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  • Beggar And His Rice

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 22, 2006
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    ILLU. beggar and his rice A Parable of Life Life is like another parable from another land. A blind Indian beggar sat beside a road, fingering the rice in his little bowl. Wearing only a loin cloth, he sat in poverty beside a road that stretched into nowhere both ways. The scarce travelers ...read more

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Two Boys Grew Up Together. They Were Close ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 29, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,426 views

    Two boys grew up together. They were close friends as children, but as they entered their teen years their paths began to diverge and they ended up in very different places. Ernie was always in trouble. He began by shoplifting small things from stores and worked his way up to stealing cars. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • When We Give Our Lives To Christ And Become His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,614 views

    When we give our lives to Christ and become His follower we will want to hold on loosely to the things of this world. Back in 1987 on a commuter flight from Portland, Maine, to Boston the pilot, Henry Dempsey, heard an unusual noise near the rear of the plane. Dempsey turned the controls over to ...read more

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  • At A Billy Graham School Of Evangelism, Dr. ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 2, 2007
     | 2,875 views

    At a Billy Graham School of Evangelism, Dr. George Hunter, professor of evangelism at Asbury Theological Seminary, gave the following explanation of secularism and meaning for the church today. Throughout the Middle Ages the church exercised control or heavy influence over all of Western culture. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Once There Were Two Brothers Who Shared Adjoining ...

    Contributed by Clint Meade on May 5, 2007
     | 2,399 views

    Once there were two brothers who shared adjoining farms. For over 40 years they worked side by side, sharing equipment and helping each other out whenever needed. ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Cookie Thief

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The Cookie Thief by Valerie Cox A woman was waiting at an airport one night, With several long hours before her flight. She hunted for a book in the airport shops. Bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop. She was engrossed in her book but happened to see, That the man sitting beside ...read more

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  • Winston Churchill: And Where Were You?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Winston Churchill: "And where were you?" In the early days of World War II, Winston Churchill called Britain’s coal miners together. A great crisis had arisen. The miners were not getting out enough coal to fuel the factories that produced the planes, ships, etc., so desperately needed. When the ...read more

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  • I Read A Story This Past Week About A Woman Who, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
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     | 1,938 views

    I read a story this past week about a woman who, in early December had stopped at a grocery store to pick up a few things on her lunch break. One of them was a cinnamon-scented air freshener. She had smelled a candle with the same scent in the store but wanted to know exactly what the air ...read more

    Denomination: Methodist

  • Nina Cameron Met A Woman In A Nursing Home Who ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 11, 2008
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    Nina Cameron met a woman in a nursing home who was known as hard to get along with. Most of the time she spent complaining about the nurses, food, roommates, just about anything she could think of. “She didn’t like anything about us,” Nina said, “right down to my name. For some reason she ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • From The Book "A Love Worth Giving" By Max ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2008
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    From the book "A Love Worth Giving" by Max Lucado chapter 5- Harold suffered from cerebral palsy. The condition left him unable to walk, dress, feed himself, or go to the rest room. My job was to help him with this. And I didn’t like it. I had moved to St. Louis for spiritual training. Fresh ...read more

  • Most If Not All Of Us Have Seen A Large Domino ...

    Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Feb 26, 2008
     | 1,405 views

    Most if not all of us have seen a large domino display set off. And we know that once you knock down that first domino there’s a chain reaction that takes place. This verse is talking about our actions having a spiritual domino effect. God doesn’t want us to worship Him in the wrong way because ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • I Think Jesus Still Performs Personal Miracles ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 9, 2008
     | 1,516 views

    I think Jesus still performs personal miracles for His followers so we can learn to put trust Him. These kinds of miracles don’t make the headlines. They may not mean much to anyone else. These are the little things that show us God cares about even the little details of our live … and that He ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • The Courage To Be A Christian

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 1, 2008
     | 5,916 views

    The boy sobbed, "But Dad, I want my ball..." "You can play with your ball," I said, "but you’ll have to go downstairs and get it yourself" Now the tears flowed. Tony’s playroom held the stuffed animals, toys, and games that four-year-old love. He spent hours there. But to turn on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Parents: How Do You React?

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 3, 2008
     | 1,688 views

    PARENTS: HOW DO YOU REACT? When it came to our children’s younger days in school, they pretty much were raised in a semi-protected environment. They all went to pre-school at our church in Florida. As the minister, they know Daddy was just down the hall; in fact Deb was the Assistant Director. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Bob Pierce, Founder Of World Vision Had Advanced ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 1, 2008
     | 1,791 views

    Bob Pierce, founder of World Vision had advanced leukemia, but he went to visit a colleague in Indonesia before he died. As they were walking through a small village, they came upon a young girl lying on a bamboo mat next to a river. She was dying of cancer and had only a short time to live. ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Chippee The Parakeet

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 8, 2008
     | 5,166 views

    Chippee the Parakeet One of my favorite stories is about Chippie the parakeet. Chippie was a happy little bird, content every day to sit on his perch, swinging and singing to his little heart’s content. One day Chippie’s owner took the initiative to clean out his cage. She took off the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • As A Child, Pastor Bill Experienced The Pain And ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 8, 2008
     | 1,635 views

    As a child, Pastor Bill experienced the pain and hopelessness of abandonment. One day, as he walked down a street with his mother, they stopped to sit for a while. She instructed him to sit there and wait for her to return. He sat and waited for 3 days straight. She did not return. A gentleman who ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Max Lucado Explains Grace This Way In His Book In ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 26, 2008
     | 2,006 views

    Max Lucado explains grace this way in his book In The Grip of Grace pages xii-xiii: Surely God is impressed with my garments, I often thought. Occasionally I strutted into his presence so he could compliment the self-tailored wear. He never spoke. His silence must mean admiration, I convinced ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • One Giant Leap For Mankind  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 10, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,173 views

    ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND ONE OF THE GREAT EVENTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY took place on July 20th, 1969, at exactly 4:17 P.M., EDT, when the Lunar Module "Eagle" landed on the surface of the moon. The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the moon. It was the 5th human spaceflight ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • John Newton: Infidel Restored  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 18, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,683 views

    John Newton: Infidel Restored John Newton continued his ministry into his old age, turning a deaf ear to friends who urged him to accept retirement, as by the time he reached 80 he was almost blind and partially deaf. "I cannot stop" he replied. "What! Shall the old African blasphemer stop while ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist