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  • I Read This Story In A Max Lucado Book. He ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 1, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,753 views

    I read this story in a Max Lucado book. He called it “Groceries and Grace.” Apparently a middle aged man had gone to the Grocery Store to pickup some bread and cheese. After he found the items he got in line at the check out and he noticed that a lady with a full buggy pulled in behind him. When he ...read more

  • The People There Were A Labor Of Love For Paul, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,039 views

    The people there were a labor of love for Paul, and now, it looked like things might fall apart because of some insignificant argument or offense. Have you ever been there? You’ve put your heart and soul into some project or person, and something so small that it goes unnoticed or ignored gets in ...read more

  • Hile Parachuting Of Any Kind Is Risky, The ...

    Contributed by Bruce Ritter on Feb 2, 2008
     | 1,722 views

    hile parachuting of any kind is risky, the incoming fire of a fortified enemy, raises the danger profile for any special forces mission seeking to get behind enemy lines. Not only does a paratrooper become an easy target, but the sound of the aircraft would also alert the enemy. HALO stands for ...read more

  • Two Little Boys Were The Best Of Friends. As They ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 16, 2008
    based on 18 ratings
     | 1,756 views

    Two little boys were the best of friends. As they grew up, their friendship only deepened. One became a preacher and the other a priest. And they would meet each week for coffee at the local Starbucks, no matter what else might be happening. After one such meeting, they shook hands and started to ...read more

  • The Student Of A Great Philosopher Entered The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 22, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 4,211 views

    The student of a great philosopher entered the house of ill-repute. The teacher came to the door and asked him to come out. The student refused because he was ashamed. The teacher replied, "There is no shame in leaving the house of ill-repute, but there is great shame in staying." We ...read more

  • Nearly 75% Of All Americans Drink At Least ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 18, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,309 views

    Nearly 75% of all Americans drink at least occasionally 13 million people in America have alcohol problems 7 million people in this country are in some form of alcoholism 50% of fatal car crashes involve drunkenness 64% or murders are associated with alcohol 1 out of every 10 “social drinkers” ...read more

  • In Chile, I Remember, One Man Heading For The ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 31, 2006
     | 1,070 views

    In Chile, I remember, one man heading for the platform was stopped by a worker. He said he was god and how could we keep him off the platform. When he saw the policeman coming he took off. The next day in the newspaper there was a photo of him behind bars. The caption said something like god was ...read more

  • Infolust Consumers Are Lusting After Detailed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
     | 1,831 views

    INFOLUST Consumers are lusting after detailed information on where to get the best of the best, the cheapest of the cheapest, the first of the first, the healthiest of the healthiest, the coolest of the coolest, or on how to become the smartest of the smartest. The driving force behind INFOLUST is ...read more

  • Infolust Consumers Are Lusting After Detailed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 2,006 views

    INFOLUST Consumers are lusting after detailed information on where to get the best of the best, the cheapest of the cheapest, the first of the first, the healthiest of the healthiest, the coolest of the coolest, or on how to become the smartest of the smartest. The driving force behind INFOLUST is ...read more

  • When My Children Were Young, They Enjoyed ...

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Apr 2, 2007
     | 986 views

    When my children were young, they enjoyed watching “The Lion King.” (I’m sure I enjoyed it as much as they did). I seem to recall a scene in which the evil hyenas were challenging or threatening Simba, the young lion. He stood his ground and they laughed at his pathetic attempt to roar. But ...read more

  • Story: I Heard A Story About A Missionary Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,627 views

    Story: I heard a story about a missionary who was trying to stir up interest to get people to go to a foreign country to preach the gospel. At the end of the service a woman, dragging a little boy behind her, told the missionary, "I just feel like God is calling me to be a missionary." "He is, ...read more

  • Boy And Baseball Bat

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,273 views

    Boy & Baseball Bat A Man approached a little league baseball game one afternoon. He asked a boy in the dugout what the score was. The boy responded, “Eighteen to nothing—we’re behind.” “Boy,” said the spectator, “I’ll bet you’re discouraged.” “Why should I be discouraged?” replied the little boy. ...read more

  • In The Twisted Wreckage Of A Metrolink Train ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 8, 2010
     | 2,488 views

    In the twisted wreckage of a Metrolink train crash, firefighters from Los Angeles Fire Station 27 found a message that brought tears to their eyes. A survivor of the crash, thinking he was dying, had used his own blood to write on the seat in front of him that he loved his wife and kids. Normally, ...read more

  • Paul And Silas Prison - Chains Of Praise

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Aug 26, 2024
     | 789 views

    Paul and Silas in Prison I wonder what it was like in the prison cell. Chained up hands and feet. Behind bars. Waiting on God. Maybe for a moment there was silence. Processing. Maybe wondering whether or not they were going to be the next martyrs. Then Silas shuffles and the chains rattle. Paul ...read more

  • Back In The 1880's Nietzsche Declared That "God ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 120 ratings
     | 2,117 views

    Back in the 1880’s Nietzsche declared that "God is dead," and before the turn of the Twentieth Century, Shaw and Wells chimed in saying the 20th Century would mark the end of the world’s "religious phase." Yet, today a church now meets in Russia’s Museum of Religion and Atheism-the former center ...read more

  • Top 5 Signs Your Church Is Too Contemporary  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Nov 1, 2001
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,476 views

    TOP 5 SIGNS YOUR CHURCH IS TOO CONTEMPORARY: 5. At the annual meeting, you play Survivor to elect new leaders 4. When asked what church things begin with "J", the youth in church shout "Java" before "Jesus" 3. When asked, "Who wrote the Bible?" most members say "Eugene Peterson" 2. To be ...read more

  • Prepared To Wait  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Dec 1, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,504 views

    PREPARED TO WAIT Ed Watt was visiting a local department store with his wife, and they had just purchased a piece of luggage and a cooler. As Ed browsed in the shoe depart-ment waiting for his wife to finish the rest of her shopping, a clerk asked if he could be of assistance. “No, thank you," ...read more

  • Christ With Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 7, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,925 views

    CHRIST WITH ME Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of every man who ...read more

  • A Couple Was Driving Home On Their 25th Wedding ...  PRO

    Contributed by Adam Deibert on May 7, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,843 views

    A couple was driving home on their 25th wedding anniversary after a celebration at a fine restaurant. The wife was sitting over against the door on the passenger side. Her husband was behind the wheel. And she began to lament: “Oh, honey, remember when we were so close? I mean, I remember when we ...read more

  • A Christian Couple Was Ministering To Believers ...

    Contributed by George Rhodes on Apr 19, 2006
     | 2,245 views

    A Christian couple was ministering to believers in Eastern Europe, behind the Iron Curtain. The couple had brought in Christian literature, blankets, and other necessary items. At the church gathering, the couple assured the believers that Christians in America were praying for believers in Eastern ...read more