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  • The Evidence Of His ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 13, 2009
     | 1,960 views

    “The Evidence of His Claim” There is a story told of a cottage in a little country village, in which lived a family of four: father, mother, and two small children. One evening something happened, what, no one knows – and the little cottage caught on fire. In a few seconds the thatched roof and ...read more

  • Sharpen The Ax

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Jun 5, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,860 views

    SHARPEN THE AX Back in the 1800’s a young man was looking for a job and went to the local logging company to apply for a job. The foreman asked him if he could cut a tree down with an ax. The young man said yes, and proceeded to take his ax, walk over to a tree and drop it like an old pro. The ...read more

  • Guidance In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
     | 5,291 views

    GUIDANCE IN LIFE It makes a difference who your leader is! When we were kids going on summer vacation, I don’t ever remember my dad getting lost. -- But Eric Ritz writes: When I was a young boy, our family always vacationed together. It was my mother and father and five kids in an old Ford Falcon ...read more

  • Converted By Dreams And Visions

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
     | 3,449 views

    CONVERTED BY DREAMS AND VISIONS Do you know that many Muslims are recently becoming Christians because of dreams and visions? According to Wendell Evans of the Billy Graham Center’s Institute for Muslim Studies, "More and more stories are coming out of closed countries, of God supernaturally ...read more

  • Joy And Phyllis Diller  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,564 views

    JOY AND PHYLLIS DILLER A thirty-eight-year-old scrubwoman (cleaning lady) would go to the movies and sigh, "If only I had her looks." She would listen to a singer and moan, "If only I had her voice." Then one day someone gave her a copy of the book, The Magic of Believing. She stopped comparing ...read more

  • Goldfish Dies From Soap Used To Clean Its ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
     | 2,561 views

    Goldfish Dies From Soap Used To Clean Its Tank [KILLER SOAP] Sometimes we consider it our responsibility to correct a brother or sister in Christ. We may notice an action or attitude that is contrary to the teachings of the Bible. So we decide it’s up to us to correct the wrong. We need to be sure, ...read more

  • New Partner In Law Firm Encouraged With Words, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
     | 1,950 views

    New Partner In Law Firm Encouraged with Words, "You’re One of Us" [YOU’RE ONE OF US] A new partner in the law firm was discouraged. The senior partners had set extremely high standards and had coached him carefully. He did well in some minor trials, but he lost his first big case. The partners ...read more

  • The Spite ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 23, 2009
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    The Spite House Once there was a millionaire who owned a lot in an exclusive residential area of a large city. This lot presented an unusual problem. It was only 2 yards wide but nearly 100 feet long. There was nothing that he could do but sell it to one of the neighbors on either side. He went to ...read more

  • Driving Very Fast  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009
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     | 4,664 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 Difference Between Knowing About And ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 9, 2009
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    The difference between knowing about and knowing: I’ve read several books about Winston Churchill … but of course, I never met the man. I admire him and appreciate him, but can’t say that I know him in the way that I know my own father. The difference lies in the fact that I have been around my ...read more

  • Donald Grey Barnhouse Scratches A Mark On A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 1, 2010
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    Donald Grey Barnhouse Scratches a Mark On a Postal Box to Make a Point Some years ago Donald Grey Barnhouse was counseling a young woman on the sidewalk in front of a church following an evening service. She said she was a Christian and that she wanted to follow Christ. But she wanted to be famous, ...read more

  • Do You Really Want To Turn It Off?

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 5, 2010
     | 2,376 views

    DO YOU REALLY WANT TO TURN IT OFF? Too often when Julie and I watch a movie, I am forced to turn it off or over because of the coarse nature of the movie, particularly relating to the sex scenes. It is taken for granted that sex is a necessary part of most movies. I disagree! I don’t need to watch ...read more

  • Open Our Eyes...?  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Green on Feb 5, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,298 views

    Open Our Eyes...? I have a book called 'Tall Tales of a Big God' written by a man called Maurice Smith. Maurice is (or at least was) an international Christian Speaker travelling all over the UK, and Europe and particularly the USA. And his book is a compilation of some of the most embarrassing ...read more

  • Focus On Christ

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,725 views

    FOCUS ON CHRIST This bit of strange news was released by the Associated Press this past week: RIVERTON, Wyo. -- Officials say a magnifying glass set on a stand in a sunny room started a small blaze in a Wyoming home. UPS worker Buddy Armstrong was delivering a package to 84-year-old Thomas ...read more

  • My Dad's Testimony  PRO

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 4, 2010
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     | 2,634 views

    MY DAD'S TESTIMONY My Dad died of cancer in a nursing home. He was in a partial coma when I visited him before that day came. We had come down from Queensland to Wagga Wagga, his birthplace. I was wondering where he was in terms of his relationship with Christ. And yes, the thought crossed my mind ...read more

  • Jeans, And No Shoes. That Was, After All, His ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on May 11, 2010
     | 2,273 views

    jeans, and no shoes. That was, after all, his wardrobe for 4 years of college. Bill was brilliant. And He became a Christian while in college. Across street from his college was a church – a church where everyone was well-dressed and very conservative. Bill went there one day. He walked in as he ...read more

  • A Man Fell Into A Pit And Couldn't Get Himself ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on May 19, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
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    A man fell into a pit and couldn’t get himself out. A SUBJECTIVE person came along and said: "I FEEL for you, down there." An OBJECTIVE person came along and said: "It’s logical that someone would fall, down there." A CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST came along: "You only THINK ...read more

  • A Pastor Told Of A Woman In His Church That Had ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jul 8, 2010
     | 3,254 views

    A pastor told of a woman in his church that had the spiritual gift of service and mercy. Over and over she was used in situations that brought great honor to the Lord. There was a woman in the community with eight children. The terrible news came to this mother that her husband had been killed ...read more

  • Mitch Albom: Testimony

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 19, 2010
     | 3,048 views

    MITCH ALBOM: TESTIMONY Mitch Albom is the author of the bestselling book titled, "Tuesdays with Morrie." He wrote another book recently called "Have a Little Faith." In describing his motivation for writing it, he will tell you that up until a few years ago he would have been among the many that ...read more

  • Memorizing Vs. Applying Scripture

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
     | 6,326 views

    MEMORIZING VS. APPLYING SCRIPTURE Dave Veerman, Campus Life, Wheaton, IL, related this story: A while ago our family began to memorize Scripture, one verse a week. Because my daughters were ages ten and six, I thought this was about the right speed. We keep the verses on cards in the middle of ...read more