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

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,412 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

  • For Some, The Presence Of Difficulties And ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 23, 2007
     | 2,002 views

    For some, the presence of difficulties and suffering in the world mean that God is punishing them for something. But for others, it is the sign that God is not able to do anything about the problems they face. Others wonder if he simply does not care. William Frey, retired Episcopal bishop from ...read more

  • In 1853, Hosea Lewis Became The "Keeper Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,518 views

    In 1853, Hosea Lewis became the “keeper of the light” on Lime Rock Island at Newport, Rhode Island, Lewis suffered a stroke four years later, at which time his teenage daughter Ida assumed responsibility for the light. Each day included cleaning the reflectors, trimming the wick, and filling the ...read more

  • Stay Awake In Church

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 3,266 views

    STAY AWAKE IN CHURCH Each of us should periodically make a personal spiritual assessment. If we have never truly been awake, we must ask the God of grace to help us believe. We must confess our sin, declare our faith in Christ, and ask Christ to make us brand-new — to receive him as our Savior. ...read more

  • Five Stupid Things We Do For Love

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 22, 2008
     | 2,884 views

    FIVE STUPID THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE The woman at the well in John 4 was like the women Dr. Laura Schlessinger had in mind when she wrote a book called, "Ten Stupid Things Women do to Mess Up Their Lives." Here are 5 of them --- (Now, keep in mind, these didn’t come from me. I’m quoting from the ...read more

  • Infinity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,842 views

    INFINITY Let me introduce you to a person called Michael Rae. In his own words, he is on a path to immortality which involves a near-abstinence level of food, the dedication of an accountant to approve every calorie, and an obsession with death. The youthful, 38-year-old research assistant ...read more

  • Joni's Story

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 16, 2009
     | 1,377 views

    JONI'S STORY Joni Eareckson Tada is an American Christian author, artist, and founder and CEO of Joni and Friends, an "organization accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community". She wrote an autobiography entitled Joni and appeared in a film of the same name. She has a daily radio ...read more

  • Flight Simulator And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
     | 3,146 views

    Flight Simulator and Grace Grace. A word used in a variety of ways. It is a word that has been used as an alternative term for prayer. It has been used to describe the way a person moves. It has also been used by many parents to name their daughters. Still, none of these uses seem to catch the ...read more

  • War Stories About Not Giving Up The Fight: ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009
     | 4,127 views

    War Stories About Not Giving Up the Fight: Battles of Shiloh and Waterloo You and I live in a very complex world. Pressures from every direction. And at times we feel like we cannot take it any more. We just want to be rescued from our problems. We pray to be rescued. We get others to pray for our ...read more

  • The Speaker Who Couldn't Speak

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jan 6, 2010
     | 1,936 views

    THE SPEAKER WHO COULDN'T SPEAK I’ve just come across the remarkable true story of Charlie Wedemeyer from California. Charlie coached a high-school football team to the only state championship they’ve ever won. One day, the author Zig Ziglar attended a practice session with Charlie and his team. As ...read more

  • Forgiving And Forgetting

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 15, 2010
     | 4,842 views

    FORGIVING AND FORGETTING Mr. Peale tells a story about a man who suffered from many health problems: headaches, skin troubles, gastric disturbances, insomnia. It did not take Mr. Peale long to discover that one basic cause was the burning anger that he felt toward his brother. The brother, the ...read more

  • Subway Superhero

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 22, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,221 views

    SUBWAY SUPERHERO Just a few years ago, an astonishing thing happened in New York City. A construction worker named Wesley Autrey was standing on a subway platform with his two young daughters waiting on a train. Suddenly another man on the platform, apparently suffering from a seizure, stumbled ...read more

  • Pleading The Blood

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Aug 24, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,187 views

    "PLEADING THE BLOOD" The singles group at the church I joined in 1978 was fascinated by Mike Warnke's book, The Satan Seller. He wrote about being drawn into Satanism, advancing through the ranks, getting saved, and the struggles he had with other Satanists and even demons after leaving them. It ...read more

  • Honey All The Way Down  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,372 views

    HONEY ALL THE WAY DOWN In one of his famous escapades, Winnie the Pooh, this lovable toy bear, tries to trap an elephant--or, as he pronounces it, a heffalump. So Pooh digs a hole to catch the heffalump, and decides to bait the trap with some of his own favorite food: honey. But of course, it is ...read more

  • Horror To Hope—a Story From The Holocaust  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 7, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,473 views

    HORROR TO HOPE--A STORY FROM THE HOLOCAUST In Jerusalem there is a Holocaust Museum dedicated to the memory of the millions of Jews who were killed by the Nazis in World War II. It has been said that going through the museum is a very depressing experience because you see these horrible pictures ...read more

  • How To Eat A Cessna Airplane

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,815 views

    HOW TO EAT A CESSNA AIRPLANE Michel Lotito was an extraordinary man. This elegant Frenchman had a love for food and a fondness for eating unusual objects like bicycles, shopping carts and televisions. His odd appetite earned him the nickname Monsieur Mangetout (Mr Eat Everything). I first heard ...read more

  • One Child Can Change The World

    Contributed by Matt Neace on Jun 21, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,004 views

    When we think of children we don't always think that there may be a person who is going to change the course of history. We don't see their potential or we brush it off as he or she is just a child. But every person who has had an impact on the world started as a child. Jared A. Brock wrote a ...read more

  • Bee The Body Of Christ

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Jan 14, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,876 views

    My dad has bees. Today I went to his house and he showed me all of the honey he had gotten from the hives. He took the lid off of a 5 gallon bucket full of honey and on top of the honey there were 3 little bees, struggling. They were covered in sticky honey and drowning. I asked him if we could ...read more

  • Facing The Facts About Fear

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 24, 2022
     | 1,208 views

    During his 1933 Inaugural Address, President Franklin Roosevelt sought to calm a troubled America in the throes of depression by saying, "There is nothing to fear but fear itself." Fear is a feeling of dread, alarm, panic and anxiety. Fear ranges from mild anxiety to panic attacks. The ...read more

  • Thine Is The Glory!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 12, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 155 views

    If you seek your own glory you will lose that, and His. But, if you seek His, you will get yours directly from Him. We are all tempted, like the youth Narcissus in the Greek fable, to bend over the brook and fall in love with ourselves, and we get changed into flowers, and fade in an hour. But he ...read more

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