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  • The Seamless Garment  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 10, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,034 views

    [Illustration] At Calvary, the Roman soldiers divided the earthly belongings of Jesus, but they gambled for His seamless robe rather than tear it. These were hardened men, but they saw the beauty of that robe and refused to tear it. I have heard that the early church used this seamless garment as ...read more

  • An Excited Army Recruit Asked His Company ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 12, 2007
     | 1,306 views

    An excited Army recruit asked his company commander for a furlough. His wife was going to have a baby. Permission was granted, and when the furlough papers were drawn up and the soldier was leaving, the officer asked exactly when the baby was due. “About nine months after ...read more

  • Erma Bombeck – "You Have To Love A Nation That ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jul 5, 2008
     | 1,746 views

    Erma Bombeck – “You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, ...read more

  • One Of My All-Time Favorite Scenes Out Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2001
    based on 120 ratings
     | 4,313 views

    One of my all-time favorite scenes out of Hollywood. (They are few and far between for me...) It’s a scene from one of the Star Trek TV series. Worf, the Klingon, is captured by the evil Dominion. They intend to use him as a practice dummy in hand-to-hand combat for their lethal ground troops, and ...read more

  • A Silver Reminder  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,645 views

    A SILVER REMINDER At Camp Udairi in the desert of Kuwait, the loss of the dining facility has brought with it an unlikely reminder of God’s protection. Chaplain (Major) Barbara K. Sherer tells the story in an article on Beliefnet.com. The dining hall caught fire one morning, and because of the ...read more

  • No Peace In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2009
     | 8,416 views

    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

  • Call To War

    Contributed by Sam Higgs on Sep 29, 2011
     | 2,947 views

    CALL TO WAR Have you ever heard the "trumpet" call to do battle in our culture? On every side we are bombarded with things and teachings that are anti-God. There is the lasciviousness where "free-sex" reigns as supreme. It is the Christian’s God ordained duty to confront this sin against God ...read more

  • Only Enough For Two  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,727 views

    ONLY ENOUGH FOR TWO She broke the bread into two fragments and gave them to the children, who ate with avidity. "She hath kept none for herself," grumbled the Sergeant. "Because she is not hungry," said the soldier. "Because she is a mother," said the sargeant. Victor Hugo SOURCE: For Mom ...read more

  • Whatever You Do, You Need Courage. Whatever ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,687 views

    "Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same ...read more

  • I Am Your Shield  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,739 views

    "I am your shield" Genesis 15:8-16 This was exactly what Abram needed to hear. He KNEW what a Shield was. Remember that Abram had just returned from battle. He probably owed his own life to the strength of his Shield. The shield is what absorbs the shock of the spear and sword. It repels ...read more

  • Three Types Of Arrows Used By The Roman ...

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009
     | 2,798 views

    Three types of arrows used by the Roman military: 1. plain arrows – like arrows you’d shoot from a bow today. 2. Arrows that were dipped into tar, set on fire, and then shot through the air… with brush all around…soldiers intentionally try to catch the arrows into their shields…so they’d stick and ...read more

  • General Ulysses S. Grant's Loyal Friend, John A. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2009
     | 2,833 views

    General Ulysses S. Grant’s Loyal Friend, John A. Rawlins General Ulysses S. Grant, who commanded the Union soldiers for Lincoln, was such a disciplined hard man on his soldiers that few knew of his weakness for liquor. One of those who was keenly aware of Grant’s shortcoming was his faithful ...read more

  • God's Word Described  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,817 views

    GOD’S WORD DESCRIBED An unknown writer said, "This Book is the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believers. Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding; its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable. Read it to be wise, ...read more

  • Moving The Fence

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
     | 3,601 views

    MOVING THE FENCE Millard Erickson wrote, "The church is the repository of grace...it possesses the gospel, the good news of salvation" During World War II, some American soldiers took the body of their buddy to a local cemetery. The priest stopped them saying, "You can't bury your friend here if ...read more

  • Long Process Of Crucifixion

    Contributed by John Bright on Apr 6, 2025
     | 93 views

    Roman crucifixion was a long, drawn-out process that often lasted for several days. This was not the case for Jesus - "Pilate marveled that He was already dead…" Mark 15:44. What happens on that cross? • With weight on the wrists - the chest is stretched when the person is slumped ...read more

  • No Greater ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,146 views

    No Greater Love During the beginning of World War II, a large British military force on the European continent, as well as English citizens and diplomats, retreated to a French coastal port of Dunkirk. With it’s back against the English Channel, the British army faced a German army that threatened ...read more

  • You're The Best  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,502 views

    YOU’RE THE BEST My mother said to me, "If you become a soldier you’ll be a general; if you become a monk you’ll end up as the pope." Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso. SOURCE: Pablo Picasso, Spanish artist. Citation: Celebrating Mother: A Book ...read more

  • The Statue And The Cross

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jun 22, 2009
     | 3,709 views

    THE STATUE AND THE CROSS The Statue of Liberty stands across from the Island of Manhattan in New York. Soldiers, on their return from overseas, often speak in awe of the feelings they had as they sailed into the harbor and viewed the "Torch of Freedom" in Lady Liberty’s hand. To the Christian, ...read more

  • The Army Has A System For Defense Called ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 8, 2008
     | 1,400 views

    The Army has a system for defense called challenge and password. When a soldier is on guard and someone approaches, he will say "Halt, who goes there?" The person will identify themselves, then the guard will state a challenge code word. If the other person does not know the password, he cannot ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A South Sea Islander Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 12, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 1,418 views

    The story is told of a South Sea Islander who proudly displayed his Bible to a G.I. during WW II. He had received it as a present from a missionary some time before. The soldier said, “O, we’ve outgrown that sort of thing.” The native smiled back and said, “Well, it’s a ...read more