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  • While Waiting In A Cemetery To Conduct A Funeral ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,990 views

    While waiting in a cemetery to conduct a funeral service, Charles Simeon walked among the graves, looking at the epitaphs. He found one that arrested him. When from the dust of death I rise, To claim my mansion in the skies, E’en then shall this be all my plea-- “Jesus hath lived and died for ...read more

  • The Message Has Been About A Couple Of Prophets ...  PRO

    Contributed by Toby Powers on Dec 29, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,702 views

    The message has been about a couple of prophets who fell by the wayside, but I want to tell you of a man that finished the race: Dave and Nikki McDonald were missionaries to Iraq. They were shot in pieces by mortar fire and AK-47’s while in Iraq working on a water-purification project and sharing ...read more

  • American Beliefs Inconsistent: Most Americans Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,085 views

    American Beliefs Inconsistent: Most Americans are on a spiritual journey, but many seem to be without a map. · 80% of Americans agree that an individual should arrive at his or her own religious beliefs independent of any church or synagogue. · 1 in 3 Americans define spirituality without God or a ...read more

  • Robert Schuller Tells Of A Time Early In His ...

    Contributed by Vic Folkert on Apr 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,036 views

    Robert Schuller tells of a time early in his ministy when he was experiencing great opposition. He was unable to sleep, panic-stricken, and the thought came to him, "Schuller, you’re cracking up." He desperately prayed, "Jesus Christ, are you dead or alive? I’ve been preaching it every Easter. But ...read more

  • Elmer Towns Tells About A Member Of A Motorcycle ...  PRO

    Contributed by Aaron Burgess on Mar 24, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,847 views

    Elmer Towns tells about a member of a motorcycle gang who was converted to Jesus Christ dramatically and the first Sunday he did the only thing he knew he should do and so he went to church. Nobody in the church knew him and he walked down to the second aisle and sat in the seat. And the people ...read more

  • I Spent Five Years As The Chaplain And Resource ...

    Contributed by Charles Whatley on May 20, 2004
     | 2,250 views

    I spent five years as the chaplain and resource development director of a treatment center for abused children; watching, praying for, and working with children from dysfunctional families. I learned a lot about being a normal family… Families are dysfunctional when they go off in every direction, ...read more

  • Perhaps An Analogy Will Best Clarify This. As ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Schaal on May 20, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 4,135 views

    Perhaps an analogy will best clarify this. As Christians we may be compared with a reservoir for producing electrical power, like one of those you see when you drive down the canyon. When we accept Christ, construction of our reservoir is complete. We now have the potential to be useful and to ...read more

  • Deal With Habits Early On

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
     | 1,809 views

    DEAL WITH HABITS EARLY ON An elderly teacher, with a pupil by his side, took a walk through a forest. Suddenly he stopped and pointed to four plants close at hand. The first was just beginning to peep above the ground, the second had rooted itself pretty well into the earth, the third was a small ...read more

  • River Of God

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Jun 5, 2011
     | 2,065 views

    RIVER OF GOD Ever since moving to the valley, my eyes have been drawn to the mountains and the river. There’s days in the summer months when I ride my bike to the river, and gaze at the its powerful flow. It’s fascinating for me to watch the river at different stages. Sometimes it looks ...read more

  • J. Oswald Sanders On Loneliness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,194 views

    J. OSWALD SANDERS ON LONELINESS J. Oswald Sanders once pointed out: "The round of pleasure or the amassing of wealth are [often] but vain attempts to escape from the persistent ache. The millionaire is usually a lonely man and the comedian is often more unhappy than his audience." In his book, ...read more

  • The Right Name Opens Doors  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Aug 15, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,232 views

    THE RIGHT NAME OPENS DOORS Mark Roberts wrote of a time when he visited the Capitol as a guest of Congressman John Campbell. As long as he was with the congressman, he could walk freely around the Capitol, entering many areas that were reserved "for authorized personnel only," reserved for members ...read more

  • Because You Did, Dad  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,365 views

    "BECAUSE YOU DID, DAD." James Bryan Smith begins this chapter of his book by telling a story about taking his six year old son to an amusement park. While at the park, he and his son got on a ride. A teenage boy buckled them into their seats and then started the ride. The entire time during the ...read more

  • Responding To Opposition

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 25, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,943 views

    RESPONDING TO OPPOSITION Several months ago, a pastor sent some of his associate pastors into a village. They evangelized by knocking on doors and as God brought in healing and deliverance into these families, they would come to Christ. They once knocked on the door of a policeman, a very ...read more

  • Listening To God Compared To Listening To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,845 views

    LISTENING TO GOD COMPARED TO LISTENING TO THE DOCTOR We should treat prayer for what it is, a two way conversation with God, and learn to be quiet long enough for him to get a word in edge ways. Nicky Gumbel, in his book Questions of Life compares it to a visit to the doctor, he writes “Suppose I ...read more

  • Trials

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
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    Sam Dixon was the General Secretary of the United Methodist Committee on Relief. He died under the rubble in the Montana Hotel of Haiti, serving God while meeting with other relief agencies to work together to better help the Haitian people. When one serves God so faithfully and suddenly is killed, ...read more

  • Catching The Flu

    Contributed by Michael E. Bartee Sr. on Nov 10, 2018
     | 5,918 views

    Catching The Flu is definitely dangerous! Perhaps you have read about the flu epidemic that swept the world in 1918? It killed 50 million people. One fifth of the world’s population. It spread rapidly because it was so contagious and people didn’t know what it was or how to prevent it. I am ...read more

  • In Her Famous Book And Film, "The Hiding Place" ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 15, 2007
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     | 1,629 views

    In her famous book and film, “The Hiding Place” Corrie ten Boom tells the story of a Dutch Christian family - her family, who had a heart for the Jewish people Her grandfather Wilhelm started a weekly prayer group in 1844 in the city of Haarlem, near Amsterdam for the salvation of the Jews. And ...read more

  • During One Summer While I Was In Seminary, I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,441 views

    During one summer while I was in seminary, I worked as a chaplain at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD. I discovered while I was there that there were one group of people who were really open to prayer and to hearing about the need for Christ in their lives. Who were they? Men in the cardiac ...read more

  • A Bus Driver And A Minister Were Standing In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,584 views

    A bus driver and a minister were standing in line to get into heaven. The bus driver approached the gate and St. Peter said, "Welcome, I understand you were a bus driver. Since I’m in charge of housing, I believe I have found the perfect place for you. See that mansion over the hilltop? It’s yours. ...read more

  • Poem: Safely Home  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 11, 2007
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     | 4,197 views

    Poem: Safely Home I am home in Heaven, dear ones; Oh, so happy and so bright! There is perfect joy and beauty In this everlasting light. All pain and grief is over, Every restless tossing passed; I am now at peace forever, Safely home in Heaven at last. Did you wonder I so calmly Trod the valley ...read more