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  • Only A Donkey  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2002
    based on 43 ratings
     | 6,692 views

    ONLY A DONKEY The donkey awakened, his mind still savoring the afterglow of the most exciting day of his life. Never before had he felt such a rush of pleasure and pride. He walked into town and found a group of people by the well. "I’ll show myself to them," he thought. But they didn’t notice ...read more

  • Working On Hell  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,638 views

    WORKING ON HELL Reader’s Digest recently asked the great fighter Muhammed Ali what his faith meant to him. Ali replied: "[It] means [a] ticket to heaven. One day we’re all going to die, and God’s going to judge us, [our] good and bad deeds. [If the] bad outweighs the good, you go to hell; ...read more

  • Can You See The Land?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2002
    based on 23 ratings
     | 5,857 views

    CAN YOU SEE THE LAND? It was a fog-shrouded morning, July 4, 1952, when a young woman named Florence Chadwick waded into the water off Catalina Island. She intended to swim the channel from the island to the California coast. Long-distance swimming was not new to her; she had been the first woman ...read more

  • The Truth About Romance—according To Kids  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 1, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,925 views

    THE TRUTH ABOUT ROMANCE--ACCORDING TO KIDS How Does a Person Decide Who to Marry? "You flip a nickel, and heads means you stay with him and tails means you try the next one." Kally, age 9 "You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like if you like sports, she should like it that you ...read more

  • I Am A Skeptic About Everything, Including God ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,123 views

    I am a skeptic about everything, including God and athiesm. I am not certain about issues of cosmology. Sometimes I believe that our universe is the result of random forces. Other times I believe that there must be some purpose or ordering force, though I do not begin to understand what or who it ...read more

  • Our Inheritance (Poem In Honor Of Jewel Hogan For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Mason on Aug 23, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,371 views

    Our Inheritance (Poem in honor of Jewel Hogan for her funeral, Oct. 18, 1997) I dreamed that the Lord came by my bedside And took me far away. On a tour of Heaven, Everywhere I looked my eyes Saw the beauty of gold and prescious jewels As abundant as the grass of the earth Everywhere I walked ...read more

  • I Thought He Walked On Water  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 25, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,772 views

    I THOUGHT HE WALKED ON WATER Several years ago Randy Travis sang a song that Allen Shamblin had written, entitled, "He Walked On Water!" He says of this song, "I fell in love with this song when I first heard it. It reminded me so much of my grandpa. ...Let’s look at the simple words of that ...read more

  • Her Name Was Susan, She Was An Outcast. When I ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard White on Oct 9, 2002
    based on 49 ratings
     | 1,915 views

    Her name was Susan, she was an outcast. When I met her at the ER she had attempted suicide twice in the past 24 hrs. The doctor was doing his interview of her while I sat and watched. She was nervous, twitching and fidgeting as she answered his questions. While this was going on I was praying. My ...read more

  • What Is The Goal Of Playing Football?  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 31, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,467 views

    WHAT IS THE GOAL OF PLAYING FOOTBALL? Well, of course, we would say winning. But there is a clearer point than winning, it is scoring points. We might score 6 points in a touchdown, three points in a field goal, two points in a safety, or one point in a point after the touch down. WHAT IF I TOLD ...read more

  • A Lady Was Out Hitting All The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Hamilton on Feb 27, 2003
    based on 83 ratings
     | 2,964 views

    Illustration: A lady was out hitting all the local garage sales when she came across an old needlepoint picture that read, “Prayer Changes Lives.” She bought it, took it home and began to look for just the right place to hang the new picture. Finally, she decided that it went well in the dinning ...read more

  • Bubba And The Potato Field  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on Mar 3, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 3,923 views

    Illus. - Bubba and the potato field An old man lived alone in Idaho. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was backbreaking work, and his son, Bubba, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man mentioned it in a letter he sent to his son by saying, “I’m not sure exactly what to do. ...read more

  • A Large Downtown Church Had Three Mission ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Mar 31, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,475 views

    A large downtown church had three mission churches in the run-down part of town under its care. They came together for a joint worship service on the first Sunday of the year. At the communion table knelt a judge who belonged to the downtown church and also an ex-convict from one of the mission ...read more

  • For Dave Roever It Was Late 1968 When He Found ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Apr 18, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,035 views

    For Dave Roever it was late 1968 when he found himself in Vietnam for the first time serving with the United States as a member of the elite Brown Water Black Beret. He served in the Mekong Delta area until July 26, 1969 when he was severely wounded. As the boat he was riding in while looking for ...read more

  • As A Child I Used To Spend A Few Weeks Of My ...  PRO

    Contributed by Christopher Roberts on Apr 29, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,198 views

    As a child I used to spend a few weeks of my summers at my Grandma’s farm in Southern Kentucky. She owned cows and chickens that we would feed daily. I was able to learn how to water-ski on a lake nearby her home. And fishing was one of my favorite things to do while visiting with “Mimi.” There ...read more

  • Speaking Of Spelling The Name Of God, Three ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 30, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,944 views

    Speaking of spelling the name of God, three people from different parts of the country passed away at the same time. All were met at the gates by St. Peter. The first was an architect from California. Peter said, "You've built beautiful buildings and served men on earth, but before you come in you ...read more

  • Faithful To The Finish  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 8,564 views

    FAITHFUL TO THE FINISH In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Derek Redmond of Great Britain was considered a favorite contender for a medal. It was the evening of August 3, 1992 as Redmond was pitted against seven others in a semi-final in the 400 meters. Redmond knelt poised, waiting for the race to ...read more

  • Quote From A Monk Named Brother Jeremiah. ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Nov 26, 2003
     | 2,809 views

    Quote from a monk named brother Jeremiah. "Listen carefully. If I had my life to live over again, I would try to make more mistakes next time. I would relax. I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have ever been on this trip. I know very few things that I would take seriously next time ...read more

  • Lucado Says God's Standard Is Perfection  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 4, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,412 views

    Author Max Lucado writes: All of us occasionally do what is right. A few predominately do what is right. But do any of us always do what is right? According to Paul we don’t. "There is none righteous, no, not one" (Rom. 3:10, NKJV). Some may beg to differ. "I’m not perfect, Max, but I’m better than ...read more

  • In The Movie "The Color Purple" There Is A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,779 views

    In the movie “The Color Purple” there is a character named “Sug Avery.” She grew up in preacher’s home; but fell into deep sin. She was the same kind of sinner as the woman in our text. Early in the movie we see her father rejecting her because that sin. He won’t even speak to her. Sug longs ...read more

  • Intelligent Design  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 15, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,890 views

    Intelligent design ...imagine you are driving through South Dakota and suddenly come upon a mountain bearing the unmistakable likenesses of four American presidents, looking just as you remember from your history books. Would you, would anyone, conclude that these shapes were the product of wind ...read more