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  • The Power Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
     | 7,427 views

    THE POWER OF GOD Hudson Taylor: "Many Christians estimate difficulties in the light of their own resources, and thus attempt little and often fail in the little they attempt. All God’s giants have been weak men who did great things for God because they reckoned on His power and presence with ...read more

  • God's Jealous Nature Illustrated

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Jul 21, 2009
     | 2,104 views

    GOD'S JEALOUS NATURE ILLUSTRATED Let’s say you come home one day to find a stranger in your living room talking to your teenage daughter. He informs you that he has been chatting with your daughter online and says that he and your fourteen year-old are madly in love. He looks to be about forty. He ...read more

  • A Bus Carrying Only Ugly People That Crashed Into ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Dec 21, 2009
     | 2,675 views

    A bus carrying only ugly people that crashed into an oncoming truck, and everyone inside dies. As they stand at the Pearly Gates waiting to enter Paradise and meet their maker, God decides to grant each person one wish because of the grief they have experienced. They’re all lined up, and God asks ...read more

  • Themistocles Harnesses The Wind To Help Win The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 27, 2010
     | 3,780 views

    Themistocles harnesses the wind to help win the Greek naval battle at Salamis They shall mount up with wings as eagles.”] Themistocles, who led the Greeks in the famous naval battle of Salamis, for some reason unknown to his troops, delayed the engagement. It was expected that he would avail ...read more

  • Un Amigo

    Contributed by Rolando Delgado on Sep 22, 2010
     | 1,378 views

    Un amigo (Translation follows) Un amigo nos es dado, un amigo incomparable que siempre esta a nuestro lado, con amor insuperable El comprende nuestras penas, Alivia nuestro dolor Y nos hace estar felices con la fuerza del amor Amigo frase sencilla que involucra sentimientos No de los que ...read more

  • Stop "Supposing"

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 21, 2011
     | 2,189 views

    STOP "SUPPOSING" I remember reading the story of a faithful but fairly poor Christian woman. She was always cheerful and smiling and excited about life. But she was so cheerful that a friend of hers decided she was too cheerful. She needed a dose of "reality" and perspective. So the friend said ...read more

  • Christmas Quotations

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 5, 2012
     | 3,424 views

    CHRISTMAS QUOTATIONS "Christmas is the harvest time of love. Souls are drawn to other souls. All that we have read and thought and hoped comes to fruition at this happy time. Our spirits are astir. We feel within us a strong desire to serve. A strange, subtle force, a new kindness animates man and ...read more

  • The Right Use Of The Eyes  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,601 views

    THE RIGHT USE OF THE EYES A bishop of the early church, who was a remarkable example of the virtue of contentment, was asked his secret. The venerable old man replied: "It consists in nothing more than making a right use of my eyes. In whatever state I am, I first of all look up to heaven and ...read more

  • I'll Never Forget My Brother Ken's 1971 Pontiac ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
     | 1,430 views

    I’ll never forget my brother Ken’s 1971 Pontiac Safari station wagon. Besides being dark brown colored and handling like a boat, it had an exhaust leak so it made some very interesting sounds. It just wasn’t a “chick magnet” kind of car. Well, when you’re a freshman in college, you’re happy just ...read more

  • We Live In The Day And Age Of A Million Bibles. ...

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
     | 1,002 views

    We live in the day and age of a million bibles. That is small “b” These are actual book titles or Magazine covers: • The Style Bible: The 11 Rules for Building a Complete and Timeless Wardrobe • The Cat Bible: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know • The Cannabis Grow Bible: The Definitive ...read more

  • Quote: "Life On Earth Is A Temporary ...  PRO

    Contributed by N A on Jan 26, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,116 views

    QUOTE: “Life on Earth is a temporary assignment...To make the best use of your life, you must never forget two truths. First, compared with eternity, life is extremely brief. Second, Earth is only a temporary residence. You won’t be here long, so don’t get too attached. Ask God to help you see ...read more

  • Men Happier

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 2,144 views

    MEN HAPPIER Last year, a team of researchers added a novel twist to something known as a time-use survey. Instead of simply asking people what they had done over the course of their day, as pollsters have been doing since the 1960s, the researchers also asked how people felt during each activity. ...read more

  • When Our Ship Was In Dry Dock, I Was Assigned A ...

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Oct 26, 2008
     | 2,533 views

    When our ship was in dry dock, I was assigned a watch in the barracks one night. I don’t remember what the problem was, I usually did not have this problem, but that night I was very sleepy. Since it was my own barracks I was roaming, I slipped into my room and lay down ... just for a moment. About ...read more

  • Now Imagine For Just A Moment, If Before I ...

    Contributed by Gerald Albers on Jun 5, 2007
     | 1,903 views

    Now imagine for just a moment, if before I continued to speak, a special delivery messenger came running down the aisle of the church thrusting in my hand an envelope. On the envelope it has a return address - "Jesus, Heaven". And in big bold red letters in front of the envelope: EVALUATION OF THE ...read more

  • Never Satisfied

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 20, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,882 views

    NEVER SATISFIED Some people are never happy. A Jewish lady's grandson is playing in the water, she is standing on the beach not wanting to get her feet wet, when all of a sudden, a huge wave appears from nowhere and crashes directly over the spot where the boy is wading. The water recedes and ...read more

  • Lost & Found

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Nov 29, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,951 views

    Melissa Highsmith was kidnapped by a babysitter in 1971 at the tender age of 22 months. Over the next 51 years, Highsmith's family and the police searched for her without success. Finally, with the use of DNA technology, her identity was confirmed and she was reunited with her family. Melissa ...read more

  • Here's Your Thanksgiving Joke!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 15, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,510 views

    In Budapest, a man goes to the rabbi and complains, "Life is unbearable. There are nine of us living in one small apartment. What can I do?" The rabbi answers, "Take your goat into the apartment with you." The man is totally upset when he hears this, but the rabbi insists. ...read more

  • He Still Brings The Dead Back To Life

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Apr 20, 2025
     | 405 views

    A friend shared this story with me on Resurrection Sunday, it happened on the same day 20 years earlier. Proof God is still bringing the dead back to life - I wanted to share a resurrection Sunday testimony from around 20 years ago, I bought a very used small pickup and the seller claimed the AC ...read more

  • Is Bitterness Still In Your Life?

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Dec 1, 2025
    based on 2 ratings
     | 124 views

    Has someone ever said something ... or done something to you ... which you found ... difficult ... to forgive? Every time you hear their name, ... even if the incident happened years ago ... still brings uneasiness ... to your soul. It is ... as though you were reliving the event ... all over ...read more

  • During The American Civil War Fought Between The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 23, 2001
    based on 142 ratings
     | 3,171 views

    During the American Civil War fought between the years 1861 - 1865, over 600,000 soldiers from the South died, but a heartfelt prayer that survived was the Prayer of the Unknown Confederate Soldier, a soldier¡¦s unrequited but unsurpassed prayer: I asked God for strength, that I might achieve, I ...read more