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  • Several Famous People Were Asked What They Felt ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 24, 2008
     | 797 views

    Several famous people were asked what they felt was the saddest word in the English language. Here’s what some of them said, • Poet T. S. Eliot: “The saddest word in the English language is, of course, ‘saddest.’” • Lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II: “But.” • Writer John Dos Passos quoted John Keats: ...read more

  • I Sat In A Courtroom As A Witness For The Motel ...

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 27, 2009
     | 1,670 views

    I sat in a courtroom as a witness for the motel I was working for, and, we were waiting on our case to come up, and one of the cases that was presented, was a man who stole food from a grocery store, and the reason he gave was that he and his family were hungry. Now, it is a terrible thing that we ...read more

  • I'd Rather Have You

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,777 views

    I'D RATHER HAVE YOU A father and his young daughter were great friends and much in each other's company. Then the father noted a change in his daughter. If he went for a walk, she excused herself from going. He grieved about it, but could not understand. When his birthday came, she presented him ...read more

  • A Sunday School Teacher Asks Her Class What They ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,917 views

    A Sunday School Teacher Asks Her Class What They Were Thankful For A Sunday School teacher asked her class what they were thankful for. A little girl said "I’m thankful for my bedroom. My younger brothers have to share a room. But I get to have a room all for myself! I thank God for my ...read more

  • Pieces To The Puzzle

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 11, 2010
     | 1,771 views

    Why is it that we have more faith that the pieces of a puzzle made by a company in Taiwan will all fit together than we have that the pieces of our life that are presented to us by God will fit together? One person chooses to put like pieces together first, while another chooses to put the edges of ...read more

  • Two Kinds Of Giving

    Contributed by T D on Dec 28, 2010
     | 2,622 views

    TWO KINDS OF GIVING I have witnessed in my years of ministry people come to church and when they do not like a decision of the leadership or the minister, they decide to stop giving as a protest or decide to shift their giving to missions in order to inflict pain on the ministry of the church. ...read more

  • The Ant And The Grasshopper

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2010
     | 6,031 views

    THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER In a field one summer’s day a grasshopper was hopping about, singing to its heart’s content. An ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. "Why not come and play with me," said the grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling ...read more

  • The Eeyore Syndrome  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,537 views

    THE EEYORE SYNDROME In the past I have spoken of what I call, "The Eeyore Syndrome"--these are Christians who walk around acting like Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh. They choose to look at the gloomy side of life. Their eyes are cast down, their countenance is cheerless, and they have no enthusiasm ...read more

  • Oxford Dictionary May State The Meaning Of The ...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Feb 22, 2012
     | 1,326 views

    Oxford dictionary may state the meaning of the word Security as 'condition or feeling that guards or guarantees our present & future'. In modern context, the moment we contemplate the word 'Security' a picture of a smiling & healthy family in a well-furnished house protected by a proverbial 'ring ...read more

  • Thomas Manton On God's Word And Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 1, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,366 views

    THOMAS MANTON ON GOD'S WORD AND PRAYER Thomas Manton: Meditation on Scripture supplies us in prayer. Barrenness and leanness of soul is a very great defect, which God's children often complain of. One great reason is because the Word of God doth not dwell plenteously in them, so that in every ...read more

  • Grandfather And The Dog

    Contributed by Dr. David Hallum on Sep 11, 2019
     | 3,974 views

    When my grandchildren were young, introduced them to my dog, Chuey. They were not well received by the old Chow. The dog would stalk around and shoot dirty looks when the kids were present. He finally got used to them and now pays them no attention. The other day, we were all in the back yard. ...read more

  • Heredado Pecado

    Contributed by James Dina on Sep 7, 2020
     | 871 views

    HEREDADO PECADO El castigo del pecado no siempre descansa en el que cometió el pecado. Los frutos amargos del pecado son a menudo transmitidos, y entregados a aquellos que no tenían la mano presente en ellos cuando fueron cometidos. Toda la familia puede heredar los pecados de sus ...read more

  • There Is The Enemy!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 4, 2021
     | 2,215 views

    Stedman illustrates this point noting that "As the Battle of Trafalgar was about to begin, Admiral Nelson came across two officers of his own flagship who were arguing hotly and about to take sword to each other. Nelson stepped between them and said, "Stop." Then, pointing to the ...read more

  • World Evangelism Statistics

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 5, 2022
     | 1,243 views

    If you say that Jesus is waiting on the Church to get the Gospel out before His return, let me give you a few statistics on the challenge the Church faces. We have almost 8 billion people on our planet right now. There are almost 2.4 Christians in the world today. If 500,000 people were ...read more

  • There's A Place Called Appomattox Virginia That ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jun 8, 2008
     | 1,808 views

    There's a place called Appomattox Virginia that is a very important place in the history of America. You see, at the end of the Civil War on April 9, 1865 - two powerful generals came together at the Appomattox Court House. In the original building, as you walk into the large room, there is the ...read more

  • Mrs Prayer ...

    Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Jun 23, 2008
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    MRS PRAYER MEETING Mrs Prayer Meeting died recently at the First Neglected Church on Worldly Avenue. Born many years ago in the midst of great revivals, she was a strong, healthy child, fed largely on testimony and spiritual holiness, soon growing into world-wide prominence. She was one of the most ...read more

  • Too Busy To Love

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,661 views

    TOO BUSY TO LOVE A father and his young daughter were great friends and much in each other's company. Then the father noted a change in his daughter. If he went for a walk, she excused herself from going. He grieved about it, but could not understand. When his birthday came, she presented him ...read more

  • God Ain't Dead.

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,245 views

    "GOD AIN'T DEAD." James DeLoach tells of a painting of an old burned-out mountain shack. All that remained was the chimney...the charred debris of what had been that family's sole possession. In front of this destroyed home stood an old grandfather-looking man dressed only in his underclothes with ...read more

  • Traditions

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 5, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,201 views

    TRADITIONS We all have various Christmas traditions. Few of us probably have a tradition quite like the Robynson family’s. In his book Crazy Love, Francis Chan shares their story (their effort to keep Christmas and to exude the true Christmas spirit): This family of five, with three kids under ...read more

  • Missing The Big Story  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,361 views

    Missing the Big Story On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made their first flight of an airplane at Kitty Hawk NC. The flight lasted 59 seconds and travelled 850 ft. Wilbur rushed to the local telegraph office and sent the following message home -- WE HAVE FLOWN FOR 59 SECONDS - WE ...read more

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