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  • Of A Sister In Faith Losing Her Valuable Purse ...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 22, 2011
     | 1,689 views

    Of a Sister in faith losing her valuable purse and then miraculously recovering it. Two years ago, the ladies of our Church went to buy some gifts in a busy market for Church widows and orphans during Christmas time. Mission accomplished, when they returned to the Church, one Sister in faith found ...read more

  • The Rhythm Of Our Brain

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Feb 25, 2012
     | 2,919 views

    THE RHYTHM OF OUR BRAIN Studies of mechanisms in the brain that allow complicated things to happen in a coordinated fashion have produced some of the most spectacular discoveries in neuroscience. Our brain uses different rhythms in order to do complex operations like memorizing or remembering ...read more

  • Spurgeon's Poor Sermon

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 14, 2012
     | 4,388 views

    SPURGEON'S POOR SERMON Mr. Spurgeon once preached what in his judgment was one of his poorest sermons. He stammered and floundered, and when he got through felt that it had been a complete failure. He was greatly humiliated, and when he got home he fell on his knees and said, "Lord, God, thou ...read more

  • The Key Called Promise

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2012
     | 4,489 views

    THE KEY CALLED PROMISE In John Bunyan's great allegory, Pilgrim's Progress, the incident is related of how Christian decides to leave the Main Highway and follow another Path which seemed easier. But this Path leads him into the territory of Giant Despair who owns Doubting Castle. Eventually he ...read more

  • Return To The Right Path

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
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    RETURN TO THE RIGHT PATH In one section of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, Christian and Hopeful are walking the King's Highway to the Celestial City. The path, once smooth and easy, becomes rough and hard. Then they come to an attractive place called Bypath Meadow. They climb over a fence into ...read more

  • Gold, Common Sense, And Fur

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 24, 2012
     | 2,434 views

    There was a couple who desperately wanted children. They prayed to the Lord and he gave them 4 children in 4 years. When the children were still 5 years old and younger, they were the stars of the Christmas pageant. Here are the mothers words to describe the production: “My daughter was playing ...read more

  • Lesson In Giving

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 27, 2017
     | 4,550 views

    Many years ago I took my wife to Walmart Christmas shopping. I can’t keep up with her. It was a beautiful, warm day so I went outside and sat on a bench and waited. There was a large wooden box and it had TOYS for TOTS painted on the side. A brand new large Lincoln Continental pulled up and a boy ...read more

  • Who Is Really Lost?

    Contributed by Pastor Norman Bailey, Overseer on Aug 12, 2018
     | 4,307 views

    Sometimes in life we are so quick to judge others when they have short comings. It may be true that we may know folk that have short comings in life. They may make wrong choices in life and end up trouble. It is our responsibility to always pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ. Everybody is ...read more

  • The Witness Barber

    Contributed by John Bright on Jan 17, 2021
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     | 4,668 views

    There was a barber that thought that he should share his faith with his customers more than he had been doing lately. So the next morning when the sun came up and the barber got up out of bed he said, "Today I am going to witness to the first man that walks through my door." Soon after ...read more

  • Don't Come Home?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 26, 2021
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    We have hope. We walk in blessed assurance that Jesus died for us. The 7 years coming on this world will be THE GREAT TRIBULATION. Current, prayed up and ready Christians have nothing to fear. God is in control. We have hope. As the world goes into a paradigm or pattern change the dead in Christ ...read more

  • Deep Wells Of Hope.

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 9, 2021
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    MIA: MISSING IN ACTION… WHAT DO YOU SEE? MAN IS SHORT OF DAYS AND FULL OF TROUBLE… Years ago I read where a farmer in California was having a terrible time. They had had 4 years of drought in their area and many farmers spoke of leaving farming and moving back into the city. So the exodus began. ...read more

  • A Young Colombian Girl Received A New Testament ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A young Colombian Girl received a new testament in her school. She read the new testament until one day her father caught her reading it…and told her not to read it any more because it was full of lies and fantasy… But the girl kept on reading until one day her father came home unexpectedly found ...read more

  • A Family Was Sitting Around The Dinner Table One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A family was sitting around the dinner table one evening waiting for their dad to get in from work. Finally, he came in late because it had been a rough day. When he came in, he sat down at the table and offered thanks for the food. As soon as he finished his prayer, he began to complain and ...read more

  • In Genesis 35, After Jacob's Daughter Dinah Was ...

    Contributed by Mel Shepherd on Jul 1, 2007
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    In Genesis 35, after Jacob’s daughter Dinah was raped by a Hivite named Shechem and Jacob’s sons took matters into their own hands by killing the people that had done this, in chapter 35, God gave this advice to Jacob because he was bitter with his sons, Simeon and Levi for destroying his ...read more

  • Are You At Wit's End Corner?

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 30, 2007
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    Are You At Wit’s End Corner? Are you standing at “Wits End Corner” Christian, with troubled brow? Are you thinking of what is before you, And all you are bearing now? Does all the world seem against you, And you in the battle alone? Remember at “Wits End Corner” Is where God’s power is shown. Are ...read more

  • A Little Boy Was Spending The Night At Grandma ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
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     | 2,419 views

    A little boy was spending the night at grandma and grandpa’s house. Kneeling beside his bed with his grandparents he softly said his prayers; "Dear God, please bless Mummy and Daddy and all the family. Thank you for letting me stay with grandma and grandpa tonight bless them and please give us ...read more

  • A Construction Worker On The Job Site Fell One ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 23, 2007
     | 1,011 views

    A construction worker on the job site fell one day. He landed on his back and hurt himself badly. He told the boss he would finish and leave to get help and come back. Well the pain eased a bit and because the job required him to not miss work he ignored medical help and went to work the next ...read more

  • God Warns Us Against Thinking We Can Help ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Oct 28, 2007
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    God warns us against thinking we can help ourselves without him. In Jeremiah 17:5, the prophet tells us, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans and turn their hearts away from the Lord.’” And in Proverbs 28:26 (NIV), we read, “He who trusts in ...read more

  • Much Of The Credit For The Adoption Of A Later ...

    Contributed by Mike Rexroat on Nov 19, 2007
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    Much of the credit for the adoption of a later ANNUAL national Thanksgiving Day may be attributed to Mrs. Sarah Joseph Hale, the editor of Godey’s Lady’s Book. For thirty years, she promoted the idea of a national Thanksgiving Day, contacting President after President until President Abraham ...read more

  • The Story Is Told About A Poor Widow Lady With 5 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clint Palmer on Nov 22, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,997 views

    The story is told about a poor Widow lady with 5 Kids who Everyday came out on to her front porch, raised her hands to Heaven & Prayed out loud, “Lord, you know I have No food in my cabinets to feed my children today! Please provide our daily needs!” Her next door neighbor was an “Atheist” ...read more