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  • Here I Speak Of A Special Type Of Giving, The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Makari on Jan 17, 2001
    based on 107 ratings
     | 5,428 views

    Here I speak of a special type of giving, the giving of our total selves first to God. It is the giving of body, soul and spirit for God’s use that we may achieve, for ourselves and for others, the higher ends of God. This is not, as you can see, charity giving. This is dedication giving. It is ...read more

  • In A Charles Schulz Peanuts Comic Strip Charlie ...  PRO

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Feb 28, 2001
    based on 108 ratings
     | 2,415 views

    In a Charles Schulz Peanuts comic strip Charlie Brown was playing catch with Lucy to prepare their old hapless losing team for the new baseball season. Charlie Brown proceeded to throw a high ball across the field to her. Lucy was ready for the ball to fly into her mitt. She lifted her head up to ...read more

  • Dr. Richard Swenson Wrote A Book A Few Years Ago ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,327 views

    Dr. Richard Swenson wrote a book a few years ago that really challenges our normal way of life. The book is called Margin. He writes, "Margin is the amount allowed beyond that which is needed. It is something held in reserve for contingencies or unanticipated situations. Margin is the gap between ...read more

  • A Turtle Family Went On A Picnic. They Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Searles on May 4, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 5,160 views

    A turtle family went on a picnic. They had prepared seven years for their outing. The family left home, searching for a suitable place. During the second year of their journey, they found it. For about six months they cleared the area, unpacked the picnic basket, and completed the arrangement. ...read more

  • A Young Man Applied For A Job As A Farm Hand. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Nov 4, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,224 views

    A young man applied for a job as a farm hand. When asked for his qualifications, he said, "I can sleep when the wind blows." This puzzled the farmer, but he took a liking to the young man and hired him. A few days later, the farmer and his wife were awakened in the night by a violent storm. ...read more

  • I Was Driving A Group Of Teenagers To A Concert ...

    Contributed by Danny Ferguson on May 27, 2003
     | 2,136 views

    I was driving a group of teenagers to a concert last weekend and while we were all talking one of them turned to me and said, “Did you know that there is an actual atheist in the class below me? Can you believe that?” It sounded like she was talking about a Bigfoot sighting. I said, “You don’t ...read more

  • Most Remarkable Are The Ndes [near Death ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2005
     | 1,372 views

    Most remarkable are the NDEs [Near Death Experiences] of little children. Diane Komp, an oncologist and professor of pediatrics at Yale University, did not start her adult life as a believer. “When I was in medical school,” she told Life magazine, “I was hanging out somewhere on that nebulous ...read more

  • When I Moved To The U.s. I Was Impressed With The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,268 views

    When I moved to the U.S. I was impressed with the number of total strangers who visited my home to wish me well...they all sold insurance! One day my visitor was talking about the necessity to be prudent in the preparation for all possibilities. “If something should happen to you, Mr. Briscoe—” he ...read more

  • The Master Is There; That's Enough

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,868 views

    THE MASTER IS THERE; THAT'S ENOUGH A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, "Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side." Very quietly, the doctor said, "I don't know." "You don't know? You, a Christian man, do not know ...read more

  • Psalm 47 And Rosh Hashanah

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 20, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,641 views

    PSALM 47 AND ROSH HASHANAH When a brand new believer in 1974, my friend loaned his LP Album by Messianic Jewish group "Lamb." When I married Marylu in 1980, I married into Lamb albums. One of the songs was titled, "Clap Your Hands, All Ye People," and was a paraphrase of Psalm 47. Preparing this ...read more

  • Send Us Some Eternity

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Nov 30, 2010
     | 1,733 views

    SEND US SOME ETERNITY An English postal worker was in charge of letters inadequately addressed. One Christmas season he discovered a card from his own daughter to Santa. It said, "We're very sad at our house this year. My little brother went to heaven last week. You needn't leave me anything. But ...read more

  • Stalin: Like Steel Toward God

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 6, 2011
     | 4,001 views

    STALIN: LIKE STEEL TOWARD GOD According to Svetlana Stalin, as her father, Joseph Stalin lay dying, he was plagued with terrifying hallucinations. He suddenly sat halfway up in bed, clenched his fist toward the heavens once more, fell back upon his pillow, and was dead. The incredible irony of ...read more

  • Skydiving Sacrifice

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
     | 5,747 views

    SKYDIVING SACRIFICE The strength of sacrifice; in May 2002 Robert Bonadies and his fellow instructor Jim Olko were preparing to skydive, along with a novice - Cindy Hyland, in Connecticut. The jump was to be from 12000 ft, falling at 120 mph, which would take just 68 seconds with no parachute. ...read more

  • Five Facts About Valleys

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 17, 2017
     | 8,089 views

    God designs valleys for His sheep to grow and sometimes He has to "make us lie down" there to teach us how to trust Him. Here are 5 facts about valleys we need to remember: 1. Valleys are INEVITABLE. Jesus promised valleys would come in this world (John 16:33). 2. Valleys are UNPREDICTABLE. ...read more

  • When Evangelist D. L. Moody Was Conducting ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,829 views

    When evangelist D. L. Moody was conducting evangelistic meetings, he frequently faced hecklers who strongly disagreed with him. In the final service of one campaign, an usher handed the famous preacher a note as he entered the auditorium. It was actually from an atheist who had been giving Mr. ...read more

  • In A Charles Schulz' Peanuts Comic Strip Charlie ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,376 views

    In a Charles Schulz’ Peanuts comic strip Charlie Brown was playing catch with Lucy to prepare their old hapless losing team for the new baseball season. Charlie Brown proceeded to throw a high ball across the field to her. Lucy was ready for the ball to fly into her mitt. She lifted her head up to ...read more

  • In His Book, A Turtle On The Fencepost, Allen C. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,135 views

    In his book, A Turtle on the Fencepost, Allen C. Emery tells of a night he spent on the Texas plains with a shepherd who was keeping two thousand sheep. The shepherd prepared a bonfire for cooking supper and providing warmth. The sheep dogs lay down near the fire as the stars filled the ...read more

  • Poem  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 4, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,366 views

    POEM Jesus! whose blood so freely stream’d To satisfy the law’s demand; By Thee from guilt and wrath redeem’d, Before the Father’s face I stand. To reconcile offending man, Make Justice drop her angry rod; What creature could have form’d the plan, Or who fulfill it but a God? No drop remains of all ...read more

  • Sure Is Hot Down Here  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 3, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,547 views

    We have many jokes about the subject of hell. Consider the supposed story of the Illinois man who left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day. When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his ...read more

  • We Are Christ Ambassadors

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Feb 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,098 views

    “We are Christ ambassador’s…. By Pastor Donny Granberry Ambassador – (Webster’s) a diplomatic agent of the highest rank accredited to a foreign government or sovereign as the resident representative of his or her own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic ...read more