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  • A Man Was Hired To Paint The Lines On The Highway ...

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Oct 23, 2006
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    A man was hired to paint the lines on the highway that divide the lanes. Now the company didn’t have a lot of resources so he had to do his painting on foot. After the first day at work his supervisor was very impressed when he learned that this new employee had painted three miles’ worth of ...read more

  • Christ In One

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
     | 2,148 views

    CHRIST IN ONE What is a Christian? In the LETTER TO DIOGNETUS, which dates back to the second century A.D., an anonymous writer describes a strange people who are in the world but not of the world. "Christians are not differentiated from other people by country, language, or customs; you see, ...read more

  • Christian: Christ In One

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
     | 1,848 views

    CHRISTIAN: CHRIST IN ONE What is a Christian? In the LETTER TO DIOGNETUS, which dates back to the second century A.D., an anonymous writer describes a strange people who are in the world but not of the world. "Christians are not differentiated from other people by country, language, or customs; ...read more

  • "worst Day - Best Day - Begins And Ends With Me"

    Contributed by Terry Miller on Mar 24, 2022
     | 1,179 views

    No note was written. There was no obvious clue to why I had reached the depths of a horrible pit of desperation. How could life for a forty-something get any worse than that? My Worst Day had brought me to contemplating suicide! A feeling of reaching life’s dead-end road had overpowered any ...read more

  • Discover Your Style Of Evangelism

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 4, 2022
     | 1,035 views

    A true heart of compassion will let those on the way to destruction know they can escape, but the only escape is through Jesus Christ. We need to tell people they're in trouble with God and that God alone has provided a way to escape. But how? Do we all have to share the same way? No, the ...read more

  • George Sweeting, In His Book The No-Guilt Guide ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,047 views

    George Sweeting, in his book The No-Guilt Guide for Witnessing, tells of a man by the name of John Currier who in 1949 was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Later he was transferred and paroled to work on a farm near Nashville, Tennessee. In 1968, Currier’s sentence was ...read more

  • In Closing I Want To Tell You About A Little ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,964 views

    In closing I want to tell you about a little girl who loved the Lord and longed to share the message of salvation with those who had never heard it. So she contributed a penny to a missionary to help with the work of evangelizing the people of Burma. That small coin was all she had, but it was ...read more

  • The Carpenter  PRO

    Contributed by Jacob Kutty on Jul 14, 2007
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     | 2,284 views

    THE CARPENTER An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife, enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The ...read more

  • John Bevere: The Bait Of Satan  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 24, 2007
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    Quote John Bevere, "The Bait of Satan" He states, "In the New Testament it often describes an entrapment used by the enemy. Offense is a tool of the Devil to bring people into captivity. Paul instructed young Timothy: And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, ...read more

  • Old Pete Had A Knack For Catching Fish. Every ...

    Contributed by Jerry Mckee on Jun 5, 2008
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    Old Pete had a knack for catching fish. Every weekend Old Pete went fishing and returned with dozens of fish. Nobody knew how he did it. When other fisherman were unable to land more than three or four, Old Pete always came back with stringer after stringer of freshly caught fish. Curious, the ...read more

  • Driving Very Fast  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
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    DRIVING VERY FAST In his book "Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life", Pastor Charles Swindoll tells a story about the 19th Century agnostic Thomas Huxley. Some of you might recognize the name Thomas Huxley as a man who promoted Darwinism and Humanism in his attacks on Christianity in Europe in ...read more

  • Don't Fear Your Capture

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jan 26, 2009
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    DON'T FEAR YOUR CAPTURE We may not see it clearly, but we are ultimately safe. Following Jesus may not always seem like the wisest thing to do, but the trap is the best place to be. Think of yourself as a precious, endangered species. There are few of you left, but you are ill, and the ...read more

  • Blessings And Curses

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 22, 2022
     | 1,597 views

    Genesis 9:20-28 Devotional Let’s look at this passage backwards! v28-29: How blessed was Noah? – he was blessed with a full long life, even after the flood (Noah is one of the oldest people who ever lived) v24-27: Who was the youngest son of Noah? – Ham, who was the father of Canaan This ...read more

  • The American Businessman Was At The Pier Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 4, 2001
    based on 135 ratings
     | 8,181 views

    The American businessman was at the pier of a small costal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them. ...read more

  • Who Should Get The Credit?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 12, 2011
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    WHO SHOULD GET THE CREDIT? I had the pleasure of coaching Little League for about 5 years and did so during the time my 3 boys played, so I coached the team they played on. On one occasion we were two runs behind in the final inning with a runner on 2nd. And who was coming to bat? Brian. Brian was ...read more

  • We Get A Whole Bunch

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    We Get a Whole Bunch Pastor John R Ramsey once wrote, "For some time I have had a person provide me with a rose boutonniere to pin on the lapel of my suit every Sunday. Because I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think much of it. It was a nice gesture that I appreciated, but ...read more

  • Unwanted Items—the Ark Of The Covenant

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jul 16, 2025
     | 359 views

    Unwanted Items—The Ark of the Covenant Introduction: To “frame” this illustration, we’d need to look at a couple of chapters in 1 Samuel. In chapter 4, the writer tells us of Israel’s decision, foolish as it was, to bring the Ark of the Covenant out of the Tabernacle and down to the battlefield. ...read more

  • Quotations On Hope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
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    QUOTATIONS ON HOPE Malcolm Muggeridge was a very famous and highly respected British journalist who for many years was an ardent atheist. His opinions and thoughts were coveted by American publishers and he occasionally wrote the editorial page for Time magazine. Toward the end of his illustrious ...read more

  • Having Compassion

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Sep 12, 2011
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    HAVING COMPASSION Let’s suppose for a moment that it was Friday night and you wanted to go to a movie. You’re running late for the movie because you got home late, and then once you put down the keys, you forgot where you placed them. It was frustrating but you did find them. You finally jump ...read more

  • The Eagle

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,379 views

    The Eagle There is a legend among Native Americans in the west about a brave who found an eagle’s egg and put it into the nest of a prairie chicken. The eaglet hatched with the brood of chicks and grew up with them. All his life the eagle thought he was a prairie chicken, so he did what the prairie ...read more