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  • Genesis 37: God Knew Joseph Needed A Pit Stop If ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007
     | 1,693 views

    Genesis 37: God knew Joseph needed a Pit Stop if his dreams were ever going to become reality. It makes me think of a young couple who had life going along just like they’d Dreamed. They were happily married with 2 good jobs and 2 healthy little children. Then --- unexpectedly of course --- ...read more

  • Waiting On The Interest  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,909 views

    WAITING ON THE INTEREST A girl had a nice little piggy bank. Her father wanted to teach her about saving, so he talked to her about putting her money into a savings account at their bank. He very carefully explained to her that when she put money into her account, the bank would pay her interest ...read more

  • Freedom Has A Cost  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,478 views

    FREEDOM HAS A COST At the dramatic conclusion of the musical, Camelot, the tragic figure of King Arthur calls a boy named Tom out of the bushes. Arthur dubs the boy a "Knight of the Round Table," but orders him not to fight in the battle. He is to "grow up and grow strong" in order to tell of the ...read more

  • Micaela Played T-Ball. Many Of You Know About The ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 24, 2009
     | 2,232 views

    Micaela played t-ball. Many of you know about the t-ball experience. One of the kids asked me if Micaela’s team was good. I chuckled because from what I see no t-ball team is “good.” They are there to learn some basics and have fun. The biggest struggle that the coaches face is not kids who can’t ...read more

  • Tony Campolo Confronts Congregations Lack Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,458 views

    Tony Campolo Confronts Congregations Lack of Compassion If you can be concerned about something as trivial as a plant, should I not be allowed to be concerned about something as important as these people-not to mention their livestock? Jonah’s resentment had distorted his perspective and it will do ...read more

  • Swindoll On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
     | 4,375 views

    Swindoll on Time Swindoll stated this in His book Living on the Ragged Edge and its focus is about the importance of our time: Every morning someone who loves you very much deposits into your bank of time 86,400 seconds of time-which represents 1,440 minutes-which, of course, equal twenty-four ...read more

  • You Are Not Alone

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 14, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,246 views

    YOU ARE NOT ALONE Reed Lessing tells the story of a Native American ritual for training young braves: "On the night of a boy’s thirteenth birthday, he was placed in a dense forest to spend the entire night alone. Until then he had never been away from the security of his family and tribe. But on ...read more

  • Oath

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 7, 2010
     | 2,149 views

    The "Oath of Allegiance" taken by all who choose to become naturalized citizens of the United States follows. Immediately after saying the oath one's citizenship is in effect. "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign ...read more

  • The Gifts In The Fries

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jul 8, 2010
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    THE GIFTS IN THE FRIES If you have one or more of the gifts of service, you are critical to the work and glory of God. Do not think lightly of your place in God’s plan. A man goes to buy a hamburger for lunch. The young lady behind the counter asks, “Do you want fries with that?” The man ...read more

  • Robert A. Fryling, In His Article Titled, A ...

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jul 12, 2010
     | 1,481 views

    Robert A. Fryling, in his article titled, A Renewed Mind: The Practice of Humble Thought, said, “A blessed person is one who is delighted and immersed in the teachings of the Lord. Such a person is consciously choosing to have a right relationship with God and consequently exhibits a life of ...read more

  • Giving It Back One More Time

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2011
    based on 1 rating
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    GIVING IT BACK ONE MORE TIME Years ago the Crown Prince of India gave to Queen Victoria the most precious thing he had. He was a child prince and he gave to the Queen of England, the "coroner diamond". The coroner diamond is perhaps the most famous diamond of all history. Do you know how big it ...read more

  • Fasting Before The Great Awakening

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Oct 22, 2011
     | 6,201 views

    FASTING BEFORE THE GREAT AWAKENING Jonathan Edwards was a man used by God in the First Great Awakening. I have read that he preached in a weak, squeaking, monotone voice and held his tiny manuscript so close to his face that people could not see his expressions. When he preached, "Sinners in the ...read more

  • Unusual Laws In Kansas

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2011
     | 4,844 views

    Unusual Laws in Kansas Laws are important in any society in order to keep peace and order. But there are laws and then there are laws. Here are some laws that are still on the books in our state of Kansas. • In Derby, it is illegal to hit a vending machine that stole your money. • In Dodge City, it ...read more

  • William Randolph Hearst's Fear Of Death

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 7, 2012
     | 6,873 views

    WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST'S FEAR OF DEATH William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) was one of the wealthiest and most powerful men of the 20th century. At the height of his media career he was worth over $500 million. He built an enormous castle in the hills near San Simeon, California. At more than ...read more

  • My Friend Will Find Me

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 16, 2012
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     | 3,245 views

    MY FRIEND WILL FIND ME Sam was a great bird dog. If he pointed to a clump of bushes, there surely was a bird in there. He was much more than just a bird dog. Often we’d share together lazy lunches in an abandoned apple orchard, and the snooze that followed. Late one afternoon, Sam and I became ...read more

  • Protecting His Bats

    Contributed by Ken Pell on May 19, 2013
     | 1,951 views

    PROTECTING HIS BATS Japanese-born big-leaguer Ichiro Suzuki is one of the best hitters in baseball. He has led the Major Leagues in regular season hits on seven occasions. To state the obvious, you hit a baseball with a bat. Ichiro Suzuki seems to be more aware of that obvious fact than other ...read more

  • Bobby Richardson - Witnessing In The World Series!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 17, 2017
     | 4,056 views

    Bobby Richardson is one of my spiritual heroes. What a blessing to meet this awesome witness for Christ who led Mickey Mantle to faith in Christ before he died. This story makes me love Bobby even more! It was the seventh game of the 1962 World Series between the New York Yankees and the San ...read more

  • Telemarketers

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Aug 28, 2017
     | 4,394 views

    IRS Spam Call - I wanted to share an experience that I just had on the phone. I got that dreaded spam call from the IRS. I knew it was false but I felt like I wanted to talk to a person about it. So I called the number. A young lady answered. She gave me a name and told me I owed $4800 on my IRS ...read more

  • Get In The Game: Be A Disciple For Christ

    Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Oct 23, 2017
     | 3,614 views

    Discipleship is never easy. It’s not something that you are born with. However, when you are born again, it is something you should plan on doing. Discipleship can be as simple as sharing your testimony with others. Some of us don’t even have a testimony but should. What were you like ...read more

  • The Heizer Creek Baptism

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
     | 3,333 views

    Note: this story happened to me - Jim Butcher of Madison WV. One of my favorite baptism stories comes from a friend of mine who owns a house on Heizer Creek. He had a nice spot on his property to do baptisms and told the nearby country churches they were welcome to use it anytime, which a few of ...read more

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