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  • J. Vernon Mcgee Spoke This Story Many Years Ago ...  PRO

    Contributed by Danny Rogers on Feb 6, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,054 views

    J. Vernon McGee spoke this story many years ago on the radio to explain an undeniable Biblical truth. In your mind go back in time about 150 years or so to the days before the Civil War. Imagine you are visiting one of the great cities of the South like Savannah, Atlanta, Birmingham, Jackson or ...read more

  • A Wealthy Man And His Son Loved To Collect Rare ...

    Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Feb 24, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,461 views

    A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works of art. When the Vietnam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He was very courageous and died in battle ...read more

  • Keys To The Kingdom?

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Sep 29, 2009
     | 4,756 views

    KEYS TO THE KINGDOM? At a former church, the day I started my job as an associate pastor I was given a set of keys to the church by one of the Trustees, Bill. Bill told me, "Peter, these are not all the keys to the church, we are only giving you four keys: One key to the church building, one key ...read more

  • The Beltway Of Grief And Guilt

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2009
     | 4,543 views

    THE BELTWAY OF GRIEF AND GUILT Just a few days ago we celebrated, if that’s the right word, the thirtieth anniversary of something we all love to hate. Imagine observing the anniversary of something that has cost us dearly in dollars and also in blood and tears. Something we cannot live without, ...read more

  • Covering Up A Hole

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 18, 2010
     | 2,304 views

    COVERING UP A HOLE Katie and I had arrived in Oklahoma and were getting about the task of settling in. We were living in a cramped two-room apartment and desperately looking for a house to buy. We were looking to purchase our first house ever. As we looked at houses around town, there always ...read more

  • Many Years Ago Now, A True Story Is Told Of Two ...

    Contributed by Guy De Swardt on Apr 1, 2010
     | 3,298 views

    Many years ago now, a true story is told of two identical twins who were working for their father. They were so close they even dressed alike. When their father died they took over the family business as everybody expected them to do. Their relationship with each other was considered by the town ...read more

  • Forgiveness And Reconciliation In South ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2010
     | 6,400 views

    Forgiveness and Reconciliation in South Africe Phillip Yancey stated in his book “Finding God In Unexpected Places”, “The job of a journalist is, simply, to see. We are professional eyes. As a Christian journalist, I have learned to look for traces of God. I have found those traces in unexpected ...read more

  • Who Are You Rescuing?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2010
     | 3,873 views

    WHO ARE YOU RESCUING? Jesus, help us to control our desires. May a thirst for knowing You and a longing to please You become our strongest passion, like it was for Mary Frances Housley. Let me tell you a true story. MARY FRANCES HOUSLEY was born October 12, 1926 in Knoxville, Tennessee. She grew ...read more

  • The More Excellent Way

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Jul 22, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,842 views

    THE MORE EXCELLENT WAY I remember a sermon – years ago, in fact I think I may have preached it during my time here as an intern – where my opening illustration was the difference between the way my father chopped wood and the way I chopped it. You may remember the scene – me as a skinny 18 ...read more

  • The Winning Of Charlie Stoltzfus

    Contributed by Eugene Morell on Jan 28, 2012
     | 4,576 views

    THE WINNING OF CHARLIE STOLTZFUS Tony Campolo was a special speaker one week-end and he felt led by the Holy Spirit to tell a story of what happen when he was asked to speak at a Pentecostal college. Before the service began eight men had him kneel so they could lay their hands on him and pray. ...read more

  • Raising The Dead

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Apr 12, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,758 views

    RAISING THE DEAD Easter Services are supposed to be focused on Jesus and the power of His resurrection. Yesterday, the members of Immanuel Southern Baptist Church in Wagoner, OK, got an object lesson to go along with the sermon. Just before the services were to begin, the Sunday School Director, ...read more

  • Ken Blanchart And Barbara Glands Did Some ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,072 views

    Ken Blanchart and Barbara Glands did some training with three thousand front-line workers at grocery stores and retail outlets across the country. They talked about the power of words and how what you say really does make a difference in people’s lives. A month later, Barbara said she got a call ...read more

  • The Story Of George C. Wallace Sounds Like ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
     | 2,116 views

    The story of George C. Wallace sounds like something from Paul Harvey’s "The Rest of the Story." It comes in two parts: the sad, earlier life and the hard but hopeful latter life. A dramatic and tragic event in the middle brought life-changing consequences for the man from Alabama. In 1962, ...read more

  • Œroger Simms, Hitchhiking His Way Home, Would ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 5, 2008
     | 1,415 views

    “Roger Simms, hitchhiking his way home, would never forget the date--May 7. His heavy suitcase made Roger tired. He was anxious to take off his army uniform once and for all. Flashing the hitchhiking sign to the oncoming car, he lost hope when he saw it was a black, sleek, new Cadillac. To his ...read more

  • The Way Of The ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,728 views

    The Way of the Righteous What They Are Like? “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams ...read more

  • Cups Of The ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 3,015 views

    Cups of the Lord Cup of Salvation Psalms 116:13 says, “I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.” The opening verse of psalm 116 says, “I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.” (Psalm 116:1) Dewight Jones tells us that there are some 32 ...read more

  • Heaven, A Permanent Place  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,973 views

    Heaven, A Permanent Place Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and ...read more

  • Heaven, A Personal Place

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,058 views

    Heaven, A Personal Place Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and ...read more

  • The Beginning Of Lee  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
    based on 23 ratings
     | 6,994 views

    THE BEGINNING OF LEE Lee, a reporter for the Chicago Tribune and a self-professed atheist was sitting at his desk on Christmas Eve. A slow news day he found himself reminiscing about the Delgado family that he had featured while writing a series of articles about Chicago’s neediest people a few ...read more

  • The Rules And The Ruler

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
     | 3,935 views

    THE RULES AND THE RULER Back in the day of one-room school houses, a story is told about a little girl named Mary. Mary was so excited because it was the first day of school! Miss Tomlin was the new teacher and since it was the first day, Miss Tomlin thought it a good idea to lay some ground ...read more