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  • Sometimes The Truth Might Get You In Trouble – ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rob Willis on Feb 27, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,178 views

    Sometimes the truth might get you in trouble – reminds me of a story - one night a Massachusetts state police officer pulled over a speeding car. The officer said to the driver, “I clocked you at 80 miles per hour.” The driver says, "Gee, officer I had it on cruise control at 60. Perhaps your ...read more

  • Dr. Tom Long, Writes Of The Unforgettable Story ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,676 views

    DR. TOM LONG, WRITES OF THE UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF VISITING A SMALL, BUT IMPRESSIVE PRAYER CHAPEL, THAT FEATURED A LIFE-SIZED RENDERING OF JESUS, WITH A SIGN ON IT FROM MATTHEW 11:28-30 WHICH SAYS, “COME UNTO ME ALL YE THAT ARE HEAVY LADEN, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST. TAKE MY YOKE UPON YOU, AND LEARN ...read more

  • Kim Duk-Soo Will Never Forget November 20, 1950. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,649 views

    Kim Duk-Soo will never forget November 20, 1950. That was the day Communist troops found him hiding with his father in a root cellar. "When we heard the soldiers coming, I was sure we would be killed," says Kim, his eyes filling with tears. "My Daddy told me we could not tell a lie to save our ...read more

  • A Young Boy Had To Feed His Father Every Day ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 1,731 views

    A young boy had to feed his father every day when he came home from school. His father had been so injured and couldn’t do many things for himself and to help with things the mother gave him one job to do and that was to feed his father every day, once a day. But on this particular day, the boy, ...read more

  • Leighton Ford--Leighton Ford Is A Minister And A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,526 views

    LEIGHTON FORD--Leighton Ford is a minister and a brother-in-law to Billy Graham. Leighton’s son Sandy died an untimely death. Leighton wrote a book about his son. The following is taken from that publication. "When Sandy was alive, he sometimes made his friends a little uncomfortable by being ...read more

  • Let Me Begin By Sharing With You A Letter That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joo-Ching Chng on Jan 4, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,296 views

    Let me begin by sharing with you a letter that was written by a young communist to his girl friend. He was breaking off his relationship with her because of his devotion to the communist cause. She gave the letter to her pastor, who gave the letter to Billy Graham. Billy Graham published the ...read more

  • One Of My Favorite Books Is Called This I ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Feb 19, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 909 views

    One of my favorite books is called This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women. It is a compilation of eighty essays based on the National Public Radio series of the same name. The essays are from the famous and the unknown. One of the essays that I found most moving is ...read more

  • Can You Be ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jul 18, 2008
     | 1,016 views

    Can You Be Trusted? Before the breakup of the Soviet Union, Christians were routinely persecuted for their faith by the Communist regime. We have many inspiring stories of courageous Christians behind the Iron Curtain who were willing to die for their faith during this difficult period in world ...read more

  • Can You Be ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Aug 5, 2008
     | 742 views

    Can You Be Trusted? Before the breakup of the Soviet Union, Christians were routinely persecuted for their faith by the Communist regime. There are many inspiring stories of courageous Christians behind the Iron Curtain who were willing to die for their faith during this difficult period in world ...read more

  • Ever-Flowing Stream Of Grace

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 3,287 views

    Ever-flowing Stream of Grace (Gives Strength) Gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak: Isaiah 40:31 says, "But those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength." "Wait on the Lord" (qawah) is one word, an active verb in the original Hebrew writings, and is the ...read more

  • Ever-Flowing Stream Of Grace  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,536 views

    Ever-flowing Stream Of Grace Walk and Not Be Faint: Isaiah 40:31 says, "But those wait for the Lord will gain new strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint" Christians who have close communion with God "...will walk and not ...read more

  • The Authors Give Hard Evidence To Back Up There ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 2, 2008
     | 919 views

    The authors give hard evidence to back up there opening statement about the need for healing today. They shared the following statistics from pages 4-7 "Caring for People God’s Way": Marital Discord: Studies show 35% of persons who marry get a divorce, and 18% of those divorced are divorced ...read more

  • The Yugo And The Rolls-Royce

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
     | 1,842 views

    The Yugo and the Rolls-Royce A man was driving his Yugo when he pulled up next to a Rolls-Royce at a stoplight. The driver of the Yugo rolled down his window and shouted to the driver of the Rolls, "Hey, that’s a nice car. Do you have a phone in your Rolls? I’ve got a phone in my Yugo!" The driver ...read more

  • Actions Speak Louder  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Dec 10, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,629 views

    ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER Andy Stanley tells the story of when he was 13 and learning the meaning of the phrase, "Actions speak louder than words." His dad was the Associate Pastor of First Baptist in Atlanta when the senior pastor was asked to resign. Charles Stanley was asked to preach on Sundays ...read more

  • Are You "Sharing"?

    Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 26, 2009
     | 4,376 views

    ARE YOU "SHARING"? One of the most stirring indictments on the church ever penned was made by Charles Schultz many years ago. Snoopy is shivering out in a snowstorm beside an empty food dish. He was looking longingly, expectantly, toward the house. Lucy came out and said, "Go in peace, be warmed ...read more

  • In 1955, The New York Yankees Chose 22 Year-Old ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 13, 2007
     | 851 views

    In 1955, the New York Yankees chose 22 year-old John Malangone as the probable REPLACEMENT for VETERAN catcher Yogi Berra. Though he could THROW a BALL from HOME PLATE and HIT the left field FENCE 368 feet away with a SOLID POP and had consistently BATTED over 300 through the MINOR ...read more

  • Years Ago A Farmer Owned Land Along The Atlantic ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,261 views

    Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops. As the farmer interviewed ...read more

  • H. Page Williams Wrote A Book Called Do Yourself ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 15, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,077 views

    H. Page Williams wrote a book called Do Yourself a Favor: Love Your Wife. I wish there were some way to make it required reading for church membership. In it he said, "I asked one wife what it was that her husband was doing that caused her to want to leave him, and her reply was ’Nothing.’ ...read more

  • Peter Missed 3 Opportunities To Take A Stand For ...

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 31, 2009
     | 2,590 views

    *Peter missed 3 opportunities to take a stand for Jesus. -How many opportunities have we missed? *Penn Gillette is a magician and comedian that you may have seen on TV. He is also an atheist. But Penn has a clip on YouTube where he tells about a man who talked to him after a show last year. This ...read more

  • A Forever Family

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,201 views

    A FOREVER FAMILY Author Keith Miller tells of an outgoing 40-year-old woman who was part of a sharing group he led. Here is her story: "When I was a tiny little girl, my parents died and I was put in an orphanage. I was not pretty at all and no one seemed to want me. But I longed to be adopted ...read more

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