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  • Several Years Ago I Was Swimming With My 4 Year ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,180 views

    Several years ago I was swimming with my 4 year old, Joshua. I was holding him and we were playing and splashing in the water. I wanted to go out a little deeper and while holding him I began to walk. When Joshua realized we were headed out to deeper water he began to cry and fight back saying, ...read more

  • An Artist, Seeking To Depict On Canvas The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Nov 1, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,641 views

    An artist, seeking to depict on canvas the meaning of evangelism, painted a storm at sea. Black clouds filled the sky. Illuminated by a flash of lightning, a little boat could be seen disintegrating under the pounding of the ocean. Men were struggling in the swirling waters, their anguished faces ...read more

  • Rich So You Can Be Generous

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 4, 2009
     | 2,245 views

    RICH SO YOU CAN BE GENEROUS While I’m not a proponent of the health and wealth gospel, I find verses 8-11 of 2 Cor. 9 to be nothing short of amazing in terms of a Biblical promise. How else would you interpret words like these? "You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on ...read more

  • On Most Days, Elkhorn Creek Is A Narrow Stream ...

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on May 21, 2007
     | 1,162 views

    On most days, Elkhorn Creek is a narrow stream that flows placidly through southern West Virginia of McDowell and Mercer counties. But on July 8 2002, after a flash flood dumped six inches of rain on the area in a couple of hours, the creek became a monster. One of the region’s worst floods ever ...read more

  • Staying By The Stuff

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,120 views

    STAYING BY THE STUFF. A. MY GRAND MOTHER USED TO TELL US BOYS ABOUT AN OLD PERSIAN LEGEND, B. THAT TALKS ABOUT A KING WHO NEEDED A FAITHFUL SERVANT AND HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE. C. HE TOOK BOTH, AT FIXED WAGES, AND TOLD THEM TO FILL A BASKET WITH WATER FROM A NEARBY ...read more

  • Remember The Story Of The King That Had A Great ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 1, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 1,998 views

    Remember the story of the King that had a great feast, he would provide all the meat, vegetables, the fruits, and the desserts. Each servant was to bring the best wine, one quart, and pour it into a 500 gallon wine vat. A little servant thought my quart can’t matter that much in 500 gallons. So he ...read more

  • Perfect Obedience: Arabian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
     | 4,618 views

    PERFECT OBEDIENCE: ARABIAN HORSES Arabian horses go through rigorous training in the deserts of the Middle East. The trainers require absolute obedience from the horses, and test them to see if they are completely trained. The final test is almost beyond the endurance of any living thing. The ...read more

  • The Broom And The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
    based on 1 rating
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    THE BROOM AND THE WATER In his Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan describes Interpreter’s house, which Pilgrim entered during the course of his journey to the Celestial City. The parlor of the house was completely covered with dust, and when a man took a broom and started to sweep, he and the others ...read more

  • A Violinist Noticed That His Playing Had A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 10 ratings
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    A violinist noticed that his playing had a hypnotic effect on his audiences. They sat motionless, as though they were in a trance. He found he had the same effect on his friends’ pets. Dogs and cats would sit spellbound while he played. Wondering if he could cast the same spell over wild beasts, he ...read more

  • A Violinist Noticed That His Playing Had A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,810 views

    A violinist noticed that his playing had a hypnotic effect on his audiences. They sat motionless, as though they were in a trance. He found he had the same effect on his friends’ pets. Dogs and cats would sit spellbound while he played. Wondering if he could cast the same spell over wild beasts, he ...read more

  • There Is A Small Tree Which Grows In Southeast ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jul 28, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,010 views

    There is a small tree which grows in Southeast Asia known as the Judas-tree. From its branches grow gorgeous blossoms. These blossoms look like scarlet sunbeams. The brilliant beauty of the crimson flowers attracts thousands of tiny insects. Wild bees also try to draw honey from their ...read more

  • There Is A Small Tree Which Grows In Southeast ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Dec 11, 2007
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     | 1,595 views

    There is a small tree which grows in Southeast Asia known as the Judas-tree. From its branches grow gorgeous blossoms. These blossoms look like scarlet sunbeams. The brilliant beauty of the crimson flowers attracts thousands of tiny insects. Wild bees also try to draw honey from their exquisitely ...read more

  • 6588 I Thank ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 14, 2008
     | 1,394 views

    6588 I Thank Thee O Thou whose bounty fills my cup, With every blessing meet! I give Thee thanks for every drop— The bitter and the sweet. I praise Thee for the desert road, And for the riverside; For all Thy goodness hath bestowed, And all Thy grace denied. I thank Thee for both smile and ...read more

  • Time Allows Me To See Gods Working Better.

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 19, 2020
     | 1,639 views

    I got my first cup of coffee and slowly moseyed to my front porch. Walking to the banister putting my elbows there I sipped my coffee. I looked around my neighborhood, I kinda live on a small knoll, and it seemed so peaceful. The birds were singing, they were flying around and there was what seemed ...read more

  • Morning Time With God

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020
     | 1,557 views

    I got my first cup of coffee and slowly moseyed to my front porch. Walking to the banister putting my elbows there I sipped my coffee. I looked around my neighborhood, I kinda live on a small knoll, and it seemed so peaceful. The birds were singing, they were flying around and there was what seemed ...read more

  • My Garden At Our First House Was ½ Acre. All ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Wunderink on Aug 8, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,886 views

    My garden at our first house was ½ acre. All rototilled up and ready with great black dirt. Started out great, straight lines for beans, peas, tomatoes, sweet corn, etc. Got water on it and faithfully moved the water. Began hoeing the weeds, hoed some more, than tried to hoe some ...read more

  • When Dawn And I Were In Kenya, It Was An ...

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jan 21, 2009
     | 1,555 views

    When Dawn and I were in Kenya, it was an interesting thing. For about 2 hours every day, the local deep well near an oasis would be pumped into cisterns all around the area. It was often difficult to get the local people to allow the cisterns to fill before they turned on hoses to water the trees. ...read more

  • The Effects Of Hurricane Katrina In New Orleans, ...

    Contributed by Sidney Sumida on Sep 15, 2009
     | 1,751 views

    The effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, were shattering and long-lasting. By August 31, 2005, Eighty percent of New Orleans was flooded with some parts of the city under 15 feet of water. Though ninety percent of southeast Louisiana residents were successfully evacuated, many who remained ...read more

  • No Microscope, No Problem

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,388 views

    NO MICROSCOPE, NO PROBLEM A tribe in the jungle were all falling sick. A missionary doctor went into the village to try and help them. He suspected and soon discovered that it was the contaminated water they were drinking that caused their sickness. To show the natives the missionary set up a ...read more

  • This Past Christmas, Jade Did Something That ...

    Contributed by Stephen Evoy on Jan 4, 2008
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     | 2,105 views

    This past Christmas, Jade did something that re-awakened a part of my heart that should never have been allowed to doze off. It was late in the evening; my parents had dropped by for a short visit. Jade was overly tired and out of sorts. Looking for some trouble, she wadded up a piece of ...read more