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  • Weeds

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Sep 19, 2010
     | 3,152 views

    Yesterday, with the encouragement of my wife, I got rid of some THORNY WEEDS growing like trees in the back garden. The thorns were now like razor sharp nails and so it was difficult to get to the roots without punctures, scratches and a bad attitude. I knew that if I didn't get to the roots, they ...read more

  • Paid In Full  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 29, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 7,293 views

    PAID IN FULL Have you ever wished that someone would pay off all your credit card debt? Zero balances—no payments! The Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church in Norfolk, VA is making that wish come true. One Sunday of every month, Bishop C. Vernie Russell Jr., chooses a family from the church ...read more

  • You See, The Witch Knew Of The Deep Magic From ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 27, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,522 views

    You see, the Witch knew of the Deep Magic from the Dawn of Time. But she was not aware of the Deeper Magic from Before the Dawn of Time, as Aslan explained it to Susan and Lucy. He said that according to a decree from before the Witch’s time, “when a willing victim who had committed no treachery ...read more

  • In Praise Of Your Table  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Robertson on Nov 16, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,115 views

    In Praise of Your Table Father, I praise you for the table you have prepared. Not for food for the body, As much as food for the soul. Drink that satisfies my inner thirst. Bread that nourishes the hungers of my life. Fruit of the Spirit that grows me upward. Father, You have adorned your ...read more

  • No Wonder You Feel Tired!

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Mar 7, 2007
     | 2,763 views

    Your heart beats 103,689 times every 24 hours. 2. Your blood travels 168,000,000 miles every 24 hours. 3. You breathe 23,040 times every 24 hours. 4. You inhale 438 cubic feet of air every 24 hours. 5. You eat about 3 1/2 pounds of food every 24 hours. 6. You drink about 2.9 quarts of liquid every ...read more

  • Amazing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 2,873 views

    Amazing Grace In every country, on every day, there is man trying to work his way into favor with God. Many years ago the Grand Rapids Press covered this story… "Conversation to Hindu Faith Is Tortuous." "A West German businessman has completed his conversion to the Hindu faith by piercing ...read more

  • Maclaren On Facing Death

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,052 views

    MACLAREN ON FACING DEATH The great 1800s Scottish preacher Alexander MacLaren said: "Many of us cling to life with a desperate clutch, like some poor wretch pushed over a precipice and trying to dig his nails into the rock as he falls. Some of us cling to it because we dread what is beyond, and ...read more

  • E. Our Bodies Are So Wonderfully Created. In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,196 views

    E. Our bodies are so wonderfully created. In each 24 hours the average adult body accomplishes much: 1. Your heart beats 103,689 times every 24 hours. 2. Your blood travels 168,000,000 miles every 24 hours. 3. You breathe 23,040 times every 24 hours. 4. You inhale 438 cubic feet of air every 24 ...read more

  • Well-Known Commentator And Author Eric Sevarid ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
     | 1,227 views

    Well-known commentator and author Eric Sevarid said that the best lesson he ever learned was the principle of the "next mile." He recalled how he learned the principle: During World War II, I and several others had to parachute from a crippled Army transport plane into the mountainous jungle on ...read more

  • Well-Known Commentator And Author Eric Sevarid ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,604 views

    Well-known commentator and author Eric Sevarid said that the best lesson he ever learned was the principle of the "next mile." He recalled how he learned the principle: During World War II, I and several others had to parachute from a crippled Army transport plane into the mountainous jungle on ...read more

  • Someone (Len Sullivan) Recalls A Story From Their ...

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Feb 3, 2005
     | 2,430 views

    Someone (Len Sullivan) recalls a story from their family history about his grandparents. "In the late 1920s my grandparents married and moved into Grandpa’s old family home. It was a clapboard house with a hall down the middle. In the ’30s they decided to tear down the old house and build ...read more

  • The Story Was Passed On Over Internet About ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Gerald on Jun 2, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,927 views

    The story was passed on over internet about Little Billy, a Jewish boy, who was failing his math lessons. His parents tried everything they could to get him to do better in this subject, but he continued to fail. At last, they took him down to the Catholic School, and enrolled him. After the first ...read more

  • During The Middle Ages There Was A Popular Story ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2005
     | 2,171 views

    During the Middle Ages there was a popular story which circulated about Martin of Tours, the saint for whom Martin Luther was named. It was said that Satan once appeared to St Martin in the guise of the Savior himself. St. Martin was ready to fall to his feet and worship this resplendent being of ...read more

  • In Evil Long I Took Delight

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,443 views

    In evil long I took delight, Unawed by shame or fear, Till a new object struck my sight, And stopp’d my wild career: I saw One hanging on a Tree In agonies and blood, Who fix’d His languid eyes on me. As near His Cross I stood. Sure never till my latest breath, Can I forget that look: It ...read more

  • There's A Story I Read That Apparently Originated ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,449 views

    There’s a story I read that apparently originated in Psychology Today. As the story goes, a number of years ago the prince of Grenada, an heir to the Spanish crown, was sentences to life in solitary confinement in Madrid’s ancient prison. The dreadful, dirty, and dreary nature of the place earned ...read more

  • When We Think Of Power And Strength We Have ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 6, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,568 views

    When we think of power and strength we have images like WWF and body-slamming 250 pounds on the mat! Or husbands suggesting something to our wives and they agree – now that’s power! It is short-lived but we’ll take whatever we can get! It’s the picture of “My Big, Fat, Greek Wedding” – the husband ...read more

  • Do You Remember The Story Of Beauty And The ...

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Aug 21, 2009
     | 1,838 views

    Do you remember the story of Beauty and the Beast? Of course, you do. There was a time when the Beast’s face was handsome and his palace pleasant. But that was before the curse—before the shadow fell across the castle of the prince. And when the darkness fell, he hid. Secluded in his castle, he was ...read more

  • Parents Teach Their Children God's Word At A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2010
     | 4,596 views

    Parents Teach Their Children God’s Word at a Restaurant I once read an illustration of a family who took this seriously. One night at a pizza parlor, we decided to use the minutes waiting for our food as a teaching time. We passed out an index card and pencil to each child and had them write down a ...read more

  • 10146; A Contractor Who Worked For One Company ...

    Contributed by Kelly Fellows on Jun 9, 2010
     | 2,262 views

    ➢ A contractor who worked for one company for over 20 years – he built many many houses. ➢ He was looking forward to doing some traveling with his wife, etc. ➢ The owner of the company asked him to build one more house. ➢ The contractor reluctantly said yes (tho in his ...read more

  • To Whoever Finds This...i Love You  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 19, 2012
    based on 12 ratings
     | 5,176 views

    TO WHOEVER FINDS THIS...I LOVE YOU Several years ago there was a girl in an orphanage. She was unattractive and had mannerisms that were not very attractive either, and so she was disliked and shunned by the other children and was not liked by her teachers. The head of the institution looked for ...read more