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  • Fire Of Discipleship

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 26, 2011
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    FIRE OF DISCIPLESHIP I love to make a campfire. Many years ago I remember going on a fishing trip in the mountains of Arizona. There were about 10 men from our church and it was a great time of fellowship. It was my duty to get the fire going. Well get it going I did. I had it so hot in that cabin ...read more

  • The Little Dog Who Was Kicked Out Of School

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 14, 2014
     | 4,229 views

    A dog followed his owner to school. His owner was a fourth grader at a public elementary school. However, when the bell rang, the dog slipped inside the building and made it all the way to the child's classroom before a teacher noticed and shooed him outside, closing the door behind him. The ...read more

  • Singing In A Storm

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 3, 2021
     | 3,049 views

    LET US STUDY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SINGING SONG BIRD: THE THRUSH SPARROW. The THRUSH SPARROW SINGS MANY BEAUTIFUL SONGS. There is one song the Thrush sings that is amazing. THE ONLY TIME THE THRUSH SPARROW IS KNOWN TO SING HER MOST BEAUTIFUL SONG IS WHEN IT IS IN A TERRIBLE, DANGEROUS STORM OR WHEN IT ...read more

  • Confess?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 20, 2024
     | 1,103 views

    Three preachers were in a boat fishing. The one preacher said: THE BIBLE SAYS CONFESS YOUR FAULTS ONE TO ANOTHER. So the one brother confessed that he loved dirty books and movies. The next preacher said: I am a dram drinker, I love to drink beer and alcohol. The first preacher said: I have to ...read more

  • God Knows Our Needs And We Can Simply Trust Him ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007
     | 1,872 views

    God knows our needs and we can simply TRUST Him to take care of all our needs, day by day. I thought of an example that happened a couple of weeks ago after a Bible Study Group that met at our house. George and Jeni, one of our young couples, were ready to go and Jeni realized she didn¡¦t ...read more

  • It's As If God Says To A Rebellious Mankind, "Ha! ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
     | 3,688 views

    It’s as if God says to a rebellious mankind, "Ha! Rebel against me all you want. No matter what you do, what I’ve determined will come to pass will come to pass! Look! It’s as good as done. I have installed my King on Zion, my holy hill" A man once met Horace Greely, the famous newspaper editor, ...read more

  • He Died For Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,646 views

    HE DIED FOR ME During the U.S. Civil War, conscription was not absolute. The drafted man could always hire a substitute if he could afford it. Starting in 1862, the U.S. government allowed this escape from military service on the theory that, so long as each name drawn from the wheel produced a ...read more

  • Christmas Celebrations Around The World  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 28, 2009
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    CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD As Americans, we pride ourselves in "doing Christmas up right." Tons of gifts, big holiday feasts, huge trees, Lights on the houses. USA! Here are some of the other ways people prepare for the celebration of Christmas. * In Italy they have no Christmas ...read more

  • Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jan 24, 2009
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    COME THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING Robert Robinson was just a small boy when his dad died, and this meant that he had to go to work while still very young. Without a father to guide him, he fell in with bad crowd of friends. One day, his gang harassed a drunken gypsy. Pouring more whiskey into ...read more

  • That's Just Denny.

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009
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     | 1,976 views

    "THAT'S JUST DENNY." John Ortberg tells of a man in a church he once pastored whom he called Denny. Denny was not a happy man. He had attended church his whole life, but he had never been happy. Even the expression on his face was perpetually negative - so much so that one day a deacon asked him, ...read more

  • A Beginners Guide To Giving Thanks

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Nov 21, 2023
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    You would think giving thanks would come easily and naturally but, for me and I suppose others, it often times doesn’t. So, with the season of Thanksgiving upon us I thought I’d write this little guide for my benefit and hopefully for yours. Give thanks for the good things This is the easy one. ...read more

  • Approaching Storm  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Hanchett on Jan 15, 2001
    based on 145 ratings
     | 11,688 views

    APPROACHING STORM "Isaac’s Storm" is a very interesting book about the hurricane that wiped out Galveston in 1900. One of the main plot lines of the book is about how everyone was convinced that a hurricane could never strike Galveston, even as one approached. The author vividly describes how ...read more

  • There Was A Small Boy In Sunday School And The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2007
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     | 3,324 views

    There was a small boy in Sunday School and the teacher told them that next Sunday was "bring a friend day." So the next Sunday this little one brought his little friend. All the kids were participating in the "old" activity where you put your hands together and interlock your fingers and build the ...read more

  • Christ Died In My Place

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,274 views

    Christ died IN MY PLACE. During the U.S. Civil War, a farmer named Blake was drafted as a soldier. He was deeply troubled about leaving his family because his wife had died and there would be no one to support and take care of his children in his absence. The day before he was to leave for the ...read more

  • In One Of The Churches I Served After Seminary, ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 12, 2008
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    In one of the churches I served after seminary, Granny Parker summed up what I sense is God’s way of helping us along in the church. Granny is home with Jesus now. In this world she wasn’t very impressive; she only completed about 5th grade in school. But she had a heart for God and a PhD when ...read more

  • Demon-Possessed Man

    Contributed by Daryl Grimes on Sep 25, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,279 views

    DEMON-POSSESSED MAN People had written him off a long time ago. He was just a crazy lunatic that no one wanted anything to do with. They kept their children away, they kept their wives away and they kept themselves away. He lived like a pig, his body odor was almost unbearable and to make matters ...read more

  • Changing Our Lives Due To The Harshness Of This ...

    Contributed by Michael Hahn on Apr 14, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,645 views

    Changing our lives due to the harshness of this world - Coming or going: leaving or staying? Which one will we be happy doing? The psalmist wrote: "Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour ...read more

  • Don't Blame The Judge

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 11, 2014
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     | 5,467 views

    God has done everything He possibly can to keep you out of Hell and still leave you as a person with free will. Now some Christians argue otherwise that it is in fact God who sends people to hell. Peculiar Pilgrim blog writes, "No one would choose to go into hell ... Not one person would decide to ...read more

  • Eduardo Escobar's Blessed Bats

    Contributed by Matt Neace on Jun 13, 2018
     | 2,182 views

    In 2017, Minnesota Twins All-Star third baseman Miguel Sano when down with a stress reaction to his shin. So Eduardo Escobar filled in at third. He proceeded to belt 10 of his career-high 21 home runs as a fill-in starter. Speaking of the home runs, Escobar told the Star Tribune, "The 20 home ...read more

  • Kidnapped

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Aug 8, 2022
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     | 1,745 views

    It was December 5 - and I was turning 50 years old. My wife and I went out for dinner with some close friends. During dinner I was informed that we were staying at a hotel by the airport tonight because we had to catch a flight in the morning. Surprise! Happy birthday! Fred, we are taking you on ...read more