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  • Some Years Back, Before Skin-Grafts Were A Common ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Feb 18, 2007
     | 4,248 views

    Some years back, before skin-grafts were a common medical procedure, a certain girl throughout all her life openly showed her shame for the deep scars that covered both of her mother’s hands. The girl was so ashamed of her mother’s hands that she constantly insisted that her mother wear gloves ...read more

  • Imitating Everything

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Oct 22, 2010
     | 3,029 views

    IMITATING EVERYTHING The most influential person in my life was a man by the name of Charles. He was the pastor of the church where I went as a teenager. You may have heard me talk about Charles before, and, if you have, you may remember that he taught me how to drive, he helped me learn a trade ...read more

  • Gossip: Opie's Newspaper

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 7, 2014
     | 5,279 views

    "Opie's Newspaper" is an episode on the Andy Griffith Show. Opie's friend, Howie, received a small printing press as a gift, and the boys decide to go into the newspaper business. They work hard and produce an initial issue of what they call the Mayberry Sun. The boys soon find that business is ...read more

  • The ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 8, 2008
     | 1,949 views

    The List Once upon a time a woman was married to a perfectionist husband. No matter what his wife did for him, it was never enough. At the beginning of each day, he would make out his list of chores for her to do, and at the end of each day, he would scrutinize it to make sure she had done all ...read more

  • Close: (The Following Illustration Can Be Found ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,915 views

    CLOSE: (the following illustration can be found on the internet – the event occurred April 25, 2003) Maurice Cheeks is the retired All Star point guard who at one time coached the Portland Trail Blazers. His team had just finished warming up for a playoff game against the Dallas Mavericks. The ...read more

  • All God Has: A Testimony  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 30, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,313 views

    The day I turned 18, I left home. I had saved some money, and despite my parents' strong objections, I packed a few things in my Volkswagen and headed for California. Just outside of Needles, California, a man at a rest stop pulled a gun, took my wallet, and drove off with my car. I had not been in ...read more

  • Wally Was A 7th Grade Student Who Was Bigger Than ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 6, 2001
    based on 178 ratings
     | 3,240 views

    Wally was a 7th grade student who was bigger than any of the other students in his Sunday school class. His mother had been an alcoholic when he was born, & as a result, Wally just did not have all the mental capabilities that the rest of his classmates had. But somehow he managed to get ...read more

  • Room After All  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,465 views

    ROOM AFTER ALL This is the story of a nine year-old boy named Wallace Purling. Larger than most kids, he was also slow in mind. But the children all liked him. He was so much bigger than they, but he never bullied them. In fact, he was the ever-present defender of the smaller boys. Wally wanted ...read more

  • I Read Of A Man Who Had Committed A Crime For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Aug 26, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,771 views

    I read of a man who had committed a crime for which he was deeply ashamed. When he’d served his prison sentence and was about to be released he wondered if his family would reject him because of the scandal he’d caused and the shame brought on the family. He wrote his parents saying that he would ...read more

  • World Of Words

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,032 views

    WORLD OF WORDS We live in a world of words. Words are all about us, words on TV, words on the radio, spoken words by family and friends, words printed in newspapers, books, on computers, and words on the Internet. The world of words have turned us into a people who have been overwhelmed, ...read more

  • Standing At The Edge Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
     | 3,791 views

    STANDING AT THE EDGE OF THE PRESIDENCY In early 1975, Jimmy Carter, the ex-governor of Georgia, began campaigning in Iowa, the site of the first statewide contest in the race for the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination. Carter knew almost no one in the state, and his first piece of business ...read more

  • On Drinking

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 15, 2010
     | 1,733 views

    ON DRINKING I’ve never been drunk and don’t ever want to be. I have seen enough senseless and depraved activity conducted because of alcohol that I no longer want to be associated even with drinking wine at a meal. I have counselled women who have been raped after a night of alcohol at a ...read more

  • Praying For Reagan  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 29, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,526 views

    PRAYING FOR REAGAN Peggy Noonan, in her book "When Character Was King" shares a facinating story about President Reagan and his belief in Prayer: "'Do you know about his ulcer?' Nancy Reagan asked me. We were talking about his early days in the governship. He came home a few months into ...read more

  • A Preacher Had Once To Illustrate The Free Nature ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 18, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,898 views

    A preacher had once to illustrate the free nature of God’s gift of salvation. They stood in the pulpit one morning held up a poinsettia plant and said: “Whoever wants this beautiful Christmas poinsettia may have it. All you have to do is take it.” They stared at me. I waited. And waited. ...read more

  • Receiving Signal  PRO

    Contributed by Tylor Cates on Jan 24, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 3,353 views

    Receiving Signal Prop: A cell phone In our church we have a 5-minute kid story in the big church before we take the kids over to the Junior Church so I’ll tell you how I did it and you can adapt it to your needs. Good morning boys and girls today I’m going to teach you an important lesson. (I ...read more

  • There Is No Exchange! (11.15.05--Heart And ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 14, 2005
     | 2,550 views

    There Is No Exchange! (11.15.05--Heart and Soul!--2 Chronicles15:14-15) Life is full of the tentative. It would seem that the ability to be decisive is fast becoming a relic; replaced instead with a sleek, stream-lined, today’s-age, model that places indecisiveness as the norm and decisiveness as ...read more

  • Here's The Bad News

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Feb 23, 2007
     | 1,861 views

    Here’s the bad news It’s the fact that none of us can ever be worthy; it’s the truth that no one can ever earn or merit God’s grace or favor that is the bad news of the gospel. It has been a universal disease of humanity that we want to be worthy. When we have toiled through the heat of the day and ...read more

  • In A Locked Upper Room On That First Easter, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,554 views

    In a locked upper room on that first Easter, “Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you." When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. John 20:19b-20. Some years back, before skin-grafts were a ...read more

  • Ode To Mom

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,072 views

    ODE TO MOM (from Pearl Sewell and Patti Cowell). POSITION: Mother, Mom, Mama JOB DESCRIPTION: Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work ...read more

  • The More Precious Gift

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2011
     | 4,562 views

    THE MORE PRECIOUS GIFT It is not easy always for people to understand the significance of a gift, or the sacrifices that went behind it. Two students shared a room in college. After returning from the Christmas' winter break, Andrew asked his roommate what presents he has received for ...read more

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