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  • I Will Save You  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,586 views

    I WILL SAVE YOU John Piper puts it this way: If we only knew it, every one of us is stranded on an ice face in Greenland, and the wind is blowing fiercely. Our position is so precarious that even if we inhale too deeply our weight will shift and we will plunge to our destruction. God comes to us ...read more

  • There Once Was A Woman Who Really Felt She Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard White on Sep 13, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,262 views

    There once was a woman who really felt she had nothing to share with or give to God and his people. During the services she would sit, sing softly to herself, pray to herself, engage in little small talk afterward. On Sunday the preacher gave a message on Expressions of Gratitude. When she went ...read more

  • We Use Lures When We Go Fishing. A Lure Is ...

    Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 20, 2003
     | 2,816 views

    We use lures when we go fishing. A lure is something that is supposed to look good to the fish you are trying to catch. When I was growing up, I had a lure that looked like an injured fish. The fish was bent a little, right at the bend there was a reddish spot that was supposed to look like a ...read more

  • In Water-Safety Courses A Cardinal Rule Is Never ...  PRO

    Contributed by Erik Estep on Apr 30, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,525 views

    In water-safety courses a cardinal rule is never to swim out to a drowning man and try to help him as long as he’s thrashing around. To do so is basically to commit suicide. As long as a drowning man thinks he can help himself, he’s dangerous to anyone who tries to help him. The reason why is ...read more

  • Always Pray And Don't Give Up  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 11, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 8,544 views

    ALWAYS PRAY AND DON’T GIVE UP Jesus taught that we should “always pray and not give up” · Not because God is hard of hearing · Not because God needs to be pestered into answering our requests · Not because God doesn’t want to answer us NO… Jesus taught us always pray and not give up because, ...read more

  • They Remind Me Of A Story Told By Lee Strobel. ...

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Mar 31, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,767 views

    They remind me of a story told by Lee Strobel. When he was still a writer for the Chicago Tribune he received a phone call from a father desperate to find his missing 19 year old daughter. She was a good girl, never in any trouble, not much more than an innocent child-and now she was gone. The ...read more

  • A Hiker Was Charged W/ Eating An Endangered ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Nov 28, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,565 views

    A hiker was charged w/ eating an endangered species while tracking the woods of California. After hearing the man had eaten a condor, the judge quickly passed a harsh sentence of 10 years behind bars. The man pleaded w/ the judge to hear his side of the story because he felt circumstances ...read more

  • Here Are Words To A Hymn From The Tune Of 'o ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Miller on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,538 views

    Here are words to a hymn from the tune of ’O Little Town of Bethlehem.’ It was sung after a Narnia message titled, "What If There Were No Christmas?" O Wintry Land of Narnia O wintry land of Narnia what mysteries do you hold? Despite the threats of the white witch, Good News is to unfold! ‘Cause ...read more

  • Pamela Anderson Is Leading A Charge To Remove A ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 13, 2006
     | 1,643 views

    Pamela Anderson is leading a charge to remove a bust of KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders from the state Capitol. The actress called the Kentucky native’s likeness "a monument to cruelty" to chickens in a statement issued by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the animal rights ...read more

  • When My Son Was 3 Years Old He Was Sitting In ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Dec 31, 2006
     | 626 views

    When my son was 3 years old he was sitting in his room. We could hear his frustrated voice coming from his room. The vocal frustration grew and grew until finally his mom went to see what the problem was. She walked in the room and saw my son sitting before a pile of blocks on the floor. She ...read more

  • Many People Find Doing God's Will Hard. Rosa ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 18, 2007
     | 1,407 views

    Many people find doing God’s will hard. Rosa Parks found it hard when she was arrested on December 1, 1955 for refusing to give her bus seat to a white man. It is difficult to imagine such an arrest taking place today, just a little over 50 years later. But that is because her simple act of ...read more

  • No Wonder You Feel Tired!

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Mar 7, 2007
     | 2,867 views

    Your heart beats 103,689 times every 24 hours. 2. Your blood travels 168,000,000 miles every 24 hours. 3. You breathe 23,040 times every 24 hours. 4. You inhale 438 cubic feet of air every 24 hours. 5. You eat about 3 1/2 pounds of food every 24 hours. 6. You drink about 2.9 quarts of liquid every ...read more

  • Jim Went To Church On Sunday Morning. He Heard ...

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 11, 2010
     | 1,901 views

    Jim went to church on Sunday morning. He heard the organist miss a note during the prelude, and he winced. He saw a teenager talking when everybody was supposed to bow in prayer. He felt like the usher was watching to see what he put in the offering plate and it made him boil. He noticed the ...read more

  • Philadelphia 11 Fighting Pa "Hate Crimes" Law

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 13, 2010
     | 1,755 views

    'Philadelphia 11' fighting PA "hate crimes" law Attorneys for 11 Philadelphia-area Christians arrested and charged with felonies after protesting at a homosexual event will announce new developments in the case tomorrow and will show a videotape of the controversial arrests. As WorldNetDaily ...read more

  • Pull Up The Roots Of Bad Habits Early  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,632 views

    PULL UP THE ROOTS OF BAD HABITS EARLY A wise old tutor was once taking a stroll through a forest with a curious youth. The tutor suddenly stopped and pointed to four plants close by. The first was a tiny sprout, just coming out of the earth. The second had rooted itself quite firmly in the fertile ...read more

  • Prayer: Form Vs. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2010
     | 5,037 views

    Prayer: Form vs. Substance There was a man who would start his day by kneeling beside his bed and spending an hour or so in prayer. But he had a cat that would disturb him and would nuzzle up against him. So to keep his cat from disturbing his prayer time, he would tie the cat to his bedpost. His ...read more

  • Avoiding The Rocks

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
     | 2,521 views

    AVOIDING THE ROCKS Alan was my prayer partner at a previous church and he tells the story of going white water rafting on a Christian retreat. He said he always got stuck being the captain of the boat and sure enough for the 4th year in a row, he was named captain. So his job was to direct the men ...read more

  • The Love Me Not

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2011
     | 4,466 views

    THE LOVE ME NOT Dostoevsky tells the story of a woman who found herself in hell and felt she did not belong there. She could not bear the suffering and cried out in agony for the mercy of God. God listened and was moved with pity and so He said to her: "If you can remember one good deed that you ...read more

  • More Accustomed To Action Than Talk  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Aug 11, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,489 views

    MORE ACCUSTOMED TO ACTION THAN TALK All great enterprises begin at a critical moment--a moment when a decision is made and someone launches himself into a never-to-be-forgotten enterprise. PIZARRO, the noted Spanish explorer, faced such a moment. He languished with his men on a small island ...read more

  • Open Table Ministry

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 26, 2012
     | 2,529 views

    OPEN TABLE MINISTRY Open Table started with a chance encounter with a homeless man named Ernie who simply asked a youth group serving him a meal if he could come worship at their church. The adult youth workers were moved to agree to come the very next day to bring Ernie to their church service. ...read more