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  • The Story Is Told Of A Sunday Class That Had Been ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Nov 18, 2004
    based on 22 ratings
     | 3,030 views

    The story is told of a Sunday class that had been asked the question, ¡§in your time of discouragement, what is your favorite Scripture.¡¨ A young man said, ¡§the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want Psalm 23:1.¡¨ A middle age woman said, ¡§God is my refuge and strength, a very present help in ...read more

  • The Clouds Move—but Slowly (Grief)

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,509 views

    THE CLOUDS MOVE-BUT SLOWLY (grief) I heard her talking about it on the radio. A thoughtful young lady, to be sure. She was discussing her grief - the grief of losing her husband after only two years of marriage. He was a policeman. She knew the dangers he faced, but was proud that he truly cared ...read more

  • In A Recent Issue Of Preaching Today (Sept/Oct ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 10, 2007
     | 1,303 views

    In a recent issue of Preaching Today (Sept/Oct 1998), Dr. Brian Harbour related the following story. Dr. Harbour, pastor of FBC Richardson and Dr. Duane Brooks, pastor of Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston, were in Waco attending a Baylor Regents meeting. They were on the elevator and were going ...read more

  • Mary's Friends

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,336 views

    MARY'S FRIENDS Unsaved people in our society who accept Jesus as Savior have an average of 12 unsaved relatives and friends, all of whom are potential disciples. Let me tell you a story I heard in 1980, when I was in Fuller Seminary studying church growth. It happened in the First Baptist Church ...read more

  • Live What You Believe  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,715 views

    LIVE WHAT YOU BELIEVE After the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989, no person in all of East Germany was more despised than the former Communist dictator Erich Honniker. He had been stripped of all his offices. Even the Communist Party rejected him. Kicked out of his villa, the new government ...read more

  • Right And Wrong And Ruby ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
     | 3,696 views

    RIGHT AND WRONG AND RUBY BRIDGES A federal judge had ordered New Orleans to open its public schools to African-American children. White parents in the community decided to keep their children at home if this verdict was enforced. They made it known that any African-American children who came to ...read more

  • Henry Surber Is A Distant And Ancient Relative Of ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 31, 2009
     | 1,643 views

    Henry Surber is a distant and ancient relative of mine. The following is from “History of Montgomery County, Kansas”: The Rev. Henry Surber, a Campbellite preacher and an early settler of the "Hoosier State." The latter took his family to Iowa in the early settlement of that state and he aided ...read more

  • Pastor Li De Xian (Shee-An) Was Arrested 13 Times ...

    Contributed by Rick George on Oct 29, 2009
     | 2,636 views

    Pastor Li De Xian (Shee-an) was arrested 13 times in six months for "illegal preaching" to his congregation of 100. During his first arrest he was drug outside, brutally beaten, repeatedly kicked in the stomach and groin before his congregation. Upon arrival at the police station, he was beaten ...read more

  • No Peace In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2009
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    No Peace in World The weekend of December 7, 1941, started out to be another routine weekend. The aircraft carriers were at dockside and the crews were enjoying the day with rest and relaxation. The sky was clear, the sun was shining and the weather was beautiful. This was a perfect picture of ...read more

  • Following God Ordained Passions, Like Wilson ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
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    Following God Ordained Passions, like Wilson Bentley the Snowflake Photographer I want to die the same way Wilson Bentley died. Wilson grew up on a farm in Jericho, Vermont, and as a young boy he developed a fascination with snowflakes. Obsession might be a better word for it. Most people go ...read more

  • God Made Himself Understandable  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
    based on 36 ratings
     | 6,805 views

    GOD MADE HIMSELF UNDERSTANDABLE I read of a story from the famous Danish philosopher from the mid 1800s, a Christian theologian named Soren Kierkegaard. It is a familiar story, a story rewritten by many over the ages in many different forms, yet it is still relevant today. Here’s what he wrote: A ...read more

  • Navy Seals

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
     | 4,144 views

    NAVY SEALS I don’t know much about the army but here is something I read recently about those Navy Seals who shot Osama Bin Laden. It’s good to be a Navy SEAL right now. The elite sailors are being showered with praise for their successful operation in Pakistan that resulted in the killing of ...read more

  • Special Delivery: Miracle Mandy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
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    SPECIAL DELIVERY: MIRACLE MANDY The doctor told Marsha Mark and her husband they needed to accept the fact they would never have biological children. Amid the discouragement, Marsha clung to a friend's words: "Somehow, Marsha, God is going to use your struggle with infertility for his glory." ...read more

  • Where Can I Get A Heart Like Yours?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,752 views

    WHERE CAN I GET A HEART LIKE YOURS? Bill White of Paramount, California talks about being in Compton, California, working with volunteers from several different churches on a Saturday doing projects to serve the city. At lunch time, he was headed down a narrow side street when he saw dozens of ...read more

  • The Stress Of Uncertainty

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,131 views

    THE STRESS OF UNCERTAINTY Daniel Gilbert (a psychologist at Harvard), citing a recent Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, said "that Americans are smiling less and worrying more than they were a year ago, that happiness is down and sadness is up, that we are getting less sleep and smoking more ...read more

  • Sleepless Dads!

    Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Oct 4, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,352 views

    You’ll probably not get six continuous hours of good sleep ever again. And if you do, you’ll never admit it because it will make your wife mad for the broken-up sleep she got when she got up and took care of the teething child. Dads, there is nothing more comforting to your little one than to have ...read more

  • Pray The Book Of Psalms

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 4, 2024
     | 484 views

    Wesley and Stacey Campbell describe in their book Praying the Bible: The Pathway to Spirituality: A few years ago, we were ministering in the mountains of Puebla, which is about a 4 hour drive from Mexico City. The situation was most desperate. The Indians of the area lived in villages built ...read more

  • Healing, God's Way

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 26, 2008
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    Healing, God's Way Healing takes time, patience and determination to persevere through the long process of healing. It’s not easy, but it is the reality of the healing process. Personal Illustration: My own experience with the healing process of my right knee. About two years ago I had a total ...read more

  • So What If I’m Crazy?

    Contributed by James Snyder on Aug 17, 2024
     | 321 views

    The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and her wonderful husband are celebrating 53 years of marital bliss this year. What an accomplishment! It doesn’t seem possible that we have been married 53 years. After all, we don’t look that old! At least she doesn’t. It’s amazing how time flies; if ...read more

  • I Recently Finished The Book, D-Day, By Stephen ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Jun 26, 2007
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     | 1,703 views

    I recently finished the book, D-Day, by Stephen Ambrose. D-Day occurred on June 6, 1944 when allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy by ship and plane to defeat Hitler’s evil Nazi Germany. There are literally thousands of stories of bravery and heroism to tell from that day, but I want to ...read more