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  • What Makes Jerusalem So Great?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 8, 2010
     | 1,860 views

    WHAT MAKES JERUSALEM SO GREAT? "Archaeologists and historians have long wondered why Jerusalem should have been established where it was, and why it should have become great. It enjoys none of the physical features which favored the advancement and prosperity of other important cities in the ...read more

  • They Sent Me Here To Finish

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,380 views

    THEY SENT ME HERE TO FINISH During the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, the last runner to finish the marathon was an athlete from Tanzania. He'd had a difficult race, to say the least: he's stumbled at one point and ended up bruised, bloodied--and with a broken leg! But he didn't quit. Even ...read more

  • Sola Fide: Faith Alone

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2012
     | 5,378 views

    SOLA FIDE: FAITH ALONE Sola fide isn’t a license to sin; it’s the motivation to follow your Savior Now, there was a time in the history of the church, when this doctrine was all but lost. By the fifteenth century the church had become a massive institution of power, and the gospel was polluted. ...read more

  • Home, Sweet Home

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012
     | 6,429 views

    HOME, SWEET HOME There was a time during the American Civil War, when the rival armies were encamped on the opposite banks of the Potomac River, the Union's band played one of its patriotic tunes, and the Confederate musicians quickly struck up a melody dear to any Southerner's heart. Then one of ...read more

  • Faithful Unto Death

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on May 29, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,223 views

    FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH When Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, the city was buried for 1700 years. When it was rediscovered, artifacts left a detailed picture of what was happening in the city at the time. For example, archeologists could identify the time by the clothes people were wearing, the produce ...read more

  • Against All Odds

    Contributed by Ronald Franklin on Dec 28, 2012
     | 2,381 views

    Yesterday, the Tennessee Titans beat the Baltimore Ravens in a pro football playoff game. Before the game, all the commentators talked about was that the Titans had lost the last five games to the Ravens, and how the Ravens seem to have their number. Nobody gave the Titans a chance. So, how did ...read more

  • Dads: Out Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2013
     | 3,511 views

    DADS: OUT OF THE FRAME A little boy whose father was away from home a great deal because he was a high ranking military official with great national security duties, was seen standing staring at his father's picture on a shelf at home. The little boy's mother had placed several pictures of her ...read more

  • The Power Of Snowflakes  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,804 views

    THE POWER OF SNOWFLAKES We can learn great lessons of unity and its power simply by observing the nature. For example a single snow flake that looks beautiful and innocent. If it remains on its own it can easily fly away or quickly melt away. On it's own it does no harm and poses no threat to any ...read more

  • A Living Memorial

    Contributed by James Chandler on May 29, 2018
     | 3,614 views

    When our children were young, we took a vacation to Washington D.C. We saw the many different memorials. The highlight of our trip was Arlington National Cemetery. It was quite a moment standing there with my wife and children watching the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier. ...read more

  • The Captain Is My Daddy

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 24, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,772 views

    A little boy was standing on the banks of the Mississippi River waving and shouting at a steamboat that was going by. He was beckoning the steamboat to come to shore. A stranger came by and said, “That's foolish young man. The boat will never come ashore for you. The captain is too busy to ...read more

  • Get In The Game

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 29, 2019
     | 1,900 views

    Hating color is so lame DNA is not the blame If you’re a punk Shooting junk Or a hunk Stayin’ drunk. What you do with what you got Is what makes you hot or snot A bright star or a messy blot. Quit hatin’ your perceived lot Like your nothin’ but a Bot. Don’t worry what you’re not Show the world what ...read more

  • Heaven Or Drake's Mansion

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Sep 14, 2020
     | 2,585 views

    Drake is a famous rapper from Toronto who lives is a mansion valued at $100,000,000. Measuring 50,000 square feet it includes a 3,200 foot square master bedroom; A basketball court and a "Great Room" with a 44-foot-high ceiling and containing a Bösendorfer concert grand ...read more

  • The World Needs Followers Of Jesus

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 504 views

    THE WORLD NEEDS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS... who cannot be bought; whose word is their bond; who put character above wealth; who possess opinions and a will; who are larger than their vocations; who do not hesitate to take chances; who will not lose their individuality in a crowd; who will be as honest ...read more

  • 57 Cents  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Feb 16, 2002
    based on 212 ratings
     | 2,197 views

    57 CENTS One afternoon a little girl, who had eagerly wished to go, turned back from the Sunday-school door, crying bitterly because there was no more room . . . [I] asked her why it was that she was crying, and she sobbingly replied that it was because they could not let her into the ...read more

  • The Barcelona Olympics Of 1992 Provided One Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Sep 18, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,789 views

    The Barcelona Olympics of 1992 provided one of track and field’s most incredible moments. Britain’s Derek Redmond had dreamed all his life of winning a gold medal in the 400-meter race, and his dream was in sight as the gun sounded in the semi-finals at Barcelona. He was running the race of his ...read more

  • A Prayer For Deliverance  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,232 views

    A Prayer for Deliverance 1. Personally affirm your faith in Christ: “Lord Jesus Christ, I believe You are the Son of God and the only way to God – that You died on the cross for my sins and rose again so that I might be forgiven and receive eternal life.” 2. Humble yourself: “I renounce all ...read more

  • In His Book Mortal Lessons, Dr. Richard Selzer, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,901 views

    In his book Mortal Lessons, Dr. Richard Selzer, writes, “I stand by the bed where a young woman lies, her face postoperative, her mouth twisted in palsy, clownish. A tiny twig of the facial nerve, the one to the muscles of her mouth, has been severed. She will be like this from now on. The surgeon ...read more

  • Close: (The Following Illustration Can Be Found ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,907 views

    CLOSE: (the following illustration can be found on the internet – the event occurred April 25, 2003) Maurice Cheeks is the retired All Star point guard who at one time coached the Portland Trail Blazers. His team had just finished warming up for a playoff game against the Dallas Mavericks. The ...read more

  • Introduction: In 1976 Vince Papale Was A 30 Year ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,835 views

    Introduction: In 1976 Vince Papale was a 30 year old Substitute teacher and bartender in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He and his buddies spent most Sunday afternoons in the Fall either playing football at the park or watching the Philadelphia Eagles play on tv. Week after week they had high hopes, ...read more

  • I Know Because I See

    Contributed by Bruce Montgomery on Apr 21, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,932 views

    I KNOW BECAUSE I SEE The fingerprints of God are everywhere in nature! Faith - at least in part - is the spiritual seeing or perceiving of the fingerprints on the things he has made. We see the order, the beauty, the greatness, the complexity of what he has made - and these are the evidence that ...read more

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