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  • O In Peter Schaeffer's Play ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Oct 28, 2009
     | 2,421 views

    o In Peter Schaeffer’s Play Amadeus o Story of Salieri  Makes a prayer before God…  I would offer up secretly the proudest prayer a boy could think of. “Lord, make me a great composer! Let me celebrate your glory through music – and be celebrated myself! Make me famous through the ...read more

  • Haddon Robinson Told A Story Of A Mother And Her ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 18, 2010
     | 2,674 views

    Haddon Robinson told a story of a mother and her son. The father died when the boy was young. This was back before television, when folks spent evenings listening to the radio or reading to one another. They both enjoyed listening to good music. In his early twenties, he met a young woman at the ...read more

  • The Absence Of A Loving Father  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,327 views

    THE ABSENCE OF A LOVING FATHER Dr. Paul Vitz, Professor of Psychology at New York University, studied the lives of more than a dozen of the world's most influential atheists over the last four centuries. As a result, Vitz discovered they all had one thing in common: defective relationships with ...read more

  • Storm Without Warning

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 14, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,994 views

    STORM WITHOUT WARNING Now I love a good storm on the ground but not while flying. Any good Airline Pilot will try to avoid thunderstorms like the plague. The rule is for every 1,000 feet in height the storm cell is that is how far you should avoid the storm. If the tops of the thunderstorm are ...read more

  • A Dear Lady In The Church I Serve Shared With Me ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 14, 2007
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     | 1,825 views

    A dear lady in the church I serve shared with me a poem she cut out of a magazine over 60 years ago. It has the spirit of what Dr. Graham’s mother felt about being a mother: A Mother’s Prayer Sing me no eulogy of praise, Give me no hallowed stool; Just let me be my children’s friend, ...read more

  • Molokai

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,500 views

    Molokai You have probably never heard of the island of Molokai. Well, it’s located in the state of Hawaii. And it has quite a history. You have to go way back to the late 1800’s to understand its significance. You see, back then, there was no cure for the highly contagious and deadly disease called ...read more

  • Toxic Waste Burial  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 16, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,647 views

    ILLUSTRATION A few decades ago, several American companies authorized by the U.S. government attempted to bury toxic waste products underground. They filled large metal containers with chemical waste and other life-threatening products, sealed the drums tightly, and buried them deep down below the ...read more

  • Locked In Cages

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
     | 1,829 views

    Many people fear the prospect of dying. · Some fear the pain associated with dying. Although because of modern medicine most deaths are not that painful. · Some fear the separation from loved ones that dying brings. · Some fear the unknown. They don’t know what awaits them beyond the ...read more

  • Two Boys

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Mar 12, 2019
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    Two Boys Two young boys are playing happily in the garden and are great companions for some time, but then something bad happens. One boy gets ill and is stunted and is never the same again, while the other one grows to full and healthy mature manhood even though he suffers far more than his sick ...read more

  • How To Get Rid Of Your Pastor!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Aug 9, 2023
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     | 1,202 views

    What a blessing it is to have a pastor who loves the Lord, who teaches the Word, and who leads his "flock" aright. I thank God we have a man like that in the church which I attend. In these days of apostasy, when there is such a tragic departure from an emphasis on the Word, how we ...read more

  • John W. Peterson Learns A Valuable Lesson After ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2010
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    John W. Peterson Learns A Valuable Lesson After Vocal Chords Damaged In Robert J. Morgan’s book, The Promise, he tells the story of John Peterson. When John was a teenager he had a remarkable singing voice and was in high demand as a performer. His greatest ambition was to become a famous ...read more

  • The Parable Of The Fig Tree  PRO

    Contributed by Ty Tamasaka on Jul 26, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,187 views

    THE PARABLE OF THE FIG TREE 6 "Then Jesus told this story: 'A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed. 7 Finally, he said to his gardener, 'I’ve waited three years, and there hasn’t been a single fig! Cut it ...read more

  • Memories Of A Magnificent Man

    Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Jun 12, 2017
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,212 views

    My father was born in 1911. His older brother, his only sibling, had already died. His father died two years later. In that era no government programs existed to provide for them, so his mother, an Irish immigrant, moved in with his paternal grandparents. His grandfather was a blacksmith, and his ...read more

  • [097]. A Message From A Poem – Gates Of Hesitation

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 3, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 531 views

    [097]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – GATES OF HESITATION This poem tells a story. Jesus told His listeners something – {{Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate for THE GATE IS WIDE and the way is broad that leads to destruction and many are those who enter by it, for THE GATE IS SMALL and the way ...read more

  • The Parable Of Water  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Sep 21, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,634 views

    The Parable of Water There are a lot of things I could compare when it comes to living in the world, sexual sin, the lust we have for objects that are shiny; but, I’ve decided that I’m not going to. I’ve decided to discuss two different liquids. One of them is water and the other is Coca Cola. ...read more

  • No Replacement Refs  PRO

    Contributed by Tim White on Oct 6, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,763 views

    NO REPLACEMENT REFS Matthew 7:22 On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.' One week ...read more

  • Our Greatest Need

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 20, 2012
     | 4,314 views

    If we were to go out on the streets and ask people at random, “What is your greatest need?” we would probably get a number of different responses. We wouldn’t be surprised in this economy if we got several answers of people needing a job so they could provide for their home and family. If people ...read more

  • Ministry Meltdown

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2013
     | 4,739 views

    MINISTRY MELTDOWN My dear friends, when life seems overwhelming, don't get busy; get help! Otherwise, you'll just wear yourself out and those around you. That's what Bob Merritt, pastor of the Eagle Brook Church in Minnesota, was doing. In a recent issue of Leadership Journal he writes about ...read more

  • Sinking Ships

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Apr 10, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,252 views

    Let me share with you two stories that happened within two years of each other in the second decade of the Twentieth Century. The first you will know. On April 15, 1912, on which the Titanic plunged 12,000 feet to the Atlantic floor, some two hours and forty minutes after an iceberg tore a ...read more

  • There Is A Book By Michael Lewis Entitled The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,982 views

    There is a book by Michael Lewis entitled The Blind Side. It is a true story based in Memphis which is my hometown. The central character is a black athlete named Michael Oher (pronounced ’oar’). Oher now plays left tackle for the University of Mississippi and is a pre-season All American and ...read more