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  • Standing In The Doorway  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,922 views

    STANDING IN THE DOORWAY John Todd was born in Rutledge, Vermont, into a family of several children. They later moved to the village of Killingsworth back in the early 1800s. And, there, at a very young age, both John’s parents died. The relatives wondered what they would do with so many ...read more

  • There Is An Old Story Of A Young Boy Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 25, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,622 views

    ILL. There is an old story of a young boy who saw the 3 wise men coming to worship the baby Jesus. He watched in wide-eyed wonder as they presented their gifts of gold, frankincense & myrrh. Oh, how much he wanted to worship the baby, too. But he had nothing to give, no gift worthy of the ...read more

  • A ...

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 16, 2009
     | 2,188 views

    Absence A strange silence I have never heard As I walk a path alone, An unfamiliar moment When I realize you are gone. As I look around to notice That the roads have all been changed For there’s one that now is fading At a place I called your name. So I must go on without you With the memories ...read more

  • Absence

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 18, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,658 views

    Absence A strange silence I have never heard As I walk a path alone, An unfamiliar moment When I realize you are gone. As I look around to notice That the roads have all been changed For there's one that now is fading At a place I called your name. So I must go on without you With the memories ...read more

  • When Pope Julius I Authorized December 25 To Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 2,096 views

    When Pope Julius I authorized December 25 to be celebrated as the birthday of Jesus in A.D. 353, who would have ever thought that it would become what it is today. When Professor Charles Follen lit candles on the first Christmas tree in America in 1832, who would have ever thought that the ...read more

  • When Pope Julius I Authorized December 25 To Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 3,836 views

    When Pope Julius I authorized December 25 to be celebrated as the birthday of Jesus in A.D. 353, who would have ever thought that it would become what it is today. When Professor Charles Follen lit candles on the first Christmas tree in America in 1832, who would have ever thought that the ...read more

  • William Colgate

    Contributed by Willem Nel on Feb 4, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,396 views

    WILLIAM COLGATE His family was poor and at the age of 16 he left home to seek his fortune. The only thing he knew was how to make soap and candles. He met an old canal-boat captain, who gave him this advice: "Be a good man, give your heart to Christ, pay the Lord all that belongs to Him, make an ...read more

  • Dr. R. G. Lee On The Bible  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2011
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,666 views

    DR. R. G. LEE ON THE BIBLE The late Dr. R. G. Lee, former pastor of the Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis TN expressed the value of God’s Word in this way: "The Bible is a book beyond all books as a river is above and beyond a rivulet. The Bible is a book beyond all books as the sun is above and ...read more

  • Consider Again Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002
    based on 23 ratings
     | 2,916 views

    CONSIDER AGAIN CHRISTMAS When Pope Julius I authorized December 25 to be celebrated as the birthday of Jesus in A.D. 353, who would have ever thought that it would become what it is today. When Professor Charles Follen lit candles on the first Christmas tree in America in 1832, who would have ...read more

  • Have You Heard Of The Man Who Claims And Boasts ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 19, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,050 views

    Have you heard of the man who claims and boasts of being the #1 NBA fan, and makes pro basketball his top priority? Listen to what he wrote in a national sports magazine recently. “April & May are not only my favorite months because of the NBA play-offs but they are my credit card company’s ...read more

  • In The Days Before Connecticut Became A State, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,542 views

    In the days before Connecticut became a state, the colonial legislature was in session when a thick black cloud blocked out the sunlight. Someone shouted, "It is the Day of Judgment Let’s go home and get ready" But one member of the legislature, who happened to be an old church deacon, stood up ...read more

  • Object Lesson: Your Reputation

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Apr 27, 2009
     | 5,840 views

    OBJECT LESSON: YOUR REPUTATION (Light a candle on stage.) It’s easy to keep a fire going. What do you do to it? Not much. You work to get it started, and then it pretty much burns on its own. You may have to protect it, maybe do a little maintenance on it. But the fire is automatic. But if ...read more

  • It's Up To ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 4, 2009
     | 3,024 views

    It’s Up to You…………… One song can spark a moment, One flower can wake the dream. One tree can start a forest, One bird can herald spring, One smile begins a friendship, One handclasp lifts a soul. One star can guide a ship at sea, One word can frame the goal. One vote can change a nation, One ...read more

  • Easter Service Mishap

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 12, 2021
     | 1,745 views

    One year, a bunch of friends and I decided to go to a sunrise service at a super fancy church. This church looks like a European cathedral and we were all dressed up for 5 a.m. singing around a huge fire outside and then going inside for service. Everyone had candles and the whole service is by ...read more

  • Object Lesson  PRO

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Oct 25, 2001
    based on 86 ratings
     | 2,977 views

    Object Lesson Supplies Needed: One large pumpkin with the facial features cut out. When you cut out the features save them because you will need them during this object lesson. You will also need to save some of the slime and seeds from the inside. You will also need a candle. Lesson: Could I ...read more

  • A 16-Year-Old Named William Left Home To Seek His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,570 views

    A 16-year-old named William left home to seek his fortune. His earthly possessions were tied in a bundle carried in his hand. One day he met an elderly canal-boat captain who listened to his story that his family was too poor to keep him, and the only skill he had was making candles and soap. The ...read more

  • Human Eyes

    Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Nov 7, 2007
     | 2,869 views

    Human Eyes: • Are the most complex organs you possess except for your brain. • Are composed of more than two million working parts. • Can process 36,000 bits of information every hour. • Under the right conditions, can discern the light of a candle at a distance of 22.5 km (14 miles) • Contribute ...read more

  • Martin Luther Noted That The Tree Represented The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 26, 2007
     | 1,670 views

    Martin Luther noted that the tree represented the everlasting love of God. He pointed out to his church that the evergreen’s color did not fade, just as the love of the Lord did not fade even in the most harshest of times. Martin Luther was the first person to put candles on a tree.To him the ...read more

  • Jesus Was Not Just Another Rabbi Among Thousands. ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 27, 2009
     | 1,582 views

    Jesus was not just another rabbi among thousands. He was unique in so many ways, And here in Matthew’s gospel he reveals his ability to cut through the fog of legalism to give the essence of all law by boiling everything down to its most basic parts. He was able to take the Decalogue (10 ...read more

  • Love Never Fails

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 9, 2009
     | 5,826 views

    LOVE NEVER FAILS A mother kept a candle burning in the window every night for ten years. One night, very late, a poor wretched woman came in from the street. The aged mother said to her, "Sit down by the fire." The stranger asked, "Why do you keep the light in the window?" The old mother ...read more

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