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  • Nobody Left Behind

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020
     | 1,680 views

    We hear the mantra of “No Man left behind” (referring to both men a women) coming from the Military. But the left behind principle has more to do with those living. Although it does pertain to those that are MIA (Missing in Action). The “No Man left Behind” is seen as ---no matter the cost--- that ...read more

  • Like A Glove

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2022
     | 2,221 views

    Here’s a story of how I explain the Holy Spirit in us to children. I take an empty glove and tell the kids that it's a magic glove. I tell them it is amazing because it can pick things up. Then, I drop it on a hymn book or Bible and tell it to pick up the book. When it doesn't move, I ...read more

  • The Heaven Of Service  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,334 views

    THE HEAVEN OF SERVICE Dr. Laura Schlessinger writes: "I was out at my mother and father’s house, a seventy mile round-trip from my own, because my mother needed a little help. She needed a little help because my father, who has full-blown Alzheimer’s, had taped duct tape all over the three long ...read more

  • The Pickle Jar As Far Back As I Can Remember Sat ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Nov 13, 2001
    based on 80 ratings
     | 2,821 views

    The pickle jar as far back as I can remember sat on the floor beside the dresser in my parents’ bedroom. When he got ready for bed, Dad would empty his pockets and toss his coins into the jar. As a small boy I was always fascinated at the sounds the coins made as they were dropped into the jar. ...read more

  • Tell Mommy I Love Her  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 17, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 2,276 views

    Tell Mommy I love Her. John had been on the road visiting clients for more than three weeks. He couldn’t wait to get back to Ohio to see his wife and children. It was comoig up on Mother’s Day, and he usually tried to make it "Back home",but this year he was just too tired. He was in a small town ...read more

  • Islam Is One Of The World's Fastest Growing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 24, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,729 views

    Islam is one of the world’s fastest growing religions. It is estimated that there are 2 billion followers of Islam, (Muslims) worldwide and that there are close to 6 million converts in the U.S. I’ve listed for you some of the main differences between Islam and Christianity. (1) Christians believe ...read more

  • My Wife, Darcy; And I Were On A Date, Sitting In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,534 views

    My wife, Darcy; and I were on a date, sitting in the corner of the restaurant waiting for our food. I took out my pen and started to mark lines on a paper napkin. When I was done, I had made an acceptable likeness of a casket. I slid it across the table. Darcy peeked at it, then rolled her eyes. ...read more

  • Jfk And Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,910 views

    JFK AND JESUS Several years ago, in the Tufts University Daily paper, Ananda Gupta wrote an article arguing that the parts of the bible that promote a belief in the resurrection were “not good history.” His based his argumento on what he called "a typical standard for reliable history -- ...read more

  • The Impact Of Jesus On History Is Eloquently ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Feb 10, 2007
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     | 2,008 views

    The impact of Jesus on history is eloquently captured in a short literary piece entitled One Solitary Life. Perhaps you’ve heard it before. It reads this way: “Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the Child of a peasant woman. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty, and ...read more

  • Leo Tolstoy Born 1828 And Author Of "War And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2007
     | 1,014 views

    Leo Tolstoy born 1828 and author of “War and Peace.” He was a great influence on Gandhi & Martin Luther King, Jr. He influenced them in their non-resistant movements for equal rights. Tolstoy once wrote a story about a successful peasant farmer who was not satisfied with his lot. He wanted more ...read more

  • Tim Peck Is The Minister Of The Life Bible ...  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Aug 20, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
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    Tim Peck is the minister of the Life Bible Fellowship Church of Upland California. Listen to his thoughts about wasting opportunities: The older I get, the more I realize that there’s a lot of waste when you’re young. The young have so much idealism, but so little wisdom. They have boundless ...read more

  • Marty Halyburton's Husband, Porter, Was Shot Down ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Mar 25, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,413 views

    Marty Halyburton’s husband, Porter, was shot down during the Vietnam War, and Navy personnel came to her home to tell her he had died in battle. For several days, Marty was too numb to respond. Flags flew at half-staff all over town, and a grave-marker was placed in Porter’s memory in his family’s ...read more

  • Hope In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
     | 14,659 views

    HOPE IN PERSECUTION Hope is a strange thing. It will give you confidence in the bleakest of times. But hope is not any good unless you have your hope in someone that will not let you down. There are a lot of things that we hope for, and a lot of things that we wish for. The hope I am talking about ...read more

  • In Philadelphia

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jul 2, 2011
     | 1,046 views

    IN PHILADELPHIA My father died in a Philadelphia hospital in 1999. Some weeks before his death, I was able to spend a few days with him. I stayed at the home of some friends in Washington Crossing, just a few miles north of Philadelphia, and each day I would drive into the city. The first morning ...read more

  • The Savior And The Judge

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Sep 6, 2012
     | 7,734 views

    THE SAVIOR AND THE JUDGE I heard a story that took place in a western town in the late 1800's. It told of a horse that was spooked and then bolted, running away uncontrollably with a small boy in the bed of the wagon. Seeing the child was in grave danger, a young man risked his life to catch the ...read more

  • Eat, Drink And Be Merry...?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 11, 2012
     | 2,396 views

    EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY...? After the "Cold War" was over, a squadron of Russian pilots was invited to participate in tactical war games at a U.S. Air Force base. A gala dinner was planned by the Base Commander. Thinking to relax the guests, he offered a WW II toast to open the meal. Smiling, he ...read more

  • The Funniest Easter Story Ever!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 25, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,573 views

    The Call to Worship had just been pronounced starting Easter Sunday Morning service in an East Texas church. The choir started its processional, singing "Up from the Grave He Arose" as they marched in perfect step down the center aisle to the front of the church. However, unfortunatley, ...read more

  • From East To West

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 12, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 551 views

    How far is the east from the west? Where does the east end and the west begin? A certain state once had this slogan: "Where the west begins and the tall corn grows." The last part of the slogan is true; the first is not. No one knows where the west begins or where it ends. It's all a ...read more

  • Bamboo  PRO

    Contributed by Danny Thomas on May 21, 2001
    based on 143 ratings
     | 12,355 views

    Bamboo Once upon a time, in the heart of the Western Kingdom, lay a beautiful garden. And there, in the cool of the day, the Master of the garden was wont to walk. Of all the denizens of the garden, the most beautiful and most beloved was gracious and noble bamboo. Year after year, bamboo grew yet ...read more

  • Obituaries  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 14, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,331 views

    OBITUARIES Jeruselem 33 AD Calvary Jesus Christ, 33, of Nazareth died Friday on Mount Calvary, also known as Golgotha, the place of the skull. Betrayed by Judas, Jesus was crucified by the Romans, by order of the Ruler Pontius Pilate. The causes of death were extreme exhaustion, severe torture, ...read more