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  • Resisting The Temptation To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2010
     | 6,972 views

    Resisting the Temptation to Lie It’s the only thing we can do when we can’t see ahead – follow the Lord step-by-step. That means doing what we know HE wants us to do, even if it doesn’t always make sense to us. Jim George, in his book, God’s Man of Influence, talks about trying to sell a used ...read more

  • It Started Like So Many Evenings. Mom And Dad At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2001
    based on 102 ratings
     | 1,022 views

    It started like so many evenings. Mom and Dad at home and Jimmy playing after dinner. Mom and Dad were absorbed with jobs and did not notice the time. It was a full moon and some of the light seeped through the windows. Then Mom glanced at the clock. "Jimmy, it’s time to go to bed. Go up now and ...read more

  • Being A Parent And A Father Can Be An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,699 views

    Being a parent and a father can be an interesting and trying experience. Someone said, “Fathers spend the first part of a child’s life urging him to talk and walk, and the rest of his childhood telling him to sit down and keep quiet.” A son who was in college wrote home to his dad. He said, “Dear ...read more

  • Donald Gray Barnhouse Was The Pastor Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,513 views

    DONALD GRAY BARNHOUSE was the pastor of Philadelphia’s Tenth Presbyterian Church, when his wife died and left him with young daughters to raise alone. He did something hardly anyone else could do--he conducted his own wife’s funeral. It was while driving to that funeral that he realized he had to ...read more

  • What's That Noise?

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Sep 3, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,221 views

    WHAT'S THAT NOISE? I read a humorous story about a man who strolled out of a hardware store with a smile on his face and a brand-new chainsaw in his hands. He was told it could cut down five big oak trees in an hour. Twenty-four hours later, however, his smile was gone. Frustrated, he was back at ...read more

  • Gianni Poli Of Italy Won The 1986 New York ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
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    Gianni Poli of Italy won the 1986 New York Marathon in 2:11:06. On March 2, 2003, Mark Yatich of Kenya won the Los Angels Marathon in 2:09:52. To me, however, the real hero of both marathons was the man who finished dead last in both. He is fifty-seven year old Bob Wieland. In 1986 he finished the ...read more

  • Finding Nemo

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Feb 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,340 views

    Many of you have seen the movie, “Finding Nemo”. •It’s a powerful story of the love and determination of a caring father. •It’s the story of being lost, and then found. •It’s a story that can help us understand our Heavenly Father and His love for us. In the movie, Nemo’s father Marlin loved him ...read more

  • During The Conflict In Sarajevo A Reporter Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 29, 2001
    based on 125 ratings
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    During the conflict in Sarajevo a reporter who was covering the conflict in the middle of Sarajevo saw a little girl shot by a sniper. The reporter threw down his pad and pencil, and stopped being a reporter for a few minutes. He rushed to the man who was holding the child, and helped them both ...read more

  • The Year Was 1968. As A Young Mp I Was Sent To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,657 views

    The year was 1968. As a young MP I was sent to Korea that November. Most people have forgotten what happened earlier that year in Korea. The North Koreans captured one of our ships. It was called the “Pueblo Incident. After the U.S.S. Pueblo was captured by the North Koreans, the eighty-two ...read more

  • Since God Chose You To Be The Holy People Whom ...

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Mar 30, 2007
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    “Since God chose you to be the holy people whom he loves, you must clothe yourselves with... gentleness...” (Colossians 3:12, NLT) The word is “meekness”. That’s not weakness, it’s strength under control. When I was working in dairy farm construction, our crew put in a comfort-stall barn ...read more

  • On Another Cold Winters Night In 1980, Paul ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,091 views

    ON ANOTHER COLD WINTERS NIGHT IN 1980, PAUL KEATING WAS WALKING HOME TO HIS GREENWICH VILLAGE APARTMENT, IN NEW YORK CITY, WHEN HE WITNESSED TWO ARMED MUGGERS ROBBING AND BEATING A COLLEGE STUDENT. G. KEATING HAD EVERY REASON TO AVOID THE SITUATION: 1. HE DIDN’T KNOW THE STUDENT. 2. NO ONE WOULD ...read more

  • The Story Is Told About A Deacon Who Always Went ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,051 views

    The story is told about a deacon who always went to church. He had to walk every mile in those days and he had a long way to go. He always looked really sharp in his clothes. On this day, however, when he got to church he was the worst looking guy you ever saw. He was dirty and wet all over and he ...read more

  • What Happened Here ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 4, 2009
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    What Happened Here Today? One day a man came home from work to find total mayhem at home. The kids were outside still in their pajamas playing in the mud and muck. There were empty food boxes and wrappers all around. As he proceeded into the house, he found an even bigger mess. Dishes on ...read more

  • "the Reflection Of Light"

    Contributed by Jessie Manuel on Feb 24, 2025
     | 379 views

    Imagine a light bulb illuminating a dark room. When you first turn on that light, it overwhelms the darkness and reveals details that were previously hidden. In many ways, this is akin to how the glory of God transformed Moses. Now, consider a moment when you’ve been outdoors on a sunny day, ...read more

  • People And Especially Kids Want To Get Away With ...

    Contributed by Kyle Blanton on May 14, 2007
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    People and especially kids want to get away with what they can get away with. I can’t count how many times I’ve been home with the kids and something breaks, or is left in the middle of the floor for me to step on or trip over, or a light is left on. And would you ...read more

  • Don't Get Out Of The Boat Until You Are Ordered!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 7, 2022
     | 1,036 views

    “Peter did not get out of the boat until he was ordered. God will not bless you in any adventure that He has not ordered. Faith is rooted in the Word of God and the will of God, not your feelings and emotions. It is stepping out on the promises and commands of God.  You don't name and ...read more

  • Death By Crucifixion

    Contributed by John Bright on Apr 6, 2025
     | 243 views

    This a medical description of what happens: DEATH BY CRUCIFIXION: SLOW SUFFOCATION 1 - Shallowness of breathing causes small areas of lung collapse. 2 - Decreased oxygen and increased carbon dioxide cause acidic conditions in the tissues. 3 - Fluid builds up in the lungs. Makes the situation in ...read more

  • What Do You Do All Day?  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on May 4, 2001
    based on 140 ratings
     | 1,453 views

    WHAT DO YOU DO ALL DAY? One afternoon a man came home from work to find total mayhem in his house. His three children were outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard. The door of his wife’s car was open, as was the ...read more

  • Making The Connection  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,230 views

    MAKING THE CONNECTION In a seminary missions class, Herbert Jackson told how, as a new missionary, he was assigned a car that would not start without a push. After pondering his problem, he devised a plan. He went to the school near his home, got permission to take some children out of class, and ...read more

  • Trust Made The Difference

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 3, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,250 views

    TRUST MADE THE DIFFERENCE Years ago, when my nephew Josh was about 9 years old, we were out in the yard playing tag. He had tagged me and was running for all he was worth to get away from me. He was laughing and laughing as he looked back at me chasing him. Then he turned around and ran into a ...read more