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  • The Eldest Son Of A Widowed Mother Went Out To ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Oct 18, 2007
     | 1,256 views

    The eldest son of a widowed mother went out to missionary work in Western Africa. In a short time he filled a missionary’s grave. There was another son left at home … by my brother’s grave. I will preach to my brother’s people. …In a short time, he too found a resting place in a missionary’s ...read more

  • Getting Organized  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,066 views

    GETTING ORGANIZED In a Peanuts cartoon, Lucy demands that Linus change TV channels and then threatens him with her fist if he doesn’t. "What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?" asks Linus. "These five fingers," says Lucy. "Individually they are nothing, but when I curl ...read more

  • I Think We Could All Agree That We Don’t ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on May 10, 2001
    based on 123 ratings
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    I think we could all agree that we don’t have to teach children how to do wrong. Here are the property laws of a toddler. a). If I like it, it’s mine. b). IF it’s in my hand, it’s mine. c). If I can take it from you, it’s mine. d). If I had it a little while ago, it’s mine. e). If it’s mine, ...read more

  • That Which Ad¡¦am Needed Most, Was That Which God ...  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 17, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 1,929 views

    That which Ad¡¦am needed most, was that which God was happy to supply. The rib has always caused a lot of speculation. One wag offered this conversation between God and Ad¡¦am, Lord, I¡¦m lonely. I need to have some company here. OK, Ad¡¦am. I¡¦m going to give you the perfect woman. „« She ...read more

  • George Barna’s Research Group Has Conducted ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Oct 28, 2001
    based on 146 ratings
     | 2,399 views

    George Barna’s Research Group has conducted several nationwide surveys on this subject . This survey information, taken from telephone interviews with a nationwide random sample of 1002 adults, was conducted in February 2000. (a) For instance, 9 out of 10 adults describe themselves as being ...read more

  • In An Article In Time Magazine On Global Poverty, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,309 views

    In an article in Time Magazine on global poverty, specifically on the efforts of rock star Bono of the group U2, March 4, 2002: The model for a new approach is Jubilee 2000, which campaigned with great success to reduce developing world debt. Jubilee 2000 was based in Europe, not the U.S., and ...read more

  • Never Act In Panic Our Daily Bread, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on May 1, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
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    ILLUSTRATION… Never Act in Panic Our Daily Bread, H.G.B, Tuesday, January 12 The great preacher F. B. Meyer gave some sound advice on what to do in a crisis. He wrote, “Never act in panic, nor allow man to dictate to you; calm yourself and be still; force yourself into the quiet of your closet ...read more

  • Neo-Paganism Today (Over A Million In Us/Canada). ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 2, 2007
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    Neo-Paganism today (over a million in US/Canada). One example, Hellenic Neo-Paganism. This is from a UK Neo-pagan website: What Gods Do You Worship? Most of us worship at least the Twelve Olympians, in either Their Greek or Roman forms, as well as other divinities (e.g. Gaia, Persephone, Pan, ...read more

  • Daniel Webster's Greatest Thought  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,438 views

    DANIEL WEBSTER'S GREATEST THOUGHT At one time, Daniel Webster was considered the greatest of all living Americans. He was outstanding as a statesman, lawyer, orator, and leader of men. Twenty-five national leaders attended a select banquet in his honor. One man at the banquet asked Mr. Webster, ...read more

  • The Harp String Of Hope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2011
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    THE HARP STRING OF HOPE G.F. Watt has a famous painting entitled Hope. It pictures a poor woman against the world. Her eyes are bandaged so that she cannot see ahead. In her hands is a harp, but all the strings are broken save one. Those broken strings represent her shattered expectations, her ...read more

  • "Knowing" Christ  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Jan 6, 2013
    based on 8 ratings
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    "KNOWING" CHRIST In today's world of Smart Phones, tablets and instant Internet access, there are many things that we can "know." If someone asks the questions, "how long is the Verrazano Bridge," a nimble person with a 4 G connection and an Iphone can ask Siri, "How long is the Verrazano ...read more

  • Elizabeth Griscom: Freedom Creates Courage  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,855 views

    ELIZABETH GRISCOM: FREEDOM CREATES COURAGE On January 1, 1752, Samuel and Rebecca Griscom gave birth to a baby girl they named Elizabeth. Elizabeth grew up a Quaker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After completing her formal education, Elizabeth went on to work as an apprentice to John Webster, a ...read more

  • Silent Night

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    SILENT NIGHT Europe in the early 1800s was a place of great war, turmoil and upheaval. Even after the Napoleonic Wars officially ended in 1815, it's effects continued to take their toll. The year 1816 was one in which national and municipal borders were divided, changed and reset. Areas, such as ...read more

  • Free For The Taking: Grace

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 18, 2017
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    Joseph Cooke was a missionary to Thailand a generation ago. He illustrated grace this way. Picture a happily married couple in which both husband and wife are all that either could ever wish the other to be. The husband always respects his wife’s feelings, always treasures her individuality, is ...read more

  • Remembering God's Faithfulness

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
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    Michelle Johnson writes, “Sometimes we need to take a look at where we’ve been with God to really understand His faithfulness and love for us. She was staying with her son at the hospital following a serious surgery. On that particular morning, she was exhausted by their stay, and her steps were ...read more

  • A Group Of Bible Scholars Have Unanimously ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 26, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,914 views

    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, but is in the same category with ...read more

  • This Is A Parents Worse Nightmare!  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 6, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,287 views

    This is a parents worse nightmare! I remember when I first started using a wheelchair for mobility, my son Anthony and I were at the mall with my wife. She was trying on clothes and we were to wait for her. Anthony decided to run under the clothes on the racks. As you know, the aisles are not real ...read more

  • He's Alive!

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,006 views

    He's Alive! One church I read about put on a Christmas program that included a manger scene with their children. There was a little 5-year-old boy on the drama team, I think he was a shepherd that year. He was energetic to say the least! This little boy was a handful. During rehearsals he was all ...read more

  • One Life

    Contributed by Bledar Valca on Dec 29, 2008
     | 3,145 views

    ONE LIFE One single life has value and is important to God. Think of how God saved the world (or His people) through one person: Noah found favor in the eyes of God when the whole world thought evil all the time. God raised Joseph from the prison to save the world from famine. God used Moses to ...read more

  • Tourist Asks Tour Guide At Westminster Abbey An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009
     | 4,178 views

    Tourist Asks Tour Guide at Westminster Abbey an Important Question The story is told that one day a tour guide was taking people around Westminster Abbey, probably the most famous church in England. The guide pointed out the ancient Abbey’s beauties, its glorious windows, the graves of kings and ...read more