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  • Love God, Love ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 20,138 views

    LOVE GOD, LOVE PEOPLE James Moore tells about a man named George. George was a peacemaker with a big heart and wonderful sense of humor. Everyone loved George at church, and he was respected at the hospital where he worked. The reason why so many people loved George was because he was always kind ...read more

  • Blood Gift  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,674 views

    BLOOD GIFT In 1949, my father had just returned from the war. On every highway you could see soldiers in uniform hitchhiking home to their families. The thrill of the reunion with his family was soon overshadowed by my grandmother’s illness. There was a problem with her kidneys. The doctors told ...read more

  • Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jan 24, 2009
     | 3,433 views

    COME THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING Robert Robinson was just a small boy when his dad died, and this meant that he had to go to work while still very young. Without a father to guide him, he fell in with bad crowd of friends. One day, his gang harassed a drunken gypsy. Pouring more whiskey into ...read more

  • God's Love Expressed At Christmas

    Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Nov 23, 2024
     | 728 views

    When I was in the third grade (1963) the hot toy for boys that year was “The Riffleman’s Riffle”. It was a Loop-Lever-Winchester 44 caliber Rifle just like Lucas McCain’s rifle on the show….and every kid wanted one. I used to watch the show and fantasize that I was Marc McCane, Lucas McCain’s ...read more

  • Susan Boyle Story

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 26, 2026
     | 206 views

    ARE WE FACING A STUMBLING BLOCK OR A STEPPING STONE? Do we allow problems and obstacles to define how we feel and what we accomplish? Ever heard of a lady named Susan Boyles? Many defined her by her handicaps. At birth Susan's brain was without oxygen for 5 minutes. Her family refused to become ...read more

  • When Your Back Is Against The Wall, Pat Riley, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 19, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,416 views

    WHEN YOUR BACK IS AGAINST THE WALL, PAT RILEY, NBA COACH The Los Angeles Lakers were dominating the Boston Celtics in the final round of the 1984 National Basketball Association championship. The Lakers beat Boston on their home floor in Game 1. They beat them by 33 points in Game 3. They were ...read more

  • Recently, I Sat Down With A Young Man Who Was ...

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Oct 3, 2008
     | 2,743 views

    Recently, I sat down with a young man who was having a tough time with the way he was thinking about life. “I hate this world,” he said. “I don’t like being with people. I don’t trust very many people. I don’t respect America. I think Americans are all self-indulgent materialists.” And then he ...read more

  • Rabbi Harold Kushner Tells A Wonderful Story ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,341 views

    Rabbi Harold Kushner tells a wonderful story about a bright young man, who was a sophomore Stanford pre-med student To reward him for having done so well in school, his parents gave him a trip to the Far East for the summer vacation before the start of his junior year. While there he met a guru who ...read more

  • On February 19, 1979, A Small Plane Crashed Into ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Apr 21, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 1,364 views

    On February 19, 1979, a small plane crashed into Ontario Peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, and a ten-hour story of death, courage, and survival began. The passengers of that Cessna 172 included the pilot, a young woman, an attorney, and his eleven-year-old son. The pilot and the attorney were ...read more

  • There Were Three People In Heaven Who Decided One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wayne Major on Aug 10, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 6,919 views

    There were three people in heaven who decided one day to play a round of golf at the heavenly country club. The first man stepped up to the tee, hit his drive, and watched as it headed straight for the water hazard. Just as the ball was about to land in the water, he raised his club, pointed it ...read more

  • George Beaverly Shea Has Sung Many Times A Song ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Sep 10, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,288 views

    George Beaverly Shea has sung many times a song written by Rhea Miller. It was George’s mother who started the whole course of events when she left a copy of Miller’s song on the family piano in their home in New York City. Years later, George Beaverly Shea wrote: "Instead of practicing the hymn I ...read more

  • The Spilled Fruit Salad!  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,679 views

    THE SPILLED FRUIT SALAD! Here is a bowl of fruit salad for you! I always make fruit salad for Christmas, it has been a family tradition for many years. While at home, my Mom and Dad always received a lot of fruit for Christmas. We would always make fruit salad out of the fruit and top it with ...read more

  • Tara Cook Spent The First Part Of Her Life Being ...

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,448 views

    Tara Cook spent the first part of her life being shifted from one house to another. When she was ten Tara went to live with her dad & his girl friend Rose. All went well for a short time and then Rose began to abuse her. After she had lived there for about 15 months Rose informed her that she would ...read more

  • Not For Words Alone!" Ephesians 2: 8-10 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 24, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,505 views

    “Not for Words Alone!” Ephesians 2: 8-10 Key verse(s): 8a: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God . . . ” Did you ever receive a gift, a gift so unexpected and so exciting that you just couldn’t contain the level of your ...read more

  • In The Summer After My 1st Year Of Bible College, ...

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 22, 2005
    based on 1 rating
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    In the summer after my 1st year of Bible college, I hung around a lot with 2 girls. One of them I knew from Bethany, Christina, and the other was her cousin Jody. They worked for a lady who lived a few minutes away from me, so we hung out a lot that summer. Jody’s dad had been a game warden, ...read more

  • Fathering Is Hard Work: According To The 6/10/03 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,499 views

    Fathering Is Hard Work: According to the 6/10/03 issue of Family Circle magazine in its national poll of fathers finds: · 94% feel building a family is the hardest and most important thing a man can do. · 71% say fatherhood is more demanding than they expected, while 88% say fatherhood is more ...read more

  • Imagine This Scene For A Moment. A Woman Notices ...

    Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Dec 4, 2006
     | 1,532 views

    Imagine this scene for a moment. A woman notices her husband forgot to shut off his computer. She goes over to it with the intention of turning it off. To her shock and dismay she discovers that the computer is logged on to a pornographic website. She quickly does a search of sites visited and ...read more

  • The Day Daddy Came ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
     | 3,049 views

    THE DAY DADDY CAME HOME Some time ago, a mother was tucking her little girl into bed when the young daughter asked, "Mother, can you tell me the greatest day of your life?" The mother thought for just a second and then said, "Honey, I can tell you the greatest day in my life. As you know, my ...read more

  • I Want To Give You A Silly Illustration Of One ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Jun 27, 2009
     | 1,895 views

    I want to give you a silly illustration of one way this can work. When I was a teenager and just starting to enjoy coffee, I liked to take a cup of coffee with me wherever I went. Of course, those of you who’ve seen me play softball are well aware that I have trouble walking and talking at the same ...read more

  • Staying In The Shallow End

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 28, 2011
     | 3,739 views

    STAYING IN THE SHALLOW END He stays at the shallow end of the pool for a long time, refusing invitations to come out into the deeper water, even with his dad. But after a long time considering it, my grandson Zion Brave Bennett thrusts himself into the pool, swimming underwater and then ...read more