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  • I Want To Build A Bridge

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 28, 2026
     | 16 views

    I WANT TO BUILD A BRIDGE! The parents had died and left the farm to their two sons. The farm was divided by a creek. There was deep, hard feelings between the two brothers. They had not spoken to each other in several years. They went to the same church but they would not talk or even look at each ...read more

  • Pleasure Comes From Pain  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Feb 7, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,512 views

    PLEASURE COMES FROM PAIN The world's best cyclist, Lance Armstrong, says this about pain: I become a happier man each time I suffer. Suffering is as essential to a good life, and as inextricable, as bliss. The old saying that you should live each day as if it’s your last is a nice sentiment, ...read more

  • Over Three Decades Ago, Dr. Gary Chapman Authored ...

    Contributed by Allen Calkins on Nov 24, 2009
     | 2,280 views

    Over three decades ago, Dr. Gary Chapman authored a marriage enrichment book that has become a classic in the field. It has helped millions of married couples draw closer to one another by giving them the tools they need to express their love for one another in the “love language” their spouse ...read more

  • Adultery And Ivan The Terrible

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2013
     | 4,324 views

    ADULTERY and IVAN THE TERRIBLE We need to look at adultery in the light of the manifestations of Ivan the Terrible in order to see how his rise to power, his government, his exploits and his fall closely compare with occurrences connected with adultery. Ivan the Terrible made an impact on Europe ...read more

  • The Power Of Presence

    Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Jun 12, 2017
     | 5,514 views

    Long before I became a Dad, I had strong opinions about fathering. Perhaps it’s because I came along quite late in my father’s life. He was 47 years old. To say I was a surprise would be an understatement! But, my Dad rose to the challenge! Like my sister and brother before me, I became his pride ...read more

  • Crystal Michelle, A 10th Grade In Bigelow, ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 166 ratings
     | 5,037 views

    Crystal Michelle, a 10th Grade in Bigelow, Arkansas isn’t buying it. She won’t settle for anything but extreme intimacy, here’s an excerpt from an essay she wrote. "Hey, My name is Crystal Michelle. I decided to wait for sex among other things a while back. I have pledged to God that I would not ...read more

  • Showing Forgiveness To Jim Bakker  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,369 views

    SHOWING FORGIVENESS TO JIM BAKKER Former televangelist Jim Bakker speaks of events that occurred immediately after his release from prison: When I was transferred to my last prison, Franklin [Graham] said he wanted to help me out when I got out-with a job, a house to live in, and a car. It was my ...read more

  • The Big Feather Bed  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 27, 2002
    based on 76 ratings
     | 1,745 views

    “The Big Feather Bed” Dr. J.C. Massee was pastor of Tremont Temple in Boston but he was reared in Georgia. He said his mother was the sweetest woman in the world, but there was one thing she was very strict about. She wouldn’t let her children play on her snow-white feather beds. She prided ...read more

  • An Elderly Man Was Desperately Ill. Knowing The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Dec 10, 2001
    based on 36 ratings
     | 8,558 views

    An elderly man was desperately ill. Knowing the time for his departure was near, he called for his closest friends to come see him one last time. Attending him were his doctor, his pastor and his business manager. The old man said, “I know you can’t take it with you, but who knows for sure? ...read more

  • One Day I Received A Telephone Call From A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 22, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,583 views

    One day I received a telephone call from a friend. He was working for his doctorate in one of the most prestigious theological seminaries in America. He asked if I would go with him to call on the head of the seminary, who was also his professor. He explained to me that hisprofessor was a good ...read more

  • World Of Words

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,524 views

    WORLD OF WORDS We live in a world of words. Words are all about us, words on TV, words on the radio, spoken words by family and friends, words printed in newspapers, books, on computers, and words on the Internet. The world of words have turned us into a people who have been overwhelmed, ...read more

  • God Moment: Wow Impact

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 10, 2009
     | 2,659 views

    GOD MOMENT: WOW IMPACT Chilly Chilton is the Sr. Pastor of Real Church in the inner city of Detroit. His church people have to listen 3 times a day to the Muslims call to prayer as it is broadcasted through the air waves. Chilly founded Real Church in June 2004. His community is called Hamtramck. ...read more

  • Eyes And Toes

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 11, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,361 views

    EYES AND TOES There is a terrific story I once heard in a taped message from a marvelous Baptist pastor named Ron Dunn. Dunn's parable suggested that once upon a time there was a body where the eyes convinced all of the other parts of the body that the gift of SIGHT was the only important gift. ...read more

  • Chaffing Under ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
     | 3,070 views

    Chaffing Under Authority How many of you are ‘rule-keepers’? When you see a rule do you try to do everything possible to not break it? How many of you are ‘rule-breakers’? When you’re faced with a rule, do you find yourself wanting to inwardly disregard it or outwardly disobey it? I was accused of ...read more

  • God's Word Has Power

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,603 views

    GOD'S WORD HAS POWER In an interview about his book The Folly of Prayer (IVP, 2009), author and pastor Matt Woodley shared a story about his friend Theresa. She had married the man of her dreams, but soon after that dropped into the pit of a deep depression. Everything went dark in her mind and ...read more

  • The Example Of Bethany Hamilton

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2011
     | 4,382 views

    THE EXAMPLE OF BETHANY HAMILTON That word for "commit" is actually a banking term. It means to deposit something for safekeeping. Well, that's what we're to do with our lives when we go through times of suffering. Deposit your life in God's bank (so to speak) for safe-keeping. Trust Him to ...read more

  • Dream Center

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 26, 2012
     | 3,599 views

    DREAM CENTER At age 16, Matthew Barnett dreamed of a church that would be open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year serving the inner-city’s physical and spiritual needs and bringing a message of hope to the hopeless. In 1994 at the age of 20, he moved from Phoenix to Los Angeles to pastor a small ...read more

  • Impact Of Scripture Memorization: Psalm 119

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,731 views

    IMPACT OF SCRIPTURE MEMORIZATION: PSALM 119 Scripture memorization is a great challenge to a modern day saints. But in the old days, many of the saints of God would memorize large portions of Scripture because they were devoted to God. One such man was John Ruskin. He lived in the nineteenth ...read more

  • Meditate On The Lord.

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 18, 2021
     | 2,069 views

    Where I was Pastoring at the time I got 5th Sunday off. I had a favorite fishing hole. The water wasn’t very deep so I could wade in the water. That was fun for me. It had big trees that hung over the water and the sun would shine through them and made it look beautiful. It was great, this river ...read more

  • Let Me End By Telling You A True Story. Sam ...

    Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 28, 2007
     | 1,737 views

    Let me end by telling you a true story. Sam Houston was a Texas and an American hero. Originally he was a native of Virginia. He became a congressman and a governor of the state of Tennessee. He eventually moved to Texas where he joined the fight for independence and became commander of the Texas ...read more