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  • A Man Was Walking On The Beach One Afternoon ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ivan Robinson on Dec 21, 2000
    based on 195 ratings
     | 5,836 views

    A man was walking on the beach one afternoon kicking up the sand, discussed with certain things. There on the beach was a bottle and as he walked he kicked the bottle into the surf. POP Out of the bottle came a mysterious being... a Jeannie. “Because you have freed me you are granted three ...read more

  • Take The Story Of Young William Wilberforce. He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 26, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,752 views

    Take the story of young William Wilberforce. He was discouraged one night in the early 1790s after another defeat in his ten year battle against the slave trade in England. Tired and frustrated, he opened his Bible and began to leaf through it. A small piece of paper fell out and fluttered to the ...read more

  • Titanic: The Romance

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Mar 4, 2006
     | 1,986 views

    (Video Clip montage from Titanic - mpeg 2:58) It was that tragic, true story that served as the backdrop for the blockbuster film Titanic, which steamed past all other movies to become the top grossing movie of all time. It earned $601 million. It was the #1 movie in America for 13 weeks in a ...read more

  • Jean Frederick Oberlin, A Minister In 18th ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,616 views

    Jean Frederick Oberlin, a minister in 18th century Germany, was traveling by foot in winter when he was caught in a severe snowstorm. He soon lost his way in the blowing snow and feared he would freeze to death. In despair he sat down, not knowing which way to turn. Just then, a man came along in a ...read more

  • A Member Of Alcoholics Anonymous Once Sent ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,324 views

    A member of Alcoholics Anonymous once sent columnist Ann Landers the following: We drank for happiness and became unhappy. We drank for joy and became miserable. We drank for sociability and became argumentative. We drank for sophistication and became obnoxious. We drank for friendship and ...read more

  • In The Summer Of 1960 The Great Musical Star ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Oct 16, 2006
     | 2,096 views

    . In the summer of 1960 the great musical star Mary Martin was playing the lead role of Maria von Trapp in Rogers and Hammerstein’s musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC on Broadway. Lyrist Oscar Hammerstein, II was on his death bed. “One evening just before Mary went on stage, a note was handed to her. ...read more

  • Last Night I Got A Wild Hair Around 7:00 P.m. I ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 28, 2006
     | 768 views

    Last night I got a wild hair around 7:00 P.M. I wanted to fix a mechanical pencil that was broken and refill a ball point pen. These had been broken for the past 6 years but at that moment they were all that I had on my mind. I finished a good 45 minutes later victorious and filled with pride at my ...read more

  • Great Is Thy Faithfulness" Is Not The Result Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 22, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,991 views

    “Great Is thy Faithfulness” is not the result of some tragic event in Thomas Chisholm’s life but a powerful witness to his daily walk with Jesus as he experienced “morning by morning” new mercies from His Everlasting Father. Pastor Chisholm always trusted his Everlasting Father to take care of ...read more

  • The Top 10 Issues Facing Today's Family (1) ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,012 views

    The Top 10 Issues Facing Today’s Family (1) Anti-Christian Culture: Stripping away of Christian heritage and traditional values. (2) Divorce: The ongoing wave of broken marriages and families both in and out of the church. (3) Busyness: Participation in numerous activities crowding out quality ...read more

  • Well, Let Me Tell You A True Story About A Young ...

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on Mar 28, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,539 views

    Well, let me tell you a true story about a young fireman. In the midst of a blaze he stepped forward and volunteered to go rescue a little baby, even though the chief had said that the flames were too strong and the building too unstable. As soon as that young fireman was able to get that little ...read more

  • But We Seem To Live In Two Different Worlds, The ...

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 13, 2005
     | 2,116 views

    But we seem to live in two different worlds, the rich and the poor. A striking example is shared by Brett Blair, a pastor in the Kentucky Annual Conference. Blair shared that some years ago before the death of Mother Theresa, a television special depicted the grim human conditions that were a ...read more

  • Jean Frederick Oberlin, A Minister In 18th ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 2,403 views

    Jean Frederick Oberlin, a minister in 18th century Germany, was traveling by foot in winter when he was caught in a severe snowstorm. He soon lost his way in the blowing snow and feared he would freeze to death. In despair he sat down, not knowing which way to turn. Just then, a man came along in a ...read more

  • Jean Frederick Oberlin, A Minister In 18th ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,738 views

    Jean Frederick Oberlin, a minister in 18th century Germany, was traveling by foot in winter when he was caught in a severe snowstorm. He soon lost his way in the blowing snow and feared he would freeze to death. In despair he sat down, not knowing which way to turn. Just then, a man came along in a ...read more

  • Bible Reading Improves Quality Of Life: For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,321 views

    Bible Reading Improves Quality Of Life: For many believers this is an understatement of the obvious. However, for the general American population it’s big news. A recent Tyndale House study of randomly selected adult Americans revealed: 90% of frequent Bible readers say they feel at peace all ...read more

  • Way Back In January Of 2002 We Taught William ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 3, 2010
     | 1,134 views

    Way back in January of 2002 we taught William Fay’s approach to sharing the gospel. It was called “Share Jesus Without Fear.” A part of those sessions dealt with handling objections. "There are many religions in the world. How can you know the right one?" Response: "All religions can be divided ...read more

  • Former Unicef Employee Helps Refugees In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 12, 2010
     | 2,714 views

    Former UNICEF Employee Helps Refugees in Democratic Republic of the Congo Rosa De Burca, former employee of UNICEF (1994-2003). As the Child Protection Officer she traveled with a colleague to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 1997 in an effort to help refugees who had fled inland ...read more

  • Pride And Peril: The Art Forger

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011
     | 3,513 views

    PRIDE AND PERIL: THE ART FORGER Yesterday I was reading about a man called Han van Meegeren who was a Dutch artist and an extremely talented ART FORGER. He forged some of the world’s most famous paintings so well that the best art critics and art experts of his time thought his paintings were ...read more

  • How Christians Are Different

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,610 views

    HOW CHRISTIANS ARE DIFFERENT A Second Century believer, in a letter to his friend, Diognetus, described how Christians are alike and different from others. He wrote, "Though they are residents at home in their own countries, their behavior there is more like transients...Though destiny has placed ...read more

  • It

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011
     | 2,097 views

    IT Each of us has an "IT" that is keeping us from joy and being free from worry. It isn't until we let go of that "IT" that we will be free. We can talk about all the steps to get out of addictions, the steps to curtail anger, animosity, jealousy, fear of death and a host of other worries and ...read more

  • How Corrie Ten Boom Got Started

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 13, 2011
     | 2,099 views

    HOW CORRIE TEN BOOM GOT STARTED Corrie Ten Boom following WW II, understood that God was leading her to come to America. She survived the Nazi death camps and wanted to tell her story. She arrived here with only 50 dollars; no friends; no place to stay; and no speaking invitations. She writes, ...read more