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  • Pleasure Comes From Pain  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Feb 7, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,436 views

    PLEASURE COMES FROM PAIN The world's best cyclist, Lance Armstrong, says this about pain: I become a happier man each time I suffer. Suffering is as essential to a good life, and as inextricable, as bliss. The old saying that you should live each day as if it’s your last is a nice sentiment, ...read more

  • A Little Over A Century Ago, When Pirates Roamed ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Nov 18, 2001
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,594 views

    A little over a century ago, when pirates roamed over the seas between the southern states and the Spanish main, the brig “Nancy” was pursued by the British warship “Sparrow.” She was suspected of being engaged in illicit trade and piracy, but when captured, not a scrap of incriminating evidence ...read more

  • George Washington: A Letter To Martha  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,716 views

    GEORGE WASHINGTON: A LETTER TO MARTHA My Dearest: I am now set down to write to you on a subject which fills me with inexpressible concern, and this concern is greatly aggravated and increased when I reflect upon the uneasiness I know it will give you. It has been determined in Congress that ...read more

  • Hearing God Correctly

    Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Mar 25, 2004
     | 658 views

    “In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and some to dishonor. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good ...read more

  • Again – So Much Of What Jesus Teaches Is Just ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Apr 20, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,136 views

    AGAIN – so much of what Jesus teaches is just nuts according to the world… he taught THAT… • The way up is down • The way in is out • The way first is last • The way of success is service • The way of attainment is relinquishment • The way of strength is weakness • The way of security is ...read more

  • A Group Of Men Were Carrying On A Friendly ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jun 27, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,840 views

    A group of men were carrying on a friendly conversation. One of them remarked that he had learned to be especially careful about small things. “Would you believe,” he said, “that a little thing like a pair of socks changed the entire course of my life?” “I can hardly believe that,” replied another ...read more

  • The Past. Remember It? Some Of You Have Less Of ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006
     | 805 views

    The past. Remember it? Some of you have less of it than others. Some of you can’t remember a lot of it because it was so long ago! Remember the past? Remember… • When the only internet access was dial up? • When phones all had cords? • When diapers weren’t disposable? • When keeping in ...read more

  • To Despair Means To Be Hopeless; To Have No Hope; ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Feb 18, 2007
     | 5,333 views

    To despair means to be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation. I saw hopelessness displayed in full force a couple weeks ago as I was driving toward Coast Highway. While at a traffic light, I was reading the bumper stickers on the car in front of me. One of them had a drawing ...read more

  • Since 1971 Memorial Day Has Been Observed ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 25, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,722 views

    Since 1971 Memorial Day has been observed annually on the last Monday in May. The purpose is to honor the nation’s military personnel killed in wartime. The holiday was called Decoration Day at first, because people decorated soldiers’ graves with flowers and flags on that day. Today it is ...read more

  • Tomorrow Is Memorial Day, A Time For Remembering ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 5,831 views

    Tomorrow is Memorial Day, a time for remembering people who were important in our lives. Since 1971 Memorial Day has been observed annually on the last Monday in May. The purpose is to honor the nation’s military personnel killed in wartime. The holiday was called Decoration Day at first, because ...read more

  • U.s. News Teamed Up With The Internet Site ...

    Contributed by Jim Heckman on Mar 7, 2008
     | 1,929 views

    U.S. News teamed up with the Internet site Beliefnet on a survey to learn more about why, how, where, and when people pray. Here is a summary of the more than 5,600 responses to the survey. 75.6 percent of those who responded are Christian. 64 percent say that they pray more than once a day. ...read more

  • In 1629, When The Favorite Wife Of Indian Ruler ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,239 views

    In 1629, when the favorite wife of Indian ruler Shah Jahan died, he ordered that a magnificent tomb be built as a memorial to her. The shah placed his wife’s casket in the middle of a parcel of land, and construction of the temple literally began around it. But several years into the venture, the ...read more

  • Father More Anxious To Find Boy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 2,594 views

    FATHER MORE ANXIOUS TO FIND BOY One Sunday night D. L. Moody preached in a big circus tent near the Columbian Exposition in Chicago from the text, "The Son of man is come to seek and to save the lost." After he had finished, a little boy was brought to the platform by an officer who had found the ...read more

  • A. Entirely ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 15, 2008
     | 2,095 views

    a. Entirely sanctified This idea was hugely important for the early Church of God reformers. They believed that this was one of the primary beliefs that made them as Church of God people distinctive. They believed and called people to be entirely sanctified meaning that God would sanctify his ...read more

  • Remember The Mission

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,729 views

    REMEMBER THE MISSION In 1629, when the favorite wife of Indian ruler Shah Jahan died, he ordered that a magnificent tomb be built as a memorial to her. The shah placed his wife's casket in the middle of a parcel of land, and construction of the temple literally began around it. But several years ...read more

  • Father More Anxious To Find Boy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 1,822 views

    Father More Anxious To Find Boy One Sunday night D. L. Moody preached in a big circus tent near the Columbian Exposition in Chicago from the text, "The Son of man is come to seek and to save the lost." After he had finished, a little boy was brought to the platform by an officer who had found the ...read more

  • Father More Anxious To Find Boy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
     | 1,508 views

    Father More Anxious To Find Boy One Sunday night D. L. Moody preached in a big circus tent near the Columbian Exposition in Chicago from the text, "The Son of man is come to seek and to save the lost." After he had finished, a little boy was brought to the platform by an officer who had found the ...read more

  • Hardships Further His Kingdom  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 6, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,362 views

    HARDSHIPS FURTHER HIS KINGDOM Bill Hybels' The Power of a Whisper (p.110-111): "Don't ever buy into the idea that everything God prompts His followers to do will be uncomplicated or low-cost. Sometimes God asks His children to carry heavy loads, as He did with the apostle Paul. But even--and ...read more

  • Confined Christians

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012
     | 3,075 views

    CONFINED CHRISTIANS I met a young man not long ago who dives for exotic fish for aquariums. He told me that one of the most popular aquarium fish is the shark. He explained that if you catch a small shark and confine it, it will stay a size proportionate to the aquarium you put it in. Sharks can ...read more

  • When The First Ice Cream Cone Was Born

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 12, 2019
     | 4,018 views

    A lot gets accomplished when people work together. In the summer of 1904, at the World’s Fair in St. Louis, it was hot and people were searching for something to help cool them off. A vendor named Arnold had just what they were looking for……something called ice cream. People lined up for what ...read more