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  • In The Movie At First Sight, Not Only Does Jesus ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Mar 30, 2002
    based on 43 ratings
     | 2,037 views

    In the Movie At First Sight, not only does Jesus make man's eyes, but he also creates in the man’s brain the necessary apparatus to see. As neurologists will tell us, this man is the recipient of a double miracle. Not only did Jesus fix his optic condition, but he also installs in the man’s brain ...read more

  • May The Forks Be With You  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,308 views

    MAY THE FORKS BE WITH YOU Luke and Obi-Wan are in a Chinese restaurant having a meal. Skillfully using his chopsticks, Obi-Wan deftly dishes himself a large portion of noodles into his bowl, then tops it off with some chicken and cashew nuts. All this is done with consummate ease you’d expect ...read more

  • A Reporter Once Asked Tom Landry, Successful ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 14, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
     | 1,223 views

    A reporter once asked Tom Landry, successful coach of the Dallas Cowboys, “What makes a champion?” His answer was power-packed. He said, “A champion is simply someone who didn’t give up when he wanted to.” He went on to explain: “Success is not accidental. We learn how to achieve.” Tom Landry ...read more

  • Answered Prayers  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Hodges on Jul 28, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 7,375 views

    An unknown confederate soldier wrote: I asked God for strength that I might achieve I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey I asked for health that I might do greater things I was given infirmity that I might do better things I asked for riches that I might be happy I was given poverty ...read more

  • More Than 100 Years Ago, A Soul-Winning Training ...  PRO

    Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 28, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,513 views

    More than 100 years ago, a soul-winning training conference was being held in the City of Indianapolis. While the preacher and parishioners inside the auditorium were learning how to the reach the masses, an evangelist outside on a street corner was preaching the good news. He preached under the ...read more

  • Christ Has No Hands But Ours  PRO

    Contributed by David Haun on Jan 9, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,673 views

    Christ has no hands but our hands To do His work today. He has no feet but our feet To lead men in His way. He has no tongue but our tongue To tell men how He died. He has no help but our help To bring them to His side. We are the only Bible The careless world will read; We are the ...read more

  • Faith Involves Resting Securely On God's ...  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Chan on Feb 11, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,708 views

    Faith Involves Resting Securely on God’s Revelation –Entering the Ark. Noah’s faith in become a verb is completed with his entrance into the Ark with his family. It inspires me to learn that Noah was so confident about God’s promise and power that he went into the Ark with his family. It is one ...read more

  • Jars Of Clay Sings About How We Should Be In Love ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 27, 2005
     | 1,948 views

    Jars of Clay sings about how we should be in love with the One who we praise – Listen to their song “Love Song for a Savior” and note some of their words and the heartbeat of this song. Catch these phrases in the song i. He is as close as a heart beat. ii. We must learn how to see Him iii. We must ...read more

  • Church Is A Hospital For Sinners  PRO

    Contributed by James Vilgos on Nov 18, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,627 views

    Church is a Hospital for sinners: A Some are content with placebos, fake medicines that you think are healing you so you feel good. Things that get you excited like music, a joke in the sermon, an emotional speaker things that they receive as entertainment and you think that is the Holy ...read more

  • Fact Vs. Values: Relentless Repetition Was Once ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,817 views

    Fact Vs. Values: Relentless repetition was once enough to drive your message home. It’s not that simple anymore. Fact-based statements can be proven or disproven objectively. But the ‘truth’ of a values-based statement hinges on agreed-upon values. Modern advertising overflows with values-based ...read more

  • American Families

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 4,463 views

    American Families · 80% of Americans agree it is better for children if their parents are married, but 55% also agree that “love is what makes a family.” · 49% of Americans agree that married people are happier than unmarried people. · 97% of Americans in traditional families and 88% in ...read more

  • In His Book, An Anthropologist On Mars, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,806 views

    In his book, An Anthropologist on Mars, neurologist Oliver Sacks tells about Virgil, a man who had been blind from early childhood. When he was 50, Virgil underwent surgery and was given the gift of sight. But as he and Dr. Sacks found out, having the physical capacity for sight is not the same as ...read more

  • Outrageous Theft

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 8, 2006
     | 1,358 views

    Wed Apr 26, 5:16 PM ET PHILADELPHIA - A man hired a crane to uproot half a dozen newsstands that were not his and move them to street corners where he had sought, but had not received, permits to do business, officials said. "I believe he knew exactly what he was doing," Robert D. Solvibile, ...read more

  • Advice

    Contributed by Kenneth Anthony on Dec 31, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,632 views

    ADVICE A man was on the practice golf course when the club pro brought another man out for a lesson. The pro watched the fellow swing several times and started making suggestions for improvement, but each time the pupil interrupted with his own version of what was wrong and how to correct it. ...read more

  • Two Years Ago The Commandant Of The Marine Corps ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 2, 2007
     | 1,630 views

    Two years ago the Commandant of the Marine Corps stood before the graduating class of officers from Quantico. He reminded them of the proud traditions of the Marine Corps. He reminded them of their loyalty to God, country, and Corps. He also reminded them of the great sacrifices made by the men ...read more

  • Erasmus, The Famous Renaissance Scholar, Once ...

    Contributed by Joanna Beveridge on May 25, 2007
     | 3,383 views

    Erasmus, the famous Renaissance scholar, once told a classic story which was designed to emphasize how important it is that we take up the torch of Christ’s ministry with great commitment. In the story, Jesus returns to heaven after his time on earth. The angels gather around him to learn all ...read more

  • Corrie Ten Boom In The Hiding Place Relates An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,077 views

    Corrie Ten Boom in The Hiding Place relates an incident which taught her this principle. She and her sister, Betsy, had just been transferred to the worst German prison camp they had seen yet, Ravensbruck. Upon entering the barracks, they found them extremely overcrowded and flea-infested. Their ...read more

  • I Heard The Story Of A 31-Year-Old Woman In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,901 views

    I heard the story of a 31-year-old woman in Massachusetts who learned she had cancer. She was treated and they were in hope that all would be well. She got married, became pregnant but the cancer reoccurred, and shortly afterwards she died. The reason she died is that she refused treatment and ...read more

  • My Unspoken Prayers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,058 views

    An unknown confederate soldier wrote: I asked God for strength that I might achieve I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey I asked for health that I might do greater things I was given infirmity that I might do better things I asked for riches that I might be happy I was given poverty ...read more

  • Story: I Saw This Truth At Work Several Years ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,627 views

    Story: I saw this truth at work several years ago while skiing. As I was swishing down the mountain, I was blown away by a group of blind skiers. Skiing is difficult enough when you can see; imagine zipping down a tree-lined mountain w/out sight under the direction of someone’s voice. Ski guides ...read more