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  • One Sunday Evening Years Ago, I Left My Home To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gary Huckaby on Aug 24, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,050 views

    One Sunday evening years ago, I left my home to go to our evening services at the Church where I was then Pastor. Only myself, and my little eight year old son was there. No one showed up that Sunday evening, as the weather was quite stormy. We waited until about 7:20 and told my boy that we might ...read more

  • The Other Day, Hunter My 6 Year Old Shocked Me As ...

    Contributed by David Schaal on Sep 10, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 16,085 views

    The other day, Hunter my 6 year old shocked me as I came in the door. He said Dad, did the trash man come yet? I said, “I think so,” he said,” Good, I will go get the trash can and bring it in.” I thought, “ I am such a great leader, I have taught my son the responsibilities of taking care of and ...read more

  • Before I Go On To The Third Way To Feed On The ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 15, 2004
     | 4,759 views

    Before I go on to the third way to feed on the Word of God, let me just share with you the story of a young girl named Mary Jones, who in the late 1790's wanted more than anything to own a Bible. Unfortunately, they were not as available as they are today, and they were very expensive. So she ...read more

  • I Am Reminded About The Story Of This Particular ...

    Contributed by David Rogers on Nov 23, 2004
     | 2,477 views

    I am reminded about the story of this particular church. One Sunday morning the congregation arrived to find a dirty old vagrant lying beside the door. Some looked at him and said how awful that someone like that is sitting outside our beautiful church, why the pastor should make him move on we ...read more

  • The Year Was 1920. The Scene Was The Examining ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,368 views

    The year was 1920. The scene was the examining board for selecting missionaries. Standing before the board was a young man named Oswald Smith. One dream dominated his heart. He wanted to be a missionary. Over and over again, he prayed, “Lord, I want to go as a missionary for you. Open a door of ...read more

  • A Responsible Position

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 9, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,161 views

    A RESPONSIBLE POSITION A young man, a skilled mechanic, was driving a visiting pastor from his home town, 50 miles across the country, to another city. En route, they passed a huge factory consisting of perhaps 20 buildings scattered over several hundred acres. "Do you see that red brick ...read more

  • Bob & Frank Crashed Their Private Plane On A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Shell Osbon on Feb 14, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,935 views

    Bob & Frank crashed their private plane on a deserted island & both survived. Bob ran all over the island to see if they had any chance of survival. When he returned, he rushed up to Frank & screamed, “This island is uninhabited, there’s no food & there’s no water! We’re going to die!” Frank ...read more

  • Story By Ray Trygstad  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 24, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,002 views

    Story by Ray Trygstad There’s a story about three people attending a church service one Sunday morning seeking help through the preaching of the Word. One was a businessman who had failed and was contemplating suicide. The other was a young man whose wages were not sufficient to support his ...read more

  • One Of The Loneliest Times We Can Have Comes When ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Shockley on Apr 16, 2001
    based on 106 ratings
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    One of the loneliest times we can have comes when we face a time of need without having a loving friend to talk to about it. Everyone needs at least one trusted friend in whom to confide. Elisha A. Hoffman, author and composer of more than 2,000 gospel songs, was pastor of a church in Lebanon ...read more

  • Writer Calvin Miller Wrote: I Once Led A Man To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on May 17, 2001
    based on 108 ratings
     | 1,837 views

    Writer Calvin Miller wrote: I once led a man to Christ who loved the sunny country of common sense, but he could not put up with the mysteries of godliness. He kept shoving common sense at me, while I kept trying to show him that the mysteries held the meaning of faith. One day he said, "Pastor, ...read more

  • There Was A Man Who Lived Up In Upstate New York ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on May 22, 2001
    based on 148 ratings
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    There was a man who lived up in upstate New York and he was getting tired of the cold weather, so he decided to go to Florida. His wife was on a business trip at the time so he called her to let her know what he was doing and to tell her not to go back to New York but to meet him in ...read more

  • Charles Stanley, In "The Gift Of Forgiveness" ...

    Contributed by Sharon Stonestreet on Sep 8, 2007
     | 1,687 views

    Charles Stanley, in “The Gift of forgiveness” writes: A friend of mine is a fine man and a fine pastor who loves God. His wife had cancer, and they sought the best medical help. The Dr. Who had been studying the relationship between cancer and negative emotions began to work with Mrs. Brown She ...read more

  • Only Three Parachutes

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 16, 2007
     | 2,070 views

    ONLY THREE PARACHUTES An amusing story about the plane going over the Atlantic Ocean with the only people on board the pilot a scientist, a minister and a back packer. The plane has engine trouble and the pilot goes to the passengers to inform them of the situation. He explains that the plane is ...read more

  • We Are Christ Ambassadors

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Feb 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
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    “We are Christ ambassador’s…. By Pastor Donny Granberry Ambassador – (Webster’s) a diplomatic agent of the highest rank accredited to a foreign government or sovereign as the resident representative of his or her own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic ...read more

  • 1348 Letting Children Free To ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 15, 2008
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    1348 Letting Children Free to Develop? A gentleman named Coleridge was once talking with a man who told him that he did not believe in giving little children any religious instruction whatsoever. His theory was that the child’s mind should not be prejudiced in any direction, but when he came to ...read more

  • Baptism Seems Like Such A Small Thing. Water And ...

    Contributed by Christopher Kennedy on Jan 22, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,003 views

    Baptism seems like such a small thing. Water and a few words. Yet it’s a big thing. It unites us to Christ and makes His story our story. It’s a big deal. That’s why families travel from long distances to see a baby being baptized. That’s why pastors hurry to the hospital to baptize a baby who may ...read more

  • I'm Re-Reading A Great Book Entitle, A Man ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,948 views

    I’m re-reading a great book entitle, A Man Called Peter, about Peter Marshall, who served as the Chaplain of the US Senate in the 1940’s. He was a Scottish immigrant who came to America convinced that he was to train for the ministry here. He came without much money, and for the next few years ...read more

  • Ravi Zacharias Tells Of Visiting A Used ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Ravi Zacharias tells of visiting a used bookstore. While he was there, wistfully searching through the classics, suddenly a man burst in and demanded in a loud voice, "How much for 128 feet of books?" The owner, having never sold scholarship by the foot, didn’t know exactly how to reply. The ...read more

  • Bob & Frank Crashed Their Private Plane On A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,403 views

    Bob & Frank crashed their private plane on a deserted island & both survived. Bob ran all over the island to see if they had any chance of survival. When he returned, he rushed up to Frank & screamed, “This island is uninhabited, there’s no food & there’s no water We’re going to die” Frank leaned ...read more

  • God's Detour

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 31, 2009
     | 2,044 views

    GOD'S DETOUR The year was 1920. The scene was the examining board for selecting missionaries. Standing before the board was a young man named Oswald Smith. One dream dominated his heart. He wanted to be a missionary. Over and over again, he prayed, "Lord, I want to go as a missionary for you. Open ...read more