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  • The Word Was Being Made Real In The Back Of His Church

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
     | 4,373 views

    Pastor Thomas Tewell tells the story of getting ready for their 11 p.m. Christmas Eve service. As the people were gathering, a man named Jim came in. Jim was a recovering alcoholic, sober just 6 months, but his disease had cost him his family, his job, just about everything. He went in to the ...read more

  • Myron

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 11, 2008
     | 1,415 views

    Myron Do you need encouragement on a smaller scale for a person with lesser abilities? Kenneth Dodge, San Leandro, California: In a small town in the Midwest where I spent six years of my early youth, there lived a mentally retarded adult named Myron. It was during depression years and there was ...read more

  • They Sent Me To Finish  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,703 views

    THEY SENT ME TO FINISH With all the pomp and prestige that the Chinese government went to in order to put their best foot forward, there was one person who they honored who stood out. He is now in his seventies, but China brought him to Bejing as an honored guest. Why? The odd thing is that John ...read more

  • This Man Was A Farmer, His Neighbors Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Aug 13, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,444 views

    This man was a farmer, his neighbors were farmers, and everyone in the area considered him to be the biggest pessimist in the world. His closest neighbor did all he could to encourage him every time they spoke, leaning over a fence that divided their properties on one side. “Look’s like the sun’s ...read more

  • Introduction: In 1976 Vince Papale Was A 30 Year ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,842 views

    Introduction: In 1976 Vince Papale was a 30 year old Substitute teacher and bartender in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He and his buddies spent most Sunday afternoons in the Fall either playing football at the park or watching the Philadelphia Eagles play on tv. Week after week they had high hopes, ...read more

  • When You Put Your Faith In Jesus Christ His ...

    Contributed by Andrew Hill on Feb 10, 2008
     | 1,971 views

    When you put your faith in Jesus Christ His righteousness or perfection becomes yours. Let me give you an example of how this works in every day life. The super bowl was just played last Sunday. The Patriots played the Giants. Many of the fans went to the game wearing shirts and hats that had the ...read more

  • The Throne Of Christmas

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 18, 2010
     | 3,713 views

    THE THRONE OF CHRISTMAS In the very centre of Christmas cheer, amidst the silver bells, coloured baubles and lights, enormous sparkling chandeliers, banners and wreathes and beside a gigantic Christmas tree, there in the middle of everything stands a huge throne that dominates the centre of the ...read more

  • Leave Room For God To Work

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 20, 2011
     | 4,591 views

    LEAVE ROOM FOR GOD TO WORK There was an amazing story recently that took place during the riots in Egypt. As a backdrop remember that on New Year’s Day of this year there was a suicide bombing of a Christian church in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, which killed 23 Christians and wounded 97 ...read more

  • Helping The Fallen

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 25, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,575 views

    HELPING THE FALLEN One of the most touching moments in NBA history took place in a 2003 playoff game between the Portland Trailblazers and the Dallas Mavericks. Actually, it happened before the game began. Natalie Gilbert was a 13-year-old 8th grader who had won the chance to sing the national ...read more

  • Pulling Together At Christmas

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
     | 2,728 views

    One morning in December 2009, Bill McDonald read in the paper that a local man, Joe Day, was sick with small-cell lung cancer. That meant Day couldn’t assemble the magnificently lit, handcrafted Christmas displays that had made his house in Versailles, Indiana, an annual holiday pilgrimage site for ...read more

  • Run The Race

    Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 18, 2024
     | 866 views

    Run the Race ”Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy ...read more

  • Give A Birthday Present To Jesus

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 29, 2007
     | 2,666 views

    Give A Birthday Present To Jesus. One year our church celebrated Christmas by giving a birthday present to Jesus. On the first Sunday in December, I asked the congregation to think about what Jesus Christ really meant to them, and to offer a gift on the altar to symbolize their love for Him and ...read more

  • Selecting A Christmas Gift

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,564 views

    Selecting a Christmas Gift It is that time of the year when people really start to get serious about selecting Christmas gifts. When purchasing Christmas gifts one must first remember what is being celebrated. "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes ...read more

  • I Read Of A Man Who Had Committed A Crime For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Aug 26, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,781 views

    I read of a man who had committed a crime for which he was deeply ashamed. When he’d served his prison sentence and was about to be released he wondered if his family would reject him because of the scandal he’d caused and the shame brought on the family. He wrote his parents saying that he would ...read more

  • Do You Remember The Movie "Hook" From The Early ...

    Contributed by Scott Brewer on Aug 7, 2007
     | 1,779 views

    Do you remember the movie “Hook” from the early 1990’s? According to Stephen Spielberg, when Peter Pan grew up he became a self-absorbed, ladder climbing, workaholic baby boomer. So goes the story line of the movie. In some early scenes Peter promises his son numerous times that he would come to ...read more

  • Surprise Reward At The End Of Bill Broadhurst's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2010
     | 5,576 views

    Surprise Reward at the End of Bill Broadhurst’s Marathon In July 1981, Bill Broadhurst entered the Omaha, Nebraska, Pepsi 10k. Broadhurst is slowed by a brain aneurysm he suffered 10 years earlier, which left him partially paralyzed on the left side. He made it his goal to finish the 10k despite ...read more

  • Australia Is In The Middle Of Grand Final Fever ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Oct 1, 2010
     | 1,393 views

    Australia is in the middle of GRAND FINAL FEVER with the NRL - THE DRAGONS VS THE ROOSTERS. What are the characteristics needed for those chosen to be the warriors of this battle? What is it that will win the game and bring victory? What will provide the competitive edge that guarantees success in ...read more

  • God Leads His Dear Children Along

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
     | 3,115 views

    GOD LEADS HIS DEAR CHILDREN ALONG Haldor Lillenas, founder of a noted music-publishing company, made his way to the United States from Scandinavia. His first years in this country were hard, but a kind lady befriended him and taught him the English language. More importantly, perhaps, she told ...read more

  • Humphery The Whale

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Sep 6, 2017
     | 6,701 views

    Remember Humphrey the humpback whale? Humphrey became a national celebrity in 1985 when he made his way into the San Francisco Bay and headed up the Sacramento River into fresh water which, of course, could have been fatal for him. Each evening a large local television audience would tune in for ...read more

  • Humphery The Whale

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Sep 6, 2017
     | 6,658 views

    Remember Humphrey the humpback whale? Humphrey became a national celebrity in 1985 when he made his way into the San Francisco Bay and headed up the Sacramento River into fresh water which, of course, could have been fatal for him. Each evening a large local television audience would tune in for ...read more

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