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  • Hate

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 7, 2009
     | 4,106 views

    HATE One of the worst cases of hatred I have ever come across is found in a will written in 1935 by a Mr. Donohoe. It says, "Unto my two daughters, Frances Marie and Denise Victoria, by reason of their unfilial attitude toward a doting father...I leave the sum of $1.00 to each and a father's ...read more

  • Christ-Like Simplicity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,059 views

    CHRIST-LIKE SIMPLICITY Francis de Sales, 17th cent. writer, said that Christ-like simplicity is similar to what we see in little children "who with one hand cling to their father, and with the other gather strawberries or blackberries along the hedges. For just like this, while you are gathering ...read more

  • The Great Bell Called St Ferdinand At Our ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 7, 2010
     | 799 views

    The great bell called St Ferdinand at our diocesan cathedral tolls solemnly several times each month. Many years ago I heard the toll as my father’s casket was slowly pushed out toward its ultimate resting place. Each day the low sound of bells sound from Haiti to Hong Kong, from Reykjavik to ...read more

  • Archelaus, The Son Of Herod The Great, Went ...

    Contributed by William Hooper on Jun 12, 2010
     | 2,036 views

    Archelaus, the son of Herod the Great, went to Rome in 4 BC to have his father’s will confirmed, by which he was to be his successor. But a crowd of Jews followed close on his heels with a protest to the emperor: “We don’t want this man to be our king.” They had good reason for hating him: ...read more

  • A Loaded Mini-Van Pulled Up To The Only Remaining ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 3, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,389 views

    A loaded mini-van pulled up to the only remaining campsite. Four youngsters leaped from the vehicle and feverishly began unloading the gear and setting up the tent. The boys rushed off to gather firewood while the girls along with their mother began to set up the camp stove and cooking utensils. A ...read more

  • H.b. London Jr., Of Focus On The Family, Writes ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
     | 1,423 views

    H.B. London Jr., of Focus on the Family, writes about his relationship with his father, who was a pastor: "My father was a great preacher. I only wish I had known him better. He was an absentee dad. I searched for a relationship with him until the time of his death, but I never found it. To give ...read more

  • Re: Heb ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 3, 2009
     | 1,614 views

    Re: Heb 10:20 The word “new” in vs 20 is, in the original language, “freshly slain”. In other words, God sees the shed blood of His Son, the perfect sacrifice, as fresh always. It is as though JUST NOW, Jesus died for us. It is as though JUST NOW He bore the stripes on His back and the thorns on ...read more

  • Pretty Good Preaching For A Dollar!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 20, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 737 views

    A man and his ten year-old son were on a fishing trip miles from home. At the boy’s insistence, they decided to attend the Sunday worship service at a small rural church. The father forgot to bring any cash, so he reached in his pocket and gave his son a dollar to drop into the offering plate as ...read more

  • Words Really Do Matter!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 6, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 401 views

    The children in a prominent family decided to create for their father’s birthday a book of the family’s history. They commissioned a professional biographer to do the work, carefully warning him of the family’s "black sheep" problem: Uncle George had actually been executed in the electric ...read more

  • Making God-Hugs Possible! ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 10, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,003 views

    Making God-Hugs Possible! (10.12.05--Sacrifice!--Matthew 19:21) Does God place limits on how far He wants us to go when it comes to committing to His will? If His will is our sacrifice, can there be any limits? Is our God reasonable when it comes to our ability to forbear or to bear? God, of ...read more

  • Remember The Three ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,420 views

    REMEMBER THE THREE RULES Do you remember learning to ride a bicycle? Did your bike have training wheels? Did someone run along beside you to get you going? One of the great challenges of youth, after learning to walk, is learning to ride a bicycle. It requires balance and a sense of self ...read more

  • If Gratitude Is Due From Children To Their ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,815 views

    "If gratitude is due from children to their earthly parents, how much more is the gratitude of the great ...read more

  • Do Not Fear What May Happen Tomorrow; The Same ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,772 views

    Do not fear what may happen tomorrow; the same everlasting Father who cares for you today will ...read more

  • When John F. Kennedy Was President Of The United ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 7, 2001
    based on 93 ratings
     | 5,804 views

    "When John F. Kennedy was President of the United States, Life magazine published photos of his children, John Jr. and Caroline, playing with their toys on the floor of the Oval Office. Those images captured the hearts of the American people like nothing before or since. Why? I think it’s ...read more

  • The Bridal Cup  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 16, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,610 views

    Listen to this insight from Dr. Ray Vander Laan: In the first century, when a young Jewish man reached marrying age and his family selected an appropriate wife for him, the young man and his father would meet the young woman and her father to negotiate the “bride price,” the figurative cost of ...read more

  • I Grew Up In North Central California Only A ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Apr 7, 2007
     | 1,040 views

    I grew up in North Central California only a couple hours drive away from Yosemite National Park. Yosemite is in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is a natural treasure, filled with rivers and streams, immense mountains, flowing meadows filled with trout, wildlife of every kind, and huge towering ...read more

  • There Is A Great Scene In The 1975 Movie ‘jaws'. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 12, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,089 views

    "There is a great scene in the 1975 movie ‘Jaws’. The Constable, played by Roy Scheider is at the dining room table lost in thought over this problem with the killer shark that’s terrorizing the water ways. Suddenly he looks out the corner of his eye and realizes his small boy is copying his ...read more

  • Roger Rose Said That When He Was A Boy, His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Andrews on Dec 4, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,575 views

    Roger Rose said that when he was a boy, his family lived on a farm alongside a dirt road. Only on rare occasions would an automobile pass by. But one day as Roger’s young brother was crossing the road on his bicycle, a car came roaring down a nearby hill, struck the boy, and killed him. Roger said, ...read more

  • The Wisdom Of William Jennings Bryan

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 30, 2011
     | 3,169 views

    THE WISDOM OF WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN was a U.S. Congressman, 3-time Democratic presidential nominee, and Secretary of State who served this country for three decades. He is probably best remembered for the famous Scopes Trial in 1925 at Dayton TN. This man's far reaching ...read more

  • Do You Believe The Easter Story?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,334 views

    DO YOU BELIEVE THE EASTER STORY? I heard a story about a family that tragically lost three of their four children within just two weeks to a deadly, virulent disease. One child was left--a four year old boy. The family had buried the third child just two weeks before Easter. On Easter morning ...read more

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