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  • Some Years Ago, There Was A Small Tribe Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 2,404 views

    : Some years ago, there was a small tribe of Native Americans who lived in the state of Mississippi. They lived along the banks of a very swift and dangerous river. The current was so strong that if somebody accidentally fell in, they would likely be swept away to their death downstream. One day ...read more

  • In Les Misérables The Antagonist Is A Police Man ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jun 2, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,039 views

    In Les Misérables the antagonist is a police man named Javert. He is a pitiful man who believes in judgment alone and not mercy. Last week we saw the clip from the movie where Jean Valjean receives mercy from the Bishop and I told you that he lives the rest of his life trying to give the same ...read more

  • Turning Point (From Our Daily Bread)  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jun 19, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,457 views

    Turning Point (from Our Daily Bread) The surrender of one’s will to Jesus is essential to a life of joy and victory. Oswald Chambers called this “giving up my right to myself.” We hold nothing back—no earthly life, no material gain, no pride-filled position—but simply say, “Jesus, do with my life ...read more

  • In Colorado In 1996, Fifteen-Year-Old Danny ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 15, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,309 views

    In Colorado in 1996, fifteen-year-old Danny Phillips protested a classroom video on human reproduction from the PBS series NOVA, which opened with the sweeping statement that life originated billions of years ago when “powerful winds gathered random molecules from the atmosphere.” Danny approached ...read more

  • The Magic Of Three Days  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 3,992 views

    THE MAGIC OF THREE DAYS It was a beautiful spring day, and a sense of peace stayed with me as I left the cathedral on Easter Monday morning. I paused for a moment on top of the steps leading to the avenue, now crowded with people rushing to their jobs. Sitting in her usual place inside a small ...read more

  • Pray Till You Get Cookies  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 11, 2004
    based on 32 ratings
     | 7,011 views

    PRAY TILL YOU GET COOKIES We should be like the 3-year-old boy (that Paul Harvey told about) who went to the grocery store with his mother. Before they entered the grocery store she said to him, "Now you’re not going to get any chocolate chip cookies, so don’t even ask." She put him up in the cart ...read more

  • Attended By Angels! (08.10.05--Character ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 8, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,455 views

    Attended By Angels! (08.10.05--Character Counts!--Mark 1: 12-13) Why am I tempted so much? Sometimes it just gets to be a real burden just coping with the day-to-day temptations that never seem to go away. “If God really loves me, why am I tempted so much?” A number of years ago the Douglas ...read more

  • Back When The Telegraph Was The Fastest Method Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,305 views

    Back when the telegraph was the fastest method of long-distance communication, a young man applied for a job as a Morse Code operator. Answering an ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address that was listed. When he arrived, he entered a large, busy office filled with noise and clatter, ...read more

  • Just As Knowing Christ Holds The Most Important ...

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Dec 13, 2007
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    Just as knowing Christ holds the most important place in becoming a Christian, we must also have heard ourselves about the love and joy of Christ. Since we have heard and accepted Christ, so others must hear and accept Christ so that they too can become a part of the fellowship of God. A major part ...read more

  • Sometime Immediate Responses Are The Best Way To ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Mar 29, 2008
     | 1,024 views

    Sometime immediate responses are the best way to deal with a situation. I remember being a young Marine at Infantry training school in the coastal mountains of San Diego – I know it sounds like such tough duty just a few miles from the beaches of San Diego, California! Trust me, it was more ...read more

  • We Should Be Like The 3-Year-Old Boy (That Paul ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 5, 2008
     | 2,506 views

    We should be like the 3-year-old boy (that Paul Harvey told about) who went to the grocery store with his mother. Before they entered the grocery store she said to him, "Now you’re not going to get any chocolate chip cookies, so don’t even ask." She put him up in the cart & he sat in the little ...read more

  • Give It To The Cat ----Years Ago I Received A ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 16, 2008
     | 952 views

    GIVE IT TO THE CAT ----Years ago I received a call from a member to stop on by her house. I could tell by the call that she was fairly shaken up. She was a lady who was quite advanced in years, and was quite wealthy, well, she was phenomenally wealthy. It turns out that granddaughter had stopped by ...read more

  • The Lost Ladle

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 3,424 views

    THE LOST LADLE Helen was a wonderful Christian woman, She was a single mother raising her only son Tom as best she could to love God. But Helen was very worried when Tom told her he was moving to the Big city. A year went by and all seemed well, when Tom called his mother one day and told her his ...read more

  • God's Will Is God's Word

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    GOD’S WILL IS GOD’S WORD Jimmy is a professional fisherman. He makes his living fishing on the BASS (Bass Angler Sportsman Society) circuit. He is also a devout Christian and belongs to the FBC Keys, Oklahoma. This year, BASS made a ruling that to be eligible for the fisherman of the year award ...read more

  • No-Cut Auditions

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 5, 2009
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    NO-CUT AUDITIONS Dick Sanderson is kind enough to give me a subscription to Leadership, Real Ministry in a Complex World. It is an exceptional magazine. This quarter there was an insert that carried a story called "A Cast of Thousands" by Lillian Daniel. She writes: "At my daughter’s ...read more

  • On Self-Control  PRO

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 2, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,670 views

    ON SELF-CONTROL When I’m at the pizza buffet and I’ve already had more than enough to eat, and I know there’s a good chance another slice will make me miserable for the next 3-4 hours and I eat it anyway .... I lack self control. When I decide to stay up late and play video games or surf the ...read more

  • Coronations

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Apr 18, 2011
    based on 1 rating
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    CORONATIONS Have you ever seen a coronation? The queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II became Queen on June 2, 1953 (59 Years ago). Too long ago for most of us to remember. Did you know the the Queen's main residence, Buckingham Palace, boasts 775 rooms and 78 bathrooms? But many of us remember ...read more

  • Do You Have The Nerve Of A Squirrel?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 12, 2011
    based on 1 rating
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    DO YOU HAVE THE NERVE OF A SQUIRREL? A young writer with a very uncertain income went into a quiet park to contemplate a serious problem. For four years he had been engaged, but felt he did not have enough money to get married. He wanted to live and write in Paris, Rome, Vienna, ...read more

  • Shoot The Moon

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Jul 17, 2011
     | 1,966 views

    SHOOT THE MOON The other day I needed to take my mind off things, so I opened my computer and played a game of hearts. Now, like all card games, no matter how diligent you play, there's time when the unexpected happens, and you're hand turns to disaster. One sneaky move from an opponent and it's ...read more

  • Hold Fast

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,639 views

    HOLD FAST A ships crew can be suddenly obligated to ABANDON SHIP and take to the life boats. Such was the case of an American whaling ship in the South Seas. A huge leviathan of the deep, wounded by his pursuits, ran out the mile long line then returned again and struck the ship with incredible ...read more