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  • Loss Of Original Purpose

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
     | 4,697 views

    LOSS OF ORIGINAL PURPOSE In the town of Delburne, Alberta, there was an old water tower built in 1926. Standing empty, the building was bought by two men who wanted to turn it into a dining and cocktail lounge. Plans called for a bar to be built on the second floor. Something similar has already ...read more

  • An Odd Number

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
     | 1,116 views

    AN ODD NUMBER A real Christian is an odd number anyway. He feel supreme love for One whom he has never seen. Talks familiarly every day to Someone he cannot see. He expects to go to heaven on the virtue of Another, empties himself in order that he might be full, admits he is wrong to he can be ...read more

  • We Are Different!

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on May 8, 2011
     | 2,813 views

    WE ARE DIFFERENT! (Taken from Men are Like Waffles; Women are Like Spaghetti, by Bill and Pam Farrel). Because of the differences between men and women, we need God’s wisdom and help! IN THE BATHROOM: A man has six items in his bathroom: a toothbrush, toothpaste, shaving cream, a razor, a bar ...read more

  • The More Loving One

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 29, 2011
     | 1,371 views

    THE MORE LOVING ONE Looking up at the stars, I know quite well That, for all they care, I can go to hell, But on earth indifference is the least We have to dread from man or beast. How should we like it if stars were to burn With a passion for us we could not return? If equal affection cannot ...read more

  • Achieving Virtue

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Jul 4, 2011
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    ACHIEVING VIRTUE The word "virtue" is taken from the Latin word virtus and actually means "strength" or "manliness." So you see that the real strength of this life is found by successfully winning the inner war of faith. It is because of weakness that we are ruled by passions and controlled by ...read more

  • Quotations On Pride

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,252 views

    QUOTATIONS ON PRIDE Pride is the only disease known to man that makes everyone sick except the one who has it. - "Uncle" Bud Robinson It is out of self-love that all other evil passions spring. - Alexander Whyte Pride is the ground in which all other sins grow. - William Barkley None are so ...read more

  • At Ten Minutes To Seven, On A Dark, Cool, Evening ...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Aug 3, 2012
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    At ten minutes to seven, on a dark, cool, evening in Mexico City in 1968,John Stephen Arkwari of Tanzania, painfully hobbled into the Olympic stadium-the last to finish the marathon. The winner had already been crowned, and the victory ceremony was long finished. So, the stadium was almost as ...read more

  • Mary Had The Little Lamb  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 27, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
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    Mary Had The Little Lamb Mary had the little Lamb, who lived before His birth; Self-existent Son of God, from Heaven He came to Earth. Mary had the little Lamb; see Him in yonder stall -- Virgin-born Son of God, to save man from the Fall. Mary had the little Lamb, obedient Son of ...read more

  • Seize Today  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 17, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
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    SEIZE TODAY In the movie "Dead Poet’s Society," Robin Williams plays the role of a teacher in an exclusive eastern prep school. On the first day of school, he takes the class of boys out into the hallway to look at the pictures of past, now dead, graduates of the school. He motivates them to ...read more

  • Abc Christ!  PRO

    Contributed by Bjornlleven Rodriguez on Mar 16, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,203 views

    ABC Christ! A- for the Architect, Jesus is beautiful beyond discription. B- For the Builder, Jesus is the Rock. C- For the Carpenter, Jesus is the firm foundation. D- For the Disciple, Jesus the Master. E- For the Engineer, Jesus is the blueprint of God. F- For the Fisherman, Jesus is the fisher of ...read more

  • Self Evaluation  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jul 23, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,179 views

    ILLUSTRATION - Self Evaluation -------------------------------- State employment officials in Tucson, Arizona, posted an interesting sign over a full-length mirror. Directed to all job hunters, it read, “Would you hire this person?” In another office a mirror and sign posed this question: “Are you ...read more

  • The Wheat Of Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,048 views

    The Wheat of Heaven Taken from the stalk of Calvary Placed within the dark, cold earth Silent lies the Wheat of heaven There to wait resurrection birth Left alone in fragrant seed coat Till the time had come to pass It would soon give way to victory Life eternal sprang forth at last When ...read more

  • My Family And I Were Watching America's Funniest ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2006
     | 1,297 views

    My family and I were watching America’s Funniest Videos Friday night. There’s clip of a bike race. A guy is approaching the finish line, way out in front. He pauses to raise his hands in victory, and as he does, he wipes out. As he gets back up, some 20 other bikes pass him and he creeps across ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of Mother Tereasa Entering A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,957 views

    The story is told of Mother Tereasa entering a home for the gravely ill and dying. At one bedside was a young nun who was cleaning a gaping wound in the neck of a woman being devoured by maggots. The exposed flesh was covered with the squirming creatures, and the nun was removing them one by one, ...read more

  • The End Of The War

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,701 views

    Billy Graham wrote in "The Key To Personal Peace" “One of the powerful, enduring images that my wife, Ruth, and I have of our early years together is of the ticker-tape parades in New York City celebrating the end of WWII. The war was finally over And those who were spared from death by the enemy ...read more

  • Behind A Church In The Small Town Of Flint Hill, ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 8, 2009
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    Behind a church in the small town of Flint Hill, Virginia, you will find the grave of a young seminary student named Albert Gallatin Willis, who died on October 14, 1864. Albert Willis’ story is unusual. Albert Willis served with the famed command of Mosby’s Raiders during the Civil War. Because ...read more

  • When You Have Nothing Left But God, Then Fgod Is Enough

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
     | 7,993 views

    Pastor Norm Johnson tells the story of Bill who was gravely ill in the hospital. Norm was visiting him when the doctor came in and point blank said, “Bill, you're dead. There’s no hope. You’d better get your things in order.” Just that bluntly, no hope, no comfort, no, “How are you doing?” After ...read more

  • The Emperor And The Seed  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 18, 2002
    based on 224 ratings
     | 8,776 views

    THE EMPEROR AND THE SEED Once there was an emperor in the Far East who was growing old and knew it was coming time to choose his successor. Instead of choosing one of his assistants or one of his own children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young people in the kingdom ...read more

  • Army Paratrooper Takes Comfort And Hope Listening ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2009
     | 4,186 views

    Army Paratrooper Takes Comfort and Hope Listening To Taps During the Vietnam War A story from a Vietnam veteran testifies of God’s transforming work. I served as an airborne Ranger platoon leader (paratrooper) in the First Air Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War. Our company was hacked up ...read more

  • The Gold Wrapping Paper

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Dec 19, 2014
     | 6,016 views

    The Gold Wrapping Paper - An Inspirational Short Christmas Story Once upon a time, there was a man who worked very hard just to keep food on the table for his family. This particular year a few days before Christmas, he was upset with his little five-year-old daughter after learning that she had ...read more