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  • In Luke 15, The Little Lady Lost One Of Her ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 28, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,436 views

    In Luke 15, the little lady lost one of her coins, to regain what was lost she needed light. When she had the illumination of the light, she saw dirt. When she saw the dirt, she developed a plan to clean house, when ...read more

  • The Gospel Of Grace?  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Aug 26, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,028 views

    THE GOSPEL OF GRACE? Put bluntly: the American church today accepts grace in theory but denies it practice. We say we believe that the fundamental structure of reality is grace, not works – but our lives refute our faith. By and large, the gospel of grace is neither proclaimed, understood, nor ...read more

  • No Numbers  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,910 views

    NO NUMBERS A man who was conducting a survey knocked on a front door. A little boy opened the door and stared at him. The man asked the boy how many people lived in the house. The boy replied, "There is Jimmy & Mary & Sophie & Bobby..." The man impatiently said to the boy, "Just give ...read more

  • To Be God's Property Mean That We Are Owned By ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Feb 26, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 7,910 views

    To be God’s property mean that we are owned by God. There is a powerful story about an English missionary whose house was being looted. "An English missionary died in the early part of this century [the 20th century]. Immediately after his death his former neighbors broke into his house and ...read more

  • Story Told By Shari Hanson) My Mother Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,063 views

    (Story told by Shari Hanson) My mother was baby-sitting my son, Dirk, at her house one day. When I stopped to pick him up, Mom told me that Dirk had followed her into the bedroom as she put some things away in the closet. “Grandma,” he asked, “what room is this?” “This is a closet, Dirk,” she ...read more

  • Ex – A Man With A Nagging Secret Was Unable To ...

    Contributed by Et Tapper on Feb 9, 2009
     | 2,283 views

    Ex – A MAN WITH A NAGGING SECRET WAS UNABLE TO KEEP IT ANY LONGER. HE WENT TO CONFESSIONAL AND ADMITTED THAT FOR YEARS HE HAD BEEN STEALING BUILDING SUPPLIES FROM THE LUMBERYARD WHERE HE WORKED. “HOW MUCH LUMBER DID YOU TAK?” THE PRIEST ASKED. “I TOOK ENOUGH TO BUILD MY HOME NAD ENOUGH FOR MY ...read more

  • This Is How Vision Works With God. There Was A ...

    Contributed by Harold Simpson on Jul 13, 2004
     | 4,029 views

    This is how vision works with God. There was a businessman who lived during the depression. In one moment he lost his business, his family, his wife, and house. The only thing he had left to hold on to was his faith. While out walking one day he observed some construction workers building a ...read more

  • In 1988, Wally Magdangal Was Pastoring An ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Sep 19, 2007
     | 1,392 views

    In 1988, Wally Magdangal was pastoring an underground church in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was a Filipino lay pastor of Christian foreign workers wishing to gather for worship. In 1992, soon after the conclusion of the Gulf War, the house church had grown to over three hundred worshipers, the largest ...read more

  • The Church Can Still Strike ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 1,766 views

    THE CHURCH CAN STILL STRIKE FEAR In 1988, Wally Magdangal was pastoring an underground church in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was a Filipino lay pastor of Christian foreign workers wishing to gather for worship. In 1992, soon after the conclusion of the Gulf War, the house church had grown to over ...read more

  • Many People Are Physiologically Sensitive To ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 19, 2008
     | 1,157 views

    Many people are physiologically sensitive to chocolate. Certain of the larger benzene compounds present in chocolate are resisted by their bodies through an allergic reaction. Depending on the individual, this reaction may range from very mild, producing a minor skin rash, to very severe, producing ...read more

  • What’s Giving Thanks All ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
     | 2,392 views

    What’s giving Thanks all about A. The pilgrims did it 1. In 1621, the pilgrims celebrated the first harvest at Plymouth 2. To them, it was a religious holiday celebrating all that God gave them The Pilgrim Proclamation of 1623 Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant ...read more

  • Talk To Jesus Like Your Daughter

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
     | 3,520 views

    TALK TO JESUS LIKE YOUR DAUGHTER I was reading about a grieving woman. She went to the Rev. F. B. Meyer looking for help. She said, "Pastor, my daughter died last year. I miss her so much. I made breakfast for her every morning. And even when I had to go to work, I knew that she would be there ...read more

  • In 1988, Wally Magdangal Was Pastoring An ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Nov 6, 2009
     | 1,448 views

    In 1988, Wally Magdangal was pastoring an underground church in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was a Filipino lay pastor of Christian foreign workers wishing to gather for worship. In 1992, soon after the conclusion of the Gulf War, the house church had grown to over three hundred worshipers, the largest ...read more

  • The Church: A Model Home  PRO

    Contributed by Ciprian Luca on Jun 19, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,924 views

    THE CHURCH: A MODEL HOME "Perhaps the best analogy to describe all this is that of a model home. We are God's demonstration community of the rule of Christ in the (unbelieving) city. On a tract of earth's land, purchased with the blood of Christ, Jesus the kingdom developer has begun building new ...read more

  • Waiting Vs. Watching For Him

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,066 views

    WAITING VS. WATCHING FOR HIM The Lord told us not only to wait for him but to watch for him, and he has pronounced a special blessing on those who watch. The difference between waiting and watching is illustrated in a story told of a Scotch fishing village. After days at sea, the skipper of a ...read more

  • Precious Stone

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 31, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,838 views

    PRECIOUS STONE Peter says that Jesus is a living stone rejected by men, but chosen by God and precious. He also says that we are living stones...so we are precious to God also. We are precious to God because of what Jesus has done for us. If we are precious to God and he calls us a living stone, ...read more

  • Prevailing Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Oct 7, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,117 views

    PREVAILING PRAYER Daniel Nash and Charles Finney were great evangelists in the early 1800s. On one occasion, when meetings had begun in a particular city, a group of young men confronted Charles Finney, openly announcing that they were going to break up the meetings. Finney and Nash decided this ...read more

  • I Got You

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Oct 2, 2021
     | 1,597 views

    I like to take my dogs places with me. They have their own seats in the back seat of my pickup. I have a small elderly dog named Bambi who has always had anxiety, I think from having to survive on her own when she lived in the streets as a tiny little thing with no one to feed or care for her. A ...read more

  • Ruth Axsom Is A Dear Friend Of Ours And She ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 12, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 1,656 views

    Ruth Axsom is a dear friend of ours and she relates this true story of her father that I think it illustrates so well what we’ve been discussing this morning. Ruth’s father, Robert Eason was 8 years old when he lost his father, John Eason. It is hard to lose your father at any time but Robert ...read more

  • Count Your Blessings—no, Really!

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 22, 2008
     | 4,518 views

    Count Your Blessings--No, Really! It was a typical Indiana spring day. Outside the house, it was raining. Inside the house...it was raining. Water slowly dripped from the ceiling, reminding me that when you replace your own roof, there's nobody to get mad at when it leaks. I should be a pretty ...read more

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