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  • I've Heard A Story Once Of A Little Boy Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Gardner on Jan 4, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,715 views

    I’ve heard a story once of a little boy who brought his broken toy to the altar one Sunday morning. He asked God to fix it for him. God said He would fix the toy. No problem. So the kid became real excited that God was going to fix it, and he got up with his toy and went home. Every morning of that ...read more

  • God Give Me Finished Wood? I Need Finished Wood ...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 29, 2005
     | 2,340 views

    GOD GIVE ME FINISHED WOOD? I NEED FINISHED WOOD NOW! Several years ago I had a dream. In my dream I felt the need to build for God. The need was so real, I had to build. I began my job my praying. I started asking God for two by fours. God I need lumber to accomplish Your plan, finished ...read more

  • The Law Has A Purpose. In The Case Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Oct 26, 2000
    based on 99 ratings
     | 3,753 views

    The law has a purpose. In the case of Cain’s wife, there was no need for this law at the beginning. There are over 130,000 genes that we inherit from our parents (Explain genes to the ancient world). Genes are formed in pairs. At the moment of conception, we inherit one gene of each pair from each ...read more

  • This Story Never Held Much Attraction For Me ...  PRO

    Contributed by Howard Tyas on Jan 7, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,672 views

    This story never held much attraction for me until I saw it recreated a number of years ago on a television mini-series entitled, “Jesus of Nazareth.” The whole series, I thought, was a particularly authentic portrayal of the life of Jesus, but seeing the account of the slaughter of the innocents ...read more

  • Charles M. Sheldon Wrote What Has Become A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,657 views

    Charles M. Sheldon wrote what has become a “classic” novel in 1896 called In His Steps. In short, the book told of a preacher who challenged the congregation where he preached to commit to a year of total submission of walking in the steps of Jesus. The challenge was to pause before making any ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis On The Law Of Nature

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
     | 5,335 views

    C.S. LEWIS ON THE LAW OF NATURE "Whenever you find a man who says he does not believe in a real Right and Wrong, you will find the same man going back on this a moment later. He may break his promise to you, but if you try breaking one to him he will be complaining ‘It’s not fair’ before you can ...read more

  • Baring My Soul  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Apr 28, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,074 views

    BARING MY SOUL When we carried our son and daughter-in-law to the airport in Birmingham, as they left to go overseas, I cried. I had told myself not to cry. Get this picture. My oldest son felt led of God to spend his life serving in southeast Asia. He was about to leave. I knew that for the rest ...read more

  • We Have A Saying In Northern Ireland About ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Jun 27, 2008
     | 1,788 views

    We have a saying in Northern Ireland about someone or something that is useless: we say it is "wick". And you know when you think about that, in a lampstand a wick, though it is needed for light, does not feature large in the production of light. Of itself it's pretty useless. Of itself it cannot ...read more

  • Showing Favor

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 6,569 views

    SHOWING FAVOR In July of 2005, Angelina Jolie adopted a little Ethiopian child. While she was touring drought and disease and famine stricken Ethiopia, she got the idea that although she couldn’t do every child in Africa a favor, she could grant favor to one child. So she stepped out of her world ...read more

  • Most Of You Probably Know That The Show "Friends" ...

    Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 26, 2008
     | 1,706 views

    Most of you probably know that the show "Friends" is one of the most watched sitcoms on TV. I have watched it many times, and some of the episodes are pretty funny. But, the show is also very revealing about the way our society and also many people in the church see friendships today. If we don't ...read more

  • Charles Crabtree, Former Assistant General Sup. ...

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Oct 21, 2008
     | 1,829 views

    Charles Crabtree, former Assistant General Sup. of the Assemblies of God told this story. I met a distinguished-looking gentleman in his mid-40s, who immediately began to impress upon me how educated he was. After a few minutes of a well-rehearsed oral résumé, I must confess I was impressed. He ...read more

  • Judging By Comparison

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Nov 20, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,081 views

    JUDGING BY COMPARISON How many people in this room would like to lose 20 pounds? How many people in this room would like to be taller? Do you know someone who sees themselves as an old alley cat while others see them as a prize Persian? Can you think of someone who thinks they are a prize poodle ...read more

  • Sowing And Reaping

    Contributed by John Bright on Mar 20, 2026
     | 107 views

    I want to remind you of a basic truth of Scripture - the Law of Sowing and Reaping that we read about in Galatians 6:7: “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” I always illustrate this with the same example: if I plant an apple tree, can I expect ...read more

  • If I Didn't Love Them...  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 31, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,187 views

    "IF I DIDN'T LOVE THEM..." A man visited a home where there were five children. He was supposed to be a kind of "godfather" to them and was trying to get involved with them on their level. He asked one of the little girls about her doll collection: "Which one is your favorite?" "Promise you ...read more

  • Hell: A Doctor's Testimony  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,128 views

    HELL: A DOCTOR’S TESTIMONY Dr. Maurice Rawlings, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at the University Of Tennessee College Of Medicine, was also a devout atheist. But in 1977, while trying to resuscitate a man who had been screaming in terror, something happened that changed his thinking. He ...read more

  • In 1986 We Moved From Kalamazoo To Grand Rapids. ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2009
     | 998 views

    In 1986 we moved from Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids. Sometime later we wanted those slides and began to look for them. They were nowhere to be found. We looked in every box and closet in our house; we went back to Kalamazoo and looked in every closet in the parsonage and the church; we ran ...read more

  • Commitment Or Contentment?

    Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,373 views

    COMMITMENT OR CONTENTMENT? Four masked men came in with assault rifles screaming at the preacher and members during the worship service. They said that anyone who would deny their faith could leave safely, but the pastor had to stay and face the outcome. Silence fill the church, and finally, ...read more

  • Rest In Peace  PRO

    Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,117 views

    REST IN PEACE Six-year-old and his four-year-old sister presented their mom with a Mother’s Day present: a small, spindly house plant. While it wasn’t the finest looking specimen, they had bought it with their own money and Mom was thrilled. She hugged and kissed her children and told them ...read more

  • Just Next To Me

    Contributed by David Parks on Jun 2, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,974 views

    Just Next To Me Our preacher sure did pour it on, But he just let me be. He took the starch all out of them That sat just next to me. You should have heard the things he said; It was true as it could be; He burned the seat from under them That sat just next to me. He hit the nail square ...read more

  • Unwanted  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Oct 30, 2000
    based on 55 ratings
     | 14,690 views

    Mother Teresea “We have drugs for people with diseases like leprosy. But these drugs do not treat the main problem, the disease of being unwanted. That’s what my sisters hope to provide. The sick and poor suffer even more from rejection than ...read more