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  • There Was Once A Christian Celebration On The ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,418 views

    There was once a Christian celebration on the west coast of Africa, when converted natives brought of their meager possessions to show their devotion to Christ, a young girl only recently saved from paganism brought a silver coin worth about eighty-five cents, and handed this to the missionary as ...read more

  • The Year Was 1772, And A Baptist Preacher Serving ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jan 26, 2001
    based on 99 ratings
     | 2,784 views

    The year was 1772, and a Baptist preacher serving a small country church was called to pastor a large, more prestigious church in London, England. As the story goes, John Fawcett delivered his farewell sermon and packed up his family’s earthly possessions, ready to go. It was the tears of his ...read more

  • Imagine This; You're On Your Way To Jerusalem To ...

    Contributed by Nathan Cooper on Feb 26, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,712 views

    Imagine this; you’re on your way to Jerusalem to offer a Passover sacrifice. As you are walking down the road, an area peddler calls to get your attention. He has in his possession a lamb that is being made available to you for this one time low price. As you look over this possible purchase ...read more

  • We Need God When We Are Underneath The Great ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 8, 2007
     | 1,585 views

    We need God when we are underneath the great burdens of life. All of God’s great men had to endure great burdens and during those times of burden, they were in a time of great need. Job – The burden of Satan’s attack. Abraham – The burden of sacrificing his dearest possession, Isaac. Jacob – ...read more

  • Andrew Murray States,

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 9, 2009
     | 913 views

    Andrew Murray states, “We need only think for a moment what faith is. Is not the confession of nothingness and helplessness, the surrender and the waiting to let God work? Is it not in itself the most humbling thing there can be-the acceptance of our place as dependents, who can claim or get or do ...read more

  • A Shipwrecked Man Managed To Reach An Uninhabited ...

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009
     | 2,528 views

    A shipwrecked man managed to reach an uninhabited island. There, to protect himself against the elements and to safeguard the few possessions he had salvaged, he painstakingly built a little hut from which he constantly and prayerfully scanned the horizon for the approach of a ship. Returning one ...read more

  • Wikipedia On Sheep

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 1, 2011
     | 3,005 views

    WIKIPEDIA ON SHEEP Wikipedia states, "Sheep have good hearing and are sensitive to noise when being handled. Sheep have horizontal slit-shaped pupils, possessing excellent peripheral vision with visual fields of approximately 270° to 320°, sheep can see behind themselves without turning their ...read more

  • The Fingerprints Of God

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,772 views

    THE FINGERPRINTS OF GOD The stars are God's fingerprints. The sun is a mere smidgen of his radiance. The moon is to remind us that he doesn't sleep at night. The vastness of space proclaims the infinity of his wisdom, while the sand pebble indicates his thoroughness with the puniest details. The ...read more

  • As A Hospital Chaplain I Encounter Many Patients ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2005
     | 2,180 views

    As a hospital chaplain I encounter many patients that have upcoming surgeries and are stressed about anesthesia and the procedure they will undergo. It is not appropriate to tell a patient that they shouldn’t worry and that worry is a sign of poor faith. Instead I tell patients that God is aware ...read more

  • Parents Accept Responsibility: A New Barna Study ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,382 views

    Parents Accept Responsibility: A new Barna study finds that 85% of parents of children under 13 believe they have the primary responsibility for teaching their children about religious beliefs and spiritual matters. Just 11% say their church has the responsibility, and 1% say it is the domain of ...read more

  • John Wesley Was So Concerned With Building A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,310 views

    John Wesley was so concerned with building a righteous fellowship that he devised a series of questions for his followers to ask each other every week. Some found this rigorous system of inquiry too demanding and left. Today, the very idea of such a procedure would horrify many churchgoers. Yet ...read more

  • Christian Television And Radio Reaches Across The ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 3, 2007
     | 984 views

    Christian television and radio reaches across the airwaves to nearly every home, with late night, all night and almost any-time-of-the-day viewing. Our bookshelves feature the hottest and greatest materials from the latest and most celebrated authors. We have worship experiences with top-notch ...read more

  • The Top 10 Issues Facing Today's Family (1) ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,789 views

    The Top 10 Issues Facing Today’s Family (1) Anti-Christian Culture: Stripping away of Christian heritage and traditional values. (2) Divorce: The ongoing wave of broken marriages and families both in and out of the church. (3) Busyness: Participation in numerous activities crowding out quality ...read more

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

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 7, 2010
     | 1,924 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

  • Monument Of The States

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
     | 1,089 views

    MONUMENT OF THE STATES In Kissimmee, Florida, there is a monument built of 1,500 stones from the 48 states and from 23 foreign countries. It is called the Monument of the States. Conceived by Dr. Charles D. Bressler-Pettis, the idea for the structure took years to materialize. On a ...read more

  • Toxic Waste Burial  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 16, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,304 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

  • In Ancient Rome, Crowds By The Tens Of Thousands ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 1,914 views

    In ancient Rome, crowds by the tens of thousands would gather in the Colosseum to watch as Christians were torn apart by wild animals. Paul Rader, commenting on his visit to this famous landmark, said, “I stood uncovered to the heavens above, where He sits for whom they gladly died, and asked ...read more

  • Black Adults Are The U.s. Population Segment To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,753 views

    Black Adults are the U.S. population segment to most likely to parallel Christian or biblical teachings. They are the likely to contend the Bible is accurate in its teachings, that religious faith is very important in their life, that they have a personal responsibility to evangelize, that Jesus ...read more

  • Biblical Worldview Lacking: Only 4% Of Adults ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 2,456 views

    Biblical Worldview Lacking: Only 4% of adults have a biblical worldview as the basis of their decision-making according to recent Barna Research findings. Most Americans have little idea how to integrate core biblical principles to form a unified and meaningful response to the challenges and ...read more

  • Branded  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,949 views

    BRANDED Phillip Keller wrote in his book “A Shepherd Looks at the 23rd Psalm,” about buying his first thirty sheep. He wrote: “Each shepherd has his own distinctive earmark which he cuts into one of the ears of his sheep. In this way, even at a distance, it is easy to determine to whom the sheep ...read more

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