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  • No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,242 views

    NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED! China is enlisting armies of ducks to prevent a plague of locusts engulfing swathes of valuable cropland, but the birds will probably end up in restaurants, according to a June 11 Reuters dispatch. The Manasi locust station in the northwest is about to unleash 4,000 ...read more

  • Preacher Found A Shoe Box In A Closet. Opened It ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Feb 20, 2003
    based on 174 ratings
     | 2,033 views

    PREACHER found a shoe box in a closet. Opened it and found strange contents. Inside was an egg carton with 5 eggs inside. Next to the eggs was a stack of bills that totaled over 10,000 dollars. As soon as his wife walked thru the door he stopped her to ask if she knew anything about this odd ...read more

  • There Is Tremendous Power In The Word Of God. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jun 19, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,580 views

    There is tremendous power in the Word of God. This truth is illustrated in a story told by C. H. Spurgeon. Out of curiosity, an agnostic who belonged to what was known as the "Hell-fire Club" attended a service where George Whitefield was preaching. At the next meeting of the club, the young man ...read more

  • On June 25, 1979, Thirty-Five Year Old Willard ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 23, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,009 views

    On June 25, 1979, thirty-five year old Willard Boone from the Sandy Hook community, south of Columbia, MS, drowned in the Pearl River. During that week four others drowned along the path of the Pearl. A reporter for the then "Jackson Daily News" quoted a law offi- cial as saying, "This is one of ...read more

  • A Lad In A Baptist Family Got The Notion That He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 28, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,829 views

    A lad in a Baptist family got the notion that he was going to become a preacher. So he would get up on a stump and preach to the chickens or whatever came by. He decided one day that he ought to practice the art of baptism. He looked around for suitable objects for the ceremony. Their old dog ...read more

  • Sam Jones Was A Preacher Who Held Revival ...

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 12, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,038 views

    Sam Jones was a preacher who held revival services, which he called “quittin’ meetings.” His preaching was directed primarily to Christians, and he urged them to give up the sinful practices in their lives. Sam’s messages were very effective, and many people promised to quit swearing, drinking, ...read more

  • In "The Hem Of His Garment" A Sermon By ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jan 3, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
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    In "The Hem of His Garment" a sermon by W.A.Criswell (preached on 12/9/90) Dr.Criswell told this story, "Sir John Simpson, knighted by Queen Victoria in this last century, was a glorious Christian architect. He built those marvelous hospitals in London and in other cities of England- a great ...read more

  • The Most Popular Methods Of Evangelizing, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,386 views

    The Most Popular Methods Of Evangelizing, according to a new Barna study, are praying for others’ salvation (43%), living in such a way as to encourage questions about their faith (40% engaged in “lifestyle evangelism”) and interactive conversations about moral and life issues that hopefully lead ...read more

  • Many Years Ago A Farmer Had An Unusually Fine ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jan 28, 2006
     | 1,672 views

    Many years ago a farmer had an unusually fine crop of wheat. Just a few days before the wheat was to be harvested, a terrible hail and wind storm came. The entire crop was destroyed. After the storm was over, the farmer, with his little son, went out on the porch. The little boy looked at what ...read more

  • Sharing Our Faith: According To A New Study From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 2,149 views

    Sharing Our Faith: According to a new study from the Barna Research Group, there are nearly 50 million born again adults who shared their faith in Christ with non-believers during the past year. That constitutes 60% of the born again adult population, which itself represents 38% of all adults. The ...read more

  • Adonirum Judson, The Renowned Missionary To ...

    Contributed by Myron Loss on Jun 9, 2006
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    Adonirum Judson, the renowned missionary to Burma, endured untold hardships trying to reach the lost for Christ. For seven heartbreaking years he suffered hunger and privation. During this time he was thrown into Ava Prison, and for 17 months he was subjected to almost incredible mistreatment. As ...read more

  • When I Was A Boy, I Would Cross My Fingers Behind ...

    Contributed by Ricky Johnson on Sep 15, 2006
     | 1,674 views

    When I was a boy, I would cross my fingers behind my back to relieve my responsibility fo saying something I didn’t really mean – to keep me from telling a fib, when I made a promise I did not intend to keep. Later, I learned to cross my fingers in front of me in hope it would bring good luck. ...read more

  • Pastor Eric Hulstrand Tells The Story Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andy Anquoe on Feb 15, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,679 views

    Pastor Eric Hulstrand tells the story of preaching in a church one time when an elderly lady fainted and struck her head on a pew. Because it looked serious, an ambulance was called as people quickly cared for her. The EMTs came in, quickly examined her, strapped her to a gurney, and was about to ...read more

  • If We Have Failed In Any Respect In This Matter ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 13, 2007
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    If we have failed in any respect in this matter of “go…preach” it is probably related to our limited understanding of what the church is. Bishop Leslie Newbigin, labeled as “one of the leading influences on the theology of mission” (Wilbert R. Shenk) in the 20th century, was once quoted as saying, ...read more

  • A Woman Approached A Well-Known Preacher Who Had ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on May 5, 2007
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    A woman approached a well-known preacher who had just returned from the mission field in a third world country where occult worship was wide-spread and he had seen a great deal of actual deliverances from demon possession in the power of the Holy Spirit. He had preached on that subject, telling ...read more

  • Someone Put It This Way: "A Preacher Teaches, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Someone put it this way: “A preacher teaches, though he must solicit his own class. He heals, though without pills or knife. He is sometimes a lawyer, often a social worker, something of an editor. He is a bit of a philosopher and entertainer. He is a salesman, a decorative piece for public ...read more

  • It Is Said That 16th C. Theologian Martin Luther ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    It is said that 16th c. theologian Martin Luther once sat in his study for hours to meditate on this passage. For hours he sat oblivious to the world around him. Finally, someone heard him say, “God forsaking God . . . no one can understand that” and he went on about his business. The great 19th ...read more

  • Jay Kessler, A Former President Of Youth For ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Aug 31, 2007
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    Jay Kessler, a former president of Youth for Christ was filling in for a pastor friend. On the way to "after church pie and fellowship," a young man walked beside him and said, "I hope you’re not offended in my saying this, but I don’t come here to the church to hear you or the pastor preach. I ...read more

  • The Eldest Son Of A Widowed Mother Went Out To ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Oct 18, 2007
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    The eldest son of a widowed mother went out to missionary work in Western Africa. In a short time he filled a missionary’s grave. There was another son left at home … by my brother’s grave. I will preach to my brother’s people. …In a short time, he too found a resting place in a missionary’s ...read more

  • Praising God In Worship  PRO

    Contributed by Karen Wheat on Feb 8, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,768 views

    Illustration About Praising God in Worship There’s the story of a church in an old town that was very sophisticated, dignified, and quiet. One day a visitor showed up in worship. When the preacher began to preach and say something like God is a good God, the visitor would shout, “Praise the Lord,” ...read more