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  • Faith, Feeling And Fact

    Contributed by Richard Stevens on Mar 20, 2018
     | 2,716 views

    Feeling, Faith and Fact Three were walking on a wall, Feeling, Faith, and Fact. When Feeling took an awful fall and Faith was taken back. So close was Faith to Feeling that Faith stumbled and fell down too. But ...read more

  • I Think That It Safe To Say That Sometimes We ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 3, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 1,540 views

    I think that it safe to say that sometimes we have the same kind of feelings about the church like Goldilocks had about the bears’ home. On the one hand, we love the church and can’t live without her. On the other hand, we find sermons boring, the music either too old or too new, the people too ...read more

  • A Boy And His Father Were Out Walking On A Cold ...

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Sep 12, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,109 views

    A boy and his father were out walking on a cold day, and the way was slippery. The little fellow’s hands were deep down in the pockets of a brand new coat. His father said to him: " You had better let me take your hand," but he could not persuade the boy to take his hands from the pockets of his ...read more

  • I Refuse To Be Discouraged  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 1, 2001
    based on 121 ratings
     | 7,588 views

    To Think About:   I Refuse to be Discouraged. I refuse to be discouraged, To be sad, or to cry; I refuse to be downhearted, and here’s the reason why . . . I have a God who’s mighty, Who’s sovereign and supreme; I have a God who loves me, and I am on His team. He is all wise and powerful, Jesus ...read more

  • The Story Is Told - Out Of Ww 2 & The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Klinedinst on Aug 9, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 1,405 views

    ILL. The story is told - out of WW 2 & the holocaust that took the lives of millions of people - of Solomon Rosenberg & his family. It is a true story. Solomon Rosenberg & his wife & their 2 sons & his mother & father were arrested & placed in a Nazi concentration camp. It was a labor camp, & the ...read more

  • Islam Is One Of The World's Fastest Growing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 24, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,826 views

    Islam is one of the world’s fastest growing religions. It is estimated that there are 2 billion followers of Islam, (Muslims) worldwide and that there are close to 6 million converts in the U.S. I’ve listed for you some of the main differences between Islam and Christianity. (1) Christians believe ...read more

  • Proverbs According To Kids  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 6, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,495 views

    Proverbs According To Kids A first grade teacher collected old, well known proverbs. She gave each kid in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest. These are great: As You Shall Make Your Bed So Shall You... Mess It Up. Better Be Safe Than... Punch A 5th ...read more

  • We Might Shake Our Heads At Such Blatant ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 11, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,438 views

    We might shake our heads at such blatant hypocrisy, but the truth is most people fail to live up to their own Words. One prime example of this might be Karl Marx who wrote the Communist Manifesto in 1848. Marx’ had --- and still has --- millions of followers. His Philosophy has shaped (and some ...read more

  • I Have Shared A Few Other Memories Of My Trip To ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Boone on Nov 29, 2007
     | 1,170 views

    I have shared a few other memories of my trip to Israel. We were in Israel for two weeks, which included two weekends. During that time we experienced two days of “Shabbat” which of course is the Sabbath. For Jews, the new day actually begins with sunset. So, the Shabbat began about 6:00 on Friday ...read more

  • A Couple Of Years Ago When The Kirby's Were Here ...

    Contributed by Gordon Douglas on Mar 4, 2008
     | 1,412 views

    A couple of years ago when the Kirby’s were here from India I let Kallie drive up I-17. I could not have picked a worse time…. Rush hour traffic…. Most of you probably know just how it is on I-17 from about the 101 to Anthem Way… Bumper to bumper…. Big trucks… little trucks… Cars of all ...read more

  • You Have To Love Him Into It

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 1, 2010
     | 3,887 views

    "You Have To Love Him Into It"--A Stock Assistant Learns a Big Lesson A stock assistant was working at a grocery store on Christmas Eve. One of the things he was responsible for was the display in one of the aisles which was a pyramid of canned products. He had to rebuild this display many times ...read more

  • Who Is The Shepherd?

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 6, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,809 views

    WHO IS THE SHEPHERD? Keith Miller writes, "Years ago, when our daughters were very young, we'd drop them off at our church's children's chapel on Sundays before the eleven o'clock service. One Sunday, just as I was about to open the door to the small chapel, the minister came rushing up. He said ...read more

  • Forgotten Steps

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,910 views

    FORGOTTEN STEPS A man who was not an architect decided to draw the plans for his new home. He was very proud of what he had done. He hired a builder with the firm understanding that he would follow the blueprints exactly. "You may not like my plans, but they suit me. So don't even try to ...read more

  • Feeling, Faith & Fact  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,202 views

    Feeling, Faith & Fact Three men were walking on a wall, Feeling, Faith and Fact, When feeling got an awful fall, and faith was taken back. So close was faith to feeling, he stumbled and fell too, But fact remained ...read more

  • In His Dictionary Of The New Testament, Xavier ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 1,228 views

    In his Dictionary of the New Testament, Xavier Leon-Dufour, says this about the biblical meaning of disciple, ‘In the [New Testament], the word does not appear except in the gospels and in Acts. It is never a case of the “pupil” who receives instruction from a ...read more

  • It Started As A Slip Up During A Prayer Before A ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Chandler on Jun 27, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,746 views

    It started as a slip up during a prayer before a church softball game. The minister was leading everyone in prayer. As he closed in prayer he accidently said, "In Jesus’ name we play." That phrase caught on and ...read more

  • This Week In My Reading I Read A Question Which ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,250 views

    This week in my reading I read a question which sobered or stunned me. It comes from the book “The church of Irresistible Influence” and it asks this question; “If your church were to close its doors today, ...read more

  • Lloyd Ogilive Tells A Story About When His Family ...

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Oct 25, 2004
     | 2,521 views

    Lloyd Ogilive tells a story about when his family took a vacation by sailing from New York harbor to Quebec. They were going through the locks that allow ships travel up the river where they have to move to higher elevations. You come into a lock at the level of the water where you are. Then ...read more

  • I Remember A 13 Year Old Boy Standing In His ...

    Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Dec 16, 2006
     | 1,144 views

    I remember a 13 year old boy standing in his mothers front room and looking out her window at the weather, it was late November or early December and watching it rain and snow, sleet and thinking what a gloomy day. Suddenly a green Plymouth Valiant slowly pulled up to the driveway and pulled in. ...read more

  • Focusing On Danger Yields A Missed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,895 views

    Focusing on Danger Yields A Missed Opportunity August 12, 1944 - the allies nearly surrounded the German 7th and 5th Panser armies during operation Cobra. General Omar Bradley described the situation stating, “This is an opportunity that comes to a commander not more than once in a century. We’re ...read more