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  • A Sweet Scent  PRO

    Contributed by Ron Crow on Mar 7, 2003
    based on 23 ratings
     | 3,659 views

    A SWEET SCENT The story is told of a missionary to China who was in language school. The very first day of class the teacher entered the room and, without saying a word, walked down every row of students. Finally, still without saying a word, she walked around the room again. Then she came back ...read more

  • There Was A Tenant In An Apartment Building Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 120 ratings
     | 3,040 views

    There was a tenant in an apartment building who was a widow woman who loved God dearly. Her landlord on the other hand despised God and her faith. One day she ran out of food and money and with no one to help she turned to God in prayer. She prayed, “Oh dear God please help me in my time of ...read more

  • Ems Creed  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,159 views

    EMS CREED Sorry if we woke you in the middle of the night, But someone in your neighborhood is fighting for his life. Sorry if we block the road and make you turn around, But there’s been a bad wreck with dying children on the ground. When you see us coming I hope you’ll understand, ...read more

  • In Eastern Lands, People Used Public Baths And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chad Wright on Mar 30, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,722 views

    In Eastern lands, people used public baths and got dressed again; as they walked in the dusty streets, their feet became dirty. On arriving home, they did not need another bath; they needed only to wash their feet. When the Jewish priests were ordained, they were washed all over (Ex. 29:4), which ...read more

  • This Is How Vision Works With God. There Was A ...

    Contributed by Harold Simpson on Jul 13, 2004
     | 4,374 views

    This is how vision works with God. There was a businessman who lived during the depression. In one moment he lost his business, his family, his wife, and house. The only thing he had left to hold on to was his faith. While out walking one day he observed some construction workers building a ...read more

  • Mother Theresa Tells The Story Of Ministering To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 21, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,129 views

    Mother Theresa tells the story of ministering to an old woman dying from starvation: “One evening we went out, and we picked up four people from the street. And one of them was in a most terrible condition. I told the sisters, ‘You take care of the other three; I will take care of the one who ...read more

  • Now – You May Be Wondering What The Red Cups On ...

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 15, 2004
     | 1,593 views

    NOW – you may be wondering what the red cups on the stage are all about… NO – they’re not Christmas decorations… I brought them here to illustrate how rich we really are when compared to billions of people in this world… CHECKOUT – the statistics on the screen… World-Wide Income… (6.2 ...read more

  • Louis L'amour, The Great Western Writer, Wrote A ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 20, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,938 views

    Louis L’Amour, the great Western writer, wrote a short story about a man who liked books. The man acts suspiciously as he examined the books on the shelves of a library. He took down one book and then another until he finally found one. It was a leather-bound copy of Shakespeare’s King Lear. He ...read more

  • Like Lucy, Edmund Finds His Way Into Narnia ...

    Contributed by Randall Bergsma on Dec 1, 2005
     | 1,734 views

    Like Lucy, Edmund finds his way into Narnia through the wardrobe. But he doesn’t meet the nice faun, Mr. Tumnus. Instead, he comes face to face with the most feared being in that world: Jadis, the White Witch. What Edmund doesn’t realize is that he is, in fact, a being that she fears. She wants to ...read more

  • From Niv Application Commentary- Annie Dillard ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,862 views

    From NIV Application Commentary- Annie Dillard tells of the ill-fated Franklin expedition to the Arctic in 1845. It was a turning point in Arctic exploration because of its well-publicized failure. The preparations made for the voyage were not suitable for the frigid Arctic. The explorers made room ...read more

  • A Pastor Thought God Gave Him An Idea, And He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,938 views

    A pastor thought God gave Him an idea, and he presented it in the monthly elders meeting. After giving his most impassioned plea and really “selling” the idea to the elder board, the board voted and voted down the pastors proposed changes 12-1. The head elder looked at the pastor and said, “Well ...read more

  • Shortly After Dallas Theological Seminary Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,391 views

    Shortly after Dallas Theological Seminary was founded in 1924, it almost came to the point of bankruptcy. All the creditors were going to foreclose at noon on a particular day. That morning they met in the president’s office with Dr. Chafer for prayer that God would provide. In that prayer ...read more

  • The Bible Is Similar To That Scenario. Many ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,600 views

    The Bible is similar to that scenario. Many writers, from many different backgrounds, writing over a period of 1500 years, but all writing about the same man - - Jesus. And that is why the Bible is unique. That is why the Bible stands out among every other religious book we have. But how can it ...read more

  • From Rustle Of Angels  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 4, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,605 views

    From Rustle of Angels p88 In the book Rustle of Angels Jeanette Gable tells her experience. She was very fearful about her upcoming surgery. She told the doctor, but he didn’t give her any medication for her anxiety. As she was in the holding area awaiting surgery she began to literally shake ...read more

  • John Mackie Was The President Of The Church Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 24, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,131 views

    John Mackie was the president of the Church of Scotland after WWII. He traveled to a remote parts of the Balkan Peninsula to check on missionaries that they supported. On one trip he was accompanied by two ministers from a severe and pietistic denomination that supported the same ...read more

  • Different Than You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,266 views

    DIFFERENT THAN YOU WERE There was a farmer who was known to be a hard man. He was abusive and foul-mouthed to both man and beast. In time he became friends with a Christian, who influenced him to consider becoming a Christian, and he did. His life was immediately marked by dramatic change. He ...read more

  • Jesus Took Our Place At Calvary

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 19, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,400 views

    Jesus Took Our Place At Calvary A man named Goho rose to be chief of the tribe. He was a good man, and far wiser and advanced in understanding than his fellow tribesmen. The year he became chief, the tribe brought in 40 heads. He judiciously suggested that the tribe use one head each year as a ...read more

  • Some Of You Know Helen Schaaf. I Shared With The ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 16, 2009
     | 1,389 views

    Some of you know Helen Schaaf. I shared with the church her current physical struggles a few weeks ago. She had debilitating back pain that was making walking excruciatingly painful; finally, her doctor diagnosed a treatment for her. She had an injection in her spine so that she could walk ...read more

  • Peter Marshall's Calling

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,705 views

    PETER MARSHALL’S CALLING In her book, A Man Called Peter, Catherine Marshall tells how her late preacher-husband felt a sense of destiny a sense of call in his life. One dark night, Peter, then a young man, decided to take a shortcut across the Scottish moors. He knew there was a deep deserted ...read more

  • Potato Piles

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Aug 21, 2009
     | 2,736 views

    POTATO PILES A young man came to a farm looking for work. So the farmer set him to the task immediately. He had a barn that needed painting. So the task was handed to the young man. The farmer said to himself that it would take at least three days to finish the task but in two days the young man ...read more