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  • Warren Wiersbe Tells A Story About The Days Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,034 views

    Warren Wiersbe tells a story about the days of the Old West. There was a horse bolting down the road with a wagon hitched to it and little boy trapped on the wagon. A young man risked his life to catch the horse and stop the wagon, saving that little boy. Well, that little boy grew up to be a ...read more

  • Looks Can Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
     | 3,880 views

    LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING Girolamo Savonarola was one of the great preachers of the fifteenth century. He preached in the great cathedral of Florence, Italy, which contained a magnificent marble statue of Mary. One day he noticed an elderly woman praying before this statue and then realized it was ...read more

  • Temptation...means Enticement, Forbidden Fruit, ...

    Contributed by Hugh Laing on Mar 1, 2010
     | 3,811 views

    TEMPTATION...means Enticement, Forbidden Fruit, Allure, Bait, Desire... and I love this story on temptation. “There is a story told about a little boy in a grocery store that I think illustrates the nature of TEMPTATION. The boy was standing near an open box of peanut butter cookies. “Now then, ...read more

  • What Is A Mom?

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 8, 2011
     | 2,750 views

    WHAT IS A MOM? What is a mom? Is she the one that gave birth to your life? Is she one who raised you with the warm embrace of her arms? Is she the woman who gives the all of life, so that yours could be prosperous and long? Many mothers are probably all theses, and many things more. Moms are ...read more

  • Only By Sacrifice

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 29, 2012
     | 4,626 views

    ONLY BY SACRIFICE During World War II, a young paratrooper, David Webster of E Company, 101st Airborne wrote his mother, "Stop worrying about me. I joined the parachutists to fight. I intend to fight. If necessary, I shall die fighting, but don’t worry about this because no war can be won without ...read more

  • I Met At Friend At Perkins Restaurant. I Arrived ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 26, 2007
     | 690 views

    I met at friend at Perkins Restaurant. I arrived first and told the host a friend was coming. The helpful young host offered to place me at a table beside the reception stand, so my friend could see me upon entering. When I mentioned the cold draft, the host offered to seat us in the P.D.R., a ...read more

  • When Martin Luther Was Printing His Translation ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,831 views

    When Martin Luther was printing his translation of the Bible in Germany, pieces of the printed Scripture fell to the floor. A young girl picked one of them up and read the phrase of our text, “For God so loved the world that he gave”. The rest of the sentence was missing. That moment for her was a ...read more

  • The Heart Of Worship  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Jul 16, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
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    ILL: The Heart of Worship There’s a recent song that was written by a young man who lead the worship at church. He was an extremely talented singer, but the preacher there took him aside and told him that he could not lead the singing at church until things changed because he saw that he was more ...read more

  • I Can't Remember Where I Got This Illustration ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 15, 2007
     | 1,241 views

    I can’t remember where I got this illustration from but I love it: Behind a church in the small town of Flint Hill, Virginia, you will find the grave of a young seminary student named Albert Gallatin Willis who died on October 14, 1864. Albert Willis’ story is unusual. Albert Willis served with the ...read more

  • Since At Least January Of 2008, We Have All Seen ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on May 25, 2008
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    Since at least January of 2008, we have all seen daily television commercials for the annual "Avon Walk for Breast Cancer." One young lady, walking in memory of her Mother, who was a breast cancer victim, laments, "I really didn't have any say so about my Mother's death, walking in her memory ...read more

  • Discover The Power Of Encouragement.

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 16, 2008
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    *Discover the power of encouragement. God wants you to be encouraged, and He wants you to be an encourager to others. *It was on March 23, 1945, during one of the last major offensives of WWII. General Dwight Eisenhower was walking near the Rhine River and fell into step beside a young ...read more

  • There Goes My Life  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Dec 17, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 1,388 views

    THERE GOES MY LIFE Kenny Chesney has a new song/music video out entitled, “There Goes My Life…” It’s a ballad focusing on the life of two young kids in high school that find themselves in a crisis moment of a pregnancy out of wedlock. (I want to say here that I’m not advocating the immoral ...read more

  • In The Movie "Facing The Giants" The Coach ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,956 views

    In the movie “Facing The Giants” the coach challenges one of the players to give his best effort. The young player says that he will – but the coach pushes him to promise to give it everything he’s got. The player promises that he will give his best effort. To ensure that he will "give it all he’s ...read more

  • A Church Had A Change In Music. An Elderly Man ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 21, 2004
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    A church had a change in music. An elderly man was asked if he like the music. “No, I don’t. But when I see all of the young people and when I see my own grandchildren praising the Lord, this is ...read more

  • Years Ago We Discovered The Exact Point, The Dead ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006
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    Years ago we discovered the exact point, the dead center of middle age. It occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net. Franklin Pierce Adams ...read more

  • As Part Of A Children's Talk We Displayed Some ...

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Nov 12, 2006
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    As part of a children’s talk we displayed some optical illusion images that can be seen in two different ways....eg. indian face/eskimo, polar bear/seal, old woman/young woman, saxaphone player/women’s ...read more

  • A Professor Who Had Taught For Many Years Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,182 views

    "A professor who had taught for many years was counseling a young teacher. You will discover, he said, that in nearly every class there will be a youngster eager to argue. Your first impulse will be to silence him, but I advise ...read more

  • A Humorous Birthday Card Read: "You Are Only ...

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jan 2, 2012
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    A humorous birthday card read: "You are only young once, but you can be immature forever." The sad truth is too many Christians have made that their mantra. Paul said to the believers at Corinth, “I, brethren, could not speak to you as ...read more

  • Haddon Robinson – "Even As Pianos Need Constant ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Haddon Robinson – “Even as pianos need constant tuning and regulating--not only when young and raw, but all through their careers of being used for brilliant concerts--so people who are being used as ‘instruments of righteousness’--or, in ...read more

  • No Statues To Critics

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
     | 3,963 views

    NO STATUES TO CRITICS A young musician’s concert was poorly received by the critics. The famous Finnish composer Jean Sibelius consoled him by patting him on the shoulder and saying, "Remember, son, there is no city in the world where they have a statue to a ...read more