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  • Dr. Thomas M. Carter, An Ex-Convict, Tells A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Feb 22, 2008
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     | 2,682 views

    Dr. Thomas M. Carter, an ex-convict, tells a thrilling story of his mother who constantly followed him with her prayers. On one occasion while he was in prison, she received a telegram stating that he was dead and asking what she wanted done with his body. Stunned by the news, she opened her Bible ...read more

  • The Young Boy Said, "Daddy, If Three Frogs Are ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 5, 2008
     | 1,520 views

    The young boy said, “Daddy, if three frogs are sitting on a limb hanging over a pool, and one frog decides to jump, how many frogs are left on the limb?” His dad replied, “Two.” “No,” the son said. “Listen carefully, daddy. There are three frogs and one decides to jump. How many are left?” ...read more

  • The Teacher Was Testing The Children In His ...

    Contributed by Steve Miller on Mar 16, 2008
     | 3,823 views

    The teacher was testing the children in his Sunday school class to see if they understood the concept of getting to heaven. He asked them, "If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into Heaven?" "NO!" the children answered. "If I ...read more

  • Stepping Stones

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 3,436 views

    STEPPING STONES When the blacksmith strikes his hammer repeatedly on the anvil, it is said that the same anvil will wear out many hammers. Those who strike Christians are creating boldness in the body of Christ. When Christians are persecuted there is more courage. Tell about the workers at ...read more

  • Church Shopping Online Church Consultant Tom ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 2,150 views

    Church Shopping Online Church consultant Tom Bandy says that as tools for reaching potential worshipers, church Web sites are growing in number and getting more sophisticated. One sign: 5 years ago, churches made up only 5% of clientele for StreamGuys, an Arcadia, CA based provider of streaming ...read more

  • Still Has It After All Those Years

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 29, 2008
     | 1,298 views

    STILL HAS IT AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS Years ago, I had this wonderful man in my congregation who looked exactly like, no kidding, Marlon Brando. Mitch was this huge man who had a heart of gold. He had lost his wife to cancer years earlier, but had fallen in love with Louise, a sweet woman just a few ...read more

  • I Have A Lot Of Friends In Ministry, And One In ...

    Contributed by Larry Vinson on Jun 17, 2008
     | 1,779 views

    I have a lot of friends in ministry, and one in particular had a chance to say what he had been waiting to say to his now former church when he resigned from his position. He had only been there six months, but it was long enough to realize that there were some problems within that particular ...read more

  • There Was A Father Who Took His Two Young ...

    Contributed by Mick Court on Jun 22, 2008
     | 2,172 views

    There was a father who took his two young children to an amusement park. They were so excited. After going on all the rides they wanted, he said now it is time for the ghost train! They both didn't want to go, and yet the father insisted it was part of the experience of going to an amusement park. ...read more

  • Governor William Bradford, Plymouth Colony - "To ...

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on Jul 8, 2008
     | 1,752 views

    Governor William Bradford, Plymouth Colony - "To all ye pilgrims: Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, beans, squashes, and garden vegetables, and has made the forests to abound with game and the sea with fish and clams, and inasmuch as He ...read more

  • Matthew 16: Declassified Meeting

    Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 19, 2008
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    MATTHEW 16: DECLASSIFIED MEETING In 1945, the new President, Harry Truman had to be brought up to speed quickly on the atomic bomb. Then he had to go through the agonizing process of deciding whether or not to use the bomb to bring the war to an end. We know of course that two atomic bombs were ...read more

  • Showing Favor

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 6,510 views

    SHOWING FAVOR In July of 2005, Angelina Jolie adopted a little Ethiopian child. While she was touring drought and disease and famine stricken Ethiopia, she got the idea that although she couldn’t do every child in Africa a favor, she could grant favor to one child. So she stepped out of her world ...read more

  • Have You Seen The Church?

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 4, 2008
     | 1,344 views

    HAVE YOU SEEN THE CHURCH? These early Church of God people also used another phrase, "I saw the church." They might ask, "Have you seen the church?" Now a lot of you know that I didn't grow up "going to church." And I certainly didn't grow up attending a Church of God congregation. So when I ...read more

  • I Have A Short List Of Qualities That Might Mark ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 4, 2008
     | 1,193 views

    I have a short list of qualities that might mark you as someone from the 'burbs. In other words, this might show what community you belong to. You might be from the suburbs if: You have a garage but you can't get your car into it. (Now this could be because you have too much stuff stored there ...read more

  • God Does The Remembering

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 7, 2008
     | 3,061 views

    GOD DOES THE REMEMBERING A 91-year-old lady reads the Scriptures regularly, but now her memory is failing her. Friends commented, "So what’s the use of all this reading when you cannot remember what you’ve read." Her answer is always the same. "God has blessed me richly. I eat well and sleep ...read more

  • Greed Cost You More Than You Know. Here Is How, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Oct 4, 2008
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     | 2,230 views

    Greed cost you more than you know. Here is how, by greed, an Eskimo catches a wolf. The Eskimo coats his knife blade with animal blood and allows it to freeze. He then adds layer upon layer of blood, until the frozen blood completely conceals the blade. The hunter next fixes the knife in the ...read more

  • The Girl And The Lions

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Nov 9, 2008
     | 2,445 views

    THE GIRL AND THE LIONS A 12-year-old girl in rural Ethiopia was kidnapped from her family. Her captors yelled at her, beat her, and almost raped her during her seven-day ordeal. They wanted to force her into marriage by selling her to the highest bidder; who knows what kind of situation she would ...read more

  • When The Blacksmith Strikes His Hammer Repeatedly ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
     | 1,337 views

    When the blacksmith strikes his hammer repeatedly on the anvil it is said that the same anvil will wear out many hammers. Those who strike Christians are creating boldness in the body of Christ. When Christians are persecuted there is more courage. Tell about the workers at Youth for Christ in Shri ...read more

  • Gainesville, Florida. We Held A Sunrise Service ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jan 30, 2009
     | 2,162 views

    Gainesville, Florida. We held a sunrise service one Easter, and one of our members who was a photographer for the Gainesville Sun got a great shot of the early morning gathering. It made the front page in the late edition. A few days later I got a letter that was “hot to the touch” with ...read more

  • Only One Boy

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Feb 6, 2009
     | 1,681 views

    "Only One Boy" One missionary to China tells of a boy who "prepared the way" for Jesus in a certain village. The missionary had never visited this village before. "Are there any Christians in your village?" he asked a man. "Only one boy," was the answer. The missionary walked on, and stopping at ...read more

  • The City Of Kokomo, In An Effort To Economize ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 9, 2009
     | 1,208 views

    The City of Kokomo, in an effort to economize through efficiency, is requiring us to put all trash containers on the same side of the street. Since mine is the only container on the west side of Webster St., I move mine to the East side. I cannot remember to do this, so I have set up email ...read more