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  • The Power Of Godly Hope

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 23, 2006
     | 4,178 views

    *King Duncan tells the story that reminds us of the power of this hope. This happened in 1993, to a man named Terry Stout. Terry was the business manager for the Psychiatry Department at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. *One Fall morning Terry was running a little late, but (I’m sure led by ...read more

  • I Began To Understand God's Omnipotent Power," ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 5,277 views

    "I began to understand God’s omnipotent power," Struecker said. "He was orchestrating every single bullet that was fired that night. ... The peace that I had was not only for my own life, but for the lives of my soldiers. If any of them were to get shot, then that was part of God’s sovereign plan." ...read more

  • Louis Ix Of France (1215-1270)

    Contributed by Gary Kins on Jun 25, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,833 views

    Louis IX of France (1215-1270) St. Louis led an exemplary life, bearing constantly in mind his mother’s words: "I would rather see you dead at my feet than guilty of a mortal sin." His biographers have told us of the long hours he spent in prayer, fasting, and penance, without the knowledge of his ...read more

  • George Müller Told Of A Wealthy German Whose Wife ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,555 views

    George Müller told of a wealthy German whose wife was a devout believer. This man was a heavy drinker, spending late nights in the tavern. She would send the servants to bed, stay up till he returned, receive him kindly, and never scold him or complain. At times she would even have to undress him ...read more

  • Stats On Grace

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Aug 14, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,167 views

    STATS ON GRACE How many gallons of water are in the ocean? Answer: 3.612 x 10²º gallons of sea water in the ocean. That is 3.612 x 1 with 21 zeros. How many stars are in the known universe? Answer: 70 sextillion (7 followed by 22 zeros) was calculated by a team of stargazers based at the ...read more

  • The Methodist Class Meeting Was Much Like The ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Oct 14, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,243 views

    The Methodist Class Meeting was much like the Giant Sequoia Trees in California. Just like the Methodist Class Meeting, the Great Sequoias “hold each other up.” They may reach a height of 311 feet, an age of 3200 years. They often weigh 2.7 million pounds. Their bark on the average is 31 inches ...read more

  • Charles Fuller Was A Radio Bible Teacher Years ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Dec 11, 2006
     | 3,649 views

    Charles Fuller was a radio Bible teacher years ago. He once announced that he would be speaking the following Sunday on the topic of “Heaven.” During that week, he received a letter from an elderly gentleman who was very ill—on his deathbed. The man wrote: “Next Sunday you are to talk about ...read more

  • Object Lesson: Holy Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on May 25, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 15,337 views

    OBJECT LESSON: HOLY SPIRIT I have a children's sermon to try to explain the Holy Spirit. It isn't original to me or to the first person I heard use it, but I think it's powerful. I take an empty glove and tell the kids that it's a magic glove. I tell them it is amazing because it can pick things ...read more

  • Father Covers Overdraft For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009
     | 4,941 views

    Father Covers Overdraft for Daughter In His book, Cure for the Common Life, Max Lucado talks about the time the bank sent him an overdraft notice on the checking account of one of his daughters. He says, “I encourage my college-age girls to monitor their accounts. Even so, they sometimes overspend. ...read more

  • We Sing When We Face ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 11, 2010
     | 2,937 views

    We sing when we face death. Lavena (Beanie) Peters was dying of liver cancer. I was at the hospital with her family, essentially on a deathwatch. Beanie’s pain was excruciating, and the pain medicine kept her in a nearly unconscious state. Others left the room for a moment; only Harriet her ...read more

  • Cuando Yo Era Chico Me Llamaba La Atención Los ...

    Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Mar 22, 2010
     | 1,925 views

    Cuando yo era chico me llamaba la atención los elefantes. Durante la función de Circo, la enorme bestia hacia despliegue de peso, tamaño y fuerza descomunal... pero después de su actuación, el elefante quedaba sujeto solamente por una cadena que aprisionaba una de sus patas a una pequeña estaca ...read more

  • De Dónde Viene El Carácter? — Where Character Comes From

    Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Mar 22, 2010
     | 1,616 views

    (English translation follows) ¿De dónde viene el carácter? ¿Cómo llega a nosotros? Recuerde la ilustración del hombre que comprando pollo rostizado, se dio cuenta que en vez del bote de pollo le dieron el bote de las ganancias del día. Su novia se quedó sorprendida cuando el decidió regresar el ...read more

  • A Few Nights Ago My 2 Year Old Son Ephram Was ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Apr 22, 2010
     | 2,660 views

    A few nights ago my 2 year old son Ephram was very sleepy and ready for bed. Though his bed is the bottom bunk he decided that he was going to climb up the latter to Sebastian’s top bunk. Normally he is very able to climb to the top but in his half awake state he got his foot tangled in the ...read more

  • Sandy And I Enjoy Watching Kitchen Nightmares ...

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 15, 2010
     | 2,149 views

    Sandy and I enjoy watching Kitchen Nightmares every once in a while on TV. It’s a show in which Gordon Ramsey, a top chef in the culinary world, comes to the aid of a failing restaurant and tries to turn them around. He ends up doing a complete makeover of the entire restaurant from its interior ...read more

  • My Sister And Her Husband Pete Are On A Holiday ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jun 4, 2010
     | 3,475 views

    My sister and her husband Pete are on a holiday working their way through OUTBACK PLACES in Australia. Unfortunately they can't travel on the dirt roads at the moment because of an unexpected rainy season. They have to stick to the highways because if they get off the track they will sink in the ...read more

  • Good For Goodness' Sake

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 26, 2010
     | 4,137 views

    GOOD FOR GOODNESS' SAKE “You better watch out, you better not cry Better not pout I'm telling you why - Santa Claus is coming to town He's making a list and checking it twice; Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice Santa Claus is coming to town He sees you when you're sleeping - He knows when ...read more

  • A Religion Worth Having  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 30, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,381 views

    A RELIGION WORTH HAVING Dr. F. E. Marsh used to tell that on one occasion he was preaching on the importance of confession of sin and, wherever possible, of restitution for wrong done to others. Afterward a young man came up to him and said: "Pastor, you have put me in a sad fix. I have wronged ...read more

  • Deeper

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 18, 2020
     | 2,402 views

    Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. WE NEED A GREATER REVELATION OF WHO JESUS IS. DEEPER, DEEPER --- MORE, MORE ABOUT JESUS. WE CAN FIND THE GREATER THAN… My Mom ...read more

  • Do You Desire God's Honor Above Your ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jun 22, 2008
     | 2,908 views

    Do you desire God’s honor above your own? My first ministry after seminary was back home in Rochester, NY. I was one of two chaplains at the Monroe County Jail. Every Saturday evening we would hold a worship service in the auditorium at the jail for the inmates. One of the deputies was ...read more

  • One Person Makes A Difference

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,006 views

    ONE PERSON MAKES A DIFFERENCE Many people believe that one person cannot truly make a difference. Yet, history teaches us better. The story is told that in days past the state of Rhode Island was electing a state legislature. There was a thrifty Federalist farmer who started for the polls late ...read more