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  • Be Faithful

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 1, 2026
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    DO WE UNDERSTAND FAITHFULNESS? Have you heard RHONDA VINCENT’S STORY OF FAITHFULNESS? Rhonda and her family were under contract at SILVER DOLLAR CITY TO DO 5—ONE HOUR MUSIC PROGRAMS A DAY. One day it was raining real hard. No one was in the crowd. No one, but the contract was for 5 shows. Rhonda ...read more

  • A Letter Written By Seminary Professor, Dr. R. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 3, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,512 views

    A letter written by seminary professor, Dr. R. Scott Clark who teaches at Westminster Seminary California: “Ironically, I warned the students in the doctrine of God class Wednesday and Thursday of last week that they must preach and teach the doctrine of providence to their people before their ...read more

  • Fritz Peterson, Former New York Yankee, Pictures ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Kersten on Jan 22, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 2,099 views

    Fritz Peterson, former New York Yankee, pictures Jesus as a baseball player. He says, “I firmly believe that if Jesus Christ was sliding into second base, he would knock the second baseman into left field to break up the double ...read more

  • The American People And Their Elected Leaders ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,678 views

    "The American people and their elected leaders will continue to be faced with hard choices and difficult moments, for resolve is continually being tested by those who envy us our prosperity and begrudge us our freedom. America will remain great and act responsibly so long ...read more

  • The Preschoolers Were Reciting Their Memory ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,788 views

    The preschoolers were reciting their memory verse for the week. “Call unto me and I will answer.” Jill was trying very hard to remember the verse she had been taught. She twisted and turned as she cautiously recited, “Call unto ...read more

  • I Read About Ten Years Ago An Interesting ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 14, 2008
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    I read about ten years ago an interesting statistic. Our medical knowledge doubles every 2.5 years. Is it any wonder why medicine has so many specialties? It literally is hard to keep up. Yet, we have ...read more

  • D. Dr. Colbert States, "Your Perceptions ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 3, 2008
     | 1,681 views

    d. Dr. Colbert states, “Your perceptions determine how you see the world. The mind is similar to a computer –the brain is the hard drive, and the perceptions are the ‘software.’ It is the perception of people, demands, issues, and circumstances-not the actual people, demands, issues, ...read more

  • Christian Herter Was The Governor Of ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 21, 2008
     | 1,760 views

    Christian Herter was the governor of Massachusetts in the 1950’s the story is told of a time when he was campaigning, when he came across someone whom he was about to ignore, but found himself having to notice. Apparently, he was having a really hard day campaigning, missed his lunch and came in ...read more

  • George Washington Carver Had Always Dreamed Of ...

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 25, 2009
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    George Washington Carver had always dreamed of getting an education. There was one thing standing in his way. He was born black in a country and at a time when whites oppressed black people. When George Carver reached the age of twenty he was ready to start college. He submitted an application ...read more

  • Love's Challenges  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2004
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    LOVE’S CHALLENGES (Based on John 13:35) What joy to love the saints above When I get home to glory. To love below, the saints I know, Well, that’s another story! To love mankind I always find To be a simple task. To have love for the man next door Is more than one should ask! Love’s full and ...read more

  • Chicken Lady

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 28, 2005
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     | 2,812 views

    Chicken Lady When Christian Herter was governor of Massachusetts, he was running hard for a second term in office. One day, after a busy morning chasing votes (and no lunch) he arrived at a church barbecue. It was late afternoon and Herter was famished. As Herter moved down the serving line, he ...read more

  • When Christian Herter Was Governor Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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     | 2,052 views

    When Christian Herter was governor of Massachusetts, he was running hard for a second term in office. One day, after a busy morning chasing votes (and no lunch) he arrived at a church barbecue. It was late afternoon and Herter was famished. As Herter moved down the serving line, he held out his ...read more

  • The Little Girl And The Piano

    Contributed by Shane Hart on Apr 27, 2006
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    The Little Girl and the Piano A little girl wanted to become a great pianist, but all she could play on the piano was the simple little tune, "Chopsticks." No matter how hard she tried, that was the best she could do. Her parents decided after some time to arrange for a great maestro to teach her ...read more

  • A Family Is Like Many Things, Perhaps Most Like ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 28, 2006
     | 2,228 views

    A family is like many things, perhaps most like a garden. It needs time, attention, and cultivation. The sunshine of laughter and affirmation. It also needs the rains of difficulties, tense moments, serious discussions about the issues that matter. And there must be spade work, where hardness ...read more

  • Betty Crocker ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    BETTY CROCKER SALVATION In 1952, when the Betty Crocker company first began selling cake mixes, they offered a product which only needed water, and you would get a perfectly moist cake every time. But it bombed, and they couldn’t understand why! So they commissioned a study and found that people ...read more

  • Be Found Doing Your Duty

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2011
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    BE FOUND DOING YOUR DUTY The time was the 19th of May, 1780. The place was Hartford, Connecticut. The day has gone down in New England history as a terrible foretaste of Judgment Day. For at noon the skies turned from blue to gray and by mid-afternoon had blackened over so densely that, in that ...read more

  • History Of Israel Stands As A Witness...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Nov 27, 2011
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    History of Israel stands as a witness... About 300 years ago, the King of Sweden was having personal doubts about God’s existence and the Bible's divine nature. He called for Count Von Zinzendorf, who was the bishop of the Moravian Church, to provide evidence about God’s existence and Divine ...read more

  • Leslie B. Flynn Told A Delightful Little Story ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Leslie B. Flynn told a delightful little story about how some children worked long and hard on their own little cardboard shack. It was to be a special spot - a clubhouse - where they could meet in solemn assembly or just laugh, play games, and fool around. As they thought long and hard about their ...read more

  • Rocky And Spiritual Victory

    Contributed by Jordon Leblanc on Aug 8, 2008
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    Rocky and Spiritual Victory When I think of training, my mind often wanders to almost every underdog movie from the 80's and early 90's. Maybe you know what I mean. Think of Rocky...any Rocky, really. Have you seen that movie? Yea, I thought so. If you're not familiar with the movies, let me ...read more

  • Just This Past Thursday We Learned The Results Of ...

    Contributed by Mike Rexroat on Dec 16, 2007
     | 2,151 views

    Just this past Thursday we learned the results of what is being called the "Mitchell" report. For those of us who are baseball fans it was a pretty dark day. Former Senator George Mitchell concluded his almost two year investigation into the game and released his conclusions and one of those ...read more