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  • Dave Stone Recently Told A Story About His Trip ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,165 views

    Dave Stone recently told a story about his trip to Ft. Worth Texas where he was the guest speaker for the Richland Hills Church of Christ. When he arrived, the preacher met him at the airport and being a good host as he was, the preacher insisted that Dave come a play golf with him before the ...read more

  • The Hebrew Writer Wrestled With That Question ...

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Apr 13, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,828 views

    The Hebrew writer wrestled with that question too: "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." (Hebrews 11:6). Recently I had telephoned my mother to tell her that I was going to be ...read more

  • Groans From Within! (06.09.05--Family--Prov. ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 7, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,156 views

    Groans From Within! (06.09.05--Family--Prov. 11:29) I turned the engine over but oh the groans from within! My old leaf vacuum hadn’t been run in about a year and it was time to put it back into service redeeming the lawn and pathways of the carpet of the beech leaves blown down in a recent storm. ...read more

  • No Fire Without Heat And Smoke! (06.14.05--The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 12, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,610 views

    No Fire Without Heat and Smoke! (06.14.05--The Tie That Binds--1 John 4:19) It’s been hot here lately at Beech Springs. It has been unusually hot and humid. The beech woods understory that blankets our little valley are getting crisper under foot daily. The trilliums came and went and are withered ...read more

  • A Click And A Pop-Up Menu! ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 28, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,917 views

    A Click and a Pop-Up Menu! (06.30.05--Direction--John 21:15-19 ) Just being in love is not enough especially when you are considering spending the rest of your life in that condition. Internet romance is on a real boom swing around the world. Only a few short years ago anyone who “dated” on ...read more

  • Light A Candle! (07.12.05--Tomorrow--John ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 10, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,481 views

    Light a Candle! (07.12.05--Tomorrow--John 21:18-19) You know what is the best thing about the future? The way things have been going lately I have no doubt. The best thing about tomorrow is that tomorrow only comes one day at a time. We’ve all had times in our lives when what we feared the most ...read more

  • Mr. President? (07.13.05--Tomorrow--Mark ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 12, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
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    Mr. President? (07.13.05--Tomorrow--Mark 13:33-34) We spend so much time preparing for some things. Whether it’s a birthday, a wedding, a family reunion or simply an evening dinner with the family, if there’s people involved, there’s always a goodly amount of preparation that precedes the event. ...read more

  • Only A Risk Away! (08.26.05--Under ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 25, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,788 views

    Only A Risk Away! (08.26.05--Under Pressure!--Judges 6:25-30) Is it worth Risking? It used to be that life was a matter of “this I will risk” but “this I will not.” Risk was something that was weighed on a daily basis. It was a part of life. You picked one thing over another because you had ...read more

  • Cut To Fit!  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 25, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,447 views

    Cut To Fit! (08.29.05--Sickness!--Hebrews 12:6) Arthritis is a real drag. As active as you would like to be this day or any, if you are weighted down with joints that are sometimes swollen and often stiff, the day always seems sometime a bit longer, somehow harder to bear. I’ve been an arthritis ...read more

  • Not Mixed Veggies! (09.23.05--Grace ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 21, 2005
     | 1,952 views

    Not Mixed Veggies! (09.23.05--Grace Walks!--Isaiah 4:2-4) As we recently joined a local CSA, a farmer’s cooperative whereby we receive our vegetables on a regular basis from a local farm, our refrigerator has been pretty consistently stuffed with vegetables of all sorts. From squashes to ...read more

  • Making God-Hugs Possible! ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 10, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,023 views

    Making God-Hugs Possible! (10.12.05--Sacrifice!--Matthew 19:21) Does God place limits on how far He wants us to go when it comes to committing to His will? If His will is our sacrifice, can there be any limits? Is our God reasonable when it comes to our ability to forbear or to bear? God, of ...read more

  • Seeing Only You! (10.14.05--Sacrifice!--Leviticus ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 12, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,378 views

    Seeing Only You! (10.14.05--Sacrifice!--Leviticus 1:2) Think about it; a world free from the chains of pain and suffering--a place where accomplishment reigned and failure rarely reared its ugly head. Since sacrifice requires so much effort and consumes so much valuable time, wouldn’t we be far ...read more

  • It's The Fruit And Not The Tree! ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 20, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,120 views

    It’s The Fruit and Not The Tree! (10.24.05--Making It!--Psalm 1:3) Each year as the seasons change, so does the selection of fruit that is available at my local Piggly Wiggly. In early summer there are the tangy apricots and sweet plums along with nutty peaches and nectarines. As summer passes, ...read more

  • Knowing When We Don't! (11.03.05--Faith That ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 1, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,477 views

    Knowing When We Don’t! (11.03.05--Faith That Flies!--Job 1:1) I do much better when I know all the little details! When I can see the whole picture it is far easier to sit down and think through even the toughest of problems. Unfortunately there are those things in life that simply don’t lend ...read more

  • Recently, I Was Listening To A Teacher By The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jess Bousa on Feb 14, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,232 views

    Recently, I was listening to a teacher by the name of Rob Bell and he spoke on the selecting process that Rabbis would use to choose their disciples. At the Age of 6, children would begin to learn the Torah, this training was called Bat cipher, from 8 to 10 they would have the torah by heart, ...read more

  • William Shakespeare Immortalized The Battle Of ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 7, 2006
     | 1,856 views

    William Shakespeare immortalized the Battle of Bosworth with the words, "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!" King Richard the Third was preparing for the fight of his life. An army led by Henry, Earl of Richmond, was marching against him. The contest would determine who would rule ...read more

  • The Lovely Words Of Praise And Faith Found In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Sep 29, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,266 views

    The lovely words of praise and faith found in the hymn Now Thank We All Our God would lead us to believe that this hymn was written during a time of victory. Quite the opposite was the case. Martin Rinkart, a Lutheran pastor in Eilenburg, Germany, wrote the hymn during the Thirty Year War which ...read more

  • A Conspiracy Of Grace

    Contributed by David Selleck on Oct 26, 2006
     | 6,424 views

    In Mike’s book he tells the story of Carl. It was little league and Carl was at bat. It was the last inning, two outs the bases were loaded, and depending on how Carl did, it would decide the winner and the loser of the game...! Carl came from a large family and they were there the mother and ...read more

  • I Was A Young Youth Pastor In Augusta, Ga, Doing ...

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Feb 1, 2007
     | 1,670 views

    I was a young youth pastor in Augusta, GA, doing my best to train a group of kids to reach out to others. Granted – some of my ideas met resistance (imagine that!), and the culture there turned out to be very different than what was actually communicated to me at the beginning. However, I figured ...read more

  • Remote Control  PRO

    Contributed by Tylor Cates on Jan 24, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,898 views

    Remote Control Prop: A television remote control Summary: A remote control is used to demonstrate prayers made by faith. Look at what I brought with me today. Do you know what this is? [a television remote control] I’ve always wondered how these things work. You just click on this button and the ...read more

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