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  • The Christian Way Is Different: Harder, And ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Oct 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,098 views

    ”The Christian way is different: harder, and easier. Christ says "Give me All. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You. I have not come to torment your natural self, but to kill it. No half measures are any good. I don’t want to cut off ...read more

  • Only A Donkey  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2002
    based on 43 ratings
     | 6,626 views

    ONLY A DONKEY The donkey awakened, his mind still savoring the afterglow of the most exciting day of his life. Never before had he felt such a rush of pleasure and pride. He walked into town and found a group of people by the well. "I’ll show myself to them," he thought. But they didn’t notice ...read more

  • When My Wife And I Lived In Florida I Had A ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Aug 26, 2009
     | 1,764 views

    When my wife and I lived in Florida I had a little bitty lime tree which never produced good fruit. It was amazing. No matter what I did the tree never produced any fruit which I could use. The limes were always covered in black kind of mold or fungus or something. I would wash them off but it ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis Had These Incisive Comments About The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,899 views

    C.S. Lewis had these incisive comments about the Christian walk: "The Christian way is different: harder, and easier. Christ says, ’Give me all. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want you. “I have not come to torment your natural self, but to ...read more

  • True Or False?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 6,260 views

    TRUE OR FALSE? Palm Sunday celebrates the day Jesus made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Test your knowledge of that day’s events, recorded in all four Gospels, with these true or false statements. 1. According to the Gospels, the people waved palm branches when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on ...read more

  • If It Is Impossible It Will Take A Little Longer

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Aug 7, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,433 views

    The Navy branch ... of the service ... called the Seabees ... had a unique slogan ... during World War II, (Pause) If its difficult, ... it will take a day or two. If its impossible, ... it will take a little longer. (Pause) It seems to me ... there are a number of ...read more

  • Beauty Is An All-Pervading Presence...it Waves ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,341 views

    "Beauty is an all-pervading presence...It waves in the branches of the trees and in the green blades of grass...The mountains, the clouds, the heavens, the stars, the rising and the setting sun, all overflow with beauty...The greatest truths are wronged if not linked with beauty, and they win ...read more

  • The Christmas Tree  PRO

    Contributed by Jennifer Mathews on Dec 28, 2004
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     | 7,720 views

    The Christmas tree: It was on a Tree that God hung His greatest gift to humankind. The Christmas tree is symbolic of a broken curse, its evergreen branches representing everlasting life. Our exchange of gifts isn’t a surrender to commercialism, but ...read more

  • Do You Have The Nerve Of A Squirrel?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 12, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,112 views

    DO YOU HAVE THE NERVE OF A SQUIRREL? A young writer with a very uncertain income went into a quiet park to contemplate a serious problem. For four years he had been engaged, but felt he did not have enough money to get married. He wanted to live and write in Paris, Rome, Vienna, ...read more

  • I Looked About Some More And Saw A Huge Maple ...

    Contributed by Lisa Delay on Aug 10, 2005
     | 3,709 views

    I looked about some more and saw a huge maple tree. Magnificent, tall and strong it had many leaves like a flowing royal garment. It was lush and full of gorgeous green foliage so not a branch could be seen. It was in all its glory. -Lisa DeLay, wrier and founder of wit4life.com As I continued my ...read more

  • Anyone Else?  PRO

    Contributed by Ian Du Pisanie on Mar 2, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,074 views

    ANYONE ELSE? A man falling off a cliff grabs a branch. It starts coming loose, so the man looks to heaven and begs, "Is there anyone up there who can help me?" A deep voice answers, "Yes, just let go and trust me." The ...read more

  • When People Have Been Brought Up Together, They ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,643 views

    "When people have been brought up together, they are like two trees that grow near each other in the same forest. You can hardly distinguish the branches and leaves of the one from those of its neighbor. All seem to belong together. So with the thoughts, feelings, actions of these old friends. ...read more

  • Give Me All, And I'll Give You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 4,315 views

    GIVE ME ALL, AND I’LL GIVE YOU ME In Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis wrote: Christ says, "Give me All. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You. I have not come to torment your natural self, but to kill it. No half-measures are any good. I ...read more

  • Botanists Say That Trees Need The Powerful ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,426 views

    "Botanists say that trees need the powerful March winds to flex their trunks and main branches, so that the sap is drawn up to nourish the budding leaves. Perhaps we need the gales of life in the same way, though we dislike enduring them. A blustery period in our fortunes is often the prelude to a ...read more

  • Jesus Christ Is…  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 11, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,043 views

    Jesus Christ is the "Door" not the door knob. Jesus Christ is the "Bread of Life" not the bread basket. Jesus Christ is the "Light of the world" not the light switch. Jesus Christ is the "Way" not the signpost. Jesus Christ is the "Truth" not just the messenger. Jesus Christ is the "Good Shepherd" ...read more

  • Pearl Tree Parable

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 24, 2023
     | 866 views

    The kingdom of God is like a seed which a woman planted in her garden, and when the time came for the harvest, the tree branches were groaning under the weight of hundreds of large and beautiful pearls which rained down upon everyone who had taken shelter there, and they all became rich beyond ...read more

  • Friendly ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 12, 2010
     | 2,527 views

    Friendly Employees Mamie Adams always went to a branch post office in her town because the postal employees there were friendly. She went there to buy stamps just before Christmas one year and the lines were particularly long. Someone pointed out that there was no need to wait on line because ...read more

  • A Lesson From A Light Bulb  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 5, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,332 views

    A LESSON FROM A LIGHT BULB A missionary in Africa lived in his central mission which had a small generator to supply current for his church and a small rectory. Some natives from an outlying mission came to visit the pastor. They noticed the electric light hanging from the ceiling of his living ...read more

  • I Went Fishing One Time With My Uncle Out On The ...

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jan 9, 2008
     | 3,458 views

    I went fishing one time with my uncle out on the sound in North Carolina. He had a boat and he used to set nets in the morning and go back in the late afternoon to get his fish. In this particular case, there had been a run of fish that he couldn’t stand, a type of shad. He wanted croakers and ...read more

  • Max Lucado Describes The Choice Joseph Made To Be ...

    Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Dec 4, 2006
     | 2,727 views

    Max Lucado describes the choice Joseph made to be obedient by comparing it to going out on a limb for God. He claims, Quote from Max Lucado (TAKEN OFF A SERMON TAPE): Joseph was perched firmly on his branch in the tree. It was thick, reliable and perfect for sitting. It was so strong that he ...read more