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  • Henry C. Morrison Was A Great Missionary Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brandon Park on Apr 19, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 9,037 views

    Henry C. Morrison was a great missionary who served the Lord in Africa for over 40 years. On the way back to United States, he began to wonder “will anyone remember us? Will anyone recall who we are? Will anyone meet us at the boat?” Well, unknown to Henry Morrison and his wife, Teddy Roosevelt, ...read more

  • Adding To The List—communion Meditation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,634 views

    ADDING TO THE LIST- COMMUNION MEDITATION If you’ve ever seen the movie “Schindlers List,” you might remember a clandestine wedding that takes place one night in the barracks. The marriage is between 24-year old Joseph Bau, prisoner number 69082, and Rebecca Tannenbaum, the manicurist of Amon ...read more

  • Sneaky Snake  PRO

    Contributed by Jerry Wood on Dec 11, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,854 views

    SNEAKY SNAKE Sneaky Snake was the meanest animal in the forest. He loved to sneak up on the other animals and bite them with his sharp fangs. He had bitten everybody that had ever tried to be his friend; so, he did not have a single friend in the whole world, not even one. One day, he was ...read more

  • A New Spirit And Opportunity  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Stewart on Apr 6, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,177 views

    A NEW SPIRIT AND OPPORTUNITY A few years ago a young girl by the name of Sofi was born in Siberia, a bitterly cold and desolate area of Russia. A difficult place to be a child but Sofi’s life was going to be even rougher than most. She was an orphan. Then suddenly at the age of 2 she was adopted, ...read more

  • In Blended Families, Almost All Members Have Lost ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,130 views

    In blended families, almost all members have lost an important primary relationship. The children may mourn the loss of their parent or parents, and the spouses of the loss of their former mates. Because of this, anger is sometimes displaced onto the new step-parent. • One biological parent ...read more

  • Aliteracy—capable Of Reading, But Choosing Not Do ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,877 views

    Aliteracy—capable of reading, but choosing not do so—is on the rise. A ‘99 Gallup Poll found 7% of us read more than a book a week, and 59% read fewer than 10 books a year. We read books, magazines, and newspapers less and less. In ‘91, over 50% of all Americans read a half-hour or more every ...read more

  • When I Was A Small Boy, I Attended Church Every ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,088 views

    When I was a small boy, I attended church every Sunday at a big Gothic Presbyterian bastion in Chicago. The preaching was powerful and the music was great. But for me, the most awesome moment in the morning service was the offertory, when twelve solemn, frock-coated ushers marched in lock-step down ...read more

  • We Were On Shipboard," Relates A Captain's Wife, ...

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Jan 6, 2007
     | 2,450 views

    "We were on shipboard," relates a captain’s wife, "lying on side from storm in a Southern harbor. We were obliged, first to make our way ashore. The waves were rolling heavily. I became frightened at the thought of attempting it, when one came to me, saying, ’Do not be afraid: I will take care of ...read more

  • A Middle School Teacher Asked Her Class To Write ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,582 views

    A middle school teacher asked her class to write imaginative definitions of a friend. One student said, “A friend is a pair of open arms in a society of armless people.” Another said, “A friend is a warm bedroll on a cold and frosty night.” Other said, “A friend is a lively polka in the midst of a ...read more

  • I Want To Share A Story About A Man By The Name ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,667 views

    I want to share a story about a man by the name of Karl Marx. (Has anyone here ever heard of him?) He is known as the father of Communism. He had one agenda and one agenda only and that was for communism to replace capitalism. Let me explain. Today, in USA, we live in a capitalistic society where ...read more

  • Katie And I Have This Friend Denny From The San ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jun 21, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,371 views

    Katie and I have this friend Denny from the San Francisco Bay Area who started attending seminary a couple of years after we started. Now Denny is quite the handsome man, but I never realized how handsome he was until he started school with us, he was a total chick magnet. On his arrival we had ...read more

  • Near The City Of Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil, Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 3, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,501 views

    Near the city of Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, is a remarkable facility. Twenty years ago the Brazilian government turned a prison over to two Christians. The institution was renamed Humaita, and the plan was to run it on Christian principles. With the exception of two full-time staff, all the work ...read more

  • Voices From The ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 1,895 views

    Voices from the Past “It is the duty of nations, as well as of men, to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, and to recognize the sublime truth announced in the Holy Scriptures, and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord.” --Abraham ...read more

  • Yet, Excuses Still Abound. "It's Too Hard. It's ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 23, 2008
     | 1,951 views

    Yet, excuses still abound. “It’s too hard. It’s too messy. It’s too inconvenient. It’s takes too much time.” I just have one thing to say—“Wah!” “It doesn’t really matter. What difference can I make?” Actually each one of us makes a huge difference. Do you believe that every single person matters ...read more

  • The Light Of Hope  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 10,590 views

    THE LIGHT OF HOPE As Craig T. Kocher in his commentary on our text states, "Christian hope is fundamentally different from optimism. Christian hope locks its steely eyes on the devastation of the world around it, and readily acknowledges that things may not get better. Christian hope does not bury ...read more

  • The Lost Ladle

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 3,350 views

    THE LOST LADLE Helen was a wonderful Christian woman, She was a single mother raising her only son Tom as best she could to love God. But Helen was very worried when Tom told her he was moving to the Big city. A year went by and all seemed well, when Tom called his mother one day and told her his ...read more

  • A Record Was Set In The Summer Of 1995 That ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
     | 1,084 views

    A record was set in the summer of 1995 that literally brought the sports world to its feet. Strangely, it was not some incredible record-setting blazing speed or absolute accuracy or some great display of muscular power. As a matter of fact, it was simply an honor given to someone who showed up ...read more

  • Donald Grey Barnhouse On Mystery ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2009
     | 3,690 views

    Donald Grey Barnhouse on Mystery Engagement The second aspect of our being strengthened is given in the last half of Romans 16:25 where Paul says, “according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages.” In other words, we are strengthened when and as the ancient mystery is ...read more

  • The Year Of The Yes  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,348 views

    THE YEAR OF THE YES Playwright Maria Hedley had her fill of terrible dates. Most of the dates she went on she thought the guys would be great candidates but they were totally unsatisfying. She got sick of her own taste and decided that fate couldn’t mess up her love life anymore than she could, ...read more

  • My Own New Bike

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Dec 20, 2010
     | 1,461 views

    MY OWN NEW BIKE I remember when I was 8 years old I received what I had always wanted: I got a brand new Raleigh single speed bike, and it was blue with a white trim where the pipes were welded into the brackets, a black seat and chrome handles and painted blue mudguards that had a silver stripe ...read more