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  • Children's Prayers  PRO

    Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 25, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,163 views

    CHILDREN’S PRAYERS: Dear God: Please send a new baby for Mommy. The new baby you sent last week cries too much. Debbie, 7 Dear God: Who did you make smarter? Boys or girls? My sister and I want to know. Jimmy, 6 Dear God: How many angels are there in heaven? I would like to be the first kid in my ...read more

  • An Old Gospel Hymn By Annie Johnson Flint Sums Up ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Nov 5, 2006
     | 2,014 views

    An old Gospel hymn by Annie Johnson Flint sums up today’s message so well for me: God has not promised skies always blue, Flower strewn pathways all our lives through; God has not promised sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, peace without pain. Refrain But God has promised strength for the ...read more

  • Singer Sheryl Crow Said Recently, In A New York ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 4, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,279 views

    Singer Sheryl Crow said recently, in a New York Post interview: “I believe in God. I believe in Jesus and Buddha and Mohammed and all those that were enlightened. I wouldn’t say necessarily that I’m a strict Christian. I’m not sure I believe in heaven.” Sheryl Crow is where many people are ...read more

  • Children's Prayers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 5,118 views

    CHILDREN’S PRAYERS: Dear God: Please send a new baby for Mommy. The new baby you sent last week cries too much. Debbie, 7 Dear God: Who did you make smarter? Boys or girls? My sister and I want to know. Jimmy, 6 Dear God: How many angels are there in heaven? I would like to be the first kid in my ...read more

  • Only One Test

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 19, 2011
     | 3,070 views

    ONLY ONE TEST For some crazy reason I have one of those migraine headaches this morning that started last night. I tried to pray this morning but couldn’t get past the pain. I spoke to God but more about MY pain instead of your pain. But I knew that I wanted to get this lesson out. Sometimes when ...read more

  • A Three-Year-Old Girl Was Listening Intently To ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Feb 26, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,001 views

    A three-year-old girl was listening intently to the children’s sermon one Sunday morning at her church. The minister explained that God wants everyone to get along and love each other. He said, “God wants us all to be one.” To which the little girl replied, “But I don’t want to ...read more

  • You Cannot Jump Across A Fifty-Foot Canyon ...

    Contributed by Joseph Shubert on Oct 21, 2006
     | 1,426 views

    You cannot jump across a fifty-foot canyon no-matter hard you try. But if someone built a bridge you could easily walk to the other side. Christ is our bridge - trust it and stop worrying about whether you can jump far enough to please God. God is pleased because you crossed the ...read more

  • Thomas Watson -- Sin Is Such A Trade That ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 28, 2006
     | 1,597 views

    Thomas Watson -- Sin is such a trade that whoever follows is sure to break. What did Achan get by his wedge of gold? It was a wedge to cleave asunder his soul from God. What did Judas get by his treason? He purchased a halter. What did King Ahaz get by worshiping the gods of Damascus? ...read more

  • Some Christians Don't Believe In Hell Or The ...

    Contributed by Brian Menear on Feb 23, 2007
     | 1,388 views

    Some Christians don’t believe in Hell or The Devil. We should have 3 problems with that. 1 Calling God a liar-It is written in his Word, therefore it is true. 2 Calling Jesus a liar-He talked about it so it’s true. 3 Setting themselves up for a big shock ...read more

  • C.s Lewis: Tells The Story Of A Wasp Enjoying ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,959 views

    C.S Lewis: tells the story of a wasp enjoying himself sucking the goodness on the the jam whilst the rest of its body has been decapitated – The wasp continues sucking unknowing to its condition. He says it’s a picture of human nature today we enjoy the sweet pleasures of life yet we fail ...read more

  • I Read About A Prisoner In Florida Some Years ...

    Contributed by William Hooper on Jul 7, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,427 views

    . I read about a prisoner in Florida some years ago that was pardoned by the governor. The man refused to be released from his sentence. The case went to court and the judge decided that unless the man accepted the dismissal of his sentence he would have to serve the entire sentence. Unless we ...read more

  • John Flavel: "How Dangerous It Is To Join ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Sep 30, 2008
     | 3,961 views

    John Flavel: "How dangerous it is to join anything of our own to the righteousness of Christ, in pursuit of justification before God! Jesus Christ will never endure this; it reflects upon His work dishonorably. He will be all, or none, in our justification…. Christ is no half-Savior. It is a hard ...read more

  • Because We Are Human, We Sin

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Oct 23, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,532 views

    BECAUSE WE ARE HUMAN, WE SIN A dog barks because it is a dog. It does not become a dog because it barks. Its ‘doginess’ makes it a dog, it’s in its DNA. Humans are not proved to be human because we sin; it is because we are human that we sin. Though still bearing he image of God, which ...read more

  • Redemptive Love Changes People

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009
     | 3,836 views

    REDEMPTIVE LOVE CHANGES PEOPLE John Ed Mathison, former pastor of Frazier Memorial UMC, tells the story of Tommy Waite, an African-American man serving time in jail and converted through Frazier’s Prison Ministry. They didn’t stop there though. They discipled him and even helped him to get his ...read more

  • Are You Conected To The Power Source?

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Nov 25, 2025
    based on 2 ratings
     | 152 views

    A missionary named Herbert Jackson ... was a given car when he arrived on ... the mission field. It had one problem... it would not start ... without a push. After pondering his problem, ... he devised a plan. He went to the local school near his home, ... and received permission to take a few ...read more

  • On September 27, 1991, As Was His Custom, Gerald ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2001
    based on 82 ratings
     | 2,260 views

    On September 27, 1991, as was his custom, Gerald Sittser, a professor of religion and philosophy at Whitworth College, prayed, asking God to protect and bless his family. Something went terribly wrong. Later that afternoon, returning from a family outing, a drunk driver lost control of his car ...read more

  • Newscaster Paul Harvey Tells A Remarkable Story ...

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 18, 2008
     | 1,387 views

    Newscaster Paul Harvey tells a remarkable story of God’s providential care over thousands of allied prisoners during World War II, many of whom were Christians. One of America’s mighty bombers took off from the island of Guam headed for Kokura, Japan, with a deadly cargo. Because clouds covered the ...read more

  • Years Ago In California There Was An Ag Minister ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
     | 1,186 views

    Years ago in California there was an AG minister named Ralph Mahoney, who was the head of World Missionary Assistance Plan. Also, every summer he ran camp meetings in California and Oregon. A group of people would register for a week’s meetings, which were financed by receiving offerings each ...read more

  • Frederick And The Confession

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 18, 2011
     | 3,748 views

    FREDERICK AND THE CONFESSION Truth is we can't please God, that is, not on our terms. Nor does it do any good to try and hide our sin. Like Isaiah, we can only be used by God when we're willing to admit, "I am a person of unclean lips." It reminds me of the story of KING FREDERICK II, an ...read more

  • Since The Beginning Of Time People Have Fought ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
     | 1,465 views

    Since the beginning of time people have fought with each other A group of historians has compiled the following info. In the last 5600 years the world has seen only 292 years of peace During this same period there have been 14,351 wars In which 3.64 billion people have been killed The property ...read more