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  • I Am The New Year  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 23, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 6,338 views

    I AM THE NEW YEAR I am the new year. I am an unspoiled page in your book of time. I am your next chance at the art of living. I am your opportunity to practice what you have learned about life during the last twelve months. All that you sought and didn’t find is hidden in me, waiting for you to ...read more

  • Josh Mcdowell Writes, In His Book, Answers To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 11, 2003
    based on 45 ratings
     | 2,822 views

    Josh McDowell writes, in his book, Answers To Tough Questions Skeptics Ask About The Christian Faith; Lest anyone think this isn’t something marvelous, we’d like to give you this challenge. Find ten people from your local area having similar backgrounds, who speak the same language, and ...read more

  • What To Get Mom  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,958 views

    WHAT TO GET MOM Survey after survey tries to detemine what women really want for Mother’s Day. According to a survey by Circuit City, less than 5% of mothers surveyed prefer candy. 30% prefer flowers, and almost that many — 27% — want a digital camera. A survey of new moms by The First ...read more

  • Quiet Strength  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 24, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 11,513 views

    QUIET STRENGTH There is a story about a sunken ship that illustrates the quietness of the spirit, but at the same time His Power in our lives. "Several years ago engineers building a new bridge over the East River in New York, discovered that the wrecked hull of a ship, sunk many years before, ...read more

  • As A Pastor I Have Preached Many Times On How ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2004
     | 3,077 views

    As a Pastor I have preached many times on how much we are loved. I have an illustration that was shared with me that I use quite often as I preach. I would like to share it so that others may see that indeed we are truly loved. We know that no greater love has ever been shown than Jesus giving His ...read more

  • Bernie May Of Wycliffe Bible Translators Wrote, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Aug 13, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,655 views

    Bernie May of Wycliffe Bible Translators wrote, "As an airplane pilot, from the first time I sat in the beginner’s seat beside my instructor I was taught to ’trust’ my instruments. ’Your instincts will fool you,’ my instructor rightly told me. ’You must learn that even though you may feel you are ...read more

  • How's Your Faith?  PRO

    Contributed by Clarence Clough on Jan 29, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,266 views

    "How’s Your Faith?" by Victor Knowles-- Paul was concerned about their faith. Five times in ten verses he mentions their faith. How is yours? Notice the different degrees of faith. Which is yours? I. Dead Faith (James 2:17,20,26), II. Little Faith (Matthew 6:30), III. Weak Faith (Rom. ...read more

  • I Was 12 Years Old When I Discovered I Had The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Mccoy on Feb 8, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,704 views

    I was 12 years old when I discovered I had the power to knock down my older sister! We were out playing in the new fallen snow. It was all good natured. But, this winter was different. I had had a growth streak & was about the same height of my older sister. In the rough & tumble of having ...read more

  • What Does A Coach Look For Most In An Athlete? ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Nov 3, 2006
     | 1,800 views

    What does a coach look for most in an athlete? Shari Kuchenbecker and her team of research assistants from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles interviewed six hundred and fifty-eight coaches representing forty-three sports. The athletes they coached ranged in age from three to twenty-two. ...read more

  • A Defendant Was On Trial For Murder. There Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,862 views

    A defendant was on trial for murder. There was strong evidence indicating guilt, but there was no corpse. In the defense’s closing statement the lawyer, knowing that his client would probably be convicted, resorted to a trick: “Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I have a surprise for you all,” the ...read more

  • Differing Perspectives  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 8, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,093 views

    Differing Perspectives Shortly after the Communist revolution in Cuba, there were strong persuasive attempts at turning the people away from God. In grade schools, teachers would ask their students whether God could live up to His promises or not. Of course, the students said yes. The teacher would ...read more

  • Carry A Cross-----Carry A Cross That Leads To A ...

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Mar 19, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,431 views

    Carry A Cross-----Carry a cross that leads to a kingdom, carry the scars for the sake of His Name, it will be worth it to enter God’s city, it will be worth all the heartache and pain. Carry a cross that will take you to glory, no matter the struggle just keep moving on, for there is a mansion just ...read more

  • Mrs Prayer ...

    Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Jun 23, 2008
     | 4,311 views

    MRS PRAYER MEETING Mrs Prayer Meeting died recently at the First Neglected Church on Worldly Avenue. Born many years ago in the midst of great revivals, she was a strong, healthy child, fed largely on testimony and spiritual holiness, soon growing into world-wide prominence. She was one of the most ...read more

  • Divine ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
     | 2,710 views

    DIVINE D-DAY The operation was the largest single-day invasion of all time. Just under 200,000 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel delivered over 130,000 troops along a stretch of the Normandy coast in France. They, in turn, were supported by 12,000 aircraft flying 14,000 sorties. These ...read more

  • Scientists At Nasa Have Developed A Gun For The ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 14, 2009
     | 1,707 views

    Scientists at NASA have developed a gun for the purpose of launching dead chickens. It is used to shoot a dead chicken at the windshield of airline jet, military jet, or the space shuttle, at that vehicle’s maximum traveling velocity. The idea being, that it would simulate the frequent incidents of ...read more

  • The Need Of A Clarion ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
     | 2,641 views

    THE NEED OF A CLARION VOICE Sanders wrote in his epic book Spiritual leadership, "The church has always prospered most when it has been blessed with strong and spiritual leaders who expected and experienced the touch of God in their service. The lack of such men is a symptom of the malaise that ...read more

  • Separate: Staying In Ranks

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Aug 14, 2009
     | 2,974 views

    SEPARATE: STAYING IN RANKS The word "separate" is a military term, and it means to "stay in ranks." My son Jason just graduated from an intensive 9-week school for Drill Sergeants (we Brownworths never seem to finish going to school!). He will now be responsible for training as many as 240 "raw" ...read more

  • Carrying Guilt

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 26, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,308 views

    CARRYING GUILT When I was a summer chaplain, I visited a person in the ICU hooked up to the machines and such, and suddenly I was overwhelmed with grief that I also had a strong panic attack. Although the patient looked nothing like my grandfather, I was just suddenly stuck with the picture of him ...read more

  • Cost Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010
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    Cost of Freedom At Hebron Baptist Church several years ago a speaker named Clebe McClary spoke. There was a patch where his left eye had once been. A hook extended from the artificial limb where a strong arm had once helped make him an outstanding athlete. He had been through countless surgeries to ...read more

  • When Does God Settle Accounts?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,061 views

    WHEN DOES GOD SETTLE ACCOUNTS? The story is told of a farmer in a Midwestern state who had a strong disdain for God. As he plowed his field on Sunday morning, he would shake his fist at the church people who passed by on their way to worship. October came and the farmer had his finest crop ...read more