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  • Be Rich Toward God  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Bauer on Aug 1, 2007
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     | 2,995 views

    Be rich toward God. Grandparents are often accused of spoiling the grandchildren Why? The children see grandpa sitting on the floor playing with his toddler grandchildren. The son or daughter is shocked and jealous: "Dad, I’m surprised. You never got down on the floor and played with ...read more

  • When I'm Watching A Football Match I Can't Bear ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 28, 2007
     | 1,293 views

    When I’m watching a football match I can’t bear to hear ‘supporters’ shouting negativity, abuse or ridicule at players they think are not performing well, even if what they’re saying might have a hint of truth. I don’t believe that players ever do better when their own ‘fans’ are screaming abuse at ...read more

  • Just As Scared Of You  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Apr 3, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,740 views

    JUST AS SCARED OF YOU The great musician Louis Armstrong told the story about the old lady who sent him to spring with a bucket to get water. When Armstrong got there, he saw the eyes of an alligator, and in fear he drops the bucket and runs back to the lady. She asks him where her water is, and ...read more

  • Bobby Knight The Indiana Basketball Coach Thought ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Mar 26, 2005
     | 1,793 views

    Bobby Knight the Indiana basketball coach thought he’d been treated unfairly.. He thought a referee had given his team a bad call.. And he lost his composure. (Those of you who know Bobby Knight probably find that hard to believe.) But he stormed around the gym, he cussed out this referee in public ...read more

  • I Used To Have 1982 Volkswagen Golf. It Was Cute ...

    Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Oct 20, 2009
     | 1,535 views

    I used to have 1982 Volkswagen Golf. It was cute car and I liked the engineering. I am not a mechanic, so when the car broke down, I would take it to an expert. Not just a mechanic, but also a foreign car specialist. You see this car was a Wolf berg edition made in Germany and I new that a mechanic ...read more

  • Having Compassion

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Sep 12, 2011
     | 5,767 views

    HAVING COMPASSION Let’s suppose for a moment that it was Friday night and you wanted to go to a movie. You’re running late for the movie because you got home late, and then once you put down the keys, you forgot where you placed them. It was frustrating but you did find them. You finally jump ...read more

  • Sometime Immediate Responses Are The Best Way To ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Mar 29, 2008
     | 971 views

    Sometime immediate responses are the best way to deal with a situation. I remember being a young Marine at Infantry training school in the coastal mountains of San Diego – I know it sounds like such tough duty just a few miles from the beaches of San Diego, California! Trust me, it was more ...read more

  • Barnabas Was Seeing So Many People Come To Jesus ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,364 views

    -Barnabas was seeing so many people come to Jesus that he knew he needed more help. So, he set out for Tarsus (probably on foot) to find Saul. Tarsus was 100 miles around the NE corner of the Mediterranean Sea from Antioch. It probably took him a few days to get there. Why did he go to all that ...read more

  • March 11, 1942. Corregidor, In The Philippines. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 5, 2001
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,575 views

    March 11, 1942. Corregidor, in the Philippines. I’m sure most of the WWII veterans in the congregation today can tell you what happened that day. The Japanese forces were invading the Philippines, and on a day that marked the beginning of a dark chapter for the American and Filipino forces, ...read more

  • The Patient Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by John Hamby on Feb 10, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,175 views

    THE PATIENT PRAYER “George Mueller, the founder of a great Christian orphanage work in England in the 1800’s, was a powerful man of prayer. He knew the importance of keeping at prayer evne when the answer seemed delayed. When he was young he began praying that two of his friends might be saved. He ...read more

  • A Lot Of People Think That Being Saved Is A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 23, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,806 views

    A lot of people think that being saved is a matter of works. But, here it says that you are God’s workmanship. It says you were created (kitzo) for good works. The word created means that refers to the work of God in creating you for a purpose. Think of it this way, if you have a apple tree in ...read more

  • A Little More  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,936 views

    A LITTLE MORE An interesting article appeared in the Wall Street Journal. It was an interview of six top executives, all of them making six-figure salaries. That means that they made somewhere between $100,000 and $1 million a year. Now you are probably thinking , “If I made even $100,000 a ...read more

  • Billy Graham's Hands Often Go Clammy And His ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 29, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,681 views

    Billy Graham’s hands often go clammy and his knees shake before he preaches. While most would agree that standing in front of a crowd of people is probably not their favorite occupation, this is not a confession one would expect from the man who has preached the Gospel to more people than anyone ...read more

  • Real Mothers

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 3, 2010
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     | 4,011 views

    REAL MOTHERS Real Mothers don't eat quiche; they don't have time to make it. Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils are probably in the sandbox. Real Mothers often have sticky floors, filthy ovens and happy kids. Real Mothers know that dried Playdoh doesn't come out of shag ...read more

  • Heaven And The Post Office

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 5, 2012
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    HEAVEN AND THE POST OFFICE When I was a teenager, we went to a meeting with Billy Graham in a high school football stadium. There were probably 20,000 people sitting in the bleachers in the cold of the morning to hear Billy Graham. And he related a story about how he arrived in a small village ...read more

  • How Many Of You Dad's Have One Of Those World's ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 7, 2008
     | 1,058 views

    How many of you dad’s have one of those world’s greatest dad hats or t-shirts? Probably all of us do. But have you really thought about that? 20 shirts on the rack, 2 Wal-Marts in Conway, what 5 in LR, 2 NLR. Ok that’s 10 in this general area. Lets just say there are a thousand Wal-Marts. ...read more

  • Hotel Room ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
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    HOTEL ROOM THEFT Thefts from hotels and motels have reached 500 million dollars a year and probably more. Hotel managers count on one of every three guests stealing something. In a recent year, 4,600 Bibles were lifted from New York City hotel rooms. Professional thieves frequently strip motel ...read more

  • During The 1992 Summer Olympics, All U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,441 views

    During the 1992 Summer Olympics, all U.S. athletes were required to wear Reebok warm-up suits at the awards ceremony. Charles Barkley of the U.S. basketball "Dream Team" anticipated the probability that his team would win the gold medal. He said, "Us Nike guys are loyal to Nike because they pay us ...read more

  • God Answers His People. In The Days Of His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,914 views

    God answers his people. In the days of his uncertainty John Bunyan was tortured by doubt. “Everyone dost think his own religion rightest, both Jews and Moors and pagans. And how, if all our faith in Christ and scripture should be but a think-so, too?” But when the light broke, he ran out crying ...read more

  • Recent Studies Find That Students Who Possess ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Scott on Jun 19, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,164 views

    Recent studies find that students who possess high levels of Bible knowledge achieve at higher academic levels and are more likely to demonstrate positive behavior patterns than those with lower levels. The difference in GPA between students high vs. low in Bible literacy was 3.60 vs. 2.47. In a ...read more