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  • We Have A Tendency To See The Past As Being ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,064 views

    We have a tendency to see the past as being better than what it was… The good old days really weren’t all that good. We forget about all the hardships: (The depression, no air conditioning, out houses, no running water). Back in the days before electricity, a tightfisted old farmer was taking his ...read more

  • At Approximately 3:20 On The Morning Of March ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 15, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,264 views

    “At approximately 3:20 on the morning of March 13, 1964, twenty-eight-year-old …(Kitty) Genovese was returning to her home in a nice middle-class area of Queens, NY…. She parked her ….(car) in a nearby parking lot, turned-off the lights and started the walk to her second floor apartment some 35 ...read more

  • At Approximately 3:20 On The Morning Of March ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 15, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 17,951 views

    “At approximately 3:20 on the morning of March 13, 1964, twenty-eight-year-old …(Kitty) Genovese was returning to her home in a nice middle-class area of Queens, NY…. She parked her ….(car) in a nearby parking lot, turned-off the lights and started the walk to her second floor apartment some 35 ...read more

  • For 51 Years Bob Edens Was Blind. He Couldn't See ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,427 views

    For 51 years Bob Edens was blind. He couldn’t see a thing. His world was a black hall of sounds and smells. He felt his way through five decades of darkness. And then, he could see. A skilled surgeon performed a complicated operation and, for the first time, Bob Edens had sight. He found it ...read more

  • For 51 Years Bob Edens Was Blind. He Couldn't See ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 3,628 views

    For 51 years Bob Edens was blind. He couldn’t see a thing. His world was a black hall of sounds and smells. He felt his way through five decades of darkness. And then, he could see. A skilled surgeon performed a complicated operation and, for the first time, Bob Edens had sight. He found it ...read more

  • An Obstetrician Approached An Anxious Father In ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 10, 2008
     | 2,666 views

    An obstetrician approached an anxious father in the waiting room of a New York City hospital and said, “I am sorry to inform you, but your baby lived but two hours after his birth. We did everything we could to save his life.” As the sympathetic doctor was about to leave, the quick thinking ...read more

  • How The Mighty Fall

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 12, 2009
     | 2,156 views

    HOW THE MIGHTY FALL The British group, The Alarm, sang about someone of great influence who had brought himself down. I remember this song because I went through a period of personal crisis after a time of career triumph. In my depression, I heard these lyrics being about me: Once your words were ...read more

  • John Stott: The Cross Of Christ

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,299 views

    John Stott The Cross of Christ I have entered many Buddhist temples in different Asian countries and stood respectfully before the statute of Buddha, his legs crossed, arms folded, eyes closed, the ghost of a smile playing round his mouth, a remote look on his face, detached from the agonies of the ...read more

  • God Came Near

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,238 views

    “For 51 years Bob Edens was blind. He couldn’t see a thing. His world was a black hall of sounds and smells. He felt his way through five decades of darkness. And then, he could see. A skilled surgeon performed a complicated operation and, for the first time, Bob Edens had sight. He found it ...read more

  • It's Up To ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 4, 2009
     | 3,030 views

    It’s Up to You…………… One song can spark a moment, One flower can wake the dream. One tree can start a forest, One bird can herald spring, One smile begins a friendship, One handclasp lifts a soul. One star can guide a ship at sea, One word can frame the goal. One vote can change a nation, One ...read more

  • The Color Of Colors

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012
     | 1,686 views

    THE COLOR OF COLORS For 51 years Bob Edens was blind. He couldn’t see a thing. His world was a black hall of sounds and smells. He felt his way through five decades of darkness. And then, he could see. A skilled surgeon performed a complicated operation and, for the first time, Bob Edens had ...read more

  • I Can Remember In My Very Early Bible College ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 20, 2005
     | 1,164 views

    I can remember in my very early Bible college days, how that a love for the Word of God begin to develop within my own life. I had one particular instructor, Kelsey Griffin, who really turned me on to the power of the Word of God. I can remember sitting up night and night and poring over ...read more

  • Old Lady: Looking For The Sonrise...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 21, 2022
     | 949 views

    AN OLD LADY IN THE RESTHOME 40 YEARS AGO: DEANNA LAFFERTY READ THIS POEM TO ME WEEKLY. Deanna had brain cancer and had half of her head cut off. Her right part of her head was gone, so she could not move the left side of her body. She would hold her Bible or song book in her right hand. She ...read more

  • One Of The Greatest Stories Ever Written Was When ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 17, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,912 views

    One of the greatest stories ever written was when Paul and Silas were in Philippi, with swollen ankles, bleeding backs, beaten with rods, in a rat infested inner prison. Apparently that is a good platform for revival. Apparently that is a good time to write history. Do you hear them ...read more

  • Laughter Resurrection  PRO

    Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 29, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,670 views

    Laughter Resurrection Bernard Martin, writes the following story in his book If God Does Not Die. One day a pastor was called from a children's party at the Sunday school to visit a young woman whose world had collapsed into an acute depression following the death of her husband in an auto ...read more

  • Most Remarkable Are The Ndes [near Death ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2005
     | 1,209 views

    Most remarkable are the NDEs [Near Death Experiences] of little children. Diane Komp, an oncologist and professor of pediatrics at Yale University, did not start her adult life as a believer. “When I was in medical school,” she told Life magazine, “I was hanging out somewhere on that nebulous ...read more

  • Grace Is A Force A Power That We All Need To ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 26, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,867 views

    Grace is a force a power that we all need to experience and to tap because it has power: Grace has the power to transform a life filled with sorrow to a life filled with joy. Grace has the power to deliver one from them self. Grace has the power to bring love into a loveless life. Grace has the ...read more

  • Gives Us Sight

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,439 views

    GIVES US SIGHT An obstetrician approached an anxious father in the waiting room of a New York City hospital and said, "I am sorry to inform you, but your baby lived but two hours after his birth. We did everything we could to save his life." As the sympathetic doctor was about to leave, the quick ...read more

  • I Have This Attic Over My House. There Are All ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Feb 26, 2009
     | 1,622 views

    I have this attic over my house. There are all sorts of things up there; most of them non-life forms. Among the assorted things I do not understand is a myriad of electrical and mechanical devices. The most evil of those is a disconnect for the two zone heat and air units. It’s a safety device. ...read more

  • The Smithsonian Is Vast Collection Of Museums ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,736 views

    The Smithsonian is vast collection of museums that could take weeks to see, but we hurried through two or three of the most popular. One of our favorites was the Air and Space Museum, which features everything from the original Wright brothers’ aircraft to displays of advanced space exploration. ...read more

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