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  • Lead Us Not Into Temptation

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 28, 2019
     | 5,533 views

    A young driver was in a hurry to get to an appointment and illegally parked his car. He left this note under the windshield wiper of his auto: So sorry, but I have circled the block for twenty minutes. I am late for an appointment and if I don't park here, I'll lose my job! ...read more

  • A Hope Beyond This Life  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 8, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,052 views

    A HOPE BEYOND THIS LIFE Russell Davis was a 10-year-old boy who knew a hope that went beyond this life. He had fought cancer for 4 years when he wrote this note to his best friend. Dear Brian, How are you doing? I’m alright in the hospital but a little sleepy. I know that you worry about me some ...read more

  • Buy Me Out  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Garrett on May 29, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,909 views

    “BUY ME OUT” A very successful businessman had a meeting with his new son-in-law. "I love my daughter, and now I welcome you into the family," he said. "To show you how much we care for you, I’m making you a 50-50 partner in my business. All you have to do is go to the factory every day and learn ...read more

  • A Group Of Men Were Carrying On A Friendly ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jun 27, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,963 views

    A group of men were carrying on a friendly conversation. One of them remarked that he had learned to be especially careful about small things. “Would you believe,” he said, “that a little thing like a pair of socks changed the entire course of my life?” “I can hardly believe that,” replied another ...read more

  • Brennan Manning Urges Us Toward Creative ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 19, 2007
     | 1,275 views

    Brennan Manning urges us toward creative listening imagining God’s words to us as such (I invite you to close your eyes and imagine Jesus speaking these words to you now): “Has it crossed your mind that I am proud you accepted the gift of faith I offered you? Proud that you freely chose Me, after I ...read more

  • My ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
     | 3,377 views

    My Friend My friend, I stand in judgment now. And I feel that you are to blame somehow. On earth I walked with you day by day. But never did you point the way. You knew the Lord, In His truth and His glory. But never did you share the story! My knowledge then was very dim. You could have ...read more

  • Joy In The Circumstances Of Life

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Dec 4, 2023
     | 1,955 views

    The ingredients of our life can lead to joy if we look at them from God’s viewpoint. I am reminded of the family that sat down to a meal with their grandpa and dad, an old farmer. The farmer was asked to ask the blessing on the breakfast of biscuits and gravy. They bowed their heads as the ...read more

  • A Divided House Makes A Happy Home

    Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 6, 2021
     | 1,729 views

    Never has our world been more divided than today. Politics, religion, sports and on and on I could go. For the most part, so many people think being divided is a negative thing. And for many people it is. However, after being married to the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage for almost 50 years, I ...read more

  • As Pastor Of A Small Country Church In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Dupree on Dec 9, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,568 views

    As pastor of a small country church in the bluegrass hills of Kentucky, I often visited with people of the community by sitting on the front porch with a cup of coffee accompanied with a piece of home made pie. This particular occasion was no different until the gentlemen, Buster, with whom I ...read more

  • One Day, While My Family Was Shopping At Lowes ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bryan Mcnair on Jun 7, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,703 views

    One day, while my family was shopping at Lowes Home Improvement store, I was showing my little girl, Lauren, some of the large area rugs rolled up on the floor. I told her that we needed one that could fit perfectly in our living room. As we looked at different styles and colors, I came upon one ...read more

  • Enormously Gorgeous  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 22, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 707 views

    ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS My dad says I am ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS. I wonder if I really am. To be ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS... Sarah says you need to have beautiful, long, curly hair like she has. I don’t. To be ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS... Justin says you must have perfectly straight white teeth like he has. I ...read more

  • Our Church Was Meeting In A Storefront, But We ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Wright on Jun 28, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,605 views

    Our church was meeting in a storefront, but we had outgrown it. We found a church building on the east side of St. Paul for $27,000. We literally had no money. We believed God wanted us to have that building, so we signed a contract to pay cash in 90 days ... and we began to pray. Nothing came ...read more

  • Northern Mississippi River Freezes. A Man ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
     | 1,134 views

    Northern Mississippi River freezes. A man decided to walk across the ice instead of going down to the bridge. He didn’t see anyone else out there. It looked so crusty and thick, He said, “I believe I can walk across. I won’t have to take the journey down to the bridge” and he began to walk ...read more

  • Where Fruit Begins

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 19, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,381 views

    WHERE FRUIT BEGINS I believe with everything that is in me that fruit begins with each one of us. It begins with a decision, “I want to bear fruit. I want to honor Jesus. I want to walk in his ways. And I will do it no matter what. No matter what life throws at me. No matter what struggles I face. ...read more

  • In Philadelphia

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jul 2, 2011
     | 1,106 views

    IN PHILADELPHIA My father died in a Philadelphia hospital in 1999. Some weeks before his death, I was able to spend a few days with him. I stayed at the home of some friends in Washington Crossing, just a few miles north of Philadelphia, and each day I would drive into the city. The first morning ...read more

  • What A Contagious Christian Looks Like  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,877 views

    WHAT A CONTAGIOUS CHRISTIAN LOOKS LIKE Bill Hybels, Becoming a Contagious Christian: "Recently, I saw a letter written by a relatively new Christian to the person whose life had influenced hers so greatly. She actually lists about a dozen qualities she found contagious in the life of this older ...read more

  • The Wrong Oil  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,451 views

    THE WRONG OIL Phil (a member of our congregation) owns a stunning sports car. It's a Viper. It's a thing of beauty. And it has a powerful engine with 10 cylinders. Most of us common folks have cars with 6 and 8 cylinders... but this car has TEN cylinders. I'm pretty sure it can take you anywhere ...read more

  • Let’s Play ‘let’s ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on Jul 11, 2001
    based on 115 ratings
     | 4,407 views

    Let’s play ‘Let’s Pretend’. Let’s pretend that you work for me. In fact, you are my executive assistant in a company that is growing rapidly. I’m the owner and I’m interested in expanding overseas. To pull this off, I make plans to travel abroad and stay there until a new branch office gets ...read more

  • Orphaned Girl And Wounded Mother  PRO

    Contributed by Ryan Yandris on Mar 8, 2003
    based on 52 ratings
     | 3,282 views

    ORPHANED GIRL AND WOUNDED MOTHER One day a little orphan girl who was about 5 years old had a visitor. The Nurse had pre warned the child that this wasn’t just any visitor. It was a lady who had severely crippled her back and her hands were withered. Her whole body was scared with deep wounds ...read more

  • Let's Play ‘let's Pretend'. Let's Pretend That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,954 views

    Let’s play ‘Let’s Pretend’. Let’s pretend that you work for me. In fact, you are my executive assistant in a company that is growing rapidly. I’m the owner and I’m interested in expanding overseas. To pull this off, I make plans to travel abroad and stay there until a new branch office gets ...read more