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  • Thank God For The Delusion!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 4, 2021
     | 2,560 views

    Someone told a reformed alcoholic that his experience wasn't valid; that his religion was a delusion. He said, "Thank God for the delusion; it has put clothes on my children and shoes on their feet and bread in their mouths. It has made a man of me and it has put joy and peace in my ...read more

  • Our God Resigns??

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 8, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,774 views

    Ray Stedman, noted pastor and author, once traveled to England to speak at a Bible conference. The church sanctuary was filled with people eager to hear this well-known teacher. The service began with singing and praise to the Lord. One of the songs was the chorus "Our God ...read more

  • Daddy, Is God Dead?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 13, 2022
     | 504 views

    A little girl looked up at her daddy while sitting on his lap and asked, "Daddy, I need to ask you something. Is God dead?" The father said, "Honey, why in the world are you asking me such a ridiculous question! What would make you ask me such a question?" His daughter ...read more

  • Putting God First

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Mar 18, 2022
     | 4,283 views

    I woke up this one morning recently around 7am which is fairly late for me, still very tired, and about 10 minutes into reading the Word trying to drink my coffee to wake up, I knew I would not be able to stay awake through all my prayers at that level of fatigue. But I was trying to make sure in ...read more

  • The God Of Unmatched Shoes  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,553 views

    A man who was commissioned to paint a picture of the Prodigal Son. He went into his work fervently, laboring to produce a picture worthy of telling the story. Finally, the day came when the picture was complete, and he unveiled the finished painting. The scene was set outside the father’s house, ...read more

  • God Came Near

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,609 views

    “For 51 years Bob Edens was blind. He couldn’t see a thing. His world was a black hall of sounds and smells. He felt his way through five decades of darkness. And then, he could see. A skilled surgeon performed a complicated operation and, for the first time, Bob Edens had sight. He found it ...read more

  • God Can Be Trusted  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Bauer on Aug 1, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,130 views

    God can be trusted. Our prayers will not go unheeded. It’s like a little girl who crawled up into her father’s lap while was reading the newspaper. She told him how much she wanted him to build her a doll house. She didn’t climb down till her daddy had promised to do just that, although ...read more

  • Be Rich Toward God  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Bauer on Aug 1, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,034 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

  • That's Not My God

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Aug 27, 2007
     | 1,098 views

    THAT’S NOT MY GOD Years ago I lead this bible study for a group of men, it was a great to study with these guys. We had this one guy who every time he saw something in a passage that did not correspond to his philosophy of life he would say, “That’s not my god, he would never do that, my god would ...read more

  • God Tells Me  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 29, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,560 views

    A little girl had a dad who was a pastor. “Daddy, how do you know what to preach on Sundays?” “God tells me,” responded the dad. “Then daddy, why do you crinkle up so many sheets of paper and toss them into the waste basket?” We are much better off saying, “I think God wants me to tell you this” ...read more

  • God Came Near

    Contributed by C Jordan on Dec 14, 2007
     | 3,298 views

    QUOTE –GOD CAME NEAR: “They were too busy. The day was upon them. The day’s bread had to be made. The morning’s chores had to be done. There was too much to do to imagine that the impossible had occurred. God had entered the world as a baby. Yet, were someone to chance upon the sheep stable on the ...read more

  • Praising God In Worship  PRO

    Contributed by Karen Wheat on Feb 8, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,271 views

    Illustration About Praising God in Worship There’s the story of a church in an old town that was very sophisticated, dignified, and quiet. One day a visitor showed up in worship. When the preacher began to preach and say something like God is a good God, the visitor would shout, “Praise the Lord,” ...read more

  • A View Of God's Glory

    Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 5, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,095 views

    QUOTE: Charles Spurgeon, A View of God’s Glory. “Now, what attribute is God about to show to Moses? His petition is, “Show me thy glory.” Will God show him his justice? His holiness? His wrath? His power? No. Hear the still small voice – “I will make all my goodness pass before you.” Ah! ...read more

  • God Is Not Just Love

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 7, 2008
     | 1,874 views

    It is true God is Love. But God is also jealous I found 18 different occurrences where God is called Jealous, or the scripture refers to His Jealousy. Exodus 34:14 even says His name is Jealous; For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: God is ...read more

  • God Has A Plan

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Apr 23, 2008
     | 4,231 views

    GOD HAS A PLAN A eleven-year-old boy passed tracts out with his pastor father on Sunday afternoons, but it was pouring down rain so he told his son he wasn't going. The boy asked, "Aren't people still going to hell when it's raining?" So the boy went alone. The next Sunday, an elderly lady ...read more

  • God's Great Love

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,981 views

    GOD'S GREAT LOVE One time a father wanted to teach his son the lesson of God's great goodness. He took him to the top of a high hill and pointed northward over Scotland, southward over England, eastward over the ocean, westward over hill and valley, and then sweeping his arm around the whole ...read more

  • God Does The Remembering

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 7, 2008
     | 2,877 views

    GOD DOES THE REMEMBERING A 91-year-old lady reads the Scriptures regularly, but now her memory is failing her. Friends commented, "So what’s the use of all this reading when you cannot remember what you’ve read." Her answer is always the same. "God has blessed me richly. I eat well and sleep ...read more

  • Walking In The Confidence Of God  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,363 views

    Walking in the Confidence of God Christians walk in confidence because they serve a "Providential God:" Christians serve a Lord whose plans and purposes come about. Psalms 33:4-11 says, "For the word of the LORD is right and true; He is faithful in all He does. The LORD loves righteousness ...read more

  • Love God, Love ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 18,586 views

    LOVE GOD, LOVE PEOPLE James Moore tells about a man named George. George was a peacemaker with a big heart and wonderful sense of humor. Everyone loved George at church, and he was respected at the hospital where he worked. The reason why so many people loved George was because he was always kind ...read more

  • God Will Catch You

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 27, 2008
     | 1,408 views

    God Will Catch You When my girls were little munchkins, they often caught me off guard as they climbed up on the table or on the slide and after jumping off would shout, "Daddy, catch me!" I could have been ten feet away and would lunge toward them to catch them before they hit the ground. They ...read more