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  • When You Influence A Child, You Influence A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,082 views

    "When you influence a child, you influence a life. When you influence a father, you influence a family. When you influence a pastor, you influence a church. When you influence a leader, you influence all who look to him or her for leadership. You have numerous opportunities to influence, and make a ...read more

  • James C. Dobson >>>> When I Think Of Parents ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,721 views

    James C. Dobson >>>> When I think of parents today, I’m reminded of a photograph of an elegantly dressed woman who is holding a cup of coffee. Her little finger is cocked ever so daintily to the side, and her face reveals utter self-confidence. Unfortunately, this woman does not yet know that her ...read more

  • One Blistering Hot Day When They Had Guests For ...

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 8, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,222 views

    One blistering hot day when they had guests for dinner, Mother asked 4-year old Johnny to return thanks. “But I don’t know what to say!” the boy complained. “Oh, just say what you hear me say” his mother replied. Obediently the boy bowed his head and mumbled, ...read more

  • A Woman Decided To Have Her Portrait Painted. She ...  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Black on Jan 28, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 12,058 views

    A woman decided to have her portrait painted. She told the artist, "Paint me with diamond rings, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets, a ruby broach, and gold Rolex." "But you are not wearing any of those things," he replied. "I know," she said. "It’s in case I should die before my husband. ...read more

  • Not So Sure

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2009
     | 2,324 views

    NOT SO SURE The famous preacher and founder of the Methodist church, John Wesley, once said, "When I was young, I was sure of everything. But after a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half so sure of most things as I was before. And at present, I am hardly sure of ...read more

  • A Harmonious Will

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,219 views

    Watchman Nee: "An obedient will and a harmonious will are very different. Obedience is related to actions, whereas harmony is related to character. The obedient will of a servant is seen in carrying out every order of his master. "But the harmonious will is shown in the son who knows the father’s ...read more

  • The Words I Would Say

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 22, 2009
     | 1,632 views

    "The Words I would say" By Sidewalk Prophets "Be strong in the Lord and, Never give up hope, You’re going to do great things, I already know, Gods got his hand on you so, Don’t live life in fear, Forgive and forget, But don’t forget why your here, Take your time and ...read more

  • Materialism Buys

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 26, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,791 views

    MATERIALISM BUYS One highly successful advertiser stated "I am a success because I can convince people that the longing they have in their lives can be fulfilled with the stuff I have for them to buy. I know that they will buy into my item and in turn buy my product only to discover that after a ...read more

  • To Children On School

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 28, 2010
     | 2,622 views

    TO CHILDREN ON SCHOOL School is your job right now. It is where you spend a great deal of time, just like parents spent a great deal of time a work. School is where you learn important habits that are important to work. Like showing up on time. Being respectful. Doing your work to the best of your ...read more

  • Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Apr 2, 2010
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     | 2,954 views

    WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME? "As to my sin, I hear its harsh accusings no more when I hear Jesus cry, 'Why hast thou forsaken me?' I know that I deserve the deepest hell at the hand of God's vengeance; but I am not afraid. He will never forsake me, for he forsook his Son on my behalf. I ...read more

  • N 2000, I Uprooted Anne And The Three Children, ...

    Contributed by Dale Miller on May 24, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,405 views

    N 2000, I UPROOTED ANNE AND THE THREE CHILDREN, AND MOVED THEM FROM THE ONLY HOME THEY HAD EVER REALLY KNOWN, TO THE FROZEN NORTH. CAMERON WAS 8, AMSY 11, AND DEREK WAS 16. BEFORE WE MOVED, I TOOK DEREK ASIDE AND HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH HIM. I TOLD HIM; THE PEOPLE UP THERE DON’T KNOW YOU ...read more

  • Friendly ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 12, 2010
     | 2,206 views

    Friendly Employees Mamie Adams always went to a branch post office in her town because the postal employees there were friendly. She went there to buy stamps just before Christmas one year and the lines were particularly long. Someone pointed out that there was no need to wait on line because ...read more

  • How To Hug

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2010
     | 3,215 views

    HOW TO HUG A man walked by a book store, and in the window saw a book with the title How to Hug. Being somewhat of a romantic, he went in to buy the book. To his disappointment, he discovered that it was a volume of an encyclopedia covering the subjects "How" to "Hug." Everyone knows that the ...read more

  • The Frog Future

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
     | 3,267 views

    THE FROG FUTURE A frog went to see a fortune-teller, Gazing into her crystal ball, she said to frog, "You are going to meet a beautiful young woman. From the moment she sets eyes on you she will have an insatiable desire to know all about you. She will be compelled to get close to you—you’ll ...read more

  • Lester Lecroy Was One Of 12 Children. He Grew Up ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 1, 2007
     | 721 views

    Lester Lecroy was one of 12 children. He grew up in a home of very meager means. He was a rambunctious, but dependable young man. While cooling off after a hard days work in a creek at a little place we called the Iron Bridge on Cotton Hill Road in Eufaula, Alabama Lester Lecroy lost his life at ...read more

  • That Reminds Me Of A Story Of A Mother Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on May 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,658 views

    That reminds me of a story of a mother who invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to her six-year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?" "I wouldn’t know what to say," the girl replied. "Just say what you hear Mommy say," the mother answered. The little girl ...read more

  • Abe Lincoln Told The Story Of A Blacksmith Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,840 views

    Abe Lincoln told the story of a blacksmith who heated a piece of iron in the forge, not knowing what he was going to make. At first he thought of shaping it into a horseshoe but changed his mind. After hammering on the iron for a while, he decided to try to make it into something else. By this time ...read more

  • Lately It Seems That Everyone Is Focusing On The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,024 views

    Lately it seems that everyone is focusing on the state of marriage. Well, all one needs to do is study the scriptures and discover what Jesus has to say about marriage. Which reminds me of the story of a small boy who was being given a quiz on the New Testament and one of the questions he was asked ...read more

  • There Once Was A Muslim Who Became A Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,588 views

    There once was a Muslim who became a Christian in Africa. Some of his friends asked him, “Why have you become a Christian?” He answered, “Well, its like this. Suppose you were going down the road and suddenly the road forked in two directions, and you didn’t know which way to go, and there at ...read more

  • These, Then, Are The Two Points I Wanted To ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 14, 2007
     | 401 views

    “These, then, are the two points I wanted to make. First, that human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and cannot really get rid of it. Secondly, that they do not in fact behave in that way. They know the Law of Nature; they break it. ...read more

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