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  • 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

  • Two Elderly, Excited Southern Women Were Sitting ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gregg Rustulka on Apr 19, 2008
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     | 3,226 views

    Two elderly, excited Southern women were sitting together in the front pew of church listening to a fiery preacher. When this preacher condemned the sin of stealing, these two ladies cried out at the tops of their lungs, "AMEN, BROTHER!" When the preacher condemned the sin of lust, they yelled ...read more

  • Does God Always Give A Vision To People? No. ...

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 28, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,805 views

    Does God always give a vision to people? No. But sometimes He does. Sometimes God will give you a vision. Sometimes He will speak to you in a dream. Sometimes He will lead you to a verse in the Bible and show you how that verse applies to your situation. He does not do that every time, but ...read more

  • 85% Of All Children That Exhibit Behavioral ...

    Contributed by Joshua Parrish on Jun 19, 2008
     | 2,797 views

    * 85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes. * 90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes. * 71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes. * 75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless ...read more

  • A Little Light Is Enough

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
     | 2,846 views

    A LITTLE LIGHT IS ENOUGH There is the story of a boy who was walking with his father along a lonely road at night, carrying a lantern. He told his father he was afraid, because the lantern showed such a little way ahead. The father answered, “That is so, but if you walk straight on, you will find ...read more

  • S ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 1,187 views

    SECURITY? What’s good about America? How about peace and security? A lady said: Security and peace of mind were part of the reason we moved to a gated community. But both flew out the window the night I called a local pizza shop for a delivery. "I’d like to order a large pepperoni, please," I ...read more

  • Loneliness Affects Belief In God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,185 views

    LONELINESS AFFECTS BELIEF IN GOD People who feel lonely or isolated are more likely to believe in God and the supernatural, according to University of Chicago researcher Nicholas Epley. Lonely people try to create social connections by reaching out to old friends, making new ones, or believing in ...read more

  • The 10 Best 2007 Movies For Families: 1. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,755 views

    The 10 Best 2007 Movies for Families: 1. Ratatouille, 2. Enchanted, 3. Alvin and the Chipmunks, 4. Bella, 5. The Game Plan, 6. In the Shadow of the Moon, 7. Shrek the Third, 8. The Ultimate Gift, 9. Nancy Drew, 10. Bridge to Terabithia. The 10 Best 2007 Movies for Mature Audiences: 1. Amazing ...read more

  • The Historic Christian Teaching Holds That ...  PRO

    Contributed by C Jordan on Sep 4, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,308 views

    "The historic Christian teaching holds that national Israel was a type or a forerunner of the church, and that the church replaced Israel on the day of Pentecost... God has but one plan of salvation. There is also only one body of God. This body is made up of every born again individual from both ...read more

  • Running For Dinner Or For Life

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 14, 2008
     | 1,789 views

    Running For Dinner Or For Life The reason you do what you do is all important. There is an old fable about a dog that boasted of his ability as a runner. One day he chased a rabbit and failed to catch it. The other dogs ridiculed him on account of his previous boasting. His reply was, "You must ...read more

  • An Admiral Was Visiting On The Deck Of A U.s. ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 16, 2008
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    An Admiral was visiting on the deck of a U.S. Navy ship; he was chatting with some enlisted men. "What would you do if another sailor fell overboard?" A sailor promptly replied: "I would raise the alarm and toss him a life preserver, sir." The Admiral asked a second question: "What would you do if ...read more

  • Envy, Good And Bad

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 3, 2008
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     | 2,670 views

    John Stott writes, "Not all envy is tainted with selfishness, because it is not always either a grudging discontent or a sinful covetousness. At base, envy is the desire to have for oneself something possessed by another. And whether envy is good or evil depends on the nature of the something ...read more

  • I've Read A Lot Of Nursery Ryhmes. One Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,344 views

    "I’ve read a lot of nursery ryhmes. One of the most familiar is "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King’s horses and all the King’s men, couldn’t put Humpty together again." Charles Swindoll says that little nursery ryhme was originally written about people,; ...read more

  • On September 7, 1864, The "Loyal Colored People ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Nov 18, 2007
     | 1,534 views

    On September 7, 1864, the “Loyal Colored People of Baltimore” presented a Bible to President Abraham Lincoln for his kind and humane outreach to their people. Lincoln gratefully responded with these words: “In regard to this Great Book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man. ...read more

  • The Late Jerry Falwell Was Enthused With Shopping ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
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    The late Jerry Falwell was enthused with shopping about as much as any man. In her recent book, Jerry Falwell, His Life and Legacy, Falwell’s wife explained how her husband handled their trips to the mall. Falwell would drive his wife to the store and then park the car. He would hang a sign in the ...read more

  • Public Can Be Not So Bright

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 13, 2021
     | 1,229 views

    Airline personnel deal with the public, and anyone who deals with the public has stories. " Farida can’t even begin to count how many times she’s been asked to open a window or the emergency exit to “let some fresh air in.” Incredibly enough, this doesn’t just happen on the ground, but also ...read more

  • Gentlemen, It's Closing Time!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 4, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 713 views

    At the end of the 19th century, two French writers went to visit the well-known French scientist, Peirre Berthelot. Berthelot was a kind of a scientific prophet. He forecast some of the weapons of mass destruction which would appear in the next century. He said to the writers, "We have only ...read more

  • What Is Doctrine?

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 25, 2025
     | 247 views

    What is doctrine? “The word translated “doctrine” means “instruction, especially as it applies to lifestyle application.” In other words, doctrine is teaching imparted by an authoritative source. In the Bible, the word always refers to spiritually related fields of study. The Bible says of itself ...read more

  • Do Not Jump To Judge Other Christians

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 14, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,099 views

    Don't Jump to Judge Other Christians This is God's message for us in Romans 14:3-4, where Paul said: 3. Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him. 4. Who are you to judge another's servant? To his ...read more

  • John Wycliffe Had A Vision Of A Bible In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,446 views

    John Wycliffe had a vision of a Bible in the common English tongue. But dogmatists anchored to the past killed him for it. John Huss dreamed a dream of a responsible Christian life guided by the scriptures. Traditionalists burned him at the stake. Martin Luther was awakened to a new reality of ...read more