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One Of My Favorite Songs Is By The Legendary ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 13, 2005

One of my favorite songs is by the legendary Contemporary Christian Artist Larry Norman. Norman is one of a handful of pioneers of contemporary Christian music that paved the way for the ministry (and industry) that it is today. I have played the song before and it is entitled, ‘The Outlaw.’ It ...read more

Tags: Divinity Of Christ, Miracles Of Jesus

Denomination: Church Of God

Chuck Swindoll In "The Grace Awakening" Wrote ...  PRO

Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Oct 17, 2003

Chuck Swindoll in "The Grace Awakening" wrote this: If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent us an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist. If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist. If our greatest ...read more

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus, Divinity Of Christ

He Knows Your Need

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2003

HE KNOWS YOUR NEED There was a popular religious movement around the time of the founding of our country called Deism. Deism was opposed to Christianity’s personal idea of God. They believed that God created the world, but that he wound it up like a clock and then left it to attend to other ...read more

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus, God's Provision

Son Of Resurrection  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2004

SON OF RESURRECTION Dr. Joseph Haroutunian, professor at McCormick Theological Seminary, came to America from Armenia. One day a well-meaning friend said to him, "Your name is difficult to pronounce and difficult to spell--it could hurt your professional career. Why don’t you change your name to ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection, Miracles Of Jesus

Winning People For God

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2005

WINNING PEOPLE FOR GOD One Sunday evening, William Booth was walking in London with his son, Bramwell, who was then 12 or 13 years old. The father surprised the son by taking him to a tavern! The place was crowded with men and women. Some of them were drunk. Some of them were loud. And the air was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:13-17

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus, What Is Evangelism?

The Pushcart Of Healing  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2005

THE PUSHCART OF HEALING A tribe called Karbis lives In a remote village called Rongphar in Assam, India. It is a forest area and less connected with the modern facilities of the nearby city, Guwahati. When people in that village fall sick, they carry them on a pushcart to the nearby clinic which ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus, God's Forgiveness

The Sack Lunch  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2005

THE SACK LUNCH A man was packing a shipment of food contributed by a school for the poor people of Appalachia. He was separating beans from powdered milk, and canned vegetables from canned meats. Reaching into a box filled with various cans, he pulled out a little brown paper sack. Apparently ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-44, Mark 6:30-44

Tags: Giving General, Miracles Of Jesus

Eating It All  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2005

EATING IT ALL Charles Spence’s son was a Baltimore Ravens season-ticket holder, and he thought taking his seven-year-old daughter to a game would be a good bonding experience. But once there, she found the food vendors much more enticing than what was taking place on the field, so his son bought ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-44

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus, God's Provision

Make More  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2005

MAKE MORE One Saturday, as is the custom at the Erickson house in Peoria, IL, Ken Erickson’s wife cleaned out leftovers from the refrigerator. She gave the one remaining portion of tortellini to their 6-year-old son, Jeremy. Their 8-year-old son, Matthew, also wanted some, so bickering ensued. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-44

Tags: God's Provision, Miracles Of Jesus

For Hundreds Of Years Before The Birth Of Jesus, ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 6, 2002

For hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus, the Jews had been expecting a deliverer, a messiah, to help them to get rid of foreigners who had invaded their land. About 200 years before Jesus came, a wicked king of Syria, called Antiochus oppressed them. He had forbidden the worship of God ...read more

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus, God's Provision

Denomination: Baptist

Misplaced Faith  PRO

Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 12, 2007

Misplaced Faith Philip Yancey, in his book Disappointment With God, writes: Even back then I was searching for hard evidence of God as an alternative to faith. And one day I found it—on television, of all places. While randomly flipping a dial, I came across a mass healing service being conducted ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 4:11, Deuteronomy 3:24, 2 Samuel 7:18-29

Tags: Power, Truth, Miracles, Sovereignty

Denomination: Baptist

You Need To Know That Confessing God's Word Does ...

Contributed by Angel Caballero on Jun 7, 2009

You need to know that confessing God’s Word does not move God to do things for you and you don’t even remind Him of His promises when you confess His words, because he is ...read more

Tags: God's Word, Miracles General

Denomination: Church Of God

When You Speak The Word Of God, You Are Tapping ...

Contributed by Angel Caballero on Jun 8, 2009

When you speak the Word of God, you are tapping ...read more

Tags: Christ's Power, Miracles General

Denomination: Church Of God

Our Words And Actions Resonate In The Spiritual ...

Contributed by Angel Caballero on Jun 11, 2009

Our words and actions resonate in the ...read more

Tags: Miracles General, Believer's Lifestyle

Denomination: Church Of God

I've Been Reading A Book By Francine Rivers ...

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 31, 2010

I've been reading a book by Francine Rivers lately about an old woman called Leota who loves the Lord and has an amazing impact upon the lives of other people in her life, yet is rejected and hated by her own daughter, Eleanor. Throughout the book there seems to be NO HOPE for this estranged ...read more

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus, Confidence In Prayer

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Are You Planning?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2014

What are you planning to do in your life or ministry that ONLY GOD CAN DO???? "God is looking for those with whom He can do the impossible-- what a pity that we plan ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:1-20

Tags: Faith, Ministry, Vision, Miracles

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Prepare To Be Embarrassed

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2014

PREPARE TO BE EMBARRASSED "One of these days some simple soul will pick up the Word of God, read it and believe it. Then the rest of us ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-6

Tags: Bible, Faith, Revival, Miracles

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Gave Her A Flying Cat!  PRO

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 1, 2014

GOD GAVE HER A FLYING CAT! Have you heard the story about the pastor who had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc., but the kitty would not come down. The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:3

Tags: Prayer, Miracles, Prayer Answered

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In 1937, Napoleon Hill Wrote A Development / ...

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 18, 2015

IN 1937, NAPOLEON HILL wrote a development / self-help book: THINK AND GROW RICH. Hill discussed a man that invested all his and his family’s money into a GOLD MINE. The man worked and worked. He was so excited, he was going to make millions of dollars and become rich and famous. For weeks the man ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:9

Tags: 3 Feet From A Miracle

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Not Because Me, But Because Of You Lord!

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on May 12, 2019

Not because me, but because of You! Illus. From Guideposts, “Miracles of Healing” There was a woman and her son Mark that went shopping in a large department store one day. On their way down to the main floor her son hopped on the escalator. She then followed. Suddenly her son Mark screamed like ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Tags: Mothers, Faith, Trust, Miracles

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational