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  • After The U.s.s. Pueblo Was Captured By The ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Rogers on Aug 1, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,268 views

    After the U.S.S. Pueblo was captured by the North Koreans, the eighty-two surviving crew members were thrown into a brutal captivity. In one particular instance thirteen of the men were required to sit in a rigid manner around a table for hours. After several hours the door was violently flung ...read more

  • Our Will Is Who We Are

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
     | 1,458 views

    OUR WILL IS WHO WE ARE Watchman Nee: "A man’s will is his organ for decision-making. To want or not to want, to choose or not to choose are the typical operations of the will. "Our emotions merely express how we feel. Our mind simply tells us what we think, but our will communicates what we ...read more

  • Character Matters In Our Lives. Philosopher ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 13, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
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    Character matters in our lives. Philosopher Herbert Spencer wrote, “Not education but character is man’s greatest need and man’s greatest safeguard.” Chuck Swindoll wrote, “Character is the moral, ethical, and spiritual undergirding that rests on truth, that reinforces a life in stressful times, ...read more

  • How Do You ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joe Bertone on Aug 1, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,041 views

    HOW DO YOU KNOW There is a Chinese parable about a Chinaman who had one horse and one son. One day the horse, out of control, wandered away with the boy on its back and they were both lost. The man’s neighbors came to console him the next day and they said, “We are so sorry you lost your horse and ...read more

  • Story From Eastern Europe

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 21, 2025
     | 136 views

    Story: I would like to leave you with a story from Eastern Europe A man came into Court to give evidence, but he considered the Bible too holy to swear an oath on and so refused to do so. The lawyer for the defence approached the bench and asked for the man to be excused that formality, because ...read more

  • A Story From Eastern Europe

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 27, 2025
     | 192 views

    Story: I would like to leave you with a story from Eastern Europe A man came into Court to give evidence, but he considered the Bible too holy to swear an oath on and so refused to do so. The lawyer for the defence approached the bench and asked for the man to be excused that formality, because ...read more

  • The Young Preacher Was Shocked To Hear The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 5, 2002
    based on 59 ratings
     | 3,201 views

    The young preacher was shocked to hear the well-known evangelist utter the words; “Yes, I have spent some of the happiest moments of my life in the arms of another man’s wife.” Then, following a pause, the evangelist added, “That woman was my mother.” A few weeks later as the young pastor was ...read more

  • Seek ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
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    Seek Wisdom There’s a story about a proud young man who came to Socrates asking for knowledge. He walked up to the muscular philosopher and said, “O great Socrates, I come to you for knowledge.” Socrates recognized a pompous numbskull when he saw one. He led the young man through the streets, to ...read more

  • Sucked In, Washed Up, And Blown Over  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Beaird on Nov 2, 2000
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    SUCKED IN, WASHED UP, AND BLOWN OVER Chippie the parakeet never saw it coming. One second he was peacefully perched in his cage. The next he was sucked in, washed up, and blown over. The problems began when Chippie’s owner decided to clean Chippie’s cage with a vacuum cleaner. She removed the ...read more

  • Obesity Or Poverty  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,755 views

    OBESITY OR POVERTY A February 2002 issue of National Geographic says the Worldwatch Institute has issued its annual State of the World report. Almost every global environmental indicator has worsened over the last ten years and the gap between rich and poor has gotten wider. Over 1 billion ...read more

  • A Story Was Once Told Of A Small Girl Who Lived ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 885 views

    A story was once told of a small girl who lived in a high-rise building in the inner city of a large metropolis. The girl’s family was poor, but she wanted for only one thing. Each and every afternoon, the girl would sit at her bedroom window and look out at the most beautiful building she had ever ...read more

  • In The Movie "The Color Purple" There Is A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Dec 8, 2003
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    In the movie “The Color Purple” there is a character named “Sug Avery.” She grew up in preacher’s home; but fell into deep sin. She was the same kind of sinner as the woman in our text. Early in the movie we see her father rejecting her because that sin. He won’t even speak to her. Sug longs ...read more

  • Will You Give Him Your Best?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,143 views

    WILL YOU GIVE HIM YOUR BEST? There is a legend about an ancient village in Spain. The villagers learned that the king would pay a visit. In a thousand years, a king had never come to that village. Excitement grew. "We must throw a big celebration!" The villagers all agreed. But, it was a poor ...read more

  • Cry Of The Streets  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Mar 19, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,953 views

    CRY OF THE STREETS by Joel Vicente Inspired by the countless faces of people we minister to. These are the unheard voices of the streets. The Cry of the Streets If the streets could speak What would they cry I don’t have clothes without a tear Do not pass me by The other kids laugh at what I ...read more

  • Tv Influences Teens: Programs With Sexually ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
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    TV Influences Teens: Programs with sexually oriented conversations have as much effect as those that depict sex or imply that sex has happened, says psychologist Rebecca Collins of RAND Corp. in Santa Monica, CA. The research is the first that takes into account other factors linked to early teen ...read more

  • When I Was Growing Up In L.a. (Lower Alabama) We ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2006
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    When I was growing up in L.A. (Lower Alabama) we usually had four or five dogs and cats to claim as our pets. By virtue of being the oldest child, my older sister, Judy, demanded the right to name all our pets. (First-born siblings can be control-freaks as the rest of us know). We had a dog that ...read more

  • My Short Lived Hero Career. I Grew Up In A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 4, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,917 views

    My Short lived Hero Career. I grew up in a little town, and there was not always enough excitement near by, so sometimes I would have to find it. One night I decided that our town needed a superhero, and there was no one better qualified for the job as me. I gathered together all my super hero ...read more

  • There Was A Little Girl Who Grew Up In A Very ...

    Contributed by Toby Powers on Nov 20, 2006
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    There was a little girl who grew up in a very poor farming family back in the 1930’s. They had but one old worn out cow, and they sold most of the milk and dairy products that they were able to generate from her to purchase the necessities of life. They would only retain a few little of the milk ...read more

  • Dr. Henry Brandt Told Of Going To Visit A Friend ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,434 views

    DR. HENRY BRANDT told of going to visit a friend whose wife had died. While there he shared these wonderful words of the apostle Paul from II Cor. 1:3-4, 8-11a: "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all ...read more

  • A Lot Of Christians Have A Tendency To Think That ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 9, 2009
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    A lot of Christians have a tendency to think that --- even though it was God’s Grace and Mercy that saved us --- now that we are saved, it’s all up to us to get on with the business of struggling to “live the Christian life” on our own power. We rev up our own dedication, will power, grit, and ...read more