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  • This Is A Parents Worse Nightmare!  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 6, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,435 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

  • The Sunday School Teacher Was Extremely ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 25, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,043 views

    The Sunday School teacher was extremely enthusiastic. She looked at the class of four-years olds and asked this question: “Does anyone know what today is?” A little girl held up her finger and said, “Yes today is Palm Sunday.” “That’s fantastic!” the teacher replied. “Does anyone know what next ...read more

  • I Heard The True Story The Other Day Of A ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 19, 2004
     | 2,741 views

    I heard the true story the other day of a grandmother who was going to be baptized and her whole family was there to watch. They had tried to tell the 6 year old grandson what was happening, how Grandma was dying to sin and being baptized into Christ and so as they waited for Grandma to come out ...read more

  • I Recently Had To Clean Up Some Brickwork At ...  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 22 ratings
     | 1,774 views

    I recently had to clean up some brickwork at home. New bricks had been laid and I had to clean off the excess cement. So I bought a litre of hydrochloric acid and mixed it at about ½ litre to a bucket of water. This was just the right amount to keep the acid effective in cleaning the brickwork ...read more

  • A Skeptic Attended Church For Four Sundays On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 27, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,701 views

    A skeptic attended church for four Sundays on which the preacher presented the basic beliefs of Christanity. The skeptic listened intently to the sermons. After the fourth message he came forward, saying he had received Christ as his Savior. The delighted preacher asked which of the four sermons ...read more

  • Perseverance--James Does Not Leave Us In Despair ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Oct 9, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,735 views

    Perseverance--James does not leave us in despair and defeat. He assures us that our trials or tests develop Christian perseverance. THE UPPER ROOM in the last few weeks has had a couple of fantastic devotionals on Perseverance. A Texas lady by the name of Lou Storm wrote the devotional for ...read more

  • Perseverance--Perseverance Means That Through The ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Oct 9, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,013 views

    Perseverance--Perseverance means that through the Holy Spirit we are able to continue in the Christian way even while facing trials on every side. Perseverance is a gift of God’s grace whereby we continue to patiently depend upon Jesus. Sometimes in Church we hear a lot of talk about ...read more

  • A.d. 110. Ignatius, Overseer Of The Church In ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 24, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,569 views

    A.D. 110. Ignatius, overseer of the church in Antioch, was arrested and sent to Rome for preaching Christ. Facing martyrdom, he wrote this to the church at Rome. “Now I begin to be a disciple. I care for nothing of visible or invisible things so that I may but win Christ. Let fire and the cross, ...read more

  • A Young Second Lieutenant At Fort Bragg ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 16, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,073 views

    A young second lieutenant at Fort Bragg discovered that he had no change when he was about to buy a soft drink from a vending machine. He flagged down a passing private and asked him, "Do you have change for a dollar?" The private said cheerfully, "I think so; let me take a look." The ...read more

  • At An Open-Air Gospel Meeting The Preacher Asked ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Apr 26, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,882 views

    At an open-air Gospel meeting the preacher asked for testimonies. While this was going on a skeptic was passing by just when the testimony of a saved drunkard was being given. He stopped and listened. The former drunkard was telling how Jesus had wrought a miracle and saved his poor soul. The ...read more

  • World Renowned Evangelist Luis Palau, Shares ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,091 views

    World renowned evangelist Luis Palau, shares this personal testimony in his sermon “Go to the Ends of the Earth.” “My family and team have gone to over sixty countries declaring the glory of God. When I first went to the Muslim-, Hindu-, and Buddhist-majority nations, I trembled to do the right ...read more

  • The Hallmark

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,677 views

    "The Hallmark" Many of us can t tell fourteen caret gold from eighteen carat. Sone of us can t even tell gold plate from solid gold. In old London town the jewelers of Goldsmith’s Hall took pride in doing good work, and they wanted each customer to know what he was buying. a So they devised a ...read more

  • According To George Pyne (A Nascar Executive In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,650 views

    According to George Pyne (a NASCAR executive in 2004) NASCAR fans come from all regions, income levels, and demographics. One-third of all adult Americans are NASCAR fans. 40% are women. And NASCAR is the fastest-growing sport among racial minorities who now make up 20% of its fan-base. In ...read more

  • General Robert E. Lee Was A Devout ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 6,418 views

    Illustration: General Robert E. Lee was a devout follower of Jesus Christ. Although he was raised in the south where prejudice was a daily way of life, Lee seldom practiced it or revealed it in his life. Although his family owned slaves at one juncture, the slaves were always treated with respect ...read more

  • I Love To Tell The Story About The Little Boy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,165 views

    I love to tell the story about the little boy who was scared to death of bees and their sting - one day a bee came flying into his room and he was so afraid. His Dad walked in the room and saw what was going on. He snatched the bee out of the air and squeezed it. When he did the bee stung him and ...read more

  • Two Hundred Years Ago, On 25th March 1807, The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,091 views

    Two hundred years ago, on 25th March 1807, the British parliament voted in favour of a law that would have consequences all around the known world. This new law was the abolition of human slavery. This act of 1807 was one of the most humanitarian pieces of legislation ever enacted in a British ...read more

  • The Flag And The Cross - Several Times During My ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,739 views

    THE FLAG AND THE CROSS - Several times during my ministry I shared in military funerals. Finally a very significant lesson dawned. I’ve seen military funerals on the news, and have participated in six or seven across the years. And not once have I seen the American flag go down with the deceased. ...read more

  • A Disease Left Helen Keller Blind And Deaf As A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,172 views

    A disease left Helen Keller blind and deaf as a very young girl. Her family hired Anne Sullivan to take care of Helen. Through Anne’s tireless and selfless efforts, Helen finally learned to communicate through touch and even learned to talk. When Anne first told Helen about God, the girl’s response ...read more

  • Prayer Of A Half-Hearted Christian

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 5,148 views

    Prayer of a Half-hearted Christian I love thy church, O God; Her walls before me stand; But please excuse my absence, Lord; This bed is simply grand A charge to keep I have; A God to glorify; But Lord, don’t ask for cash from me; The glory comes too high. Am I a soldier of the cross, A follower ...read more

  • Reformation's Two Martins

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,392 views

    Reformation’s Two Martins At the beginning of the Reformation, Martin of Basle came to a knowledge of the truth, but, afraid to make a public confession, he wrote on a leaf of parchment: “O most merciful Christ, I know that I can be saved only by the merit of thy blood. Holy Jesus, I acknowledge ...read more