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  • David Livingstone (1813-1873) Was A Scottish ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Nov 11, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,228 views

    David Livingstone (1813-1873) was a Scottish missionary; doctor and explorer who helped open the heart of Africa to missions. His travels covered one-third of the continent, from Cape Town to near the Equator, and from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. Here is what he had to say about his 33 years ...read more

  • In Her Book, "Living With Love," Josephine ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,059 views

    In her book, "Living with Love," Josephine Robertson tells a story. "In 1883, a youthful clergyman, the Rev. Joe Roberts, arrived by stagecoach in a blizzard to minister to the Indians of Wyoming. This great, wild area had been assigned to the Protestant Episcopal Church by President Grant. Soon ...read more

  • Title: New Year-Live By Purpose Instead Of Drift ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,886 views

    Title: New Year-Live By Purpose Instead Of Drift 4/24/2007 Many of us have a tendency to focus on what’s wrong, which gives us a distorted picture of life -- as Barry Siegel shows. He wrote this column, "World May End With a Splash," for the Los Angeles Times, October 9, 1982. Consider what some ...read more

  • Christ Died In My Place

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Christ died IN MY PLACE. During the U.S. Civil War, a farmer named Blake was drafted as a soldier. He was deeply troubled about leaving his family because his wife had died and there would be no one to support and take care of his children in his absence. The day before he was to leave for the ...read more

  • The Wrong Kind Of Loyalty

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 12, 2009
     | 3,417 views

    THE WRONG KIND OF LOYALTY There is a story of a Japanese soldier, Lt. Hiroo Onada, left on the island Lubang in the Philippines on December 25, 1944, with the command to "carry on the mission, even if Japan surrenders." Onada continued his war alone. All efforts to convince him to surrender or to ...read more

  • Your Spirit Does Matter

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 2,158 views

    YOUR SPIRIT DOES MATTER A preacher wrote: "Today we have people who claim to be Christians shouting ’God hates fags’ at the funerals of soldiers who have died in Iraq, because these ’Christians’ believe God is punishing America for its tolerance of homosexuals. A recent editorial in the paper ...read more

  • We Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
     | 3,912 views

    "WE ARE HERE" On the Fourth of July 1917, an American Army officer, Charles Stanton, stood in for General Pershing at a ceremony in Paris. The occasion, as the date suggests, was America’s Independence celebration, the Fourth of July. But it was not in America; it was in Paris, 1917, in a city and ...read more

  • Battlefield Away From Home

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Sep 15, 2009
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    BATTLEFIELD AWAY FROM HOME He cherished every letter that came from her. His deployment had started six long months ago. No end date was in sight. These were the days before emails and webcams. Those handwritten letters from his sweetheart was his only lifeline out of those trenches to back home. ...read more

  • Vigilance, War, And The Price Of Freedom

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 6, 2011
     | 3,527 views

    VIGILANCE, WAR, AND THE PRICE OF FREEDOM "Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom" -- a familiar saying in our country. We remember from Pearl Harbor what it's like to get caught off guard. The enemy can be so deceptive: Japan's peace envoys were seated at the negotiating table at the very ...read more

  • Machine Gun Preacher

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 27, 2011
     | 1,948 views

    MACHINE GUN PREACHER Video Clip Illustration: From wingclips.com (From Machine Gun Preacher clip) SYNOPSIS: Machine Gun Preacher is the inspirational true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds an unexpected calling as the ...read more

  • Tarzan Story: Failure To Recognize

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Sep 3, 2012
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    TARZAN STORY: FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE Johnny Weissmuller, the champion Olympic swimmer who donned the role of Tarzan the Ape Man in the silver screen with as much aplomb in 1930s and 40s as he dominated the Olympic swimming lanes in 1920s, had "a close encounter of a different kind" with the ...read more

  • Forced To Kill  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 1, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
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    FORCED TO KILL Around the time of the Korean War, Kim Joon-gon had seen 2,000 out of 20,000 people on Chunnam Island murdered by the Communists. They dragged he and his family outside their village where Kim’s father and wife were beaten to death and Kim was left for dead. When he revived and ...read more

  • The Belt Of Truth

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Jul 9, 2023
     | 1,128 views

    I need Jesus. I need Him because He is the truth! I need Him because without Him I am weak and unable to fight the battles that constantly throw lies my way. I need to be prepared for the battle by having the armor of God. I need the belt of truth. Rick Burdette, minister with Cornerstone ...read more

  • Whoever Takes The Son  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 2, 2003
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     | 4,503 views

    Whoever Takes the Son Many years ago, there was a very wealthy man who shared a passion for art collecting with his son. They had priceless works adorning the walls of their family estate. One day, the nation was at war and the young man left to serve his country. After only a few short weeks, ...read more

  • Greater Love Hath No Man That This, That A Man ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 3,257 views

    "Greater love hath no man that this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13). "When we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son" (Romans 5:10). When nations are engaged in deadly strife, it is common for patriots to declare that he who gives his life for ...read more

  • You Probably Recognize The Name Sam Houston. He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007
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     | 1,214 views

    You probably recognize the name Sam Houston. He was a Texas and an American hero. Originally he was a native of Virginia. He became a congressman and a governor of the state of Tennessee. He eventually moved to Texas where he joined the fight for independence and became commander of the Texas army. ...read more

  • The Man Of God Who Spoke To Ahab, King Of Israel

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 25, 2020
     | 1,413 views

    The man of God who spoke to Ahab, king of Israel Text: 1 Kings 20:28 And there came a man of God (identity unknown), and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I ...read more

  • Unsung Heroes At The 'battle Of The Ditches'!

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Aug 30, 2024
     | 131 views

    Introduction: Ask any veteran or anyone who served in the military for the strangest duty they ever performed and you may get some interesting replies! The soldiers in this story were asked (!) to put down their swords and take up some shovels in order to dig a lot of ditches! This story also has ...read more

  • During The War In Vietnam, A Young West Point ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Feb 12, 2001
    based on 133 ratings
     | 3,654 views

    During the war in Vietnam, a young West Point graduate was sent over to lead a group of new recruits into battle. He did his job well, trying his best to keep his from ambush and death. But one night when they had been under attack, he was unable to get just one of his men to safety. The soldier ...read more

  • On October 8,1918 Sergeant Alvin C. York Single ...  PRO

    Contributed by Keith Andrews on Jun 5, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
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    On October 8,1918 Sergeant Alvin C. York single handedly capture 132 German soldiers which earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor. Definitely, he was a hero to be honored. In this battle he displayed courage and selflessness that is required of heroes. Today’s society doesn’t know truly ...read more

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