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  • Power Of Forgiveness

    Contributed by John Bright on Mar 10, 2025
     | 177 views

    Our sins, transgressions, and iniquities can manifest in our physical bodies. In Matthew 9:2, Jesus tells a paralyzed man, "Your sins are forgiven. Take up your bed and go." He got up! In 30+ years of ministry, I have seen plenty of folks receive healing from physical problems caused ...read more

  • [064]. A Message From A Poem – Dull The Sight - Life’s Not Right

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 22, 2025
     | 159 views

    [064]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – DULL THE SIGHT - LIFE’S NOT RIGHT This short poem is a bit like a person trying to read with glasses that are smeared and hazy. What is read will be distorted and the wrong message will be gained. If he/she tries to walk around then an accident is a ...read more

  • The First Sermon I Ever Preached Was In ...

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Nov 12, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,913 views

    The first sermon I ever preached was in Yerington, Nevada in 1988. It stands as the worse sermon in recorded history. There was about 20 people present in that little desert church to hear me. I said everything I intended say in about 5 minutes. Then, I said it again and looked back down at my ...read more

  • I Remember Once While I Was Visiting On A ...

    Contributed by Gary Huckaby on Mar 9, 2004
     | 2,651 views

    I remember once while I was visiting on a Saturday, it was around noon and I had been at it for about three hours. I decided to stop at a trailer that sat back from the Highway a good distance. When I knocked at the door of the home, a man in his late thirties came to the door and said come in. I ...read more

  • Those Of Us Who Had Anything To Do With The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Richards on May 18, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,615 views

    Those of us who had anything to do with the Billy Graham Crusade here in St. Louis a few years ago know how well organized everything was. In fact, if you involved in any way shape or form, you know that practically every detail is planned. You might even be tempted to think that the well organized ...read more

  • La Joven Trajo El Bebé Al Cuarto De La Madre Para ...

    Contributed by Myron Loss on Jun 8, 2006
     | 1,727 views

    La joven trajo el bebé al cuarto de la madre para que lo amamantara, pero cuando Susana Wesley, media dormida, acercó el niño a su pecho, encontró que estaba muerto. Se compuso lo mejor que pudo, y durante el día lo enterró. Diez de sus 19 niños murieron antes de tener dos años, cinco en solo ...read more

  • History Records That During The Civil War, Many ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jun 27, 2001
    based on 73 ratings
     | 2,858 views

    History records that during the Civil War, many acts of violence were committed by both the armies of the north and the south. Once such act occurred in October of 1862 in the town of Palmyra, Missouri. According to W. E. Sutterfield, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Palmyra, the town was ...read more

  • Normally All Of The Good Choir People Came To ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
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     | 2,286 views

    Normally all of the good choir people came to church on Wednesday night to practice, and they tended to be early, well before the 7:30 starting time which is early for us Baptists. But one night, March 1, 1950, one by one, two by two, they all had excuses for being late. Marilyn, the church ...read more

  • On Predestination

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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     | 3,170 views

    ON PREDESTINATION During my basic training in the South African Air Force, we were out on a field trip for about a week. It was bitterly cold and raining during the entire period. Shortly after we arrived in the field, the corporal in charge had our unit line up outside. "You, you, and you," he ...read more

  • Joy Is Black

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 10, 2009
     | 9,900 views

    JOY IS BLACK I recently read the following letter that was sent to Dr. Michael Youssef, pastor of The Church of the Apostles in Atlanta. The letter was sent by Mrs. Lane, who has been a primary school teacher for 38 years: Dear Michael, One day I was trying to teach my students the difference ...read more

  • Driving Very Fast  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,425 views

    DRIVING VERY FAST In his book "Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life", Pastor Charles Swindoll tells a story about the 19th Century agnostic Thomas Huxley. Some of you might recognize the name Thomas Huxley as a man who promoted Darwinism and Humanism in his attacks on Christianity in Europe in ...read more

  • The Witness Of Booth And Lee

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 15, 2010
     | 3,111 views

    THE WITNESS OF BOOTH AND LEE In the early years of her life she witnessed horrific events as members of her family were beheaded in conflicts in China. Although she was only a little girl, MI LEE (not her real name) was forced to watch and still hallucinates about these terrible and barbaric ...read more

  • Bible Riddles

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jan 17, 2011
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     | 4,479 views

    BIBLE RIDDLES Q. What kind of man was Boaz before he married Ruth? A. Ruthless. Q. What do they call pastors in Germany? A. German Shepherds. Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible? A. Noah He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation. Q. Who was the greatest ...read more

  • Praising Him With Lifted Hands

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
     | 3,824 views

    PRAISING HIM WITH LIFTED HANDS I attended a Conference in Overland Park, KS. The host pastor stood up before the opening worship service and said, he grew up in a controlled, dignified and domesticated worship service. He said no one in that church raised their hands in praise. But then when he ...read more

  • False Hope In A Gold Coin

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,476 views

    FALSE HOPE IN A GOLD COIN George Dixon was a lieutenant in the Confederate Army who carried around a $20 gold piece that his fiancée had given him in the early days of the war. During the battle of Shiloh, a union musket ball struck him--actually it struck the gold coin, which saved his life. From ...read more

  • I'll Give You My First Paycheck

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,037 views

    I'LL GIVE YOU MY FIRST PAYCHECK Craig C. had been an alcoholic for more than a dozen years. He'd lost everything he had, including his wife and son, due to his selfishness and addiction. Things began to change after he gave his life to Christ, but he still fell regularly into his old habits. It ...read more

  • Who Will Speak Out?

    Contributed by David Parks on Feb 21, 2012
     | 1,686 views

    WHO WILL SPEAK OUT? Martin Niemoller was a decorated U-boat captain in the First World War but subsequently became a minister of religion and a relatively high profile opponent of the Nazis as they increasingly gained firm hold of the reins to power in Germany. Niemoeller was active as a leader ...read more

  • Athanasius Contends For The Deity Of Christ  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,363 views

    ATHANASIUS CONTENDS FOR THE DEITY OF CHRIST If Jesus is something less than God, he has no right and no power to forgive our sins. If Jesus can’t forgive our sins, we have no hope. Yes, the doctrine of the deity of Christ is worth contending for. And there is nobody God used more to contend for ...read more

  • Commitment Vs. Surrender  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 30, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,313 views

    COMMITMENT VS. SURRENDER In The Incredible Power of Kingdom Authority there is an account of a conversation between the late Adrian Rogers and Rev Josef Tson, the Romanian pastor, author, and president of the Romanian Missionary Society who survived years of persecution and exile under cruel ...read more

  • One Of God's Great Partners In The 1930's And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,320 views

    One of God’s great partners in the 1930’s and 40’s who did exactly this – helped lead people to belief – was Dr. Harry Ironside. Not only did he author more than 60 books (and one hymn, Overshadowed), but he also pastored Moody Memorial Church in Chicago for 18 years. On one occasion while he was ...read more