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  • Author Thomas Williams Writes About An Encounter ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ron Burtz on Dec 5, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,083 views

    Author Thomas Williams writes about an encounter a girl named Jill has with Aslan in another book in the series, “The Silver Chair”. Jill is alone and desperately thirsty in unknown woods, she comes upon a stream, but between her and the water sits the great Lion. Aslan tells her that she can ...read more

  • A. Seven Years Ago, A Little Girl Named Keri Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,120 views

    A. SEVEN YEARS AGO, A LITTLE GIRL NAMED KERI WAS PLACED IN FOSTER CARE, AFTER SUFFERING EXTREME ABUSE AND NEGLECT AT HOME. "KERI WAS A ZOMBIE," RECALLS HER FOSTER MOTHER. "SHE DIDN’T TALK AT ALL." B. AT THE SAME TIME, AN OLDER COUPLE, NAMED ELMER AND MARJORIE DAVIS WERE DEEP INTO RETIREMENT ...read more

  • The Courage To Be A Christian

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 1, 2008
     | 5,212 views

    The boy sobbed, "But Dad, I want my ball..." "You can play with your ball," I said, "but you’ll have to go downstairs and get it yourself" Now the tears flowed. Tony’s playroom held the stuffed animals, toys, and games that four-year-old love. He spent hours there. But to turn on the ...read more

  • Shortly After The First Edition Of The Miami ...

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Jun 26, 2008
     | 2,234 views

    Shortly after the first edition of the Miami Herald had gone to press on Sunday night, December 29, 1946, Timothy Sullivan answered the telephone on the city desk. “Please help me,” a woman’s voice pleaded. “My husband is bleeding to death.” Sullivan got the entire story. The man’s name was Rudy ...read more

  • The Value Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 4,911 views

    THE VALUE OF THE BLOOD Several years ago in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, George and Vera Bajenksi’s lives were changed forever. February 16, 1989, on a very normal Thursday morning, the phone rang at 9:15 a.m. "There’s been an accident..." It involved their son Ben. As they approached the ...read more

  • I Was Waiting For You  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,271 views

    I WAS WAITING FOR YOU A family was out vacationing at the lake one summer. Dad had been puttering out by the boat house. Two of his sons, a 12 year old and a 3 year old were down playing along the dock. The 12 year old was suppose to be watching his little brother, but he got distracted. The 3 ...read more

  • Precious Blood  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2002
    based on 124 ratings
     | 8,913 views

    PRECIOUS BLOOD Several years ago in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, George and Vera Bajenksi’s lives were changed forever. February 16, 1989. A very normal Thursday morning. The phone rang at 9:15 a.m. "There’s been an accident..." It involved their son Ben. As they approached the intersection of ...read more

  • Plunging To Murky Earth  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 19, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 7,051 views

    PLUNGING TO MURKY EARTH A family was out vacationing at the lake one summer. Dad had been puttering out by the boat house. Two of his sons, a 12-year old and a 3-year old were down playing along the dock. The 12 year old was supposed to be watching his little brother, but he got distracted. The 3 ...read more

  • A Medical Doctor Provides A Physical Description: ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,233 views

    A medical doctor provides a physical description: The cross is placed on the ground and the exhausted man is quickly thrown backwards with his shoulders against the wood. The legionnaire feels for the depression at the front of the wrist. He drives a heavy, square wrought-iron nail through the ...read more

  • One Famous Business Man: About A 100 Plus Years ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,462 views

    ONE FAMOUS BUSINESS MAN: ABOUT A 100 PLUS YEARS AGO A YOUNG MAN HAD TO LEAVE HOME BECAUSE HIS FAMILY COULD NOT AFFORD TO FEED AND HOUSE HIM. ON HIS WAY TO HIS FUTURE HE MEET AN OLD FRIEND WHO WAS CAPTAIN OF A CANAL BOAT. THE CAPTAIN ASKED WHERE HE WAS OFF TO. HE REPLIED, “I DON’T KNOW.” HE TOLD HIM ...read more

  • We Are Biologically Wired To Trust

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Apr 20, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 589 views

    Henry Cloud in his book, Trust, talks about how we are hard-wired to trust. If you have ever been around a newborn, you may have noticed that newborns do not do much due diligence when they're hungry. They scream with all their might and basically say, "Bring it to me now!" The human ...read more

  • Famous Businessman Practices ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,797 views

    Famous Businessman Practices Tithing One Famous Business man: About a 100 plus years ago a young man had to leave home because his family could not afford to feed and house him. On his way to his future he met an old friend who was captain of a canal boat. The Captain asked where he was off to. He ...read more

  • The Kingdom Of God Is Like Leaven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,309 views

    Scholar Gary North observes: “The kingdom of God is like leaven. Christianity is the yeast, and it has a leavening effect on pagan, satanic cultures around it. It permeates the whole culture, causing it to rise. The bread which is produced by this leaven is the preferred bread. In ancient ...read more

  • Shepherdless Sheep

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Aug 2, 2009
     | 3,465 views

    SHEPHERDLESS SHEEP How pitiful shepherdless sheep are! Shepherdless sheep become easy prey for wolves, coyotes, and other predators. They can’t outrun them. They can’t outfight them. And what wolf would be scared off by a bleating: baaa? Sheep are left torn and bloodied and dead without a ...read more

  • A New ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,669 views

    A New Commandment In the Book of John 13:34-35, Jesus makes a powerful statement, “A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” (emphasis ours) Often people have ...read more

  • A Beginners Guide To Giving Thanks

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Nov 21, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 583 views

    You would think giving thanks would come easily and naturally but, for me and I suppose others, it often times doesn’t. So, with the season of Thanksgiving upon us I thought I’d write this little guide for my benefit and hopefully for yours. Give thanks for the good things This is the easy one. ...read more

  • In The Summer Of 1988 I Found Myself Temporarily ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jay Patton on May 16, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,461 views

    In the summer of 1988 I found myself temporarily assigned to Camp Pendelton, California Marine Corps Base. I’d requested to go to search and rescue school and I had gotten my wish. Search and rescue, in case you didn’t know, is pretty much as it sounds. Whenever someone turns up missing, or an ...read more

  • The Weak Will Shame The Wise

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Jun 19, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,726 views

    THE WEAK WILL SHAME THE WISE We have to come to the realization that life is much more than brokenness. According to God’s word, we are vessels of honor which contain the power and glory of the Christ. I, too, have had a problem with such thinking throughout the years. How can I, a vessel of honor ...read more

  • Killer Alcohol

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
     | 2,957 views

    Killer Alcohol Dr. Adolph Lorenz, a famous surgeon, refused a drink at a banquet. He was asked "Are you a tee-totaler?" He responded, "Yes, my success depends upon my brains being clear, my muscles firm, and my nerves steady. No one can take alcoholic liquor without blunting these physical powers, ...read more

  • Bearing Our Cross

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Apr 7, 2015
     | 4,073 views

    A "Natural" Rope a dope... Cross bearing is an indispensable part of a Christian’s life, so that work of moulding a person into a Christ-like image which begins at the point of re-generation is completed in all respects (2 Cor 3:18) by the time of Rapture or one’s departure from the Earthly ...read more