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  • Jesus Was Not A Victim Of Fate

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Apr 2, 2010
     | 2,226 views

    JESUS WAS NOT A VICTIM OF FATE "Before the scourging began, Jesus was stripped of His garments and bent low over a low post, with wrists and ankles shackled into that position. The instrument used for scourging was a piece of wood fourteen to eighteen inches long, circular in shape, to which were ...read more

  • Pain Passes, But Beauty Remains  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,088 views

    PAIN PASSES, BUT BEAUTY REMAINS Pierre Auguste Renoir is a famous French artist who lived in the late 19th century to the early 20th century. He was known for his paintings, mostly depicting family life. But there was one disease that tormented this gifted artist -- he had arthritis that plagued ...read more

  • God, You're In My Way.  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,958 views

    "GOD, YOU'RE IN MY WAY." A California pastor, Kyle Idleman, talks about his last move in his book, Not a Fan. In that move, he saved the heaviest piece of furniture for last -- the desk from his office. And as he was pushing and pulling the desk with all his might, his four-year-old son came over ...read more

  • The Dead Donkey

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 12, 2012
     | 3,223 views

    THE DEAD DONKEY A city boy, Kenny, moved to the country and bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey died." Kenny replied, "Well then, just give ...read more

  • Martyrdom Of John ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2013
     | 3,935 views

    MARTYRDOM OF JOHN DENLEY One day, on the way to visit some friends, John Denley was stopped and searched by the authorities, who found his written confession of faith. Denley believed the Church was built upon the apostles and prophets, with Christ as its head, and that the present state church, ...read more

  • Before The Water

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 15, 2018
     | 3,439 views

    Scott Harrison, founder of charity:water, shares this story: "I recently had the chance to visit charity:water's very first project. It was a well that we had funded on my thirty-first birthday and then built in the IDP camp of Bobi, Uganda. "The sprawling camp of 31,000 people had cleared out, ...read more

  • Louis Braille And The Will Of God

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 15, 2019
     | 2,531 views

    I do not know if Louis Braille was a believer, but his life is an example of a sovereign God causing all things to work together for good - In the French Academy of Science there is a rather plain, old shoemaker's awl on display. The story behind the awl is quite extraordinary. To look at it, ...read more

  • Thus When Paul Talks About Christ Washing The ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 12, 2008
     | 985 views

    Thus when Paul talks about Christ washing the church there is a definite connotation baptism through the pouring out of water and then another connection through the spirit of God that is poured out. Therefore men we are to be the source for the women in our lives. We are to be the source of life. ...read more

  • Interestingly Enough, I Read Of A Business That ...

    Contributed by Larry Vinson on Aug 4, 2008
     | 2,076 views

    Interestingly enough, I read of a business that exists in Albuquerque, New Mexico designed specifically for those couples in America who have gone through or going through a divorce. The company is called Freedom Rings: Jewelry for the Divorced. Founded by jeweler and divorcee Lynn Peters, the ...read more

  • The Late Erma Bombeck In Her Book, "If Life ...

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 28, 2006
     | 2,899 views

    ILL. The late Erma Bombeck in her book, "If Life is a bowl of Cherries, Why Am I Always in the Pits?", recalled the legend of a church where the chimes rang miraculously whenever someone gave a generous gift. But the chimes hadn’t rung for a long time, even though kings & potentates had come ...read more

  • The Bike Before Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 19, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 2,277 views

    [The Bike Before Christmas, unknown] ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through our house Not a creature was sleeping, not even my spouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with screws. (If you can’t find the nails, what else do you use?) The children were restless, awake in their ...read more

  • Imagine With Me For A Moment, If You Had A ...

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on May 7, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,713 views

    Imagine with me for a moment, if you had a beautiful picture in your home that was worth over a hundred thousand dollars because of the artist who had painted it. It was a one of a kind masterpiece. The artist had put excellence into every stroke of his work The colors were awesome. The depth ...read more

  • A Good Name I Never Met

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 14, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,912 views

    A GOOD NAME I NEVER MET In his book, I Almost Missed The Sunset, Bill Gaither writes: Gloria and I had been married a couple of years. We were teaching school in Alexandria, Indiana, where I had grown up, and we wanted a piece of land where we could build a house. I noticed the parcel south of ...read more

  • The Cluttered Closet

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 19, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,388 views

    THE CLUTTERED CLOSET Mark 12:29-31 Object: Picture of a cluttered closet Objective: Sometimes we must take the time to pull all the "stuff" out of the closet and go through it piece by piece if we want to bring order to chaos. In my house there is a closet that I call the "junk closet." This ...read more

  • On Martin Luther  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 7, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,013 views

    ON MARTIN LUTHER Church history illustrates that if a church quits being renewed and refreshed every day then they slide into apathy -- this leads toward man made religion and deadness. In essence the people of God lose their anointing and their transformational power to see lives changed. The ...read more

  • One Evening A Young Boy Passed By The Local ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2005
     | 1,568 views

    One evening a young boy passed by the local candy store and his attention was mezmerised by all the candy on the inside, as all little boys would of been. The young boy caught the eye of the store owner, the owner grab a bag and and proceeded toto approach the you ng boy. Once outside the ...read more

  • In Praise Of Your Table  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Robertson on Nov 16, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,831 views

    In Praise of Your Table Father, I praise you for the table you have prepared. Not for food for the body, As much as food for the soul. Drink that satisfies my inner thirst. Bread that nourishes the hungers of my life. Fruit of the Spirit that grows me upward. Father, You have adorned your ...read more

  • Antonio Was An Italian Boy Who Loved Music, But ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
     | 1,313 views

    Antonio was an Italian boy who loved music, but whenever he tried to sing the music that was in his heart, it came out so badly that all his friends laughed at him. Next to singing, the boy loved to hear the violin. He had a pocketknife he always carried with him and he would whittle all sorts of ...read more

  • Antonio Was An Italian Boy Who Loved Music, But ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,342 views

    Antonio was an Italian boy who loved music, but whenever he tried to sing the music that was in his heart, it came out so badly that all his friends laughed at him. Next to singing, the boy loved to hear the violin. He had a pocketknife he always carried with him and he would whittle all sorts of ...read more

  • In 1829 A Man Named George Wilson Was Arrested ...

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 29, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 18,098 views

    In 1829 a man named George Wilson was arrested for robbery and murder in a US mail heist. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. Some friends intervened on his behalf and were able to obtain his pardon from President Andrew Jackson. But when told of this, Wilson refused it ...read more

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