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  • I'm Free  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 16, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,553 views

    “I’m Free” by Unknown Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free, I’m following the path God has laid you see. I took His hand when I heard him call, I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay another day, To laugh, to love, to work, to play. Tasks left undone must stay that way, I found that ...read more

  • When She Turned 21, Tammy Harris From Roanoke, ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 23, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,974 views

    When she turned 21, Tammy Harris from Roanoke, Virginia, began searching for her biological mother. After a year, she had not succeeded. What she didn’t know was that her mother, Joyce Schultz, had been trying to locate her for twenty years. According to a recent Associated Press story, there ...read more

  • Each Day The Young Pastor Stopped At A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jul 19, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,670 views

    Each day the young pastor stopped at a deli-market for fruit juice on the way to work. Each day, with kindness in his voice, he greeted the man behind the counter, a middle-eastern man with Islamic beliefs. On many occasions the young pastor shared his faith in Jesus Christ with the man behind the ...read more

  • Rules To Help Women Understand Men:  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 20, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,918 views

    Rules to Help Women Understand Men: 1. Learn to work the toilet seat. If it’s up- don’t come tell us about it. Put it down. 2. Don’t make us guess. 3. If you ask a question you don’t want an answer to- expect an answer you don’t want to hear. 4. Sometimes we’re not thinking about you. 5. We’re ...read more

  • Listen To The Words Of This Poem Entitled, "The ...

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Sep 12, 2005
     | 1,767 views

    Listen to the words of this poem entitled, "The View." I don't know the author, but the words are striking. Jesus went upon the mount that day To begin his ministry. He gazed across the fertile ground, And what did he see? He looked upon the countless faces; He saw the pain of un-numbered ...read more

  • Noted Bible Teacher E. Schuyler English Told Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,029 views

    Noted Bible teacher E. Schuyler English told of Michael Billester, a Bible distributor who visited a small hamlet in Poland shortly before World War II. Billester gave a Bible to a villager, who was converted by reading it. The new believer then passed the Book on to others. The cycle of ...read more

  • Card Quandary: The Stationery Goods Market ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,317 views

    Card Quandary: The stationery goods market reached $36 billion in ‘04, up 6.3% over ‘02. While greeting cards account for $10.3 billion in ‘04, sales of cards declined 3.9% from ‘02. The market is mature, with 78% of adult Americans having bought a greeting card in the past year. A typical consumer ...read more

  • Noted Bible Teacher E. Schuyler English Told Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,808 views

    Noted Bible teacher E. Schuyler English told of Michael Billester, a Bible distributor who visited a small hamlet in Poland shortly before World War II. Billester gave a Bible to a villager, who was converted by reading it. The new believer then passed the Book on to others. The cycle of ...read more

  • In His Little Book Illustrations Of Bible Truth, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 2,561 views

    In his little book Illustrations of Bible Truth, H.A. Ironside pointed out the folly of judging others. He related an incident in the life of a man called Bishop Potter. "He was sailing for Europe on one of the great transatlantic ocean liners. When he went on board, he found that another passenger ...read more

  • One Of The Guys I Know In St. Louis Told Me This ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Oct 16, 2006
     | 1,298 views

    One of the guys I know in St. Louis told me this story. He told me that one day he answered the phone and on the other end was a voice that he had not heard in 15 years. It was a friend of his from a very very long time ago calling to apologize for an argument that they had some 15 years ago. ...read more

  • Bill, A Former Corrections Office, Appears On A ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006
     | 1,440 views

    Bill, a former corrections office, appears on a radio talk show to share his story with the founders of XXXChurch – a ministry to help people out of the pornography scene. Bill describes the way he was first exposed to pornography at his friend’s house at age 11. He was immediately addicted. ...read more

  • Showing Up For Motherhood

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 16, 2006
     | 1,458 views

    Erma Bombeck: Sometimes we forget how important stability is to a child. I’ve always told mine, "The easiest part of being a mother is giving birth.... the hardest part is showing up for it each day..." Mother’s day is traditionally the day when children give something back to their mothers for all ...read more

  • I Found A Series Of "Dear God" Prayers On The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 26, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,549 views

    I found a series of “Dear God” prayers on the internet, a few of which I’d like to share with you. 7-year old Debbie prayed, “Dear God: Please send a new baby for Mommy. The new baby you sent last week cries too much.” “Dear Lord: Thank you for the nice day today. You even fooled the TV weather ...read more

  • Home-Grown Churches Researcher George Barna Says ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,198 views

    Home-Grown Churches Researcher George Barna says millions of Americans are breaking from traditional church and choosing a home church. They want to “be” the church, not just attend church. He estimates more than 20 million Americans have begun exploring alternative forms of worship since ’00. ...read more

  • When She Turned 21, Tammy Harris From Roanoke, ...

    Contributed by David Ward on May 13, 2007
     | 1,277 views

    When she turned 21, Tammy Harris from Roanoke, Virginia, began searching for her biological mother. After a year, she had not succeeded. What she didn’t know was that her mother, Joyce Schultz, had been trying to locate her for twenty years. According to an Associated Press story, there was one ...read more

  • There Are Three Stages Of Motherhood: Young, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 12 ratings
     | 4,143 views

    There are three stages of motherhood: young, middle age and “you’re looking fine.” I don’t know about you, but my mother was responsible for teaching me some of the most valuable life lessons I ever learned. Someone sent me some valuable reminders of Mom lessons and I wanted to share a few of them ...read more

  • Guideposts May 93 P.13) A Husband And Wife From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,608 views

    Guideposts May 93 p.13) A husband and wife from Scranton, Arkansas wrote to Guideposts to share how their marriage had been saved from the destruction of divorce. Married for 4 years with 2 boys, they met at a restaurant one April night to discuss child custody and property settlements. They ended ...read more

  • In The Days Before Connecticut Became A State, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,547 views

    In the days before Connecticut became a state, the colonial legislature was in session when a thick black cloud blocked out the sunlight. Someone shouted, "It is the Day of Judgment Let’s go home and get ready" But one member of the legislature, who happened to be an old church deacon, stood up ...read more

  • Easter Is To Our Faith What Water Is To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,884 views

    Easter is to our faith what water is to the ocean, what stone is to the mountain, what blood is to your body. It is the unique substance of redemptive reality. It is the first and final word in the dictionary of God. It says that Christ is the Author and Finisher of our faith. —Raymond I. ...read more

  • Do You Remember The Name Danny Moore? Danny Moore ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 6, 2007
     | 778 views

    Do you remember the name Danny Moore? Danny Moore was a relief pitcher. He lost the game that would have gotten his team into the World Series, and he couldn’t handle the grief after that failure. He took his life and the life of his wife because he lost a baseball game. On the other hand, there ...read more

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