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  • But Some Of Us Continue To Carry The Heavy Burden ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Feb 25, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,014 views

    But some of us continue to carry the heavy burden of tying to be “good enough.” I heard a modern Parable that illustrates this. In the Parable, the driver of a wagon was on his way to market when he overtook an old man carrying a heavy load. Taking compassion on him, the driver invited the old ...read more

  • There's A Story That Abraham Lincoln Went To A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,506 views

    There’s a story that Abraham Lincoln went to a slave market one time, and was moved with compassion to place a bid on a young black girl. He won the bid and walked away with his “property.” There was a sullen, angry expression on the girl’s face, because she knew that here was another white man who ...read more

  • How Can We Be A Friend To The Suffering?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 1,278 views

    How Can We Be A Friend To The Suffering? 1. We can be there for them. 2. We can feel their pain. 3. We can encourage them. 4. We can listen more than we talk. 5. We can be honest: I don’t know… don’t try to explain everything. 6. We can look beyond their faults and look to their needs. 7. We can ...read more

  • Works Of Thy Hands

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
     | 1,869 views

    WORKS OF THY HANDS How about a cheetah? The smallest of the big cats, it has amazing speed and stealth, while lacking climbing skills. It is the fastest land animal reaching speeds between 70 and 75 mph in short bursts covering distances up to 500 yards. The cheetah can accelerate from 0-68 mph in ...read more

  • Healthy Shame

    Contributed by Bruce Emmert on Sep 22, 2008
     | 3,165 views

    Healthy Shame Healthy shame is that inner compass—-the gentle voice of God-—that tells me something is amiss in my life, and it motivates me to change or make amends so that I can be true to myself. My first year of college was a bit of an exercise of 'livin la vida loca.' I didn't do well in ...read more

  • How Can We Be A Friend To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,232 views

    How Can We Be A Friend To The Suffering? 1. We can be there for them. 2. We can feel their pain. 3. We can encourage them. 4. We can listen more than we talk. 5. We can be honest: I don’t know… don’t try to explain everything. 6. We can look beyond their faults and look to their needs. 7. We ...read more

  • The Ruined Hunting Dog

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
     | 2,749 views

    THE RUINED HUNTING DOG Robert Moffatt, missionary to savage tribes of South Africa, translated the Bible into the native language of the people and taught the people to read. He watched the remarkable changes which the gospel brought in the lives of these formerly fierce warriors. He saw them show ...read more

  • The Power Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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    THE POWER OF GOD Hudson Taylor: "Many Christians estimate difficulties in the light of their own resources, and thus attempt little and often fail in the little they attempt. All God’s giants have been weak men who did great things for God because they reckoned on His power and presence with ...read more

  • Hillel: "What Is Painful To You, Do Not Do Un...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 4, 2010
     | 2,609 views

    Hillel: "What is painful to you, do not do unto others". (Talmud, tracate Shabbat 31a; Midrash Avot de Rabbi Natan). Akiva states "Whatever you hate to have done unto you, do not do to your neighbor; wherefore do not hurt him; do not speak ill of him; do not reveal his secrets to others; let his ...read more

  • Angels And Demons

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Sep 24, 2010
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    ANGELS AND DEMONS Talk about SUSPENSE AND INTRIGUE! Subatomic anti-matter threatens the existence of Vatican city in Rome. Key Cardinals from the Roman Catholic church vanish. And it all points to the ILLUMINATI, a secret society that has re-emerged from history. I watched the movie by Dan Brown ...read more

  • Because She Is A Mother  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,289 views

    BECAUSE SHE IS A MOTHER Out of the French Revolution came a story of a mother who wandered through the woods for three days with her two children, trying to survive on roots and leaves. On the third day, she heard some soldiers approaching and quickly hid herself and the children behind some ...read more

  • Working Hard To Earn Salvation

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 21, 2012
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    WORKING HARD TO EARN SALVATION United Methodist Bishop Reuben Job writes, "If we are just good enough, do enough, deny ourselves enough, we will be forgiven, redeemed, and reconciled to God. Following this path brings no peace, assurance, or sense of companionship with God. Rather than asking ...read more

  • Charles Dickens And Reviving Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 23, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,578 views

    Two hundred years ago, in the early 19th Century, as astonishing as it may seem, Christmas in Great Britain had become almost extinct. The Times newspaper did not mention Christmas once between 1790 and 1835. Not once! However, Charles Dickens was instrumental in reviving Christmas during the ...read more

  • In Chicago A Boy Was Sent By A Drunken Father To ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 29, 2004
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    In Chicago a boy was sent by a drunken father to buy something at a store. Somehow the lad lost the money and he dared not go home, for when drunk his father got dreadfully angry about the slightest thing. A man who saw the boy shivering in a doorway learned of his trouble and gave him the dollar ...read more

  • Jesus To Them

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 19, 2009
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    JESUS TO THEM A missionary, lost at sea, washed up on edge of a remote native village. Half-dead from exposure, starvation, and sea water, the natives nursed him back to health. He lived with them 20 years; never made a confession of faith, no songs, no sermons, no Scripture; but attended the sick ...read more

  • You Will Meet An Old Lady

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,485 views

    YOU WILL MEET AN OLD LADY You are going to meet an old lady someday. Down the road ahead, 10, 20, 30 years; she’s waiting for you. You will be catching up with her. What kind of old lady are you going to meet? That is a rather significant question. She may be a seasoned, soft, and gracious lady. ...read more

  • All The Breaks  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 26, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 2,295 views

    When he was seven years old, his family was forced out of their home on a legal technicality, and he had to work to help support them. At age nine, his mother died. At 22, he lost his job as a store clerk. He wanted to go to law school, but his education wasn’t good enough. ...read more

  • Consider The Life Of A Certain ...

    Contributed by Reylourd Reyes on Mar 26, 2009
     | 2,430 views

    Illustration: Consider the life of a certain man. At 16, his family was forced out of their home. He had to work to support them as a young boy. At 32 he ran for State Legislature. He lost the election, then his job. At 33 he borrowed some money from a friend to begin a business and by the end of ...read more

  • If They Were Our ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2009
     | 1,404 views

    IF THEY WERE OUR OWN If you boy or my girl were in darkness – Were groping alone in the night, Soul—weary and helplessly seeking In vain for a glimmer of light, Thro’ the dangerous depths of a forest, Bewildered and frightened and lost, Would I be at home by the fireside Demurring and counting ...read more

  • The Greatest Single Distinguishing Feature Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 3, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 2,381 views

    “The greatest single distinguishing feature of the omnipotence of God is that our imagination gets lost when ...read more