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  • Unity: Members Of The Body Of ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 10, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,754 views

    ILLUSTRATION : Unity: Members of the body of Christ are truly dependant on one another. Three Indonesian mothers, Eti , Rebekka, and Ratna, were imprisoned two years ago for teaching Muslim children in their Sunday School. Prison was shocking, discouraging and very hard at first. One of the women ...read more

  • Washing Dishes For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 2,577 views

    WASHING DISHES FOR GOD Brother Lawrence, a 17th century lay brother and a good cook, spent most of his years in a monastery as a cook. He did not have the education necessary to become a cleric and his mundane duties included cooking meals, running errands and scrubbing pots, anything but changing ...read more

  • The Shame Of War.  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 25, 2003
    based on 86 ratings
     | 3,443 views

    The Shame of War. While living in Weil der Stadt, West Germany in 1989, my wife and I had a very profound experience with the local high school students. In order to make learning English a little more fun, the High School English teacher made an arrangement with the local theatre. The students ...read more

  • A Brain Surgeon On Parenting ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
     | 2,706 views

    A BRAIN SURGEON ON PARENTING INFLUENCE I read a book entitled Gifted Hands, the autobiography of Dr. Ben Carson, Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins hospital in Boston. This is what he writes: "My mother was a remarkable woman who was pregnant and then married at age 13. She worked ...read more

  • We Are Taught You Must Blame Your Father, Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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     | 1,711 views

    "We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers you can blame anyone, but never blame yourself. Its never your fault. But its always your fault, because if you wanted to ...read more

  • Morals Sub Par: One Thing That Most Americans Can ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,307 views

    Morals Sub Par: One thing that most Americans can agree on is that moral values in the U.S. are less than good and are getting worse. Older adults are particularly critical of the state of moral values today. Overall, only 19% of Americans describe moral conditions in the country as “excellent” or ...read more

  • Marriage- Gallup Poll Reports 35% Of Americans ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 927 views

    Marriage- Gallup Poll reports 35% of Americans 40-64 believe marriage is “very important” if a couple have a child vs. 58% of those 65 and older. Overall, 37% of adults believe a child is a “very important” reason to marry, while 65% say marriage is “very important” if a couple plans to spend their ...read more

  • One Time The Popular Actress Sophia Loren Sobbed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One time the popular actress Sophia Loren sobbed to her Italian movie director, Vittorio De Sica, over the theft of some of her jewelry. And he said to her, “Listen to me, Sophia. I am much older than you and, if there is one great truth I have learned about life, it is this: NEVER CRY OVER ...read more

  • Be Rich Toward God  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Bauer on Aug 1, 2007
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    Be rich toward God. Grandparents are often accused of spoiling the grandchildren Why? The children see grandpa sitting on the floor playing with his toddler grandchildren. The son or daughter is shocked and jealous: "Dad, I’m surprised. You never got down on the floor and played with ...read more

  • Boomer Marketing Rules: Treat Everyone ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
     | 1,259 views

    Boomer Marketing Rules: Treat Everyone Differently: Don’t incorrectly assume there’s one “Boomer” market. There are numerous segments within this cohort of 78 million. Put Some Feeling Into It: The older Boomers get, the more their decisions are driven by “gut feeling” than logic and reason. Be ...read more

  • One Loving Wife Found Out How Much She Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,564 views

    One loving wife found out how much she was loved: I picked up the tax package sent by our CPA. For once, I’d surprise my husband Henry and get our tax information in early. As I scanned the lines, I noticed Henry had filled in some lines. To the question, "Did your marital status change ...?" he ...read more

  • Little Children Are Usually Painfully Honest. ...

    Contributed by Kelly Martin on Jun 16, 2004
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     | 1,979 views

    Little children are usually painfully honest. One little girl in my church came up to me one Sunday. I picked her up and gave her a hug. She said, "I love you Brother Martin." I replied, "I ...read more

  • There Was A Mother That Was Trying To Calm Her ...  PRO

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Aug 9, 2008
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     | 2,894 views

    There was a mother that was trying to calm her daughter down and she said, "Now, Sarah, your brother said he was sorry he broke your doll so I hope that you'll forgive him." "All right, " Sarah said ...read more

  • Roger Rose Tells This Story: When He Was A Boy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darryl Bell on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,222 views

    Roger Rose tells this story: When he was a boy more than 60 years ago, his young brother was fatally injured in a tragic accident. A dirt road ran alongside their house, and only on rare occasions would there be a car on it. But one day as his brother was crossing on his bike, a car came roaring ...read more

  • Bobby Is A Small 4th Grader Who Somehow Caught ...  PRO

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Apr 2, 2007
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     | 2,126 views

    Bobby is a small 4th grader who somehow caught the unwanted attention of a bully in the 6th grade. One day, the bully said, “After school I’m gonna beat you to a pulp.” With no apparent fear, Bobby simply said, “Ok,” and went on his way. What the bully didn’t know is that Bobby’s 11th grade ...read more

  • Roger Rose Tells This Story: When He Was A Boy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 27 ratings
     | 6,609 views

    Roger Rose tells this story: When he was a boy more than 60 years ago, his young brother was fatally injured in a tragic accident. A dirt road ran alongside their house, and only on rare occasions would there be a car on it. But one day as his brother was crossing on his bike, a car came roaring ...read more

  • Francis Of Assissi Teaching On Perfect Joy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 2,250 views

    Francis of Assissi teaching on perfect joy: “Perfect joy he taught one of the brothers does not come when their groups succeeds in giving a great example of holiness and edification to all lands. Nor would a great ministry of healing and raising of the dead. Nor would possession of all languages ...read more

  • We Can't Know The Day - But We Can Know The Season When Christ Returns.

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 6, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 295 views

    Jesus specifically told us that there would be signs in the sky in the sun and moon and stars (Luke 21:25), and he told us to “look up”, as our redemption draws near. Believers need to look up when the "season" of His return arrives.   The apostle Paul had this to say about the ...read more

  • Forgiveness In Action  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 6, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,316 views

    Forgiveness in Action Pastor Hayes a man in his middle forties, was well-loved by his congregation, and faithful to God and to his family. He enjoyed a successful ministry in an exuberantly vital, growing church. Just when everything seemed to be going well, a cloud came over this man and his ...read more

  • The Jim Twins. ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 18, 2012
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     | 4,368 views

    Maybe you’ve heard the story of the Jim twins. Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were twin sons of a fourteen-year-old Italian girl. She gave birth to them in a small town in Ohio and then disappeared. They were adopted into two separate loving families, but after 39 years of life had never seen one ...read more

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