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  • The Church Household

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2007
     | 2,314 views

    (1 Timothy 3:1-13) Chrytsostom writes, "The church leader must be ’one that governs well his own house.’... For the church is, as it were, a small household. In a house there are children and wife and domestic duties, and some person has to provide order for them all. So in the church there are ...read more

  • Mom Is Amazing

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Mar 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,108 views

    MOM IS AMAZING When I was small, I always thought my mother was omniscient because she knew where everything was. I’d say, "Mom, where are my mitts?" And she’d say, "They’re under the bed" just like that. When I looked, there they were. As I grew older, I realized she wasn't omniscient; she just ...read more

  • The World Needs People: Who Do Not Have A Price ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,236 views

    The world needs people: who do not have a price at which they can be bought; who do not borrow from integrity to pay for expediency; whose handshake is an ironclad contract; who are not afraid of risk; who have opinions instead of prejudices; who are as honest in large matters as in small ones; ...read more

  • What Do You Say?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,906 views

    WHAT DO YOU SAY? Winnie the Pooh and Piglet were walking along he road in companionable silence. Then Piglet asks Pooh: "When you wake up in the morning, what do you say?" Pooh answered, "I say, ’What’s for breakfast?’ What do you say, Piglet?" Piglet answers, "I say, ’I wonder what exciting ...read more

  • Truth Needs To Be Sought, Found And Expressed ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 25, 2009
     | 1,427 views

    “Truth needs to be sought, found and expressed within the “economy” of charity, but charity in its turn needs to be understood, confirmed and practiced in the light of truth. In this way, not only do we do a service to charity enlightened by truth, but we also help give credibility to truth, ...read more

  • Grafted To Jesus And One Another

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Nov 4, 2009
     | 2,496 views

    GRAFTED TO JESUS AND ONE ANOTHER Grafting is done for several purposes, but most commonly in the olive oil industry it is to get the hardy roots of one variety with the fecundity of another variety. The whole point of grafting is that each part of the grafted tree keeps its original character. The ...read more

  • How About The Surgeon Who Described How The ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 16, 2009
     | 1,675 views

    How about the surgeon who described how the surgery to remove a blood clot in the women’s leg could result in the possibility that she might lose her leg? He was obligated to inform her of this possibility but offered no reassurance or tell her that this happened in only a small percentage of ...read more

  • Dr. Harold Sightler, My Pastor, At The Staff ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 10, 2010
     | 937 views

    Dr. Harold Sightler, my pastor, at the staff lunch table would say: “Boys, I picked every one of you green!” And so it was. He had hired each of us, with no particular experience in our field, and taught us the job. So it is with our love. It is small, selfish, incomplete. But God takes us as ...read more

  • Greed Of The Monkey

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Sep 27, 2010
     | 4,280 views

    GREED OF THE MONKEY When I was in Africa, a delicacy was Monkey. Monkeys are very fast, too smart to get in a trap but there is a unique way to catch them. They take a gourd and tie it to a stake. In the gourd they cut a small hole and drop some nuts inside. The monkeys come to get the nut but ...read more

  • Believing In The Power Of Prayer

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
     | 3,147 views

    BELIEVING IN THE POWER OF PRAYER When a night club opened on the main street of a small American town, the local Church held an all-night prayer meeting. One member asked God to burn it down. Within a few moments, lightning struck the club and it was burnt to the ground. The owner sued the ...read more

  • Please Come Back  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 6, 2011
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,513 views

    "PLEASE COME BACK" Max Lucado tells us about a girl named Christina. She lives in a small dusty village in Brazil. She’s bored. She feels like her strict parents have cheated her out of the joys of life. She longs for the excitement of the big city of Rio. One morning her mother Maria finds ...read more

  • One Day My Three-Year-Old Granddaughter, Beverly, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Beaird on Nov 2, 2000
    based on 147 ratings
     | 2,434 views

    One day my three-year-old granddaughter, Beverly, was playing with her toys. Her mother, who was folding laundry across the room, noticed Beverly’s shirt was dirty and needed to be changed. After calling two times with no response, her mother gave her the full three-name call: "Beverly Elizabeth ...read more

  • A Gaelic Legend Tells Of An Eagle Swooping Down ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on May 7, 2001
    based on 82 ratings
     | 2,159 views

    A Gaelic legend tells of an eagle swooping down and carrying a little baby to it lofty nest. The strong men of the village tried to scale the high and rugged cliff, but each one failed. Then past them went a small, frail woman, climbing the sheer precipice and returning the baby to safety. "How ...read more

  • I Dreamed One Night That An Angel Was Talking To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Travis on Jun 27, 2001
    based on 401 ratings
     | 3,709 views

    I dreamed one night that an angel was talking to me. The angel spoke words of comfort all through the night. I awoke the next morning to find a lump under my pillow. It was a small stuffed "angel" bear that had fallen off the headboard of the bed. When you press its paw it says, "I’m your guardian ...read more

  • One Saturday Morning A Wife Awoke To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,382 views

    One Saturday morning a wife awoke to the delightful smell of waffles and the sound of her two small boys in the kitchen with her husband. Padding down to breakfast, she sat on her husband’s lap and gave him a big hug for his thoughtfulness. Later that day, she and her husband were having a heated ...read more

  • A Man Went To An Asylum For The Criminally ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 10, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,450 views

    A man went to an asylum for the criminally insane. He was a bit surprised to find that there were three guards to take care of a hundred inmates. He said to one of the guards, "Aren’t you afraid that the inmates will unite, overcome you, and escape?" The guard said, "Lunatics never unite." ...read more

  • Henry Blackaby Tells A Story In His Book Called ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Oct 27, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,444 views

    Henry Blackaby tells a story in his book called “The Man God Uses” about his son Tom. Tom was called to lead a youth Bible study in a small town. Over time, God added more responsibility as a student council member and then as student council president. Soon, he was called to a two year mission ...read more

  • Costa Rican Tomato Frog

    Contributed by John Harvey on Mar 18, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,204 views

    Costa Rican Tomato Frog Deep in the Costa Rican jungle lives the small tomato frog. Red in color like a tomato, he has a unique defense against predators. Once he’s attacked, he emits a deadly, milky white poison all over his skin. As the attacking animal bites into a tomato frog, it ...read more

  • A Minister Was Filling In For A Vacationing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 23, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,689 views

    A minister was filling in for a vacationing teacher of the pre-teen class. The minister was telling them about the things money can’t buy. “It can’t buy happiness, genuine laughter and it can’t buy love.” Driving his point home he said, “What would you do if I offered you $1,000 not to love your ...read more

  • At Sagamore Hill, After An Evening Of Talk, ...

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Mar 20, 2005
     | 1,494 views

    At Sagamore Hill, after an evening of talk, Roosevelt and a friend would go out on the lawn and search the skies for a certain spot of star-like light near the lower left-hand comer of the Great Square of Pegasus. Then Roosevelt would recite: "That is the Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda. It is as ...read more

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