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  • A Man Did Not Believe In All That Incarnation ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,712 views

    A man did not believe in all that incarnation stuff that the Churches proclaim at Christmas time, so he stayed home while his family went to church on Christmas Eve. Shortly after the family drove away in the car, snow began to fall. He went to the window to watch the flurries getting heavier and ...read more

  • If I Could Be One Of Them...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
    based on 36 ratings
     | 6,433 views

    If I Could Be One of Them... A man stayed home as his family went off to church one Christmas Eve. He just could not swallow the Jesus story about God coming to earth as man. Shortly after the family drove away in the car, snow began to fall. He went to the window to watch the flurries getting ...read more

  • Living Together And Divorce

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 11, 2009
     | 2,732 views

    LIVING TOGETHER AND DIVORCE A recent study by the Penn State University interviewed 92 couples found, in general, those who lived together before marriage were • more verbally aggressive, • more hostile and • less supportive than those who waited until marriage to live ...read more

  • Hero

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 24, 2009
     | 4,771 views

    Dear Dad, Heroes are men who first of all are heroes for God and then heroes to their families. To be a hero for God, you need to yield your life 100% to Him. What's in this name "hero"? Josh McDowell shares, "A few years ago, a radio jockey polled almost two hundred teenagers in a shopping ...read more

  • The Census Taker From Rome  PRO

    Contributed by Dorothy Napier on Sep 21, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,184 views

    THE CENSUS TAKER FROM ROME I am reminded of a story told of a cesus taker from Rome, who went to Galilee around 28 A.D. As he entered the region he came upon a man sitting on a donkey. he man had long hair and a flowing beard. He wore an old cloak, sandals, and beads. Pardon me the census taker ...read more

  • Famous Businessman Practices ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,757 views

    Famous Businessman Practices Tithing One Famous Business man: About a 100 plus years ago a young man had to leave home because his family could not afford to feed and house him. On his way to his future he met an old friend who was captain of a canal boat. The Captain asked where he was off to. He ...read more

  • Billy Graham's Story About An African Mother Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2009
     | 4,827 views

    Billy Graham’s Story About An African Mother Who Prayed Let me share this story to show you the position we have with the Lord in prayer. Billy Graham shares this story of an African mother who came to Christ and grew in her commitment and devotion to the Lord. She was a woman that prayed all the ...read more

  • Bible Readers Change The World  PRO

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Nov 9, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,877 views

    BIBLE READERS CHANGE THE WORLD If you’ve read anything by Charles Dickens, you know how terrible conditions were in 18th century England. There were no child labor laws, so children as young as age four were put to work up to 12 hours a day in dangerous factories and sent into the corners of coal ...read more

  • In His Book, "Leadership Pain: God’s Classroo...

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016
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     | 5,459 views

    In his book, “Leadership Pain: God’s Classroom for Growth,” Sam Chand writes, “Pain isn’t the enemy. The inability or unwillingness to face pain is a far greater danger.” He then tells the story of Dr. Paul Brand who was treating a four year old named Tanya at the national leprosy hospital in ...read more

  • Jesus Changes Life

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on May 16, 2017
     | 8,046 views

    The word of God is Alive Half a century ago, in one of the Indian villages, there was a family. the family size was five( Husband, wife and three children). The Husband was a drunkard and notorious man. His wife was a home maker and simple lady. The man had all kinds of bad habits such as ...read more

  • A Tribute To Fathers In The Bible

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 9, 2020
     | 3,272 views

    Introduction: with the exception of Adam, who was created; and Jesus Himself, Who was born of the Virgin Mary, every man in the Bible had a father. That some were good and others were evil is clear, and it would be nearly impossible to list every father and son in the Bible. The Books of Chronicles ...read more

  • The Temperance Reformation

    Contributed by David Johnston on Sep 24, 2006
     | 2,868 views

    The Temperance Reformation This story took place in the years when social drinking was a common thing even among many of the churches. However, many men of God were beginning to speak out against drinking and taking a stand against it from their pulpits. One Sunday, the pastor, who was a ...read more

  • The Parental Challenge Of Helping Teenagers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,989 views

    The Parental Challenge of Helping Teenagers Face Their World And I wanna share a story with you. It’s a traumatic one and one that actually happened. I did a funeral about four or five years ago and in this funeral it was really bizarre, because as the high schoolers came in about a third of them ...read more

  • A Parable From The Chilean Mining ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Oct 16, 2010
     | 2,648 views

    A PARABLE FROM THE CHILEAN MINING DISASTER Once upon a time there was a wise, good and powerful King. His kingdom was known as the kingdom of Hope and it was the richest kingdom in the world. He ruled his people with love and justice. The kingdom of Hope was known throughout the world and other ...read more

  • Another Turkey On The Table

    Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 30, 2024
     | 444 views

    It was a Monday morning, and I was busy starting my week by organizing my schedule and organizing some of my projects. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage came to my door, looked in, and said, "Are you ready for the week?" I don't recall her ever asking me that question, but I ...read more

  • A Father's Blessing By Morgan Cryar (A Christian ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 22, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,128 views

    A FATHER’S BLESSING by Morgan Cryar (a Christian music artist) from Decision magazine. From Stories for a Man’s Heart, P 240. Compiled by Alice Gray Many a morning as a child I stumbled through the darkness to our family’s truck, fell back to sleep, then was awakened by the sound of the truck ...read more

  • No Use But Useful  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 10, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,624 views

    ILLUSTRATION: “No Use but Useful” Elderly Sister Ann in China was born into quite an educated family. She had four brothers who all became doctors. She, however, was not even taught how to read and write. She began to train as a nurse, but her father fell ill and she was required to nurse him. ...read more

  • A Special Occasion  PRO

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 8, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,816 views

    A SPECIAL OCCASION If you are waiting for a special house guest or a special occasion to use something you cherish in your house, consider the following following article by Ann Wells that appeared several years ago in the Los Angeles Times: My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my ...read more

  • The Queen's Christmas Tree

    Contributed by John Moyer on Dec 16, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,853 views

    THE QUEEN'S CHRISTMAS TREE Among the cards we've received over the years, some were those Guidepost Christmas cards with stories in them. This is one of those stories. It was the first Saturday of the Advent season in Europe. The Queen’s royal woodsmen were searching the royal forest for the ...read more

  • Lisa Beamer: Faith In Tragedy

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,074 views

    LISA BEAMER: FAITH IN TRAGEDY In her book, "Let’s Roll" she explains how she was reared in a loving home where the Lord was honored. She goes on to record: "On October 25, 1984, pain seared through his chest and everyone thought he was having a heart attack. The next morning at 5:00 a.m. the ...read more