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  • The Frantic Side Of Christmas

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 29, 2008
     | 1,567 views

    THE FRANTIC SIDE OF CHRISTMAS Christmas Eve was a hectic day. Father was worried with bundles and burdens. Mother's nerves reached the breaking point more than once. The little girl seemed to be in the way wherever she went. Finally, she was hustled up to bed. As she knelt to pray, the ...read more

  • Can I Hug You?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,751 views

    I heard a story about a father who told his son when he reached 12 years old that he would only shake hands with him from now on. Finally, some 20 or 25 years later the son, now a grown man, said, “Dad can I hug you?” And the son and ...read more

  • A Couple Took Their Son, 11, And Daughter, 7, To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,172 views

    A couple took their son, 11, and daughter, 7, to Carlsbad Caverns. As always, when the tour reached the deepest point in the cavern, the guide turned off all the lights to dramatize how completely dark and silent it is below the earth’s surface. The little girl, suddenly enveloped in utter ...read more

  • Turning – Story Of ...

    Contributed by Mark Pierce on May 25, 2010
     | 2,647 views

    Turning – Story of Wabush Wabush, a town in a remote portion of Labrador, Canada, was completely isolated for some time. But recently a road was cut through the wilderness to reach it. Wabush now has one road leading into it, and thus, only on one road leading out. If someone would travel the ...read more

  • Success Is To Be Measured Not So Much By The ...

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,167 views

    "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles that one has overcome while trying to succeed." -- Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), Educator, as quoted in Bits & Pieces, Vol. T/No. 17, p. 5 "Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to ...read more

  • Why The Decline?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 4, 2019
     | 2,549 views

    ***ALEXANDRIAN SOLZHENITSYN asked a question in 1978 that is worthy to ponder. HOW DID THE WEST DECLINE FROM ITS TRIUMPHAL MARCH TO ITS PRESENT SICKNESS? He answered ANTHROPOCENTRIC- The elevation of man over God. OBSTACLES ARE WHAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU LOSE SIGHT OF THE GOAL! Stay focused on the ...read more

  • Amazing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 2,604 views

    Amazing Grace In every country, on every day, there is man trying to work his way into favor with God. Many years ago the Grand Rapids Press covered this story… "Conversation to Hindu Faith Is Tortuous." "A West German businessman has completed his conversion to the Hindu faith by piercing ...read more

  • When Jesus Was Tortured, It Was The Torture That ...

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Oct 23, 2008
     | 1,884 views

    When Jesus was tortured, it was the torture that should have been ours. On a very small scale, we all understand this principle. Imagine a young boy at the store counter. He is buying a small piece of candy. The clerk rings it up and it comes to 20¢. He reaches in his pocket and pulls out a pile ...read more

  • The Use Of Cash For Payments Over $100 May Soon ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 1,155 views

    The use of cash for payments over $100 may soon be come illegal and virtually all paychecks will be required to paid via direct deposit. Its all part of a federal program in the works by the FDIC. This could have serious negative impact on churches that don’t typically issue a receipt for cash ...read more

  • Women Purchase More Jewelry Than Men 43% Versus ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,433 views

    Women Purchase More Jewelry than men 43% versus 34%) according to Future Vision: The Jewelry Market by Unity Marketing. Pam Danziger, president and CEO of Unity Marketing, says “To grow sales, jewelry companies must reach out to the self-purchasing woman and meet her in shopping venues where ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago It Was Estimated To Require One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2001
    based on 132 ratings
     | 906 views

    A few years ago it was estimated to require one thousand laypersons and six ministers one year to lead one person to Christ. It was also estimated that 95 percent of the Christians today never lead a soul to Christ. This is the reversal of Jesus’ strategy of New Testament evangelism. These trends ...read more

  • When I Was Research Head Of General Motors And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 20, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,897 views

    When I was research head of General Motors and wanted a problem solved, I’d place a table outside the meeting room with a sign: Leave slide rules here. If I didn’t do that, I’d find someone reaching for his slide rule. Then he’d be ...read more

  • He Was One Of Those Men Who Struggle For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,374 views

    "He was one of those men who struggle for success long after they have it, who are still making touchdowns when the stands are empty, the other team long gone, and the shadows lengthening toward them. Like most of us, he was seeking happiness, and was baffled that success had not brought it. But ...read more

  • Christian Preaching Begins Only When Faith In ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on May 1, 2009
     | 1,271 views

    “Christian preaching begins only when faith in the message has reached such a pitch that the man or the community proclaiming it becomes part of the message proclaimed…” says James S. Stewart in his work, A Faith To Proclaim “…To be thus taken command of, so that our testimony, when we go out to ...read more

  • Cost Of Coveting Beauty

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 6, 2010
     | 2,485 views

    COST OF COVETING BEAUTY Venus lingers around every time an ad promotes personal beauty as something to be coveted above all else. I read recently that, if current trends continue, today’s 10-year-old girl, by the time she reaches 50, will have spent $450,000.00 on hair, make-up, ...read more

  • Success In Difficulty

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
     | 2,107 views

    SUCCESS IN DIFFICULTY "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles that one has overcome while trying to succeed." - Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), Educator, as quoted in Bits & Pieces, Vol. T/No. 17, p. 5 - "Many men owe the grandeur ...read more

  • Seminary Students Who Would Not Stop To Help

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 20, 2022
     | 703 views

    In her book Kindness: Reaching Out to Others, Phyllis J. Le Peau relates this story: “Some seminary students were asked to preach on the story of the Good Samaritan. When the hour arrived for their sermon, each one was deliberately delayed en route to class. As the students raced across campus, ...read more

  • Bob Woods Tells The Story Of A Couple Who Took ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2005
     | 759 views

    Bob Woods tells the story of a couple who took their son, 11, and daughter, 7, to Carlsbad Caverns. As always, when the tour reached the deepest point in the cavern, the guide turned off all the lights to dramatize how completely dark and silent it is below the earth’s surface. The little girl, ...read more

  • Music: Although Us Recorded Music Sales Are Up ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,586 views

    Music: Although US recorded music sales are up modestly in ‘04, the industry is struggling. Driven by downloads, digital music spending will nearly double in ‘04 to reach over $270 million. Still, neither digital markets nor online sales will restore music spending to its ‘99 heights, so the ...read more

  • During Gladys Aylward's Harrowing Journey Out Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 154 ratings
     | 2,868 views

    During Gladys Aylward’s harrowing journey out of war-torn Yang Chen during the Communist take-over, she faced one morning with no apparent hope of reaching safety. A 13-year old girl tried to comfort her by saying, "Don’t forget what you told us about Moses in the wilderness," to which Gladys ...read more

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