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  • Writing About The Importance Of Helping People ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2004
     | 2,369 views

    Writing about the importance of helping people become all they can be, author and speaker John Maxwell writes, "In 2000, Atlanta Braves star pitcher John Smoltz suffered a blow that could have ended his illustrious career. After battling various injuries for several seasons, he underwent ligament ...read more

  • Can You Imagine What The World Will Be Like 100 ...

    Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 6, 2008
     | 1,455 views

    Can you imagine what the world will be like 100 years from now if the Lord tarries His return? All you have to do is to have some idea what the world will be like is to just look back 100 years and consider what the world was like then… and consider the incredible rate of change that we’ve ...read more

  • Run With Endurance  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,316 views

    RUN WITH ENDURANCE Unlike most competitions however, running the race in spiritual terms is not to try to be first, but to be faithful and finish! The Christian race is not a competitive event to see who comes in first, but an endurance run to see who finishes faithfully. It’s like the ...read more

  • Crashing Through  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,233 views

    CRASHING THROUGH At three years old, Mike Mays was accidentally blinded by a chemical explosion when he and his 4-year-old sister were playing in the garage. He lived his entire life until he was well into his forties before having his eyesight was restored by a pioneering ophthalmologist. But ...read more

  • Go Find Something To Do For God

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,127 views

    GO FIND SOMETHING TO DO FOR GOD Ruth Rettig tells the story of having gone through unsuccessful cancer surgery and following up with chemo in Houston, which meant 500-mile roundtrips from their home in central Texas. The trips were exhausting enough but the chemo made her feel sick to death. She ...read more

  • Remembering God's Faithfulness

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
     | 13,358 views

    Michelle Johnson writes, “Sometimes we need to take a look at where we’ve been with God to really understand His faithfulness and love for us. She was staying with her son at the hospital following a serious surgery. On that particular morning, she was exhausted by their stay, and her steps were ...read more

  • Why Do We Sometimes Hold On So Tightly To Things ...

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 3, 2008
     | 2,223 views

    -Why do we sometimes hold on so tightly to things God is asking us to let go of? God really does want to bless us with His very best, but we can get so attached to the things of this life that we aren’t willing to release them to Him. -One little girl saved up her money for weeks and weeks. She ...read more

  • Still Preparing When The Party Is Over

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 21, 2010
     | 1,538 views

    STILL PREPARING WHEN THE PARTY IS OVER My youngest grandson had his first birthday recently. My daughter wanted to make it special for him and she invited all her friends with young children to come. SHE SPENT WEEKS PLANNING THIS PARTY. We spent a good week just setting it up. We wanted it to be a ...read more

  • The Price Of A Miracle  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 172 ratings
     | 8,947 views

    THE PRICE OF A MIRACLE Let me tell you about Tess. Tess was a precocious eight-year-old little girl. One day she heard her mom and dad talking in a serious and somber tone about her little brother, Andrew. Tess didn’t understand everything that they were saying, but she got the gist: Her little ...read more

  • A Christian Father Lives By The Instruction Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Jun 21, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,818 views

    A Christian father lives by the instruction of Colossians 3:12, “…as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. James 4:10 says, “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up.” “Humility” ...read more

  • He Wasn't Cured But He Was Healed

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,336 views

    He wasn’t cured but he was healed Can sickness, even sickness unto death, be such a blessing for a Christian? On the surface it would seem not. How can a Christian do God’s will if he is lying in bed, flat on his back? How can pain, discomfort, medical treatment and surgery as well as the ...read more

  • Christian Fathers: Succeed With Humility  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,733 views

    "Christian Fathers: Succeed With Humility" The Bible gives four Christian character traits that can build a lasting legacy for the Lord. The fourth is to succeed with humility. Colossians 3:21 says, "...as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, ...read more

  • Free Gas: God Knew

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 6, 2011
     | 2,012 views

    FREE GAS: GOD KNEW Yesterday we had an "event" at church. We were told to come with comfortable clothes and that was all the direction we received. When we got to church, the pastor said, "OK folks, today we are going to the gas station up the street. We are going to give $25.00 of gas to 150 cars ...read more

  • Made In His Image  PRO

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 31, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,239 views

    MADE IN HIS IMAGE In 1940 the Battle of Britain took place in the skies over England. Day after day hundreds of German bombers delivered to the targets below a cargo of death and destruction. The only thing stopping the certain defeat of the allies in western Europe was the Royal Air Force, whose ...read more

  • At Christmas All Roads Lead Home

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,224 views

    AT CHRISTMAS ALL ROADS LEAD HOME Marjorie Holmes writes, "At Christmas, all roads lead home. The filled planes, the packed trains and overflowing buses all speak eloquently of a single destination: home. Despite the crowding and the crushing, the delays, the confusion, we clutch our bright ...read more

  • Robert Fulghum In It Was On Fire When I Lay Down ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Dec 18, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 6,247 views

    Robert Fulghum in It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It, tells a story involving his daughter, Molly. One day, as Fulghum was ready to leave for work, Molly handed him two brown paper sacks. In one was his lunch. What was in the other was a mystery. When Fulghum asked Molly what was in the mystery ...read more

  • Ode To Mom

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,380 views

    ODE TO MOM (from Pearl Sewell and Patti Cowell). POSITION: Mother, Mom, Mama JOB DESCRIPTION: Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work ...read more

  • Ode To Mom  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,525 views

    ODE TO MOM (from Pearl Sewell and Patti Cowell). POSITION: Mother, Mom, Mama JOB DESCRIPTION: Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable ...read more

  • In Verse 2, God Does Something About Moses' ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 11, 2009
     | 2,042 views

    In verse 2, God does something about Moses’ problem. God gives him a sign. God asks Moses about the familiar symbol of his profession—the rod. A rod is not only used for protection and for sorting the sheep, but it is a symbol of authority. So God orders Moses to throw the symbol of his personal ...read more

  • Temporary Castles  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 28, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,190 views

    TEMPORARY CASTLES "A little boy is on the beach. On his knees he scoops and packs the sand with plastic shovels into a bright red bucket. Then he upends the bucket on the surface and lifts it. And, to the delight of the little architect, a castle tower is created. "All afternoon he will work. ...read more