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  • True Friends?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,115 views

    True Friends? Two little boys were the best of friends. As they grew up, their friendship only deepened. One became a preacher and the other a priest. And they would meet each week for coffee at the local Starbucks, no matter what else might be happening. After one such meeting, they shook hands ...read more

  • Matt 5.10-12 "Blessed Are Those Who Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 1,574 views

    Matt 5.10-12 "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." On June 17, 2004, when Sister Jiang Zongxiu went to the market in Guizhou Province, China, she thought it would be just another day. Along with her mother-in-law, Jiang went through ...read more

  • Blessed Are The Persecuted

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,266 views

    BLESSED ARE THE PERSECUTED Matt 5.10-12 "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." On June 17, 2004, when Sister Jiang Zongxiu went to the market in Guizhou Province, China, she thought it would be just another day. Along with her ...read more

  • A First Grader Went On Her First Day To A Newly ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeffrey Stewart on Oct 21, 2000
    based on 176 ratings
     | 5,985 views

    A first grader went on her first day to a newly integrated school at the height of the segregation storm. An anxious mother met her at the door to inquire, "How did everything go, honey?" "Oh, Mother! You know what? A little black girl sat next to me!" In fear and trepidation, the mother expected ...read more

  • I Was Having A Disagreement With My Commander One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 7, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,939 views

    I was having a disagreement with my commander one day over a policy issue. Believing God can change people’s minds, I smiled and said, “Sir—I guess I’ll have to go over your head…and pray about this.” He replied, “Chaplain—no fair!” (I reminded him that he could ...read more

  • A Certain Medieval Monk Announced He Would Be ...

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 19, 2001
     | 1,486 views

    A certain medieval monk announced he would be preaching next Sunday evening on "The Love of God." As the shadows fell and the light ceased to come in through the cathedral windows, the congregation gathered. In the darkness of the altar, the monk lighted a candle and carried it to the crucifix. ...read more

  • At Last I Understood: In The Final Analysis, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Sep 23, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,536 views

    "At last I understood: in the final analysis, forgiveness is an act of faith. By forgiving another, I am trusting that God is a better justice-maker than I am. By forgiving, I release my own right to get even and leave all issues of fairness for God to work out. I leave in God’s ...read more

  • A 3 Year-Old Girl Named Charlotte Received A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Fordham on Oct 29, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,236 views

    A 3 year-old girl named Charlotte received a certificate of achievement following her last swimming class. When her dad came home from work that evening, the mom handed him the cherished award and said to the little girl, “Charlotte, would you like to tell your daddy what this is?” Charlotte ...read more

  • A Man Became Lost In His Travels And Wandered ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Slythe on Feb 21, 2003
    based on 68 ratings
     | 3,105 views

    A man became lost in his travels and wandered into a bed of quicksand. Confucius saw the man’s predicament and said, “It is evident that men should stay out of places such as this.” Next, Buddha observed the situation and said, “Let that man’s plight be a lesson to the rest of the world.” Then ...read more

  • He Made Free Use Of The Christian Vocabulary. ...

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 1, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,045 views

    He made free use of the Christian vocabulary. He talked about the blessings of the Almighty and the Christian confessions which would become the pillars of the new government. He handed out pious stories to the press, especially to the church papers. He showed them his tattered Bible and ...read more

  • T.w. Hunt Said In His Book "The Doctrine Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jul 11, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,754 views

    T.W. Hunt said in his book “The Doctrine of Prayer” “Selfishness brings into our experience a danger so great that God knows He cannot coddle us with answers hostile to the very thing He is working to achieve in us. I would not give a murderer a knife to pamper one of his whims. God will not ...read more

  • A Dear Lady Was Asked What She Used To Make Her ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 12, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,736 views

    A dear lady was asked what she used to make her complexion so beautiful. Her answer: “Its all in the make-up.” - for my lips I use truth - For my voice I use kindness - For my eyes, I use compassion - For my hands I use charity - For my figure, I ...read more

  • When I Got Engaged, We Went To A Local Gemologist ...

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Feb 19, 2007
     | 1,518 views

    When I got engaged, we went to a local gemologist at his home. He took us to his living room, pulled his hand out of his pocket and held it out with several stones and said, "Pick one." Gemologists/geologists are able to analyze and discern which gems/metals are ...read more

  • A Certain Medieval Monk Announced ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,050 views

    Illustration: A certain medieval monk announced he would be preaching next Sunday evening on “The Love of God.” As the shadows fell and the light ceased to come in through the cathedral windows, the congregation gathered. In the darkness of the altar, the monk lighted a candle and carried it to the ...read more

  • Dad's Alarm

    Contributed by Paul Collins on Sep 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,367 views

    DAD'S ALARM A father wrote about what happened when his son David was about five years old. They attended a church where it was common for the preacher to invite children to the front for a special sermon. On one particular morning, he brought up a smoke detector and asked the children if anyone ...read more

  • A Prison Chaplain Visited Charles Peace A ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,869 views

    A prison chaplain visited Charles Peace a violent man who was an atheist, just before his public execution. To the chaplain, Peace commented, “I don’t believe all that stuff.” But if I did let me tell you this I would crawl on my hands and knees the length and breadth of England over ...read more

  • Mindy Caliguire In Spiritual Friendship Says, ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 1, 2007
     | 585 views

    Mindy Caliguire in Spiritual friendship says, “What do you do when you can’t stand the thought of praying, when the words of the Bible seem plastic and false… when you have been doing everything ‘right’ and the bottom falls out? It’s at these times when it is the spiritual friends who throw ...read more

  • The Appeal To God's Sovereignty Is Not To Foster ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 1, 2007
     | 2,906 views

    The appeal to God’s sovereignty is not to foster hope that we will be spared all difficulty, but to foster confidence that when those difficulties come we are not abandoned. Things have not fallen out of hand. We can still rely on the God who has permitted us to face these things to supply us with ...read more

  • During The Time Of The Persecution Of Christians ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,365 views

    During the time of the persecution of Christians in Rome there was an incident that forever changed the heart of one senator. He had gathered together all of his servants who were known to be Christians and had them arrested and sent to the Coliseum to be killed. Seated in the Senator’s place of ...read more

  • A First-Grader Went On Her First Day To A Newly ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 17, 2008
     | 1,451 views

    A first-grader went on her first day to a newly integrated school at the height of the segregation storm. An anxious mother met her at the door to inquire, "How did everything go, honey?" "Oh, Mother! You know what? A little black girl sat next to me!" In fear and trepidation, the mother ...read more

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