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  • The Shanty Remodel  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Luthy on Feb 26, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 1,956 views

    THE SHANTY REMODEL "In the upper portion of New York City, many citizens may often have noticed, especially in the past years, a great number of miserable shanties, standing on the choicest sites. Though perhaps on the corner of a splendid new avenue or looking out on a magnificent prospect, the ...read more

  • Isn't It Strange?, Unknown Author, Submitted By ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Mar 8, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,569 views

    [Isn’t it Strange?, unknown author, submitted by Jerry Pearcy] Isn’t it strange how a 20 dollar bill seems like such a large amount when you donate it to church, but such a small amount when you go shopping? Isn’t it strange how endless an hour seems when we are serving God, but how short it is ...read more

  • Wrong Way Riegels  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 12, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,978 views

    WRONG WAY RIEGELS The story of "Wrong Way Riegels" is a familiar one, but it bears repeating. On New Year’s Day 1929, Georgia Tech played UCLA in the Rose Bowl. In that game a young man named Roy Riegels recovered a fumble for UCLA. Picking up the loose ball, he lost his direction and ran 65 ...read more

  • Patience Makes It Happen  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Nov 10, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,209 views

    PATIENCE MAKES IT HAPPEN "The history books are full of stories of gifted persons whose talents were overlooked by a procession of people until someone believed in them. To name a few ... "Einstein was four years old before he could speak and seven before he could read". Einstein became one of ...read more

  • Hugging The Enemy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,565 views

    HUGGING THE ENEMY Barbara Brown Taylor tells the story of her nephew Will’s first birthday party. The family was gathered around for the usual traditions of birthdays, the cake. And the presents. Will let them know how pleased he was by doing his new dance-a slow twirling movement that he had ...read more

  • The Following Lines Were Discovered On The Dead ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 26, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,243 views

    “The following lines were discovered on the dead body of an American soldier killed in action in North Africa, in 1944. They were found by a corporal in the Royal Army Medical Corps and were printed in a Tunis newspaper. They found their way to Britain through the United States. A friend of the ...read more

  • Writing About The Importance Of Helping People ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2004
     | 2,408 views

    Writing about the importance of helping people become all they can be, author and speaker John Maxwell writes, "In 2000, Atlanta Braves star pitcher John Smoltz suffered a blow that could have ended his illustrious career. After battling various injuries for several seasons, he underwent ligament ...read more

  • Recently Someone In Our Congregation Shared A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Oct 5, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,968 views

    Recently someone in our congregation shared a photocopy of an article from the May 13, 1955 (that’s right, 1955) issue of Housekeeping Monthly entitled The Good Wife’s Guide that feature tips on how to please their husbands when they come home from work. Here are some excerpts: • Have dinner ...read more

  • A Little Boy, Not More Than Eleven Or Twelve ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 8, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,601 views

    A little boy, not more than eleven or twelve years of age, somewhat delicate in health, and rather backward, once went to a large boarding school. The first night that he slept there, when they came to go to bed, he glanced timidly round the room to see what other boys were doing, and then he saw ...read more

  • Bible Riddles  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,324 views

    Bible riddles Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible? A. Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation. Q. Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible? A. Pharaoh’s daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out A little prophet. Q. What ...read more

  • William Hinson, Sr. Retired Pastor Of First ...

    Contributed by Steven Angus on May 31, 2006
     | 3,568 views

    William Hinson, Sr. retired pastor of First United Methodist Church in Houston, the largest church in American Methodism, tells the story about a time when he was going to Columbia, South Carolina to preach in a revival. He had not slept well the night before and had gotten up that morning and ...read more

  • 2 Corinthians 7:1,

    Contributed by Tim Adams on Dec 1, 2009
     | 3,224 views

    2 Corinthians 7:1,“Let us cleanse ourselves” - that means we would do a good job if we were just as fond of straightening our own selves out as we are to find the faults of others. It is God’s Holy Spirit that will do the work but we must enter in to an active cooperation with God on this matter. ...read more

  • Who Says So?

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 29, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,109 views

    WHO SAYS SO? A previous church I served had a lot of acreage and had turned part of it into 3 softball diamonds. Monday - Thursday nights, all summer long, various church leagues played their slow-pitch games there. Three of the leagues ran everything for their evening but one league was run ...read more

  • Make It Right

    Contributed by David Moore on Aug 5, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,491 views

    MAKE IT RIGHT The great evangelist D.L. Moody told a story of a lady in the north of England who said that every time she got down before God to pray, five bottles of wine came up before her mind. She had taken them wrongfully one time when she was a housekeeper, and had not been able to pray ...read more

  • How's My Driving?  PRO

    Contributed by James Lee on Dec 1, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,946 views

    HOW'S MY DRIVING? Mat 5:16 "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." A lot of trucks have a sticker on the back that says, "How's my driving? Call xxx-xxxx to report." This is supposed to make the driver accountable. I read that in ...read more

  • Yeager And The Sound Barrier

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2011
     | 4,857 views

    YEAGER AND THE SOUND BARRIER Chuck Yeager was the first man to ever break the sound barrier in an aircraft. Planes like the British Meteor jets that approached the speed of sound (760MPH at sea level, 660 MPH at 40,000 feet) had encountered severe buffeting of the controls. At that time, no one ...read more

  • The Day You Enlisted

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Jun 7, 2011
     | 2,930 views

    THE DAY YOU ENLISTED I remember when I enlisted in the U.S. Army. It was at the height of the Viet Nam War. The year was 1967. I had a draft number and was probably going to be drafted – so I went down to the army recruiter and enlisted for three years. I signed on the dotted line, and before ...read more

  • Tractor Pulls And Yokes

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,404 views

    TRACTOR PULLS AND YOKES Some people like going to events called Tractor Pulls. This is when they cover the floor of an arena with dirt and guys in souped-up tractors compete to see who can pull the heaviest loads. That’s nothing new because long before the internal combustion engine, farmers were ...read more

  • Renewed Like The Eagle  PRO

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 24, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,576 views

    RENEWED LIKE THE EAGLE When the Psalmist mentions the renewal of the eagle, he may be referring to the "molting process" in an eagle’s life. As eagles age, their beaks and talons become encrusted with calcium. Thus, neither is as sharp as they once were. When this happens the aging eagle cannot ...read more

  • Looking For Something

    Contributed by Michael Parks on Mar 30, 2016
     | 8,082 views

    Looking for Something? Mat 6:33 When we need answers to life’s questions where do we look? There certainly isn’t any shortage of information on the internet these days. You can find almost any answer to any question or help with whatever you are struggling with. But, is it the right answer? This ...read more