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  • The Hand Of God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I was particularly impressed by the poem that the Queen Mother – who had a wonderful Christian faith – chose for her funeral I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year. “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.” And he replied: “Go out into the darkness and put your hand ...read more

  • In The Darkest Time Of World War Ii In The City ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In the darkest time of World War II in the city of London a message came across the air to bring a New Year’s message to the discouraged people. In the process the announcer quoted the following poem: “I said to a man who stood at the gate of the year Give me a light that I may tread, safely into ...read more

  • Lois A. Cheney Wrote A Useful And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Lois A. Cheney wrote a useful and thought-provoking poem on the cross: I stand before the cross and wonder. I stand before the cross and fear. I kneel before the cross and weep. I pray before the cross and rejoice. To know the cross is to know Christ. To feel the cross is to feel Christ. To gaze at ...read more

  • Melanie (Age 5) Asked Her Granny How Old She Was. ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 7, 2007
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    MELANIE (age 5) asked her Granny how old she was. Granny replied she was so old she didn’t remember any more. Melanie said, "If you don’t remember you must look in the back of your panties. Mine say five to six." BRITTANY (age 4) had an earache and wanted a pain killer. She tried in vain to take ...read more

  • Tonsillitis: Growing With God

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Sep 8, 2011
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    TONSILLITIS: GROWING WITH GOD I remember when I was growing up as a small boy I had problems with my tonsils. During the winter months I would get tonsillitis and that would turn into strep throat. Mom and Dad would take me to Dr. Newsom in Pilot Mountain. He would always give me a shot of ...read more

  • 40% Of American Children Today Will Live With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    40% of American children today will live with their mom and her boyfriend before they turn 16. (Foster ...read more

  • Metamorphosis

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Aug 16, 2008
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    Metamorphosis In a world filled with sweet scents and blue sky, Lives the gentle, uplifting butterfly, Whose metamorphosis has this truth to teach: Our aspirations are within our reach. For this fluttering flyer of soaring worth Was at one time a creature that crawled the earth. When she climbed ...read more

  • The Choice: Build Up Or Tear Down  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 11, 2009
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    THE CHOICE: BUILD UP OR TEAR DOWN Years ago I picked up a poem named "The Choice." I do not know where I got it nor the author, but it illustrates the importance of building others up. This poem raises the question of whether we will "tear down or build up." "I watched some men tearing a building ...read more

  • An Illustration About Ephesians 2:9

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 30, 2022
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    The author of this illustration is G. M. Landis. I have no idea who this person is or was. I had bought a Bible at a thrift store and the piece of paper with this illustration was inside the front cover (this was a hardcover Bible). The illustration itself appears to have been written for a daily ...read more

  • The Story Is Told About A Little Boy Who Found A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 15, 2001
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     | 1,251 views

    The story is told about a little boy who found a rat in his back yard. He jumped on it. He stomped on it. And he killed it. He was so proud of himself, & he ran to show it to his mother. But he didn’t realize that the preacher had come to call. So the excited boy ran into the house, carrying ...read more

  • There Was Once A Little Boy Who Excitedly Told ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jul 9, 2002
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    There was once a little boy who excitedly told his mom that he had just measured himself and he was six feet tall. Mom was a little skeptical, so she asked him to measure himself again while she watched. She discovered the problem when the boy took out not a 12-inch, but a 6-inch ruler. He had ...read more

  • Cappie Was A High School Freshman. As She ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 20, 2008
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    Cappie was a high school freshman. As she talked about her fears of going into high school, she told how her father left when she was a baby. With tears in her eyes, she said it hurt when friends at school talked about their dads because her dad had no time for her. Later Cappie learned to party ...read more

  • Not A Popular Subject

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Nov 26, 2022
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    I used to try to teach on giving about once a year and that focused on tithing because I watched my Mom’s life. She never made even enough money to live on, yet God never let her do without. She kept tithing and giving whether she was doing well or doing not so well. You know, the two LEAST ...read more

  • In The Town Of Port Hope In Ontario, There Is A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,988 views

    In the town of Port Hope in Ontario, there is a monument erected, not for a politician or a war hero, but for a poor, unselfish working man who gave most of his life and energy to help those who could not repay him. Joseph Scriven was born in Dublin 1820. In his younger days, he had the potential ...read more

  • Song – God Bless ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
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    SONG – GOD BLESS AMERICA. An eerie quiet fell over the battlefield near the French city of Verdun. It was Nov. 11, 1918, and the guns were abruptly silent. Some of the soldiers sank to the ground; others stared into space. Some began to shake. The Great War was finished, but the men could not ...read more

  • Just An Old Shoe Box

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 11, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,340 views

    JUST AN OLD SHOE BOX It was just an old shoe box with a pink faded ribbon wrapped around. The old house was sad and sat strangely quiet… Ever since momma was called to go home. It’s like she had just turned loose of living… Dutifully to follow dad on. My Brother and I had moved things for ...read more

  • On Feb. 27, 1991, It Was The Height Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,749 views

    On Feb. 27, 1991, it was the height of the Desert Storm War. A woman by the name of Ruth Dillow received the worst news that a mom could ever receive. Her son, Clayton Carpenter, Private, First Class, had stepped on a land mine in the Persian Gulf and he was . For the next three days she grieved ...read more

  • Missing

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 6, 2008
     | 1,486 views

    I know what the tears in heaven will be when a mom looks for children and there’s one she can’t see after searching each mansion and her child she can’t find to know that one’s missing and lost for all time there will be such great heartache like none ever known to look at the circle and find one ...read more

  • Parts Of A Cake

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009
     | 3,637 views

    PARTS OF A CAKE A daughter is telling her mother how everything is going wrong, she’s failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away. Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, "Absolutely Mom, ...read more

  • St. Augustine Echoed This Thought Centuries Ago ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 17, 2006
     | 1,121 views

    St. Augustine echoed this thought centuries ago in his beautiful poem entitled “Incarnation”: Maker of the sun, He is made under the sun. In the Father he remains, From his mother he goes forth. Creator of heaven and earth, He was born on earth under heaven. Unspeakably wise, He is wisely ...read more

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