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  • The Healthy Christian Life

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 12, 2007
     | 2,006 views

    ILLUSTRATION A father is reading his newspaper when his small son jumps up into his lap and tugs at the bottom of the paper, wanting his father’s attention. The father feels a surge of anger within. Why? He at first perceives that his right to read the paper without being disturbed is being ...read more

  • The Value Of Life In The Womb

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,731 views

    The Value Of Life In The Womb Susan Shelley writes in Marriage Partnership, “I was thrilled when the doctor told me our baby-to-be was a boy. I decided to keep the news a secret because I wanted to see Marshall’s face when our son was delivered. “In the fifth month, our doctor recommended a Level ...read more

  • One Solitary Life

    Contributed by Craig Cramblet on Mar 1, 2008
     | 1,399 views

    “One Solitary Life" Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another village. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty. Then for three years He was an itinerant preacher. He never owned a home. He never wrote a book. He never held an ...read more

  • The Way, The Truth, And The Life

    Contributed by Tony Abram on May 4, 2008
     | 1,572 views

    THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE 1. He is not a way. HE IS THE WAY! 2. He is not a truth. HE IS THE TRUTH! ...read more

  • Howard Hughes' Life

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Jun 19, 2008
     | 2,831 views

    HOWARD HUGHES' LIFE All he ever really wanted in life was more. He wanted more money, so he parlayed inherited wealth into a billion-dollar pile of assets. He wanted more fame, so he broke into the Hollywood scene and soon became a filmmaker and star. He wanted more sensual pleasures, so he paid ...read more

  • God In Real Life

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 3, 2008
     | 2,114 views

    GOD IN REAL LIFE There is this Christian comedian who was sharing his testimony. He came to a point in his life when he was drinking, doing some drugs, had some money issues, his relationship with his wife was falling apart, and he said that he had even beat his small child for crying. When all ...read more

  • Running For Dinner Or For Life

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 14, 2008
     | 1,554 views

    Running For Dinner Or For Life The reason you do what you do is all important. There is an old fable about a dog that boasted of his ability as a runner. One day he chased a rabbit and failed to catch it. The other dogs ridiculed him on account of his previous boasting. His reply was, "You must ...read more

  • Fish Tank Life  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 25, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,043 views

    Fish Tank Life A very nice doctor's office had a beautiful fish tank. The fish are bred to look like exotic salt-water fish. They are beautiful, but they are stuck in that expensive tank and going nowhere, chasing each other, killing each other, hoping someone will pay attention and feed them. ...read more

  • Plan Your Life

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 24, 2008
     | 4,601 views

    PLAN YOUR LIFE A famous British writer George Bernard Shaw once visited a sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein at his studio. The visitor noticed a huge block of stone standing in one corner and asked what it was for. "I don’t know yet. I’m still making plans." Shaw was astounded. "You mean you plan your ...read more

  • Life Is Not Like A Vcr

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,756 views

    LIFE IS NOT LIKE A VCR Tim Brown, professor of preaching at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan tells a story about one of his former students who was also named Tim. The former student was a successful young man who called one day to tell the professor that he was sick and in the ...read more

  • Life Without Easter  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,528 views

    LIFE WITHOUT EASTER The story is told of a young mother who found herself on the last train out of Poland during Hitler’s regime. She had her first-born toddler and her newborn nursing infant with her. The bombing was fierce, and the train had to stop many times for the passengers to take cover. A ...read more

  • Joy In The Circumstances Of Life

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Dec 4, 2023
     | 681 views

    The ingredients of our life can lead to joy if we look at them from God’s viewpoint. I am reminded of the family that sat down to a meal with their grandpa and dad, an old farmer. The farmer was asked to ask the blessing on the breakfast of biscuits and gravy. They bowed their heads as the ...read more

  • This Life Is Just A Rental

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on May 14, 2024
     | 328 views

    In the last few years when our family travels instead of booking a hotel we have used an Airbnb or a Vrbo. If you’re not familiar with this concept it’s basically people renting out their homes to tourists. It’s especially convenient if we have a lot of family to house. We can all stay together, ...read more

  • Old-School Church Discipline

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
     | 3,997 views

    OLD-SCHOOL CHURCH DISCIPLINE The Amish practice shunning – ignoring, turning away from, avoiding. When a person is disciplined by the community, relationships are severed between parents and children, or brother and sister, or even husbands and wives. Because the Amish are so isolated from those ...read more

  • The Church Must Serve The Truth

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 8, 2009
     | 1,558 views

    THE CHURCH MUST SERVE THE TRUTH The Church does not have technical solutions to offer [10] and does not claim 'to interfere in any way in the politics of States.' [11] She does, however, have a mission of truth to accomplish, in every time and circumstance, for a society that is attuned to man, to ...read more

  • Lazarus Churches That Are Dead And Stinketh!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 31, 2022
     | 1,275 views

    Vance Havner once commented that ministries often begin with a man who has a vision. That vision is captured by others and becomes a movement. As the movement gains followers and momentum, it becomes a machine. After a while, people forget all about the vision and what was once a movement ...read more

  • 57 Cents  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Feb 16, 2002
    based on 212 ratings
     | 2,191 views

    57 CENTS One afternoon a little girl, who had eagerly wished to go, turned back from the Sunday-school door, crying bitterly because there was no more room . . . [I] asked her why it was that she was crying, and she sobbingly replied that it was because they could not let her into the ...read more

  • The Largest Church In This Country According To ...

    Contributed by David Parks on Jun 2, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,095 views

    The largest church in this country according to its doctrine on sainthood has only one saint born in America, Elizabeth Seton. C. She was decreed to be a saint in December 1974, accepted by the rite of saint-hood september 14, 1975. D. the process: 1. She was first suggested for sainthood by a ...read more

  • Should Christians Attend Church?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,949 views

    SHOULD CHRISTIANS ATTEND CHURCH? An old question: "Can I be a Christian without joining the church or attending worship?" Answer: "Yes, it is possible. But it is something like being: a. A student who will not go to school; b. A soldier who will not join the army; c. A citizen who does not pay ...read more

  • I Have Found If You Love Life, Life Will Love ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 857 views

    "I have found if you love life, life will ...read more

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