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  • Need Or Greed

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 2, 2011
     | 4,354 views

    NEED OR GREED Clovis Chappel in his book "Feminine Faces," wrote that when the Roman city of Pompeii was being excavated, the body of a woman was found mummified by the volcanic ashes of Mount Vesuvius. Her position told a tragic story. Her feet pointed toward the city gate, but her out ...read more

  • John Stephen Akhawri

    Contributed by Walter Rogers on Apr 3, 2007
     | 1,715 views

    2. John Stephen Akhawri a. Tanzania, Mexico City Olympics, 1968 i. Badly cut and dislocated knee, asked why he did not retire from the race… b. “My Country did not send me to Mexico to City to start the race, They ...read more

  • C. Illustration: I Remember When The Space ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,490 views

    c. Illustration: I remember when the Space Shuttle Columbia blew up. One of the astronauts was from my home town, and her funeral caused quite a stir in town. The president, governor, and scores of other dignitaries were there. It literally brought the city to a ...read more

  • Among My Absolute Favorite Films Is The Indiana ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jan 7, 2009
     | 3,040 views

    Among my absolute favorite films is the Indiana Jones saga staring Harrison Ford. If you have not seen the films, they are the story of Indiana Jones, a famed archeologist who goes on wild adventures in search of ancient lost artifacts, including the Ark of the Covenant in the first film and the ...read more

  • In The 1970's Christian Barnard A South African ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Aug 12, 2007
     | 1,661 views

    In the 1970’s Christian Barnard a South African heart surgeon performed the first ever heart transplant and was able to give someone a new heart this in some respects gave the person a new life. And that is exactly what each and every person in the world needs today a new spiritual heart and the ...read more

  • In Canada It Is Possible To Go Camping Hundreds ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 1,689 views

    In Canada it is possible to go camping hundreds of miles away from any city or town. If it is a cloudy night, and there is no phosphorus in the area, the blackness is total. A hand held three inches from your face cannot be seen. But if there is a city nearby, perhaps a hundred miles away, the ...read more

  • Sometimes The Cup Of Iniquity Is Full And The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 3, 2007
     | 2,213 views

    Sometimes the cup of iniquity is full and the people are ripe for judgment. In such a case it may happen as it did in the flourishing and extraordinarily beautiful city of Messina, Sicily, the third largest city in Italy. In the early morning of December 28, 1908, the city was almost entirely ...read more

  • Lot And Corruption

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 21, 2010
     | 2,212 views

    LOT AND CORRUPTION Her father gently tries to persuade her with promises of a better life. She cries and shudders but does not move. As tears stream down her face He becomes angry and manhandles her out the door. She becomes hysterical. A sharp slap across her faces shocks her into silence and she ...read more

  • Thy Great ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,286 views

    Thy Great Salvation Sanctification The truths relating to the application of God’s great salvation are grouped under three headings: 1.) Justification; 2.) Regeneration and 3.) Sanctification. The Bible ...read more

  • For Everyone—communion Meditation  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Mason on Aug 23, 2002
    based on 42 ratings
     | 10,167 views

    FOR EVERYONE-COMMUNION MEDITATION James W. Moore of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Houston tells a story about one of his minister friends. His name is Tom and he does a fascinating thing each month. Even though he has an extremely busy schedule he still makes the time each month to go down ...read more

  • In The Old Testament The High Priest Went Into ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 1, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,011 views

    In the Old Testament the High Priest went into the Holy of Holy’s with a rope attached to his leg and bells on his robe so that if he had sin on him and God struck him dead they could drag him out. If you knew this morning that you ...read more

  • Eye Of The Needle  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Nov 23, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,548 views

    Ill. – Eye of the needle Jesus was not saying that it is impossible for the rich to be saved. In those days cities were walled and had huge gates, which were open in the day light hours but barred shut at night. If a trader arrived at the city after dark he would not be able to get into the city ...read more

  • Conquering Ourselves  PRO

    Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Jul 15, 2013
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,791 views

    Edmund Hilary the first man who conquered Mount Everest was asked by an interviewer about his passions for climbing mountains. He gave this reply: "It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves." Peter the Great of Russia is quoted as saying, "I have been able to conquer an empire, but I have ...read more

  • Sometimes The Cup Of Iniquity Is Full And The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,256 views

    Sometimes the cup of iniquity is full and the people are ripe for judgment. In such a case it may happen as it did in the flourishing and extraordinarily beautiful city of Messina, Sicily, the third largest city in Italy. In the early morning of December 28, 1908, the city was almost entirely ...read more

  • Michael Green Sums It Up. "How Much We Need The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,775 views

    Michael Green sums it up. “How much we need the Holy Spirit in our church life! Had it struck you that if the New Testament is right in the marrying up of the Holy Spirit with witness bearing, this might shed a flood light on the poverty of spiritual experience in many a church and many a ...read more

  • Finding His Newly-Appointed Pastor Standing At ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 9, 2001
    based on 110 ratings
     | 1,559 views

    Finding his newly-appointed pastor standing at his study window in the church weeping as he looked over the inner city¡¦s tragic conditions, a layman sought to console him: "Don¡¦t worry. After you¡¦ve been here a while, you¡¦ll get ...read more

  • Used To It

    Contributed by James Mccullen on May 6, 2005
     | 2,673 views

    ILLUSTRATION: Finding his newly-appointed pastor standing at his study window in the church weeping as he looked over the inner city’s tragic conditions, a layman sought to console him: "Don’t worry. After you’ve been here a while, you’ll ...read more

  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer Studied For One Year In New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,212 views

    Dietrich Bonhoeffer studied for one year in New York City’s Union Theological Seminary. He was extremely discouraged by the preaching he heard there; he chastises, “One may hear sermons in New York upon almost any subject; one only is never handled, namely, the gospel of Jesus Christ, of ...read more

  • Laus Deo  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,628 views

    LAUS DEO In the middle of Washington DC stands a monument--our national Monument, the Washington Monument. As a history lesson, there are some things you should know about this place. There can never be a building of greater height than the Washington Monument in the DC area. On the aluminum cap ...read more

  • Crocodile Dundee

    Contributed by Dan Stires on Aug 12, 2009
     | 2,400 views

    CROCODILE DUNDEE Do you remember the movie called "Crocodile Dundee?" It was a good one. Crocodile Dundee comes from the land down under. He is completely out of his realm when he came from Australia to New York City. Crocodile Dundee and his girlfriend are out for a walk at night, when all of a ...read more