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  • This Really Illustrates The Point Of God's ...  PRO

    Contributed by D Todd on Apr 22, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,913 views

    This really illustrates the point of God’s Provision and how He works through us. I go to the grocery store and get a pie. You will have to try which one works best for you. I like to use apple or the frozen kind that leaves lots of left over crumbs and pieces in the bottom of the pan. I take ...read more

  • One Of The Things All The Gurus Of Preaching Say ...

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Apr 29, 2004
     | 1,815 views

    One of the things all the gurus of preaching say is a necessary trait for successful preaching is to be vulnerable, transparent – to show the people you’re preaching to that you share their struggles. Allow me to be transparent for a moment. There is a good reason why this passage has become ...read more

  • Every Year The Movie Industry Comes Together For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Huffhine on May 27, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,399 views

    Every year the movie industry comes together for a massive celebration and awards ceremony. All of Hollywood looks forward to the night early in the year where they can come together and honor one another for the work that had been done during the previous year. It’s a really a fascinating thing ...read more

  • My Wife, Darcy; And I Were On A Date, Sitting In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,621 views

    My wife, Darcy; and I were on a date, sitting in the corner of the restaurant waiting for our food. I took out my pen and started to mark lines on a paper napkin. When I was done, I had made an acceptable likeness of a casket. I slid it across the table. Darcy peeked at it, then rolled her eyes. ...read more

  • In Blended Families, Almost All Members Have Lost ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,192 views

    In blended families, almost all members have lost an important primary relationship. The children may mourn the loss of their parent or parents, and the spouses of the loss of their former mates. Because of this, anger is sometimes displaced onto the new step-parent. • One biological parent ...read more

  • Mrs.baughman Was My 6th Grade Sunday School ...  PRO

    Contributed by Patrick Wooten on Jan 18, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,765 views

    Mrs.Baughman was my 6th grade Sunday School teacher. One morning, she brought a pan of brownies to our class. As the goodies sat over by her chair, she gave each child a slip of paper marked with a household expense: house payment, utility bill, phone bill, entertainment, etc. My slip had a car ...read more

  • There Is A Crew At Our House In Thomasville. ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,326 views

    There is a crew at our house in Thomasville. They’ve been working for the past few months putting two new rooms on the back of our house for Mom and Dad to come live there. Next to the house is a dumpster…it is about 8’ x 25’ and full of scrap wood, shingles, discarded Pepsi bottles and sandwich ...read more

  • A Young Man Enlisted, And Was Sent To His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,987 views

    A young man enlisted, and was sent to his regiment. The first night he was in the barracks with about fifteen other young men, who passed the time playing cards and gambling. Before retiring, he fell on his knees and prayed, and they began to curse him and jeer at him and throw boots at him. So it ...read more

  • A Young American Engineer Was Sent To Ireland By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,524 views

    A young American engineer was sent to Ireland by his company to work in a new electronics plant. It was a two-year assignment that he had accepted because it would enable him to earn enough to marry his long-time girlfriend. She had a job near her home in Tennessee, and their plan was to pool their ...read more

  • Several Years Ago A Schoolteacher Assigned To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,202 views

    Several years ago a schoolteacher assigned to visit children in a large city hospital received a routine call requesting that she visit a particular child. She took the boy’s name and room number and was told by the teacher on the other end of the line, "We’re studying nouns and adverbs in his ...read more

  • Sheep Wander, Shepherds Seek

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 4,642 views

    Sheep Wander, Shepherds Seek My friend, Rev. Tom Goode sent me a quote by Margaret Guenther: To be fully known is not possible in our human relationships, but it is the foundation of our relationship with Christ. To be known, fully known, is both painful and profoundly comforting. We accept the ...read more

  • God Gives A Warning, A Serious Warning. Wise And ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 19, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,725 views

    God gives a warning, a serious warning. Wise and sensitive souls respond quickly to the warning. Others do not. Charles Swindoll said he and his wife Cynthia were flying from Portland to Los Angeles after a pastors’ conference. After the flight reached cruising altitude, meals were being ...read more

  • Hunting Monkeys

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jul 8, 2007
     | 2,081 views

    Hunting Monkeys Natives in Africa place shiny objects in empty termite hills in full view of a tribe of monkeys, then move a little distance away and hide in the bush. It isn’t very long before a monkey will venture over to investigate. He will slip his hand into the narrow slit in the side of the ...read more

  • A Man Spread Vicious Rumors And Harmful Gossip ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Aug 14, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,575 views

    A man spread vicious rumors and harmful gossip about another man. In this small village the judge not only presided over cases where the law was broken but also over cases involving unethical or improper conduct. So the man who had spread the malicious gossip was brought before the judge. The ...read more

  • Tim Peck Is The Minister Of The Life Bible ...  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Aug 20, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,129 views

    Tim Peck is the minister of the Life Bible Fellowship Church of Upland California. Listen to his thoughts about wasting opportunities: The older I get, the more I realize that there’s a lot of waste when you’re young. The young have so much idealism, but so little wisdom. They have boundless ...read more

  • Back When The Telegraph Was The Fastest Method Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,392 views

    Back when the telegraph was the fastest method of long-distance communication, a young man applied for a job as a Morse Code operator. Answering an ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address that was listed. When he arrived, he entered a large, busy office filled with noise and clatter, ...read more

  • Sometimes You And I Might Think, "When I Get More ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Sep 30, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 1,273 views

    Sometimes you and I might think, “when I get more money I’ll start tithing.” But most people whom we know who are identified as millionaires or billionaires started out small. And many built what they have done on the tithe. I often think of the example of billionaire John D. Rockefeller, ...read more

  • Eric Fellman Told Of Meeting A Chinese Couple In ...

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Oct 13, 2007
     | 1,597 views

    Eric Fellman told of meeting a Chinese couple in Hong Kong, while travelling to China. "A friend took me down a narrow alley to a second-floor flat to meet a man recently released from prison in China. A Chinese man in his 6Os opened the door. His smile was radiant, but his back was bent almost ...read more

  • So What Did I Discover About This Term Glory From ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 17, 2007
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     | 2,906 views

    So what did I discover about this term glory from the Bible: * I discovered that in many Old Testament references we are told by Scripture to give God the glory that is due His name. * I discovered that heaven is filled with the glory of God and the angels sing about it. * I discovered that when ...read more

  • According To The Us Census Bureau, Almost 30 ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Nov 5, 2007
     | 1,037 views

    According to the US Census Bureau, almost 30 percent of the people living within five miles of our church do not have the ability to paint their own home. If population projections are correct, that number will grow to nearly 35 percent by 2011. These folks are not impoverished or disabled, yet ...read more