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  • In A Forgiving God In An Unforgiving World, Ron ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 2,750 views

    In A Forgiving God in an Unforgiving World, Ron Lee Davis retells the true story of a priest in the Philippines, a much- loved man of God who carried the burden of a secret sin he had committed many years before. He had repented but still had no peace, no sense of God’s forgiveness. In his parish ...read more

  • Sometimes My 2 ½ Yr Old Son Wakes Up Crying In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 18, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,941 views

    Sometimes my 2 ½ yr old son wakes up crying in the middle of the night. Joanne usually goes in, sometimes we both will if he’s really upset. Sometimes, as she holds him, I lean in and place my cheek against his cheek, or on his forehead, right in close. And I whisper, “It’s ok Thomas. Mommy ...read more

  • During The Bosnian Conflict, Nato Forces Were ...

    Contributed by Mark Mccool on Apr 21, 2003
     | 2,498 views

    During the Bosnian Conflict, NATO forces were sent to assist matters in protecting the Croats from Serbian aggression. During this conflict and while in faithful service, 29 year old United States Air Force pilot, Captain Scott O’Grady, was shot down on June 2, 1995, while flying his F-16 Falcon ...read more

  • It Was The End Of The School Year And Some Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,034 views

    It was the end of the school year and some of the children wanted to bring gifts to their favorite teacher. The florist sent a bouquet of flowers with his little girl to give to her teacher... "Ohhhhh, they smell so nice. Thank you for these beautiful flowers," she said. Another little boy brought ...read more

  • There Was A Military Officer Who Happened To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Martin Kim on Oct 25, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,403 views

    There was a military officer who happened to stop by an island in the South Pacific. The military officer discovered that the island was inhabited by cannibals. Cannibals are humans who eat other humans. One day he came cross an old tribal chief. He saw the chief reading the Bible in the ...read more

  • Naturally, When We Are Wronged, We Want To Seek ...

    Contributed by Thomas H on Jan 21, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,405 views

    Naturally, when we are wronged, we want to seek revenge. This comes out in me most while driving. Who can identify with that? How do you feel when someone cuts you off? How do you feel when you are stuck behind someone doing 60 in an 80 zone and you’re running late? Does your blood boil? Well ...read more

  • Since January 22, 1973 When The Supreme Court ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 29, 2005
     | 1,365 views

    Since January 22, 1973 when the Supreme Court legalized abortion on demand there have been over 53 million abortions. One out of every three pregnancies end in the killing of the unborn baby. More unborn lives have been snuffed out than 10 times the number of Americans lost in all our wars. And ...read more

  • Speaking Of Pit Stops, Our Church Secretary, Adra ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 3, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,466 views

    Speaking of Pit Stops, our church secretary, Adra told me about a “pit stop” her roommate from college was forced to make the other day. She was driving to the airport when a bottle of coke that she had in the back seat exploded! Coke went everywhere! Of course that startled her, and she was ...read more

  • In Looking At Being Prepared, I Came Across ...  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Oct 13, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,656 views

    In looking at being prepared, I came across b-prepared.com on the internet. They offer several items to help you be more prepared. Some of the items seem like they would help and other items I really have a question about. For your automobile, they have (among other products) a charger that ...read more

  • In The Eleventh Century, King Henry Iii Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,422 views

    In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery, asking to be accepted as a contemplative and spend the rest of his life in the monastery. “Your Majesty,” said Prior Richard, ...read more

  • In The Eleventh Century, King Henry Iii Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,632 views

    In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery, asking to be accepted as a contemplative and spend the rest of his life in the monastery. "Your Majesty," said Prior Richard, ...read more

  • Many Of Us Live Our Lives Like Monopoly. You ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 16, 2006
     | 1,470 views

    Many of us live our lives like MONOPOLY. You know how the game works. Players accumulate property, build houses and hotels, and then wait for the other players to land on their property so they have to pay up. Eventually you hope to bankrupt everyone else and have all the money and property. ...read more

  • I Wish I Could Be Like That  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,842 views

    I WISH I COULD BE LIKE THAT It was the Christmas season and Paul had received a special pre-Christmas gift from his brother. It was a beautiful brand new automobile. On Christmas Eve, when Paul came out of his office, a street kid was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. When Paul ...read more

  • There Were Two Brothers Named John And Charles. ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
     | 1,147 views

    There were two brothers named John and Charles. They grew up in a religious home. They believed there was a God. They had religious training. One even became a minister. But it was not until their 30’s or so, did they truly have their hearts, as one of them put it, ‘strangely warmed.’ That heart ...read more

  • There, But For The Grace Of God, Goes...(Insert ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
     | 3,978 views

    THERE, BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD, GOES...(INSERT YOUR NAME) Someone has said that the only person God sends away empty is the person full of himself. Charles Spurgeon once said, "Our imaginary goodness is more hard to conquer than our actual sin." I fall into the thinking that I can do things on my ...read more

  • English Deist, Anthony Collins' Question To A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
     | 2,897 views

    English Deist, Anthony Collins’ Question to a Commoner, "Is your God a great or a little God?" A well-known English deist, Anthony Collins of the seventeenth century, was walking one day when he crossed paths with a commoner. “Where are you going?” asked Collins. “To church, sir.” “What are you ...read more

  • If You Go To One Of These Fancy Department ...

    Contributed by Tim Adams on Dec 1, 2009
     | 1,665 views

    If you go to one of these fancy department stores like Peebles or Nieman Marcus, you can buy a perfume by Marc Jacobs called Essence, that is if you’ve got money to blow. The stuff costs $60.00 for 3 ounces. Why is it so expensive? Because they claim to have distilled from the gardenia flower ...read more

  • Mom's One-Line Sermons

    Contributed by Jim Bennett on May 7, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,470 views

    MOM'S ONE-LINE SERMONS In John 2:5, at the wedding in Cana, Mary, mother of Jesus, tells the servants, "Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it." That's "Mary's One-Line Sermon." Now, my mom preached some great one-line sermons to me as I was growing up. She had a one-line sermon from Revelation ...read more

  • The Beautiful Country: Predestination

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Jun 6, 2011
     | 3,101 views

    THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY: PREDESTINATION A few years ago, a movie came out about a boy in Vietnam who’s father had been an American GI (The Beautiful Country). His life was miserable because no one in Vietnam accepted him. He was a half-breed. His mother wanted him to try to escape to America to ...read more

  • People Matter

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,228 views

    PEOPLE MATTER One woman told the time her professor in nursing school gave a pop quiz. She said "I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: 'What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?'" She thought: "Surely this was some kind ...read more