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  • He Lived A Life Of Dashed Hopes And Shattered ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on May 18, 2004
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    He lived a life of dashed hopes and shattered dreams. His mother died when just a boy. He had to work in the fields to help his family. He only attended school sporadically, but read every book he could get his hands on. His business ventures and political career failed, and he became a surveyor to ...read more

  • Who's Job Is It?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,120 views

    “Who’s Job is it?” This is a story about four people EVERYBODY, SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, and NOBODY. There was an important job to be done and EVERYBODY thought SOMEBODY would do it. ANYBODY could have done it, but NOBODY did it. SOMEBODY got angry about this because it was EVERYBODY’S job. EVERYBODY ...read more

  • Ten, Twenty Years Ago, We Knew What Sin Was. Sin ...  PRO

    Contributed by Martin Kim on Oct 25, 2004
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     | 2,437 views

    Ten, twenty years ago, we knew what sin was. Sin was sin and we called it by its right name. But in this day, in terms of modern pop psychology, sin is decreasing. What do I mean? A parent who kills their child is not seen as responsible because they themselves have been abused as a child. A ...read more

  • Some Things To Be Thankful For This ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Burkey on May 19, 2005
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     | 3,939 views

    Some Things To Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving. 1. Be thankful for automatic dishwashers. They make it possible to get out of the kitchen before the family come in for their after-dinner snacks. 2. Be thankful for husbands who attack small repair jobs around the house. They usually make them big ...read more

  • The Author, C.s. Lewis, Was Writing An Analogy. ...

    Contributed by Dean Johnson on Dec 6, 2005
     | 2,145 views

    The author, C.S. Lewis, was writing an analogy. He was saying “This is our world--it is not the way it is supposed to be.” Why is there so much hate and distrust between people at your work or school or family? Why do mothers miscarry, and why are babies born with deformities? Why is there so ...read more

  • Recent Studies In Psychology Suggest That The ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 11, 2008
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     | 1,039 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
     | 1,756 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

  • Charlotte Elliott Learned An Important Lesson ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Charlotte Elliott learned an important lesson about Jesus one sleepless night in 1834. She was an invalid, so when her family held a bazaar in Brighton, England, to raise money to build a school, she could only watch from afar. That night she was overwhelmed by her helplessness and could not ...read more

  • Back Where We Started

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 25, 2011
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    BACK WHERE WE STARTED I have a photograph, taken of my father’s father around 1910, when he was about 28. I put that photograph next to a photo of me that was taken when I was 30. The poses were just about the same. And surprisingly, the only real different between the two photos is that he was ...read more

  • Miracle Story

    Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 20, 2011
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    MIRACLE STORY Many years ago in Kenya, a parent of one of my students came to me and told me what God did for their family. His daughter was born with serious physical problems. Doctors said that she will not be able to give birth her entire life. Her father and mother began to pray fervently for ...read more

  • Grace In A Cell Phone

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 27, 2011
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    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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     | 4,326 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
     | 1,563 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

  • Lucky Dog

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 15, 2022
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     | 1,669 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

  • There Is A Community Here In The United States ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 23, 2009
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    There is a community here in the United States where a Christian Church had such blaring music and so many mission trips and so many children and families that people in the neighborhood issued a petition to make the church quieter. They went to a Jewish neighbor and asked him to sign the petition. ...read more

  • Secret Service Christians

    Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 30, 2025
     | 411 views

    A man was coming out of church one day. The pastor stood at the door to shake hands and gently pulled him aside. “Brother,” he said, “you need to join the Army of the Lord.” The man smiled, “Pastor, I’m already in the Lord’s army.” “Then how come I only see you at Christmas and Easter?” He ...read more

  • Heresy Of Hyper-Grace

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 4, 2026
     | 83 views

    One more brief description of a heresy in our recent past, where grace was turned into lewdness – The Hyper-Grace Movement. They were teaching that since all our past, present, and future sins are forgiven already, you might as well go ahead and do whatever you want. In churches where this took ...read more

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

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 3, 2008
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    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
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    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
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    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