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  • Chuck Swindoll Tells Of A Mountain Man From West ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,130 views

    Chuck Swindoll tells of a mountain man from West Virginia who had never seen a city, or bright lights and modern inventions. He married a girl of the hills and they spent all their married years in the backwoods. Their one son, creatively named “Junior,” reached his sixteenth birthday, [and] his ...read more

  • Hot-Sync Your Marriage!

    Contributed by Mike Fox on Feb 23, 2008
     | 1,688 views

    Hot-Sync Your Marriage! "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." Proverbs 18:21 We used to have just PDA’s. Now, like most, we’ve updated to PDA Phones, mainly for business. But when we had our PDA’s, we had a feature called "Hot-Sync". The ...read more

  • It Was Late And I Was Tired. I Checked Into A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 3, 2008
     | 1,847 views

    It was late and I was tired. I checked into a hotel in Waco, Texas. I hurriedly went to my room and went to sleep. The next morning I felt wonderful. The morning was bright and sunny. I laced up my shoes, waved goodbye to the desk clerk, and took off through the neighborhood. The run back to ...read more

  • While Walking Down The Street One Day A Us ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,794 views

    While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance. “Welcome to heaven,” says St. Peter. “Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, ...read more

  • The Tea ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 21, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,668 views

    The Tea Cup There was a couple who used to go England to shop in a beautiful store. This was their 25th wedding anniversary. They both liked antiques and pottery and especially tea-cups. They said, "May we see that? We’ve never seen one quite so beautiful." As the lady handed it to them, suddenly ...read more

  • Have You Seen The Rabbit - The Race

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 31, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,244 views

    Yet as I prepared this Message ... the Holy Spirit made it clear to me ... that to be all that God has called us to be ... and before we should connect with others ... we first must be abiding with ... and be connected to the Jesus ... to the true vine. To continually abide in the Lord ... to ...read more

  • Giant Steps  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,195 views

    Giant steps Marathon the latest goal in a life of challenges. Katie Lynch, 26, practicing for Monday’s Boston Marathon with a special Walker. (Globe Staff Photo / JohnTlumacki) By John Vellante, Globe Staff, 4/14/01 WAYLAND Her life -- all 26-plus years of it -- has been one challenge after ...read more

  • Regardless Of What The Odds Are. Story Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Mar 26, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,881 views

    Regardless of what the odds are. Story of the Teacup There was a couple who used to go to England to shop in the beautiful stores. They both liked antiques and pottery and especially teacups. This was their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. One day in this beautiful shop they saw a beautiful ...read more

  • Getting To The Good Stuff!" Exodus 6: 1-12 Key ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 11, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,115 views

    “Getting to The Good Stuff!” Exodus 6: 1-12 Key verse(s): 12: “But Moses said to the Lord, ‘If the Israelites will not listen to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with faltering lips’.” When I was a boy I had the rather thankless job of feeding a herd of our neighbor’s ...read more

  • Carrots, Eggs Or Coffee  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Santos on May 9, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,439 views

    CARROTS, EGGS OR COFFEE A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as though just as one problem was solved, a new one ...read more

  • Have You Seen The Movie Antwone Fisher? It's The ...

    Contributed by Bruce Emmert on Oct 9, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,288 views

    Have you seen the movie Antwone Fisher? It’s the true story of a young man abandoned at birth by his mother and then raised in abusive orphanages, foster homes, and reform schools. Denzel Washington adapted the story into a movie that was released a few years ago. After his 18th birthday, Antwone ...read more

  • A Seminary Professor (Fred Craddock) Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,461 views

    A seminary professor (Fred Craddock) was vacationing with his wife in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. One morning, they were eating breakfast at a little restaurant, hoping to enjoy a quiet meal. While they were waiting for their food, they noticed a distinguished looking, white-haired man moving from table ...read more

  • Keep Your Fork

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,316 views

    KEEP YOUR FORK The sound of Martha’s voice on the other end of the telephone always brought a smile to Brother Jim’s face. She was not only one of the oldest members of the congregation, but one of the most faithful. Aunt Martie, as all the children called her, just seemed to ooze faith, hope, and ...read more

  • Raising The Dead

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Apr 12, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,223 views

    RAISING THE DEAD Easter Services are supposed to be focused on Jesus and the power of His resurrection. Yesterday, the members of Immanuel Southern Baptist Church in Wagoner, OK, got an object lesson to go along with the sermon. Just before the services were to begin, the Sunday School Director, ...read more

  • Honor Your Father And Mother

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 13, 2020
     | 3,100 views

    Father’s Day 2020 is just a few days away as I write this. My dad left this world in 2018 but I still remember so many things about him. Some of course are too personal to share but there a good number of good memories I’ll always cherish. Dad was about five feet, ten inches in height—the smallest ...read more

  • Mother's Day Is Fast Approaching And My Mind Went ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2007
     | 2,662 views

    MOTHER’S DAY IS FAST APPROACHING and my mind went back many years ago to a TV program called, I Remember Moma (I guess I’m showing my age now). It was broadcast from 1949 to 1957 on CBS. It was a 30 minute show in black and white about a Norwegian-American family living in San Francisco in ...read more

  • Keep Your Fork  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,603 views

    KEEP YOUR FORK The sound of Martha’s voice on the other end of the telephone always brought a smile to Brother Jim’s face. She was not only one of the oldest members of the congregation, but one of the most faithful. Aunt Martie, as all the children called her, just seemed to ooze faith, hope, and ...read more

  • A Couple Of Years Ago I Heard A Story Of A Boy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,030 views

    A couple of years ago I heard a story of a boy named Jeremy. He was born with a twisted body, a slow mind and a chronic, terminal illness that had been slowly killing him all his young life. One Sunday morning in early Spring Jeremy’s Sunday school teacher told the children the story of Jesus, ...read more

  • Arthur And Skinner Were High School Buddies. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 3, 2008
     | 1,993 views

    Arthur and Skinner were high school buddies. They grew up together in Mount Carmel, PA. They joined the army together. They rode the same troopship to the Philippines. That’s where they were separated. Skinner was on Bataan when it fell to the Japanese in 1942. Arthur was captured a month ...read more

  • Mom And The C.s.d.  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 20, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,764 views

    MOM AND THE C.S.D. POEM TO MOM My son came home from school one day, With a smirk upon his face. He decided he was smart enough, To put me in my place. ’Guess what I learned in Civics Two, that’s taught by Mr. Wright? It’s all about the laws today, The ’Children’s Bill of Rights.’ It says I need ...read more

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