based on 4 ratings
| 4,947 views
HENRY FORD: THE BANG ON THE TABLE
In 1896, Henry Ford attended a company event where Thomas Edison (the great inventor) was the guest of honour. His friend introduced him to Edison as "the man trying to make a car that runs on gasoline."
Edison asked young Henry Ford a host of questions and when
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 5, 2025
[187]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – MY FINAL DESTINATION
What is your final destination? “Well,” say some, “death is the end of it all. There is nothing after death. Evolution placed us here and will see our end recycled.”
Those who deny an eternal spirit in man just ignore the bible’s message –
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Michael Elmore on Nov 29, 2001
based on 6 ratings
| 2,180 views
A wonderful illustration of how our lives can be transformed by God’s peace is found in the life of Archbishop of the Chicago diocese, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin’s. In his little book, The Gift of Peace, which he was working hard to complete just a year ago, there is a gripping and moving account of
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Feb 16, 2002
based on 212 ratings
| 2,305 views
57 CENTS
One afternoon a little girl, who had eagerly wished to go, turned back from the Sunday-school door, crying bitterly because there was no more room . . . [I] asked her why it was that she was crying, and she sobbingly replied that it was because they could not let her into the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Nazarene
Contributed by Richard Francis on May 10, 2008
Then God will give you salvation by Jesus here are four easy steps:
1. God Loves You!
The Bible says, "God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life"
The problem is that . . .
2. All of us have done, said or thought
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jul 6, 2008
based on 3 ratings
| 6,807 views
FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
The fruit is singular, not plural.
The most common teaching is that there are nine fruits of the Spirit. But that’s not the case. It’s one “fruit,” and that fruit has those characteristics.
For instance, take an apple. It’s one apple, but it has many characteristics: red,
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Wesleyan
Contributed by David Roundtree on May 13, 2017
based on 1 rating
| 11,892 views
John 19:25-27 "Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His Mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw His Mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His Mother, 'Woman, behold your son!' Then He said to the disciple,
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Seventh-Day Adventist
Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Oct 18, 2000
based on 129 ratings
| 3,511 views
Listen to St. Augustine’s declaration about God,
You are ever active, yet always at rest. You gather all things to yourself, though you suffer no need. . . . You grieve for wrong, but suffer no pain. You can be angry and yet serene. Your works are varied, but your purpose is one and the same. .
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Feb 25, 2002
based on 39 ratings
| 2,449 views
Long days ago a very poor woman living in England near Windsor Castle. She lived so close that she could look over the palace gardens and see grapes growing there.
Her little child became very sick and she thought how good it would be to have a few of those grapes for nourishment. She took a
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
* The city of Boston recently renamed its Christmas tree in Boston Commons a "holiday tree."
* In their 260 pages of newspaper insert promotions, Target, Kroger, Office Max, Walgreens, Sears, Staples, Lowe’s, J.C. Penney, Dell and Best Buy failed to mention Christmas a single time, according to
...read more
Denomination:
Wesleyan
Contributed by Todd Stiles on Nov 16, 2006
Often it is not just what we give but we give in relation to what we have. That’s the idea behind proportion. For instance, when I was in Atlanta as a youth pastor, we were feeding the homeless and passing out winter coats one fall evening. In fact, it was actually snowing that night! While I was
...read more
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by David Hill on Jul 8, 2004
based on 2 ratings
| 2,470 views
There is nothing like a father’s blessing and love. One day I was at work when out of nowhere my father pulled up to the job in a brand new candy apple red truck. It was the bomb. He got out and said nothing. Of course I’m thinking to myself he bought a new truck. As he started to leave, he got
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
Kids Follow Parent Models 91% of kids want to help others, says a new Kid, Inc. study of 6- to 14- year olds. 58% chose volunteering over playing video games; 38% would rather see money for their gifts go to a worthy cause instead of receiving a present. More than half responded that they have the
...read more