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  • A Change Of Policy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 19, 2012
     | 3,296 views

    A CHANGE OF POLICY Last June, the city of Alameda, California immediately changed its policies after its first responders stood by and watched a man drown in the San Francisco Bay. The first responders didn’t venture out into the muddy waters of the bay, even as the man started treading water and ...read more

  • Here Be Dragons. Here Is God.

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2009
     | 4,580 views

    "HERE BE DRAGONS. HERE IS GOD." 2 Timothy 3:1-7 Matt. 8:23-26; 16:24-26 John 16:33 Psalm 107:23-30 We all remember Hurricane Katrina and the damage it inflicted on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. It’s only a memory now, but it left terrible devastation and painful memories that still remain. The ...read more

  • There's A Familiar Story About The New Bride Who ...

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Jan 11, 2014
     | 7,788 views

    There's a familiar story about the new bride who is cooking a big family dinner. As the ladies are gathered in the kitchen, the bride puts the roast in the pan and asks her mother why we always cut the end of the roast and put it in another pan? They ask grandma who says, "well honey, I cut the ...read more

  • 5 Weeks Or Five Years?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 9, 2022
     | 1,361 views

    5 WEEKS OR FIVE YEARS? IN THE FAR EAST THERE IS THE CHINESE BAMBOO TREE? The farmer has to plant a seed in soft ground, water and nurture the ground every day for five years. The farmer can’t see anything. The neighbors might say: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? How long have you been working the ground? ...read more

  • Card-Carrying Authority

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 22, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,342 views

    CARD-CARRYING AUTHORITY A Department of Water Resources representative stops at a Texas ranch and talks with an old rancher. He tells the rancher, "I need to inspect your ranch for your water allocation." The old rancher says, "Okay, but don't go in that field over there." The Water ...read more

  • Keep The Springs Pure  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,675 views

    KEEP THE SPRINGS PURE The family’s water supply came from a spring just a few feet from the house. The pure, cold, sweet water bubbled up through a large pipe about the size of a barrel that had been sunk in the ground. One morning two huge frogs were found in the spring. No one wanted to drink ...read more

  • Just As Scared Of You  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Apr 3, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,021 views

    JUST AS SCARED OF YOU The great musician Louis Armstrong told the story about the old lady who sent him to spring with a bucket to get water. When Armstrong got there, he saw the eyes of an alligator, and in fear he drops the bucket and runs back to the lady. She asks him where her water is, and ...read more

  • California Has A Amazing Aqueduct System That ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 25, 2008
     | 983 views

    California has a amazing aqueduct system that brings water from the north to the south. Along the way, they have posted signs that say "Stay out of Aqueduct." You would think that would be obvious to not get in a long, deep, dark, canal of water, ...read more

  • Getting The Air Out  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Jan 21, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,024 views

    GETTING THE AIR OUT In one of his meetings, D.L. Moody was explaining to his audience the truth that we cannot bring about spiritual changes in our lives by our own strength. He demonstrated the principal like this: “Tell me,” he said to his audience, “how can I get the air out of the tumbler I ...read more

  • Shifting Sands

    Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on May 3, 2009
     | 3,615 views

    SHIFTING SANDS One of my favorite things to do at the beach is to just sit or stand on the beach right where the waves wash up under my feet. The waves are refreshing, but I like most what happens as the waves retreat. As the waves retreat, the water takes the sand around and under my feet away. ...read more

  • Years Ago I Read An Autobiography Of A Lady ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 2, 2012
     | 2,718 views

    Years ago I read an autobiography of a lady named Patty Roberts. She had been the wife of Richard Roberts and the daughter in law of Oral Roberts. She and Richard were often the musical portion of Oral Roberts television specials. Patty had a simple faith and struggled with the financial aspect ...read more

  • No Greater ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,335 views

    No Greater Love During the beginning of World War II, a large British military force on the European continent, as well as English citizens and diplomats, retreated to a French coastal port of Dunkirk. With it’s back against the English Channel, the British army faced a German army that threatened ...read more

  • M ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2008
     | 1,585 views

    Materialism Matthew Sleeth is a medical doctor who wrote a provocative book called "Serve God Save the Planet." Dr. Sleeth was a former emergency room doctor and chief of medical staff at a prominent hospital in the northeast. He writes about a colleague named Todd. I think Todd represents the ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of The Preacher Who Went To ...  PRO

    Contributed by George Bannister on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,373 views

    The story is told of the preacher who went to pastor a particular church. He was one who was fond of preaching on water baptism. Week after week he would preach about baptism. Finally in desperation, the deacons requested that he allow them to pick his scripture text for the following Sunday’s ...read more

  • The Day Was Warm And Sunny, And After Lunch I ...

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
     | 1,681 views

    The day was warm and sunny, and after lunch I took Tricia into the woods behind the house to explore with her the places I remembered from my own childhood. A dark stream ran through the woodland, and leaves were yellow-green against the fast-moving clouds and blue sky. I pointed out, as my father ...read more

  • The Corporate Structure  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,343 views

    THE CORPORATE STRUCTURE A print-and-save guide to how this outfit really works CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDleaps tall buildings in a single bound Is more powerful than a locomotive Is faster than a speeding bullet Walks on water Talks with God PRESIDENT Leaps short buildings in a single bound Is more ...read more

  • Perhaps An Analogy Will Best Clarify This. As ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Schaal on May 20, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 4,227 views

    Perhaps an analogy will best clarify this. As Christians we may be compared with a reservoir for producing electrical power, like one of those you see when you drive down the canyon. When we accept Christ, construction of our reservoir is complete. We now have the potential to be useful and to ...read more

  • During One Summer While I Was In Seminary, I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,455 views

    During one summer while I was in seminary, I worked as a chaplain at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD. I discovered while I was there that there were one group of people who were really open to prayer and to hearing about the need for Christ in their lives. Who were they? Men in the cardiac ...read more

  • St. Augustine On The Trinity

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,721 views

    ST. AUGUSTINE ON THE TRINITY One day when St. Augustine was at his wits' end to understand and explain the Trinity, he went out for a walk. He kept turning over in his mind, "One God, but three Persons. Three Persons--not three Gods but one God. What does it mean? How can it be explained? How can ...read more

  • The 100% Solution!" John 14:25-27 Key Verse(S) ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 18, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,714 views

    “The 100% Solution!” John 14:25-27 Key verse(s) 27:“‘Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.’” Since the beginning of time, mankind has craved peace! When Adam and Eve came upon the body of their ...read more