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  • Lowell Ogden Tells The Story Of A Little Boy Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on Apr 9, 2002
    based on 122 ratings
     | 4,088 views

    Lowell Ogden tells the story of a little boy who lived out in the country around the turn of the century. He had never seen a traveling circus, and one was coming to his town on Saturday. When he asked his father for permission to go, his dad said he could providing his chores were done early. ...read more

  • Back In 1992 When The Dallas Cowboys Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 20, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 2,442 views

    : Back in 1992 when the Dallas Cowboys were preparing to play the San Francisco 49rs for the NFC Championship in San Francisco, the Cowboys had a pep-rally at Texas Stadium. The audience cheered wildly for each player when he was introduced. The fans carried banners. They painted their faces and ...read more

  • Getting Past Your Past  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 23, 2002
    based on 42 ratings
     | 8,090 views

    GETTING PAST YOUR PAST Consider Charles Colson, the aide to Richard Nixon who was sent to jail for Watergate. As as a result of his experience as a convicted felon, Colson founded Prison Fellowship, now the world’s largest Christian outreach to prisoners and their families. Prison Fellowship has ...read more

  • It Was My Handicapped Brother Morgan's Birthday. ...  PRO

    Contributed by J. Curtis Goforth, O.s.l. on Aug 7, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,687 views

    It was my handicapped brother Morgan’s birthday. There is a fantastic little restaurant in Mooresville called The Little Kitchen that has the best steaks in the world and is one of Morgan’s favorite spots to eat. So, Morgan orders a filet mignon. And, as it happens, my father was at the salad ...read more

  • The Son Of A Wealthy Man Expected To Receive A ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 13, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,414 views

    The son of a wealthy man expected to receive a sports car for his graduation. Instead his Dad called him into his study, told him that he loved him and handed him a wrapped-up present. When he opened it, he found it to be a box containing a leather bound Bible, with his name inscribed on the ...read more

  • We Bring You Us!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,071 views

    "WE BRING YOU US!" Michael Sattler tells the story of Christmas 1930. His wife had just passed away the month before, and he was lonely and heartsick. But mostly, he worried about the type of Christmas his girls would have. When Christmas morning came, they opened their presents with unusual ...read more

  • Office Worker Reads Bible In Secret At ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009
     | 3,006 views

    Office Worker Reads Bible In Secret at Work When I was a college student I worked for a time in a government office. I noticed after a while in that office that one of the engineers whose desk was back-to-back with mine would perform a little lunch hour ritual involving something in his desk ...read more

  • The Stranger

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 19, 2011
     | 4,667 views

    THE STRANGER Some time ago, a small east coast community was struggling financially, so they called an open town meeting to discuss the problem. A couple dozen people were there, including a stranger that no one seemed to know. Most assumed he was a tourist who had just dropped in on the meeting. ...read more

  • Aiming At The Right Target  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,969 views

    AIMING AT THE RIGHT TARGET Some of our deeds are of great value, especially those done in dependence upon God for His glory and honor. Some of our deeds are worthless. They accomplish nothing of eternal value and will be quickly forgotten after we are gone. Matt Emmons had the gold medal in ...read more

  • A Christ-Less Christmas.

    Contributed by Danny Janes on Dec 7, 2012
     | 4,147 views

    One of the most enjoyable jobs I ever had before entering the ministry was when I worked for Sears as a salesman in the Men’s Department. I worked there while I was in high school, and part of the time while I was in college. And always the most memorable night of the year to be scheduled to work ...read more

  • David C. Pack Gives Us The Following Thoughts To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 22, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,655 views

    DAVID C. PACK gives us the following thoughts to ponder about Predestination. 1. “Is this true? Is this what the Bible actually teaches when it makes reference to predestination? Did God actually pre-plan every sin, every act of immorality and every crime that has ever been committed? Is God the ...read more

  • I Watched A Documentary A Few Weeks Ago About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,587 views

    I watched a documentary a few weeks ago about Wal-Mart. I found something very interest out about Sam Walton the founder of Wal-Mart. He had one vision – one goal. You know what that vision was – to capture the consumer market of America. Let me ask you – how many of you have ever shopped at a ...read more

  • In The Year 135 Montanus, A Second Century ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,825 views

    In the year 135 Montanus, a second century Christian, proclaimed himself to be a prophet and prophesied that the New Jerusalem would descend from heaven to earth and take root in what is now Turkey. He was wrong. In 204 a Roman Christian named Hippolytus records that a bishop was convinced that ...read more

  • The Call To Worship Had Just Been Pronounced ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,865 views

    “The call to worship had just been pronounced starting Easter Sunday Morning service in an East Texas church. The choir started its processional, singing ‘Up from the Grave He Arose’ as they marched in perfect step down the center aisle to the front of the church. The last lady was wearing shoes ...read more

  • The Boy Scout Was Really Excited About Going On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,497 views

    The boy scout was really excited about going on the annual winter camperee. With a couple feet of snow on the ground, the setting was perfect for a great weekend. His was one of the first troops to hike in and set up camp. The boy scout, along with his troop, forged into the wilderness. Upon ...read more

  • The Carpenter  PRO

    Contributed by Jacob Kutty on Jul 14, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,079 views

    THE CARPENTER An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife, enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The ...read more

  • How Often Have You Heard, "Limited Time Offer" Or ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,579 views

    How often have you heard, “Limited time offer” or “This offer won’t last long”? The idea is that if you don’t act soon you will miss out on this chance of a lifetime. The only problem is that sooner or later they are making the same offer all over again, or by chance you might even hear that now ...read more

  • Standing On A Small Platform, A Reader Calls Out ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,584 views

    Standing on a small platform, a reader calls out names, “Michael Hyde. Donald Jackson. Jose Munoz.” The names being read were those engraved on “The Wall.” No one calls it anything else. It was once highly controversial. This was not a statue, no soldier on horseback, but a black granite gash in ...read more

  • Wesley: The Faith Of A Son

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,535 views

    WESLEY: THE FAITH OF A SON John Wesley was an honor graduate of Oxford University, an ordained clergyman in the Church of England and orthodox in theology. He was active in practical good works, regularly visiting the inmates of prisons and workhouses in London and helping distribute food and ...read more

  • God Is A Jealous God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 12, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,011 views

    GOD IS A JEALOUS GOD A few years ago, I was working in Qatar installing a newsroom set for Al-Jazeera TV. I’d been there for nearly a month and was ready to go home. I can’t describe for you how badly I missed my family. We were nearly finished with the set, and the last thing to be done was to ...read more