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  • Protective Fear Illustration

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Aug 28, 2017
     | 2,488 views

    When I was a child I loved going to my grandparents’ home in Kerala. I used to enjoy the days but dread the nights. It was in the early 80’s and there were absolutely no streetlights. They had meetings almost every night and coming back from the meetings were so fearful. I was afraid if I would ...read more

  • Names

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 9, 2022
     | 2,608 views

    Our country boasts 18 doctors named Dr. Doctor and another called Dr. Surgeon. Yes, we have a dermatologist titled Dr. Rash, a psychiatrist who goes by Dr. Couch, and an anesthesiologist named Dr. Gass. But when it came time to name Jesus, the Hebrew name, "Yeshua" has the same sound ...read more

  • Mother's Day Humor!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 19, 2022
     | 744 views

    A little boy forgot his lines in a Sunday School presentation. His mother was in the front row to prompt him. She gestured and formed the words silently with her lips, but it did not help. Her son's memory was blank. Finally, she leaned forward and whispered the cue, "I am the light of ...read more

  • One Of My Most Treasured Possessions Is This ...

    Contributed by Jeff Foster on Feb 6, 2007
     | 1,647 views

    One of my most treasured possessions is this quilt. It was finished by my grandmother, but it has a remarkable story. Many years ago, after my great-grandmother had passed away, my grandparents were going through her things. They discovered a box filled with quilt squares. Each square bore the ...read more

  • Dr. Helen Roseveare, Missionary To Zaire ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 21, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,360 views

    Dr. Helen Roseveare, missionary to Zaire (formerly the Belgian Congo), told the following story: A mother at our mission station died after giving birth to a premature baby. We tried to improvise an incubator to keep the infant alive, but the only hot water bottle we had was beyond repair. So ...read more

  • A Lesson Of Love At Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 12, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,339 views

    A LESSON OF LOVE AT CHRISTMAS There is a seldom noticed yet preciously tender lesson to be found in Mary’s actions immediately following the angel’s visit announcing her role as bearer of the Christ Child. She had been told that her cousin Elizabeth was also experiencing an unusual, though ...read more

  • The Birth Foretold  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 6, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,210 views

    THE BIRTH FORETOLD About 500 before Jesus was born - a man named Buddha came along. He established a religion we know of as Buddhism, and many people gathered around him and tried to live by his teachings. But before he was born, nobody ever said: “Hey somebody is going to come along and he will ...read more

  • Even Before You Pray, God ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 1,653 views

    EVEN BEFORE YOU PRAY, GOD WORKS Dr. Helen Roseveare, missionary to Zaire, told the following story. "A mother at our mission station died after giving birth to a premature baby. We tried to improvise an incubator to keep the infant alive, but the only hot water bottle we had was beyond repair. So ...read more

  • The Best News No One Heard

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
     | 2,997 views

    THE BEST NEWS NO ONE HEARD Take the year 1809. The international scene was tumultuous. Napoleon was sweeping through Austria; blood was flowing freely. Nobody then cared about babies. But the world was overlooking some terribly significant births. For example, William Gladstone was born that ...read more

  • Being A Parent And A Father Can Be An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,406 views

    Being a parent and a father can be an interesting and trying experience. Someone said, “Fathers spend the first part of a child’s life urging him to talk and walk, and the rest of his childhood telling him to sit down and keep quiet.” A son who was in college wrote home to his dad. He said, “Dear ...read more

  • Henry Blackaby, The Author Of Experiencing God, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,892 views

    Henry Blackaby, the author of Experiencing God, tells this heart wrenching story about a situation he encountered early in his ministry. He writes, “The first funeral I ever conducted was for a beautiful three-year-old. She was the first child born to a couple in our church, and the first ...read more

  • A Couple Had Been Married For 50 Years. "Things ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,351 views

    A couple had been married for 50 years. "Things have really changed," she said. "You used to sit very close to me." "Well, I can remedy that," he said, moving next to her on the couch. "And you used to hold me tight." "How’s that?" he asked as he gave her a hug. "Do you remember you used to nudge ...read more

  • Many Years Ago "Guideposts" Magazine Told About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,767 views

    Many years ago “Guideposts” magazine told about Mary Bower MacKorell, whose doctor suggested she take off several pounds. The diet plans, dietetic food and calorie-counted drinks didn’t work. Once while watching TV and eating, she saw a program about cooking, which pictured luscious ...read more

  • If I Should Wake Before I Die

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,751 views

    IF I SHOULD WAKE BEFORE I DIE A father knelt down beside his little boy’s bed. It was time for prayers, hugs and kisses, and tucking in. The little boy began the childhood prayer he had repeated so many times before: now I lay me down to sleep; I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die ...read more

  • Rosemary's Rag Doll

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 7, 2009
     | 2,135 views

    ROSEMARY'S RAG DOLL There is a natural, logical kind of loving that loves lovely things and lovely people. That's logical. But there is another kind of loving that doesn't look for value in what it loves, but that CREATES value in what it loves. Like Rosemary's rag doll. When Rosemary, my ...read more

  • Whose Hands Are You Thankful For?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,785 views

    WHOSE HANDS ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR? "A Thanksgiving Day editorial in the newspaper told of a school teacher who asked her first graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought of how little these children from pour neighborhoods actually had to be thankful for. But she ...read more

  • Diapering Is Like Baseball

    Contributed by Alan Tison on Apr 25, 2011
     | 2,209 views

    DIAPERING IS LIKE BASEBALL Communication is necessary for all mothers. A young couple had just had a newborn baby, and the time came when the baby needed a change, and the mother was not able to change the baby so she asked her husband, who was a minor league ball player if she would change the ...read more

  • What Is Not God's Will

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Oct 7, 2011
     | 1,771 views

    WHAT IS NOT GOD'S WILL Sometimes we want things we know is not God's will. Jay Kesler wrote of a time when he caused an auto accident. He prayed that it did not happen, but it did. I know how the young Jay Kesler felt. I've done things that I wanted to undo and said things that I wanted to ...read more

  • Waking Up In Another Room

    Contributed by Jason W. Lawson on Nov 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,996 views

    WAKING UP IN ANOTHER ROOM A young child was diagnosed with a terminal disease. The parents knew that he would die soon. The child as well knew that his death would be soon. One night he was sitting in his mother's lap watching television with her. He looked up into her eyes and said, "Mommy does ...read more

  • The Emporer's Clothes

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Dec 19, 2014
     | 6,659 views

    Do you remember the story of the emperor’s clothes? If I am recalling it right, someone persuaded the emperor to buy a suit of clothes that only people with the most exquisite taste in fashion could see. Of course, the emperor could not see the clothes, nor could anyone else – because the peddler ...read more

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