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  • Poem: I Am Just A Raindrop  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,403 views

    POEM: “I Am Just a Raindrop” The following poem was heard on Paul Harvey’s broadcast in 2004: I AM JUST A RAINDROP I am just a raindrop I was born in the sky and settled into a hillside there to dance in the sun and sparkle And nourish green and growing things But there are other raindrops on the ...read more

  • Stealing

    Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on Sep 28, 2009
     | 3,617 views

    STEALING People have also used their own hands to take what does not belong to them. I told you the story of a politician whose mandate was taken away from him after winning the presidential elections, somebody was given the presidency, where is he today?, He even died before the politician ...read more

  • God Will Go Before You!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Oct 17, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,918 views

    I will go ahead of you! Exodus 17:6”Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb, and you shall strike the rock, and water shall come out of it, and the people will drink..” I simply love these words! God would go before us to prepare the place of miracle! Moses struck the rock but ...read more

  • Moving Forward For Christ

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 30, 2018
     | 7,594 views

    *The early church kept moving ahead. And we can too! In spite of our enemies, in spite of the setbacks, we can still move forward for the Lord Jesus Christ! *In February of 2007, a deadly tornado struck central Florida. And it smashed almost everything in its path. The storm struck at the worst ...read more

  • It Was Sunday Morning And Harry Was Off. He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jan 29, 2001
    based on 120 ratings
     | 9,914 views

    It was Sunday morning and Harry was off. He pulled out of his driveway in his 2-seater convertible, with the roof closed because of typical Melbourne driving rain, and headed for church. But as he turned into the main road he saw ahead of him three bedraggled figures huddled under a single umbrella ...read more

  • Kay Arthur Has Become A Well-Known ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 201 ratings
     | 3,697 views

    ILL. Kay Arthur has become a well-known Christian author & speaker who has influenced tens of thousands for Jesus. Her testimony is written in her book, "Lord, I Need Your Grace Because I Can’t Make It On My Own." In it she talks about her life & her struggles in coming to Christ. As a young ...read more

  • Paul Harvey's "For What It's Worth"  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,220 views

    [Paul Harvey’s "For What It’s Worth"] Our "For What It’s Worth Department" hears from Hershey, Pennsylvania—where the woman in the Mercedes had been waiting patiently for a parking place to open up. The shopping mall was crowded. The woman in the Mercedes zigzagged between rows—then up ahead she ...read more

  • I Can Keep My Mouth Shut!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,412 views

    I CAN KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT! There was once an elderly couple that was traveling through upstate NY. As they were driving along they saw a sign that said, "Helicopter rides ahead". Pa said to Ma that he always wanted to ride in one of them helicopters. So they pull into the place and find the pilot. ...read more

  • How Long Is My Life  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 19, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,284 views

    HOW LONG IS MY LIFE A few years ago People Magazine published an article entitled "Dead Ahead" telling about a new clock that keeps track of how much time you have left to live. It calculates an average life span of 75 years for men & 80 years for women. So you program your sex & age into the ...read more

  • A Family In The East Was Planning A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Feb 23, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,911 views

    Illus: A family in the East was planning a month’s vacation to the West Coast. At the last minute the father’s work responsibilities prevented him from going, but Mom insisted that she was capable of driving and that she and the kids would go ahead. Dad got out the maps and planned the route and ...read more

  • Moral Decision

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,305 views

    What would be your moral decision on this? Updated 6:33 AM ET May 29, 2003 - Sometimes crime can pay, even on death row, if you’re in need of a new kidney. Thanks to the state of Oregon, a law-abiding citizen in need of a kidney transplant may have to die so that death-row prisoner Horacio ...read more

  • Our Witnessing Hour Had Concluded And I Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2005
     | 2,059 views

    Our witnessing hour had concluded and I was passing through the Rec-room, on my way back to my Barricks, and then I noticed him. It wasen’t hard to take notice, for his beer smeared cloth’s permiated the room. As I was about to pass him by, the Holy Spirit gave me a nudge--stop and speak to him. I ...read more

  • In The Fateful Winter Morning Of January 28, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,271 views

    In the fateful winter morning of January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger stood poised for launch. Overnight, the temperature had plummeted into the twenties. At liftoff it was a crisp 36 degrees F. Four-foot icicles still clung ominously to the launch tower. Allan McDonald, an engineer ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago Psychologist Ruth W. Berenda And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,156 views

    A few years ago psychologist Ruth W. Berenda and her associates carried out an interesting experiment with teenagers designed to show how a person handled group pressure. The plan was simple. They brought groups of ten adolescents into a room for a test. Subsequently, each group of ten was ...read more

  • I've Learned The Meaning Of A Few Words That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 15, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,787 views

    * I’ve learned the meaning of a few words that women use from time to time. * For instance ... The word “Fine.” * This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. C) “Five Minutes.” * If she is getting dressed, this is half an hour! * Five minutes is ...read more

  • New Sick Leave Policy  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 4, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,667 views

    New Sick Leave Policy 1. SICKNESS: No excuse. We will no longer accept your doctor’s statement as proof, as we believe that if you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work. 2. LEAVE OF ABSENCE (for an operation): We are no longer allowing this practice. We wish to discourage any ...read more

  • One Summer Morning As Ray Blankenship Was ...

    Contributed by Patrick Mccosh on Jul 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,720 views

    One summer morning as Ray Blankenship was preparing his breakfast, he gazed out the window, and saw a small girl being swept along in the rain-flooded drainage ditch beside his Anover, OH home. He knew that downstream the ditch disappeared with a roar underneath a road and then emptied into the ...read more

  • A Want Is Something I Would Like To Have, ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 16, 2007
     | 657 views

    A want is something I would like to have, something I may wish or long for, something that I find desirable, but it is not something that I must absolutely have. I can live without having all my wants supplied, but all my needs must be met. Some personal examples quickly come to my mind. I had ...read more

  • For My Next Point, I Need A Volunteer. I Need A ...

    Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Sep 14, 2008
     | 1,696 views

    For my next point, I need a volunteer. I need a young person who really likes bubble gum. (Get the volunteer and talk with him or her up front for a minute.) So you like chewing gum? What is your favorite kind? Really, that is nice. I’m sorry that I don’t have any of that king of bubble gum, ...read more

  • Being Thankful For Being Better Off Than Many ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2009
     | 5,851 views

    Being Thankful for Being Better Off Than Many People Around the World I have an email that was sent to me a while back. It says that "If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the six million who won’t make it through the week. If you have never ...read more