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  • The Essential Message Of The Scriptures

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jan 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,117 views

    Dr. Walter Martin states with such clarity: "Into this whirlpool of stagnant human philosophy and perverted revelation came the Son of God who, through His teachings and example, revealed that there was such a thing as divine humanity, and through His miraculous powers, vicarious death and bodily ...read more

  • Leaning On The Everlasting ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 21, 2009
     | 3,180 views

    Leaning on the Everlasting Arms What a fellowship, what a joy divine, Leaning on the everlasting arms; What a blessedness, what a peace is mine, Leaning on the everlasting arms. O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way, Leaning on the everlasting arms; O how bright the path grows from day ...read more

  • It Takes So Little To Make Us Sad, Just A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 3,062 views

    "It takes so little to make us sad, Just a slighting word or a doubting sneer, Just a scornful smile on some lips held dear; And our footsteps lag, though the goal seemed near, And we lose the courage and hope we had So little it takes to make us sad. It takes so little to make us glad, Just a ...read more

  • Judgment Epidemic

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 22, 2010
     | 3,213 views

    JUDGMENT EPIDEMIC At a recent gathering of seminary professors, one teacher reported that at his school the most damaging charge one student can lodge against another is that the person is being "judgmental." He found this pattern very upsetting. "You can’t get a good argument going in class ...read more

  • The Gift Of Their Lives

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 21, 2012
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    THE GIFT OF THEIR LIVES A Dutch pastor was helping Jews escape the Nazis when he himself caught. He was loaded into a boxcar with several Jews and others to be sent to a concentration camp. It was a long, frightening journey through the night. Finally the train stopped, the doors opened, and ...read more

  • Snake Eggs

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019
     | 2,351 views

    SNAKE EGGS There are some things that strike terror in the hearts of most of us. For most of us a poisonous snake causes our bodies to shake with fear. Can you imagine being trapped in a small room with 1000 deadly vipers? That is not a very pleasant thought, but we as humans let Satan sow snake ...read more

  • Funeral Illustration

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 4, 2021
     | 10,702 views

    I love that scene in The Pilgrim's Progress where Christian and Hopeful come to the final river of death. They are fearful that the water will be over their heads. But Hopeful goes first and calls back to Christian, “Be of good cheer, my brother; I feel the bottom, and it is good.” For every ...read more

  • The Mission Of David Livingstone  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,389 views

    THE MISSION OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE The modern missionary movement really got started about 150 years ago with people who were concerned about the continent of Africa. There was a Scottish preacher by the name of Robert Moffatt who was serving in South Africa. He returned to Scotland to try to enlist ...read more

  • The Moravian Brethren, 200 Years Ago, Formed One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 124 ratings
     | 4,167 views

    The Moravian Brethren, 200 years ago, formed one of the greatest missionary movements. Two of their members heard of a leper colony in Africa where no missionary was allowed to enter and then return home for fear that the disease might spread in Germany. They volunteered to go into that leper ...read more

  • In The Middle Of A Forest, There Was A Hunter Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2001
    based on 123 ratings
     | 4,504 views

    In the middle of a forest, there was a hunter who was suddenly confronted with a huge, mean bear. In all his fears, his attempt to shoot the bear was unsuccessful. He turned away and started to run as fast as he could. Finally, he ended up at the edge of a very steep cliff. His hopes were dim. But, ...read more

  • Arthur Pink Wrote About How Some People Do Not ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 5, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 3,877 views

    Arthur Pink wrote about how some people do not worship: They bring their bodies to the house of prayer but not their souls. They worship with their mouths but not in spirit and in truth. They are sticklers for early morning communion with God but they take no thought about keeping their hearts ...read more

  • Though Time May Be Tough  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Aug 17, 2002
    based on 97 ratings
     | 1,505 views

    THOUGH TIME MAY BE TOUGH AND THE ROAD REAL ROUGH JUST BELIEVE THOUGH YOU’VE CRIED MANY TEARS AND WAITED MANY YEARS JUST BELIEVE IF GOD SAID HE WILL THEN JUST BE STILL AND BELIEVE FOR GOD WILL TRULY DO WHAT HE PROMISED YOU IF YOU JUST BELIEVE JUST BELIEVE IN HIS WORD TRUST IN WHAT YOU’VE ...read more

  • An Elderly Christian Man Was Taken To A Plaza By ...  PRO

    Contributed by Francis Avila on Apr 9, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,472 views

    An elderly Christian man was taken to a plaza by the Red Army when the Communist Korea taken over the North. Trying to create fear among the people, they beat up the old man to denounce Jesus in front of many witnesses. But each time he got hit, he exclaims JESUS! as he got beaten repeatedy. After ...read more

  • According To A Recent Poll Of 997 Adults (For ...

    Contributed by W F on Sep 4, 2005
     | 1,849 views

    According to a recent poll of 997 adults (for Britain’s Woolwich building society), 34 per cent of women think an investment in bricks and mortar is the best measure of a secure long-term relationship. Only 13 per cent still believed in the merits of an engagement ring. We want to be secure and we ...read more

  • A Woman Was One Day Walking Along A Riverbank ...

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 22, 2006
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    A woman was one day walking along a riverbank with her little boy. Suddenly, the child slipped into the river. The mother screamed in terror. She couldn’t swim, and was in the late stages of another pregnancy. Somebody finally heard her screaming and rushed down and into the river. The rescue ...read more

  • Psychologist William Marston Asked Three ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,728 views

    Psychologist William Marston asked three thousand people, "What have you to live for?" He was shocked to discover that ninety-four percent were simply enduring the present while they waited for the future, waited for something to happen, waited for "next year," waited for a "better time," waited ...read more

  • Cappie Was A High School Freshman. As She ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 20, 2008
     | 1,175 views

    Cappie was a high school freshman. As she talked about her fears of going into high school, she told how her father left when she was a baby. With tears in her eyes, she said it hurt when friends at school talked about their dads because her dad had no time for her. Later Cappie learned to party ...read more

  • Spoiled Child Of God

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 11, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,010 views

    SPOILED CHILD OF GOD Have you ever noticed a parent spoiling his child by allowing him to freely roam, disobey, be out late at night without accountability, talk back to him, etc? At times, parents are fearful of losing their child’s love if they restrict their activity or don’t give in to their ...read more

  • Women Feel Used With Casual ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
     | 2,700 views

    WOMEN FEEL USED WITH CASUAL SEX For decades many have claimed that the sexual and feminist revolutions freed women to enjoy casual sex without fear of adverse consequences. Yet according to Professor Anne Campbell from Durham University in the UK, the negative feelings reported by women after ...read more

  • Be Found Doing Your Duty  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 27, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,000 views

    BE FOUND DOING YOUR DUTY "Keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come"(Matt 24:42). A man named Col Davenport was speaker of the Connecticut house of representatives in the late 1700s. On May 19, 1780, the sky of Hartford darkened ominously, and some of the ...read more