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  • Baseball In Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 6, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,303 views

    BASEBALL IN HEAVEN Bob and Stan were good buddies and baseball friends. One day at a ballgame, they made a vow to each other that, whichever friend died first, that friend would send a message back to earth to let the other friend know if there was baseball in Heaven. Sure enough, one day Bob ...read more

  • Is Heaven Real?

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 11, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,843 views

    The Bible uses the word heaven 532 times in the Bible. The Hebrew word for "heaven" is shamayim and is plural meaning "heights," "elevations." It is found in the first verse of the Bible. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" and in Gen 2:1 "Thus the heavens and the earth were ...read more

  • Paradise And Heaven

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 11, 2015
     | 5,375 views

    Paradise originates from the Persian language which means a beautiful garden but the ideal paradise is the King’s garden. Kings had beautiful gardens with exotic animals you wouldn’t see in that part of the world. It had flowing water and trees and was a place of serenity or peace. And when someone ...read more

  • No Tents In Heaven!

    Contributed by Dr. David Hallum on Jun 24, 2016
     | 6,260 views

    I am not a camper. I spent one miserable weekend as a kid in an old, smelly canvas tent. It was designed to sleep 10, but 2 adults and 2 kids kicked, punched and threw sand all over one another all night. And that was while we were asleep. As I said, it was a miserable weekend. When I became ...read more

  • The Way To Heaven

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,633 views

    . A pastor was trying to teach a children’s class about how to be saved. .”If I sold everything I have and gave it to the church, would I go to heaven?” The children answered, “No.” The pastor said, “Very good. That’s right. And if I worked hard at keeping the 10 commandments, would that get me ...read more

  • Will There Be Television In Heaven?

    Contributed by James Snyder on Jun 6, 2020
     | 2,503 views

    If anybody can ask hard questions, the award has to go to the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. She knows how to ask a question and, more importantly, when to ask a particular question. Throughout our marriage, she has become an expert in the area of questionology. There is not a question I can ...read more

  • The Hound Of Heaven

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jul 2, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,042 views

    In his book The Call, author Os Guinness writes: We cannot find God without God. We cannot reach God without God. We cannot satisfy God without God—which is another way of saying that our seeking will always fall short unless God’s grace initiates the search and unless God’s call draws us to Him ...read more

  • Traveling To Heaven

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 29, 2024
     | 629 views

    Throughout my life I had always wanted to go to Germany. It wasn’t until my son moved over there and got married that we finally were able to do so. The trip wasn’t always easy, as we were stranded in New Jersey for a night after a flight was canceled. We were tired from the journey. But once ...read more

  • Stirrings Of Heaven

    Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 1, 2025
     | 94 views

    Let our lives be stirred by the happenings in God’s heart. God trusts his people with his power, but his chosen ...read more

  • Different Use In Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Gibson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 311 ratings
     | 5,599 views

    DIFFERENT USE IN HEAVEN A millionaire Christian is sleeping in his bedroom when an angel comes to him and wakes him up. "It’s time for you to go to heaven", says the angel. "Oh, i’m not ready, what should I bring ?", says the millionaire. "Nothing, just yourself", replies the angel. But the ...read more

  • The Cape Of Good Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 21, 2001
    based on 157 ratings
     | 4,301 views

    THE CAPE OF GOOD HEAVEN I can still recall a geography lesson from elementary school in which we learned that the southernmost point of Africa is a point, which for centuries has experienced tremendous storms. For many years no one even knew what lay beyond that cape, for no ship attempting to ...read more

  • Who Is Going To Heaven?  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on May 15, 2001
    based on 121 ratings
     | 2,820 views

    WHO IS GOING TO HEAVEN? There is a growing tendency to believe that all good people, whether or not they consider Jesus Christ to be their savior, will live in heaven after they die on earth. In 1999 the public is almost divided on the matter: 53% agree, 40% disagree. This represents a ...read more

  • Oprah Makes It To Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 14, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,080 views

    OPRAH MAKES IT TO HEAVEN Forget her TV rankings. Among a group of 15 prominent figures, Oprah Winfrey is a winner in the biggest rating game of all. In a recent survey, 66 percent of Americans said they believe that the popular talk show host is "very likely" or "somewhat likely" to go to heaven. ...read more

  • Other Faiths On Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 14, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,731 views

    OTHER FAITHS ON HEAVEN Heaven has many cartographers, and through the centuries many different heavens have been charted. To the variety of celestial landscapes in the West, Islam and Buddhism have raised their own particular paradises: the Koran details a heaven filled with beautiful, large eyed ...read more

  • Sent From Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 30, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,230 views

    SENT FROM HEAVEN One of the most moving passages in English literature comes towards the end of Charles Dickens’s Tale of Two Cities, a story of the French revolution. Each day, a grim procession of prisoners made its way on the streets of Paris to the guillotine. One prisoner, Sidney Carton, a ...read more

  • Sometimes They Go To Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,681 views

    SOMETIMES THEY GO TO HEAVEN The city of Oceanside, in Southern California, is feeling a bit empty these days because it is located near Camp Pendleton, the US Marine base that has recently shipped many of it’s young Marines away to fight in the war in Iraq. The town seems empty, but its store ...read more

  • A Wedding Made In Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 5, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,647 views

    A WEDDING MADE IN HEAVEN A man and woman find themselves standing at the pearly gates. Saint Peter, to his surprise, finds the couple very disappointed to be getting into heaven. You see, they were on their way to get married and instead of arriving at their wedding, they ended up at the entrance ...read more

  • A Thanks Offering For Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,310 views

    A Thanks Offering For Heaven Philippians 3:20 says, "But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables Him to bring everything under His control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like His ...read more

  • Heaven, A Real Place

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,793 views

    Heaven, A Real Place Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take ...read more

  • Heaven, A Permanent Place  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,771 views

    Heaven, A Permanent Place Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and ...read more