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  • Persecution In Uganda, Story Of Kefa ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009
     | 8,154 views

    Persecution in Uganda, Story of Kefa Sempangi Kefa Sempangi (whose story is told in the book A Distant Grief, Regal Books) was a national pastor in Africa and barely escaped with his family from brutal oppression and terror in his home country of Uganda. They made their way to Philadelphia, where ...read more

  • Light Up Your World  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,619 views

    LIGHT UP YOUR WORLD There is a mere strip of sand called Castle Island near the eastern end of the Bahamas archipelago. Few people are aware of it - and, as tiny and isolated as it is, Castle Island is important for the lighthouse that is its sole source of humanity! One day, a young man was ...read more

  • A Sword And A Tear!" 2 Timothy 2: 22-26: Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 24, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,614 views

    “A Sword and a Tear!” 2 Timothy 2: 22-26: Key verse(s): 24-25a “And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of ...read more

  • If Anyone Here Ever Watches The Tv Show Seinfeld, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 157 ratings
     | 5,114 views

    If anyone here ever watches the TV show Seinfeld, you know that Jerry’s next door neighbor, Kramer, is very much at home in Jerry’s apartment. He probably spends more time there than in his own apartment. He has his own set of keys, and lets himself in whenever he wants. He eats whatever is in the ...read more

  • More Than A Century Ago, Two Sportsmen Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 30, 2001
    based on 36 ratings
     | 2,484 views

    MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO, TWO SPORTSMEN WERE SAILING along the coasts of Scotland. They anchored their yacht in the harbor at Iverness and went ashore to roam the beautiful countryside. Soon they became lost. Darkness was approaching and they couldn¡¦t find their way back to the harbor. They ...read more

  • A Couple Of Weeks Ago, Our Small Group Got ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,973 views

    A couple of weeks ago, our small group got together for a movie night. We watched “Unbreakable,” the latest movie from the writer and director of “The Sixth Sense.” In this movie, Bruce Willis discovers that he has a special gift, but he doesn’t yet know how to use it. So his new friend, played by ...read more

  • Go Where The People Are  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 1,797 views

    GO WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE The latest movie from the writer and director of “The Sixth Sense” is titled “Unbreakable.” In this movie, Bruce Willis discovers that he has a special gift, but he doesn’t yet know how to use it. So his new friend, played by Samuel L. Jackson gives him this advice: “Go ...read more

  • Light The Night  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,032 views

    LIGHT THE NIGHT- It’s a night of darkness. It’s a night of evil. It’s a night the Devil claims as his own. It’s called —“The Festival of the Dead,” better known as Halloween. Occultists honor this night. Christians abhor this night, for it dishonors God and pays tribute to Satan. On the other ...read more

  • What's Your Reaction When You Go To The Home Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 2, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,173 views

    What’s your reaction when you go to the home of a peer and it’s nicer than yours? Are you devastated? Bitter? Do you drive home and say to your wife, "Did you see that house? It’s so elaborate! They’re the same age that we are and yet they have twice the house we do. They must of inherited their ...read more

  • I Was Weeping In The Most Bitter Contritition Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,037 views

    I was weeping in the most bitter contritition of my heart, when I heard the voice of children from a neighboring house chanting, “take up and read; take up and read.” I could not remember ever having heard the like, so checking the torrent of my tears, I arose, interpreting it to be no other than a ...read more

  • A Man In Spokane (Mr. Russell) Had Arranged For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,629 views

    A man in Spokane (Mr. Russell) had arranged for the minister from Fourth Memorial church to have his wedding. The day came and the minister didn’t. The minister sent a replacement. The man was upset, and never forgot the incident. 30 years later Carolyn had a garage sale. My mother was there ...read more

  • A Little Boy Always Went Next Door To Play Even ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 11, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,264 views

    A little boy always went next door to play even though his mom had warned him against doing so. This worried his mom so badly that she asked him why he was so disobedient. He replied that Satan tempted him so bad and he did not know what to do. ? ? His mom then advised him to say ’get ...read more

  • I Read Of A Young Christian Artist Who Painted A ...

    Contributed by Tim Parsons on Sep 17, 2006
     | 1,826 views

    I read of a young Christian artist who painted a depiction of hell. In the flames he painted the faces of several of his lost loved ones. He painted his lost father crying out in agony. There was also his lost brother, and a lost neighbor burning in the flames of hell. When he showed it to his ...read more

  • You Know It's A Bad Church Business Meeting ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,153 views

    You Know It’s A Bad Church Business Meeting When... …People arrive at the meeting, clutching copies of books about "spiritual abuse." …You’re asked to try on a pair of bloody gloves. …A loyal supporter presses a can of Mace into your hands. …The church constitution suddenly becomes revered as ...read more

  • Bob James Of Paint Rock, Texas, Shares This Story ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 27, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,227 views

    Bob James of Paint Rock, Texas, shares this story in Leadership, Vol.7, no.4: “Recently I laid a small circle of poison around a hill of stinging ants. Thinking the tiny granules of poison were food, the ants began to pick them up and carry them throughout the colony. I returned later to see how ...read more

  • Gary Farmer Was Not Open To The Gospel. I Would ...

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Apr 20, 2008
     | 1,472 views

    Gary Farmer was not open to the gospel. I would share little things with him, but most of all, Rick and I would just shower him with kindness and try to live Jesus to him. His mother got sick and passed away. She was a good Christian lady, and Gary knew that there was only one way he would ever ...read more

  • Most Of You Have Never Heard Of Lawrence ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on May 23, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,438 views

    Most of you have never heard of Lawrence Hanratty, who was named the "Unluckiest Man In New York City." (Profiled in the Los Angeles Times) He was nearly electrocuted to death in a construction site accident in 1984. For weeks he lay in a coma, with his lawyers fighting for his liability claim, ...read more

  • Preach Christ...?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,544 views

    PREACH CHRIST...? A middle-aged farmer wanted to be a preacher for years, but wasn't sure if it was God's will. One day, while he was working in the field, he decided to rest under a tree. As he looked up into the sky he saw that the clouds seemed to form into the letters P and C. As he thought ...read more

  • Golden Years

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 2,066 views

    GOLDEN YEARS New research finds the happiest Americans are the oldest. Older adults are more socially active than the stereotype of the lonely senior suggests, social activity can help keep away the blues. Duke Univ. aging expert Linda George reports the odds of being happy increase 5% with every ...read more

  • God Still Surprises Us

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 30, 2009
     | 3,107 views

    GOD STILL SURPRISES US Often God surprises us to our shame. I remember a couple that shared how they tried to witness and help their neighbor who was a raging alcoholic. They prayed for her and took her under their wing but she seemed hopeless. She might get clean for a little while, but then she ...read more

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