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  • The Role Of Prayer In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2009
     | 4,129 views

    The Role of Prayer in Revival A U.S. Lutheran bishop tells of visiting a parish church in California and finding a stirring red and orange banner on the wall. "Come Holy Spirit. Hallelujah!" it declared in words printed under a picture of a fire burning. The bishop was also interested in the sign ...read more

  • King Tut Vs. William Borden

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 31, 2012
     | 2,367 views

    KING TUT VS. WILLIAM BORDEN In 1922 Howard Carter discovered the burial chamber of King Tutankhamen. King Tut had died at around age 19 and his tomb had been untouched for over 3000 years. Buried with him were solid gold chariots and thousands of golden artifacts. His gold coffin was found within ...read more

  • Free For The Taking: Grace

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 18, 2017
     | 4,692 views

    Joseph Cooke was a missionary to Thailand a generation ago. He illustrated grace this way. Picture a happily married couple in which both husband and wife are all that either could ever wish the other to be. The husband always respects his wife’s feelings, always treasures her individuality, is ...read more

  • Don Richardson, In His Book Eternity In Their ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 11, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,504 views

    Don Richardson, in his book Eternity in Their Hearts, tells an amazing story of spiritual harvest. In an area once called Burma, which is now modern Myanmar, lying between China and Thailand, and touching the border of Laos, there lived about a quarter-million tribal people called the Lahu. For ...read more

  • The Rich Family In Church  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jan 29, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
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    The Rich Family in Church by Eddie Ogan I’ll never forget Easter 1946. I was 14, my little sister Ocy was 12 and my older sister Darlene was 16. We lived at home with our mother, and the four of us knew what it was to do without many things. My dad had died five years before, leaving Mom with ...read more

  • Everything I Need  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jan 21, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 6,031 views

    EVERYTHING I NEED “I have everything I need for joy!” Robert Reed said. 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 underwear. Strips of Velcro hold his shirts together. His speech drags ...read more

  • Precious Blood  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2002
    based on 124 ratings
     | 9,172 views

    PRECIOUS BLOOD Several years ago in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, George and Vera Bajenksi’s lives were changed forever. February 16, 1989. A very normal Thursday morning. The phone rang at 9:15 a.m. "There’s been an accident..." It involved their son Ben. As they approached the intersection of ...read more

  • The Movie, Chariots Of Fire Is The True Story Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by William Neel on Jan 14, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,840 views

    The movie, Chariots of Fire is the true story of Eric Liddell, a man who ran for Scotland, then went on to become a missionary. You may recall that he refused to run on the Sabbath, forfeiting some of the awards he probably would have won in the 1924 Olympics. There was another scene in that ...read more

  • Ernest Hemingway, The Literary Genius, Said Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,164 views

    Ernest Hemingway, the literary genius, said of his life: “I live in a vacuum that is as lonely as a radio tube when the batteries are dead, and there is no current to plug into.” This is a startling statement, given the fact that Hemingway’s life would be the envy of anyone who had bought the ...read more

  • In The Town Of Port Hope In Ontario, There Is A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,976 views

    In the town of Port Hope in Ontario, there is a monument erected, not for a politician or a war hero, but for a poor, unselfish working man who gave most of his life and energy to help those who could not repay him. Joseph Scriven was born in Dublin 1820. In his younger days, he had the potential ...read more

  • Trust In The Lord With All Your Heart And He Will ...

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Sep 3, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,284 views

    Trust in the LORD with all your heart and HE will acknowledge and HE will light your way. This prayer has been sent to you for good luck. The original copy is from the Netherlands. It has been around the world nine times. The luck has now been brought to you. You will receive good luck within ...read more

  • Pastor Mark Buchanan Speaks Of Going To Uganda, ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 10, 2007
     | 1,518 views

    Pastor Mark Buchanan speaks of going to Uganda, Africa. He went to a little township called Wairacka. On Sunday evening, about 100 Christians from neighboring areas would gather to worship. They met under a tin roof lean-to that was set at the edge of a corn-field. They sat (when they did sit) on ...read more

  • A 30 Part Study Of Prayer Keys During Our ...

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Oct 4, 2011
     | 2,873 views

    A 30 part study of prayer keys during our Wednesday night prayer meetings? You may think it will become boringly repetitive. No, No, NOOOO! During this study, we will hear how Mary, Queen of Scots, feared the prayers of John Knox more than the combined armies of Europe. We will hear Jonathan ...read more

  • I Was Introduced To "Different" The Summer I Took ...

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Mar 27, 2007
     | 1,293 views

    I was introduced to “different” the summer I took about 30+ Jr. Highers to Mexico. What an experience! Yes, our own Mike Hain was with me (and what a trip he had). The things I saw on that trip changed my life -- forever! I can’t begin to tell you the broadening I experienced during that two week ...read more

  • Living On The Mountain  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on Mar 22, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,753 views

    LIVING ON THE MOUNTAIN Listen to one man’s remarkable discovery at Smokey Mountain near the Philippine capital of Manila: "A gigantic man-made mound, perhaps 100 feet high, ran on before us for a mile or more. Wisps of smoke rose from fissures all over the sides and top of this municipal dump and ...read more

  • The Call Of Bishop Cowther

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,282 views

    The Call of Bishop Cowther That day, as the slaves were packed into the Portuguese slave ship, they probably did not know that they would be free within a few hours. Even as they were freed by the captain of the British frigate, I don’t think anyone knew the incredible long range results. One of ...read more

  • It Was The 1925 World Series. The Washington ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 23, 2007
     | 1,188 views

    It was the 1925 World Series. The Washington Senators were playing the Pittsburgh Pirates. The game was close. Finally, Goose Gosling of the Washington Senators came to the plate. The ball was pitched. Strike 1! The catcher threw the ball back to the pitcher. Goose readied himself again. ...read more

  • The Walter Wilson Story

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 3, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,925 views

    THE WALTER WILSON STORY Walter Lewis Wilson was an American doctor born towards the end of the 19th century. He was a faithful Christian who often hosted visiting missionaries to his church. One visitor from France didn't mince words, asking him, "Who is the Holy Spirit to you?" Wilson's answer ...read more

  • It All Started By One Man Wanting To Pray  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2011
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,436 views

    IT ALL STARTED BY ONE MAN WANTING TO PRAY In 1857 there was a 46 year old man named Jeremiah Lamphere who lived in New York City. Jeremiah loved the Lord tremendously, but he didn’t feel that he could do much for the Lord until he began to feel a burden for the lost and accepted an invitation ...read more

  • The Friendship Of John Newton

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 3, 2011
     | 2,702 views

    THE FRIENDSHIP OF JOHN NEWTON While John Newton is best-known as the author of the famous hymn, "Amazing Grace," his life teemed with spiritual fruit. A new biography on his life by Jonathan Aitken gives us a peek into the legacy of the man who described himself with one simple sentence: "I am a ...read more

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