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  • Malcolm Muggeridge Explained With The ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Green on Dec 19, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,498 views

    Malcolm Muggeridge explained with the speculation of the scenario of Christ’s birth in our post-modern world, “.....in our day, with family-planning clinics offering convenient ways to correct “mistakes” that might disgrace a family name, “It is, in point of fact, extremely improbable, under ...read more

  • Years Ago A Young Man Began A Small Cheese ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Jan 24, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,122 views

    Years ago a young man began a small cheese business in Chicago. He failed. He was deeply in debt. “You didn’t take God into your business. You have not worked with Him,” said a Christian friend to him. Then the young man thought, “If God wants to run the cheese business, He can do it, and I’ll work ...read more

  • We Missed Him. Our Chance To Change Things Came ...

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Aug 5, 2005
     | 3,316 views

    We missed him. Our chance to change things came and passed and we did not know it was there. A dark-skinned little boy sat through Sunday School classes for three years at a great Baptist Church (First Church, San Antonio) but some one missed him. His name was Sirhan Sirhan, and at age 24 he shot ...read more

  • A Young Preacher-To-Be, Having Passed His ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 19, 2006
     | 4,885 views

    A young preacher-to-be, having passed his doctrinal examinations, faced his trial sermon. In a cavernous auditorium sat three ministers and 75 others who came to listen. When he stepped into the pulpit, the vast room and the searching, critical eyes caused him to falter. Two weeks later his name ...read more

  • I Was Riding One Of Our Shetland Ponies, Trigger ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Nov 29, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,103 views

    I was riding one of our Shetland ponies, Trigger or Sugarfoot. They were prone to buck you off from time to time and one of those occasions occurred. Well, as I hit the ground I heard someone call my name, “Bruce.” I rolled over to see who it was and no one did I see. However, when I looked ...read more

  • A Noted Evangelist Was Coming To Town And The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 6, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,390 views

    A noted evangelist was coming to town and the organizers formed appropriate committees to prepare for the event. In its first meeting, the finance committee chair sadly announced that ’for lack of quorum’ the committee cannot transact business. He then suggested another meeting date and then asked ...read more

  • In Haiti, There's An Orphanage Being Run By A ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
     | 1,778 views

    In Haiti, there’s an orphanage being run by a man named Prospere. It’s an enormous task, taking care of 30 some kids. Why does he do it? Where does he find the motivation to keep on with such a difficult task? You see, Prospere was once an orphan too. He was one of the first orphans helped ...read more

  • Are You Part Of "The Called?"

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Feb 4, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,936 views

    Are you part of “the called?” Frances Ross, our neighbour, was home early on Wednesday afternoon and she called to me from her balcony to offer me some of her garden vegetables. This gave me quite a start… For an instant, since all I heard was my name in a female voice, I thought the feminists ...read more

  • David Wrote Psalm 34:3 When He Was Faking ...

    Contributed by Michael West on Mar 29, 2008
     | 2,112 views

    David wrote Psalm 34:3 when he was faking insanity and Abimelech drove him away; “O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.” (Amplified) The word magnify means to make larger and it can be seen two different ways: make God look bigger than He is or see Him as big as He is. ...read more

  • A Story Is Recorded Of The Famous Theologian ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 14, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,985 views

    A story is recorded of the famous theologian Thomas Aquinas visiting the Renaissance Pope, Pope Innocent II. The Pope showed Thomas the abundance of funds in the church treasury, the works of art, the extravagant decorations and ornaments in the chapel. "You see, Thomas," said the Pope, "the ...read more

  • Forbes Magazine (Feb. 12, 1996, P. 28) Once ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,699 views

    Forbes Magazine (Feb. 12, 1996, p. 28) once reported these names that showed up on police blotters: Sentenced for assault in St. Joseph, MO - Jesse James; cited for speeding in Parma, Ohio - Maelia A. Earhart; and jailed in Des Moines, Iowa, was Shannon Cooper, who police said went out bar-hopping, ...read more

  • Lee Bracey, The Director Of Woodburn Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,585 views

    Lee Bracey, the director of Woodburn Christian Children’s Home up by Ft. Wayne, told of overhearing a conversation his dad had with a friend of his named Glen. “Glen,” he asked, “do you pray for me every day?” “Yes,” Glen replied, “I do.” Lee said his dad paused… and then asked “Sometimes do you ...read more

  • Here Is The Message Solomon Is Seeking To ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 27, 2007
     | 1,970 views

    Here is the message Solomon is seeking to communicate to us today from Ecc. 6:10-12 1. God knows everything we do not! 2. God has already named all the events in our life and it’s up to us to invite God into our life-time. 3. It is useless to try to argue with God He is always right. 4. It is ...read more

  • The Lutheran Hymnal

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 6, 2009
     | 1,768 views

    O Lord, how shall I meet Thee, How welcome Thee aright? Thy people long to greet Thee, My Hope, my heart’s Delight! Oh, kindle, Lord most holy, Thy lamp within my breast To do in spirit lowly All that may please Thee best. Thy Zion strews before Thee Green boughs and fairest palms, And I, too, will ...read more

  • The Gray Area

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,323 views

    THE GRAY AREA I heard a story about a 90-year-old grandfather who was complaining to his grandson about getting old. He said, "The worst part is the diapers." He continued, "I don’t mind wearin’ them, it’s just the name I hate. Depends! If I have to wear a diaper, I don’t want there to be any ...read more

  • Jesus To Them

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 19, 2009
     | 2,772 views

    JESUS TO THEM A missionary, lost at sea, washed up on edge of a remote native village. Half-dead from exposure, starvation, and sea water, the natives nursed him back to health. He lived with them 20 years; never made a confession of faith, no songs, no sermons, no Scripture; but attended the sick ...read more

  • Now The Picture Jesus Paints Is Of An Enemy ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 2, 2009
     | 2,789 views

    Now the picture Jesus paints is of an enemy sowing some weeds. The plant most think is commonly called darnel or cockle earning the name “false wheat” as it looks so much like wheat especially in the early stages. It is common in Syria and Israel. The problem is that by the time it is developed ...read more

  • Judge Not...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 3, 2009
     | 4,274 views

    JUDGE NOT... Several years ago Bobby Knight, Indiana University’s long time, legendary and often controversial head basketball coach was fired. After this several sports news programs showed various heated interviews with Bobby Knight over this incident and several others over the years. One of ...read more

  • Pete Peterson Was The First U.s. Ambassador To ...

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 10, 2009
     | 3,296 views

    Pete Peterson was the first U.S. ambassador to Vietnam after the war. But it wasn’t his first time in Hanoi. Peterson was a POW from 1966 to 1972 at the prison camp named "Hanoi Hilton". When asked how he could return to the land where he’d endured years of starvation, brutality and torture, he ...read more

  • Be Found Doing Your Duty  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 27, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,086 views

    BE FOUND DOING YOUR DUTY "Keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come"(Matt 24:42). A man named Col Davenport was speaker of the Connecticut house of representatives in the late 1700s. On May 19, 1780, the sky of Hartford darkened ominously, and some of the ...read more