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  • Grace In A Cell Phone

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 27, 2011
     | 2,055 views

    GRACE IN A CELL PHONE I remember a grace moment one morning when I got a call from Susan on a cell phone. You see, Susan doesn’t own a cell phone, but on that day when she was driving to work and the tread on one of her tires disintegrated on the freeway, a gracious man with a cell phone pulled ...read more

  • A Pet Sin

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 9, 2017
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     | 3,683 views

    A family in Texas had a little lion cub. Somehow, they had gotten it and they thought they would raise it as a pet and keep it in their apartment. One night they stepped across the hall to visit their friends while their baby boy slept in his crib. When they came back to their apartment, they ...read more

  • Inherited Sin

    Contributed by James Dina on Sep 7, 2020
     | 1,238 views

    INHERITED SIN The punishment of sin does not always rest in him that committed the sin. The bitter fruits of sin are often transmitted, and handed over to those who had no present hand in them when they were committed. The whole family may ...read more

  • Recent Studies In Psychology Suggest That The ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 11, 2008
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     | 950 views

    Recent studies in psychology suggest that the pursuit of self-interest may not be the clearest path to the greater good or personal happiness, as so widely assumed. When researchers study what makes us happy, they find that it is not personal wealth, the strength of the stock market, inflation, ...read more

  • While Numerous U.s. Churches Have Been Adding ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,577 views

    While numerous U.S. churches have been adding Spanish services to meet the needs of new immigrants, an increasing number of Hispanic congregations are starting English services. It's an effort to meet the demands of second- and third-generation Hispanics, keep families together and reach ...read more

  • Holy Father, We Gather Together To Ask Your ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 3, 2008
     | 1,239 views

    Holy Father, We gather together to ask your blessing this Thanksgiving Day; God bless America, land that I love; You stand beside us in times of need, as of September 11, giving Peace and Love to all; Stand beside her and guide her, through the night with the Light from above; Your ...read more

  • The Bottom Line Is That Christianity Has Always ...

    Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 4, 2009
     | 1,020 views

    The bottom line is that Christianity has always been at odds with culture and the world system. But all too often the church today is trying to win a war without really knowing where the battle is actually being fought. The WAR is NOT about separation of Church and State. The WAR is NOT about ...read more

  • Marriage ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,434 views

    MARRIAGE SAVERS A study published in the 6/08 Journal of Marriage and Family found that strong faith in God by itself won’t protect against marital infidelity. But a study by Fuller Seminary researchers David Atkins and Deborah Kessel found that regular church attendance does make a difference. ...read more

  • Lucky Dog

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 15, 2022
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     | 1,186 views

    A family put the following ad in the "Lost and Found" section of the paper: "Lost Dog: Crippled in front paw, blind in left eye, mange on back and neck, tail missing. Recently neutered. Answers to the name 'Lucky'". He truly was a lucky dog, because in spite of all ...read more

  • Warren Jeffs, Described As A Prophet And Self ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 22, 2006
     | 3,528 views

    Warren Jeffs, described as a Prophet and self proclaimed Prophet at that is head of a renegade Mormon splinter group called the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is accused of arranging marriages between underage girls and older men. He is charged with child sexual ...read more

  • God Continues To Show Up In Our Day, Though ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 23, 2006
     | 1,517 views

    God continues to show up in our day, though largely unnoticed by an unbelieving world. When he comes again it will be impossible to ignore him, for “every eye will see him” (Revelation 1:7). But until then, we need to have eyes that see and ears that hear. There are many examples that I could ...read more

  • A New Heart, A New Life  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Jan 19, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,248 views

    A NEW HEART, A NEW LIFE It was March 18. Leanne tried not to think about the fact that Melvin would have been 39 today. The face of the man driving the van flashed in her mind. She tried not to feel the anger. Once more the scream of brakes, the crash and then the silence replayed itself in her ...read more

  • I Want You To Walk

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,668 views

    “I WANT YOU TO WALK” -Arthur Gordon (A Touch of Wonder) relates a story that graphically describes the impact that one life can have on another. The man Gordon spoke of had been stricken with polio at the age of three and his parents had abandoned him in the Depression era. Taken in by a foster ...read more

  • Antwone Fisher: "Who Will Cry For The Little ...

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 15, 2009
     | 3,515 views

    Antwone Fisher: "Who Will Cry for the Little Boy" Based on a true story, the film Antwone Fisher tells of a young man who grew up in an abusive foster home. Over the years, Antwone grew bitter towards his natural family for giving him up. By the time he enlisted in the Navy, his anger got him into ...read more

  • Saying

    Contributed by Jeffrey Dillinger on Apr 30, 2010
     | 3,534 views

    Saying “Good-bye” to Mom It is Mother’s Day weekend and my mom is dying from pancreatic cancer. She is only 65 and I will miss her very much. We are a family who believes in and loves God very much. Faith is the victory that overcomes. Right now, faith is what is needed to overcome my grief. ...read more

  • Before I Became A Counsellor, While I Was Still ...

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 16, 2010
     | 1,029 views

    Before I became a counsellor, while I was still going to school, I worked as a family support worker. Essentially I would pick up kids from troubled homes who social workers were involved with but hadn’t taken the children away yet, and I would spend a couple hours with them and take them back ...read more

  • Security

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Apr 21, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,548 views

    SECURITY When something historic occurs, we remember it the rest of our lives. Where were you on September 11, 2001? I was listening to the radio after taking my wife to work. Suddenly, an announcer interrupted and said there was "an incident" in New York. The reports worsened during that ...read more

  • Redemption And Restoration In Real Life  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,263 views

    Redemption and Restoration in Real Life I conclude this morning with a story about what happened since a tragic event that took place 9 months ago around Christmas time at New Life Church in Colorado Springs. I share it because I think it makes a point about moving beyond the 'Who, Them?' To ...read more

  • Unsung Heroes: He Helped David With The Sheep

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Nov 14, 2020
     | 1,482 views

    Text, 1 Samuel 17:20-21, KJV: 20And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle. 21For Israel and the Philistines had put the ...read more

  • Loving Your Enemies In Rwanda  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,734 views

    Loving Your Enemies in Rwanda Rwanda is a tiny country in Central Africa, a bit bigger than Northern Ireland, with a population of over 8 million people, and thousands of hills. Rwanda is a beautiful country of hills, mountains, forests, lakes, laughing children, markets full of busy people, ...read more

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