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  • Breakfast, Lunch, And Dinner Are A Normal Part Of ...

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jun 26, 2008
     | 3,552 views

    Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are a normal part of the day. We all revolve our days around eating food. You probably wouldn't think of going without physical food for a week or even a day, would you? Food is necessary for physical life. Without food, we become weakened and eventually become ill. ...read more

  • Would You Consider Abortion...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 20, 2008
     | 2,484 views

    WOULD YOU CONSIDER ABORTION... Would you consider abortion in the following situations? (1) There’s a preacher and wife who are very, very, poor. They already have 14 kids. Now she finds out she’s pregnant with number 15. They’re living in tremendous poverty. Considering their poverty and the ...read more

  • Even Before You Pray, God ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 1,629 views

    EVEN BEFORE YOU PRAY, GOD WORKS Dr. Helen Roseveare, missionary to Zaire, told the following story. "A mother at our mission station died after giving birth to a premature baby. We tried to improvise an incubator to keep the infant alive, but the only hot water bottle we had was beyond repair. So ...read more

  • Famous Firsts

    Contributed by Bob Gillchrest on Dec 1, 2008
     | 1,688 views

    FAMOUS FIRSTS Let me share with you some of famous firsts that have happened throughout history. Virginia Dare 1587 --- 1st child born in the American colonies, on August 18th, on what is now Roanoke Island, North Carolina. André-Jacques Garnerin 1797 --- 1st parachute jump. Dropped from about ...read more

  • Let The Dead Bury Their Dead

    Contributed by John Tung on Feb 12, 2009
     | 3,402 views

    LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR DEAD To one person who wanted to bury his father before following Jesus, Jesus said, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God." (Lk. 9:60) Doesn’t that sound harsh? Someone’s father just died, and the man can’t even go back to bury his ...read more

  • Joshua Bell, Plays The Noted "Gibson Ex ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 22, 2007
     | 2,243 views

    Joshua Bell, plays the noted “Gibson ex Huberman” Stradivarius violin worth $3.5 million. He commands $1,000 a minute performances all over the world. But the Washington Post wondered what might happen if Bell were asked to dress down and play as a street musician near one of the busy subway ...read more

  • Staying By The Stuff

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,949 views

    STAYING BY THE STUFF. A. MY GRAND MOTHER USED TO TELL US BOYS ABOUT AN OLD PERSIAN LEGEND, B. THAT TALKS ABOUT A KING WHO NEEDED A FAITHFUL SERVANT AND HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE. C. HE TOOK BOTH, AT FIXED WAGES, AND TOLD THEM TO FILL A BASKET WITH WATER FROM A NEARBY ...read more

  • The Basics

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,305 views

    Charles Spurgeon, “A man’s life is always more forcible than his speech. When men take stock of him they reckon his deeds as dollars and his words as pennies. If his life and doctrine disagree the mass of onlookers accept his practice and reject his preaching.” Will Rogers, “Live in such a way ...read more

  • Donald Gray Barnhouse Was The Pastor Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,275 views

    DONALD GRAY BARNHOUSE was the pastor of Philadelphia’s Tenth Presbyterian Church, when his wife died and left him with young daughters to raise alone. He did something hardly anyone else could do--he conducted his own wife’s funeral. It was while driving to that funeral that he realized he had to ...read more

  • A Striking Christmas Card Was Once Published ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,344 views

    A striking Christmas card was once published with the title "If Christ Had Not Come". It was founded upon our Savior’s words "If I had not come." The card represented a pastor’s falling into a short sleep in his study on Christmas morning and dreaming of a world into which Jesus had never come. ...read more

  • Joshua Bell, Plays The Noted ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,766 views

    Illustration: Joshua Bell, plays the noted “Gibson ex Huberman” Stradivarius violin worth $3.5 million. He commands $1,000 a minute performances all over the world. But the Washington Post wondered what might happen if Bell were asked to dress down and play as a street musician near one of the ...read more

  • Simple Confession, Profound Forgiveness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2022
     | 764 views

    In 1818 one out of six women who had children died of something called “childbirth fever.” A doctor’s daily routine back then started in the dissecting room, where he performed autopsies, and from there he made his rounds to examine expectant mothers. No one even thought to wash his hands...at ...read more

  • Experiences Of Mediocrity, Bob Russell, When God ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 1, 2001
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,834 views

    [Experiences of Mediocrity, Bob Russell, When God Builds a Church, Howard Publishing Co, 2000, pp 110-11] The experience for a first-time visitor in many … churches goes something like this: You drive into the parking lot of the church at 10:40 Sunday morning. You assume you’re five minutes early ...read more

  • This Passage From The Bible Says That If A Person ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Aug 3, 2008
     | 1,344 views

    This passage from the Bible says that if a person “has” Jesus in his or her life, then they have “eternal life.” What’s eternal life? The bottom line is that it means Heaven. Forever. And how do we get that eternal life? By having Jesus in your life. This says that if we have Jesus, we have ...read more

  • Gifted Does Not Equal "Successful"

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 12, 2009
     | 2,189 views

    "GIFTED" DOES NOT EQUAL "SUCCESSFUL" This week, I’ve begun reading a new book by one of my favorite authors, Malcolm Gladwell, titled "Outliers: The Story of Success." The premise of the book is simple: no successful person is a self-made man; everyone who gets to the top had a lot advantages, ...read more

  • Misapplied Scriptures: The "Mizpah” Moment

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Sep 17, 2023
     | 516 views

    Full disclosure: Sermon Central has accepted and posted a complete message on this text and context called “Jacob-His Mizpah Moment”. This illustration is not an abbreviated form of that message, only a brief attempt to post some highlights. In addition, this verse/passage was featured back in the ...read more

  • The Phone Rang. Dad Put Down His Garden Tools, ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Wilson on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 160 ratings
     | 4,349 views

    The phone rang. Dad put down his garden tools, wiped the sweat from his face and rushed into the house to grab the phone before its final ring. With his mind on his Saturday morning chores, he didn’t notice the sliding glass patio door was closed. Mom found him in a pool of blood with glass ...read more

  • Twinkies And Root Beer - Unknown ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on May 23, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,207 views

    [Illustration – Twinkies and Root Beer - unknown source] A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of Root Beer and he started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an elderly man. The ...read more

  • Penguins And Eagles! (09.02.05--Sickness!--Psalm ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 31, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,251 views

    Penguins and Eagles! (09.02.05--Sickness!--Psalm 4:3) Soaring like eagles may sound good, but flopping around like a penguin can be a whole lot easier. Keeping our feet firmly planted on the ground may not always be the most glamorous of occupations, but it sure is safer and more accommodating ...read more

  • A Short While Ago, Comic-Book Creator, Stan Lee ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gary Maskell on Aug 18, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,003 views

    A short while ago, comic-book creator, Stan Lee and company created a 6-week reality-based television series entitled, "Who Wants to be a Superhero?" As a part of their initial search, they sent out nationwide notices stating that they were looking for folks who have never lost that inner drive to ...read more

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