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  • A Winning Streak Of One!" 2 Corinthians 4:16-17 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 1, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,661 views

    “A Winning Streak of One!” 2 Corinthians 4:16-17 Key verse(s) 16“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.” It’s important to make sure that every day of our lives we practice gladness and condition ourselves to finding ...read more

  • Swallowed Alive? (08.22.05--Under ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 18, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,260 views

    Swallowed Alive? (08.22.05--Under Pressure!--Genesis 25:32-33) When you are captive to pressure, there are only two ways to go. You can either lose you temper and flail against the wind or you can wait it out and eventually overpower it. I lost the chock to my power drill the other day. ...read more

  • I Want To Read You A Page From The U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,124 views

    I want to read you a page from the U.S. Government Peace Corps Manual for its volunteers who work in the Amazon Jungle. The page I’m going to read concerns what to do in case you’re attacked by an Anaconda. The Anaconda is the largest snake in the world. It grows to 35 feet in length and weighs ...read more

  • Here Is A Story From Amy In Miami Beach About ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
     | 1,373 views

    Here is a story from Amy in Miami Beach about anxiety and worry Dancing Potato Chips Not long ago I had “one of those days. I had company arriving in a couple of days and the toilet was clogged. I went to the bank, and the “its my first day” teller processing my deposit had to start over three ...read more

  • Who Are You Rescuing?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2010
     | 3,447 views

    WHO ARE YOU RESCUING? Jesus, help us to control our desires. May a thirst for knowing You and a longing to please You become our strongest passion, like it was for Mary Frances Housley. Let me tell you a true story. MARY FRANCES HOUSLEY was born October 12, 1926 in Knoxville, Tennessee. She grew ...read more

  • The 2,000-Year-Old Seed

    Contributed by Roshelle Deas Roberson on Feb 6, 2012
     | 2,911 views

    THE 2,000-YEAR-OLD SEED This is DAY TO DAY. I'm Alex Chadwick. A tree grows in Kibbutz Ketura in the Israeli desert, and what a tree it is, a tiny sapling actually 2,000 years old, or the seed that it comes from is 2,000 years old, making it the oldest seed ever germinated. Botanists never gave ...read more

  • Don't Magnify Yourself Against Those That Are Fallen

    Contributed by James Dina on Oct 9, 2020
     | 1,461 views

    DON'T MAGNIFY YOURSELF AGAINST THOSE THAT ARE FALLEN "If indeed you will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach" (Job 19:5) 1. Many people forget their own frailty, how easy is it for them to fall. We should be taught by the mistakes of others to avoid being ...read more

  • Wee Bobby Moffett, Missionary

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 6, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,282 views

    HAVE YOU HEARD OF WEE BOBBY MOFFETT? There was a small village church in Scotland that did not seem to be growing. The deacons cornered the pastor and had serious questions about the church. The deacons asked WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO GROWTH IN THE CHURCH THIS YEAR? We have not had one new ...read more

  • Carl's Gospel Garden  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,660 views

    CARL'S GOSPEL GARDEN He didn't talk much. He would always greet you with a big smile and a firm handshake. Even after living in our neighborhood for over 50 years, no one could really say they knew him very well. Before his retirement, he took the bus to work each morning. The lone sight of him ...read more

  • The Human Fly  PRO

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Sep 4, 2001
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,965 views

    Evangelish Robert Sumner told the story: When George Gibson Polley was a boy in Richmond, he hit a baseball onto the roof of a six-story building. Since with most sandlot games, it was the only ball the boys had, George promptly climbed up the outside of the building and retrieved it. This was the ...read more

  • Regret For Not Witnessing  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 21, 2001
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,150 views

    In Decision magazine, Peggy DesNoyers writes: My job as a psychiatric home-health nurse brought me in touch with many people who were hurt or angry and who were searching for answers to problems in their lives. I knew that Jesus was the answer, but I couldn’t bring myself to talk to them about ...read more

  • The Heaven Of Service  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,770 views

    THE HEAVEN OF SERVICE Dr. Laura Schlessinger writes: "I was out at my mother and father’s house, a seventy mile round-trip from my own, because my mother needed a little help. She needed a little help because my father, who has full-blown Alzheimer’s, had taped duct tape all over the three long ...read more

  • An Angel Walked The Beat Tonight On Highway 109  PRO

    Contributed by John Gerald on Sep 2, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,416 views

    An angel walked the beat tonight on Highway 109. A drunken man in an Oldsmobile, They said had run the light that caused the six-car pile up, On 109 that night. When broken bodies lay about, and blood was verywhere, the sirens screamed out eulogies, for death was in the air. A mother, ...read more

  • Bruce Wilkinson, The Author Of The Extremely ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,722 views

    Bruce Wilkinson, the author of the extremely popular, Prayer of Jabez, tells about an experience of his that illustrates this truth. I was taking a coffee break during a family conference in Kentucky when Will walked up and stood beside my chair. He was about nine. He asked if I wanted to donate ...read more

  • I Can Remember One Saturday Afternoon In The 60's ...

    Contributed by Frank Zerbel on Feb 4, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,106 views

    I can remember one Saturday afternoon in the 60’s as I was outside with the push mower cutting the grass for my father when two men carrying a box down our driveway caught my attention. They sat it down outside the front door and unpacked our first color TV. It had a beautiful solid wood cabinet ...read more

  • Twinkies And Root Beer - Unknown ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on May 23, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,204 views

    [Illustration – Twinkies and Root Beer - unknown source] A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of Root Beer and he started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an elderly man. The ...read more

  • Mr. President? (07.13.05--Tomorrow--Mark ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 12, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,501 views

    Mr. President? (07.13.05--Tomorrow--Mark 13:33-34) We spend so much time preparing for some things. Whether it’s a birthday, a wedding, a family reunion or simply an evening dinner with the family, if there’s people involved, there’s always a goodly amount of preparation that precedes the event. ...read more

  • A Conspiracy Of Grace

    Contributed by David Selleck on Oct 26, 2006
     | 6,294 views

    In Mike’s book he tells the story of Carl. It was little league and Carl was at bat. It was the last inning, two outs the bases were loaded, and depending on how Carl did, it would decide the winner and the loser of the game...! Carl came from a large family and they were there the mother and ...read more

  • It Was 1741, And An Old Man Was Wandering The ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 6, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,150 views

    It was 1741, and an old man was wandering the streets of London. His name was George Frederick Handel. At this point, he was angry at life. His mind kept going back to the time when he was famous and had the applause of royalty and the elite of London. But now his mind was full of despair and ...read more

  • The Story Begins In The Late 1980s When Thomas ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,253 views

    The story begins in the late 1980s when Thomas Muthee and his wife returned from Scotland to Nairobi, Kenya. He was serving as an itinerant evangelist and his wife as a school teacher. In 1988, the Lord spoke to him in a time of prayer and said, "I want you to plant a church in Kiambu." Numerous ...read more

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