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  • Medical Authorities Determine A Person To Be ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,881 views

    Medical authorities determine a person to be “alive” if there is either a detectable heartbeat or brain-wave activity. With that in mind, it is eye-opening for some to realize that unborn children have detectable heartbeats at eighteen days (two and one-half weeks) after conception and detectable ...read more

  • William Tyndale, First Translated The Bible From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
     | 2,301 views

    William Tyndale, first translated the Bible from Hebrew and Greek into English, making a Bible for the common people. In 1535 he was betrayed by a friend, taken prisoner to the castle of Vilford, and continued to work on his translation. He was unable to finish his work because he was sentenced to ...read more

  • Two Old-Timers Were Having A Rather Heated ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,965 views

    Two old-timers were having a rather heated discussion in an old folks home. One, however, seemed to be doing most of the talking. This went on for several minutes while the second man waited patiently for an opening to present his side of the argument. Just when it appeared the first man was about ...read more

  • On Managing Growth: John Chambers, President Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 2,307 views

    On Managing Growth: John Chambers, President of Cisco Systems, the 3rd most valuable company in the world, has this advice for managing growth: · Make your customers the center of your culture. Tie employee compensation programs directly to customer satisfaction results. · Empower every employee. ...read more

  • Medical Authorities Determine A Person To Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,218 views

    Medical authorities determine a person to be "alive" if there is either a detectable heartbeat or brain-wave activity. With that in mind, it is eye-opening for some to realize that unborn children have detectable heartbeats at eighteen days (two and one-half weeks) after conception and detectable ...read more

  • The Noted Chinese Christian, Watchmen Nee, Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 14, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,174 views

    The noted Chinese Christian, Watchmen Nee, had this to say about knowing truth: “The normal Christian life must begin with a very definite ‘knowing,’ which is not just knowing something about the truth nor understanding some important doctrine. It’s not an intellectual knowledge at all, but an ...read more

  • In His Book One Crowded Hour, Tim ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,187 views

    (Illustration) In his book One Crowded Hour, Tim Bowden describes an incident in Borneo in 1964. Nepalese fighters known as Gurkhas were asked if they would be willing to jump from airplanes into combat against the Indonesians. The Gurkhas did not clearly understand what was involved, but they ...read more

  • I Think That We All Understand What Temptation ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,538 views

    I think that we all understand what temptation is. There is a story told about a little boy in a grocery store that I think illustrates the nature of temptation. The boy was standing near an open box of peanut butter cookies. “Now then, young man,” said the grocer as he approached the young man. ...read more

  • I Was Once Invited To Lay Hands On Some People ...

    Contributed by Samson Musyoki on Sep 21, 2007
     | 2,125 views

    I was once invited to lay hands on some people who had obeyed to an altar call during an open air meeting. I asked one sick old man whether he believed in Jesus Christ as Lord and saviour and he told me, no. I again asked him if he was ready to receive the Lord Jesus into his life and be saved, and ...read more

  • Late Night?

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 12, 2008
     | 2,808 views

    LATE NIGHT? The drunk husband snuck up the stairs quietly. He looked in the bathroom mirror and bandaged the bumps and bruises he’d received in a fight earlier that night. He then proceeded to climb into bed, smiling at the thought that he’d pulled one over on his wife. When morning came, he ...read more

  • Moody's Dying Words  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 21, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,985 views

    MOODY'S DYING WORDS "Earth recedes. Heaven opens before me. If this is death, it is sweet! There is no valley here. God is calling me, and I must go." "No, no, Father," said Moody's son, "You are dreaming." "I am not dreaming," replied Moody. "I have been within the gates. I have seen the ...read more

  • There Was A Missionary In China Who Rode The Bus ...

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Oct 9, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,169 views

    There was a missionary in China who rode the bus everyday with the people. She was very friendly and open with her faith and dearly loved the Chinese. Trying to obey the oppressive Chinese law, she wouldn’t pass out Bibles indiscriminately, but always give one to someone who asked her, usually ...read more

  • Praying For Revival - Martin Lloyd-Jones

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on May 24, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,138 views

    When did you last hear anyone praying for revival, praying that God might open the windows of heaven and pour out his Spirit? When did you last pray for that yourself? I suggest seriously that we are neglecting this almost entirely. We are guilty of forgetting the authority of the Holy Spirit. . . ...read more

  • Feddersen's Fables" Has The Story Of A Rancher ...

    Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on May 16, 2003
     | 2,188 views

    "Feddersen’s Fables" has the story of a rancher who rented a famous stallion, to sire a champion by one of his thoroughbred mares. The owner of the majestic beast delivered and unloaded the stallion directly into a corral, and the next day, the rancher rode another horse out onto the meadow and ...read more

  • Forgive Means "Let Go"  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Jul 14, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,978 views

    Forgive Means "Let Go" In the last few days there was an item on the news about residents in a local neighborhood finding a bobcat in their yard. A story we sometimes hear is about an alligator being found in a drainage ditch. We haven’t heard that this year, with the drought, but sometimes we ...read more

  • Let Me Tell You The True Story Of A Duke Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Thomas on Feb 13, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,484 views

    Let me tell you the true story of a duke who lived during the fourteenth century named Raynald III. Raynald III lived a life of indulgence and was obese. His Latin nickname was Crassus, which means, “fat.” One day Raynald and his younger brother, Edward, got into a vicious fight and Edward planned ...read more

  • George Müller Told Of A Wealthy German Whose Wife ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,539 views

    George Müller told of a wealthy German whose wife was a devout believer. This man was a heavy drinker, spending late nights in the tavern. She would send the servants to bed, stay up till he returned, receive him kindly, and never scold him or complain. At times she would even have to undress him ...read more

  • What Would You Say?

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Dec 16, 2010
     | 3,240 views

    WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? A number of years ago a couple traveled to the offices of an Adoption Society in England to receive a baby. They had been on the waiting list a long time. They had been interviewed and carefully scrutinized. Now at last their dreams were to be fulfilled. But their day of ...read more

  • For Years I Have Seen And Heard About The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 2,330 views

    For years I have seen and heard about the division in churches over "correct" and "incorrect" forms of worship. I have seen it all from "you shouldn’t smile in church because you should fear the Lord" to the Ringling Brothers Circus service. Each group seems to think the other has missed the mark ...read more

  • Everyone Seemed Confident That The Ship Was All ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Nov 3, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,700 views

    Everyone seemed confident that the ship was all right," recalled first-class passenger Henry Sleeper Harper. At last, however, the call came for all passengers to come up on deck wearing their life belts, and soon after midnight, Captain Smith directed crew members to ready the 16 wooden lifeboats ...read more