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  • Consider Cornelia, A Woman Imprisoned In A Work ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 23, 2010
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    "Consider Cornelia, a woman imprisoned in a work camp in Romania during the hard years of Communist occupation. One night, being too tired to undress, she fell exhausted on her bed and immediately went to sleep. She began to dream of a beautiful field full of flowers. There was a soft humming sound ...read more

  • Radio Personality Paul Harvey Tells The Story Of ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 10, 2010
     | 1,375 views

    Radio personality Paul Harvey tells the story of how an Eskimo kills a wolf. The account is grisly, yet it offers fresh insight into the consuming, self-destructive nature of sin. “First, the Eskimo coats his knife blade with animal blood and allows it to freeze. Then he adds another layer of ...read more

  • Parents Teach Their Children God's Word At A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2010
     | 4,597 views

    Parents Teach Their Children God’s Word at a Restaurant I once read an illustration of a family who took this seriously. One night at a pizza parlor, we decided to use the minutes waiting for our food as a teaching time. We passed out an index card and pencil to each child and had them write down a ...read more

  • Frank Graeff Was A Methodist Pastor, Serving Some ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Jul 22, 2010
     | 3,506 views

    Frank Graeff was a Methodist pastor, serving some of the leading churches in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. And throughout the area, he was known as the “Sunshine Minister,” because of his optimistic attitude. he was an encouragement to everyone who knew him. However, what those people ...read more

  • Moody's Servant's Heart  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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    MOODY'S SERVANT'S HEART A large group of European pastors came to one of D. L. Moody’s Northfield Bible Conferences in Massachusetts in the late 1800s. Following the European custom of the time, each guest put his shoes outside his room to be cleaned by the hall servants overnight. But of course ...read more

  • The Bridal Suite

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 27, 2011
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    THE BRIDAL SUITE Cynthia Thomas tells a story about her "brother and his new wife who were escorted to their bridal suite in an elegant hotel in the wee hours of the morning. They were tired from the many hours at their wedding reception and from mingling with their guests. They took a look around ...read more

  • The Stress-Free Life Of The Bedouins

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011
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    THE STRESS-FREE LIFE OF THE BEDOUINS The Bedouin shepherd lives in shabby box tents that dot the hillsides throughout Israel. When compared to our lives saturated with modern conveniences it seems as though they live a very difficult life. However, an interesting fact is that their average life ...read more

  • The Anger Of King Henry Ii

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2011
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    THE ANGER OF KING HENRY II King Henry II of England, back in around 1200, had a lot of power. He put an end to a long and bloody civil war, and ruled both England and a large chunk of France for many years. He was so famous that a movie was made about him, about 25 yrs ago, starring Richard Burton ...read more

  • Go Back! You're Too Young

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2011
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    GO BACK! YOU'RE TOO YOUNG Wilbur E. Nelson told the story of his father who was the senior elder in his church for many years. He said: "When I was a boy, eleven years of age, an evangelist held a series of meetings in our church. One night he asked every Christian to come forward and also asked ...read more

  • Giving Brings Hope And Purpose

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 29, 2011
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    GIVING BRINGS HOPE AND PURPOSE I have a friend that called me last night. I have known him for many years and he has been struggling with uncertainty like most folks in his business. He was also questioning, "Is this what the Lord wants me to do?" Well, he just came back from a trip where he was ...read more

  • Prevailing Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Oct 7, 2011
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    PREVAILING PRAYER Daniel Nash and Charles Finney were great evangelists in the early 1800s. On one occasion, when meetings had begun in a particular city, a group of young men confronted Charles Finney, openly announcing that they were going to break up the meetings. Finney and Nash decided this ...read more

  • Arthur's Envy

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011
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    ARTHUR'S ENVY When I served on staff at Rayne Memorial UMC on St. Charles Avenue, a young man named Arthur began attending. Arthur was a nice guy but was different, both in appearance and in personality. Arthur got involved in the young adult ministry I had started at the church and was accepted ...read more

  • Waking Up In Another Room

    Contributed by Jason W. Lawson on Nov 17, 2011
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    WAKING UP IN ANOTHER ROOM A young child was diagnosed with a terminal disease. The parents knew that he would die soon. The child as well knew that his death would be soon. One night he was sitting in his mother's lap watching television with her. He looked up into her eyes and said, "Mommy does ...read more

  • R. A. Torrey--Praying, Believing, And Not ...

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Jan 9, 2012
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    R. A. TORREY--PRAYING, BELIEVING, AND NOT DOUBTING After R. A. Torrey had been a Christian for more than forty years, someone asked him to visit a family and pray for one member who was dying with typhoid fever. God revealed to Torrey that the man would live. He told them that when he arrived. ...read more

  • The Inner Need For Excellence

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Apr 3, 2012
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    THE INNER NEED FOR EXCELLENCE Years ago during a speaking engagement, I stayed in a hotel in Dallas. It was late at night, and after flipping channels for a while, I landed on ESPN, which is how I learned that tennis legend Martina Navratilova had just won a grueling match in Florida earlier that ...read more

  • House ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2012
    based on 1 rating
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    HOUSE FIRE A story is told of a family awakened by their smoke detector in the middle of the night to discover that their house was on fire. The father ran into the upstairs bedroom of his children and carried his 18 month old baby in his arms while dragging his 4 year old son by the hand. They ...read more

  • Mark Of The Beast

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Oct 9, 2012
     | 2,966 views

    In verse 15, it tells us what will happen to those people who do not accept the Evil One’s mark: “15 … and all who refuse to worship the image or take his mark will be killed.” I saw recently where Motorola has developed an all inclusive data chip that is no larger than a grain of rice. It ...read more

  • 10th Birthday

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 16, 2014
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    Donald Whitney tells us of his 10th birthday. He invited 8 friends. They played football and basketball, enjoyed hot dogs and hamburgers, then devoured ice cream and cake. “The climax was a gift from me to them. Nothing was too good for my friends. I was going to pay their way to the most ...read more

  • Love Obedience And The Law

    Contributed by Roger Whipp on Dec 31, 2014
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     | 7,623 views

    Anyone that has been zapped by a speed camera or pulled over by the Police and gets a fine and endorsement is likely to be a bit more careful in the future, especially if the loss of their driving licence is threatened. Our obedience to the law doesn’t come about by our love for the policeman who ...read more

  • Daddy, Let's Go!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 1, 2016
     | 6,843 views

    DADDY LET’S GO! A little girl with shining eyes, Her little face aglow, Said, "Daddy, it is almost time For Church......let’s go!" They teach us there of Jesus’ love, Of how he died for all Those who on Him call.” Oh, no!” said Daddy, “Not today. I’ve worked hard all week; I’m going to the ...read more