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  • 20 Billion Letters, Packages And Cards Were ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
     | 933 views

    20 billion letters, packages and cards were delivered by the U.S. Postal Service between Thanksgiving and ...read more

  • Teddy Stallard Story

    Contributed by Vera Hughes on Feb 20, 2008
     | 5,964 views

    Story: Teddy Stallard Story Teddy Stallard certainly qualified as "one of the least": disinterested in school; musty, wrinkled clothes; hair never combed; one of those kids in school with a deadpan face; an expressionless, glassy, unfocused stare. When Miss Thompson spoke to Teddy he always ...read more

  • Among The Treasures Of Our Home Are Two Quilts. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Oct 3, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,111 views

    Among the treasures of our home are two quilts. One hangs on the quilt rack in the entry hallway of our home. On one section of that quilt are many names of a particular congregation we have served. A second quilt given to us by another congregation hangs over the back of the rocker in our living ...read more

  • Suppose I Gave You An Automobile Valued At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 23, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,337 views

    Suppose I gave you an automobile valued at $50,000. I say to you, "I’ll give it to you if you just give me $1." You say, "I thought you were going to give it to me." That’s not a gift. It might be cheap, but it’s not a gift. It is the result of your payment. If I am saved by the grace of God ...read more

  • God Controls All That Happens In His World, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 12, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 2,224 views

    "God controls all that happens in His world, every meal, every pleasure, every possession, every bit of sun, every night’s sleep, every moment of health and safety, everything that sustains and enriches life, is a divine ...read more

  • The Lowest Shelf  PRO

    Contributed by James Westervelt on Mar 30, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,272 views

    THE LOWEST SHELF "I used to think, that God’s gifts were on shelves - one above another, and the taller we grow, the easier we can reach them. Now I find that God’s gifts are on shelves - one beneath ...read more

  • My Ideal Man Never Would Think About Morality. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,015 views

    "My ideal man never would think about morality. He naturally would do the kind, generous, splendid thing. While in all other departments we prefer native gifts to industry (which is also a gift of a less specialized ...read more

  • Jim Elliot And The Ecuadorian Indians

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 19, 2009
     | 4,578 views

    JIM ELLIOT AND THE ECUADORIAN INDIANS Jim Elliot was an American. He became a Christian at a young age and after university he became a missionary in Ecuador, South America. He, with a few other young missionaries wanted to reach a tribe of Indians who lived in a remote region beyond ...read more

  • The Church: A Model Home  PRO

    Contributed by Ciprian Luca on Jun 19, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
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    THE CHURCH: A MODEL HOME "Perhaps the best analogy to describe all this is that of a model home. We are God's demonstration community of the rule of Christ in the (unbelieving) city. On a tract of earth's land, purchased with the blood of Christ, Jesus the kingdom developer has begun building new ...read more

  • The Selfish King  PRO

    Contributed by James Lloyd on Dec 4, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
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    THE SELFISH KING Once upon a time there was a king who lived in a beautiful kingdom. He was happy and so were his people. They worked together to improve the kingdom and brought the king many gifts. The king, in turn, was generous to his people. People all over the world heard of this kingdom and ...read more

  • It Seems That Even The Obvious Things In Life ...  PRO

    Contributed by Travis Fitch on May 15, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,905 views

    It seems that even the obvious things in life can¡¦t be taken for granted: After a woman sued McDonalds because she wasn’t warned her coffee was hot, companies are changing their instruction manuals and product warning labels to cover themselves from liability. Listen to a few of these: On a ...read more

  • Nobody Knew He Was Gone

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jun 15, 2009
     | 2,213 views

    NOBODY KNEW HE WAS GONE The rent hadn’t been paid, so the landlord came knocking. For years, the rent was paid automatically from the tenant’s bank account. But suddenly, there were no funds available and no response from the tenant. When he didn’t come to the door, the landlord let himself in to ...read more

  • In His Book The Life Of God In The Soul Of Man, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
     | 2,577 views

    In his book The Life of God in the Soul of Man, Henry Scougal, the seventeenth-century Scottish minister, said, “God hath long contended with a stubborn world, and thrown down many a blessing upon them; and when all his other gifts could not ...read more

  • There Was Once A Christian Celebration On The ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,893 views

    There was once a Christian celebration on the west coast of Africa, when converted natives brought of their meager possessions to show their devotion to Christ, a young girl only recently saved from paganism brought a silver coin worth about eighty-five cents, and handed this to the missionary as ...read more

  • Peace Child  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,085 views

    Peace Child In 1962, missionaries named Don and Carol Richardson went to New Guinea to bring the Good News of Christ to a group of people known as the Sawi. The Sawi was a headhunting, cannibalistic tribe who used the skulls of their victims as pillows. He wrote a book about his experience called ...read more

  • You Have To Love Him Into It

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 1, 2010
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    "You Have To Love Him Into It"--A Stock Assistant Learns a Big Lesson A stock assistant was working at a grocery store on Christmas Eve. One of the things he was responsible for was the display in one of the aisles which was a pyramid of canned products. He had to rebuild this display many times ...read more

  • On November 26, 19977 I Was Given A Wonderful ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
     | 2,901 views

    On November 26, 1977 I was given a wonderful gift by God, my wife Jan. Those early years of marriage we felt we were living ‘the abundant life’. But on August 17, 1981 I was given the greatest gift, this gift was priceless in nature. It was far greater than a promise to “go to heaven”. This ...read more

  • 70% Of Americans Will Die Without A Will

    Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009
     | 1,512 views

    “70% of Americans will die without a will” (Dave Ramsey). If you die without a will, the state decides how to distribute your assets and even who will be the guardian of your children. Dave Ramsey says, “A will is a gift you leave your family or loved ones. It is ...read more

  • Setting Apart An Entire Day – One Out Of Seven – ...

    Contributed by C Jordan on Nov 22, 2009
     | 2,714 views

    “Setting apart an entire day – one out of seven – for feasting and resting, and worship and play, is a gift and not a burden. And neglecting the gift too long will make your soul, like soil never left fallow, hard and dry and spent… The root idea of Sabbath is… that all ...read more

  • Nolan Ryan Didn't Change Me  PRO

    Contributed by Tim White on Feb 1, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,421 views

    NOLAN RYAN DIDN'T CHANGE ME In 1991, Ryan, our son, age 6 at the time, played Challenger Baseball, a modified version of the game for disabled children. At the end of the season, each child received an official Challenger baseball for his or her participation. We asked Ryan what he wanted to do ...read more