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  • Why Blood?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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     | 5,794 views

    WHY BLOOD? On February 16, 1989 the lives of George and Vera Bajenksi of Ontario, Canada were changed forever. It was a very normal Thursday morning. The phone rang at 9:15 a.m. There was an accident involving their son Ben. As they approached the intersection of Adelaide and Simcoe Streets near ...read more

  • A Nail Among The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009
     | 2,874 views

    A NAIL AMONG THE COINS Emil Mettler was a restaurateur in London who was a close friend of Albert Schweitzer. Mettler would not allow a Christian worker to pay for a meal. He once opened his register in the presence of a Secretary of the London Missionary Society. The Secretary was astonished to ...read more

  • Pain And Regret: A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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     | 4,853 views

    PAIN AND REGRET: A GIFT? In 1999, Dr Paul Brand and Philip Yancey co-wrote a book called Pain: the Gift Nobody Wants. Dr Brand was born in India to missionary parents, and has spent most of his life caring for people with leprosy. One of Dr Brand’s greatest discoveries was that people with leprosy ...read more

  • Stayed To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2009
     | 2,396 views

    STAYED TO SERVE Last fall, Baptist deacon Joe Lusi was suspected of spying. Lusi is a physician in Rwanda, right near the border where the refugees cross into Zaire. Joe Lusi is a Zairian, but the Baptist hospital is in Rwanda. Moreover, the government-run hospital across town had always been ...read more

  • David Livingstone,

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
     | 4,456 views

    David Livingstone, "I Never Made A Sacrifice" In the mid-seventeenth century, a somewhat well-known Englishman was captured by Algerian pirates and made a slave. While a slave, he founded a church. When his brother arranged his release, he refused freedom, having vowed to remain a slave until he ...read more

  • Saint Patrick  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 15, 2010
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     | 3,671 views

    SAINT PATRICK Historical Background of Patrick: Patrick lived in the fifth century, a time of rapid change and transition. In many ways we might say that those times of turbulence and uncertainty were not unlike our own. The Roman Empire was beginning to break up, and Europe was about to enter ...read more

  • Victor Or Victim—the Case Of Robert Reed  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2011
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     | 4,852 views

    VICTOR OR VICTIM--THE CASE OF ROBERT REED If ever there was a person who could have offered Jesus an excuse, Robert Reed would be that person. His hands are twisted and His feet are useless. He can’t bathe himself. He can’t feed himself. He can’t brush his teeth, comb his hair or put on his ...read more

  • Carey: God's Sovereign Will  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011
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    CAREY: GOD'S SOVEREIGN WILL William Carey, who is called the father of modern missions, began his missionary career to India in 1793. He served the Lord in that country for 40 years, never once returning to his home in England. And throughout those years he translated portions of the Bible into ...read more

  • Consecration To God--Making A Personal Stand For Jesus

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Dec 14, 2017
     | 5,093 views

    I read the story of a young woman who out of curiosity entered a little Presbyterian church one evening. She heard the gospel for the first time and was converted. Later she heard God’s call on her life to go to China as a missionary. She was the only daughter of a multi-millionaire. She was ...read more

  • The Power Of God's Word In The Philippines

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 17, 2024
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     | 458 views

    Joanne Shetler, a dedicated missionary, spent years living among the Balangao people in the Philippines. Her mission was to translate the Bible into their language and share the good news of the Savior. However, progress was slow. One day, Ama, a man who had adopted Joanne as his Balangao ...read more

  • I'll Go Back And Tell Them Again.

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2011
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    "I'LL GO BACK AND TELL THEM AGAIN." In a book entitled "Jungle Harvest," written by a missionary named Ruby Scott, she describes some of her experiences in reaching a people group known as the Tila Indians who lived in a remote village in the jungles of south Mexico, just north of the Guatemalan ...read more

  • India

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 28, 2005
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    India So I wrote in my journal, describing the aftermath of the October 1999 cyclone whose 200 mph winds and 30-foot tidal surge devastated the coastal areas of Orissa , India . Originating in the Bay of Bengal , the storm killed an estimated 100,000 people and domestic livestock, mostly by ...read more

  • Just Prior To The 2002 Olympics I Was Asked By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2005
     | 2,008 views

    Just prior to the 2002 Olympics I was asked by Arturo Kinch of Costa Rica to coach him in Cross Country skiing. This wasn’t Arturo’s first Olympics or ski experience. In fact I realized that this former missionary kid, who hadn’t even seen snow until he was 19, was somewhat of a folk hero in ...read more

  • Helping The Homeless  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 21, 2004
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     | 2,623 views

    HELPING THE HOMELESS Bob Kraemer of Campus Crusade Canada tells this story: Over 1000 homeless people have now seen the movie, The Passion of the Christ, received evangelistic literature and a $5.00 voucher to McDonald’s through the ComePassion project in British Columbia’s lower mainland. The ...read more

  • If Anyone Had A Reason To Feel Good About ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 15, 2007
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    If anyone had a reason to feel good about themselves it was Ruth Bell Graham. She was the daughter of missionaries to China, where she lived through her childhood. She was the wife of Billy Graham, whose ministry to the world has possibly had more impact than any other individual in history. T. ...read more

  • Tell Somebody, Christianity Is About A ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007
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    Tell somebody, Christianity is about a relationship, not rules. 1. Religion is about rules. Let’s face it, religion is hard work. * A good Muslim has to pray 5 times a day. He or she will also fast for a whole month every year. * An orthodox Jew has to use separate sinks for ...read more

  • Just Prior To The 2002 Olympics, A Trainer Was ...

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Feb 27, 2008
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     | 1,235 views

    Just prior to the 2002 Olympics, a trainer was asked by Arturo Kinch of Costa Rica to coach him in Cross Country skiing. This wasn’t Arturo’s first Olympics or ski experience. In fact, the trainer realized that this former missionary kid, who hadn’t even seen snow until he was 19, was somewhat of a ...read more

  • Go To God – He Is The Source Of Our Goodness On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    Go to God – he is the source of our goodness on this earth. Matthew 7:11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! Story: This story about Hudson Taylor – a well known missionary ...read more

  • Encouragement

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
     | 5,787 views

    Encouragement He traveled to every hamlet in Essex County. His passion was to start churches, encourage the saints and teach people the word of God. Cyrus Comstock was born in December 1765 and lived his life in the Champlain valley. Cyrus was also an inventor. Are you familiar with the ...read more

  • Good Gifts

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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     | 4,235 views

    GOOD GIFTS Go to God--he is the source of our goodness on this earth. Matthew 7:11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! This story about Hudson Taylor, a well-known ...read more

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