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  • The Gold Wrapping Paper

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Dec 19, 2014
     | 6,337 views

    The Gold Wrapping Paper - An Inspirational Short Christmas Story Once upon a time, there was a man who worked very hard just to keep food on the table for his family. This particular year a few days before Christmas, he was upset with his little five-year-old daughter after learning that she had ...read more

  • They Remind Me Of A Story Told By Lee Strobel. ...

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Mar 31, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,766 views

    They remind me of a story told by Lee Strobel. When he was still a writer for the Chicago Tribune he received a phone call from a father desperate to find his missing 19 year old daughter. She was a good girl, never in any trouble, not much more than an innocent child-and now she was gone. The ...read more

  • Buy Me Out  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Garrett on May 29, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,878 views

    “BUY ME OUT” A very successful businessman had a meeting with his new son-in-law. "I love my daughter, and now I welcome you into the family," he said. "To show you how much we care for you, I’m making you a 50-50 partner in my business. All you have to do is go to the factory every day and learn ...read more

  • In Praise Of Your Table  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Robertson on Nov 16, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,199 views

    In Praise of Your Table Father, I praise you for the table you have prepared. Not for food for the body, As much as food for the soul. Drink that satisfies my inner thirst. Bread that nourishes the hungers of my life. Fruit of the Spirit that grows me upward. Father, You have adorned your ...read more

  • Jimmy Stewart Shared The Story About The Filming ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lee Johnson on Dec 9, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,643 views

    Jimmy Stewart shared the story about the filming of the movie, It’s a Wonderful Life. “It’s hard to explain. I, for one, had things happen to me during the filming that never happened in any other picture I’ve made. In one scene, for example, George Bailey is faced with unjust criminal charges ...read more

  • What's Up With Jesus?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,062 views

    WHAT’S UP WITH JESUS? Renowned theologian Karl Barth was lecturing to a group of students at Princeton when a student asked him, "Sir, don’t you think that God has revealed himself in other religions and not only in Christianity?" With a modest thunder he stunned the crowd, replying, "No, God has ...read more

  • Skepticism About The Virgin Birth  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,933 views

    SKEPTICISM ABOUT THE VIRGIN BIRTH A group of Bible scholars have unanimously agreed that Jesus had a human father, but they are uncertain who it was. Thus, according to these scholars, Jesus was not born of a virgin, was not conceived by the Holy Spirit, was and is not literally the Son of God, ...read more

  • Maclaren On Facing Death

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2011
    based on 1 rating
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    MACLAREN ON FACING DEATH The great 1800s Scottish preacher Alexander MacLaren said: "Many of us cling to life with a desperate clutch, like some poor wretch pushed over a precipice and trying to dig his nails into the rock as he falls. Some of us cling to it because we dread what is beyond, and ...read more

  • What The Cross Displayed  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
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    WHAT THE CROSS DISPLAYED Author Henri Nouwen tells the story of a family he knew in Paraguay. The father, a doctor, spoke out against the military regime there and its human rights abuses. Local police took their revenge on him by arresting his teenage son and torturing him to death. Enraged ...read more

  • An Outward Expression Of An Inward Experience

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 11, 2012
    based on 1 rating
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    AN OUTWARD EXPRESSION OF AN INWARD EXPERIENCE David Ring was born with cerebral palsy. He had complications at birth and he was technically dead for 18 minutes after delivery. No oxygen reached his brain and a portion was permanently damaged. His family’s story was catastrophic – his father had ...read more

  • An Industrial Titan Remembered His Farm Boyhood. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,103 views

    An industrial titan remembered his farm boyhood. It was his chore to go to the barn in the dark to secure the farm animals before the family bedtime. He dreaded what lurked in the shadows on the way to the distant barn. His father gave him unforgettable advice. The lantern from the farmhouse would ...read more

  • You Are Probably Aware That Corrie Ten Boom, ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jan 4, 2008
     | 3,046 views

    You are probably aware that Corrie ten Boom, along with her sister and father, were sent to Ravensbruck, a Nazi concentration camp, for hiding Jews. Her sister and father died there, but Corrie was released, due to a “clerical error.” And the Kingdom of God is better off for it. Corrie ten Boom ...read more

  • Jonathan Edwards' ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 2, 2008
     | 1,801 views

    Jonathan Edwards’ Conversion One day when Jonathan Edwards was at home in his father’s house; some hindrances kept him from going to church one Sunday with the family. A couple of hours with nothing to do sent him listlessly into the library; the sight of a dull volume with no title on the leather ...read more

  • She Refused The Abortion....

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 28, 2019
     | 1,947 views

    Pam and her husband Bob were serving as missionaries to the Philippines and praying for a fifth child. Pam contracted amoebic dysentery, an infection of the intestine caused by a parasite found in contaminated food or drink. She went into a coma and was treated with strong antibiotics before they ...read more

  • The Element H2o (Water) Has Three Unique ...

    Contributed by Neil Partington on May 24, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,639 views

    The element H2O (water) has three unique forms. Water can be in the form of a liquid, the form we see coming out of the kitchen faucet. It can be in the form of a solid, like ice. And it can be in the form of a gas, when water boils. Whether it’s a gas, a solid, or a liquid- it’s ...read more

  • One Sunday In A Midwest City, A Young Child Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,256 views

    One Sunday in a Midwest city, a young child was "acting up "during the morning worship hour. The parents did their best to maintain some sense of order in the pew but were losing the battle. Finally, the father picked the little fellow up and walked sternly up the aisle on his way out. Just before ...read more

  • Lifelong A New National Fatherhood Initiative ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,291 views

    Lifelong A new National Fatherhood Initiative survey finds 88% of Americans believe marriage should be a lifelong commitment and 89% agree “all things being equal, it is better for children to be raised in a household that has a married mother and father.” Also, 71% reject the statement: “Either ...read more

  • If We Are To Maintain The Great Heritage Which ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,002 views

    "If we are to maintain the great heritage which has been bequeathed to us, we must be like-minded as the fathers who created it. We must not sink into a pagan materialism. We must cultivate the reverence which they had for the things that are holy. We must follow the spiritual and moral leadership ...read more

  • President Nixon Once Told About Talking To ...

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 8, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,550 views

    President Nixon once told about talking to Winston Churchill’s son; he told him how much he admired the prime minister’s great ability at giving “extemporaneous” speeches. Churchill’s son replied, “Oh, yes. I’ve watched my father work for hours preparing those ...read more

  • Moving And Friendships

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 27, 2009
     | 2,956 views

    MOVING AND FRIENDSHIPS We live in a society where people, especially young adults, move so often they don’t have time to develop deep friendships. My mom and step father lived in the place where I grew up for about 25 years. During that 25 years, I moved ...read more