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  • Accountability

    Contributed by Thomas Donelan on Aug 4, 2010
     | 5,385 views

    He wanted to get out from out of the sphere of his father’s influence. Think about it, every year we get flooded in Florida for about a week or so every year with a bunch of college students for a thing called “spring break” and these kids go out and get drunk, do drugs, get their groove on, and ...read more

  • The Holy Spirit Had A Monopoly On Moody

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 13, 2022
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     | 2,736 views

    Dwight L. Moody was a shoe salesman from Chicago who fell in love with Jesus and started sharing his faith with everyone he met. Even though he was never ordained or had formal training, God used him to reach thousands for Christ as an evangelist. There was a group of British pastors who were ...read more

  • Grateful Allen, An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2009
     | 5,375 views

    Grateful Allen, An Outsider We all know about the good Samaritan, but how many of us have heard of the grateful Samaritan? We are going to meet him today, but firstly I want to tell you about my friend Allen. Allen was quite different from most people. To have called him unconventional would have ...read more

  • A Little Boy's Knots!" Revelations 19:11-17 Key ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 15, 2005
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     | 5,132 views

    “A Little Boy’s Knots!” Revelations 19:11-17 Key verse(s): 16:“On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KINGS OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.” There’s something about being rescued this is so completely satisfying. A number of years ago (pre-cell phone days) I was driving along the ...read more

  • This Is For All The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 27, 2010
     | 4,198 views

    THIS IS FOR ALL THE MOTHERS. This is for all the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, "It’s OK, honey; Mommy’s here." Who walk around the house all night with their babies when they keep ...read more

  • Precious Stone

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 31, 2011
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     | 5,310 views

    PRECIOUS STONE Peter says that Jesus is a living stone rejected by men, but chosen by God and precious. He also says that we are living stones...so we are precious to God also. We are precious to God because of what Jesus has done for us. If we are precious to God and he calls us a living stone, ...read more

  • Of A Sister In Faith Losing Her Valuable Purse ...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 22, 2011
     | 1,791 views

    Of a Sister in faith losing her valuable purse and then miraculously recovering it. Two years ago, the ladies of our Church went to buy some gifts in a busy market for Church widows and orphans during Christmas time. Mission accomplished, when they returned to the Church, one Sister in faith found ...read more

  • The Golden Calf

    Contributed by John Bright on Apr 6, 2025
     | 370 views

    In Exodus 32, the people are complaining that Moses has been gone for too long. They go to Aaron and say, “Make us a god.” To this, Aaron replies, “NO WAY!” Not really, that’s what he should have told them. What really happened: Exodus 32:2 “ And Aaron said to them, “Break off the golden ...read more

  • "The Story Of Robert Moffit: One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 5, 2001
    based on 72 ratings
     | 8,264 views

    Illustration: “The Story of Robert Moffit: One Convert” I’m sure you’ve heard the classic story about the faithful pastor who was told by his superior that something was wrong with his work. The supervisor told him, “Only one person has been added to your church this year, and he is only a boy.” ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Man That Was Walking ...  PRO

    Contributed by A.c. Caincross on Jul 17, 2001
    based on 100 ratings
     | 3,067 views

    The story is told of a man that was walking through a field one day when he came across an eagle egg lying on the path. He picked up the egg and placed it in the nest of a prairie chicken. As time passed the eggs in the nest all hatched, the chickens and the eaglet. The eaglet looked around at ...read more

  • Real Life In The Bible

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jan 16, 2007
     | 2,700 views

    Listen to these facts about a few Bible heroes: · Adam blamed his wife for his problems. · Cain killed his brother, Able · After surviving the flood, Noah despaired and got drunk. (Now, think about it. After spending a year closed up in a floating barn, then finally getting out to see nothing ...read more

  • A Few Weeks Ago I Visited My Family Physician, ...

    Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Jun 2, 2007
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    A few weeks ago I visited my family physician, Dr. Stuckert. After a few minutes in the waiting room the nurse took me back. The first thing she did was weigh me, then she took my temperature. Then she asked, why I had come to see the doctor. I told her, I was having headaches for the last ...read more

  • Don't Expect The Kingdom Of This World To Respect ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 11, 2007
     | 1,761 views

    Don’t expect the Kingdom of this World to respect the Kingdom of God. Far from it, citizens of God’s Kingdom have always been --- and will always be criticized and misunderstood and (as we see in this case) even DEMONIZED. I think of a man like Jerry Falwell --- who died recently. He was most ...read more

  • From Usa Today September 13, 2007 ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 17, 2007
     | 1,071 views

    Illustration from USA TODAY September 13, 2007 edition page 11a “Live and Let Live – Public opinion polls reflect what many people see in their daily lives: When it comes to gay rights, issues of race and beyond, the USA has become a more tolerant nation over the past 25 years.” (See ...read more

  • What If...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 3,055 views

    WHAT IF... Some storms can't be avoided, no matter what we do. Sometimes we are in trouble because of somebody else's mistake. That's what happened here to Paul. But God's Word teaches us to take action. Strive to survive. Take stock in the storm. It may not be as bad as you think it is. Erma ...read more

  • Perspective

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
     | 5,583 views

    Perspective The story is told about a seven-year-old boy who fell into a deep excavation being dug for a New York subway. He was taken bruised and suffering to the nearest hospital. When the doctor began to examine his injuries, the little boy took a deep breath and said, "I wish I could sing. I ...read more

  • What's Up With Jesus?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,090 views

    WHAT’S UP WITH JESUS? Renowned theologian Karl Barth was lecturing to a group of students at Princeton when a student asked him, "Sir, don’t you think that God has revealed himself in other religions and not only in Christianity?" With a modest thunder he stunned the crowd, replying, "No, God has ...read more

  • Humorous ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,921 views

    Humorous Quotes Here are some final words of wisdom: Anybody who sleeps like a baby doesn’t have one. At my age, I’ve seen it all, heard it all, and done it all, but now, I just can’t seem to remember it all. He who laughs last ... thinks the slowest. The early bird gets the worm, but the ...read more

  • Better One Safe And Sure Way  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,585 views

    BETTER ONE SAFE AND SURE WAY There is a story about a Fox boasting to a Cat about his clever tactics for escaping its enemies. "I have a whole bag of tricks," he said, "which contains a hundred different ways of escaping from my enemies." "I have only one," said the Cat; "but I can generally ...read more

  • Death As Reward

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 15, 2011
     | 4,386 views

    DEATH AS REWARD I am reading a book that has changed a lot of the ways I think about things of God. One statement really got me. "Your life is free to be radical when you see death as your reward." The book “Radical” by David Platt. That’s it isn’t it? That is why we worry. Because we don’t see ...read more