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  • A Fine Lad Entered The Army. He Faced A Real ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jan 22, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,103 views

    A fine lad entered the Army. He faced a real test the first night he went to be in the barracks. He had formed the commendable habit of placing his Bible on his bed at home, and kneeling down to read a chapter while having his daily prayer time before retiring. Surrounded by scores of rough men ...read more

  • Title: New Year-Live By Purpose Instead Of Drift ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,900 views

    Title: New Year-Live By Purpose Instead Of Drift 4/24/2007 Many of us have a tendency to focus on what’s wrong, which gives us a distorted picture of life -- as Barry Siegel shows. He wrote this column, "World May End With a Splash," for the Los Angeles Times, October 9, 1982. Consider what some ...read more

  • Spreading The Deadly Disease Of Gossip

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 2, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 724 views

    In 1520, one person stepped off a Spanish ship in Mexico and caused the deaths of thousands of people. The man was a soldier under the leadership of Pánfilo de Narváez, and he had smallpox. The soldier didn't know it, but wherever he went he exposed the citizens to a new disease. As a ...read more

  • In 1924, The New York Giants And The Washington ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sam Martin on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,144 views

    In 1924, the New York Giants and the Washington Senators played in the World Series. It was a very close series. At the end of six games it was tied at three games. The stadium was filled for the deciding game, played in Washington. They came to the ninth inning with the score tied at two. New ...read more

  • Black Bart Was A Professional Thief Whose Very ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Hill on Jul 8, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,641 views

    Black Bart was a professional thief whose very name struck fear as he terrorized the Wells Fargo stage line. From San Francisco to new York, his name became synonymous with the danger of the frontier. Between 1875 and 1883 he robbed 29 different stagecoach. Amazingly, Bart did it all without ...read more

  • Sole Witness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,831 views

    SOLE WITNESS A fine lad entered the Army. He faced a real test the first night he went to be in the barracks. He had formed the commendable habit of placing his Bible on his bed at home and kneeling down to read a chapter while having his daily prayer time before retiring. Surrounded by scores of ...read more

  • Pastor Roe Shares Some Insight About This ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 11, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,382 views

    Pastor Roe shares some insight about this horrible act of Saul: "Why does Saul leap on this thing so desperately? Who is Saul really angry at? God. Who rejected Saul? God. Who chose David? God. Who sent a spirit of evil to harass Saul? God. Who won’t answer Saul when he inquires of Him? God. Saul ...read more

  • The Poisonous Snakebite Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2009
     | 3,892 views

    The poisonous snakebite of sin Recently, the news has carried stories about how that snakes formerly kept as pets have been released and found new habitat. The Everglades is overrun with such snakes. In an effort to prevent the problem from escalating, the authorities are removing snakes from ...read more

  • Losing A Child

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009
     | 1,652 views

    When the parent loses a child they seek answers and beg to have things reversed, often rather than seeking God himself and his comfort. We are to try and look at things from His perspective, but most importantly we are to strengthen our faith in the fact that God uses all things for good, - for ...read more

  • Greed: Armored Truck Accident

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012
     | 4,198 views

    GREED: ARMORED TRUCK ACCIDENT Oakland, Calif. (AP) - People jumped out of cars in rush hour traffic, grabbing bags of money that fell out of a Brink's armored truck, and apparently got away with it. "I saw one guy strike an old lady who was reaching for one bag," said Willie Greenwood, who was ...read more

  • It Is Impossible To Rightly Govern The World ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Catt on Sep 16, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,993 views

    "It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible." --George Washington "It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this reason peoples ...read more

  • I'm Sort Of Surprised About The Timetable For ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 22, 2009
     | 1,977 views

    I’m sort of surprised about the timetable for Philip’s journey. God commands him to get up and depart about noon. It reminds me of Robbie O’ Connell, an Irish musician who lives in the U.S., when he went back to Ireland to chase down some authentic folk songs that hadn’t yet been recorded. Since ...read more

  • The Truth Is Successful People Have Failed Just ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,461 views

    The truth is successful people have failed just as much if not more, but they get back up and try again. Unsuccessful people are the ones who refuse to get up and that’s when they are defeated. The major league baseball player with the most strikeouts totaling 1316 is the same player that set a ...read more

  • I Have An Old Story To Tell You. I Heard This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,753 views

    I have an old story to tell you. I heard this from my pastor during the early years of my conversion to Christianity. I learned later that this story dates back to the 19th century. It gives us a picture of a God who really longs to save us. Some of you might know the story. But I’m going tell it ...read more

  • I Have An Old Story To Tell You. I Heard This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,067 views

    I have an old story to tell you. I heard this from my pastor during the early years of my conversion to Christianity. I learned later that this story dates back to the 19th century. It gives us a picture of a God who really longs to save us. Some of you might know the story. But I’m going tell it ...read more

  • Doctrinal Differences

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 27, 2017
     | 3,883 views

    I began my Christian journey, like most I suppose, with a narrow doctrinal point of view. But, I was curious and did not stay within denominational boundaries. The graduate school of theology that I chose had professors who were from a wide variety of Protestant backgrounds. Professors there tried ...read more

  • Let's Look At What Dr. C. Truman Davis* Wrote ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 17, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,376 views

    Let’s look at what Dr. C. Truman Davis* wrote about the price Jesus paid for this indescribable gift (2 Cor. 9:15): After the arrest in the middle of the night, Jesus was brought before the Sanhedrin and Caiphus, the High Priest; it is here that the first physical trauma was inflicted. A soldier ...read more

  • The Rules And The Ruler

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
     | 3,472 views

    THE RULES AND THE RULER Back in the day of one-room school houses, a story is told about a little girl named Mary. Mary was so excited because it was the first day of school! Miss Tomlin was the new teacher and since it was the first day, Miss Tomlin thought it a good idea to lay some ground ...read more

  • Sneaky Snake  PRO

    Contributed by Jerry Wood on Dec 11, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,618 views

    SNEAKY SNAKE Sneaky Snake was the meanest animal in the forest. He loved to sneak up on the other animals and bite them with his sharp fangs. He had bitten everybody that had ever tried to be his friend; so, he did not have a single friend in the whole world, not even one. One day, he was ...read more

  • Maybe You Heard About The Guy Who Fell In Love ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 10, 2001
    based on 274 ratings
     | 6,972 views

    Maybe you heard about the guy who fell in love with an opera singer. He hardly knew her, since his only view of the singer was through binoculars - from the third balcony. He was convinced he could live “happily ever after” married to a voice like that. He scarcely noticed that she was ...read more

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