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  • Sometimes We Are The Source Of God's Supply To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,237 views

    Sometimes we are the source of God’s supply to others. Consider the great work of Samaritan’s Purse, Food For The Hungry, Salvation Army, and others. A pious father always closed grace for the evening meal with these words: "Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest and bless what thou hast provided." ...read more

  • A Story Is Told About A Woman In An Airport. She ...  PRO

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,870 views

    A story is told about a woman in an airport. She had a “red-eye” flight and it was around midnight. She was tired, but also hungry so she bought a box of cookies. She sat down and opened her hand bag, searching for a book to read. A man sat down next to her and the next thing she knew, he opened ...read more

  • Cast In A Line For Yourself

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Dec 30, 2007
     | 1,406 views

    Cast In A Line For Yourself A poor, hungry man stood idly on a bridge watching some fishermen. Seeing one of them with a basket full of fish by his side, he said, "if I had a catch like that, I’d be happy. I’d sell it and buy some food and clothes." "I’ll give you that many fish if you do a ...read more

  • The Bbc ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 5, 2009
     | 1,633 views

    The BBC (news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3157570.stm) did a study five years ago and published some interesting conclusions. According to the October 2, 2003 article, the happiest localities in the world are (in order): Nigeria, Mexico, Venezuela, El Salvador and Puerto Rico. What might surprise ...read more

  • There Once Was A Man Who Very Adamantly Believed ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 20, 2001
    based on 225 ratings
     | 5,325 views

    There once was a man who very adamantly believed in living by faith. He believed that, so long as he prayed in Jesus’ name, believing in faith that God would provide his need, he would receive whatever he asked for. One day he stood up in church and declared that from that day forward, he was ...read more

  • A Missionary In Abidjan, Ivory ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,782 views

    Illustration: A missionary in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, reports that recently an African pastor passed through on his way home to Chad, where civil war was raging. "What would you like to take to complete your forty-four pounds of baggage allowance?" asked the missionary. "Sugar? Powdered milk? ...read more

  • What An Orphan Boy Learned About John 3:16 On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2009
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    What An Orphan Boy Learned About John 3:16 on Christmas Eve In far away cold country a number of years ago there was a young orphaned boy selling papers on a cold, freezing Christmas Eve afternoon. Toward the close of the afternoon the little boy went up to a policeman and said, "Sir, I’m real ...read more

  • An Ancient Legend Told About A Monk Who Found A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 25, 2001
    based on 91 ratings
     | 3,256 views

    An ancient legend told about a monk who found a precious stone, a precious jewel, in fact, and then quietly kept it in his bag. A short time later, however, he met a traveler, who said he was hungry and asked the monk if he would share some of the provisions. When the monk opened his bag, the ...read more

  • Ten Signs Of A Frustrated Mother  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
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    TEN SIGNS OF A FRUSTRATED MOTHER 1. Your children know how to read HTML code but can’t operate a vacuum cleaner. 2. Your children tell you that you said "yes" and you don’t even remember the question. 3. You go to the grocery store and find yourself having a good time. 4. Your husband asks how ...read more

  • Ready To Receive  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,914 views

    READY TO RECEIVE At the wedding in Cana, it is interesting that Jesus waited until their resources had run dry before he performed the miracle. Only when the people came to the end of their supply were they ready to receive what Jesus had to give. John Piper, in an article entitled “The Present ...read more

  • Jim Went To Church On Sunday Morning. He Heard ...

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 11, 2010
     | 1,711 views

    Jim went to church on Sunday morning. He heard the organist miss a note during the prelude, and he winced. He saw a teenager talking when everybody was supposed to bow in prayer. He felt like the usher was watching to see what he put in the offering plate and it made him boil. He noticed the ...read more

  • The Birth Of The Poor People's Campaign

    Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Mar 22, 2011
     | 2,874 views

    THE BIRTH OF THE POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN A visit to a fledgling Head Start program in Marks brought home the reality of rural poverty to Dr. King and Ralph Abernathy. "We looked around the primitive schoolhouse and saw them watching us, wide-eyed and silent, having been told who we were," Abernathy ...read more

  • What Will Your Grandchildren Say?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2011
     | 1,818 views

    WHAT WILL YOUR GRANDCHILDREN SAY? Max Lucado shared this in Outlive Your Life: A few years back, three questions rocked my world. They came from different people in the span of a month. Question 1: Had you been a German Christian during World War II, would you have taken a stand against ...read more

  • Not Much Of A Man...?

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 11, 2011
     | 2,828 views

    NOT MUCH OF A MAN...? A weary truck driver who pulled his rig into an all-night truck stop late one summer evening in Broken Bow, NE. He was tired and hungry. The waitress had just served him when three tough looking, leather-jacketed bikers of the Hell's Angels type decided to give him a hard ...read more

  • The Full Fly

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,497 views

    The Full Fly A fly was buzzing along one morning when he saw a lawn mower someone had left out in their front yard. He flew over and sat on the handle, watching the children going down the sidewalk on their way to school. But one little boy tripped on a crack and fell, spilling his lunch on the ...read more

  • An Ancient Legend Told Of A Monk Who Found A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,829 views

    An ancient legend told of a monk who found a precious stone - a precious jewel, in fact, and then quietly kept it in his bag. A short time later, however, he met a traveler, who said he was hungry and asked the monk if he would share some of the provisions. When the monk opened his bag, the ...read more

  • There Is Nothing Quite Like Fresh Bread As Its ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 30, 2007
     | 3,157 views

    There is nothing quite like fresh bread as its being baked in the oven (10 years I was a baker) as it comes out of the oven you can see it golden brown colour, you can smell the freshness, your taste buds start to salivate, your tummy starts to rumble (and mine did many times) and not until ...read more

  • David Used What He Had - A Sling. For The Little ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,506 views

    David used what he had - a sling. For the little boy at the feeding of the 5,000 it was five loaves and two fish. For Samson it was the jawbone of a donkey. God can use anything. The major problem is workers in the Philippines nowadays have a personal slogan: "No support, no work." They live by ...read more

  • Bread In The Hand

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,189 views

    BREAD IN THE HAND David used what he had--a sling. For the little boy at the feeding of the 5,000 it was five loaves and two fish. For Samson it was the jawbone of a donkey. God can use anything. The major problem is workers in the Philippines nowadays have a personal slogan: "No support, no ...read more

  • Alistair Maclean Quotes A Story From Tauler, The ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 18, 2009
     | 2,558 views

    Alistair MacLean quotes a story from Tauler, the German mystic. One day Tauler met a beggar. “God give you a good day, my friend.” He said. The beggar answered. “I thank God I never had a bad one.” Then Tauler said, “God give you a happy life, my friend.” “I thank God,” said the beggar, “I am never ...read more

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