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  • If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 25, 2008
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     | 1,118 views

    Song- If I could hear my mother pray again How sweet and happy seem, those days of which I dream When memory recalls them now and then And with what rapture sweet, my weary heart would beat If I could hear my mother pray again Chorus- If I could hear my mother pray again If I could hear her ...read more

  • On Meditation

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on May 2, 2008
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    ON MEDITATION The Hebrew word translated "meditate" speaks of what a cow does after grazing all day. As she chews the cud over and over again, she extracts every nutrient. In other words, to meditate means to ponder a section of the Word day and night, extracting more from its inexhaustible supply ...read more

  • Reading Their Names  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 19, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,373 views

    READING THEIR NAMES Jeff Greenfield is a news correspondent for ABC News. He lives in Salisbury, Connecticutt and has attended the same Memorial Day observance in his community for the last 15 years. He writes: "At 10 a.m., the parade begins moving down Main Street. It is a small parade: ...read more

  • President Ronald Reagan Gave One Of The Best ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 28, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,661 views

    -President Ronald Reagan gave one of the best ‘Memorial Day’ speeches ever given on the 40th anniversary of the D-Day in 1984. D-Day was the invasion of France that led to the destruction and ultimate surrender of Nazi Germany. “We stand on a lonely, windswept point on the northern shore of ...read more

  • Here Be Dragons. Here Is God.

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2009
     | 4,027 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

  • Facts About America And References To God

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,205 views

    Facts about America and references to God: * All 50 state constitutions refer to "God" and a higher power in them! * Everyone of the country’s major anthems including “The Star-Spangled Banner,” “America” and “My Country Tis of Thee” speaks in some way about pray and God. *The first book printed ...read more

  • Laus Deo  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,208 views

    LAUS DEO In the middle of Washington DC stands a monument--our national Monument, the Washington Monument. As a history lesson, there are some things you should know about this place. There can never be a building of greater height than the Washington Monument in the DC area. On the aluminum cap ...read more

  • Man Of The Millenium  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 1,884 views

    MAN OF THE MILLENIUM “The memory of any stretch of years eventually resolves to a list of names, and one of the useful ways of recalling the past two millenniums is by listing the people who acquired great power. Muhammad, Catherine the Great, Marx, Gandhi, Hitler, Roosevelt, Stalin and Mao come ...read more

  • The First Section,(At West Point Military ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2002
     | 1,332 views

    The first section,(at West Point Military Academy) was studying the time-space relationship later formulated by Einstein as his Theory of Relativity. The text was complex and, some cadets were unable to comprehend it, one young cadet committed the pages to memory. When he was called upon, he ...read more

  • Leave Hungry  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Apr 26, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 2,374 views

    Tommy Tenney, in his new book tells this story. He believes that God spoke to him and said, “You know, Tommy, your favorite worship services and My favorite services are not the same. You leave you services full and satisfied, but when you leave, I’m still hungry.” He writes, “God whispered this ...read more

  • I Had Some Friends With A Three-Year-Old Son. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Adams on Dec 11, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,702 views

    I had some friends with a three-year-old son. For family fun, they liked to play the game Memory. It consisted of a bunch of cards arranged on the floor face down. Those playing took turns, trying to turn over matching pairs of cards. If you got a match, you kept them and went again. The ...read more

  • Several Years Ago, Gladys And I Went On A Mission ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jan 5, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 823 views

    Several years ago, Gladys and I went on a mission trip to Colorado. We drove from Marks, Mississippi, across the continental divide, to the plains of Colorado. We have many memories of that trip. We took a lot of pictures. And you know, I am convinced, since Gladys was pregnant and since we ...read more

  • For If Any Are Hearers Of The Word And Not Doers, ...

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Oct 23, 2006
     | 2,413 views

    For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like." As I read this text I couldn’t help but think of friends and relatives that slowly lost the connection ...read more

  • In Edward Gibbons Book, The Decline And Fall Of ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Feb 25, 2007
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     | 1,587 views

    In Edward Gibbons book, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, he mentions a statement from one of the most powerful, prosperous, and prestigious Muslim rulers of the Roman era. Gibbons wrote, “It may therefore be of some use to borrow the experience of the same Abdalrahman, whose magnificence ...read more

  • Story: On 28th August 1963, At The Lincoln ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 22, 2010
     | 1,309 views

    Story: On 28th August 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC Martin Luther King gave his famous speech “I have a dream”. Who then would have dared to dream that 50 years later we would have had an African American President. Yet it was Martin Luther King’s dream that I believe had much to ...read more

  • Backsliding Is Miserable

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
     | 3,913 views

    BACKSLIDING IS MISERABLE It is a miserable thing to be a backslider. Of all unhappy things that can befall a man, I suppose "backsliding" is the worst. A stranded ship, a broken-winged eagle, a garden overrun with weeds, a harp without strings, a church in ruins--all these are sad sights. But a ...read more

  • A Mother's Influence

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 11, 2011
     | 3,291 views

    A MOTHER'S INFLUENCE "My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her." George Washington "All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother." - "I ...read more

  • The Anglican Dog

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 15, 2011
     | 2,548 views

    THE ANGLICAN DOG A man came to an Anglican Church and asked to see the Vicar. "Vicar," he said, "My dog died and I would like a Christian burial for him." The Vicar said, "I'm sorry to hear about your dog, but we Anglicans don't do funerals for dogs. You might try the Baptist church down the ...read more

  • Why Jesus Used Parables

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 16, 2013
     | 2,472 views

    WHY JESUS USED PARABLES The following thoughts reveal why Jesus used the parabolic method (They are adapted from - All the Parables of The Bible by Herbert Lockyer). • Parables attract attention and when fully understood are sure to be remembered. They are a great help for our short-term ...read more

  • I Was Driving Home One Sunday From Trinity Of...

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
     | 3,536 views

    I was driving home one Sunday from Trinity of Gentilly, where I was serving. I was on Napolean headed toward the river and had just passed Pascale Manales when I saw Covenant Presbyterian Church at the corner of St. Charles Ave. I then had a vision of younger families in the Uptown and Garden ...read more

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