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  • One Day John Wesley Was Walking With A Troubled ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 27, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,972 views

    One day John Wesley was walking with a troubled man who expressed his doubt as to the goodness of God. He said, "I do not know what I shall do with all this worry and trouble." At the same moment Wesley saw a cow looking over a stone wall. "Do you know," asked Wesley, "why that cow is looking over ...read more

  • I Want You To Cross Reference My Sermons With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Eric Vertein on Apr 28, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,613 views

    I want you to cross reference my sermons with God’s Word. Double-check to see if I have support for what I am teaching. If I was a doctor and told you that a lump on your back was not cancerous and you shouldn’t worry about it, but I see that you are doubtful about my prognosis, I would encourage ...read more

  • Introverted Ceos- 4 In 10 Top Executives Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,547 views

    Introverted CEOs- 4 in 10 top executives are introverts, a little lower than the 50-50 ratio among those 40-plus in the U.S. Introverts say they succeed because they have inner strength and think before they act. When faced with difficult decisions they worry little about what others will think of ...read more

  • The Shepherd Psalm Does Speak Against Anxiety, ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 21, 2007
     | 1,305 views

    The Shepherd Psalm does speak against anxiety, worry, and fear. It calls for trust in God. Here’s an example of the wrong kind of faith. Are you familiar with the Broom Hilda comic strip? Anybody ever seen it? For an illustration of mindless faith I like the conversation that takes place between ...read more

  • One Day John Wesley Was Walking With A ...

    Contributed by Gregg Rustulka on Mar 29, 2008
     | 2,648 views

    Ill: One day John Wesley was walking with a troubled man who expressed his doubt as to the goodness of God. He said, "I do not know what I shall do with all this worry and trouble." At the same moment Wesley saw a cow looking over a stone wall. "Do you know," asked Wesley, "why that cow is ...read more

  • There Was A Young Seminarian Who Was Taking An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,105 views

    There was a young seminarian who was taking an oral examination for his ordination process. During the questioning, one of the examiners asked him if he believed in a personal devil. "No," he replied, "I do not believe in the devil." Hearing this, the examiners began to discuss the seminarian’s ...read more

  • We Are Living Life, Liberty And The ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 16, 2008
     | 2,426 views

    We are living Life, Liberty and the Pursuit But sometimes we are pursuing the wrong things in the wrong direction. Did you hear the story about the elderly lady that had heard on the news about a car driving the wrong way on the interstate She was so worried that her husband was in danger that she ...read more

  • In Our Native Church In India, We Have A System ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mathews Itty on Mar 28, 2001
    based on 123 ratings
     | 1,911 views

    In our native church in India, we have a system of giving testimonies on Sundays. Any believer could stand up and say what God has done for them in the past week. There was an old lady, who used to give her testimony almost every Sunday. Whenever she stood, she had one particular song to sing ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago I Conducted A Funeral For A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 3, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,608 views

    A few years ago I conducted a funeral for a dedicated Christian man. His wife approached me and said, “He’s the lucky one—I wish I was going to heaven today. Why couldn’t it have been me?” We don’t usually envy people who’ve died, unless we know where they’re going, and where we’re going. ...read more

  • Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf Describes His ...

    Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Jun 7, 2005
     | 1,195 views

    Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf describes his experience at West Point: When I began as a plebe, “Duty, Honor, Country” was just a motto I’d heard. By the time I left, those values had become my fixed stars. It was a tremendous liberation. The Army, with its emphasis on rank and medals and efficiency ...read more

  • Orwellian In Sutter, Ca, A Close-Knit Farming ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,486 views

    Orwellian In Sutter, CA, a close-knit farming town northwest of Sacramento local school 7th & 8th graders are required to wear identification cards around their necks with their picture, name and grade and a RFID wireless transmitter that beams their ID number to a teacher’s handheld computer when ...read more

  • There Was Young Rookie Preacher Asked To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Oct 9, 2006
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,455 views

    There was young rookie preacher asked to officiate a WEDDING for the first time. He was rather NERVOUS about it. So he decided to seek out HELP from a more EXPERIENCED minister. The older MINISTER told him, “Don’t worry about it. Just RECITE any APPROPRIATE Bible Scripture and everything will ...read more

  • Some Of The Saddest Words In The New Testament ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 25, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,280 views

    Some of the saddest words in the New Testament are concerning the disciples at the Last Supper. Jesus had repeatedly told them of his betrayal and coming suffering and death. He announced that one of them was about to betray him, and the next verse says, “A dispute arose among them as to which ...read more

  • Several Years Ago A Submarine Was Being Tested ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,419 views

    Several years ago a submarine was being tested and had to remain submerged for many hours. When it returned to the harbor, the captain was asked, "How did the terrible storm last night affect you?" The officer looked at him in surprise and exclaimed, "Storm? We didn’t even know there was one" The ...read more

  • Swedish Hymnist Lina Sandell Berg Served With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,054 views

    Swedish hymnist Lina Sandell Berg served with her father in an evangelistic ministry. As they were traveling by ship, he accidentally fell overboard and drowned. In need of the comfort that only God can supply, she wrote the following words that are still sung by Christians around the world: Day by ...read more

  • God Can Use You  PRO

    Contributed by Fran Van Hoven on Jun 29, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,314 views

    ILLUS: God can use you The next time you feel like GOD can’t use you, just remember... Noah got drunk, Abraham was too old, Isaac was a daydreamer, Jacob was a liar, Joseph was abused, Moses had a stuttering problem, Gideon was afraid, Rahab was a prostitute, Jeremiah and Timothy were too ...read more

  • That Is Us Too, So Often. We Have The ...

    Contributed by Martyn Baxter on Nov 23, 2008
     | 1,054 views

    That is us too, so often. We have the scriptures, we know of its authenticity and yet we fail to live by its teaching. We live in a land of plenty where we fail to go without all we need and more, look on your television sets at home for a reminder, yet we fail to give thanks. We experience the ...read more

  • The Conductor's Job

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009
     | 2,624 views

    THE CONDUCTOR’S JOB In a symphony orchestra, a violinist will not go around checking what a trombonist is playing, nor will an oboist worry about whether a trumpeter will come in on time. That is the business of the conductor. These people play their parts and the conductor puts it all together. ...read more

  • Automatic Focus  PRO

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Mar 22, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,170 views

    AUTOMATIC FOCUS Liz has a digital camera that focuses automatically on the object she want to photograph. But one day it went faulty, and the automatic focus mechanism began to drift every time, leaving everything in a blur. Our Christian lives can be like this. GOD DIRECTS US TO FOCUS ON THE ...read more

  • Heartwarming  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,802 views

    HEARTWARMING Vance Havner put it best when he wrote, "We need a heart warming...The early Christians did not need a shot in the arm every Sunday to keep them going. They knew Jesus and they upset the world and worried the devil and gave wicked rulers insomnia and started something the jails ...read more

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