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  • Men Who Have In The Past Exerted The Greatest ...  PRO

    Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 9, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,620 views

    Men who have in the past exerted the greatest influence for good in the world had, as a rule, pious mothers. The mother of George Washington, the man in whose principles we glory today, made it a practice each morning to spend an hour in prayer, devotion, and Bible study before attempting to ...read more

  • Story That Occurred During Ww I And The British ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,887 views

    Story that occurred During WW I and the British liberation of Palestine. British were coming up from Beersheeba chasing the Turkish soilders out of the land. In the pursit, the British army outdistanced the camel train that was carrying their water. Soon their water bottles were empty and slowly ...read more

  • Here Are The Percentages Of Resolutions That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,749 views

    Here are the percentages of resolutions that people have promised to make for 2007: Now if you are into making goals and wanting to set them there is a website just for you. It’s called mygoals.com and it helps you stay on track, but it also has trends for what people are going to make as goals ...read more

  • One Day She Was Reading The Newspaper And Came ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,551 views

    One day she was reading the newspaper and came across an article about the ministry of D.L. Moody and the Revival that was taking place in the United States. Even though she had never heard of him before, she began to pray and ask God to send Moody to her church in England. Some time later, Moody ...read more

  • A Christian's ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,807 views

    “A Christian’s Prayer” “Statesmen Who Fear God” The children of God can most certainly desire godly leaders and call out to the Lord for those who walk in the fear of the Lord. The last words of King David in 2 Samuel give us this truth, “The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: ...read more

  • Hope In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
     | 13,670 views

    HOPE IN PERSECUTION Hope is a strange thing. It will give you confidence in the bleakest of times. But hope is not any good unless you have your hope in someone that will not let you down. There are a lot of things that we hope for, and a lot of things that we wish for. The hope I am talking about ...read more

  • Getting Caught Asleep

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,255 views

    GETTING CAUGHT ASLEEP Just in case your boss catches you asleep at your desk, be ready to blurt out one of these excuses: "They told me at the blood bank that this might happen." "This is just a 15-minute power nap like they raved about in that time management course you sent me to." "I was ...read more

  • All Of God: The Silent Drill Team

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
     | 2,644 views

    ALL OF GOD: THE SILENT DRILL TEAM There are few things of human engineering that are more beautiful to watch than the marching of the Marine Corps Silent Drill Team. To see them move in perfect sync is astounding as they pivot on a dime, all in unison or in perfect order, as they loft their ...read more

  • Our God Is Still Able

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 14, 2009
     | 2,203 views

    OUR GOD IS STILL ABLE An officer in the first World War gives this account of God’s willingness and ability to save men from shot and shell when they pray. A German machine gun crew had their gun trained on an angle of our trenches where troops frequently passed back and forth and the casualties ...read more

  • Learning To Play One's Instrument To God's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 27, 2010
     | 4,664 views

    Learning to Play One’s Instrument to God’s Glory Does anyone here remember taking music class in grade school? When you first join a music class you are given an instrument to play. You really don’t have much of a choice in what you play. The instructor simply assigns you the instruments based on ...read more

  • God Answers Prayer In World War I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
     | 3,690 views

    God Answers Prayer in World War I Battle An officer in the first World War gives this account of God’s willing and ability to save men from shot and shell when they will pray. A German machine gun crew had their gun trained on an angle of our trenches where troops frequently passed back and forth, ...read more

  • A True Story Of How My Close Relative's Urgent ...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 8, 2011
     | 1,588 views

    A true story of how my close relative's urgent financial need was met by God's Providence! Dear friends, Jesus is same yesterday, today & forever (Hebrews 13:8). Oh how many personal experiences I have had and oh how many true accounts I have heard from God’s servants of the Almighty using ...read more

  • The Heritage Tree  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,427 views

    THE HERITAGE TREE The Heritage Tree, Cape Perpetua, Central Oregon coast. This giant spruce is called The Heritage Tree because it stands almost 200 feet tall and because it started to grow as a seedling about the same time Martin Luther was pounding his theses on the church door at Wittenberg. ...read more

  • A Change Of Policy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 19, 2012
     | 2,913 views

    A CHANGE OF POLICY Last June, the city of Alameda, California immediately changed its policies after its first responders stood by and watched a man drown in the San Francisco Bay. The first responders didn’t venture out into the muddy waters of the bay, even as the man started treading water and ...read more

  • Commitment

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
     | 14,121 views

    Dave Hood tells the story of training to run a 5K run. Every time his wife and he would go running on their favorite trail, they’d walk a little faster, and with a little more gusto. One day, a half mile in and a young lady came at them sprinting towards them. They jumped out of the way so she ...read more

  • Small Things

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 1, 2019
     | 3,330 views

    LITTLE THINGS: THE BIBLE TEACHES US TO NOT DESPISE THE DAYS OF SMALL THINGS. Zech. 4:10. In October 10, 1871, it had been a season of dryness. Little rain in sometime. The little buildings were small little WOODEN buildings. A little couple named Patrick and Catherine O’Leary lived in their little ...read more

  • Depression: "I Need ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
     | 4,311 views

    DEPRESSION: "I NEED HELP." Dear Sir, Hi. My name is Carole. I am seventeen years old and a senior in high school. And I want to die. My name is Brandy. I’m 13 years old and I’ve tried to kill myself six times. I had some problems with my mom and I felt I couldn’t live anymore. I don’t know what ...read more

  • Admirer Or Follower?  PRO

    Contributed by Ty Tamasaka on Jul 19, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,827 views

    ADMIRER OR FOLLOWER? Recently I heard that in Scotland, a voluntary survey was given to law enforcement officers of their religious affiliations. That may not sound very interesting, but what caught my attention was that 8 of the officers claimed their religious affiliation to be "Jedi". I ...read more

  • I've Been A Pastor A Long Time, And I've ...  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 27, 2004
    based on 40 ratings
     | 2,600 views

    I’ve been a pastor a long time, and I’ve encouraged a multitude of folks to get regular about worshipping. But I’ve also been told a similar multitude of times, Preacher, you don’t have to go to church to worship. Now, I would say that that is true; I am also certain that if you say you believe ...read more

  • A Friend Of Mine, Says A Writer Quoted In The ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Nov 1, 2004
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     | 5,050 views

    A friend of mine, says a writer quoted in the Sunday School Times, who had been a gangster and kidnaper for twelve years, met Jesus Christ in prison. Christ said, "I will come and live in you, and we will serve this sentence together"; and they did. Several years later he was discharged, and just ...read more

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