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  • Recently I Heard An Amazing Story Of Human ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 29, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,729 views

    Recently I heard an amazing story of human strength. Four soldiers in Afghanistan were riding in a jeep when suddenly they were ambushed. They were on a narrow mountain road and the only way out was to go in the opposite direction, but there wasn’t room to turn the jeep around without going over ...read more

  • An Old Preacher Was Dying. He Sent A Message For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,405 views

    An old preacher was dying. He sent a message for his doctor and his lawyer, both church members, to come to his home. When they arrived, they were ushered up to his bedroom. As they entered the room the preacher held out his hands and motioned for them to sit, one on each side of his bed. The ...read more

  • More Than 2 Million Grandparents Are Rearing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,522 views

    · More than 2 million grandparents are rearing their grand children. · In ’00, 82% of people 25 and older had graduated from high school and 25% had at least a bachelor’s degree. In ’90, the figures were 75% and 20%. · More than 90% of households owned a car, van or truck in ’00, the highest share ...read more

  • An Elderly Couple Passed Away And Found ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kilson on May 6, 2006
    based on 23 ratings
     | 4,574 views

    An elderly couple passed away and found themselves at the pearly gates. Peter was there to welcome them. First he showed them their mansion. The man overwhelmed by the sheer luxury of it all asked, "How much does this place cost per night?" Peter replied, "Sir, this is Heaven, it doesn’t cost ...read more

  • Secret Sex Stats

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 27, 2006
     | 3,007 views

    “Secret Sex Stats: 1 in 20: Number of married men who admit to cheating at least once. 1 in 22: Number of married women who admit to cheating at least once. The average man’s typical lover is: A coworker. 1 in 3: Number of guys who take off their wedding rings when they go out without their ...read more

  • A Story Is Told About The Old-Time Evangelist ...

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 29, 2006
     | 1,060 views

    A story is told about the old-time evangelist Dwight L. Moody, the untrained, unschooled, powerful evangelist who simply committed himself to serving Jesus Christ with his whole heart and his whole life. When Mr. Moody was in London during one of his famous evangelistic tours, several British ...read more

  • An Asbury Student On Holiness

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Apr 1, 2009
     | 2,613 views

    AN ASBURY STUDENT ON HOLINESS page 64 Hermiz, Asbury College Student A student came to Dr Hermiz after a revival at Asbury and said, "I didn’t believe in Holiness, so I went to the library with my bible to prove you wrong. But I couldn’t, so back in my room I prayed to God. 'If this is real ...read more

  • Anchor During Life's Storms  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,898 views

    ANCHOR DURING LIFE'S STORMS In October of 1991, a storm stronger than any in recorded history hit the coast off of Gloucester, Massachusetts. This storm created an almost apocalyptic situation in the Atlantic Ocean, where boats encountered waves of 100 feet - the equivalent of a ten story building ...read more

  • Let God Put It Together

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 14, 2010
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    LET GOD PUT IT TOGETHER One night a father heard his young daughter speaking, although she was alone in her room. The door was open just enough that he could see that she was kneeling beside her bed in prayer. Interested to find out what subjects a child would bring before God, he paused outside ...read more

  • The Miracle Birth

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
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    THE MIRACLE BIRTH Mike Hermanstorfer was clutching his pregnant wife's hand in a Colorado hospital on Christmas Eve last year when she stopped breathing. Mike’s wife, Tracy, went into cardiac arrest during labor. Doctors told him, "We're going to take your son out now. We have been unable to ...read more

  • 9/11: A Sense Of Ownership

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2011
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    9/11: A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP David Frum, one of President George W. Bush’s speechwriters, wrote in his book The Right Man that when he drove home on the evening of September 11, 2001 after the tragic attack on our nation by Muslim terrorists that something grew within him. He wrote that a sudden ...read more

  • When Does The Size Of A House Become Sinful?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2011
    based on 12 ratings
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    WHEN DOES THE SIZE OF A HOUSE BECOME SINFUL? Several years ago, Millard Fuller of Habitat for Humanity addressed the National Press Club on public radio, on which he recalled a workshop he conducted at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary with 200 pastors in attendance. The assembled pastors quickly ...read more

  • The Impact Of A Mother's Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,393 views

    THE IMPACT OF A MOTHER’S PRAYER Picture an old woman with a halo of silvered hair--the hot tears flowing down her furrowed cheeks--her worn hands busy over a washboard in a room of poverty--praying--for her son John--John who ran away from home in his teens to become a sailor--John of whom it was ...read more

  • God's Heartbeat In Us  PRO

    Contributed by John D Jones on Oct 26, 2011
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    GOD'S HEARTBEAT IN US For 72 years Gordon and Norma Yeager shared their lives together as husband and wife. On October 12, 2011, while on a morning drive Gordon came to a stop sign and failed to yield to oncoming traffic. The elderly couple was taken to the Marshalltown Hospital near Des Moines, ...read more

  • Dedication Is Costly

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 4, 2012
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    DEDICATION IS COSTLY Bertoldo de Giovanni is a name even the most enthusiastic lover of art is unlikely to recognize. He was the pupil of Donatello, the greatest sculptor of his time, and he was the teacher of Michelangelo, the greatest sculptor of all time. Michelangelo was only 14 years old when ...read more

  • Reflecting The Light  PRO

    Contributed by Everette Pafford on Feb 27, 2014
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,560 views

    REFLECTING THE LIGHT A well-known Bible teacher has just finished speaking to a large class of business people on the Christians' responsibility to be light in the world. He had emphasized the as believers we all have the obligation to reflect the Light in the world, the Lord Jesus. After the ...read more

  • Rejected On Earth

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 23, 2016
     | 6,355 views

    REJECTED ON EARTH... Campbell Morgan was one of 150 young men who sought entrance to the Wesleyan ministry in 1888. He passed the doctrinal examinations, but then faced the trial sermon. In a cavernous auditorium that could seat more than 1,000 sat three ministers and 75 others who came to listen. ...read more

  • When You Have Nothing Left But God, Then Fgod Is Enough

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
     | 8,317 views

    Pastor Norm Johnson tells the story of Bill who was gravely ill in the hospital. Norm was visiting him when the doctor came in and point blank said, “Bill, you're dead. There’s no hope. You’d better get your things in order.” Just that bluntly, no hope, no comfort, no, “How are you doing?” After ...read more

  • The Finality Of Death  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Hoos on Apr 21, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,745 views

    The Finality of Death When I was just around the age of five or six years old I attended my first funeral. They have since become something that I am used to, but this first time was something that was very memorable for me. I remember standing there, barely able to see into the coffin, and ...read more

  • How I Want To Go  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,649 views

    How I want to go An old preacher was dying. He sent a message for his Doctor and his Lawyer, both church members, to come to his home. When they arrived, they were ushered up to his bedroom. As they entered the room, the preacher held out his hands and motioned for them to sit on each side of the ...read more