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  • The Unexpected Christmas

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,148 views

    THE UNEXPECTED CHRISTMAS When I was in seventh grade, like so many youth at that age, music became a huge part of my life. I was awakened to the sounds of music of Elton John’s Greatest Hits, SuperTramp's Breakfast in America and Led Zeppelin 2. So my hope and dream was to build a stereo system ...read more

  • Remembering Our Heavenly Connection

    Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 19, 2024
     | 775 views

    In one of the YouTube videos, Neil deGrasse Tyson shares his observation that humans, unlike most animals, sleep on their backs, naturally facing the sky. This position may have fostered a deep connection with the heavens. However, from a Christian perspective, this curiosity and upward gaze might ...read more

  • Journey To See God Face To Face

    Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 19, 2025
     | 307 views

    Everyone has a desire to see God face to face, but before that they are some prerequisites that need to checked 1) Am I right with God and others? 2) Are my hands clean? 3) Is my heart pure? We need to get answers to these questions from the Holy Spirit. As we receive the answers and correct ...read more

  • The Best Gift

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,978 views

    THE BEST GIFT Bobby was getting cold sitting out in his back yard in the snow. Bobby didn't wear boots; he didn't like them, and anyway he didn't own any. The thin sneakers he wore had a few holes in them, and they did a poor job of keeping out the cold. Bobby had been in his backyard for about ...read more

  • Secret Of The Fifth Man!" Mark 2:1-5 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Apr 12, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,463 views

    “Secret of the Fifth Man!” Mark 2:1-5 Key verse(s) 3:“Some men came, bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them.” Five people passed the beggar but only one stopped to help. The will it seems to get somewhere on time, a preoccupation with self, easily thwarted a fragile affection that ...read more

  • Work With It!" Romans 12: 1-8: Key Verse(S): 6 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 10, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,125 views

    “Work With It!” Romans 12: 1-8: Key verse(s): 6 “We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.” “All things being equal!” Where that may be the rallying cry of today’s philosophical democratically-driven culture, it wasn’t the impetus for justice in the Brunner household as I was ...read more

  • Erwin Mcmanus And His "John The Baptist"

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 28, 2011
     | 6,912 views

    ERWIN MCMANUS AND HIS "JOHN THE BAPTIST" As we begin today I would like to read a true account of an experience that pastor, speaker, and author, Erwin McManus had in the early years of his ministry. Listen to what he says... "I got a message through the urban grapevine that I was dead. It might ...read more

  • A Comfortable Emptiness!

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 2, 2005
     | 4,488 views

    A Comfortable Emptiness! On a faded scroll framed in mahogany and hung in the hallway of an old farmhouse I chanced many years ago to read what then, in my youth, seemed important but now many years later is ingrained in my heart as one of the most profound and impacting statements I have ever ...read more

  • While Serving As A U.s. Marine In Iwakuni, Japan ...

    Contributed by Troy Mason on Nov 1, 2002
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    While serving as a U.S. Marine in Iwakuni, Japan I had an experience that I thought I would share. The date was Friday, Nov 1st, 2002. Just to set the stage, that means it was a payday Friday compounded by the fact that military promotions occur on the 1st, so there were many Marines of all ranks ...read more

  • Anybody Here Heard Of A Rich Man Called John ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Feb 21, 2004
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     | 1,987 views

    Anybody here heard of a rich man called John Davis who lived in Hiawatha, Kansas? Davis, was a farmer and a self-made man. He began as a lowly hired hand and by sheer determination and frugality he managed to amass a considerable fortune in his lifetime. In the process, however, the farmer did not ...read more

  • Some Time Ago I Was Reading About The 18th ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Gibson on Nov 23, 2000
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    Some time ago I was reading about the 18th century German sculptor Johann Heinrich von Dannecker. His skills were impressive. He could bring stone to life with his tools. At the height of his powers, he wanted to do something special with his gifts -- he wanted to shape a statue of Christ that ...read more

  • Complaining Is Remedied By Thankfulness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
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     | 3,172 views

    COMPLAINING IS REMEDIED BY THANKFULNESS Turn back again to the book of Exodus—Exodus chapter 34. The cure for complaining is not found in changing our circumstances, but rather gaining a proper view of God. · Do you really believe that God has your best interests at heart? · Do you really ...read more

  • On Monday, September 15, 2008, A Very Interesting ...

    Contributed by Mark Hiehle on Sep 24, 2008
     | 1,647 views

    On Monday, September 15, 2008, a very interesting panel of men was assembled and interviewed as a PBS special. The program aired on Friday night, September 19th. The gathering was of past and current White House Chief of Staff. One of the questions that was posed to the men was, “In your ...read more

  • On Monday, September 15, 2008, A Very Interesting ...

    Contributed by Mark Hiehle on Sep 25, 2008
     | 1,372 views

    On Monday, September 15, 2008, a very interesting panel of men was assembled and interviewed as a PBS special. The program aired on Friday night, September 19th. The gathering was of past and current White House Chief of Staff. One of the questions that was posed to the men was, “In your ...read more

  • Among My Absolute Favorite Films Is The Indiana ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jan 7, 2009
     | 2,904 views

    Among my absolute favorite films is the Indiana Jones saga staring Harrison Ford. If you have not seen the films, they are the story of Indiana Jones, a famed archeologist who goes on wild adventures in search of ancient lost artifacts, including the Ark of the Covenant in the first film and the ...read more

  • Zorthian's Fear

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Jan 26, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,229 views

    ZORTHIAN'S FEAR A mural artist named J.H. Zorthian read about a tiny boy who had been killed in traffic. His stomach churned as he thought of that ever happening to one of his three children. His worry became an inescapable anxiety. The more he imagined such a tragedy, the more fearful he became. ...read more

  • You Will Meet An Old Lady

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2010
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     | 3,404 views

    YOU WILL MEET AN OLD LADY You are going to meet an old lady someday. Down the road ahead, 10, 20, 30 years; she’s waiting for you. You will be catching up with her. What kind of old lady are you going to meet? That is a rather significant question. She may be a seasoned, soft, and gracious lady. ...read more

  • How Much Land?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011
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     | 2,984 views

    HOW MUCH LAND? In his 1886 short story "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" Leo Tolstoy shows how a continual desire for more can ultimately cause us to lose everything. The main character of the story is a peasant named Pahóm, who at the beginning can be heard complaining that he does not own ...read more

  • Community: A Lost Art  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,972 views

    COMMUNITY: A LOST ART I inherited an old trunk that sat in my grandma’s basement. It had belonged to the generation before, who had used it to bring their possessions across the sea from Sweden. It sits in my dining room. It smells a little musty, but I treasure it as a link to my heritage. I was ...read more

  • Atitudes

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 6, 2016
     | 4,110 views

    YOU CHOOSE? YOUR CHOICES WILL CONTROL THE OUT GOING AND IN COMING 120 years ago there was a family moving from Georgetown to Johnstown. A new opportunity farming was before them. So they loaded up their covered wagon, hitched up the horses, said farewell and away they went. The journey from ...read more