Contributed by Victor Yap on Aug 29, 2002
The biggest star of the 2002 World Cup was twenty-five years-old Ronaldo of the victorious Brazil team, the highest goalscorer and the comeback story of the tournament. When he was seventeen, he had his first taste of the World Cup as a non-playing reserve. Four years later Ronaldo was twice the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Jun 18, 2005
based on 3 ratings
| 6,626 views
It like the family that was down fishing at the pier one day, The dad was busy watching the rods and bobbers while his two sons, a 12-year old and a 3-year old were down playing along the dock. The 12 year old was supposed to be watching his little brother, but he got distracted. The 3 year old,
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 4, 2003
based on 2 ratings
| 3,767 views
A closing story tells of a man who did repent and found joy in his life.
Not too many years ago newspapers carried the story of Al Johnson, a Kansas man who came to faith in Jesus Christ. What made his story remarkable was not his conversion, but the fact that as a result of his newfound faith in
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Byron Maynard on Apr 22, 2005
I have been a pastor for nearly twenty-five years. During those years, one thing I have noticed in counseling with people, for many, their minds have become garbage dumps. It is the place where they dump past failures, bad information, broken down relationship experiences, etc. It is the place
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
based on 6 ratings
| 5,115 views
I am going to paraphrase what Paul W. Powell, in The Complete Disciple, wrote as he described this condition: "Many churches today remind me of a group of farmers trying to gather in a harvest while they sit in the machine shed. They go to the machine shed every Sunday and they study bigger and
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Congregational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
based on 18 ratings
| 2,495 views
How many children are aborted? Worldwide, 55 million unborn children are killed every year. Around the world, every day 150,685 children are killed by abortion; every hour, 6278; and every minute, 105. Those are the reported cases.
If you are an American citizen, no doubt your greatest interest
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
based on 1 rating
| 1,909 views
Despite the mind-numbing brutality of the Joseph Stalin regime in the Soviet Union, his propaganda machine did its job well. Many Russians hailed him as a hero and a savior, including a young school girl who was chosen to greet Stalin on one occasion.
Years later, this woman recalled Stalin taking
...read more
Tags:
Sermon Central