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  • Power For Holy Living

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2022
     | 3,482 views

    Ludwig Nommensen traveled to begin mission work with a tribe in southeast Asia. The village chief welcomed Ludwig and said, "You have 2 years to learn our customs and convince us you have a message worth hearing." After 2 years, the tribal leader asked the missionary how Christianity ...read more

  • One Day A Farmer's Donkey Fell Down Into A Well. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 11, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,639 views

    One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey. He invited all his neighbours to ...read more

  • How Often Have You Heard, "Limited Time Offer" Or ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,475 views

    How often have you heard, “Limited time offer” or “This offer won’t last long”? The idea is that if you don’t act soon you will miss out on this chance of a lifetime. The only problem is that sooner or later they are making the same offer all over again, or by chance you might even hear that now ...read more

  • For Sheep To Relax

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    FOR SHEEP TO RELAX Philip Keller says that in order for sheep to lie down, four things are required: First, they must be free from all fear. Sheep are very easily frightened. A stray jackrabbit jumping out from behind a bush can stampede a whole flock. When one startled sheep runs in fright, all ...read more

  • Something To Say

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 1, 2008
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     | 2,650 views

    SOMETHING TO SAY Far too many people just talk even when they have nothing of value to say. That is not wise and certainly not intelligent. Albert Einstein was the featured speaker at a dinner given at Swarthmore College. When it came time for him to speak, he astonished everyone by standing up ...read more

  • Dumb Crooks

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jul 3, 2008
     | 2,167 views

    DUMB CROOKS 1.) A Circle-K convenience store was patronized by man requesting change for a twenty dollar bill. As soon as the register drawer was opened, the man pulled a gun and demanded it contents. He fled with all dollars of it, but left his original twenty lying on the counter. 2.) A guy ...read more

  • How To Get A Sheep To Lie Down

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,257 views

    HOW TO GET A SHEEP TO LIE DOWN Philip Keller says that in order for sheep to lie down, four things are required: 1. Sheep must be free from all fear. Sheep are very easily frightened. A stray jackrabbit jumping out from behind a bush can stampede a whole flock. When one startled sheep runs in ...read more

  • Don't Fear Your Capture

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jan 26, 2009
     | 1,943 views

    DON'T FEAR YOUR CAPTURE We may not see it clearly, but we are ultimately safe. Following Jesus may not always seem like the wisest thing to do, but the trap is the best place to be. Think of yourself as a precious, endangered species. There are few of you left, but you are ill, and the ...read more

  • During The Vietnam War A Rural Village Had Been ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,311 views

    During the Vietnam war a rural village had been bombed and an orphanage run by missionaries had been hit. An 8 year old girl had multiple injuries and was bleeding profusely. A Navy doctor and nurse came but only had their medical kits. The girl was in critical condition and needed an immediate ...read more

  • Someone Once Asked Radio Commentator Paul Harvey ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,758 views

    Someone once asked radio commentator Paul Harvey to reveal the secret of his success. Here’s what he said: "I get up when I fall down," Bits & Pieces, March 3, 1994, p. 16. That’s pretty simple, but I think race-car-driver Bill Vukovich might have him beat. When someone asked Vukovich the Secret ...read more

  • God Hears Our Singing With Ears Of Love

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Oct 16, 2022
     | 958 views

    Let me give you an illustration. It’s from the movie “The Music Man”. Have you seen that movie? “Ya got trouble, my friend, I say, trouble right here in River City.” In that movie, the con man Harold Hill has been selling band instruments, promising the townspeople that he will teach their children ...read more

  • Whose Are You?

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 5, 2023
     | 641 views

    Do you remember, how once in the gospel, the Pharisees, trying to trap Jesus, came with that question about paying your tax? And how he asked them, “Show me the coin used for paying the tax." And how then he asked: "Whose portrait is it?" And how they answered, "It bears the ...read more

  • Angus Mcgillivray Gave It All  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,290 views

    ANGUS MCGILLIVRAY GAVE IT ALL In Ernest Gordon’s true account of life in a World War II Japanese prison camp, Through the Valley of the Kwai, there is a story that never fails to move me. It is about a man who through giving it all away literally transformed a whole camp of soldiers. The man’s ...read more

  • The Time Is Now! (07.07.05--Joy Every ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 5, 2005
     | 2,190 views

    The Time Is Now! (07.07.05--Joy Every Day--Ecclesiastes 7:13-14) I stood in front of the used book shelf for what seemed like the longest time holding two books. The one, an anthology in nearly new condition seemed too good to pass up. Even though it contained much of the same material that ...read more

  • The Full Treatment! (09.21.05--Grace ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 19, 2005
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    The Full Treatment! (09.21.05--Grace Walks!--Hebrews 10:14) Recently I had the old corvair restored. I had given the mechanic a list and was confident he would fix everything on it. Most of the items had to do with the structural integrity of the suspension and frame, so I was confident the car ...read more

  • Holding Up The Bridge

    Contributed by Jack Kale on Sep 30, 2017
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     | 3,322 views

    Holding Up the Bridge By now you have probably noticed the construction of the new bridge spanning the gap between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. Each week new additions to the construction have caught my eye as I’ve driven those three miles over the bay. Tug boats, barges, cranes, heavy equipment, ...read more

  • Sin's ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 5,189 views

    Sin’s Birthplace “But each one is tempted when by his own evil desire he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.” (James 1: 14, 15) Before you can win a war you must know your enemy, understand his ...read more

  • A Lesson From A Short Story

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jan 27, 2023
     | 615 views

    Text, Matthew 16:26, KJV: For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Thoughts: In my last year or so of high school, I took a couple of literature classes. For one thing, I liked the teacher, and for ...read more

  • Jesus Our (Lawyer) Advocate

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Jun 10, 2024
     | 395 views

    I would like for you to picture a scene. There is a court room. The judge is seated behind the bench. The jury is in place. There are people watching the proceedings. There is someone on trial sitting before the judge. And that person is you! The charge against you is that you are a ...read more

  • Here's A Passage From Time Magazine, Which Named ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Sep 10, 2002
     | 1,584 views

    Here’s a passage from Time Magazine, which named him the Person of the Year for 2001. On the morning of September 11th, primary day of the New York City, Rudy Giuliani was paddling along with all the other lame ducks into oblivion. The tower of strength had become an object of pity: the iron man’s ...read more

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