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  • Christopher Reeve

    Contributed by Walter Rogers on Apr 3, 2007
     | 1,753 views

    3. Christopher Reeve a. Superman brought fame b. Man of Steel – Hero #1 (A hero is someone who commits a courageous actions with ou considering the consequences, someone who is larger than life) c. Horse Accident, Memorial Day 1995, on 3rd of 15 jumps, horse stopped and he fell, breaking his neck. ...read more

  • What Do You See?  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jul 7, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,296 views

    WHAT DO YOU SEE? I don’t know if you’ve heard of Scott Ginsburg, but he is known for something very strange. As of today, he has worn a "Hello my name is..." tag for 3140 days. On one occasion he had given a speech to an employee group in South Dakota and told how he started wearing the name tag. ...read more

  • The King Who Owned Everything

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,121 views

    Once upon a time there was a king who ruled a vast domain. He was the wealthiest person in the world: thousands of horses, dozens of homes, access to anything his heart desired. There was nothing anyone could give him that he did not already possess. One day at the door of the throne room a ...read more

  • Why Did Jesus Really Weep?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 30, 2020
     | 4,400 views

    When Jesus went to call Lazarus back from the grave......HE WEPT. Some have wondered why he wept. The Jews must have thought it was from sorrow, because they said, "Behold how He loved him" (John 11:36). Yet we wonder why he wept, if he was going to call him back to life? Maybe ...read more

  • Don't Wait

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 23, 2008
     | 3,054 views

    DON'T WAIT Allison was an upbeat, enthusiastic teen. She was positive, eager, and energetic. She was one of the teens in my group and was always a joy. It was terrible the day I got the call about her dad. Allison’s dad died suddenly of a massive heart attack sitting in his office at work one ...read more

  • Allison Was An Upbeat, Enthusiastic Teen. She ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Sep 4, 2008
     | 1,293 views

    Allison was an upbeat, enthusiastic teen. She was positive, eager, and energetic. She was one of the teens in my group and was always a joy. It was terrible the day I got the call about her dad. Allison’s dad died suddenly of a massive heart attack sitting in his office at work one day. I got ...read more

  • Who Am I Hurting?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,659 views

    WHO AM I HURTING? When we hate our enemies we give them power over us - power over our sleep, our appetites, our happiness. They would dance with joy if they knew how much they were worrying us. Our hate is not hurting them at ...read more

  • God ... Does Not Lavish His Children With A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Thornton on Nov 23, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,820 views

    God ... does not lavish his children with a jolly discipleship so that they may swim in spiritual ecstasy between conversion and death. God is a giver, but he does not give happiness. He gives redemption, meaning, security, love, victory, and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. And happiness is ...read more

  • The Older I Grow In Years, The More My Wonder ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,452 views

    "The older I grow in years, the more my wonder and my joy increases when I see the power of these words of Jesus I have called you friends to move the human heart. The one word friend breaks down each barrier of reserve, and ...read more

  • Poem: Resting

    Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,295 views

    “Once my hands were always trying, Trying hard to do my best; Now my heart is sweetly trusting, And my soul is all at rest! Once my life was full of effort, Now it’s full of joy and zest; Since I ...read more

  • The Life You've Always Wanted, John Orteberg ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Feb 15, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,743 views

    The Life You've Always Wanted, John Orteberg writes; Sometime ago I was giving a bath to our 3 children. I had a custom of bathing together, more to save time than anything else. I knew that eventually I would have to stop group bathing, but for the time being it seemed efficient. Johnny was ...read more

  • The Jim Twins. ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 18, 2012
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     | 4,867 views

    Maybe you’ve heard the story of the Jim twins. Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were twin sons of a fourteen-year-old Italian girl. She gave birth to them in a small town in Ohio and then disappeared. They were adopted into two separate loving families, but after 39 years of life had never seen one ...read more

  • Blind But Now I See  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Buckingham on Jul 8, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,776 views

    BLIND BUT NOW I SEE Peter spent a few years trying to cope with his blindness, learning ways of looking after himself so that he wasn’t so much a burden upon his family, although they still continued to visit on the odd occasion. He also learned how to read Braille. Then one day he was informed ...read more

  • The Persistence In Forgiveness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 6,574 views

    The Persistence in Forgiveness After sixteen years as a missionary on the continent of Africa. David Livingstone returned Scotland to address the students at Glasgow University. His body had been ravaged by some 27 fevers that had overtaken him during his years of service. One arm hung useless at ...read more

  • Michael Brown, "Go And Sin No More" 20 Reasons ...

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Feb 6, 2007
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    Michael Brown, “Go and sin no more” 20 reasons not to sin 1) Sin does not satisfy a. Proverbs 27:20 Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. b. Hebrews 11:25 talks about, “the passing pleasures of sin,” 2) Sin leads to More sin 3) Sin Leads to Worse Sin 4) Sin ...read more

  • You Must Have The Spirit Of Christ  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,168 views

    You Must Have the Spirit of Christ Jesus said; "If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever - the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept Him. But you know Him for He lives with you and will be in you. ...read more

  • May 5, 2004 "You Can Walk Boy!" John 16: 19-24 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,967 views

    May 5, 2004 “You Can Walk Boy!” John 16: 19-24 Key verse(s): 21 “‘A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.’” Why do Christians have to suffer? If I had ...read more

  • Jehovah ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
     | 3,253 views

    JEHOVAH SHAMMAH I like what Charles Spurgeon once said, "Whatever your difficulties and trials and sorrows, all is well with you if God is your delight, and His presence your joy." When you feel abandoned or afraid, address Him as Jehovah Shammah. When ...read more

  • The Spirit Of God Is Around You

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 7, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,191 views

    THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS AROUND YOU Inscribed upon the Ruskin's Memorial, at Friar's Crag Keswick, England are these words: "The Spirit of God is around you in the air you breathe. His glory in the light you see, and in the Fruitfulness of the earth and joy of His creatures. He has ...read more

  • It's A Cleansing Of The Soul. Emotional ...

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Oct 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,273 views

    “ It’s a cleansing of the soul. Emotional release helps ease the load... It’s time to LAUGH until you cry. SCREAM until you spit. Show some LOVE and show some TEARS. SING at the top of your lungs. JUMP for JOY. AND when tons of STUFF ...read more