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  • Leadership ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 4,164 views

    LEADERSHIP WISDOM Back in the 90’s there was a president of Harvard University named Neil Rudenstine. Now, one of the major roles of the college president is to raise money for the institution so they can pay the salaries and other financial responsibilities of the organization. And Neil ...read more

  • Victoriously Living Over The Flesh  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,866 views

    Victoriously Living Over the Flesh Romans 8:12-14, "Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation--but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, ...read more

  • Prayer For Future Generations  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,966 views

    PRAYER FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS In Point Man, Steve Farrar tells the story of George McCluskey. When McCluskey married and started a family, he decided to invest one hour a day in prayer, because he wanted his kids to follow Christ. After a time, he expanded his prayers to include his grandchildren ...read more

  • Ready For Resurrection Morning

    Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 29, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,412 views

    READY FOR RESURRECTION MORNING A true story is told about a distinguished man, the only white person buried in a Georgia cemetery reserved exclusively for blacks. He had lost his mother when he was just a baby. His father, who never married again, hired a black woman named Mandy to help raise his ...read more

  • The Fire

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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     | 6,160 views

    Illustration: The Fire H. A. Ironside told the story of pioneers who were making their way across one of the central states to a distant place that had been opened up for homesteading. They traveled in covered wagons drawn by oxen, and progress was necessarily slow. One day they were horrified to ...read more

  • God's Will Prevails

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 15, 2008
     | 2,527 views

    God's Will Prevails David Aikman, formerly of Time magazine, in 2002 spent three months researching the state of Christianity in China. He tells an incredible story. The Chinese church after fifty years of persecution and repression is thriving. When the Communists took control of China five ...read more

  • Where The Fire Has Been

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
     | 4,117 views

    WHERE THE FIRE HAS BEEN H. A. Ironside told the story of pioneers who were making their way across one of the central states to a distant place that had been opened up for homesteading. They traveled in covered wagons drawn by oxen, and progress was necessarily slow. One day they were horrified to ...read more

  • What Have You Done For Me?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,661 views

    WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME? Nicholaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf was born into one of Europe's leading families in the year 1700, and he grew up in an atmosphere of prayer, Bible-reading, and hymn-singing. He excelled in school, and seemed to possess all the qualities for national leadership. After ...read more

  • Good News

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,056 views

    GOOD NEWS Our world is desperately in need of some good news. Suzanne Jennings wrote this song in 1999: I woke up Monday morning, walked out on the lawn My eyes were barely open, and my mouth began to yawn Picked up the daily paper, every single headline said, That this ole world is full of ...read more

  • In The City Of Mashed, Pastor Soodman, A Muslim ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
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    In the city of Mashed, Pastor Soodman, a Muslim convert was hung for his faith in Christ. His assistant took over the leadership of the church. The assistant was arrested and released, but each week was interrogated by the authorities. The pressure was intense, and his wife feared he might break. ...read more

  • Would You Look At That...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 10, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,557 views

    "WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT..." The story is told of an old man whose grandson rode a donkey while they were traveling from one city to another. The old man heard some people mumbling, "Would you look at that old man walking, suffering on his feet, while that strong young boy is totally capable of ...read more

  • Christ Was Love  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,347 views

    CHRIST WAS LOVE I read a story that I thought was a perfect illustration as to what the perfect gift looks like at Christmas. It centered on a school Christmas pageant. Of course there was nothing there to make it religious. Only snowmen, reindeer and the like. And so the kindergarten class was ...read more

  • The Evidence Of His ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 13, 2009
     | 1,937 views

    “The Evidence of His Claim” There is a story told of a cottage in a little country village, in which lived a family of four: father, mother, and two small children. One evening something happened, what, no one knows – and the little cottage caught on fire. In a few seconds the thatched roof and ...read more

  • Our Room Steward, Denny, Was So Nice And Seemed ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 17, 2009
     | 1,266 views

    Our room steward, Denny, was so nice and seemed to genuinely show concern and respect to our family. It was amazing. So as I thought about this issue of respect, which we are going to talk about today, I also began to wonder if respect can be bought. How many of you have been on a cruise? This ...read more

  • Lesson On Kindness

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 11, 2022
     | 2,174 views

    WHAT LESSONS ARE WE TEACHING ON KINDNESS? I love the story of a women’s softball game between CENTRAL OREGON and WESTERN OREGON. Central Oregon had the lead and Western Oregon had scored and made the game much closer. A freshman player girl from Western Oregon stepped to the plate. Her name ...read more

  • Doctor Cho: Walking On Water

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 15, 2022
     | 2,144 views

    Matthew 14:27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. 28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to ...read more

  • Blessings And Curses

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 22, 2022
     | 1,568 views

    Genesis 9:20-28 Devotional Let’s look at this passage backwards! v28-29: How blessed was Noah? – he was blessed with a full long life, even after the flood (Noah is one of the oldest people who ever lived) v24-27: Who was the youngest son of Noah? – Ham, who was the father of Canaan This ...read more

  • Poiticians Rule And A Sovereign God Overrules!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 19, 2022
     | 909 views

    Augustus Caesar was ruling, but God was in charge, for He used Caesar's edict to move Mary and Joseph eighty miles from Nazareth to Bethlehem to fulfill His Word. Rome took a census every fourteen years for both military and tax purposes, and each Jewish male had to return to the city of his ...read more

  • Letting Go

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jan 27, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,493 views

    Letting Go “We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair.” 2 Corinthians 4:8 ESV She was only five years old. It was her first day of school. Her mommy will never forget crying all the way back as she walked to the house after letting her go and ...read more

  • The Donkey And The Demon: A Tale Of Revenge And Remorse.

    Contributed by Jm Raja Lawrence on Sep 22, 2023
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     | 4,178 views

    Once upon a time, a donkey was tied to a tree when a demon came and untied it. The donkey ran into the fields and began destroying the crop. When the farmer's wife spotted this, she shot and killed the donkey. The donkey's owner was so upset that he shot the farmer's wife. When the ...read more