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  • The Murder/Suicide Of Chris Benoit (Professional ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 2, 2007
     | 2,736 views

    The murder/suicide of Chris Benoit (Professional Wrestler)is a vivid example of how decisions we make affect our families. Obviously in Benoit’s case his decisions have left his parents mourning the death of their son (the one who did the killing and suicide)and grandson. His wife’s parents are ...read more

  • May 26, 2002, Memorial Day Weekend, A Barge Pilot ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 16, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,705 views

    May 26, 2002, Memorial day weekend, a barge pilot passed out and hit a bridge span of I-40 over the Arkansas river. This accident dropped a 600 foot span of the bridge 62 feet into the swift flowing river below. Eleven people (and a trailer full of show horses) died as their cars and 18-wheelers ...read more

  • Why Do We Sometimes Hold On So Tightly To Things ...

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 3, 2008
     | 2,297 views

    -Why do we sometimes hold on so tightly to things God is asking us to let go of? God really does want to bless us with His very best, but we can get so attached to the things of this life that we aren’t willing to release them to Him. -One little girl saved up her money for weeks and weeks. She ...read more

  • Bennie Demerchant: God In Our Desperate Places

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2011
     | 4,362 views

    BENNIE DEMERCHANT: GOD IN OUR DESPERATE PLACES Brother Bennie Demerchant tells the story of an incredibly desperate place in his book Full Throttle in the chapter called "Extinguished Candles." The work in Brazil had been very productive with churches being established and converts being won. But ...read more

  • What Were To Happen If You Were Leaving For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lance Ladd on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 2,441 views

    What were to happen if you were leaving for vacation and you went to flip of the breakers that ran the hot water heater so that you could save money not heating water that you didn’t need and instead you mistakenly flip the breaker for the refrigerator. You leave for two weeks and when you return ...read more

  • I Read About An Instant Cake Mix That Was A Big ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 21, 2001
    based on 22 ratings
     | 3,138 views

    "I read about an instant cake mix that was a big flop. The instructions said all you had to do was add water and bake. The company couldn’t understand why it didn’t sell-until their research discovered that the buying public felt uneasy about a mix that required only water. Apparently people ...read more

  • Connected But Not Altered  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 6, 2002
    based on 177 ratings
     | 10,163 views

    CONNECTED BUT NOT ALTERED David Yarborough tells the story from one of Max Lucado’s books of a lady who had a small house on the seashore of Ireland at the turn of the century was quite wealthy but also quite frugal. The people were surprised, then, when she decided to be among the first to have ...read more

  • Where Have The Skunks Gone?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,642 views

    Where have the skunks gone? If you’ve seen a skunk--or smelled one--in the last five years, Florida wants to know. "I haven’t seen a dead skunk on the road for a while," said Henry Cabbage, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Neither have the agency’s biologists. ...read more

  • An Elderly Man Said To H.a. Ironside, "I Will Not ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    An elderly man said to H.A. Ironside, "I will not go on unless I know I’m saved, or else know it’s hopeless to seek to be sure of it. I want a definite witness, something I can’t be mistaken about!" Ironside replied, "Suppose you had a vision of an angel who told you your sins were forgiven. Would ...read more

  • Do You Realize That Between 1990 & 2001, ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Sep 19, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,371 views

    Do you realize that between 1990 & 2001, Christianity in America declined by 8.5%? While Christianity in this country has declined, the number of people who follow Buddhism has increased by over 169%. The number of Muslims in this country has grown by over 109%, and Hindus by 237%. (Figures ...read more

  • Don't Wait On The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    DON’T WAIT ON THE DECISION I recently heard a terrible story about a young man who made a bad decision. The church of a pastor friend of mine had a drama about hell, and a mother brought her 26-year-old son who had been in rehab. When the pastor gave the invitation, the mother got up to go to the ...read more

  • Love Is Never Inconsiderate

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 21, 2009
     | 1,574 views

    LOVE IS NEVER INCONSIDERATE Gary and Mary Jane Chauncey were totally devoted to their eleven-year-old daughter Andrea. Andrea was confined to a wheelchair because of cerebral palsy. Andrea was pretty insignificant to practically everyone except her parents. The Chauncey family were passengers on ...read more

  • This Morning When You Came Into The Citadel You ...

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Sep 30, 2009
     | 1,385 views

    This morning when you came into the citadel you found the seats up against the wall, confusing, a bit of a nuisance? This was used to illustrate what life without God’s Grace is like, it is confusing, it’s not ordered, each of us as individual’s are lost and in turmoil, we do foolish things we are ...read more

  • George Santayana On Faith

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2009
     | 3,407 views

    GEORGE SANTAYANA ON FAITH The late great Spanish philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist, Jorge Augustin Nicolas Ruiz Santayana y Borras (1863 - 1952), better known as "George Santayana" once said: "O world, thou choosest not the better part! It is not wisdom to be only wise, And on the inward ...read more

  • A Pastor Friend Was Telling Me About Two Men In ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jul 8, 2010
     | 1,786 views

    A pastor friend was telling me about two men in his church who are stricken with Alzheimer’s. One man is a retired pastor. He and his wife still attend church. Sometimes it takes this retired pastor longer than usual to say something. My friend spoke of being patient with him as they ...read more

  • Before It's Too Late

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
     | 8,888 views

    BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE USA Today had an article on the front page about those who escaped the World Trade Center on September 11. After interviewing over 300 survivors and family members of victims, USA Today concluded that in the South tower those who didn’t delay but ran for safety immediately ...read more

  • An Outward Expression Of An Inward Experience

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 11, 2012
    based on 1 rating
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    AN OUTWARD EXPRESSION OF AN INWARD EXPERIENCE David Ring was born with cerebral palsy. He had complications at birth and he was technically dead for 18 minutes after delivery. No oxygen reached his brain and a portion was permanently damaged. His family’s story was catastrophic – his father had ...read more

  • Asking The Visitor To Leave

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
     | 2,635 views

    Note: This story is told from my perspective - Jim Butcher of Madison WV. I was visiting with one of our long-time members a few months ago and she related an interesting story about her visit to Madison Baptist decades ago. Rosemary was sitting along the aisle, waiting on the service to begin, ...read more

  • Leslie B. Flynn Tells The Story Of An Orphaned ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 15, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
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    Leslie B. Flynn tells the story of an orphaned boy living with his grandma when their house caught fire. The grandmother, trying to get upstairs to rescue the boy, perished in the flames. The boy’s cries for help were finally answered by a man who climbed an iron drainpipe and came back down with ...read more

  • In April, 1988 The Evening News Reported On A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,169 views

    In April, 1988 the evening news reported on a photographer who was also a skydiver. He had jumped from a plane along with several other skydivers and filmed the group as they individually dove out of the plane and opened their parachutes. As the video was being shown of each member of the crew ...read more