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  • What Not To Buy Your Wife  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 18, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,763 views

    What NOT to Buy Your Wife 1. Don’t buy clothing that involves sizes. The chances are one in seven thousand that you will get her size right, and your wife will be offended the other 6999 times. 2. Avoid all things useful. The new silver polish advertised to save hundreds of hours is not going to ...read more

  • Koinonia—part 2 (February 14), From Celebrate! ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 13, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,376 views

    [Koinonia—Part 2 (February 14), from Celebrate! Daily Devotions for the Spirit-Filled Life, Edited by Jack Hayford, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, 1992] Besides a mutual sharing of resources implied in the word koinonia, there is also an implication of “public-ness.” If we are to walk in the ...read more

  • Story Of Sheep  PRO

    Contributed by Michael King on Jul 20, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,131 views

    STORY OF SHEEP In the Highlands of Scotland, sheep would often wander off into the rocks and get into places that they couldn’t get out of. The grass on these mountains is very sweet and the sheep like it, and they will jump down ten or twelve feet, and then they can’t jump back again, and the ...read more

  • Well, Let Me Tell You A True Story About A Young ...

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on Mar 28, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,470 views

    Well, let me tell you a true story about a young fireman. In the midst of a blaze he stepped forward and volunteered to go rescue a little baby, even though the chief had said that the flames were too strong and the building too unstable. As soon as that young fireman was able to get that little ...read more

  • Let Me Suggest A Method For Doing This. Jesus ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jun 25, 2005
     | 1,556 views

    Let me suggest a method for doing this. Jesus tells us in Mt. 18:15 that if someone does you wrong it is our responsibility to go and try to make it right. Now, in that passage Jesus is talking specifically about someone who sins against you but I think this can also be applied effectively to ...read more

  • My 5 Year Old Son Evan And I Were Driving In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ronnie Brown on Nov 9, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,446 views

    My 5 year old son Evan and I were driving in Atlanta. He saw some spotlights moving the clouds. He asked me what they were and what they were for. I told him that they were called spot lights and people used them to draw attention to a certain place. It’s like they are say "Come over here and see ...read more

  • Take The Story Of Young William Wilberforce. He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 26, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,680 views

    Take the story of young William Wilberforce. He was discouraged one night in the early 1790s after another defeat in his ten year battle against the slave trade in England. Tired and frustrated, he opened his Bible and began to leaf through it. A small piece of paper fell out and fluttered to the ...read more

  • Picture Yourself Driving Your Car Down A Mountain ...

    Contributed by Michael Fritz on Nov 3, 2006
     | 1,741 views

    Picture yourself driving your car down a mountain road in an unfamiliar area. You suddenly come upon a sharp curve in the road and try to stop but you were going just a little bit too fast and your car crashes into the guardrails. You realize what has happened and begin to survey the situation ...read more

  • I Remember An Experience Early In My Life When ...

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Nov 29, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,897 views

    I remember an experience early in my life when God began teaching me to learn to listen for His voice and to turn to Him for help. I was outside playing on a sunny day. We had a maid, Beulah, who watched over us during the weekdays. Mother of course had 5 children in 6 years and 9 days, so we ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Man Who Was Reading The ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 23, 2006
     | 1,418 views

    The story is told of a man who was reading the paper while his children were in bed. Much to his chagrin, a young daughter appeared who said she could not sleep. He told her to go back to bed, but she began to cry. So he conceived a plan. In the paper was a picture of the world, and he cut ...read more

  • A Runner And His Daughter

    Contributed by David Rumley on Jan 4, 2007
     | 2,319 views

    A runner and his daughter: • A daughter asked her father, who ran on a consistent basis… After one cold morning like today… the daughter asked… • Dad, do you determine how far you will run each time, or do you go as far as you feel like it? • I find if I am running and think about how I am ...read more

  • Stand Up, For What You Believe In. Stand For ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 25, 2007
     | 7,068 views

    Stand Up, For what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Galatians 6:9-10 Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good. A. No one is able to stand up ...read more

  • I Remember Once, A Time When I Was Really ...

    Contributed by Adam Deibert on May 7, 2004
     | 1,951 views

    I remember once, a time when I was really worried about something. There was a trial I was facing, and I wasn’t sure what to do or how I was going to get through it. I called a dear friend of mine, my mentor, and was sharing my burden with her, when all at once in the middle of my telling her how ...read more

  • Runner's World" Told The Story Of Beth Anne ...

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
     | 5,025 views

    "Runner’s World" told the story of Beth Anne DeCiantis’s attempt to qualify for the 1992 Olympic Trials marathon. A female runner had to complete the 26-mile race in less than two hours, forty-five minutes to compete at the Olympic Trials. Beth started strong but began having trouble around mile ...read more

  • A Revival Meeting Was Being Held ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on May 6, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,967 views

    illustration: A Revival meeting was being held in a certain church but unfortunately like so many Revivals nothing seemed to be happening. The attendance was good, the singing was good, and the preaching was good, but God just didn’t seem to be moving. One night, one of the Deacons stood up and ...read more

  • Why Should I Let You In?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,014 views

    Why should I let you in? I was reading the other day. Three men died and went to heaven. Saint Peter asked each of them, ‘Why should I let you in?’ The first man said, ‘I was a Christian policeman, and I helped a lot of people be safe.’ Peter said to him, ‘Come on in.’ Saint Peter asked the next ...read more

  • Years Ago, There Was A Wicked Emperor By The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,232 views

    Years ago, there was a wicked emperor by the name of Dionysius. He discovered that near to where he lived was a cave shaped in the form of a funnel with an opening right at the surface. Dionysus used this cave as a workshop for his slaves. He put all the slaves in caves and then he’d go up and put ...read more

  • We Are Told In One Of The Greek Histories That ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Feb 19, 2008
     | 1,136 views

    We are told in one of the Greek histories that the wife of on of the generals of Cyrus, ruler of Persia, was accused of treachery and was condemned to die. At first her husband didn’t know what was taking place. But as soon as he heard about it he rushed to the palace and burst into the throne ...read more

  • Ideal Love

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,138 views

    Ideal Love a. There was a Dad who took his kids to do a little shopping. As they drove up, they spotted an eighteen-wheeler parked with a big sign on it that said, "Petting Zoo." The kids jumped up in a rush and asked, "Daddy, Daddy. Can we go? Please. Please. Can we go?" "Sure," He said giving ...read more

  • Baring My Soul  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Apr 28, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,986 views

    BARING MY SOUL When we carried our son and daughter-in-law to the airport in Birmingham, as they left to go overseas, I cried. I had told myself not to cry. Get this picture. My oldest son felt led of God to spend his life serving in southeast Asia. He was about to leave. I knew that for the rest ...read more