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  • One Of The Most Dramatic Examples Of The Bible's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,891 views

    One of the most dramatic examples of the Bible’s divine ability to transform men and women involved the famous mutiny on the "Bounty." Following their rebellion against the notorious Captain Bligh, nine mutineers, along with the Tahatian men and women who accompanied them, found their way to ...read more

  • One Day In The South Pacific, A Navy Ship Saw ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Burisek on Apr 12, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 14,624 views

    One day in the South Pacific, a navy ship saw smoke coming from one of three huts on an uncharted island. Upon arriving at the shore they were met by a shipwreck survivor. He said, "I’m so glad you’re here! I’ve been alone on this island for more than five years!" The captain replied, "If ...read more

  • How Did Titus Do In Crete?

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Feb 5, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,982 views

    How did Titus do in Crete? Titus led the church in Crete until 105 AD, when he died at age 94. The church in Crete experienced many internal and external stresses, much of it due to the friction of the island. These tensions, however, did not impact the religious strength or stamina of the church ...read more

  • Lane Adams Once Compared The Process Of Spiritual ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 13, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,997 views

    Lane Adams once compared the process of spiritual growth to the strategy the Allies used in World War II to liberate islands in the South Pacific. First, they would “soften up” and island, weakening the resistance by shelling the enemy strongholds with bombs from offshore ships. Next, a small ...read more

  • Intro: A Voyaging Ship Was Wrecked During A Storm ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
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    INTRO: A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert-like island. The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other recourse but to pray to God. However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, ...read more

  • There Was A Military Officer Who Happened To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Martin Kim on Oct 25, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,052 views

    There was a military officer who happened to stop by an island in the South Pacific. The military officer discovered that the island was inhabited by cannibals. Cannibals are humans who eat other humans. One day he came cross an old tribal chief. He saw the chief reading the Bible in the ...read more

  • Bob & Frank Crashed Their Private Plane On A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Shell Osbon on Feb 15, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,689 views

    Bob & Frank crashed their private plane on a deserted island & both survived. Bob ran all over the island to see if they had any chance of survival. When he returned, he rushed up to Frank & screamed, “This island is uninhabited, there’s no food & there’s no water! We’re going to die!” Frank ...read more

  • Bob & Frank Crashed Their Private Plane On A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,246 views

    Bob & Frank crashed their private plane on a deserted island & both survived. Bob ran all over the island to see if they had any chance of survival. When he returned, he rushed up to Frank & screamed, “This island is uninhabited, there’s no food & there’s no water We’re going to die” Frank leaned ...read more

  • Relationships  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 7, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
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    In the 60’s Simon and Garfunkel wrote this I am a rock, I am an island. I’ve built walls, A fortress deep and mighty, That none may penetrate. I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain. It’s laughter and it’s loving I disdain. I am a rock, I am an ...read more

  • It Is Like The Man Who Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Toby Powers on Mar 15, 2006
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,888 views

    ILLUSTRATION: It is like the man who was stranded all alone on the deserted island who was rescued. His rescuers asked him what the three structures were that he had built on the island. Three buildings seemed perplexing for just one man. He said one was his house, one ...read more

  • Servanthood & Father Damien

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Aug 4, 2022
     | 1,151 views

    When visiting the Hawaiian Island many tourists will visit the island of Molokai. It has quiet charm, gentle breezes and a soft surf. Father Damien came to the island for a different reason. He came to help people die. He came there because leprosy came there first. No one knows how ...read more

  • I Heard A Story From A Preacher Named Paris ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 25, 2008
     | 1,732 views

    I heard a story from a preacher named Paris Reidhead in an excellent sermon he preached called Ten Shekels and a Shirt. Reidhead tells about two young Moravian Christians who heard about an atheist British man who owned an island on which he owned 2,000- 3,000 slaves. The man decided that no ...read more

  • Alexander Smith's Biblical Community

    Contributed by Paul Collins on Sep 7, 2009
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    ALEXANDER SMITH'S BIBLICAL COMMUNITY The Bounty was a British ship which set sail from England in 1787, bound for the South Seas. The idea was that those on board would spend some time among the islands, transplanting fruit-bearing and food-bearing trees, and doing other things to make some of the ...read more

  • John Maxwell Tells The Story Of Two Shoe ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
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    John Maxwell tells the story of two shoe salesmen who were sent to a remote Island to sell shoes. After arriving, the first salesman called the home office back in Chicago and told them that he would be returning the next day because no one on the Island even wore shoes. The second salesman arrived ...read more

  • During The Early 1980's, A Retired British ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 10, 2007
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    During the early 1980’s, a retired British couple feared that a nuclear holocaust was imminent. They determined they would find the most reasonable place to live on earth, one with a high standard of living, freedom, and unlikely to be a nuclear target. After they found their secluded nest, they ...read more

  • On February 19, 1945, Marines Landed On The ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008
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    On February 19, 1945, Marines landed on the beaches of Iwo Jima, fighting by inches to secure a beachhead. After four days of knock-down-drag-out battle, they finally cleared the southern end of the island, climbed Mount Suribachi, and planted a US flag. The commander wanted a larger presence on ...read more

  • There’s A New "Reality" Tv Show On Fox ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Olson on Mar 14, 2001
    based on 191 ratings
     | 2,967 views

    There’s a new "reality" TV show on Fox Network called "Temptation Island" that is the subject of discussion these days. Many people are very upset about it and various groups are fighting against it. Temptation Island is a short-order unscripted series in which four unmarried couples travel to ...read more

  • Forced To Kill  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 1, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
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    FORCED TO KILL Around the time of the Korean War, Kim Joon-gon had seen 2,000 out of 20,000 people on Chunnam Island murdered by the Communists. They dragged he and his family outside their village where Kim’s father and wife were beaten to death and Kim was left for dead. When he revived and ...read more

  • You Know, Whoever Said, "Timing Is Everything" ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 3, 2005
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    You know, whoever said, “Timing is everything” was brilliant. Chuck Noland, in the movie “Cast-Away” understood that. He thought he had his life planned out perfectly, “no worries,” great job, giving his girl an engagement ring... that was just before his plane crashed and he was left on a deserted ...read more

  • In September, 1938, A Man Who Lived On Long ...

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Dec 12, 2004
    based on 1 rating
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    In September, 1938, a man who lived on Long Island ordered a very fine barometer. When it arrived he was extremely disappointed to find that the dial was stuck, pointing to “Hurricane.” After shaking the barometer very vigorously several times, its new owner sat down and wrote a scorching letter to ...read more