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  • The Bible According To Kids

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 23, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,365 views

    The Bible according to kids: IN THE FIRST BOOK OF THE BIBLE, GUINESSIS. GOD GOT TIRED OF CREATING THE WORLD SO HE TOOK THE SABBATH OFF. ADAM AND EVE WERE CREATED FROM AN APPLE TREE. NOAH’S WIFE WAS JOAN OF ARK. NOAH BUILT AND ARK AND THE ANIMALS CAME ON IN PEARS. SAMSON SLAYED THE PHILISTINES ...read more

  • You May Have Read The Following On A Bookmark Or ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Apr 1, 2007
     | 522 views

    You may have read the following on a bookmark or plaque, but it has special significance today. He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in still another village, where he worked in a carpenter shop until he was thirty. Then for three years he was an itinerant ...read more

  • A Speaker In Colorado Was About To Address A ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 3, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,053 views

    A speaker in Colorado was about to address a gathering of businessmen and women. Sitting a the head table, he turned to the real estate salesman on his left and said, "So, how are things going for you?" "Terrible," he answered. "Haven¡¯t you heard about the strikes? 80% of the people in this ...read more

  • Nazarene

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 28, 2009
     | 2,062 views

    NAZARENE God could have come to the earth and assumed immediately the role of King of the World, and who could have resisted Him? He could have come with great pomp and ceremony. He could have entered the world a Man full-grown with rings on every finger, wrapped in robes spun in the halls of ...read more

  • A Greater Hero Than You Think

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2011
     | 3,694 views

    A GREATER HERO THAN YOU THINK One summer morning as Ray Blankenship was preparing his breakfast, he gazed out the window, and saw a small girl being swept along in the rain-flooded drainage ditch beside his Andover, Ohio, home. Blankenship knew that farther downstream, the ditch disappeared with ...read more

  • The Dreams Of James Irwin

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 21, 2011
     | 2,136 views

    THE DREAMS OF JAMES IRWIN It started like so many evenings--Mom and Dad at home and Jimmy playing after dinner. Mom and Dad were absorbed with jobs and did not notice the time. It was a full moon, and some of the light seeped through the windows. Then Mom glanced at the clock. "Jimmy, it's time to ...read more

  • Remove The Hate — Be Pure  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Mar 30, 2013
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,848 views

    REMOVE THE HATE -- BE PURE "And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood (Hebrews 13:2)." Three years ago, Chris Simpson led a white pride march. Two years ago, he abandoned the white supremacist movement. This past April (2012), he was ...read more

  • Gold Medalist

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,645 views

    Gold Medalist In Seoul Korea—At his father’s funeral, American Carl Lewis placed his 100-meter gold medal from the 1984 Olympics in his father’s hands. “Don’t worry,” he told his surprised mother. “I’ll get another one.” A year later, in the 100-meter final at the 1988 games, Lewis was competing ...read more

  • Last Year A Former Homeless Man Was Buried At ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,183 views

    Last year a former homeless man was buried at the prestigious St. John’s Episcopal Church, across from the White House. St. John’s is called the “church of presidents” since nearly every U.S. leader since James Madison has worshiped there. In an unusual memorial, former members of Congress and ...read more

  • Since The Beginning Of Time People Have Fought ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
     | 1,433 views

    Since the beginning of time people have fought with each other A group of historians has compiled the following info. In the last 5600 years the world has seen only 292 years of peace During this same period there have been 14,351 wars In which 3.64 billion people have been killed The property ...read more

  • The Love Of God

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jun 12, 2023
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    Several years ago, John MacArthur had the opportunity to spend several days traveling with the well-known gospel musicians, Bill and Gloria Gaither. At one point, he asked Bill what, in his estimation, were the greatest Christian lyrics ever written, aside from the inspired Psalms. Without ...read more

  • Dream-Stealers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 19, 2011
     | 6,211 views

    DREAM-STEALERS Years ago, I heard Pastor Anthony Mangun tell a story at Because of the Times that I have never forgotten. . . . The story is told of a young man by the name of Monty, who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer, who would go from stable to stable, race track to race track, farm ...read more

  • [164]. A Message From A Poem – Just Being In Christ Is Everything

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 15, 2025
     | 133 views

    [164]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – JUST BEING IN CHRIST IS EVERYTHING YES! YES! YES! Christ is everything. How this world is empty without the Lord at the centre. If God did not care for us and took steps to save us, we would be meaningless people on a meaningless ball spinning in space in a ...read more

  • 65279;once, When My Brother Was Four Or Five ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Barron on Jul 3, 2001
    based on 128 ratings
     | 1,761 views

    Once, when my brother was four or five and my sister three or four, Dennis came running into the house. “What’s wrong?” my mother asked. “Wanda hit me!” my brother, in tears, cried out. Not wanting him to be unable to take care of himself, my mother told him to hit my sister back if she ...read more

  • One Day Henry Ford Was Driving In The Michigan ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 5, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 2,285 views

    One day Henry Ford was driving in the Michigan countryside when he came upon a man whose Model T had broken down. The guy was bent under the hood trying to figure what was wrong. Mr. Ford stopped and asked if he could take a look. In a few minutes, he had the car running. The grateful owner ...read more

  • In 1981, A Minnesota Radio Station Reported A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Klinedinst on Aug 9, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
     | 1,860 views

    In 1981, a Minnesota radio station reported a story about a stolen car in California. Police were staging an intense search for the vehicle and the driver, even to the point of placing announcements on local radio stations to contact the thief.On the front seat of the stolen car sat a box of ...read more

  • But Preacher, You Say, I've Read The End. This ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Salisbury on Oct 2, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 2,350 views

    But preacher, you say, I’ve read the end. This old world just gets worse and worse until God burns it up. You’re right. But you know what – you will die someday but you run and work out anyway. Someday something will kill you, but you still watch what you eat. When you get sick, you go see the ...read more

  • One Day My Daughter Emilee, Age 1 1/2, Came ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gary Fuller on Dec 6, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,266 views

    One day my daughter Emilee, age 1 1/2, came running up to me saying, "Bless you, bless you." Not knowing what I did to deserve a blessing, I just said, "Thank you." Emilee repeated, "Bless!" even more earnestly. I replied, "Thank you." By now she had become and near tears. Because I couldn’t always ...read more

  • Hungry For Peace  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2003
    based on 12 ratings
     | 5,177 views

    HUNGRY FOR PEACE Much, if not most, of the social turmoil of our culture is due to a hunger for peace, which is sought for in all the wrong places. According to Ronald Hutchcraft, the Director of Youth for Christ in New York and New Jersey, in the next thirty minutes- 57 kids will run away from ...read more

  • The Clock Is My Dictator  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jul 7, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,900 views

    The clock is my dictator, I shall not rest. It makes me lie down only when exhausted. It leads me into deep depression. It hounds my soul. It leads me in circles of frenzy, for activities sake. Even though I run frantically from task to task, I will never get it all done, For my ideal is with ...read more