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A Little Boy And His Father Visted The Country ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2003

A little boy and his father visted the country store, upon leaving the store the owner of the store offered the little boy some free candy. "get a hand full of candy", the merchant said to the boy. The boy just stood there looking up at his father. The owner repeated himself, "Son get a hand full ...read more

Tags: Funerals Non-Christian, Promises Of God

Christian Fathers Need To Pray For Their ...  PRO

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jun 9, 2003

Christian fathers need to pray for their children. When we pray for our children, we are asking God to help, guide and protect beyond our abilities to do so. All human fathers have limits. But, our Heavenly Father is not limited by any means! And when we pray to our Heavenly Father for wisdom ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Tags: Parenting, Stress

Denomination: United Methodist

Margaret Waage Wrote Of An Especially Important ...

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 26, 2009

"Margaret Waage wrote of an especially important Christmas eve in her life. She got off her job at noon and stood dejectedly in the crowd waiting for the subway train. She had worked by herself all morning since her fellow workers had been given the day off. Now many people around her were talking ...read more

Tags: Christmas Eve

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Shelter Of Dreams  PRO

Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Apr 22, 2008

SHELTER OF DREAMS But how can a dream realistically provide shelter? I give you the example of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr whose dream for equality is still providing shelter today. His dream came to the forefront of American politics when the Montgomery Bus Boycott forced the Supreme Court to rule ...read more

Tags: Dreams

I Had Seen Many Pictures Of Mt Taranaki In Nz It ...

Contributed by Ian Johnson on Mar 25, 2005

I had seen many pictures of Mt Taranaki in NZ it looked beautiful.But I had never seen it for myself. I had been to the area four times before I actually saw the mountain. When the clouds were removed the sight of the mountain took my breath away it was magnificent. Many know alot about the Lord ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Pentecostal

As James Stewart, In His Book, The Life And ...

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Apr 15, 2006

As James Stewart, in his book, The Life and Teaching of Jesus Christ, wrote: "Everyone who studies this narrative has the strange feeling that the tables are being turned, before their very eyes. And that what they are seeing, is not Jesus on trial before the crowd, but Pilate, on trial before ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:6-15

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Christian Church

Some Of You Might Have Heard Of The Late Malcolm ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Milton on Sep 25, 2001

Some of you might have heard of the late Malcolm Muggeridge. He was a British journalist and a noted atheist for many years of his life. But in his sin, in the very midst of about to commit yet another vile act of wickedness, he came face to face with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He repented and ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ, Basics Of Christianity, Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Build Character Into Your Children  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010

BUILD CHARACTER INTO YOUR CHILDREN David Kraft was a big, strong man -- all muscle. At the age of 32, he was six feet, two inches tall and weighed 200 pounds. He had been to seminary and ended up working with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, because of his athletic background. Then he was ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Tags: Father's Day

You're Beautiful To God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL TO GOD R.C. Buckner, a big, bold and brash man, lived about 100 years ago in Texas. This imposing figure had a very tender heart for children, starting Buckner's Children's Homes all across the state. The children affectionately called him "Papa Buckner" and would run up to him ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13

Tags: Compassion

When You Say A Situation Or A Person Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

You Gain Strength, Courage And Confidence By ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really ...read more

Tags: Confidence

You Gain Strength, Courage And Confidence By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Some People, No Matter How Old They Get, Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty they merely move it from ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Love Does Not Die Easily. It Is A Living Thing. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love does not die easily. It is a living thing. It thrives in the face of all ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

People Seldom Learn From The Mistakes Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"People seldom learn from the mistakes of others not because they deny the value of the past, but ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

I Find That It Is Not The Circumstances In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I find that it is not the circumstances in which we are placed, but the spirit in which we face ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

A 2 A.m. Miracle – Joni Eareckson Tada

Contributed by Greg Buchner on Oct 11, 2004

“A 2 a.m. Miracle” – Joni Eareckson Tada It was 2 a.m. and Ken, my husband was snoring softly beside me, not aware that I was biting my lip to keep from waking him up. The combination of my paralysis with middle-of-the-night insomnia always makes me feel claustrophobic. But this was different. The ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Methodist

I Know Your ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

“I Know Your Face” Quite recently a very dear friend suffered the heartbreaking miscarriage of a child. She was devastated by this loss of life and it got me thinking about my own miscarriage some 23 years ago of our first child and how distraught I was. My husband, Terry, and I were not ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:16

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Charles L. Allen (1913- ) "When You Say A ...

Contributed by Ted Mulder on Nov 27, 2004

Charles L. Allen (1913- ) “When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Job Is To Ask Questions It Always Was And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The job is to ask questions it always was and to ask them as inexorably as I can. And to face the absence of ...read more

Tags: Truth