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  • The Dawn Of Goodness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2003
     | 2,878 views

    THE DAWN OF GOODNESS There is the story of a young lady who was a bright student. Unfortunately, she did not have assurance. Her name was Marian. She was working her way through college by cleaning the dorm rooms of her fellow students. She was often annoyed by their in ability to say “thank you” ...read more

  • Daniel Meyers Speaks About A Book Written By A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Corey Arnold on Nov 17, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,939 views

    Daniel Meyers speaks about a book written by a cardiologist at the University of Tennessee that corroborates an important aspect of the biblical message. In the course of their emergency room work, Dr. Maurice Rawlings and his colleagues interviewed more than 300 people who claimed near-death ...read more

  • It's Hard Being...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,963 views

    IT’S HARD BEING... Pastor Ben Patterson, tells the following story: My 5-year-old niece, Olivia, and her best friend, Claire, were participating in a nativity play at school. Claire was playing Mary, and Olivia was an angel. Before the show, a young boy was going around the dressing room ...read more

  • I Can Remember Two Separate Mornings In My Life, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brad Froese on Oct 6, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,684 views

    I can remember two separate mornings in my life, when I woke up early because I couldn’t breathe. When I woke, my lungs had stopped breathing and I realized they weren’t taking commands from my brain. So I darted out of bed, standing in the middle of the room with my mouth wide open, prompting my ...read more

  • A Woman Went To Her Doctor With A Whole Catalog ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 3, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,124 views

    A woman went to her doctor with a whole catalog of complaints about her health. He examined her thoroughly and came to the conclusion that there was absolutely nothing wrong with her physically. He was convinced that her problem was due to her negative attitude toward life. She had become filled ...read more

  • I Served As A U.s. Marine In Iraq During 2004. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Mason on Mar 4, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,811 views

    I served as a U.S. Marine in Iraq during 2004. One day, I traveled with an Army unit to a border checkpoint between Iraq and Syria. We were "officially" turning over control of the border crossing to the Iraqi Border Police. To celebrate their newly regained authority, the Iraqi officers invited ...read more

  • Once On A Ship Liner On A Journey Through The ...

    Contributed by Steven W on Mar 26, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,989 views

    Once on a ship liner on a journey through the Atlantic Ocean, the apostle Smith Wigglesworth was in the Great Banquet Hall where all the guests and ship staff gathered together to have a gala time. And everyone was having a jolly good time getting drunk and making merry. (Sounds like our present ...read more

  • A Couple Of Years Ago, Newsweek Magazine Ran An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 6, 2005
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    A couple of years ago, Newsweek magazine ran an article on “Faith and Healing.” The article began with this unsettling story: “On a quiet Saturday afternoon, Ming He, a fourth-year medical student in Dallas, came across a man dying in the VA Hospital. Suffering from a rare cancer and hooked up ...read more

  • Several Summers Ago The Cleveland Plain Dealer ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 28, 2006
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    Several summers ago the Cleveland Plain Dealer ran an article entitled "The Gold Circled Ring." It told about some Kent State University students that were arrested because of their involvement in a conspiracy to steal from their employers. The students stole over $150,000 worth of goods. They took ...read more

  • I Had Never Met Bill. The Highland County ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006
     | 1,393 views

    I had never met Bill. The Highland County Hospital called me because he had requested a minister come to visit with him. Bill had apparently spent most of his life as an alcoholic, abusive, selfish, and terrible to everyone around him. Now, he was dying of lung cancer, and none of his family ...read more

  • One Other Christmas My Sister Did Something ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Dec 19, 2006
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    One other Christmas my sister did something rather strange. Thankfully we didn’t have ham or sharp knives anymore. We had all finished opening presents, everybody had loaded them in their cars and we were all visiting in the living room with coffee or punch. The Fryrear family got up to leave, ...read more

  • The Memory Of Charles Haddon Spurgeon Has Been ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Mar 4, 2007
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     | 1,591 views

    “The memory of Charles Haddon Spurgeon has been cherished among evangelical Christians for over the past 100 years. Many Christian leaders consider him to be the greatest preacher England ever produced. He is commonly hailed as the "Prince of Preachers". Over 63 volumes of published sermons still ...read more

  • The Powerhouse

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,518 views

    “The memory of Charles Haddon Spurgeon has been cherished among evangelical Christians for over the past 100 years. Many Christian leaders consider him to be the greatest preacher England ever produced. He is commonly hailed as the "Prince of Preachers". Over 63 volumes of published sermons still ...read more

  • During One Summer While I Was In Seminary, I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,455 views

    During one summer while I was in seminary, I worked as a chaplain at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD. I discovered while I was there that there were one group of people who were really open to prayer and to hearing about the need for Christ in their lives. Who were they? Men in the cardiac ...read more

  • Chuck Swindoll Tells About A Study Of Teenagers ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
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    Chuck Swindoll tells about a study of teenagers and peer pressure. The design of the study was simple. They brought groups of ten adolescents into a room for a test. Each group was instructed to raise their hands when the teacher pointed to the longest line on three separate charts. What one person ...read more

  • A Man Was Irritated By His Wife's Refusal To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
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    A man was irritated by his wife’s refusal to admit her hearing problem. Speaking with his doctor one day he asked, “How can I get my wife to admit that she needs a hearing aid?” “I’ll tell you what you need to do,” his doctor replied. When you get home peek your head through the door and ask, ...read more

  • J. Ghandi Said It Best When He Said, "Our ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,166 views

    J. GHANDI SAID IT BEST WHEN HE SAID, “OUR CIVILIZATION TODAY, IS LIKE A MONKEY WITH A BLOW TORCH IN A ROOM FULL OF DYNAMITE.” K. JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU A FRENCH CATHOLIC PHILOSOPHER WHO WRITES, "THE END OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS A MINOR EVENT COMPARED WITH WHAT WE BEHOLD. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE ...read more

  • There Is A Scene In The Movie, "Five Easy ...

    Contributed by Mel Shepherd on Jul 2, 2007
     | 1,977 views

    There is a scene in the movie, “Five Easy Pieces,” a movie where a trashy oil rigger returns home to comfort his dying father. Jack Nicholson plays the part of the boy that’s returns home to help his family through a tough situation. Well, there’s a scene in the movie where Jack Nicholson is ...read more

  • The Answer Seems Obvious You Take The Selfish ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Wilson on Sep 28, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,606 views

    The answer seems obvious you take the selfish test. So here we go: 1. If the last time you said “I love you” and really meant it, you were looking in a mirror you might have a problem with self. 2. If your most memorable vacation only required one airline ticket you might have a problem with ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis Wrote In His Book, The Screwtape ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joo-Ching Chng on Jan 1, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,149 views

    C.S. Lewis wrote in his book, The Screwtape Letters, “There is a legend about Satan and his imps planning their strategy for attacking the world that’s hearing the message of salvation. One of the demons says, “I’ve got the plan, master. When I get on earth and take charge of people’s thinking, ...read more