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  • The Power Of God

    Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Sep 3, 2007
     | 10,658 views

    "The Power of God" A little boy was walking downtown one day and he came to a pet store. He really wanted a little puppy dog. He began saving every penny because he wanted to get a little puppy dog. He knew exactly how much money he needed. Everyday he would pass that pet shop on his way home ...read more

  • The People Of God

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Sep 24, 2007
     | 1,888 views

    The people of God: Individuals, and in a state of distinctness from all the nations amongst which, in their calamitous dispersion, they are scattered; but they have no national existence -- no king, no country, no organization, no government, no political being. Just so the great community of ...read more

  • God's Picture

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008
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     | 4,059 views

    GOD'S PICTURE There's a story of a third grade student who was asked to draw a picture of what she thinks God looks like. The little girl showed the teacher - teacher said "Wait a minute, that looks like a man - that's not God!" And the little girl said "Well, I don't know what God ...read more

  • Listening For God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 8,697 views

    LISTENING FOR GOD President Franklin D. Roosevelt got tired of smiling that big smile and saying the usual things at all those White House receptions. So, one evening he decided to find out whether anybody was paying attention to what he was saying. As each person came up to him with extended ...read more

  • God's Will Is Best  PRO

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 27, 2008
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     | 2,885 views

    God's Will is Best Angels are pure spirits, but it was God's intention to raise human beings, who are lower than the angels, to divine status, to union with the Trinity. An ancient tradition tells us that this was the cause of Lucifer's rebellion, jealousy over one day being ruled by a mere ...read more

  • God And Grandma

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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     | 3,582 views

    GOD AND GRANDMA Two boys were spending the night at Grandma's house. At bedtime, the two boys were saying their prayers when the youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs: "I PRAY FOR A THOMAS THE TRAIN SET! I PRAY FOR AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER! I PRAY FOR A NEW SPIDERMAN ACTION FIGURE!!!" His ...read more

  • Questions For God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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     | 5,594 views

    QUESTIONS FOR GOD I came across some post-it notes that contain brief notes that kids wrote to God. Here are a few funny ones… Dear God, I went to this wedding and they kissed in church. Is that OK? Dear God, I think about you sometimes even when I’m not praying. God, thank you for the baby ...read more

  • In Front Of God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 3,566 views

    IN FRONT OF GOD I read the story of a man who took a slip of paper and wrote upon it only three letters spelling "G-O-D." He showed it to his friend, who was plainly overcome with greed and the worship of wealth. He took a coin, and after having placed the coin over the slip of paper, asked his ...read more

  • Seeking God

    Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Aug 6, 2023
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    “Seeking God” Isaiah 55: 1-9 08/06/23 When my grandson Isaiah was three years old, he had a problem of wandering off and hiding. One day my daughter Maeghan and my wife Becky were shopping at a local mall and of course, he slipped off. All of a sudden, they realized he was missing. They ...read more

  • God With Us

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Dec 2, 2024
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     | 1,341 views

    I started out by describing a song that I had been singing all week long. (I used Leaning on the Everlasting Arms but you can use any song). I spent about 5 - 7 minutes giving all the details of the song. The author, the beat, where it is used at, who sung the song, etc. I keep the title ...read more

  • Encounter With God

    Contributed by Samuel M on Jan 25, 2025
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    Moses' encounter with God, not only resurrected his calling, but it also resurrected a 400-year-old promise given to Abraham. Our experience or visitation with God not only resurrects our calling, but also resurrects the promises of our ...read more

  • Seeking God

    Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 18, 2025
     | 700 views

    Seeking God is a life-giving living experience similar to a boat crossing earthly waters and entering divine waters, where we behold the glory of God, are swept up in God's ...read more

  • Seek God

    Contributed by Samuel M on Apr 26, 2025
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    The Christian life can be summarized in two lines: "Always preparing to meet God" and "Meet God." ...read more

  • Entitlement With God

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 20, 2025
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    A Jewish woman is walking on the beach with her little grandson. Suddenly a huge wave sweeps the boy out to sea. Desperate, the woman looks up to heaven and says, “God, please rescue my grandson, my only grandson, the light of my life!” Miraculously, the next big wave deposits ...read more

  • Seeking God

    Contributed by Samuel M on Jul 8, 2025
     | 357 views

    For performing a miracle or plan, God sometimes sends his angels, but to a person who seeks God, God comes directly (in person or through his presence) to meet him. He does not send an angel, but He comes directly. He will remove the fascination of supernatural things or creatures but turn your ...read more

  • An Appetite For God

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Mar 5, 2026
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    It is the desire for God which is the most fundamental appetite of all, and it is an appetite we can never eliminate. We may seek to disown it, but it will not go away. If we deny that it is there, we shall in fact only divert it to some other object or range of objects. And that will mean that we ...read more

  • The Will Of God Is Not This...

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Aug 12, 2019
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    THE WILL OF GOD “The will of God is not something you ADD to your life. It’s a course you choose. You either line yourself up with the Word of God…...or you capitulate to the ...read more

  • Stealing God

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Aug 20, 2019
     | 3,618 views

    A couple had two little boys, ages 8 and 10, who were mischievous. They were always getting into trouble, and their parents knew that if any mischief occurred in their town, their sons were probably involved. The boys' mother heard that a Pastor in town had been successful in disciplining ...read more

  • God Is Excellent

    Contributed by Ritchie Guerrero on Oct 25, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,757 views

    To realize how God is excellent and Mighty In Power, very simple. Go to a place near you that is called Nature "Tourist Spot" or "Tourist destination", you will see the beauty of creation not even touch by human hands.. I.e Niagara Falls, Grand Canyon, Banff, El Nido Palawan, ...read more

  • Servant Of God

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Jan 11, 2021
     | 4,170 views

    There was once a servant of God, who had gotten very depressed and tired and went to sleep. He had a vision of an ugly, unlikable frog coming towards him. In the beginning, he didn’t like it. However, the frog followed him, and, whenever he turned around, it was behind him. Finally, when man of ...read more