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  • One Sunday Morning A Very Well Meaning Boy ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Feb 21, 2009
     | 870 views

    One Sunday morning a very well meaning boy walked up to the Vicar after the service and handed him his £1 pocket money. The boy said, “I want you to have my pocket money Vicar. I think you must need it more than me, ...read more

  • The Pressure Is On!

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 3, 2024
     | 700 views

    This older Jewish man was on the operating table awaiting surgery and he insisted that his son, a renown surgeon, perform the operation. As he was about to receive the anesthesia he asked to speak to his son. Yes Dad, what is it? Dont be nervous, do your best and just remember, if it doesnt ...read more

  • Maybe You Heard The Story About A Little ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Mar 13, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 1,721 views

    ILL. Maybe you heard the story about a little girl named Sandra who was raised in an adobe house in a rural area of New Mexico, without electricity & running water. In fact, her mother & father had to drive to El Paso, 200 miles away, so that her mother could be in the hospital when Sandra was ...read more

  • Moms Staying Home: The Number Of U.s. Mothers Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,074 views

    Moms Staying Home: The number of U.S. mothers who put work on hold and stayed home with children grew to 5.4 million in ‘03, says a new U.S. Census Bureau analysis. The report finds 20% of stay-at-home moms live in households earning $100,000 or more, while 2.3% are in households earning less than ...read more

  • Moms Staying Home: The Number Of U.s. Mothers Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006
     | 899 views

    Moms Staying Home: The number of U.S. mothers who put work on hold and stayed home with children grew to 5.4 million in ‘03, says a new U.S. Census Bureau analysis. The report finds 20% of stay-at-home moms live in households earning $100,000 or more, while 2.3% are in households earning less than ...read more

  • Finishing The Race

    Contributed by Chris Supper on Nov 3, 2010
     | 5,058 views

    FINISHING THE RACE August 1992. Derrick Redmond from Great Britain was favored to win the 400-meter race during the summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, but as he powered around the backstretch, his hamstring snapped. Redmond tried desperately to finish the race, but he still had half the ...read more

  • Surprise Gift

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
     | 6,433 views

    SURPRISE GIFT When Gabriel Hurles turned six a couple of years ago (January 2009), he was so focused on eating his birthday cake, that he hardly noticed the giant package in the corner of the room. When another child pointed out the large gift, Gabriel ran over and began to tear off the wrapping. ...read more

  • Salvation Swing

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Dec 6, 2011
     | 4,296 views

    SALVATION SWING I remember back, as though it was yesterday, when my daughters were just little tykes. There was a great playground just down the hill from our seminary apartment where the girls would climb, slide and swing. Day after day they’d ask, "Mom, Dad, can we go to the park and swing?" ...read more

  • God, You're In My Way.  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,940 views

    "GOD, YOU'RE IN MY WAY." A California pastor, Kyle Idleman, talks about his last move in his book, Not a Fan. In that move, he saved the heaviest piece of furniture for last -- the desk from his office. And as he was pushing and pulling the desk with all his might, his four-year-old son came over ...read more

  • What A Father Does  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,662 views

    WHAT A FATHER DOES “What are the primary tasks of being a father? And how should we perform them? Fathers protect. Fathers teach. Fathers model. Fathers instill values. Fathers empower (or disempower), and Fathers are a child’s point of contact with the wider world. In particular, a father is ...read more

  • A Man Took His Daughter To The Carnival, And She ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kilson on May 25, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,021 views

    A man took his daughter to the carnival, and she immediately ran over to a booth and asked for cotton candy. As the attendant handed her a huge ball of it, the father asked, “Sweetheart, are you sure you can eat all of that?” “Don’t worry, Dad,” she answered, “I’m a lot bigger on ...read more

  • Backing Out Of Life's Garage!" Exodus 20:18-21 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 20, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,586 views

    “Backing Out of Life’s Garage!” Exodus 20:18-21 Key verse(s): 20:“Moses said to the people, ‘Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning’.” Graduating from a reel mower to a power mower, was a very big step in my life. I began ...read more

  • The Cost His Father Paid

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Mar 24, 2007
     | 1,951 views

    A young boy had to feed his father every day when he came home from school. His father had been so injured and couldn’t do many things for himself and to help with things the mother gave him one job to do and that was to feed his father every day, once a day. But on this particular day, the boy, ...read more

  • I Told You I Was Reading A New Book By Max ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,816 views

    I told you I was reading a new book by Max Lucado called, “Come to the Sweet Spot.” This illustration was in this book. He had a daughter in college. He had set up a checking account for her so that she would have some money at school and could be responsible to pay her bills through this account. ...read more

  • There Seems To Be An Attitude Among Many People, ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 16, 2008
     | 1,344 views

    There seems to be an attitude among many people, both Christians and non-Christians. It’s an attitude that demands things of God. They try to order God around like He’s their servant or something. “Do this, God. I claim that, God. (Even if there is nothing in Scripture to back up what they’re ...read more

  • Father Covers Overdraft For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009
     | 4,413 views

    Father Covers Overdraft for Daughter In His book, Cure for the Common Life, Max Lucado talks about the time the bank sent him an overdraft notice on the checking account of one of his daughters. He says, “I encourage my college-age girls to monitor their accounts. Even so, they sometimes overspend. ...read more

  • A Cub Scout's Father

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 9, 2011
     | 2,572 views

    A CUB SCOUT'S FATHER Gilbert was an eight year old in Cub Scouts. Each member of the club had to build a wooden car. It could only be 20cm long. Everyone was given a block of wood, some wheels and some instructions. Gilbert didn't have a dad to help him. So mum read the instructions and Gilbert ...read more

  • Coming Home

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 9, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,899 views

    There was a young man who constantly quarreled with his father. Finally, he left home without saying goodbye. He continued to keep in touch with his mom but cut connections with his dad. After a few years, he wanted to come home for Christmas very badly. But he was afraid his dad would not allow ...read more

  • Robert Raines - My Ten-Year-Old Son, Bob, Had ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,576 views

    Robert Raines - My ten-year-old son, Bob, had made the all-star football team in school. As I rubbed his back while putting him to bed one night, out of the quiet came a still, small voice, "Dad, is this the first time you ever rubbed an all-star’s back?" ...read more

  • Can I Hug You?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,731 views

    I heard a story about a father who told his son when he reached 12 years old that he would only shake hands with him from now on. Finally, some 20 or 25 years later the son, now a grown man, said, “Dad can I hug you?” And the son and ...read more

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