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  • Because Our Sins Of Prejudice Have Been Paid For, ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Aug 9, 2008
     | 2,195 views

    Because our sins of prejudice have been paid for, God calls us to judge correctly. In the movie "Shallow Hal" Hal, played by Jack Black, sees people based on their outward beauty. He is then hypnotized by the self-help guru, Tony Robbins. For the rest of the movie, he sees the people around him ...read more

  • Tune Into The Gospel

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,823 views

    TUNE INTO THE GOSPEL Right now, there are thousands of radio stations broadcasting through the air all over the U.S. Some have news shows, others play a variety of musical styles; commercials are blaring while other stations broadcast sporting events. But if you do not tune in, those radio ...read more

  • High Hopes

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,413 views

    HIGH HOPES A Mother was taking her four-year-old daughter to school. She was a doctor and had left her stethoscope on the car seat. Her little girl picked it up and very excited began to play with it. Excellent, thought the Doctor, My daughter wants to follow in my footsteps! Then the child spoke ...read more

  • When No One Is Watching  PRO

    Contributed by Willem Nel on Mar 26, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,235 views

    WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING In 1945, Arsenal were playing Russian giants Dynamo Moscow in London when a thick fog descended over the ground. The referee refused to abandon the game as the visitors had come such a long way, but it was impossible to see what was going on. It is said that an Arsenal ...read more

  • Service And Usefulness

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jun 8, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,459 views

    SERVICE AND USEFULNESS The great Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer, Niccolo Paganini willed his marvellous violin to city of Genoa on condition that it must never be played. The wood of such an instrument, while used and handled, wears only slightly. But set aside, it begins to ...read more

  • Rock Of Ages

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 4, 2012
     | 4,229 views

    ROCK OF AGES "Rock of Ages" is a popular Christian hymn by Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady, written in 1763 and first published in The Gospel Magazine in 1775. Tradition says the hymn was written when Augustus Toplady was walking in the gorge of Burrington Combe in the Mendip Hills in England. ...read more

  • When Was The Last Time You Took Some Time Out To ...

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 3, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,565 views

    When was the last time you took some time out to play the age-old children’s game, “Who am I? Well, after the sermon this morning you will be able to tell all of your friends that you last played it at church during the worship service. That is how we are going to start out this morning, with a ...read more

  • The Father Loves You

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jun 15, 2008
     | 3,540 views

    THE FATHER LOVES YOU The memory of one particular evening when my wife and I lived in Florida remains fresh in my mind. We were invited by some friends to listen to their children's contemporary Christian band play some of their new songs at the "Coffee Spot" in New Port Ritchie, Florida. It's ...read more

  • On September 6, 1995, Cal Ripken, Jr., ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Miano on Dec 8, 2000
    based on 121 ratings
     | 4,916 views

    “On September 6, 1995, Cal Ripken, Jr., broke the baseball record that many believed would never be broken: Lou Gehrig’s iron-man feat of playing in 2,131 consecutive games. Ripken gives much of the credit for his accomplishments to the example and teaching of his father Cal Ripken, Sr., who ...read more

  • Many Years Ago A Man Conned His Way Into The ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 120 ratings
     | 2,563 views

    Many years ago a man conned his way into the orchestra of the emperor of China although he could not play a note. Whenever the group practiced or performed, he would hold his flute against his lips, pretending to play but not making a sound. He received a modest salary an enjoyed a comfortable ...read more

  • Disillusion  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 11, 2001
    based on 45 ratings
     | 2,975 views

    DISILLUSION Babe Ruth had hit 714 home runs during his baseball career and was playing one of his last full major league games. It was the Braves versus the Reds in Cincinnati. But the great Ruth was no longer as agile as he had once been. He fumbled the ball and threw badly, and in one inning ...read more

  • Babysitter Confession  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,898 views

    BABYSITTER CONFESSION "The one thing I’ve never admitted to any baby-sitter, because I’ve barely admitted it to myself, is that I don’t want her to be everything to my children that I am. I want her to be more than I am and everything I am not. I want her to be consistently cheerful and ...read more

  • Eli Herring, A 340-Pound Offensive Tackle. In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Sowers on Nov 11, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,891 views

    Eli Herring, a 340-pound offensive tackle. In his senior year He had a 3.5 grade-point average and was judged a top senior offensive tackle in the pro draft. But Herring turned down a possible multimillion-dollar deal with the Oakland Raiders because he, too, won’t play on a holy day. ...read more

  • The Attention Of The Country Was Recently ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,401 views

    The attention of the country was recently focused on a high school football game in McDermott, Ohio. In the final quarter, Dave Frants and Derek Dewit, the rival coaches called a timeout, conferred together, and agreed upon a highly unusual play. On one team was 17-year old Jake Porter, a ...read more

  • An Arm Around Me—communion Meditation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 1, 2003
    based on 52 ratings
     | 7,012 views

    AN ARM AROUND ME--COMMUNION MEDITATION Jackie Robinson was the first black person to play major league baseball. Breaking baseball’s color barrier, he faced jeering crowds in every stadium. Players would stomp on his feet and kick him. While playing one day in his home stadium in Brooklyn, he ...read more

  • Howard Hendricks Tells Of A Mentor Who Changed ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 14, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,225 views

    Howard Hendricks tells of a mentor who changed his life in his book Iron sharpens Iron. Howard was from a broken family, and said, "I could have lived, died and gone to hell without anyone bothering to care." However, a man named Walt from a tiny church in his neighborhood cared about reaching nine ...read more

  • But The Tongue Is As Volatile As It Is Vital. ...

    Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 14, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,581 views

    “But the tongue is as volatile as it is vital. It was Washington Irving who first said, ‘A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.’ It was James, the half brother of Jesus, who first warned: The tongue is a fire…a restless evil and full of deadly poison (James ...read more

  • Babe Ruth Had Hit 714 Home Runs During His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,895 views

    Babe Ruth had hit 714 home runs during his baseball career and was playing one of his last full major league games. It was the Braves versus the Reds in Cincinnati. But the great Ruth was no longer as agile as he had once been. He fumbled the ball and threw badly, and in one inning alone his errors ...read more

  • I Knew Of A Good-Looking Young Boy Who Attended ...

    Contributed by C Reola on Nov 26, 2006
     | 1,505 views

    I knew of a good-looking young boy who attended a Youth Camp. He was 14 years old, starting the High School life. During the camp, there was what they call Talent’s Night wherein the campers are to perform and show his/her talent. His leader asked him what his talent was? The boy doesn’t know how ...read more

  • There Was Once A Little Boy Called Bob Who Had ...

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Oct 14, 2007
     | 1,146 views

    There was once a little boy called Bob who had received a clown puppet for his birthday he was so proud of this puppet that he wanted to take it to school and show it off However after getting dressed for school he couldn’t find it anywhere he knew his little sister had probably taken it and ...read more

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