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  • In Seminary, Every Student Was Asked This ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 19, 2009
     | 1,599 views

    In seminary, every student was asked this question and it was sort of a psychological test that with the other tests could reveal some possible issues of the student and point to the fitness of the student for pastoral ministry. For example, I said, “Jesus.” Because as a potential pastor, I thought ...read more

  • Bride-To-Be Hosts A Banquet For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009
     | 4,059 views

    Bride-to-Be Hosts a Banquet for Homeless Philip Yancey told the story of the woman who was getting married and planned a huge wedding banquet. It was going to held at the Hyatt Hotel and cost $13,000. After everything had been planned and paid for the groom dumped her. When she tried to cancel she ...read more

  • William Borden Was Born In 1887. He Was A Yale ...

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 7, 2010
     | 1,890 views

    William Borden was born in 1887. He was a Yale graduate and heir to great wealth. But he rejected a life of ease to bring the gospel to muslims. He refused to buy himself even a car and gave away hundreds of thousands of dollars to missions. Then, after only four months of zealous ministry in Egypt ...read more

  • No To Knowing The Future

    Contributed by Sajeev Painunkal, Sj on Nov 17, 2010
     | 3,333 views

    "NO" TO KNOWING THE FUTURE When I used to work in an urban parish in Calcutta in India, I used to see a man sitting outside my window, on the pavement, with a parrot in a cage. He was a fortune teller. Several people who pass by that way would stop at him to learn about what the future held for ...read more

  • Wag Your Tail!

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
     | 2,920 views

    WAG YOUR TAIL! When missionaries in the northern part of Alaska, where the Eskimos live, they were trying to get the Bible translated, and they had some difficulty. When you go to translate the Bible in any culture, there’s a difficulty in translating some words, because cultures and languages ...read more

  • Doing Christmas Differently

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
     | 1,403 views

    DOING CHRISTMAS DIFFERENTLY Donald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz, tells of his pastor in Portland Oregon at Imago Dei Community. He and some his friend decided they wanted to do Christmas differently. So he stood up in front of his congregation and challenged them not to go into debt that ...read more

  • Time Marches On  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,213 views

    TIME MARCHES ON There was once a middle aged man who was considering going back to school to get that degree he had always wanted. But he was balking at the idea because he was now over 50 and what good would it do him now. He went to his dad for advice and his dad asked him how long it would ...read more

  • All By Myself?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 27, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,229 views

    ALL BY MYSELF? The story is told of an old lady who had moved to the United States from Europe when she was a child, but now she wanted to officially become a citizen of this country. After months of going through all the necessary red tape, she was finally ready to take the required ...read more

  • Overcomers

    Contributed by Ronald Franklin on Jul 10, 2012
     | 4,694 views

    ILLUS: I watched Serena Williams win the Wimbledon tennis championship yesterday. She cruised through the first set. But in the second set, her opponent rallied and got hot, and won the set. Then, in the 3rd set, Serena got her game back on track and she just overwhelmed her opponent to win going ...read more

  • Like A Child

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2012
     | 3,047 views

    LIKE A CHILD Yo-Yo Ma, one of the most famous cellists in our day, once said, "When people ask me how they should approach performance, I always tell them that the professional musician should aspire to the state of the beginner. In order to become a professional," he says, "you need to go through ...read more

  • A Brief Excerpt From The Biography* Of ...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Sep 18, 2012
     | 1,683 views

    A brief excerpt from the Biography* of D.Livingstone that immortal missionary to Africa captures the essence of his ministry…on how he had modeled it on His master. ‘They (people to whom he ministered) had decided to go to Kolobeng, too, for they felt that they could not live without their white ...read more

  • Francis Chan's Servant Witness

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012
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    FRANCIS CHAN'S SERVANT WITNESS Francis Chan was flying to Africa and seated next to him was a man who happened to be a Muslim. So they were talking about what they believed and the man said "Ya, I know some Christians and I hear their message and it turns me off. I’m not interested." So the ...read more

  • Godly Counsel

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jul 7, 2016
     | 4,755 views

    GODLY COUNSEL Proverbs 11:14 is a timely verse for the United States of America. It declares, “A nation falls through a lack of guidance, but victory comes through the counsel of many.” God has placed godly men and women around you in the Body of Christ. Use their wisdom, experience and ...read more

  • Sexual Sins

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 15, 2019
     | 1,751 views

    Greek & Roman religions taught very little about personal holiness. A person could bring sacrifices to an idol, say a few prayers & go away from the altar and commit sin freely. No one would ever think he was inconsistent in his faith. This is not so with the life of a follower of ...read more

  • On Judgment Day

    Contributed by David Rogers on Jun 3, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,185 views

    On Judgment Day Dedicated to my Brother in Christ Larry Livingston There is a day That is not too far away When the clouds shall part And in every man’s heart fear shall start. Because on that day all shall see Jesus the Lord coming on the billowy sea Our hearts will tremble and be filled with ...read more

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

    Contributed by Matthew Mobley on Mar 28, 2008
     | 1,774 views

    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

  • We Get A Whole Bunch

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 1,189 views

    We Get a Whole Bunch Pastor John R Ramsey once wrote, "For some time I have had a person provide me with a rose boutonniere to pin on the lapel of my suit every Sunday. Because I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think much of it. It was a nice gesture that I appreciated, but ...read more

  • Listen To This From A Guy Named Per Nilsen, From ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 15, 2009
     | 1,065 views

    Listen to this from a guy named Per Nilsen, from Burnsville, Minnesota: Last week my son, Bjorn, got sick. I took his temperature, and it was 102.5 degrees. The Children’s Advil came out. He slugged down the appropriate dose for his size. Forty-five minutes later the fever was down to 100. Just ...read more

  • The Longer A Church Has Been In Existence, The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bob Aubuchon on Mar 2, 2001
    based on 146 ratings
     | 3,336 views

    "The longer a church has been in existence, the more its resources go toward its own preservation rather than toward outreach and evangelism. Our tendency is to design ministries that meet our own needs as opposed ...read more

  • Recent Research Funded By Zondervan Reveals The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 1,450 views

    Recent research funded by Zondervan reveals the most influential factor when choosing a Bible translation is accuracy (75.8%). 15.1% go for readability. This was a key motivator for Tyndale House to invest in the ...read more

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