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  • Godless Americans March On Washington

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,970 views

    GODLESS AMERICANS MARCH ON WASHINGTON An article from Sunday’s Washington Times reported on the event by saying, "Thousands of nonbelievers converged on the Mall yesterday to demand equal rights under the Constitution and separation between politics and the pulpit during the first-ever Godless ...read more

  • Unopened Gifts  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 16, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,898 views

    [illustration] Imagine how a parent would feel if on Christmas day when the gifts for their children were handed out, the children just took them, said “Thank you,” and laid them aside with no attempt to open the gifts not even to find out what they were! Imagine how the Lord must feel when he has ...read more

  • There Is A Story Of A Woodpecker Who Was Pecking ...  PRO

    Contributed by Abraham Shanklin on Jun 11, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 12,617 views

    There is a story of a woodpecker who was pecking on a tree. Just as he flew away, lightning hit the tree and split it right down the middle. The woodpecker heard the noise, turned back, and said, “Look what I did!” A lot of us are like spiritual woodpeckers. We walk around consciously and ...read more

  • Trinity: Eternal Dance  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 14, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,100 views

    Brian Mclaren says: “I learned that the early church leaders described the Trinity using the term perichoresis (peri-circle, choresis-dance): the Trinity was an eternal dance of Father, Son and Spirit sharing mutual love, honour, happiness, joy and respect. Against this backdrop, God’s act of ...read more

  • The Baptist Preacher Carlyle Marney Visited A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 4,244 views

    "The Baptist preacher Carlyle Marney visited a college campus. A student asked, ’Dr. Marney, would you say a word or two about the resurrection of the dead?’ Marney answered, ’I will not discuss that with people like you.’ When the student wanted to know why, Marney said, ’Look at you, in the ...read more

  • When The 'empress Of Ireland' Went Down With A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,061 views

    When the ’Empress of Ireland’ went down with a hundred and thirty Salvation Army officers on board [29th May 1914], one hundred and nine officers were drowned, and not one body that was picked up had on a life-belt. The few survivors told how the Salvationists, finding there were not enough ...read more

  • Make It So

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 8, 2008
     | 1,731 views

    Make It So As a child, I remember when the original Star Trek program was introduced. Although we had a black and white television, the word was that those with color TV's could see that Mr. Spock was greenish. Marylu and I watched Star Trek, the Next Generation, but none of the other spin offs ...read more

  • The First Sermon I Ever Preached Was In ...

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Nov 12, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,143 views

    The first sermon I ever preached was in Yerington, Nevada in 1988. It stands as the worse sermon in recorded history. There was about 20 people present in that little desert church to hear me. I said everything I intended say in about 5 minutes. Then, I said it again and looked back down at my ...read more

  • On The Final Page Of The Final Book Of C. S. ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 24, 2004
     | 2,258 views

    On the final page of the final book of C. S. Lewis’ work entitled The Chronicles of Narnia, some of the children who have been to Narnia lament that they once again must return to their homeland. But Aslan (the lion who represents Jesus) has the best news of all for the children. “[Aslan speaks ...read more

  • Crowns Have Always Been The Sign Of Authority ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,421 views

    Crowns have always been the sign of authority and Kingship. Charlemagne, whom historians say should deserve to be called "great" above all others, wore an octagonal crown. Each of the eight sides was a plaque of gold, and each plaque was studded with emeralds, sapphires, and pearls. The cost was ...read more

  • Eight-Year-Old Frank Had Looked Forward For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,330 views

    Eight-year-old Frank had looked forward for weeks to this particular Saturday because his father had promised to take him fishing, if the weather were suitable. There hadn’t been any rain for weeks and as Saturday approached, Frank was confident of the fishing trip. But wouldn’t you know it, when ...read more

  • On Predestination

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,275 views

    ON PREDESTINATION During my basic training in the South African Air Force, we were out on a field trip for about a week. It was bitterly cold and raining during the entire period. Shortly after we arrived in the field, the corporal in charge had our unit line up outside. "You, you, and you," he ...read more

  • Oswald Chambers Writes, "A Saint’s Life Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Beaird on Nov 2, 2000
    based on 86 ratings
     | 3,390 views

    Oswald Chambers writes, "A saint’s life is in the hands of God as a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint cannot see; He stretches and strains, and every now and again the saint says, "I cannot stand any more." But God does not heed; He goes on stretching ...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

  • Lake Speed Has Been One Of The Prominent Racers ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,870 views

    Lake Speed has been one of the prominent racers on the NASCAR circuit. He said “Most of my life I had all the things the world says will make you happy, the big house, the cars and boat and I had also been very successful. But there was still an emptiness inside. And when the Lord asked that ...read more

  • Perhaps You've Seen The Movie O Brother, Where ...

    Contributed by W F on Jun 25, 2006
     | 2,002 views

    Perhaps you’ve seen the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? It’s a comedy set during America’s Depression era. The story revolves around three petty criminals who escape from a chain gang. George Clooney stars as the leader named Everett Ulysses McGill. He tells his companions that he has buried ...read more

  • Simple Love

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 1, 2009
     | 4,071 views

    SIMPLE LOVE The great theologian of the last century, Karl Barth, wrote a 10 volume theological work titled "Ethics." When traveling and lecturing throughout the United States at all the important universities and theological schools, it is reported that one young man asked him, "Dr. Barth, you ...read more

  • Elie Wiesel Asks,

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 29, 2010
     | 4,030 views

    Elie Wiesel Asks, "Where Is God?" Elie Wiesel, a Nobel Prize winner and survivor of the Holocaust, tells of his time in the concentration camp. He and a few others were forced to witness the hanging of two Jewish men and one Jewish boy. The two men died right away, but the young boy struggled on ...read more

  • Wish They Were On Our Team  PRO

    Contributed by John Sears on Jul 22, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,019 views

    WISH THEY WERE ON OUR TEAM I played a football when I was in Jr. High School. There was one week of practice that I hated. It was the week we practiced against the High school team. Folks, they were better. They were bigger, stronger, faster, and more experienced. They beat up on us all ...read more

  • Elmo Cringle

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,908 views

    Elmo Cringle A teenager had decided to quit high school right before school was out saying he was just fed up with it. His father was trying to convince him to stick it out just a little bit longer. “Son,” he said, “you just can’t quit. All the people who are remembered in history didn’t quit. Abe ...read more