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  • My Child

    Contributed by Andy Beech on Mar 29, 2008
     | 1,540 views

    My Child I would like to rejoice with the rest, Lord, But there’s a great big ache in my heart - For someone I love is suffering, Lord, And I don’t know how to start. Will you help me sing carols again, Lord? And make all my fears depart? Will you lead me safely to Bethlehem To worship with all my ...read more

  • Arthur S. Demoss Foundation Spends Millions Of ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 30, 2008
     | 1,869 views

    “Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation spends millions of dollars regularly since 1999 on television and other forms of media advertising offering the free book, “Power for Living”. Non-denominational pastor and author Jamie Buckingham wrote the book. DeMoss’ business reached half a billion dollars in ...read more

  • Being Bap-A-Tized

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 22, 2008
     | 2,377 views

    BEING BAP-A-TIZED Years back when our youngest daughter, Kimberly, was about 4, she saw her first baptism. We were explaining the meaning, and her response was, "I want to be bap-a-tized!" We talked her into waiting until she was old enough to pronounce it --- but the attitude was right. More ...read more

  • Grace Or Permission?

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Oct 12, 2008
     | 4,274 views

    Grace or Permission? You're worried about permissiveness—about the way the preaching of grace seems to say it's okay to do all kinds of terrible things as long as you just walk in afterward and take the free gift of God's forgiveness. While you and I may be worried about seeming to give ...read more

  • Some Time Ago I Was Reading About The 18th ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Gibson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 120 ratings
     | 5,151 views

    Some time ago I was reading about the 18th century German sculptor Johann Heinrich von Dannecker. His skills were impressive. He could bring stone to life with his tools. At the height of his powers, he wanted to do something special with his gifts -- he wanted to shape a statue of Christ that ...read more

  • The Concept Of Grace  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Labate on Feb 19, 2003
    based on 157 ratings
     | 10,510 views

    THE CONCEPT OF GRACE There is a great article that illustrates the concept of grace written by Charles Stanley. “One of my more memorable seminary professors had a practical way of illustrating to his students the concept of grace. At the end of his evangelism course he would distribute the exam ...read more

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

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 23, 2006
     | 1,691 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

  • Cinderella Grace

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 2, 2010
     | 4,235 views

    CINDERELLA GRACE Cinderella’s castle at Disneyland was packed with kids and parents. Suddenly - all the children rushed to one side. It’s a good thing it was a castle and not a boat, or it would have tipped over. The pristine princess had entered the room. Cinderella. A gorgeous young girl with ...read more

  • 26 Year Old Kyle Macdonald Had A Red Paper Clip ...  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Nov 25, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,673 views

    26 year old Kyle MacDonald had a red paper clip and a dream: Could he use the community power of the Internet to barter that paper clip for something better, and trade that thing for something else — and so on and so on until he had a house? He advertised the paperclip on craigslist.com and two ...read more

  • Complaining Is Remedied By Thankfulness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,155 views

    COMPLAINING IS REMEDIED BY THANKFULNESS Turn back again to the book of Exodus—Exodus chapter 34. The cure for complaining is not found in changing our circumstances, but rather gaining a proper view of God. · Do you really believe that God has your best interests at heart? · Do you really ...read more

  • Do I Need A New Mask For Halloween?

    Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 28, 2023
     | 579 views

    The older I get, the less patience I have for holidays. I certainly am not a holiday guru in any sense of the word. When I was younger, my favorite holiday was Christmas because of all the presents I got. I could never get enough gifts for Christmas. When I got older, got married and had ...read more

  • Recently I Received An E-Mail Which Dealt ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on Dec 23, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,284 views

    Recently I received an e-mail which dealt beautifully with the true meaning of Christmas. The theme of the message focused on children and was entitled, “Teach the Children.” Let me share it with you this morning. This is what it said: “I just finished the household chores for the night and was ...read more

  • I Read About An Instant Cake Mix That Was A Big ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 21, 2001
    based on 22 ratings
     | 2,938 views

    "I read about an instant cake mix that was a big flop. The instructions said all you had to do was add water and bake. The company couldn’t understand why it didn’t sell-until their research discovered that the buying public felt uneasy about a mix that required only water. Apparently people ...read more

  • What Happened On Easter?  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Apr 9, 2002
    based on 56 ratings
     | 11,640 views

    WHAT HAPPENED ON EASTER? A Sunday School teacher asked her class on the Sunday before Easter if they knew what happened on Easter and why it was so important. One little girl spoke up saying: "Easter is when the whole family gets together, and you eat turkey and sing about the pilgrims and all ...read more

  • Faith Honors God And God Honors Faith! A Story ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 12, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 8,341 views

    Faith honors God and God honors faith! A story from the life of missionaries Robert and Mary Moffat illustrates this truth. For 10 years this couple labored faithfully in Bechuanaland (now called Botswana) without one ray of encouragement to brighten their way. They could not report a single ...read more

  • What Kids Need  PRO

    Contributed by Lyn King on Jun 15, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,700 views

    WHAT KIDS NEED Today’s kids desperately need Dads who: . . . play catch, enjoy tea parties or wrestle because the heart of a child is there and they set out to capture it. . . . laugh till their belly hurts and tears fall from their eyes while secretly creating deep friendships and memories that ...read more

  • Several Years Ago A Preacher Moved To Houston, ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jan 27, 2003
     | 1,048 views

    Several years ago a preacher moved to Houston, Texas. Some weeks after he arrived, he had an occasion to ride the bus from his home to the downtown area. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a quarter too much change. As he considered what to do, he thought to ...read more

  • H. The Day The Church Treasurer Resigned The ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Nov 1, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,168 views

    h. The day the church treasurer resigned the church asked the local grain elevator manager to take the position. He agreed under two conditions. That no treasurer’s report would be given for the first year. That no questions be asked about finances during that year. The people were surprised but ...read more

  • Years Ago There Was A Gentleman Whose Hobby Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Nov 24, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,646 views

    Years ago there was a gentleman whose hobby was collecting old books. He was a guest in a friend’s home one evening, and while waiting was invited to browse around his host’s library. In doing so, he came upon a rare book. On mentioning it to the friend, he was told to take the book as a gift ...read more

  • You See, The Witch Knew Of The Deep Magic From ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 27, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,493 views

    You see, the Witch knew of the Deep Magic from the Dawn of Time. But she was not aware of the Deeper Magic from Before the Dawn of Time, as Aslan explained it to Susan and Lucy. He said that according to a decree from before the Witch’s time, “when a willing victim who had committed no treachery ...read more