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  • Please Notice That Paul Did Not Pray For These ...

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Nov 28, 2009
     | 2,279 views

    Please notice that Paul did not pray for these Christians to get the Lord’s resurrection power. They already had it! And Christian, so do you. So, how well do you know the power of His resurrection? Paul prayed for them to spiritually know and see the power they already had. *It actually reminds ...read more

  • He Writhed On The Floor While Men And Women ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 6, 2010
     | 1,893 views

    He writhed on the floor while men and women gathered around him hurling their prayers. That’s the best way I can describe it. "Come out in Jesus name!" they said, and he writhed all the more as if in pain, and certainly in turmoil. The voices rose, "Come out you unclean spirit!" I had been ...read more

  • Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Nov 19, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,387 views

    91% of Americans have turkey for Dinner. And so... I was thinking about Butterball Turkeys for some reason I know not why. Did you know they have an online help page? Well I went to that computer page and I found some of the problems that people have with cooking turkeys. You may be flabbergasted ...read more

  • In The Nineteenth ...

    Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 26, 2008
     | 2,557 views

    In the nineteenth century, lighthouses on the U.S. coasts were tended by lighthouse keepers and their families. If a man who tended the light became disabled, often the work was picked up by his wife or children. Such was the case of Hosea Lewis. In 1853 he became the keeper of the light on ...read more

  • Unsung Heroes: He Brought Meal To Save The Meal

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Nov 19, 2020
     | 1,121 views

    Introduction: This event took place in the days of Elisha, who followed Elijah as one of God’s prophets, during the days of Israel’s divided kingdom. Many of the people in both nations, Israel in the north and Judah in the south, gave up on the God of Israel and began to worship various false gods ...read more

  • Unsung Heroines-The Women Who Prepared Materials For The Tabernacle

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 1, 2022
     | 679 views

    Introduction: The Tabernacle. For the first time in history, the God of Heaven agreed to dwell in one location with His special people, Israel. Sometimes it’s easy to get lost in the details of the construction, the listed steps and instructions, and other things but it’s important to remember: ...read more

  • The Empty Chair

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
     | 3,123 views

    Subject: The Empty Chair > > A man’s daughter had asked the local minister to come > and pray with her father. When the minister arrived, he > found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on > two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed.The minister > assumed that the old fellow had been ...read more

  • Daddy's Empty ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Aug 28, 2009
     | 3,415 views

    DADDY’S EMPTY CHAIR A man’s daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her father. When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed. The minister assumed that the old fellow had been informed of ...read more

  • No Greater ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008
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     | 2,043 views

    No Greater Love During the beginning of World War II, a large British military force on the European continent, as well as English citizens and diplomats, retreated to a French coastal port of Dunkirk. With it’s back against the English Channel, the British army faced a German army that threatened ...read more

  • Knowing Your Way To Heaven

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,259 views

    KNOWING YOUR WAY TO HEAVEN The little church in the suburbs suddenly stopped buying from its regular office supply dealer. So, the dealer telephoned Deacon Brown to ask why. "I'll tell you why," said Deacon Brown, "Our church ordered some pencils from you to be used in the pews for visitors to ...read more

  • A Man's Daughter Had Asked The Local Minister To ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007
     | 989 views

    A man’s daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her father. When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed. The minister assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit. "I guess you ...read more

  • Thanksgiving Turkey

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 19, 2020
     | 2,322 views

    We are celebrating this week; its Thanksgiving in our Country. I hope Americans truly understand why we have this great country and where the many blessings come from. I hope we are giving to God what is God's. 91% of Americans have turkey for Dinner. And so... I was thinking about Butterball ...read more

  • Unexpected Journey

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 12, 2024
     | 405 views

    Let’s go back to Wednesday April 13th – I left after the scope with Dr. H. – I was in shock – I walked out to my truck into a severe storm – drove home in the storm! When I got home, I went and sat down in my chair in front of our bay window. I was looking at the raging storm as I sat there looking ...read more

  • Sweeping Closer To Home!" 2 Samuel 12:1-8 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 16, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,474 views

    “Sweeping Closer to Home!” 2 Samuel 12:1-8 Key verse(s): 5-6:“David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die! He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity.’” The old fix-it ...read more

  • Alone On Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by Bernard Dawson on Dec 14, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 5,437 views

    ALONE ON CHRISTMAS George Mason’s life was centered in his business. He lived alone and refused all invitations to socialize. His brother’s family had urged him to visit but the children always made too much noise. Besides, he didn’t want to buy presents for his nephews and nieces. Instead he ...read more

  • Groans From Within! (06.09.05--Family--Prov. ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 7, 2005
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     | 2,161 views

    Groans From Within! (06.09.05--Family--Prov. 11:29) I turned the engine over but oh the groans from within! My old leaf vacuum hadn’t been run in about a year and it was time to put it back into service redeeming the lawn and pathways of the carpet of the beech leaves blown down in a recent storm. ...read more

  • Alone On ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 28, 2009
     | 2,211 views

    ALONE ON CHRISTMAS George Mason’s life was centered in his business. He lived alone and refused all invitations to socialize. His brother’s family had urged him to visit but the children always made too much noise. Besides, he didn’t want to buy presents for his nephews and nieces. Instead he ...read more

  • The Man Who Missed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
     | 3,703 views

    The Man Who Missed Christmas George Mason’s life was centered in his business. He lived alone and refused all invitations to socialize. His brother’s family had urged him to visit but the children always made too much noise. Besides, he didn’t want to buy presents for his nephews and nieces. ...read more

  • How To Adorn A Bride And How Not ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
     | 3,128 views

    How To Adorn A Bride and How Not To When I was about nine years old there was a wedding held at the church of Christ for the eldest daughter of one of the congregation families who was marrying the son of another long standing family. The family of the daughter was close friends with my family, ...read more

  • Thomas Campbell And The Restoration Movement  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,602 views

    THOMAS CAMPBELL AND THE RESTORATION MOVEMENT Back in early 1800's there was a preacher in Western Pennsylvania named Thomas Campbell. He was a preacher for the Old-light, Anti-burger, Seceder Presbyterian Church. Each of those phrases described a political division within the Presbyterian Church ...read more

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