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  • Dr. R. G. Lee On The Bible  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2011
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,276 views

    DR. R. G. LEE ON THE BIBLE The late Dr. R. G. Lee, former pastor of the Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis TN expressed the value of God’s Word in this way: "The Bible is a book beyond all books as a river is above and beyond a rivulet. The Bible is a book beyond all books as the sun is above and ...read more

  • The Holy Spirit Compared To Hydroelectric ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,770 views

    THE HOLY SPIRIT COMPARED TO HYDROELECTRIC POWER As Christians we may be compared with a reservoir for producing electrical power, like one of those you see when you drive to Niagara Falls. When we accept Christ, construction of our reservoir is complete. We now have the potential to be useful and ...read more

  • During The Revolutionary War, A Loyalist Spy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,384 views

    During the Revolutionary War, a loyalist spy appeared at the headquarters of a British colonel, carrying an urgent message. General George Washington and his Continental army had secretly crossed the Delaware River that morning and were advancing on Trenton, New Jersey where that troop of British ...read more

  • Still Has It After All Those Years

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 29, 2008
     | 1,255 views

    STILL HAS IT AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS Years ago, I had this wonderful man in my congregation who looked exactly like, no kidding, Marlon Brando. Mitch was this huge man who had a heart of gold. He had lost his wife to cancer years earlier, but had fallen in love with Louise, a sweet woman just a few ...read more

  • Bible By The Numbers

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 9, 2009
     | 3,183 views

    BIBLE BY THE NUMBERS The number 40 is an important spiritual symbol in the Bible. Noah’s flood -- 40 days and nights Moses on the mountain -- 40 days and nights Elijah in the wilderness headed for Sinai/Horeb to hear the still, small voice -- 40 days Jesus tempted in the wilderness for 40 days ...read more

  • Dave Roever (Ree-Ver) Arrived In Vietnam In Late ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Oct 28, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,669 views

    Dave Roever (REE-ver) arrived in Vietnam in late 1968, serving our nation as a member of the elite Brown Water Black Berets. He was a Christian and really loved the Lord. During his tour, he patrolled the Mekong Delta area until July 26, 1969 when he was severely wounded. As his boat rounded a ...read more

  • Standing At The Edge Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
     | 4,107 views

    STANDING AT THE EDGE OF THE PRESIDENCY In early 1975, Jimmy Carter, the ex-governor of Georgia, began campaigning in Iowa, the site of the first statewide contest in the race for the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination. Carter knew almost no one in the state, and his first piece of business ...read more

  • Right On The Edge

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jul 29, 2011
     | 2,187 views

    RIGHT ON THE EDGE A veteran Buffalo, N.Y. police officer found the handwritten note on the ice along with a brown wallet and a baseball cap with a pen stuck through it. The note was short and to the point, "Please tell my parents I'm sorry." A 48-year-old man in a thin blue jacket, on a cold, ...read more

  • A Heart Of Sacrifice

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
     | 4,212 views

    A heart of sacrifice i. ((Lk 10:34-35) "He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I ...read more

  • Jesus Stands ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
     | 2,824 views

    JESUS STANDS READY During the years of 1980s, I traveled quite a bit from Washington D.C. to New Jersey to go between my father and mother’s house. As a 10-year-old I traveled alone on planes, so news stories about planes and travels were on my radar, so to speak. So, in 1982 when January 13th ...read more

  • She] Was Born In 1752 To A Quaker Family In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 24, 2001
    based on 75 ratings
     | 1,076 views

    [She] was born in 1752 to a Quaker family in Rhode Island. She used to tell people she had died when she was twenty years old but God had resurrected her. She ended up more than two hundred fiercely loyal disciples who believed that she was their ticket to God. …she was on the banks of a river ...read more

  • Clovis Chappell, A Minister From A Century Back, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 12, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
     | 2,046 views

    Clovis Chappell, a minister from a century back, used to tell the story of two paddleboats. They left Memphis about the same time, traveling down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. As they traveled side by side, sailors from one vessel made a few remarks about the snail’s pace of the other. ...read more

  • Quiet Strength  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 24, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 11,437 views

    QUIET STRENGTH There is a story about a sunken ship that illustrates the quietness of the spirit, but at the same time His Power in our lives. "Several years ago engineers building a new bridge over the East River in New York, discovered that the wrecked hull of a ship, sunk many years before, ...read more

  • Just Watched A Movie Called "The Day After ...

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jun 18, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,238 views

    Just watched a movie called “The Day After Tomorrow” and in that movie you see people evacuated from the US to Mexico because of natural disasters hitting the US. Mexico couldn’t handle the hordes of people fleeing the States crossing the Rio Grande, they closed the borders. Next you see folks ...read more

  • William T. Barker Tells About A Machinist That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 19, 2004
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    William T. Barker tells about a machinist that worked at the Ford motor company after it had been first started in Detroit. This machinist over the next few years “borrowed” various tools and parts from the company, which he had never returned. While this practice was not condoned it was more or ...read more

  • There Is An Enlightening Japanese Legend Of A ...

    Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Jun 7, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,868 views

    There is an enlightening Japanese legend of a stonecutter named Hasnu. While carving a stone one day he grew miserably weary, and in his weariness began to wish for easier work, and more money. Seeing the king ride by on his horse, he thought he would like to be king. At once his wish was ...read more

  • It Had Been A Long Hard Winter In The Rockies. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,186 views

    It had been a long hard winter in the Rockies. The snow piled deeper and deeper. The temperature dropped below zero and stayed there. The rivers froze over. People were suffering. The Red Cross used helicopters to fly in supplies. After a long hard day, as they were returning to their base, the ...read more

  • The Story's Told Of A Christian Man In The 1800s ...

    Contributed by Trevor Woodget on May 2, 2007
     | 1,717 views

    The story’s told of a Christian man in the 1800s who sent his wife and children ahead to England from the U.S.A. Tragically their ship had a terrible accident and it sank in the Atlantic, taking the life of his 3 daughters, although his wife survived. As soon as he received the news he set sail ...read more

  • Why The Dead ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 11, 2009
     | 2,463 views

    “Why the Dead Sea?” We have heard of dead people, dead beasts, dead trees and dead flowers, but is there such a thing as a dead sea? There is and they call it dead because it receives all and gives nothing. This body of water – the most remarkable in the world – is at the southern end of the ...read more

  • Baptism Is A Sign Of Submission To The Lordship ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
     | 5,045 views

    Baptism Is A Sign of Submission to the Lordship of Jesus Christ When the early Christians declared their faith in baptism, they would shout out, “Jesus is Lord!” Baptism has always been a sign of submission to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. William Barker tells of a machinist at Ford Motor Company ...read more