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  • Ants: Look At Ants On An Anthill. There They Are ...

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Oct 23, 2009
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    ANTS: Look at ants on an anthill. There they are working, suffering, dying, due for death and destruction. We might feel sorry for them, but we cannot save the ants...We have no way of making them live forever or of stopping their toil and suffering. What if the only way to save the ants was to ...read more

  • It Matters Which Way You Go

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Apr 7, 2010
     | 1,222 views

    IT MATTERS WHICH WAY YOU GO In Lewis Carroll's classic story Alice asks the Cheshire Cat, "Which way do I want to go? Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat. "I don't much care where" says Alice. ...read more

  • Way Back In January Of 2002 We Taught William ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 3, 2010
     | 1,056 views

    Way back in January of 2002 we taught William Fay’s approach to sharing the gospel. It was called “Share Jesus Without Fear.” A part of those sessions dealt with handling objections. "There are many religions in the world. How can you know the right one?" Response: "All religions can be divided ...read more

  • Impact Of Prayer In The Life Of David ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2010
     | 3,436 views

    Impact of Prayer in the Life of David Wilkerson Several years ago, a pastor of a small church in rural Pennsylvania decided to convert the two hours a night he spent watching TV into prayer time. Soon after that, there were some gang members in New York City who had been involved in a brutal, ...read more

  • How To Testify

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 18, 2011
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    HOW TO TESTIFY In the court of law before a person testifies they place their hand into the air and swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help me God. And it is assumed that fallen man by saying that oath will tell the truth when they stand before the judge. But day in and day ...read more

  • Jehovah Is Still God

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 14, 2011
     | 2,607 views

    JEHOVAH IS STILL GOD Gladys Aylward, missionary to China more than 50 years ago, was forced to flee when the Japanese invaded Yangcheng. But she couldn't leave her work behind. With only one assistant, she led a 100+ orphans over the mountains toward Free China. During Gladys's harrowing journey ...read more

  • A Far, Far Better Thing

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 29, 2012
     | 1,249 views

    A FAR, FAR BETTER THING In Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, the young Frenchman Charles Darnay was condemned to die by the guillotine. When Sidney Carton learned of his friend’s situation, he determined to lay down his life in place of his friend. He determined to do this, not because he ...read more

  • Good Friday In The Philippines

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 8, 2012
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     | 4,618 views

    GOOD FRIDAY IN THE PHILIPPINES Ever since the 1950s, the men of the Philippines have had unusual tradition around Easter. It has grown to the point where from 50,000 to 75,000 people attend every year. The ritual that has drawn all these tourists to the Philippines is an odd and gruesome Good ...read more

  • Drop That Baby!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
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     | 4,081 views

    "DROP THAT BABY!" A pastor called on a lady from his church and found her very despondent and feeling that God had forsaken her. Looking at the baby in the woman’s arms, the pastor said to her, "Drop that baby on the floor." Startled by the suggestion, she looked at him in disbelief. "Well," he ...read more

  • Only By Sacrifice

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 29, 2012
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    ONLY BY SACRIFICE During World War II, a young paratrooper, David Webster of E Company, 101st Airborne wrote his mother, "Stop worrying about me. I joined the parachutists to fight. I intend to fight. If necessary, I shall die fighting, but don’t worry about this because no war can be won without ...read more

  • Dan Kimball: Passionate About Hell

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 11, 2014
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    Dan Kimball writes, "I am passionate about hell. That sounds odd -- but I am not passionate about hell itself, but passionate about studying what it is because of the seriousness of what it is. I am passionate about it as I don't want anyone to experience it. Sort of like when you study cancer, you ...read more

  • Reconciliation

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018
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    Main Idea: The word “reconciliation” in the Biblical context means “bringing God and man together.” Verse: “Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation” (2 Corinthians 5:18 NKJV). Illustration: The preacher ...read more

  • The Two Brothers

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018
     | 2,868 views

    Main Idea: Jesus took our place of punishment. Verse: “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). Illustration: One time there were two brothers. One brother murdered a man and came home with blood all over his clothes. The ...read more

  • Denying The Flesh What It Wants

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Apr 16, 2020
     | 4,320 views

    When you get saved later in life like I did (I was 36), your spirit gets recreated, you’re all in on this salvation deal, but your flesh is still out there in the world, and it don’t know yet the program has changed. It’s like when you go on a diet. You stop eating all the ice cream, and donuts ...read more

  • Few Years Ago I Met A Couple Who Had A Bad Child. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Art Good on Jun 7, 2007
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     | 1,511 views

    Few years ago I met a couple who had a bad child. This boy was in trouble at home, in trouble at school, in trouble in the neighborhood and in trouble with the law. He was caught stealing, smoking, drinking and doing drugs. He swore, cheated, lied, was disrespectful of anyone in authority and at ...read more

  • At Times Being A Christian Will Mean For Us A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    At times being a Christian will mean for us a sacrifice, will involve a cost , it could involves once held friendships it could mean letting go of something in order for us to fulfil Gods purposes in our lives as Martin Luther once said, “The cross we bear always goes before the crown we ...read more

  • In 1925, Betty Stam Said: "Lord, I Give Up My ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In 1925, Betty Stam said: "Lord, I give up my own purposes and plans, all my own desires, hopes, and ambitions, and accept Thy will for my life. I give myself, my life, my all utterly to Thee, to be Thine forever. I hand over to Thy keeping all of my friendships; all the people whom I love are to ...read more

  • The Story Goes That Jesus Returned To Heaven ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,466 views

    The story goes that Jesus returned to heaven following His death on the cross and resurrection from the tomb and the angels gathered around Him in amazement. Finally, Gabriel spoke up, “Master, you suffered terribly down there. Do they know and appreciate the extent of your sacrifice?” “No,” ...read more

  • Through The Son  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 11,836 views

    Following the Civil War, a dejected confederate soldier was sitting outside the grounds of the White House. A young boy approached him and inquired why he was so sad. The solider related how he had repeatedly tried to see President Lincoln to tell him why he was unjustly deprived of certain lands ...read more

  • Rusty Goodman — Who Am I

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 24, 2007
     | 2,287 views

    Rusty Goodman Who Am I When I think of how He came so far from Glory, Came and dwelt among the lowly such as I; To suffer shame and such disgrace, On Mount Calvary take my place; Then I ask myself the question, “Who am I?” Then I’m reminded of the words, “I’ll leave thee never, Just be true, I’ll ...read more