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  • It Is Well With My Soul  PRO

    Contributed by Bishop Raymond Allan Johnson on Jan 6, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,796 views

    It Is Well With My Soul When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul. Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, Let this blest assurance control, That Christ has ...read more

  • Top Ten Indications That Your Worship Service ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Feb 15, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 1,983 views

    Top Ten Indications That Your Worship Service Might Be a Bit Too Relaxed: 10. The choir wears bath robes and bunny slippers! 9. Every prayer ends with "Yeah, God, You be the Man!" 8. The church just replaced their old pew bibles with the ABV (Authorized Barney Version)! 7. The ...read more

  • During The Revolutionary War, A Loyalist Spy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,092 views

    During the Revolutionary War, a loyalist spy appeared at the headquarters of Hessian commander Colonel Johann Rall, carrying an urgent message. General George Washington and his Continental army had secretly crossed the Delaware River that morning and were advancing on Trenton, New Jersey where the ...read more

  • An Englishman By The Name Of Ebenezer Wooten Had ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2005
     | 3,618 views

    An Englishman by the name of Ebenezer Wooten had just concluded a preaching service in the village square. The crowd had dispersed, and he was busily engaged in loading the equipment. A young man approached him and asked, “Mr. Wooten, what must I do to be saved?” Sensing that the fellow was ...read more

  • She Was A Hindu; But All The Same, An Active ...

    Contributed by Sajeev Painunkal, Sj on Apr 9, 2006
     | 2,197 views

    She was a Hindu; but all the same, an active member of the Students’ Christian Movement. Then the shocking news came that she was diagnosed with cancer. She was admitted in a hospital. When we went to see her, I expected her to be very bitter. At such a young age to get such a sickness! But ...read more

  • During The Revolutionary War, A Loyalist Spy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,137 views

    During the Revolutionary War, a loyalist spy appeared at the headquarters of Hessian commander Colonel Johann Rall, carrying an urgent message. General George Washington and his Continental army had secretly crossed the Delaware River that morning and were advancing on Trenton, New Jersey where the ...read more

  • The City Of Boston Recently Renamed Its ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
     | 605 views

    * The city of Boston recently renamed its Christmas tree in Boston Commons a "holiday tree." * In their 260 pages of newspaper insert promotions, Target, Kroger, Office Max, Walgreens, Sears, Staples, Lowe’s, J.C. Penney, Dell and Best Buy failed to mention Christmas a single time, according to ...read more

  • Suppose You Committed A Brutal Murder And Were ...

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Dec 18, 2006
     | 2,045 views

    Suppose you committed a brutal murder and were arrested for it. You were sent to jail, but you had no money to afford a lawyer so one was appointed for you. You found out he’s the best there is. Your trial comes. The evidence is overwhelming, you’re convicted and sentenced to death. Then ...read more

  • Friends And Family, This You Need To Hear And ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 28, 2006
     | 2,596 views

    Friends and family, this you need to hear and understand today. If you are one who has believed from your heart in Jesus Christ as the One who shed His blood and died to pay the penalty for your sins and then rose bodily from the dead on the third day just as He said that He would, and you now ...read more

  • And Jesus Loved Them All

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Mar 4, 2008
     | 2,070 views

    And Jesus Loved Them All------ I saw a sea of faces in a dream I had one day and millions stood before a throne whose sins were washed away from every tribe and every land they all had heard the call the rich, the poor, the black, the white and Jesus loved them all. He loved them with their many ...read more

  • Alexander Maclaren Describes What Happened ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 8, 2008
     | 1,353 views

    Alexander Maclaren describes what happened because of Christ’s command: “Barbarian, Scythian, bond and free, male and female, Jew and Greek, learned and ignorant … sat down at one table, and felt themselves all one in Christ Jesus. They were ready to break all other bonds, and to yield to the ...read more

  • In 1815, The Legendary Battle Of Waterloo Was ...

    Contributed by Jordon Leblanc on Apr 5, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,456 views

    In 1815, the legendary Battle of Waterloo was fought in Belgium between the British and the French. The Duke of Wellington led the British, while Napoleon Bonaparte led the French. After a stunning victory by Wellington and the British, the news of the Battle of Waterloo to England was signaled by ...read more

  • Bad ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 2,704 views

    BAD MEAT Colin Byrne Smith of Australia told of a missionary who called on a tribe of cannibals. Taking his life in his hands, he crossed the inlet in a small boat, and when confronted by the tribe, meekly endured every insult. Long afterwards, when he had succeeded in converting many and ...read more

  • 6588 I Thank ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 14, 2008
     | 1,311 views

    6588 I Thank Thee O Thou whose bounty fills my cup, With every blessing meet! I give Thee thanks for every drop— The bitter and the sweet. I praise Thee for the desert road, And for the riverside; For all Thy goodness hath bestowed, And all Thy grace denied. I thank Thee for both smile and ...read more

  • You've Heard The Term "On The Bubble." It Refers ...

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 18, 2008
     | 1,352 views

    You’ve heard the term “on the bubble.” It refers to a team that may or may not be eligible for a tournament. So many times we feel as if we’re on the bubble. We’re not. We’re in! A lot of controversy lately about College Football – the BCS. Now you Oklahoma fans have no problem with it. ...read more

  • My Daughter Elia Has Given Me Permission To Tell ...

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jan 11, 2009
     | 2,598 views

    My daughter Elia has given me permission to tell this story. Elia faced a huge dilemma in high school when her best friends from junior high days started hanging out with a rough crowd, starting smoking and crossing all sorts of boundaries. In order to keep the friendships she would have to start ...read more

  • Erasmus, The Famous Renaissance Scholar, Once ...

    Contributed by Joanna Beveridge on May 25, 2007
     | 3,061 views

    Erasmus, the famous Renaissance scholar, once told a classic story which was designed to emphasize how important it is that we take up the torch of Christ’s ministry with great commitment. In the story, Jesus returns to heaven after his time on earth. The angels gather around him to learn all ...read more

  • Jesus, As An Example

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 11, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,364 views

    Illustration: Jesus, as an example D. M. Stearns was preaching in Philadelphia. At the close of the service a stranger came up to him and said, “I don’t like the way you spoke about the cross. I think that instead of emphasizing the death of Christ, it would be far better to preach Jesus, the ...read more

  • A Television Program Preceding The 1988 Winter ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,821 views

    A television program preceding the 1988 Winter Olympics featured blind skiers being trained for slalom skiing, impossible as that sounds. I am an extremely novice skier. I have a hard to avoiding the obstacles in front of me that I can see. Imagine being blind and trying to ski. Paired with sighted ...read more

  • A Middle Aged Woman Had A Heart Attack And Was ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
     | 3,327 views

    A middle aged woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table she had a near death experience. Seeing God, she asked "Is my time up?" God said, "No, you have another 43 years, 2 months and 8 days to live." Upon recovery, the woman decided to stay in the hospital ...read more

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