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  • The Lottery  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,604 views

    THE LOTTERY Did you know that the first modern-day lottery was started in 1963 in the state of New Hampshire? Did you know that the state of Massachusetts, started their lottery in 1972 with 50 cent tickets and a drawing once a week. It now has 33 different games to choose from their sales have ...read more

  • Dating" Of A Calendar And "Dating" Of One's ...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Nov 29, 2011
     | 1,913 views

    "Dating" of a calendar and "dating" of one's life... Universally all the Nations irrespective of their stand on religion adopt a calendar, which uses the Christ’s birth as a base. Yes, the World history is split into 2 not on the basis of the birth of great conquerors like Alexander the great or ...read more

  • Wanting What You Have

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on Mar 10, 2013
     | 2,920 views

    WANTING WHAT YOU HAVE The story was told of a young preacher who was rejected by the other associate ministers of the Church he attended. They said very little to him and would often talk behind his back. One day he went to the pastor and expressed his intentions of leaving the Church and seeking ...read more

  • Prisoner 4664 Nelson Mandela

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 15, 2021
     | 1,283 views

    46664… PRISONER 46664… 1 Corinthians 4:12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: There are times it seems our hurt and wounds are our testing zones and we are put on display for others to mock. It is like the spectacle at the end ...read more

  • Whenever Our Family Moved To A New Town Or City, ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 21, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,365 views

    Whenever our family moved to a new town or city, the first few evenings were used to drive around and explore our new surroundings. We didn’t use a map or give much attention to where we were going. We had no particular destination in mind so a map held no value. We would come to an intersection ...read more

  • June 30 To July 4, 1870 Natchez Vs Robert E. Lee ...

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jun 11, 2007
     | 2,360 views

    June 30 to July 4, 1870 Natchez vs Robert E. Lee Steamboat Race Two different captains raced from Natchez, Mississippi to St. Louis, MO. On the boat called the Natchez they carried cargo and passengers. It was actually the faster of the two steamboats. On the other boat, called the Robert E. ...read more

  • Cross (S)  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,991 views

    Cross (S) Imagine with me for a moment… Pretend that a man from South America is speaking here. His name is Jose Samblanco, and having just arrived, he proclaims the good news to us that a Peruvian peasant by the name of Carlos Hernandez was electrocuted on the electric chair for your sins. He ...read more

  • There Are Two Major Bodies Of Water In The Land ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,740 views

    There are two major bodies of water in the land where Jesus walked. One is the Sea of Galilee, a beautiful lake 13 miles long and 7 _ miles wide filled with fish and surrounded by lush foliage. The other body of water is the Dead Sea, 50 miles long and 11 miles wide, the shoreline of which is ...read more

  • The Time Is Here! The Summer Is Over And School ...

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 12, 2008
     | 2,105 views

    The time is here! The summer is over and school is back in session! The time for our children’s learning process is back on schedule. Teachers are all geared up to instruct their students in all the skills of mathematics, language usage, social studies and the sciences. Last week I found a very ...read more

  • But Let's Take A Little Reality Check And Think ...

    Contributed by Bruce Emmert on Oct 27, 2008
     | 1,757 views

    But let’s take a little reality check and think for a minute about how our society has changed over the last twenty-five or so years in terms of how we think about money and possessions, about what we need and what we want. Before Melissa and I got married we took a pre-marital course with our ...read more

  • Tools In The Hands Of The Carpenter  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,610 views

    TOOLS IN THE HANDS OF THE CARPENTER A group of tools once came together for a meeting with Mr. Hammer presiding. Brother Screwdriver said, "Brother Hammer must go, because he is always making noise, always knocking." Hammer said, "Brother Screwdriver has to go, because you have to turn him around ...read more

  • The Meanest Mother  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 27, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,091 views

    The Meanest Mother We had the meanest mother in the whole world! While other kids ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal, eggs, and toast. When others had a Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch, we had to eat sandwiches. And you can guess our mother fixed us a dinner that was different from other ...read more

  • What Does A Mountain Look Like From An Eagle's ...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 17, 2006
     | 2,300 views

    WHAT DOES A MOUNTAIN LOOK LIKE FROM AN EAGLE’S EYE? When I was a child my Dad pastored a country church in Clemont County, Ohio. Our garden was an important part of our life. We ate from the garden fresh food, and in the winter we had canned food. We were working in the garden, planting Hickory ...read more

  • Dave Dravecky On The Impact Of Suffering On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009
     | 4,609 views

    Dave Dravecky on the Impact of Suffering on Faith Again, it’s a reminder that following Christ is risky and that suffering will come. Jesus makes it very clear: there is no avoiding the cross. Peter couldn’t avoid it, and neither can we. Dave Dravecky was a professional baseball pitcher who lost ...read more

  • Reason Why Helicopter Pilot Stopped A Massacre In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2010
     | 2,371 views

    Reason Why Helicopter Pilot Stopped a Massacre in Vietnam I would like to close with another quote from Thomas Long, who relates an illustration that many of us hear this morning can recall. Long writes, and I quote: “The school where I teach gave an honorary degree several years ago to a man named ...read more

  • Hush Puppies

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Aug 27, 2014
     | 5,735 views

    Are you familiar with the brush-suede shoe called Hush Puppies? It was popular when I was a kid. The brand was all but dead until late 1994. Sales were down to 30,000 pairs a year, mostly sold in backwoods outlets and small-town family stores. Wolverine, the company that makes Hush Puppies, was ...read more

  • Jesus Is The Answer

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 11, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,288 views

    Krister Sairsingh, a former Hindu from Trinidad who is now the Chaplain to international students at Harvard. Let me read you some excerpts from his story. After making great progress in the Hindu spiritual disciplines something happened that unsettled him deeply. During my final year of high ...read more

  • The Grace Of God

    Contributed by James Dina on Oct 25, 2020
     | 2,512 views

    THE GRACE OF GOD "But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which [was bestowed] upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me." (1 Corinthians 15:10) Grace can be defined as the love and mercy given ...read more

  • I Received A Letter From A Single Mother Who Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,137 views

    I received a letter from a single mother who had raised a son who was about to become a dad. Since he had no recollection of his own father, her question to me was "What do I tell him a father does?" When my dad died in my ninth year, I, too, was raised by my mother, giving rise to the same ...read more

  • The Grape Juice Equation!" Matthew 26:47-56 Key ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 15, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,409 views

    “The Grape Juice Equation!” Matthew 26:47-56 Key verse(s): 53-54:“‘Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way’.” I get a certain satisfaction ...read more

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