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  • David Ireland Wrote A Book Titled Letters To An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 16, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,179 views

    David Ireland wrote a book titled Letters to an Unborn Child. Ireland was dying from a crippling neurological disease when he discovered that his wife was pregnant. Knowing that he would never see his own child, he took up his pen to write all that he would never have a chance to say. In those ...read more

  • The First Day Of School Our Professor Introduced ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 21, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,690 views

    The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a winkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire ...read more

  • Story Has Been Told Of A Lion Who Was Very Proud ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 20, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 1,675 views

    Story has been told of a lion who was very proud and decided to take a walk one day to demonstrate his mastery over all the other creatures. He strutted his way through the forest until he came across a bear, ‘WHO IS THE KING OF THE JUNGLE BEAR? ‘Why of course you are mighty lion’. He went on ...read more

  • When We Give Our Lives To Christ, The Scripture ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jul 2, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,483 views

    When we give our lives to Christ, the Scripture tells us that Jesus comes to dwell in our hearts through the Holy Spirit. Sometimes this can be a difficult concept to get hold of I heard a story about a 7-yr.-old girl who told her three-year-old sister that she had found Jesus and that she had ...read more

  • Let Me Illustrate How Gifts Work Together In A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Martin Kim on Nov 22, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,518 views

    Let me illustrate how gifts work together in a church. At our potluck last Sabbath, suppose someone dropped a plate full of Kim Chee on the new floor in the gym. This is how people with different gifts would respond. Gift of prophecy - That’s what happens when you’re not careful. Gift of service ...read more

  • In The Days Before Connecticut Became A State, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,727 views

    In the days before Connecticut became a state, the colonial legislature was in session when a thick black cloud blocked out the sunlight. Someone shouted, "It is the Day of Judgment Let’s go home and get ready" But one member of the legislature, who happened to be an old church deacon, stood up ...read more

  • The Story Of The Basset Hound Appeared In Tacoma, ...

    Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Sep 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
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    The story of the basset hound appeared in Tacoma, Washington newspaper. The dog's name was Tattoo. The reporter wrote, "Tattoo didn't plan on going for a run that evening, but when his owner accidentally shut the poor dog's leash in the car door and drove away from home, Tattoo had little choice." ...read more

  • Fool

    Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Apr 28, 2013
     | 4,666 views

    FOOL D.L. Moody was preaching once and got a note before he preached. All that was on the note was the word "Fool". He stepped up to the front and said, "This is interesting. I usually get letters from people without a name on it. ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis Observed, "If You Read History, You ...

    Contributed by Ted Mulder on Mar 24, 2007
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    C.S. Lewis observed, “If you read history, you will find that the Christians who did the most for the present world were just those who thought most of the next. The apostles themselves, who set on foot the conversion of the Roman Empire, the great men who built up the Middle Ages, the English ...read more

  • Truth

    Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on Sep 28, 2009
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    TRUTH I had a terrible experience with an advert on the television, I woke up and they told me that I can get one type of car for $100 and later they said I can get one house for $1000 but I have to join their group. The membership fee according to them is $99, but if I can call at that minute, ...read more

  • The Giving Heart

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 5, 2005
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    THE GIVING HEART The heart does not receive blood to store it up. While it pumps blood in at one valve, it sends it out at another. The blood is always circulating everywhere, and is never stagnant. The same is true of all the fluids in a healthy body; they are in a constant state of ...read more

  • Psalms 40:1-3) I Waited Patiently For The Lord; ...  PRO

    Contributed by Otis Nixdorf on Nov 16, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,861 views

    (Psalms 40:1-3) I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall ...read more

  • A Farmer Had A Neighbor That Was Just Absolutely ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
     | 3,122 views

    A farmer had a neighbor that was just absolutely negative, no matter what. If it was raining, the farmer would say to his neighbor, "Boy, look at it rain, God’s sort of washing everything clean." The neighbor would say, "Yeah, but if it keeps up it’s gonna flood." Then the sun would come out and ...read more

  • There's A Guy By The Name Of Harley Whom A Bible ...

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 20, 2006
     | 1,612 views

    There’s a guy by the name of Harley whom a Bible teacher had met in a Sunday School class. He realized that what the teacher was sharing was not real for him. He wasn’t experiencing Christ as his life. The reason he realized it was he was an unhappy camper when Lee met him. Harley’s married to ...read more

  • A Small Boy Was In His Sand Box Playing And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Jones on Feb 23, 2003
    based on 53 ratings
     | 2,945 views

    A small boy was in his sand box playing and digging in the sand. He finally struck a rock as he dug in deeper. He kept on digging and found it to be a huge rock that he could barely move. He struggled and fought to get the rock out of the box. With one final effort he used all his strength to ...read more

  • Men As Role-Models For Children

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
     | 2,637 views

    MEN AS ROLE-MODELS FOR CHILDREN I am still struck by a report I heard months ago by an educator studying the needs of the District’s school system. He had found, in studying the children, that up to about the third grade they were bright, ambitious, eager to learn; but that somewhere after that, ...read more

  • Just As Afraid Of You...?

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 22, 2009
     | 3,714 views

    JUST AS AFRAID OF YOU...? The late great trumpet player Louis Armstrong tells a story about while growing up in Louisiana, having to go down to the pond and getting water for Allie May. He gets down there and is about to scoop the water out of the pond, and all of the sudden coming out of the ...read more

  • A Young Ensign, After Nearly Completing His ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 9, 2010
     | 1,155 views

    A young Ensign, after nearly completing his first overseas cruise, was given an opportunity to display his capabilities at getting the ship underway. With a stream of commands he had the decks buzzing with men, and soon his ship was steaming out of the channel en route to the states. His ...read more

  • But As We Leave Today I Want You To Forget ...

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 16, 2010
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    But as we leave today I want you to forget everything I said for a minute, and think about this (hold up a bag of coins). I have two dollars in change here and I’m giving it away to the first adult that runs up here and gets it. Hey let’s not trample each other. The majority of the world, 53% of ...read more

  • For Me I'd Rather Go To The Appropriate Store For ...

    Contributed by Rev. Saeed Richardson on Oct 7, 2007
     | 1,720 views

    For me I’d rather go to the appropriate store for the appropriate item - I prefer BJ’s or Sam’s Club for meat because I can get it cheaper in bulk have the butchers cut it up and package it so that I can freeze it when I get home. For fruits and vegetables I plan to eat within a day I’ll go to ...read more