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  • A Spiritual Mirage?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,796 views

    A SPIRITUAL MIRAGE? In 1849 a wagon train was traveling through Death Valley to follow the gold rush into California. As this particular wagon train trudged through Death Valley, the hottest place in California, they looked ahead and saw a sheet of water they all believed was Owen’s Lake. But ...read more

  • Some Time Ago "Reader's Digest" Told The Story ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Malone on Apr 5, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,807 views

    Some time ago "Reader’s Digest" told the story about a company who mailed out some special advertising business post cards with a mustard seed glued to it with the following caption that went something like this: "If you have faith as small as this mustard seed in our (particular product), you are ...read more

  • What Is This Mercy And Grace Exactly…  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on May 5, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,904 views

    What is this mercy and grace exactly… This past week I pulled my “Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms” (one of those books I bought in seminary but very rarely open today  ) off my library shelf. While I often quote that grace is the “unmerited favor of God,” it was interesting to ...read more

  • In One Region Of Africa, The First Converts To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,036 views

    In one region of Africa, the first converts to Christianity were very diligent about praying. In fact, the believers each had their own special place outside the village where they went to pray in solitude. The villagers reached these “prayer rooms” by using their own private footpaths through the ...read more

  • United In Opposition: According To Barna ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 1,927 views

    United In Opposition: According to Barna Research, there are many attitudes in which Christians are not distinct from non-Christians, but in their most recent study abortion and homosexuality are not among them. The survey found the following: 75% of born again adults say abortion should be ...read more

  • There Is A Story About A Family Who Had A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,502 views

    There is a story about a family who had a treasure. It had been handed down through several generations. It was a genuine antique vase. It was kept on the mantel in the living room as a special object of enjoyment. One day when the lady of the house came home, she was greeted by her daughter. The ...read more

  • Several Years Ago I Watched A News Story About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,979 views

    Several years ago I watched a news story about the Boston Marathon. In the coverage they described the race, how many ran, the winner, the time, weather conditions and observations. At the end they covered a special human interest story. The reporter told about a wheel chair victim who was the last ...read more

  • Poem By Larry Bryant

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 4,597 views

    Poem: When the Model T first hit the street, It didn’t bring all heaven to its feet. And when the first computer was born, They didn’t blow Old Gabriel’s horn. There’s only one thing that we’re sure about That can make those angels jump and shout: It’s when a sinner makes the Lord his ...read more

  • Some Time Ago "Reader's Digest" Told The Story ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,292 views

    Some time ago "Reader’s Digest" told the story about a company who mailed out some special advertising business post cards with a mustard seed glued to it with the following caption that went something like this: "If you have faith as small as this mustard seed in our (particular product), you are ...read more

  • The Widow Of Stephen Oake Whose Husband Was A ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jul 4, 2007
     | 1,350 views

    The widow of Stephen Oake whose husband was a special branch police officer who was stabbed to death in Manchester by a terrorist, said in the Daily Telegraph article… That while she realized there was going to be some dark day’s ahead, she felt assured that “God is real.” After sentencing in ...read more

  • Do You Remember The Impossible Task We Spoke Of ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 6, 2007
     | 1,118 views

    Do you remember the impossible task we spoke of at the beginning, the building of the Panama Canal? After the canal was completed, after working on that seemingly impossible mission, the men who build that canal wrote a song. They said: “Don’t send us back to a life that’s plain again, We who ...read more

  • Royalty Receives The Punishment

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Dec 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,268 views

    Royalty Receives The Punishment Throughout history, royal families have received special treatment. Often they were exempt from keeping the law or receiving punishment or even discipline. But the royal children still needed to know that when they misbehaved they deserved to be punished. When a ...read more

  • From: "Living With Jesus Today" By Juan Carlos ...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 4, 2008
     | 2,592 views

    FROM: "LIVING WITH JESUS TODAY" by Juan Carlos Ortiz We have a phenomenon in the church today which I call the "ETERNAL BABYHOOD OF THE BELIEVER." We have members of our churches who, after years of hearing messages are just the same. They continually need a minister to keep after them, changing ...read more

  • Many Of Us Have Known The Experiences Of ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 4, 2008
     | 873 views

    Many of us have known the experiences of enrolling our kids in the Kiwanis or Rotary Club music competitions. There are many shining stars ready to wow the crowds, and we all have the same thought – my kid's the best! Then when the awards go around and my kid doesn't pick up first place in every ...read more

  • In One Of Dr. James Dobson's 2008 Newsletters, He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,268 views

    In one of Dr. James Dobson’s 2008 newsletters, he writes: "Some years ago, executives of a greeting-card company decided to do something special for Mother’s Day. They set up a table in a federal prison, inviting inmates to send a free card to their Mom. The lines were so long they had to make ...read more

  • Finishing The Race Together

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 8, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,639 views

    FINISHING THE RACE TOGETHER Several years ago, five handicapped finalists gathered at the starting line for the Special Olympics. They had all trained hard for this day. Hearts were pounding. And each one wanted to win. The starter’s gun discharged and the athletes exploded from their crouched ...read more

  • A Champion Blood Donor

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 10, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,116 views

    A CHAMPION BLOOD DONOR Joe Kerkofsky is America's blood-donor champion. The American Association of Blood Banks will honor the 62-year-old retired security guard at a special presentation in Chicago. Mr. Kerkofsky lost an arm in an accident when he was six. He was thence rejected for military ...read more

  • Winning In Losing  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,561 views

    WINNING IN LOSING Both teams that play in the Super Bowl think they will win, so both teams have special t-shirts and hats designed that declare them the victors. It costs about $2 million to have the apparel made--which means for the losing team, $2 million goes to waste, right? Wrong. A recent ...read more

  • Do You Know Who I Am?

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 9, 2011
     | 3,577 views

    DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? At an evening social for army officers and their wives, the commanding general of the base had been given a special award and proceeded to drone on in a long speech of thanks. A lieutenant mumbled to the woman at his side, "Why they would award him a prize is beyond me. He's ...read more

  • I Sure Wish Jesus Could Have Been There!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2014
     | 5,358 views

    I SURE WISH JESUS COULD HAVE BEEN THERE! A church had a special concert and the worship center was packed. The congregation had one of their greatest times of worship ever! Later that evening, a young mother from the church was putting her little boy to bed. He had enjoyed the concert so much ...read more

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