Contributed by Doug Lyon on Feb 14, 2007
based on 3 ratings
| 1,820 views
Pastor Charles Stanley—who is an author and Bible teacher—tells this story from his seminary days. He writes: “One of my most memorable seminary professors had a practical way of illustrating the concept of grace for his students. At the end of his evangelism course he would hand out the exam
...read more
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Brian Harvison on Sep 30, 2008
What is more alarming that an outbreak of fire?
The fire of sin broke out in Eden
And has spread over the whole world
The only way of escape is to be pulled out
There is a ladder of escape like the ladder Jacob dreamed of, that reaches to heaven it is
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way,
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 20, 2026
[317]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - TRANSITION IN TIME AND ETERNITY
This poem’s title means the lifespan we have from childhood, through the years until old age, then after that lies eternity. There is a physical life and a spiritual life. The physical life we know but hardly anyone knows the
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 23, 2001
based on 106 ratings
| 3,052 views
A mother crab who was having a hard time teaching her young the right way to
walk went scurrying at the beach one day. Before too long, the mother crab
again chastised her son: "How many times do I have to tell you to walk
straight! Stop walking sideways! It¡¦s much more becoming to stroll
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Gene Barron on Mar 1, 2001
based on 131 ratings
| 2,101 views
The great violinist, Nicole Pagannini, willed his marvelous violin to Genoa, the city of his birth, only on the condition that it not be played. It is a peculiar wood in that as long as the violin is used and handled, it shows little wear. As soon as it is discarded, the wood begins to decay.
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by John Sloat on Apr 3, 2001
based on 113 ratings
| 2,344 views
Nearly a century ago, a famous English preacher described in vivid detail the practice of one particular lord of the manor. Every year on Christmas day, this lord gave all the poor people who were his subjects a generous basket of food. Every person brought a basket with him and the lord’s custom
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 17, 2001
based on 147 ratings
| 2,745 views
I love the story about the mom & dad with a son who was a freshman in college. He blew off his freshman year. He wasn’t very responsible, didn’t make good grades, squandered his money, & finally came back home. His parents told him, “If you go back to school you’ll have to pay your own
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Wayne Major on May 14, 2001
based on 137 ratings
| 1,881 views
I conducted a personal survey for an evangelism course in seminary, examining the ways people come to faith in Christ. The single most influence in leading people to Christ? By far, it was the parents. Behind parents came pastors, youth pastors, Sunday School teachers, adults of the church. The
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 19, 2001
based on 10 ratings
| 6,457 views
Perseverance
When all the world is looming dark
And things seem not so clear,
When shadows seem to hover ’round
Lord, may I persevere.
When it seems everything’s been tried
And there’s no way to go,
Just let me keep remembering
Sometimes the journey’s slow.
I may just need to stop and rest
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
based on 15 ratings
| 3,061 views
Evangelist Billy Walked told a story about the city fathers of New York as they contemplated the future growth of the city. They laid out the streets and numbered them from the center outward. When they began, there were only six or seven streets. In their planning maps, they projected how large
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 22, 2002
based on 42 ratings
| 1,189 views
· In C. S. Lewis’ classic The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, Edmund makes his way through the wardrobe and into Narnia where he meets the White Witch. Unaware of the evil of the White Witch Edmund climbs up into her sleigh. The Witch asks Edmund what he would like and his request is for some of
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Assembly Of God
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 29, 2002
based on 61 ratings
| 1,873 views
A certain ungodly tavern-keeper who liked music decided to attend one of John Wesley’s meetings to hear the singing. He had resolved however, not to listen to the sermon. He sat with his head down and fingers in his ears. But when God wants to speak to a man’s soul, He has His ways.
A fly
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Wesleyan
Contributed by Don Mcclain on Jan 22, 2003
based on 33 ratings
| 1,661 views
NGISC Commissioner Richard C. Leone - June 2001:
"In my view, state lotteries have paved the way for great increases in legalized gambling. They have promoted the notion of beating the odds, they have been able to advertise while others have not, and they have propagated the myth that gambling is
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
based on 43 ratings
| 2,691 views
Hell is described as a place of darkness or blackness. The only way I can imagine the total isolation broght on by such complete darkness is the blackness felt deep inside a cavern. I have toured a number of caverns in the United States. Almost every tour I have been on will at some point bring the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2003
based on 10 ratings
| 1,879 views
*The Big Sale*
It was the day of the big sale.
Rumors of the sale and an advertisement in the local paper were the main reasons for the long line that formed in front of the store by 8:30, the store’s opening time.
A small man pushed his way to the front of the line, only to be pushed back
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 1, 2003
What do we owe God? You ask. Suppose he sent his bill.
One hundred thousand dollars, For the Sun upon the hill; Two thousand For the little brook that runs along the way; Five thousand for the nighttime And Five thousand for the day; Six thousand for the little birds; That trill and chirp and
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2003
based on 3 ratings
| 2,161 views
From the movie "Daylight" starring Sylvester Stallone:
After a car crash in an underwater tunnel the resulting explosion traps a group of people underground. Former emergency medical technicians, Kit Latura, (Stallone) happens to be on the scene and begins his rescue efforts. Making his way into
...read more
Tags:
Sermon Central