged the opportunity. After qualifying as a ...read more

  • A Man Goes To A Diner Every Day For Lunch. He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
     | 2,424 views

    A man goes to a diner every day for lunch. He always orders the soup du jour. One day the manager asks him how he liked his meal. The man replies, "It was good, but you could give a little more bread." So the next day the manager tells the waitress to give him four slices of bread. "How was your ...read more

  • You Ever Heard Of The Game Show Lets Make A Deal? ...

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Nov 14, 2008
     | 2,178 views

    You ever heard of the game show lets make a deal? Let’s play it for a minute. Suitcase #1 you have the entire world all the people possessions, money, power. 2. You can do anything you want, have anything you want, live anywhere you want, travel anywhere you want. 3. Sounds pretty good, ...read more

  • Circuit Riders

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 19, 2020
     | 2,400 views

    In the early years, Circuit riders were most often lay preachers without formal education. They were young, poor, and, for the most part, single. Traveling thousands of miles a year. Though circuit riders eventually represented many different denominations but none were more aggressive or ...read more

  • Modern Jericho Road

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 1, 2025
     | 144 views

    It was just after noon on a gray Thursday. Rick, a young grocery worker, had finished his shift and was heading home when a customer named Ian asked for a favor. Could Rick drive to Toronto to pick up an auto part? He’d lend him his new car and pay him a hundred dollars. Rick said yes. He ...read more

  • Blue Jeans Gospel

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 21, 2025
     | 202 views

    It was just after noon on a gray Thursday. Rick, a young grocery worker, had finished his shift and was heading home when a customer named Ian asked for a favor. Could Rick drive to Toronto to pick up an auto part? He’d lend him his new car and pay him a hundred dollars. Rick said yes. He ...read more

  • I Read An Email Story This Week About A Group Of ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Feb 18, 2007
     | 1,374 views

    I read an email story this week about a group of salesmen who attended a convention out-of-town some years back. As they rushed through the terminal to get to their departing flight, one of them accidentally knocked over a table that held a display of apples. They continued running for their ...read more

  • The Ram In The Bush

    Contributed by Preacher Fo Real on May 14, 2011
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    THE RAM IN THE BUSH Jeffery is not an avid cook, but he can hold his own in any kitchen. As the youngest child in the Honiara extended dysfunctional family, he spent many hours reluctantly tied to his mother’s apron springs. Often, he would find himself assisting her in the daily chores around the ...read more

  • What Would Jesus Buy?

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 4, 2011
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    WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY? Some of you are familiar with the name, Morgan Spurlock. He produced the documentary "Super-Size Me." He has produced another lesser-known production titled "What Would Jesus Buy?" Please note: I am not recommending the movie it is a bit distasteful but it makes a good point. ...read more

  • Let Me Give You Some Practical Advice. Three ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,281 views

    Let me give you some practical advice. Three things that have tended to help me deal with my priorities and events that happen in my day. 1. There are only 24 hours in a day. There is only so much you can get done today – so be realistic when you schedule your day. Don’t schedule your day so ...read more

  • Toxic Waste Burial  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 16, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,610 views

    ILLUSTRATION A few decades ago, several American companies authorized by the U.S. government attempted to bury toxic waste products underground. They filled large metal containers with chemical waste and other life-threatening products, sealed the drums tightly, and buried them deep down below the ...read more

  • Bishop Will Willimon Is The Resident Bishop For ...

    Contributed by Matthew Mobley on Mar 28, 2008
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    Bishop Will Willimon is the resident bishop for the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church. But before he was elected bishop in 2004, he was dean of the chapel at Duke University – one of the most prestigious universities in America. He tells this story from his days at Duke about ...read more

  • The Citadel Of The Spirit!" Galatians 4: 1-16 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 22, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,234 views

    “The Citadel of The Spirit!” Galatians 4: 1-16 Key verse(s): 16 “Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth.” There’s an old proverb that simply states, “Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.” I can remember many times in my life when, confronted by someone’s correction, ...read more