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  • A. Last Week I Took My Children To A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 1, 2003
    based on 78 ratings
     | 2,691 views

    A. Last week I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son asked if he could say grace. As we bowed our heads he said, “God is good. God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you more if mom gets us ice cream for dessert. And Liberty and Justice for all! Amen!” ...read more

  • Henry C. Morrison Was A Great Missionary Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brandon Park on Apr 19, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 9,375 views

    Henry C. Morrison was a great missionary who served the Lord in Africa for over 40 years. On the way back to United States, he began to wonder “will anyone remember us? Will anyone recall who we are? Will anyone meet us at the boat?” Well, unknown to Henry Morrison and his wife, Teddy Roosevelt, ...read more

  • A Railroad Fireman's Jump  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,632 views

    A RAILROAD FIREMAN’S JUMP On September 29, 1907, the three older children of the Dixon family, living about one mile from Seward, started for school. Baby Gladys Dixon, who was only nineteen months old, went with them a little distance. Away the children ran, and Gladys was soon left behind. Still ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2007
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    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

  • Oscar Did Not Know What Would Be In Store For His ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Sep 10, 2007
     | 1,258 views

    Oscar did not know what would be in store for his family as they disembarked at Ellis Island. There were times during their long journey from Sweden that young Oscar wondered if they would ever get to this wonderful place called America. Yet Oscar and his family settled in Minnesota and began to ...read more

  • Ministry As A Jockey

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Nov 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,328 views

    And when we, when people discover the power of the resurrection of Jesus, this affects how we approach life, how we live. Many of us have heard of Darren Beadman. His is one of the celebrity jockeys, in one year the horses he rode earnt $9.6 million dollars. In 1990 and 1996 he rode Melbourne Cup ...read more

  • Boyce Mouton – In "A Tribute To My Mother" – ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
     | 1,276 views

    Boyce Mouton – in “A tribute to my mother” – “Though we were poor, by contrast with modern children, I was raised In the lap of luxury. I was blessed to have a mother whose main ambition in life was to raise her family. During my childhood years I had no interest in shiny new cars and plush carpet, ...read more

  • Someone Might Say, "Well, God Does Not Raise ...

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 10, 2008
     | 1,776 views

    -Someone might say, “Well, God does not raise dead people anymore.” I would agree that it is not very common, but the Lord still does it. I have told some of you about my own experience with death. When I was between 1 & 2 years old, I got a hold of a piece of wood from an old orchard sprayer tank. ...read more

  • God Will Often Allow Crises Into ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 29, 2008
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    Illustration: God will often allow crises into our lives to show us where we put our confidence. There was a farmer who one day went happily and with great joy in his heart to report to his wife and family that their best cow had given birth to twin calves, one red and one white. And he said, “You ...read more

  • Steinbeck And His Hell-Sermon Experience

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
     | 2,166 views

    STEINBECK AND HIS HELL-SERMON EXPERIENCE In a fascinating story of his journey across the United States, John Steinbeck tells of a Church service he attended during his travels in the State of Vermont. Tongue-in-cheek, he says, "The preacher spoke of Hell as an expert. Not the mush-mush Hell of ...read more

  • The Unpublished Hymn

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,622 views

    THE UNPUBLISHED HYMN The hymn writer Fanny Crosby gave us more than 6,000 gospel songs. Although blinded by an illness at the age of six weeks, she never became bitter. One time a preacher sympathetically remarked, "I think it is great pity that the Master did not give you sight when He showered ...read more

  • Dr. Paul Tripp Tells Of A Night In Which He Got ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Sep 17, 2008
    based on 1 rating
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    Dr. Paul Tripp tells of a night in which he got home late from work after counseling all day and teaching an evening class at Westminster Seminary. He was tired and desperately wanted some relaxation time to read the paper, drink a diet coke and hit the remote control. Tripp had a plan for the ...read more

  • What Do Savages Do For Christmas?  PRO

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Dec 6, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,002 views

    WHAT DO SAVAGES DO FOR CHRISTMAS? I’m not talking about some 3rd world nation now. Jdimytai Damour, 34, had been hired by an employment agency as a temporary worker at the Wal-Mart store in Valley Stream and had been on the job about a week when he died. The 6-foot-5, 270-pound man died of ...read more

  • I Don't Remember  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Dec 31, 2008
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,921 views

    "I DON'T REMEMBER." Some will accept that they are going to heaven but not that they are forgiven while they still live on this earth. Bruce Larson tells the true story of a Catholic priest living in the Philippines, a much-loved man of God who once carried a secret burden of long-past sin buried ...read more

  • Kurt Cobain Ended His Life About 13 Years Ago ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 16, 2009
     | 1,568 views

    Kurt Cobain ended his life about 13 years ago (4/1994); filled with bitterness and anger. He was the founder and lead singer of the group "Nirvana." His violent suicide prompted a lot of questions. "Why? He had it all a great career, dedicated fans, plenty of money, a beautiful wife and a 19 month ...read more

  • We Talk A Lot About Serving And Worshiping Jesus. ...

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Mar 6, 2009
    based on 1 rating
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    We talk a lot about serving and worshiping Jesus. But to be able to serve Him, or worship Him, we must know exactly who He is and what He offers. Here is the Jesus I know: ···· Jesus is Christ. He is the living Son of the living God. ···· He is the First and Last, the Beginning and the ...read more

  • Contagious Anger

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 12, 2009
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    CONTAGIOUS ANGER Baseball coach Billy Martin told about hunting trip he had in Texas with baseball legend Mickey Mantle. Mickey had a friend who would let them hunt on his ranch. When they reached the ranch, Mickey told Billy to wait in the car while he checked in with his friend. Mantle’s friend ...read more

  • The Following Song By "Casting Crowns" ...

    Contributed by Gary Miller on May 11, 2007
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    The following song by "Casting Crowns" illustrates the importance of praising God: Praise You in This Storm words by Mark Hall/music by Mark Hall and Bernie Herms I was sure by now, God You would have reached down and wiped our tears away, stepped in and saved the day. But once again, I say ...read more

  • Enormously Gorgeous  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 22, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 665 views

    ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS My dad says I am ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS. I wonder if I really am. To be ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS... Sarah says you need to have beautiful, long, curly hair like she has. I don’t. To be ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS... Justin says you must have perfectly straight white teeth like he has. I ...read more

  • There Is A Story About A Young Preacher That In ...

    Contributed by Gerald Albers on Jun 5, 2007
     | 1,962 views

    There is a story about a young preacher that in 1995, he was in Glasgow Scotland. He wrote: I was living in a Center City Hotel. One morning I got up and decided that I was going to jog over into the south side of the city of Glasgow. I ran across the river Clyde on a bridge, and as I jogged ...read more