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  • I Was Hungry

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 9, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,150 views

    Charles Allen has a satirical comment on bearing one another's burdens: "I was hungry, and you formed a humanities club and discussed my hunger. I was imprisoned, and you crept off quietly to your chapel in the cellar and prayed for my release. I was naked, and in your mind you ...read more

  • Across The Street From The Bombed Out Federal ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dean Kennedy on Nov 25, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 2,532 views

    Across the street from the bombed out Federal Building in Oklahoma City, where 168 people died needlessly and senselessly, there stands a memorial. At the heart of that memorial is a nine foot statue of Jesus. But this statue is not one of a stony Jesus with arms out wide like you may have seen in ...read more

  • Sheltered

    Contributed by Roger Roark on May 19, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,377 views

    When I was a child, I was afraid of the dark. I would go get in bed with my dad, and he would tell me a story, and I knew everything was okay. As long as I was with him, I knew nothing would harm me. That is the way our heavenly Father wants us to feal about Him. He wants us to know that He is ...read more

  • In The Days Of The Roman Emperor Nero, There ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In the days of the Roman Emperor Nero, there lived and served him a band of soldiers known as the "Emperor’s Wrestlers." Fine, stalwart men they were, picked from the best and the bravest of the land, recruited from the great athletes of the Roman amphitheater. In the great amphitheater they ...read more

  • Admiral Grau  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 2,159 views

    ADMIRAL GRAU At all the military reviews in Peru there have a custom by which they pay honor to Admiral Grau, Peru’s noblest naval hero, killed in battle off the coast of Chile. Always at roll-call, Admiral Grau’s is the first name called. An orderly steps forward and pointing upward answers, ...read more

  • As A Way Of Acknowledging The All-Star Forward's ...

    Contributed by Jerry Hillyer Ii on May 23, 2008
     | 2,171 views

    As a way of acknowledging the All-Star forward’s impact, Nike has hung a billboard of James on the side of a building near Quicken Loans Arena, home of the Cavaliers that is 110 feet high and 212 feet wide. On the massive mesh banner, James soars toward an unseen basket with his right arm extended ...read more

  • The Heart

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jun 24, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,947 views

    THE HEART We say "I give you my heart..." Maybe we should say, "God, give me Your heart." Let my heart beat with the heartbeat of God...Let my heart be broken by what breaks his heart..." God is chasing you...will you come to Him? You need a heart transplant - He ...read more

  • It Seems A Little Guy Was Attending Church With ...

    Contributed by Ricki Lee Brooks on May 4, 2010
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    It seems a little guy was attending church with his family when a flash of insight concerning prayer and conflict resolution suddenly came over him. Here’s how the storyteller related the incident: "We watched an especially verbal and boisterous child being hurried out, slung under his irate ...read more

  • You Are Grounded!!!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 15, 2022
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    THE PRODIGAL SON'S RETURN... We were sitting in Church a few weeks ago while the minister delivered a sermon based on the timeless story of the prodigal son. When he got to the point where the father sees his son returning and races out to meet him, the minister said loudly and with ...read more

  • God's ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    “God’s Protection” “Intercession for Our Armed Forces” Psalm 33:16-18 says “No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save. But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear ...read more

  • The Reason For Evangelism

    Contributed by John Bright on May 15, 2025
     | 483 views

    The Reason for Evangelism The “WHY” might be the most important missing part for choosing to not share a personal testimony and the Good News with other folks. I recently read the book, “Five Little Words to Change a Life,” by Nick and Rozanne Savoca (2022). Nick shares an experience that uses a ...read more

  • The Prince Of Peace And The Pauper

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Feb 2, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,507 views

    THE PRINCE OF PEACE AND THE PAUPER It may be a poor example, but I draw from Mark Twain's classic "The Prince and The Pauper." Ten-year-old Prince Edward, spoiled and bored, finds a pauper boy, Tom Conti, who is his precise double in appearance. The two trade places on a lark, but the Prince ...read more

  • Several Years Ago At A Promise Keepers ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 3, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,645 views

    Several years ago at a Promise Keepers conference, Dennis Rainey placed animal traps on stage. They were big ones too. Bear traps and even an African safari large animal trap that took two men to open. There were a dozen or so traps, and he set or opened them all. Then Dennis Rainey had a father ...read more

  • My Favorite Bible Teacher, Steve Brown, Really ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Aug 30, 2001
    based on 81 ratings
     | 3,091 views

    My favorite Bible teacher, Steve Brown, really understands the problem of "Prosperity Theology," the belief that God wants us to be wealthy, healthy and happy all the time. He says, "I just can’t see how things could be so good for the followers of a religion [speaking of Christianity] whose ...read more

  • A Little Boy Was In A Relative's Wedding. As He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Edwin Amundson on Jul 26, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,831 views

    A little boy was in a relative’s wedding. As he was coming down the aisle he would take two steps, stop, and turn to the crowd alternating between the bride’s side and the groom’s side. While facing the crowd, he would put his hands up like claws and roar...so it went, step, step, ROAR, step, ...read more

  • Branded  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,150 views

    BRANDED Phillip Keller wrote in his book “A Shepherd Looks at the 23rd Psalm,” about buying his first thirty sheep. He wrote: “Each shepherd has his own distinctive earmark which he cuts into one of the ears of his sheep. In this way, even at a distance, it is easy to determine to whom the sheep ...read more

  • A Little Boy Was In A Relative's Wedding. As He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Aaron Burgess on Oct 14, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
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    A little boy was in a relative’s wedding. As he was coming down the aisle he would take two steps, stop, and turn to the crowd (alternating between bride’s side and groom’s side). While facing the crowd, he would put his hands up like claws and growl. So it went, step, step, GROWL, step, step, ...read more

  • 17 Words  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 17, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,451 views

    17 WORDS According to the Atlanta Journal "The Ten Commandments contain 297 words. The Bill of Rights is stated in 463 words. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address contains 266 words. A recent federal directive to regulate the price of cabbage contains 26,911 words." In the Greek, John 1:1 contains 17 ...read more

  • Paul Duncan Was An Accountant For A Large ...  PRO

    Contributed by Nick Scarpa on May 28, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,818 views

    Paul Duncan was an Accountant for a large manufacturing firm in Lansing Michigan. When it came to numbers he was the best! But when it came to pain he was a wimp. Paul hated pain of any type. A common cold would set him back for a week. He couldn’t work or do anything. In 1997 he was diagnosed ...read more

  • There Was A "One-Hour Dry Cleaners," On The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,161 views

    There was a "One-Hour Dry Cleaners," on the other side of town, so a man drove out of his way to drop off a suit. After filling out the tag, he told the clerk, "I need this in an hour." She said, "I can’t get this back to you until Thursday." "I thought you did dry cleaning in an hour?" "No," she ...read more