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  • God Blesses Christian Parents

    Contributed by Eric Hanson on Nov 17, 2008
     | 2,385 views

    GOD BLESSES CHRISTIAN PARENTS How wonderful for children to have parents who are truly "in the Lord." They will be able to honor such men and women, thus activating the promise mentioned in verse 3. Nancy’s Grandparents took her Grandfather’s mother into their home and cared for her when she ...read more

  • Extraordinary Gift Ideas

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Dec 8, 2008
     | 2,223 views

    EXTRAORDINARY GIFT IDEAS A while back, on "Good Morning, America," a co-host featured some gift ideas that might be called indescribable. They were extraordinary gifts that some of you might want to include on your Christmas gift list. One of them was a Jaguar automobile, the Jaguar 220. If you ...read more

  • A Want Is Something I Would Like To Have, ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 16, 2007
     | 612 views

    A want is something I would like to have, something I may wish or long for, something that I find desirable, but it is not something that I must absolutely have. I can live without having all my wants supplied, but all my needs must be met. Some personal examples quickly come to my mind. I had ...read more

  • A Little Boy Was Spending The Night At Grandma ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,195 views

    A little boy was spending the night at grandma and grandpa’s house. Kneeling beside his bed with his grandparents he softly said his prayers; "Dear God, please bless Mummy and Daddy and all the family. Thank you for letting me stay with grandma and grandpa tonight bless them and please give us ...read more

  • Crisis Of Covid-19

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on May 4, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,278 views

    The 20th century... What if you were born in 1900 - my grandparents for example were born in 1904 in Newfoundland. At age 14 , World War I starts, and ends on your 18th birthday. 22 million people perish in that war. Later in 1918, the Spanish Flu epidemic kills 50 million people in those two ...read more

  • Gordon Mcdonald Tells This Story: "A Nigerian ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 12, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,546 views

    Gordon McDonald tells this story: “A Nigerian woman who is a physician at a great teaching hospital in the United States came out of the crowd today to say something kind about the lecture I had just given. She introduced herself using an American name. ‘What’s your African name?’ I asked. She ...read more

  • I Heard About A Woman Whose Dad Owned A Grocery ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jun 4, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,519 views

    I heard about a woman whose dad owned a grocery store when she was growing up, and several times a week the milkman would come to deliver milk to the store, and every time he saw her he would say, "How is my little Miss America doing today? So beautiful, so talented." Everyday, he would stack the ...read more

  • Generation Gap Many Of Today's Young People, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,153 views

    Generation Gap Many of today’s young people, unlike their parents, have never known anything but a world dominated by technology. Even their social lives revolve around the Web, iPods, and cellphones. So they dress down, talk loose, and reveal their innermost thoughts online. The result is a ...read more

  • Generation Gap Many Of Today's Young People, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,582 views

    Generation Gap Many of today’s young people, unlike their parents, have never known anything but a world dominated by technology. Even their social lives revolve around the Web, iPods, and cellphones. So they dress down, talk loose, and reveal their innermost thoughts online. The result is a ...read more

  • A Gift Beyond Description  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,991 views

    A GIFT BEYOND DESCRIPTION A few years ago, on "Good Morning, America," Joan Lunden featured some extraordinary gifts that a person might want to include on their Christmas gift list. One of them was a Jaguar automobile, the Jaguar 220. To purchase one, you first go to your Jaguar dealer and ...read more

  • Dirty Laundry

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Mar 15, 2011
     | 3,342 views

    DIRTY LAUNDRY I have to admit, I dislike washing the laundry, but I detest wearing filthy clothes even more. Okay, truth be told, I don’t usually have to wash the clothes. My wife does most of it, and she does it well. I’m thankful, though, she doesn’t toil in the same manner as our ...read more

  • Ridiculous Gifts  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 11, 2012
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     | 3,301 views

    RIDICULOUS GIFTS There is a program in the US called “Good Morning America.” This was about 10 years ago, there was a lady named Joan London, who did a segment on Christmas Gifts and made some suggestions about the list: “You may want to include these in your list: • Jaguar 220 – this is a ...read more

  • Praying To People

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 28, 2013
     | 1,755 views

    PRAYING TO PEOPLE Two young boys were spending the night at their grandparents. At bedtime, the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their prayers when the youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs. "I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE... I PRAY FOR A NEW PLAYSTATION... I PRAY FOR A NEW VCR..." ...read more

  • 1 Cor. 3:1-9 Paul Opens Up Our Chapter Slamming ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 2, 2008
     | 1,486 views

    1 Cor. 3:1-9 Paul opens up our chapter slamming the spiritual condition of many in this church. He tells them that they are not spiritually mature, but that they are acting like mere babies. He tells them he has to address them for what they are worldly, i.e. carnal – fleshly or immature! Not ...read more

  • I Read A Story The Other Day. Once, A Boy And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,778 views

    I read a story the other day. Once, a boy and his sister were spending a week with their grandparents on their farm. And grandpa gave the boy a slingshot to play with out in the woods. One day the boy saw Grandpa’s pet duck. And just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, and hit the duck square ...read more

  • But First A Chance For You To Laugh A Little Once ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,440 views

    But first a chance for you to laugh a little once again with my top twelve common words as redefined by parents with children. 12. DUMB WAITER: one who asks if the kids would care to order dessert. 11. DEFENSE: what you’d better have around the yard if you’re going to let the children play ...read more

  • Remember The Duck

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Nov 1, 2009
     | 8,858 views

    REMEMBER THE DUCK A little boy visiting his grandparents was given his first slingshot. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit his target. As he came back to Grandma’s back yard, he spied her pet duck. On an impulse he took aim and let fly. The stone hit, and the duck fell dead. The ...read more

  • Humorous Definitions  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,271 views

    HUMOROUS DEFINITIONS Definitions matter. Do you know what these words mean? ABDICATE: To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach. ADULT: A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle. ANTIQUE: An item your grandparents bought, your parents got rid of, and ...read more

  • Just Didn't Work Right  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Aug 13, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,968 views

    JUST DIDN'T WORK RIGHT My parents bought my 16 year old daughter her first car, a 1970 VW Beetle. While it was cute and a collector car, it wouldn’t run right. Even though it had been a gift from her grandparents, it cost as much in repairs as a new car would have cost in payments. While it had ...read more

  • Prayer For Future Generations  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,557 views

    PRAYER FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS In Point Man, Steve Farrar tells the story of George McCluskey. When McCluskey married and started a family, he decided to invest one hour a day in prayer, because he wanted his kids to follow Christ. After a time, he expanded his prayers to include his grandchildren ...read more

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