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  • On Our Trip Home From Orlando After The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Pace on Apr 11, 2002
    based on 110 ratings
     | 2,029 views

    On our trip home from Orlando after the conference that I attended, we got to meet a lady who shared one of the most powerful testimonies that I have ever heard. Because that week’s Bible Study was on the subject that I am preaching on today she shared her testimony and I think it fits so well… Let ...read more

  • A First-Grader Wondered Why Her Father Brought ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,296 views

    A first-grader wondered why her father brought home a briefcase full of work every evening. Her mother explained, "Daddy has so much to do that he can’t finish it all at the office." "Well, then," asked the child innocently, ...read more

  • R.c. Sproul Gives Us A Simple Way To Grasp God's ...

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 19, 2010
     | 2,681 views

    R.C. Sproul gives us a simple way to grasp God's holiness: "The first prayer I learned as a child was the simple table grace: 'God is great, God is good, and we thank Him for this food.' The two virtues assigned to God in this prayer, greatness and ...read more

  • He Asks Not That Our Love Should Equal His But ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,935 views

    He asks not that our love should equal his but resemble his; not that it should be of the same strength, but of the same kind. A pearl of dew will not hold the sun, but it may hold a spark of its light. A child by that sea, trying to catch the waves as they dash in clouds of crystal ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago In Kentucky There Was A Little ...

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 7, 2007
     | 1,354 views

    • A few years ago in Kentucky there was a little boy who was being very disruptive during service • After a few minutes, his father who had put him under his arm carried him out. • No one in the congregation so much as raised an ...read more

  • Abraham Lincoln's Comment, Made When Talking To A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 2,482 views

    Abraham Lincoln’s comment, made when talking to a father who was chagrined and embarrassed because his 17-year-old son had begun to indulge in liquor, is most convincing: "Well, there is just one way to bring up a child in the way he should go, and ...read more

  • Abraham Lincoln's Comment, Made When Talking To A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
     | 1,326 views

    Abraham Lincoln's comment, made when talking to a father who was chagrined and embarrassed because his 17-year-old son had begun to indulge in liquor, is most convincing: "Well, there is just one way to bring up a child in the way he should go, and ...read more

  • A Famous King, Depressed By Circumstances In His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Apr 25, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,491 views

    A famous king, depressed by circumstances in his realm and feeling rejected by many of his subjects, called for his three daughters to comfort and reassure him. After they had talked awhile, he asked how much they loved him. Two of them answered that they cared for him more than all the gold and ...read more

  • A Man Noticed A Lady In The Grocery Store With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,724 views

    A man noticed a lady in the grocery store with her year-old in her cart. The child asked for cookies. Her mother said no. The little girl began to cry loudly. The mother patiently said, "Now Missy, we’re half way done, it won’t be long." The same thing happened in the candy aisle. This time the ...read more

  • In The Last Movie Of The Lord Of The Rings ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Marsh on Mar 18, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,671 views

    In the last movie of the Lord of the Rings trilogy “The Return of the King,” there is a scene where a man is dying of his wounds, and his daughter runs to his side. As she places her face over his, he fixes his eyes on her, and in the midst of his shock and pain, his bearded face breaks into a ...read more

  • A Box Of Kisses

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 7, 2006
     | 1,565 views

    A BOX OF KISSES Some time ago, a father punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight, and he became angry when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next ...read more

  • Adoption: The Potrea Protestus

    Contributed by Jesse Roncales on Mar 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,479 views

    ADOPTION: THE POTREA PROTESTUS Our concept of adoption is far different from the concept of adoption in the New Testament. In most cases, an adopted child, at that time, was most honored than natural children. And in all cases, to be adopted by someone was considered a special privilege. In the ...read more

  • Abandoned

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011
     | 4,424 views

    ABANDONED A little over a week ago I made a pilgrimage over to Wally Mart – I’m sure to get something for dinner. Anyway, while getting out of the car, I noticed that the car in front of me had in it a small child – a baby, sitting in his or her car seat, sleeping away. All the while the baby’s ...read more

  • The One Word That Epitomizes Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,225 views

    The one word that epitomizes Christian motherhood is “love.” Her every action is prompted by love for her children. Someone once wrote: “Mothers write on the hearts of their children what the cruel hand of the world cannot erase.” It has been estimated that by the time a child reaches age eighteen, ...read more

  • Observations Of A Father

    Contributed by Chuck Musselwhite on Jun 21, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    Observations of a Father • I am going to share with you all my wisdom of four years of parenting • Okay let’s look at what the Bible says • When I had my first child I lost half of my memory, when I had my second child I lost the other half, when I had my third I lost another half I didn’t know I ...read more

  • Watch Your Step

    Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 29, 2008
     | 2,332 views

    Watch Your Step As a child, my second home was a baby-sitters house. My father worked on rotating shifts as a policeman, so often times we even slept there. My sitter was one BIG lady - over 300lbs. After many times of wetting her bed, she took away my bed sleeping privileges and forced me to ...read more

  • 1348 Letting Children Free To ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 15, 2008
     | 1,388 views

    1348 Letting Children Free to Develop? A gentleman named Coleridge was once talking with a man who told him that he did not believe in giving little children any religious instruction whatsoever. His theory was that the child’s mind should not be prejudiced in any direction, but when he came to ...read more

  • Hellen Keller ...

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 26, 2009
     | 2,194 views

    ILLUSTRATION… Hellen Keller (p) Whenever I read this passage, I cannot help but think of another movie! I think of the 1962 (and in 1979) movie about Hellen Keller called “The Miracle Worker.” Hellen Keller was deaf and blind and could not communicate. Her teacher, Anne Sullivan arrived at ...read more

  • I Was Burdened To Pray One Day. So When I Got ...

    Contributed by Harold Wanton on Apr 30, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,705 views

    I was burdened to pray one day. So when I got home from work my wife who usually would be home, was not home. So I to my room to pray and God led me to pray for a baby in our family. As I prayed ferverently in the spirit, I did not know why, but I prayed for about an hour. When I finished praying ...read more

  • Spiritual Health Checks  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,751 views

    Spiritual Health Checks (True Devotions) Rick Warren wrote, "The key for churches in the 21st Century will be church health, not growth." When a congregation is healthy, it will grow spiritually and enjoy the benefits of a live, vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ. A healthy Christian ...read more