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  • C.r. Smith Was One Of The Founders Of American ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
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    C.R. Smith was one of the founders of American Airlines, and he once made a stopover in Nashville, Tennessee. When he did, he found two desks in the American Airlines corridor of the airport. On one, a phone was ringing away. Sitting at the other, with his feet propped up, was a man reading the ...read more

  • The Cold Within  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 24, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,756 views

    THE COLD WITHIN Six humans trapped by happenstance in bleak and bitter cold, Each one possessed a stick of wood, or so the story goes. Their dying fire in need of logs, the first man held his back, for on the faces around the fire he noticed one was black. The next man looking across the way saw ...read more

  • We Need To Look At Storms And Painful Scenarios ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 1, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 1,769 views

    We need to look at storms and painful scenarios in a different light. Possibly God’s light? Wirt helps us to see through a difference lens in his book Jesus Man of Joy.Sherwood Wirt has this to say about the positive side of pain: Pain does have this positive value. It will bring to halt our ...read more

  • Making People Pray  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 14, 2002
    based on 23 ratings
     | 2,789 views

    MAKING PEOPLE PRAY A bus driver and a minister were standing in line to get into heaven. The bus driver approached the gate and St. Peter said, "Welcome, I understand you were a bus driver. Since I’m in charge of housing, I believe I have found the perfect place for you. See that mansion over the ...read more

  • The Light Of The Christmas Star  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,552 views

    THE LIGHT OF THE CHRISTMAS STAR In New York’s Hayden Planetarium a special Christmas holiday show was enhanced by an added feature. A giant lollipop tree was projected onto the planetarium dome, surrounded by a horizon filled with brilliantly colored toys which came to life and cavorted to the ...read more

  • A Group Of Men Were Carrying On A Friendly ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jun 27, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,821 views

    A group of men were carrying on a friendly conversation. One of them remarked that he had learned to be especially careful about small things. “Would you believe,” he said, “that a little thing like a pair of socks changed the entire course of my life?” “I can hardly believe that,” replied another ...read more

  • Reports The Denver Post: "Like Many Sheep ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Selleck on Nov 17, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
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    Reports the DENVER POST: "Like many sheep ranchers in the West, Lexy Fowler has tried just about everything to stop crafty coyotes from killing her sheep. She has used odor sprays, electric fences, and ’scare-coyotes.’ She has slept with her lambs during the summer and has placed battery-operated ...read more

  • Do Christianity  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,256 views

    When we experience unconditional love…we live in the light of God’s love we will have hope. Life is about learning how to love. His love for you is unconditional. James Van Tholen in his book “Where All Hope Lies” Writes: From the human perspective, when you compare (God ) to the other gods ...read more

  • No Light On The Runway

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 20, 2006
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    NO LIGHT ON THE RUNWAY Consider the experience of a friend of mine, who was a recreational pilot when he was younger. On one occasion, he flew his single-engine plane toward his home base at a small country airport. Unfortunately, he waited too long to start back and arrived in the vicinity of ...read more

  • A House Is A House Is A House--Until Love Comes ...

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
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    A house is a house is a house--until love comes through the door, that is. And love intuitively goes around sprinkling that special brand of angel dust that transforms a house into a very special home for very special people: your family. Money, of course, can build a charming house, but only ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    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

  • In 1629, When The Favorite Wife Of Indian Ruler ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    In 1629, when the favorite wife of Indian ruler Shah Jahan died, he ordered that a magnificent tomb be built as a memorial to her. The shah placed his wife’s casket in the middle of a parcel of land, and construction of the temple literally began around it. But several years into the venture, the ...read more

  • Not That Miserable

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
     | 1,545 views

    Not That Miserable James Choung tells of a conversation he recently had with a friend that came around to the topic of spirituality and faith and as they began to discuss that topic, Choung discovered that his friend had attended church at one time. When he discovered this, he asked his friend why ...read more

  • Remember The Mission

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,708 views

    REMEMBER THE MISSION In 1629, when the favorite wife of Indian ruler Shah Jahan died, he ordered that a magnificent tomb be built as a memorial to her. The shah placed his wife's casket in the middle of a parcel of land, and construction of the temple literally began around it. But several years ...read more

  • Shaping The Stone Down Here

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
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    SHAPING THE STONE DOWN HERE A famous evangelist told the following incident: I have a friend who in a time of business recession lost his job, a sizable fortune, and his beautiful home. To add to his sorrow, his precious wife died; yet he tenaciously held to his faith -- the only thing he had ...read more

  • Study Shows Divorce Won't Make You Happier

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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    STUDY SHOWS DIVORCE WON’T MAKE YOU HAPPIER One research team studied the responses of over 5,000 married adults who were first interviewed in the 1980s. Five years later, the survey re-contacted those people. Even though the study really wasn’t centered on divorce, they found that some of the ...read more

  • Washington And Madison On God's Law  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
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    WASHINGTON AND MADISON ON GOD'S LAW James Madison, the primary author of the Constitution of the United States, said this: ’"We have staked the whole future of our new nation NOT upon the power of government; far from it. We have staked the future of all our political constitutions upon the ...read more

  • Memory And Truth

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 27, 2011
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    MEMORY AND TRUTH Two middle-aged couples were enjoying friendly conversation when one of the men asked the other, "Fred, how was the memory clinic you went to last month?" "Outstanding," Fred replied. "They taught us all the latest psychological techniques, such as visualization, association and ...read more

  • How Wide And Long And High And Deep Is The Love Of Christ?

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Sep 14, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 653 views

    In the last century, Napoleon's armies opened a prison that the Spanish Inquisition had used. They found the remains of a prisoner who had been incarcerated for his faith. The dungeon was underground. The body had long since decayed. Only a chain fastened around an ankle bone cried out his ...read more

  • Some Thoughts On Forgiveness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
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    SOME THOUGHTS ON FORGIVENESS Bernard Meltzer was a United States radio host for several decades. His advice call-in show was called "What's Your Problem?" Meltzer said, "When you forgive, you in no way change the past--but you sure do change the future." ------- Mark Twain had some sour thoughts ...read more