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  • Please Come Back Home.

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 14, 2021
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    PLEASE COME BACK HOME... Max Lucado, in his book, No Wonder They Call Him Savior, tells the story of Maria and her daughter, Christina that touches the heart and shows the mercy of God. Longing to leave her poor Brazilian neighborhood, Christina wanted to see the world. Discontent with a home ...read more

  • Do We Know The Pessimist's Creed?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 9, 2007
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     | 3,075 views

    DO WE KNOW THE PESSIMIST’S CREED? THINK, IF THE PESSIMIST HAD A CREED WHAT WOULD IT BE? ALL BUT ME AND THEE! THE PESSIMIST CREED! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Why rejoice in sunshine? It will just turn to dark clouds and much rain! Besides that, the sunshine can hurt your eyes, More than that it ...read more

  • Because One Gave

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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     | 1,714 views

    BECAUSE ONE GAVE Former seminary and pastor, George Gaston tells the following story that speaks to the value of attitude in giving. Years ago, I pastored a church that decided to build a worship center. The old building had suffered a major fire. Even so, our decision to build a new facility ...read more

  • Making Your Life Count For Something

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2011
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    MAKING YOUR LIFE COUNT FOR SOMETHING Many years ago at a Presbyterian retreat center near Asheville, NC, the annual summer conference was being held. An elderly man with a neatly clipped white goatee and resonant voice rose to speak. He explained that he was a medical doctor and he had a story to ...read more

  • The Caddy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2011
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     | 4,716 views

    THE CADDY Two golfers stepped up to the first tee on the St. Andrews course in New York. The older golfer was a kindly man who played a thoughtful, deliberate game. The younger golfer was full of pride and impatience. On the first hole he sliced, lost his ball in the tall grass, hit another one, ...read more

  • Tough Love  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
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     | 3,347 views

    TOUGH LOVE "Living in this house is like living in hell," screamed the young girl as she stamped her feet on the way upstairs to her room. The mother stood looking at her daughter, a hint of tears forming in her eyes. She wanted to run up the stairs and hug her daughter but she knew the timing ...read more

  • Second Chances

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016
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     | 10,895 views

    David Emory tells the story of baptizing a young father who had a 7 year old and 5 year old. They were close friends of his family and had never been a part of a church. But one Sunday, they came to worship, he gave his life to Christ and was baptized. At the end of the service, after everyone else ...read more

  • Contentedness Is Blessedness, (Hebrews "Be ...

    Contributed by Matthew Mobley on Mar 28, 2008
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    Contentedness is blessedness, (Hebrews “be content with what you have”, Paul “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation”) but in this life it is hard to find contentment. It is difficult to be content when we are bombarded by images and slogans and advertisements that’s ...read more

  • Charley The Cat

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008
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    CHARLEY THE CAT "It was around Thanksgiving, just after our daughter turned five, that we brought Charley home. We named him after Charles, Prince of Wales. The name seemed to fit just right for this shy little newly-adopted member of our family. His wonderful blue eyes seemed to look deep into ...read more

  • By Bobby G. Bodenhamer, ...

    Contributed by Bobby Bodenhamer on Oct 17, 2008
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    By Bobby G. Bodenhamer, D.Min. For October 19, 2008 Introduction - A life of "change" Isn’t it remarkable how rapidly things change? In looking at this passage in Jeremiah my mind was drawn back over my life time. I was borne (I think I was born. Dad always told me that he found me in an old ...read more

  • Nobody Ever Tells Me That!" Ezra 5:1-2 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 5, 2005
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     | 2,727 views

    “Nobody Ever Tells Me That!” Ezra 5:1-2 Key verse(s) 2b:“And the prophets of God were with them, helping them!” When was the last time that you went out of your way to encourage someone? I’m not talking about the little remark or that wink of an eye. While these things encourage, they are ...read more

  • A Compassionate Man Once Noticed An Emperor Moth ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
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    A compassionate man once noticed an emperor moth struggling to emerge through a small hole in its cocoon and decided to assist it. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the cocoon. The moth emerged easily, but it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The little moth spent the rest of ...read more

  • Hop In And Pray  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 6, 2002
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     | 2,808 views

    HOP IN AND PRAY Robert LeRoe tells this story: When I was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, I often reported to V Corps Headquarters, which was located in the historic Abrams Bldg. To get upstairs there were two options-either take the stairs, or the Paternoster, a very unusual elevator. There ...read more

  • If You Were Remodeling Your Home And Were Going ...

    Contributed by Wm. Darryl Scott Sr D.d. on Sep 6, 2003
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    IF YOU WERE REMODELING YOUR HOME AND WERE GOING TO ADD AN EXTRA BEDROOM, BUT THE ONLY TOOL YOU HAD WAS A SCREWDRIVER, WOULD YOU WORK AND STRUGGLE TO BUILD THE ROOM WITH ONLY A SCREWDRIVER? OR WOULD YOU GO OUT TO THE STORE AND PAY THE PRICE FOR THE PROPER TOOLS TO GET THE JOB DONE EFFICIENTLY AND ...read more

  • It Is Said That About 200 Years Ago, The Tomb Of ...

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Sep 15, 2005
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    It is said that about 200 years ago, the tomb of the great conqueror Charlemagne was opened, and the sight that greeted the workmen startled them. It seems they found his body in a sitting position, clothed in the most elaborate of royal garments, with a scepter in his bony hand. On his knee lay ...read more

  • Several Prominent Literary Figures Were Invited ...

    Contributed by Mark Adams on Feb 11, 2007
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    Several prominent literary figures were invited to an open forum where someone interviewed them and asked them questions. One question that came up was this: “If you were stranded on a desert isle, and you could only have one book, which book would you bring with you?” - The first person said ...read more

  • The Difference Between Forgiveness And ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007
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    The difference between forgiveness and restoration: I believe that there is often a misconception Christians have about forgiveness. Some wrongly assume that saying your sorry is enough. But the truth is that the victim can often see the difference between a hastily uttered apology and genuine ...read more

  • Miracles: The Two Boxes

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Jun 7, 2011
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    MIRACLES: THE TWO BOXES Ron Nash spoke to a group of Russian scientists who had been taught all their lives that there is no such thing as miracles. He put two cardboard boxes in front of them. The first box was closed. Ron said, "This is the way you see the world. The box represents the material ...read more

  • Impersonal America

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011
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     | 3,665 views

    IMPERSONAL AMERICA Here is how Max Lucado rates us as a society: "Call us a fast society, an efficient society, but don’t call us a personal society. Our society is set up for isolation. We wear ear buds when we exercise. We communicate via e-mail and text messages. We enter and exit our house ...read more

  • Closed For Alterations  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 16, 2011
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     | 7,171 views

    CLOSED FOR ALTERATIONS Billy Graham tells a story--a simple illustration--that I want to borrow. A preacher once passed a shop which was no longer open for business. A sign hung in the window that said, "Closed for Alterations." The owner had closed shop for a while in order to remodel the store. ...read more