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  • Praying He Prayed  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Mar 28, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,407 views

    "PRAYING HE PRAYED" The Characteristic of the prayer of Elijah was his FERVENCY. He prayed fervently. He used that particular Hebrew idiom - "praying he prayed." In other words when he prayed he got down to business. Remember that the prayer of a righteous man is of great force when energized - ...read more

  • Walking On Water

    Contributed by Greg Carr on Feb 21, 2012
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     | 7,193 views

    WALKING ON WATER There once was a young man named Jimmy who had heard a family rumor that his father, his grandfather and even his great-grandfather, all "walked on water" on their 21st birthday. When the day of his 21st birthday came, he believed that if they could do it, so could he. So, off he ...read more

  • The 2,000-Year-Old Seed

    Contributed by Roshelle Deas Roberson on Feb 6, 2012
     | 3,441 views

    THE 2,000-YEAR-OLD SEED This is DAY TO DAY. I'm Alex Chadwick. A tree grows in Kibbutz Ketura in the Israeli desert, and what a tree it is, a tiny sapling actually 2,000 years old, or the seed that it comes from is 2,000 years old, making it the oldest seed ever germinated. Botanists never gave ...read more

  • The Oak Island Treasure

    Contributed by Roshelle Deas Roberson on Jan 30, 2012
     | 3,284 views

    THE OAK ISLAND TREASURE Oak Island is a tiny island off the coast of Nova Scotia in eastern Canada. One day in 1795 three teenage boys from the mainland rowed to the secluded area to see what they could find. They found something that changed their lives as well as the lives of many others. The ...read more

  • Wise Men Searching

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 12, 2011
     | 5,197 views

    WISE MEN SEARCHING In Biblical times wise men searched for the savior. They searched by looking for his star. When they found the star, they knew that God's promise had been fulfilled. Today, wise men are still searching. They are searching, not necessarily for a ...read more

  • The Longing Of The Soul

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 7, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,117 views

    THE LONGING OF THE SOUL Now I want you to imagine this: The moment that you take your last breath, it will be your first breath in Heaven, and the Lord and His angels will be right there to welcome you. One of the first faces you will see is Jesus! He will be there with His arms wide open to ...read more

  • Labor Day?

    Contributed by Larry Kettle on Sep 6, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,311 views

    LABOR DAY? The title of the Labor Day Holiday always intrigued me as a child. "I asked my mother once why they called it 'Labor Day' if everybody just took off from work?" She ...read more

  • Corrupt Form Of Godliness

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 6, 2011
     | 3,450 views

    CORRUPT FORM OF GODLINESS Their are individuals who are hanging around the Church that don't know God, "they have a form of godliness but they are denying the power thereof." The Bible gives us a word about 2 people who were in this kind of predicament. In 1 Samuel 2:12-36 with focus ...read more

  • As You Lay Your Head In Delilah's Lap, Her ...

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 3, 2011
     | 2,580 views

    As you lay your head in Delilah’s lap, her seduction will try to win you and pull you from your strength. i.e. "If you play ...read more

  • Jesus Is Coming To Dinner

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 3, 2011
     | 5,837 views

    JESUS IS COMING TO DINNER One of the greatest compliments an individual can pay to another is to invite him/her home to dinner. The Church reminds the world today that Jesus is coming again and the world should get its house in order, for the master of the universe is coming to dine in the hearts ...read more

  • Tithe

    Contributed by Babatunde Bello on Aug 7, 2011
     | 5,747 views

    TITHE What is Tithe? Tithe is the tenth percent of our total income, which include basic salary, allowances and any other extra money you receive, such as tips, honorarium, or any source of fund that increases your ...read more

  • Broken Vessels Wanted  PRO

    Contributed by David Robb on Jun 1, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,611 views

    Broken Vessels Wanted (David Robb) My tears of weeping are pleasing to the Lord. My cries of emptiness are a song to His heart. He is pleased with me when I am broken, because, what He desires most of me is a broken spirit and a humble heart. He desires that of me because, with a broken ...read more

  • Stop Or Slow Down  PRO

    Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on May 6, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,769 views

    STOP OR SLOW DOWN Pastor John Hagee told us a story of a driver that refused to stop at a STOP sign; he was then pulled over by a cop. The cop told him that the reason he pulled him over was because he refused to stop at a STOP sign. He replied that he slowed down, the cop then explain to him that ...read more

  • Be Careful What You Wish For  PRO

    Contributed by Anonymous Contributor on Apr 22, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,250 views

    BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR There was this man and a woman who got married. But they shared the same birthday and they decided to get married on the same day. So they got married, had a few kids, and lived the lives they dreamed. But 20 years passed. They were celebrating their 40th anniversary ...read more

  • Broken Things

    Contributed by Oyewole O. Sarumi on Mar 2, 2011
     | 5,615 views

    BROKEN THINGS God does not see as man sees. He placed high premium on broken things. He prefers to deal and bless only things and people that are broken. However, when compared to man, the gap is huge. Man prefers things that are not broken and places value on such. Once anything is broken, man's ...read more

  • Living By Promises

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Feb 16, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,283 views

    LIVING BY PROMISES Warren Wiersbe once said "We live by God's promises, ...read more

  • The Greener Grass

    Contributed by Mark Witherden on Feb 14, 2011
     | 2,137 views

    THE GREENER GRASS I was sent a text the other day that said, "The grass may be greener ...read more

  • Something Beautiful

    Contributed by Barry Edmondson on Feb 5, 2011
     | 2,905 views

    SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL In 1502, in Florence, Italy there was a large block of marble given to a church in Santa Maria, the church immediately hired who they thought was a professional to sculpt this enormously huge piece of rock. The man was a professional and soon after commencing this great task ...read more

  • My Dream  PRO

    Contributed by Michael E. Bartee Sr. on Jan 21, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,559 views

    MY DREAM This story is dedicated to all who have lost a loved-one who had suffered a long illness before dying. October, 1972, I visited Israel on a ’Holy Land Tour’. One night while staying at a hotel in Jerusalem, I dreamed that I was standing in a dimly-lit room. In the middle of the room ...read more

  • Make Sure The Captain Is On Board

    Contributed by John Perry on Jan 1, 2011
     | 4,289 views

    MAKE SURE THE CAPTAIN IS ON BOARD A young naval officer was undergoing his first sea training on board a naval ship. His responsibility was to safely steer the ship away from the wharf and set it on course for a voyage out to sea. He carefully went through all the procedures of disembarking the ...read more