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  • When The Emperor Valens Threatened Eusebius ...

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 22, 2006
     | 2,344 views

    When the Emperor Valens threatened Eusebius with the confiscation of all his goods, torture, banishment, or even death, the courageous Christian replied, “He needs not fear confiscation, who has nothing to lose; nor banishment, to whom heaven is his country; nor torments, when his body can be ...read more

  • In His Book, None Of These Diseases, Dr. S.i. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2001
    based on 139 ratings
     | 2,115 views

    In his book, None of These Diseases, Dr. S.I. McMillen says, "Medical science recognizes that emotions such as fear, sorrow, envy, resentment and hatred are responsible for the majority of our sicknesses. Estimates vary from 60 to 100 percents." One patient was told by his ...read more

  • What God Has ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 20, 2009
     | 1,627 views

    What God Has Promised God hath not promised Skies always blue Flower-strewn pathways All our lives through. God hath not promised Sun without rain Joy without sorrow Peace without pain. But God hath promise Strength for the day Rest for the labor Light for the way; ...read more

  • Jesus Understands Us

    Contributed by John Bright on Apr 17, 2025
     | 88 views

    If Jesus, "has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows,” then He understands what we are going through. Jesus understands our times of weakness. Jesus understands our times of fear. Jesus understands our times of worry. Jesus understands our times of doubt. Jesus understands our ...read more

  • We Need Christ In Good Times And Bad

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2011
     | 2,457 views

    WE NEED CHRIST IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD Presbyterian minister of the 19th century, J. R. Miller, once wrote that "We need Christ just as much in our bright, prosperous, exalted hours as in the days of darkness, adversity, and depression. We are quite in danger of thinking that religion is only for ...read more

  • Mother Teresa Once Said, "Joy Is Prayer - Joy Is ...

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 6, 2012
     | 4,425 views

    Mother Teresa once said, "Joy is prayer - Joy is strength - Joy is love - Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. ...She gives most who gives with joy. The best way to show our gratitude to God and the people is to accept everything with joy. A joyful heart is the inevitable result of a ...read more

  • The Impossible Dream — Joe Darion  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 13, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,759 views

    The Impossible Dream -- Joe Darion To dream the impossible dream, To fight the unbeatable foe, To bear with unbearable sorrow, To run where the brave dare not go. To reach the unreachable star! This is my quest, To follow that star, No matter who hopeless, No matter how far; To fight for the ...read more

  • Samuel Chadwick -- There Is No Power Like That ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 15, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,353 views

    Samuel Chadwick -- There is no power like that of prevailing prayer—of Abraham pleading for Sodom, Jacob wrestling in the stillness of the night, Moses standing in the breach, Hannah intoxicated with sorrow, David heartbroken with remorse and grief, Jesus in sweat of blood. Add to this list form ...read more

  • Samuel Chadwick -- There Is No Power Like That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 15, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,571 views

    Samuel Chadwick -- There is no power like that of prevailing prayer—of Abraham pleading for Sodom, Jacob wrestling in the stillness of the night, Moses standing in the breach, Hannah intoxicated with sorrow, David heartbroken with remorse and grief, Jesus in the sweat of blood. Add to this list ...read more

  • Once During Queen Victoria's Reign, She Heard ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
     | 1,974 views

    Once during Queen Victoria’s reign, she heard that the wife of a common laborer had lost her baby. Having experienced deep sorrow herself, she felt moved to express her sympathy. So she called on the bereaved woman one day and spent some time with her. After she left, the neighbors asked what the ...read more

  • The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe" The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Waite on Nov 25, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,690 views

    “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” the citizens of Narnia have lived under what seems to be an endless winter in discouragement and fear. However, there are rumors, coupled with hopes that “Aslan is on the move” and when He arrives He will right all wrongs. ("Wrong will be right,/When Aslan ...read more

  • It All Depends

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006
     | 2,319 views

    It all depends on where you are, It all depends on when you are, It all depends on what you feel, It all depends on how you feel. It all depends on how you’re raised, It all depends on what is praised, What’s right today is wrong tomorrow, Joy in France, in England sorrow. It all depends on point ...read more

  • I Like To Watch The Old Westerns On Tv. The ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Dec 15, 2007
     | 1,533 views

    I like to watch the old westerns on TV. The battle usually centered on the cowboys and Indians. We would even go out a play cowboys and Indians after school or on Saturday after watching an episode on TV. One thing that was in every movie was the rescue. The cowboys would be surrounded by ...read more

  • King Becomes A Peasant

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2009
     | 5,618 views

    KING BECOMES A PEASANT King James V of Scotland would on occasion lay aside the royal robe of king and dress as a peasant. In disguise, he could move freely about the land, making friends and entering into their difficulties, appreciating their handicaps, sympathizing with them in their sorrow. ...read more

  • Defeated...

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,949 views

    DEFEATED... On June 15, 1815, as Napoleon came against England in the Battle of Waterloo, reports came back from the front lines... The last message before the fog rolled in: "Wellington Defeated." Later that day, their sorrow of defeat was transformed into the joy of victory when then were able ...read more

  • That Great Getting' Up Morning...

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Oct 30, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 247 views

    And now O Lord – When I’ve done drunk my last cup of sorrow— When I’ve been called everything but a child of God— When I’ve done travelling up the rough side of the mountain— O – Mary’s baby— When I start down the steep and slippery steps of death— When this old world begins to rock beneath my ...read more

  • And He Was Changed  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 11, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,259 views

    AND HE WAS CHANGED In 1918, a notorious criminal named Tokichi Ichii was sentenced to hang. While in prison in Tokyo, he was sent a New Testament by two missionaries, Miss West and Miss McDonald. After a visit from Miss West, he began to read the story of Jesus’ and crucifixion. When he reached ...read more

  • Standing Before Holiness  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 2,926 views

    STANDING BEFORE HOLINESS "True repentance is when by the convicting power of God’s Holy Spirit, the sinner finally has a sense of revulsion and Godly sorrow for the condition of sin in his or her heart, and comes, empty-handed and un-defensive, without pretension or ceremony, in the most personal ...read more

  • Poem: Praise The Lord  PRO

    Contributed by Billy Kryger on Nov 11, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,180 views

    Poem: Praise The Lord Praise Him when the sun is shining, When the winds of trouble blow, When you see no silver lining, On the clouds that hand so low. Praise illumines clouds of sorrow, Turns the gray skies into gold, Giving promise of a ‘morrow Bright with blessings manifold. Praise Him when ...read more

  • In England There Was A Bartender. Every Day ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Dec 13, 2004
     | 2,592 views

    In England there was a bartender. Every day people would come in to his bar and pour out their hearts to him. They would share their innermost sorrows with him. He would watch as they would drown their problems in a bottle of booze. One day he happened to hear the gospel message. He invited Jesus ...read more