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  • The Battle And A Garden—communion Meditation  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 28, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 7,181 views

    THE BATTLE AND A GARDEN-- COMMUNION MEDITATION It is interesting that Jesus went to the “Garden of Gethsemane” on the Mount of Olives. The garden still exists today, including a number of olive trees which may date back to the time of Jesus. “Gethsemane” comes to us from the Hebrew into the ...read more

  • Turning Point (From Our Daily Bread)  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jun 19, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,246 views

    Turning Point (from Our Daily Bread) The surrender of one’s will to Jesus is essential to a life of joy and victory. Oswald Chambers called this “giving up my right to myself.” We hold nothing back—no earthly life, no material gain, no pride-filled position—but simply say, “Jesus, do with my life ...read more

  • Scientists Also Tell Us That Light Will Not ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 1, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,423 views

    Scientists also tell us that light will not reduce – You cannot dismantle the parts of light and have light. It will not work if you try to reduce it or dismantle any of lights parts it will not work. Light is non reduce-able but you can use light as a source of energy because you can compress a ...read more

  • Have You Ever Heard Of Rockin' Rollin ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Mar 13, 2001
    based on 106 ratings
     | 1,831 views

    ILL. Have you ever heard of Rockin’ Rollin Stewart? Let me ask you another question. How many of you have ever watched a sporting event, a Super Bowl or Monday night football game, & have seen the giant sign saying "John 3:16?" How many of you have seen that? That’s amazing! Rockin’ Rollin ...read more

  • What It Means To Live Under Grace Is Illustrated ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Sloat on Apr 3, 2001
    based on 168 ratings
     | 2,822 views

    What it means to live under grace is illustrated by the life of John Newton. Newton was born in London, half a century before the American Revolution, to a mother of superb spiritual qualities and a nondescript father. His mother died when he was six. Five years later he went to sea with his father ...read more

  • More Than 3,000 Fans Packed San Francisco’s ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Aug 27, 2001
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,190 views

    More than 3,000 fans packed San Francisco’s Masonic Auditorium. Many had driven for hundreds of miles to see their idol. Others held up signs reading, "We Love You John!" Then the man they came to see strode onto the stage - - an unlikely superstar, to say the least. As the Washington Post put it, ...read more

  • Not Why, But What  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2001
    based on 91 ratings
     | 2,296 views

    NOT WHY, BUT WHAT Technically speaking, David Ring was born dead. Quick acting medical personnel were able to get him breathing, but oxygen deprivation left him with cerebral palsy. He suffered from a speech impediment, hands that don’t cooperate, and a limp. As if that wasn’t enough adversity for ...read more

  • John Was A Very Lonely, Wealthy Old Man. He Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jun 20, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 28,335 views

    John was a very lonely, wealthy old man. He had worked hard all his life and built a great business and made loads of money. But, he was all alone. One Sunday evening as he was talking a walk to clear his head, he was drawn to a church where he heard wonderful, joyous music. It was a spiritual ...read more

  • Finally Christmas

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Dec 4, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,309 views

    ILL: FINALLY CHRISTMAS Senator John McCain of Arizona was a prisoner of war during the Vietnam conflict. He was shot down and held as a prisoner of war in Hanoi for 5 ½ years, 1967-1973, spending much of it in solitary confinement. John McCain said this, “When I was being mistreated by the North ...read more

  • My Hometown Is Dadeville, Alabama The County Seat ...

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 29, 2006
     | 4,211 views

    My hometown is Dadeville, Alabama the county seat of Tallapoosa County, and I presently live in Wetumpka, the county seat of Elmore County. However, I was born in San Diego, California when my dad was in the United States Navy for 4 years. He met my mom there who was from Fort Meade, Florida - ...read more

  • There Was A Very Capable Evangelist Whom God Used ...

    Contributed by Mark Ferrante on Jan 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,855 views

    There was a very capable evangelist whom God used in a significant way. But he lost his interest in spiritual things and drifted into a life of sin, for a number of months. Some of his sin was done in secret but ultimately, it became public knowledge and even made the headlines. At first, all he ...read more

  • We Need To Understand That When We Share Our ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 945 views

    We need to understand that when we share our faith, we cannot get discouraged when others do not accept Christ, because there are those in this world that will NEVER accept Christ… I recently read an account of a young Christian in the military who tells about sharing his faith with another ...read more

  • Three Stages Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,379 views

    THREE STAGES OF LIFE John Claypool, at one time pastor of the Crescent Hill Baptist Church, had a little daughter who suffered with leukemia. When she went into remission, everybody thought that maybe God had healed her. But on an Easter Sunday morning, she went into a terrible relapse. In his ...read more

  • Life Eternal

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,640 views

    LIFE ETERNAL Someone named, James Langdon Hill, once said, "Life Eternal! How shall I express my thought of it? It is not mere existence, however prolonged and free from annoyance. It is not the pleasures of the senses, however vivid. It is not peace. It is not happiness. It is not joy. But it is ...read more

  • J. Wilbur Chapman Meets General Booth Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
     | 3,535 views

    J. Wilbur Chapman Meets General Booth of Salvation Army A willingness to obey is the first step toward spiritual understanding John 7:17 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. When J. Wilbur Chapman was in London, he had an opportunity to meet General ...read more

  • Stowell: How People Go Astray  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,813 views

    STOWELL: HOW PEOPLE GO ASTRAY Dr. Joseph M. Stowell, in his book, Following Christ, asks the question: HOW DO PEOPLE GO SO FAR ASTRAY SPIRITUALLY? The question was prompted when Dr. Stowell read an article given to him from the local paper the about Tom Wilson who died, gunned down as a member ...read more

  • A Story From The Book Upon Which The Old Movie ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2009
     | 739 views

    A story from the book upon which the old movie “The Bridge on the River Quai” was based, is telling. The Irish Republican Army had a ‘buddy’ system called ‘The Mucker System.’ In this system soldiers agreed to ‘muck’ someone else. That meant the other person was more important than ones self – ...read more

  • On Self-Control  PRO

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 2, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,874 views

    ON SELF-CONTROL When I’m at the pizza buffet and I’ve already had more than enough to eat, and I know there’s a good chance another slice will make me miserable for the next 3-4 hours and I eat it anyway .... I lack self control. When I decide to stay up late and play video games or surf the ...read more

  • Running The Race

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 3, 2010
     | 6,117 views

    RUNNING THE RACE Many of you know that I have fairly poor eyesight. However, my eyesight today is far better than it was when I was a child. The Lord has given me much better eyesight today than I have ever had I my life. When I was a kid, however, my eyesight was terrible. So as I was ...read more

  • A Change Of Words, A Change Of Focus  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,801 views

    A CHANGE OF WORDS, A CHANGE OF FOCUS Here is a story that I believe show how our journey is made better simply by a change in words. A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign, which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat. ...read more

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