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  • I Want To Conclude With A Story That Tony ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Richards on May 18, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,388 views

    I want to conclude with a story that Tony Campolo tells about a time he was asked to speak at a Pentecostal college. He remembered that before the service, eight men had him kneel so they could place their hands on his head and pray. He was glad to have prayer, but each of them prayed a long time, ...read more

  • Pornography Addiction Has A Deadly Progression ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 25, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,302 views

    Pornography Addiction has a deadly progression says Tom Buford a converted porn addict, “Our thanks to Morality In Media for the use of the following information from Healing Sexual and Pornography Addictions by Dr. Victor Cline.” 1. FIRST STEP - ADDICTION - "The first change that happened was an ...read more

  • The Lady In A Faded Gingham Dress And Her ...

    Contributed by Paul Humphrey on Sep 3, 2006
     | 2,323 views

    The lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston and walked timidly, without an appointment, into the president of Harvard’s outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such backwoods, country hicks had no business ...read more

  • Did You Hear About The Police Chief Who Gave ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,816 views

    Did you hear about the police chief who gave himself a ticket for a traffic violation? Police chief Richard Knoebel issued himself a $235 ticket complete with a four-point penalty against his license after he realized he had failed to stop for a school bus with its lights flashing. Knoebel said ...read more

  • You Might Find This Hard To Believe But One ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 30, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,614 views

    You might find this hard to believe but one vicar, William Haslam became a Christian through his own sermon – and from that very experience the 19th Century Cornish Revival was born William Haslam was a high church Anglican vicar in Cornwall in the 19th Century. In 1851, he had gone to stay ...read more

  • The Treasury Of Bible Illustration Notes This: ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 14, 2007
     | 1,574 views

    The Treasury of Bible Illustration notes this: The First and Hardest Lesson - “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten,” says Robert Fulgham’s popular essay and book. In truth, one of life’s most important and hardest lessons comes to us long before kindergarten. This lesson is painful ...read more

  • One Of My Dear Friends Shared This Story With Me ...

    Contributed by Marianne Unger on Dec 12, 2007
     | 1,448 views

    One of my dear friends shared this story with me that I’d like to share with you. It’s about a mother who asked her child “What is the most important body part?” When the child was younger, they thought sound was important, so they replied that it was their ears. The mother said, “No, many ...read more

  • Last Year, A Particularly Dark Film Came Out ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 16, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,883 views

    Last year, a particularly dark film came out entitled Children of Men. It is about the world in the year 2027 where no children have been born for 18 years. Imagine a world like that. A world with no need for toys. Churches with no children or youth. The doors of Kenyon College closing ...read more

  • Be Like The Spider  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Aug 2, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,870 views

    BE LIKE THE SPIDER There was a man who was cleaning up his desk one Friday afternoon when he noticed an envelope that had been opened. Someone must have placed it there while he was on the phone. He opened it and read it, and to his shock and dismay it was a notice of being terminated, being ...read more

  • A Missionary In Abidjan, Ivory ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,787 views

    Illustration: A missionary in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, reports that recently an African pastor passed through on his way home to Chad, where civil war was raging. "What would you like to take to complete your forty-four pounds of baggage allowance?" asked the missionary. "Sugar? Powdered milk? ...read more

  • Billy Graham's Story About An African Mother Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2009
     | 4,293 views

    Billy Graham’s Story About An African Mother Who Prayed Let me share this story to show you the position we have with the Lord in prayer. Billy Graham shares this story of an African mother who came to Christ and grew in her commitment and devotion to the Lord. She was a woman that prayed all the ...read more

  • Receiving Confirmation For A Significant Event Or ...

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 19, 2009
     | 11,987 views

    Receiving confirmation for a significant event or activity is often important. When I was in the South African Air Force serving as an Air Traffic Controller, I used to tease the permanent force guys mercilessly. At a certain time each year they would receive news of promotions and new assignments. ...read more

  • Love Is Action

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,998 views

    LOVE IS ACTION I took Helen (eight years old) and Brandon (five years old) to the Cloverleaf Mall in Hattiesburg to do a little shopping. As we drove up, we spotted a Peterbilt eighteen-wheeler parked with a big sign on it that said, "Petting Zoo." The kids jumped up in a rush and asked, ...read more

  • Small Things With Great Love

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011
     | 2,798 views

    SMALL THINGS WITH GREAT LOVE Gary Morsch is the founder of Heart to Heart in Kansas City. As a physician, he has done magnificient work around the world taking medical supplies to low income people. Several years ago, he took a trip to Calcutta and Mother Teresa's House for the Destitute Dying. He ...read more

  • The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 27, 2012
     | 2,501 views

    THE CONSCIENCE A. Quotes on the Conscience J. I. Packer—There are two sorts of sick consciences, those that are not aware enough of sin and those that are not aware enough of pardon. Anonymous—‘Let your conscience be your guide’ is only valid if God’s Word is guiding your conscience. Elton ...read more

  • The Gift Of Grace And Forgiveness In Our Time Of Greatest Need

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
     | 4,464 views

    Julian Silva tells the story of working in a Volunteer Corp’s Chaplain Office in Frankfurt, Germany where he met a German named, Carl Scholtz. During WW II, Carl served as a Nazi soldier but not believing in what he was doing, he tried to desert. He failed in his attempt, was captured and thrown ...read more

  • You Can’t Escape The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2022
     | 1,839 views

    My favorite story about the Holy Spirit is the story C.S. Lewis told about a college student who wrote to him. The young man was an atheist. And he was very concerned because he had made friends with some Christian students. They were enthusiastically witnessing to him about Jesus, and it had ...read more

  • Unexpected Journey

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 12, 2024
     | 388 views

    Let’s go back to Wednesday April 13th – I left after the scope with Dr. H. – I was in shock – I walked out to my truck into a severe storm – drove home in the storm! When I got home, I went and sat down in my chair in front of our bay window. I was looking at the raging storm as I sat there looking ...read more

  • Why Do Some Cute Babies Grow Up Ugly

    Contributed by James Snyder on Sep 9, 2023
     | 589 views

    Our second great grand baby was born at the end of last year. Since then, it has been a delight to watch her grow. I will not say she is the cutest baby in the world, but I haven't met any cuter. She was born cute, and I'm not sure what part of the family she got that. Sometimes, when ...read more

  • I Was Reading A Book Recently And I Ran Across A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 16, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,782 views

    I was reading a book recently and I ran across a little line that totally overwhelmed and motivated me. It appears in Lance Armstrong’s new book "Every Second Counts." He tells about riding the Tour de France and the falls, the heat, the pressure of winning again, the broken ribs, the viruses, ...read more

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