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  • What God Can Do For Us  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 22, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,373 views

    WHAT GOD CAN DO FOR US A young pastor in another church told about an experience he had with a family who tended to be the "Easter and Christmas" variety of church attendees. A young woman in the family became critically ill. The prognosis was bad. In fact, doctors expected she might die within ...read more

  • Refining

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on May 11, 2008
     | 3,773 views

    REFINING A woman called a silversmith one day because she was curious about the process of refining silver. So she made an appointment to come to his shop and watch him work. She saw him hold a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, you need to ...read more

  • Lisa Beamer Reflects On The Loss Of Her Dad In ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 9, 2008
     | 1,490 views

    Lisa Beamer reflects on the loss of her dad in her book, "Let’s Roll." Slowly she began to understand that the plans God has for us don’t just include ‘good things’, but the whole array of human events. The ‘prospering’ he talks about in the book of Jeremiah is often the outcome of a ‘bad’ event. ...read more

  • The Weak Will Shame The Wise

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Jun 19, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,868 views

    THE WEAK WILL SHAME THE WISE We have to come to the realization that life is much more than brokenness. According to God’s word, we are vessels of honor which contain the power and glory of the Christ. I, too, have had a problem with such thinking throughout the years. How can I, a vessel of honor ...read more

  • Feelings Of Injustice Increases Heart Risk

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,224 views

    FEELINGS OF INJUSTICE INCREASES HEART RISK A new study found that people who thought they were treated unfairly were more likely to suffer a heart attack or chest pain. Those who thought they had experienced the worst injustice were 55% more likely to experience a coronary event than people who ...read more

  • I Lost My Boat, But I Preserved My Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 1,980 views

    I LOST MY BOAT, BUT I PRESERVED MY LIFE An American (Ken Barnes), safely headed toward land after three days adrift, said a driving storm off the tip of South America snapped his masts and rolled his yacht, shattering his dream to make a nonstop, round-the-world voyage. "I lost my boat, but I ...read more

  • Bad Day

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,424 views

    BAD DAY Brian Hise has had his share of bad stuff happen to him. In just a short time -- one day in July -- his apartment in Provo, Utah apartment became flooded because of an upstairs neighbor’s broken pipe. The manager instructed him to go out and rent a wet/dry vacuum. When he went out to his ...read more

  • Comfort In Captivity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 3,683 views

    COMFORT IN CAPTIVITY We all want our lives to have some semblance of control. We want to feel safe and secure. We want to have victory in our lives over our troubles. Jesus, the triumphant King, has come to enter your life to do just that. You must give up your power and control over your life. ...read more

  • Calvin Of Calvin And Hobbs Cartoon Fame Gets ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Jul 29, 2008
     | 2,292 views

    Calvin of Calvin and Hobbs cartoon fame gets dressed in his special clothes for school. He goes to school. He sits on some bubble gum, gets beat up by a bully, fails a test at school and gets rained on the way home. At bedtime he ...read more

  • So Personal  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,964 views

    SO PERSONAL The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in 1982. In the first 15 years, 54,000 items were left at the Wall. It still takes almost an hour every night, [and much longer on Memorial Day,] to collect all the mementos-a teddy bear, a photo of a soldier's grandchild, a letter from a ...read more

  • Deliverance

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    DELIVERANCE Stanley Praimnath, Vice President for Fuji Bank, was in his office in the South Tower at the World Trade Center when his phone rang. "Are you watching the news?' asked a woman in their Chicago office. "Are you alright?" "I'm fine" he said wondering why she had called. Just then he ...read more

  • Asking Why

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,973 views

    ASKING WHY In his Good Friday sermon for 2005, Dr. Richard Lischer asked these questions: -"Have you ever been tempted? So was (Jesus). Thus your temptations have been redeemed in His. -Have you ever been hated? So was He. You have a place in Him. -Have you ever been lonely, afraid, without a ...read more

  • A Light Thing In The Sight Of God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
     | 3,354 views

    A LIGHT THING IN THE SIGHT OF GOD When they were building the Brooklyn Bridge, they encountered a problem. The place where one of the buttresses needed to be placed was occupied by a sunken ship. They couldn’t move it. They tried several things, but couldn’t get it to budge. Finally, an engineer ...read more

  • Years Ago, I Was Driving On I-68 In Southwest ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,183 views

    Years ago, I was driving on I-68 in southwest Virginia when a lady passed my VW just flying. She had a brand new fancy Ford Thunderbird. She had her foot in the carburetor and she passed me like I was sitting still. On up the road I came around a curve, and this beautiful new Thunderbird was ...read more

  • Today Our Prayer Could Be: Lord, You Were Neither ...

    Contributed by Michael West on Sep 29, 2008
     | 1,136 views

    Today our prayer could be: Lord, You were neither disheartened nor crushed as You lived YOUR life. The Father upheld You in Your mission. We ask today to uphold us. Grant us new strength, restore our ...read more

  • Shadowlands Is A Powerful ...

    Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 29, 2008
     | 1,554 views

    Shadowlands is a powerful movie Based on the life of C.S. Lewis. In one scene Lewis has just return from London to Oxford. Thru interesting circulmstances he met Joy Gresham, And American woman who was interested in his writings. Later on in the story Lewis marries Joy Gresham in a private ...read more

  • Chippee The Parakeet

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 8, 2008
     | 4,678 views

    Chippee the Parakeet One of my favorite stories is about Chippie the parakeet. Chippie was a happy little bird, content every day to sit on his perch, swinging and singing to his little heart’s content. One day Chippie’s owner took the initiative to clean out his cage. She took off the ...read more

  • Always Had An Uplifting ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 14, 2008
     | 1,167 views

    Always Had an Uplifting Prayer Scottish minister Alexander Whyte was known for his uplifting prayers in the pulpit. He always found something for which to be grateful. One Sunday morning the weather was so gloomy that one church member thought to himself, “Certainly the preacher won’t think of ...read more

  • Perspective

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
     | 4,892 views

    Perspective The story is told about a seven-year-old boy who fell into a deep excavation being dug for a New York subway. He was taken bruised and suffering to the nearest hospital. When the doctor began to examine his injuries, the little boy took a deep breath and said, "I wish I could sing. I ...read more

  • A Fisherman Who Was Out Of Fellowship With The ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Nov 1, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,127 views

    A fisherman who was out of fellowship with the Lord was at sea with his heathen buddies when a huge storm came out of nowhere and was close to destroying their small ship. His friends begged him to do anything, even pray, but he said to his buddies, “It’s been a long time since I’ve done that or ...read more

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