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  • I Want You To Cross Reference My Sermons With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Eric Vertein on Apr 28, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,868 views

    I want you to cross reference my sermons with God’s Word. Double-check to see if I have support for what I am teaching. If I was a doctor and told you that a lump on your back was not cancerous and you shouldn’t worry about it, but I see that you are doubtful about my prognosis, I would encourage ...read more

  • One Of The Truths Of The Bible Given Over And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jun 4, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 2,891 views

    One of the truths of the Bible given over and over again is you can never be good enough on your own to earn heaven. Because once you sin one time, you can’t brag to a perfect God how good you are. I mean, you don’t impress the engineers of Boeing with the airplane that you made from paper. You ...read more

  • Then He Appeared  PRO

    Contributed by John Shaw on Dec 2, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,742 views

    Then he appeared THE TRAMP SAID HE had walked 70 miles from a dry brook in Israel SAID His name was ...... something Jewish and unprouncable Slicker or HE..LIKE..HER .......Whatever SAID his name meant .. My god is Jehovah SAID he had shut up the skies Stopped the rain Him ...read more

  • In Country, Town Or City

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Mar 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,229 views

    In country, town or city Some people can be found Who spend their lives in grumbling At ev’rything around; O yes, they always grumble, No matter what we say, For these are chronic grumblers And they grumble night and day. They grumble when it’s raining, They grumble when it’s dry, And if the ...read more

  • There Is A Hand Painted Picture. It Is Of An Old ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,335 views

    There is a hand painted picture. It is of an old burned-out mountain shack. All that remained was the chimney and the charred debris of what had been that family’s sole possessions. In front of this destroyed home stood an old grandfather-looking man dressed only in his underclothes, blacken and ...read more

  • I've Read That When Edward Vi, The King Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 1, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,644 views

    I’ve read that when Edward VI, the king of England in the 16th century, attended a worship service, he stood while the Word of God was read. He took notes during this time and later studied them with great care. Through the week he earnestly tried to apply them to his life. That’s the kind of ...read more

  • Ted Turner, Most Of You Have Heard Of Ted Turner. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Apr 28, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,632 views

    Ted Turner, Most of you have heard of Ted Turner. He is the founder of CNN, TNT, TBS, etc. He is a very successful businessman, a billionaire and a well-known critic of Christianity. In fact he has publicly stated, "Christianity is for losers." What is not so well known is how Mr. Turner became ...read more

  • A Man Wrote: "Dear Abby, I Am In Love And I Am ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 2, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,555 views

    A man wrote: "Dear Abby, I am in love and I am having an affair with two different women other than my wife. I love my wife but I love these other women too. Please tell me what to do, but don’t give me any that morality stuff." Signed: Too much love for only one.” In this case Abby’s answer was ...read more

  • Remember That William Carey, The Father Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 1, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 1,603 views

    Remember that William Carey, the Father of modern missions told his churches, If you will hold the ropes, I will go down to look for the lost." He started out with only six supporters but ended up staying 47 years in India and setting in motion the entire modern missionary movement because of those ...read more

  • I Was A Member Of The Young And Restless In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 3, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,086 views

    I was a member of THE YOUNG AND RESTLESS in THE GENERAL HOSPITAL in the city of DALLAS. I was waiting to see THE DOCTORS. They told me I was at THE EDGE OF NIGHT, my condition was very serious. Suddenly, I realized I had just ... ONE LIFE TO LIVE. I wanted to see ALL MY CHILDREN before I entered ...read more

  • The Movie "Blank Check" Tells The Story Of A ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 30, 2002
     | 2,235 views

    · The movie “Blank Check” tells the story of a young boy who finds a blank check complete with the signature! His imagination begins to run wild. He thinks about cashing the check for $1,000 then $10,000. He finally decides to make the check out for $1 million dollars. The boy takes the check ...read more

  • During A Christmas Pagent, One Child Had Been ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Dec 27, 2002
    based on 58 ratings
     | 3,219 views

    During a Christmas pagent, one child had been forced to be in the program by his parents. The young teen continued to voice his concerns as they practiced. He would mutter things like "How can people believe that Jesus is the Son of God?" and "just what makes everyone believe that this is the way ...read more

  • Worried That She'll Stop Clapping

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jul 3, 2009
     | 3,157 views

    WORRIED THAT SHE'LL STOP CLAPPING David Buttrick tells of a baby who claps her hands over most anything. "Shove breakfast cereal in the front of her, you’ll get a hand clap. Sit her in a circle of toys, and she’ll break into applause. Her parents took her to the seashore to watch the waves roll ...read more

  • Andrew Murray States,

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 9, 2009
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    Andrew Murray states, “We need only think for a moment what faith is. Is not the confession of nothingness and helplessness, the surrender and the waiting to let God work? Is it not in itself the most humbling thing there can be-the acceptance of our place as dependents, who can claim or get or do ...read more

  • This Week On The Today Show (November 2009) There ...

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Dec 7, 2009
     | 1,854 views

    This week on the Today Show (November 2009) there was a young mother whose face had been disfigured in a plane crash and she was in the midst of many needed operations. Her little girl was asked how it all affected her and she said, “Mommy is nicer now.” This mother had received the blessing nobody ...read more

  • Years Ago I Remember The Kings Commandoes Going ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 25, 2009
     | 1,714 views

    Years ago I remember the Kings Commandoes going camping and coming back with insect bites all over their skin. They had been attacked through the night by blood sucking insects which deposit their eggs on living things so the larvae can feast upon it. So under their skin were deposits of larvae ...read more

  • A Good Example To This Though Is Our Sign ...

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Jan 23, 2010
     | 2,086 views

    A good example to this though is our sign project. We know that based on our regular offerings that we could not afford the gorgeous sign out front. But we also know that in order for God to be able to change the hearts of others, we must 1st get them into church. The sign gives us a means to ...read more

  • Start Of The Human Race  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Fa’atoia-Collins on May 13, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,580 views

    START OF THE HUMAN RACE A little girl asked her mother, "How did the human race start?" The mother answered, "God made Adam and Eve and they had children, and so all mankind was made." Two days later, the girl asked her father the same question. The father answered, "Many years ago, there were ...read more

  • Danny Wuerffel

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,312 views

    DANNY WUERFFEL Danny Wuerffel attended high school in Ft. Walton Beach, FL and played at the University of Florida, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1996. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints and then played for several NFL teams. He was offered to rejoin to the Washington Redskins and his former ...read more

  • The Ship

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Oct 21, 2010
     | 2,898 views

    Anybody like doing pub quizes? Well here’s a piece of pub trivia for you. The posh name for bit of the church you are sitting in is “the nave” - and that means the “ship”. Why on earth does anybody call the bit of the church you are sitting in “the ship”? It doesn’t look like a ship does it? ...read more