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During The Conflict In Sarajevo A Reporter Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 29, 2001

During the conflict in Sarajevo a reporter who was covering the conflict in the middle of Sarajevo saw a little girl shot by a sniper. The reporter threw down his pad and pencil, and stopped being a reporter for a few minutes. He rushed to the man who was holding the child, and helped them both ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Children, Christian Love

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Group Of Men Were Carrying On A Friendly ...  PRO

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jun 27, 2005

A group of men were carrying on a friendly conversation. One of them remarked that he had learned to be especially careful about small things. “Would you believe,” he said, “that a little thing like a pair of socks changed the entire course of my life?” “I can hardly believe that,” replied another ...read more

Tags: Repentance, Salvation

Denomination: Baptist

Work Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008

Work of Love Aleida Huissen, 78, of Rotterdam, Netherlands, has been smoking for 50 years. And for 50 years she has been trying to give up her harmful habit. But she has not been successful—that is, until recently. She has now given up cigarettes, cigars, and pipes. GOODNESS GRACIOUS! The secret? ...read more

Tags: Sacrifices

Truth In Customs

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 28, 2010

TRUTH IN CUSTOMS I have a friend who lives in France and she lives on a farm with her husband and animals. (On Christmas Day, she and her husband were helping the sheep they own as they gave birth to lambs!) I decided to ask her about table customs in France that were different in America and she ...read more

Tags: America

Denomination: Church Of God

Hanging Onto The "Bomb"

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2010

HANGING ONTO THE "BOMB" For four hours he held the cylinder, waiting for rescue or an immediate death. After digging up what appeared to be an unexploded WWI bomb, David Page held on to it, afraid that letting go would detonate the device. While holding the bomb, the terrified 40-year-old from ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7

Tags: Anxiety

The Vine

Contributed by Michael E. Bartee Sr. on Oct 19, 2018

When I was growing up I was one of six children. Our house was very small, only four rooms. And without any of the convieniences most houses had in those days. We did not have a bathroom,running water, or a furnace. There were two boys, about my age, that lived close by. In my mind they were ...read more

Scripture: John 5:15

Tags: Trusting God, Faith In Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Recent Gallup Poll Found That The Greatest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

A recent Gallup Poll found that the greatest number of Americans (47% of those expressing an opinion) hold to the strict creationist view, that God created man pretty much in his present form within the last 10,000 years. Most other Americans believe in some combination of evolution and ...read more

Tags: Creation

Pulled To Shore  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 11, 2004

PULLED TO SHORE "Prayer is surrender-surrender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boat hook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the shore? Prayer is not pulling God to my will, but the aligning of my ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:5-13

Tags: Parable General, Prayer General, Prayer Supplication

Vaughan Roberts Wrote About A Recent Advert In ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 15, 2007

Vaughan Roberts wrote about a recent advert in a newspaper which headed “Unpleasant manager required!. It continued: We are a high-pressure company and we work for money. We push ourselves hard. We are not looking for management to hold our hands. We want nasty, not nice. If you are the kind of ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Quote: "You Can Give Without Loving, But You ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 22, 2008

Quote: “You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving” (From Illustrations Unlimited). Quote: Love is the key. Joy is love singing. Peace is love resting. Long-suffering is love enduring. Kindness is love’s touch. Goodness is love’s character. Faithfulness is love’s habit. ...read more

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Greatest Act Of Love?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 8, 2022

WHAT IS THE GREATEST ACT OF LOVE? The kiss is mentioned 23 times in the Bible. To hold hands is mentioned 12 times. For a total of 35 times. LISTEN is in the Bible 353 times. HEAR is mentioned 382 times. Listening is 19 times… For a total of 754 times… To hear and listen is mentioned 33 times more ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:9, James 1:19, 2 Timothy 4:3

Tags: Listening, Slow To Speak, Slow To Anger

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Unintentionally Humorous Texts: "Don’t Ask Me, It Just Happened!”

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Mar 2, 2024

Introduction: Chances are either you, me, or someone we know has tried to excuse something that whoever it was, did. Excuses vary, but more often than not, the reply is something along the lines of “I don’t know how this happened!” One of the clearest cases of “I-don’t-know-itis” took place at the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:21-24

Tags: Moses, Aaron, Golden Calf

Denomination: Baptist

Antivirus: Holy Spirit  PRO

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Mar 18, 2010

ANTIVIRUS: HOLY SPIRIT Jesus said in verse 7 of John 16, "For if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you." Jesus was God in the flesh, of course. He could have spoken this world out of existence at any given time, but, I would like to use an ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-20

Tags: Holy Spirit, Salvation, Indwelling, Saved, Holy Spirit Attributes  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Helping Open A Package

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jan 9, 2020

Some years back I noticed a male co-worker, trying to open a package of a certain candy product for his significant other. Now, we all understand the need for security in packaging and other things, but this package was sealed above and beyond the call of duty! Most of the time, each package would ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:10

Tags: Help, Kindness, Assisting Others

Denomination: Baptist

Any Believer Can Be A "Man Of God”

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jul 7, 2020

Any believer can be a “man of God” Text: 2 Tim 3:17 That the man of God (any believer in Jesus!) may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. Thoughts: Only a few people were ever called a “man of God” in the Bible. Some were never known; at least four were never named, and one, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-17

Tags: Paul, Man Of God, Timothy

Denomination: Baptist

Unsung Heroines-Naaman’s Maid

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Apr 30, 2022

Introduction: Sometimes children know more than we think they do. This “little maid” knew about Elisha the prophet, and how God performed miracles through him. We know nothing more about her than what’s mentioned in these verses but through her one recorded sentence, she brought hope to a hopeless ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-4

Tags: Naaman, Unsung Heroines, Maids, Leprosy

Denomination: Baptist

Robert Schuller Tells A Story About A Banker Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Gibney on Aug 7, 2002

Robert Schuller tells a story about a banker who always tossed a coin in the cup of a legless beggar who sat on the street outside the bank. But, unlike most people, the banker would always insist on getting one of the pencils the man had beside him. "You are a merchant," the banker would say, "and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:24

Tags: Gifts Encouragement, Miraculous

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

One Of Denmark's Leading Sculptors Had A Burning ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One of Denmark’s leading sculptors had a burning ambition to create the greatest statue of Jesus ever made. He began by shaping a clay model of a triumphant, regal figure. The head was thrown back and the arms were upraised in a gesture of great majesty. It was his conception of Christ the King: ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:5-6

Tags: Building, Clay, Jesus Christ, Potter, Tear Down  (view more)  (view less)

There Is A True Story About The Great ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 14, 2008

• There is a true story about the great scientist, Michael Faraday, when he was taken ill. When it became evident that the sickness that had fastened itself upon him would soon result in his death, a group of fellow scientists came to see him--not so much to talk about science as to talk about ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Writing In Leadership Magazine, Bernabe Spivey ...

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Mar 30, 2008

Writing in LEADERSHIP MAGAZINE, Bernabe Spivey relates this incident: “Going down some old cement steps, I noticed an ant carrying a leaf on its back. The leave was many times bigger than the ant. Then the ant came to a big crack in the cement that it couldn’t cross. The ant stopped a moment. ...read more

Tags: Attitude General

Denomination: Methodist