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  • In Regards To "Blessing Those Who Persecute ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jun 5, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,205 views

    IN REGARDS TO "BLESSING THOSE WHO PERSECUTE YOU," D.L. MOODY, IN ONE OF HIS SERMONS, PORTRAYS THE LORD JESUS GIVING DIRECTION TO PETER AFTER HIS RESURRECTION ON THIS VERY CONCEPT. MOODY SAID, "GO, FIND THE MAN WHO THRUST HIS SPEAR INTO MY SIDE AND TELL HIM THERE IS A MUCH QUICKER WAY TO MY ...read more

  • There Once Was A Muslim Who Became A Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,715 views

    There once was a Muslim who became a Christian in Africa. Some of his friends asked him, “Why have you become a Christian?” He answered, “Well, its like this. Suppose you were going down the road and suddenly the road forked in two directions, and you didn’t know which way to go, and there at ...read more

  • Consider

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 10, 2009
     | 2,179 views

    Consider "The Christmas Pledge" in Jo Robinson and Jean Staehali’s book Unplug the Christmas Machine. They write, "Believing in the true spirit of Christmas I commit myself to: • Remember those who truly need my gifts • Express my love in more direct ways than gifts • Examine my holiday activities ...read more

  • Our Will Is Ours

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 28, 2010
     | 1,700 views

    OUR WILL IS OURS "We have no direct control over our feelings, but we have over our will. Our wills are ours, to make them God's. God does not hold us responsible for what we feel, but for what we will. In His sight we're not what we feel, but what we will. Let us, therefore, not live in the ...read more

  • Fiedler's Forecasting Rules

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
     | 1,772 views

    FIEDLER'S FORECASTING RULES 1. It is very difficult to forecast, especially about the future. 2. He who lives by the crystal ball soon learns to eat ground glass. 3. The moment you forecast, you know you’re going to be wrong--you just don’t know when and in which direction. 4. If you’re ever ...read more

  • Freeing The Quail

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 5, 2011
     | 2,113 views

    FREEING THE QUAIL At a Farmer’s Market, there was a covey of quail walking around a pole. They had strings attached to their legs and walked in circles hour after hour. A customer purchased the birds and then cut the strings off their legs, giving them their freedom. Yet, in spite of the ...read more

  • Words Matter

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 23, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,376 views

    WORDS MATTER The Book of James in the New Testament reminds us that words can direct, delight or destroy (ch. 3). Is this true? Look no further than to what happened in Germany in WWII. For every word in Hitler’s poisonous book, Mein Kampf, it cost the life of 125 people. Here are some words to ...read more

  • Sheep Are Stubborn

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 3,881 views

    As Joel Preston says: -Sheep are stubborn. Sheep can get easily lost because they tend to go their own way. Like sheep, believers have a tendency to go their own direction rather than follow the divine Shepherd's plan. So Ps 119:176 says, "I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for ...read more

  • Eagle Vision And Dependability" Written By ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 10, 2002
    based on 75 ratings
     | 5,088 views

    "Eagle Vision And Dependability" written by Christi Harken from Maple Grove, Minnesota, USA Birds of all kinds can see where they are going. They pick and choose their direction and path. As birds fly by instinct they head where they are directed. But they can only see what is in front of ...read more

  • Three Chefs Were Working In A Restaurant One Day, ...  PRO

    Contributed by James H Boyd on Feb 10, 2003
    based on 130 ratings
     | 6,096 views

    Three chefs were working in a restaurant one day, when their kitchen supervisor approached them with an order, and instructions on how to properly prepare it. The first chef looked at the instructions, and said "You can show a recipe to 100 different people, and each of them get a different ...read more

  • Well, For You Who Aren't Sure If You Were From A ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,275 views

    Well, for you who aren’t sure if you were from a small town, let me help you out. You know you’re from a small town when: • The city limits signs are both on the same post! • The local Motel 6 sleeps 6. (You’ll notice is says that in Bethlehem “…there was no room in THE Inn.” Bethlehem didn’t ...read more

  • George W. Truett  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,314 views

    George W. Truett George W. Truett, a well-know pastor in Texas, was invited to dinner at the home of a very wealthy Texas man. After the meal, the host led him to a place where they could get a good view of the surrounding area. • Pointing to the oil wells covering the landscape, the Texan ...read more

  • Erik Weihenmayer Is Blind, Yet On May 25, 2001, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,587 views

    Erik Weihenmayer is blind, yet on May 25, 2001, he reached the peak of Mt. Everest. Suffering from a degenerative eye disease, he lost his sight when he was 13, but that didn’t stop him. On a mountain where 90 percent of climbers never make it to the top—and 165 have died trying since 1953—Erik ...read more

  • Three Chefs Were Working In A Restaurant One Day, ...

    Contributed by Richard Sharp on Nov 9, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,723 views

    Three chefs were working in a restaurant one day, when their kitchen supervisor approached them with an order, and instructions on how to properly prepare it. The first chef looked at the instructions, and said "You can show a recipe to 100 different people, and each of them get a different ...read more

  • One Raw Winter Night A Farmer Heard An Irregular ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joo-Ching Chng on Dec 30, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,404 views

    One raw winter night a farmer heard an irregular thumping sound against his kitchen storm door. He went to a window and watched as tiny, shivering sparrows, attracted to the evident warmth inside, beat in vain against the glass. Touched, the farmer bundled up and trudged through fresh snow to open ...read more

  • One Raw Winter Night A Farmer Heard An Irregular ...

    Contributed by Joo-Ching Chng on Jan 1, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,518 views

    One raw winter night a farmer heard an irregular thumping sound against his kitchen storm door. He went to a window and watched as tiny, shivering sparrows, attracted to the evident warmth inside, beat in vain against the glass. Touched, the farmer bundled up and trudged through fresh snow to open ...read more

  • Deadly Civil War Gun Powder Explosion Due To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2009
     | 2,571 views

    Deadly Civil War Gun Powder Explosion Due To Carelessness by Troops When the Federal troops occupied Cheraw, South Carolina, the Confederates left so much gun powder behind that the Union troops decided to dump most of it in a little creek. Some of the Union troops were looking for some ...read more

  • The Story Begins In The Late 1980s When Thomas ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,551 views

    The story begins in the late 1980s when Thomas Muthee and his wife returned from Scotland to Nairobi, Kenya. He was serving as an itinerant evangelist and his wife as a school teacher. In 1988, the Lord spoke to him in a time of prayer and said, "I want you to plant a church in Kiambu." Numerous ...read more

  • I Know You Have Heard The Story Of The Man That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 2, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 1,689 views

    I know you have heard the story of the man that was on the ocean on a huge yacht. They had cruised for days, and somehow had gotten lost. The captain notice, the owner’s little son had placed his toy magnetic to the casing around the compass. The magnetic force had distorted the ...read more

  • A Muslim In Africa Became A Christian And Some ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Jun 19, 2003
    based on 22 ratings
     | 3,541 views

    A Muslim in Africa became a Christian and some of his friends asked him, “Why have you done such a thing?” He answered, “Well, its like this: Suppose you were going down the road and suddenly the road forked in two directions. You didn’t know which way to go; and there at the fork were two men—one ...read more