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  • After All These Years  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 16, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 6,355 views

    AFTER ALL THESE YEARS An old couple was sitting by the fireside. He looked over at her, had a romantic thought, and said, “After fifty years, I’ve found you tried and true.” The wife’s hearing wasn’t very good, so she said, “What?” He repeated, “After fifty years, I’ve found you tried and ...read more

  • It Was In December Of 1903, That After Many ...

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Nov 17, 2003
     | 2,317 views

    It was in December of 1903, that after many attempts, the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were successful in getting their “flying machine” off the ground and into the air at Kitty Hawk. Thrilled over the accomplishment, they telegraphed this message to their sister Katherine: “We have ...read more

  • Our Mistakes Wont Irreparably Damage Our Lives ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,366 views

    "Our mistakes wont irreparably damage our lives unless we let them. It is said that in making Persian rugs the artist stands before the rug while a group of boys stands behind to pull the thread after the artist starts it. If one of the boys makes a mistake, the artist adjusts the pattern ...read more

  • We Are Directed To The Place Where Everything Can ...

    Contributed by Colin Bain on May 1, 2009
     | 1,903 views

    We are directed to the place where everything can be seen and directed – heaven, where God dwells and directs. We are called to that place to gain a perspective that is not our own. It is like that moment when a successful businessman might take his child to his office window, showing the extent of ...read more

  • Living In Harmony

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,738 views

    Mark Twain once said, "I built a cage and in it I put a dog and a cat. After a little training I got the dog and the cat to the point where they lived peaceably together. Then I introduced a pig, a goat, a kangaroo, some birds, and a monkey. And after a few adjustments, they learned to live in ...read more

  • The Origin Of The Envelope  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 8, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,661 views

    THE ORIGIN OF THE ENVELOPE Back in 1820 the average person in England wrote only three letters a year--and with good reason. Letters in those days were mailed without a cover and could be read by anyone. But William Mulready had an idea to ensure privacy—the envelope. It was an idea he stole ...read more

  • In Appreciation

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 17, 2011
     | 4,901 views

    IN APPRECIATION In Enterprise, Alabama, you will see one of the most unusual monuments ever built. It is a monument to honor the boll weevil, the little insect that nearly destroyed the cotton on which the town's economy depended. Why a monument to so destructive an insect? Because before the ...read more

  • Dead Christmas

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,424 views

    DEAD CHRISTMAS A television interviewer was walking the streets of Tokyo at Christmas time. Much as in America, Christmas shopping is a big commercial success in Japan. The interviewer stopped one young woman on the sidewalk, and asked, "What is the meaning of Christmas?" Laughing, she responded, ...read more

  • Quote: "Often Hobbling Through Our Church Doors ...

    Contributed by N A on Aug 29, 2006
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    QUOTE: “Often hobbling through our church doors on Sunday morning comes grace on crutches – sinners still unable to throw away their false supports and stand upright in the freedom of the children of God. Yet, their mere presence at church on Sunday morning is a flickering candle representing a ...read more

  • Sarah Michelle Gellar, Star Of The Tv Show ...

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 3, 2003
     | 1,499 views

    Sarah Michelle Gellar, star of the TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," said this "I consider myself a spiritual person. I believe in an idea of God, although it’s my own personal ideal. I find most religions interesting, and I’ve been to every kind of denomination: ...read more

  • To Illustrate The Need Christians Have For One ...

    Contributed by L. Paul Lafferty on Jun 27, 2005
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    To illustrate the need christians have for one another, I use a story my sister in law told me. If your hand get amputated for any reason and is not reconnected with the body, it does not go on and strive to live on it’s own. No, it dies. The same thing happens to us ...read more

  • The Passion Of The Christ

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 4,456 views

    The Passion of The Christ won the top honor at the 13th annual Movieguide Faith & Values Awards. Mel Gibson’s film won the $50,000 Epiphany Prize for the most inspirational movie of ‘04. Each year the Templeton Foundation bestows the awards to films and television programs that are ...read more

  • You See, The Power Of Holiness Is God's Power At ...

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Nov 13, 2006
     | 2,555 views

    You see, the power of holiness is God’s power at work in us. It is not some spiritual battery pack that we recharge and discharge at our discretion. It is not the we become powerful in the Spirit, rather it is God’s Spirit that is powerful in us. The power of holiness is God himself in action. ...read more

  • You See, The Power Of Holiness Is God's Power At ...

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Nov 13, 2006
     | 2,168 views

    You see, the power of holiness is God’s power at work in us. It is not some spiritual battery pack that we recharge and discharge at our discretion. It is not the we become powerful in the Spirit, rather it is God’s Spirit that is powerful in us. The power of holiness is God himself in action. ...read more

  • The Greatest Disease In The West Today Is Not ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 24, 2007
     | 2,496 views

    “The greatest disease in the West today is not TB or leprosy; it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for. We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, despair and hoplessness is love. There are many in the world who are dying for a little love. The poverty in ...read more

  • In All Knowledge And In Every Act Of Love The ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 17, 2010
     | 1,530 views

    In all knowledge and in every act of love the human soul experiences something "over and above," which seems very much like a gift that we receive, or a height to which we are raised. The development of individuals and peoples is likewise located on a height, if we consider the spiritual dimension ...read more

  • Reginald Bibby, The Canadian Guru Of Statistical ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 29, 2007
     | 915 views

    Reginald Bibby, the Canadian guru of statistical study, tells us in his book, “Restless Gods” that “People from British Columbia to Newfoundland are providing some interesting evidence of the existence of God, on something of an unconscious level. These kinds of findings point to a great ...read more

  • What We See Urged In The Nt Is Zeal, Which Is Not ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 23, 2008
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    What we see urged in the NT is zeal, which is not quite the same as the fad word "passion" (which implies the necessity of emotional exuberance and is emotionally driven) or "urgency" (which implies a desperate God and is usually guilt driven). Zeal is a spiritually driven energy grounded in a ...read more

  • 55% Of U.s. Adults Attended A Conventional Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,659 views

    55% of U.S. adults attended a conventional church service in the past month. 28% of all adults who did not attend a conventional church activity participated in an alternative means of experiencing and expressing their faith in God. 12% engaged in spiritual activity on the Internet. 9% participated ...read more

  • A Young Rotc Cadet Was On A Training Exercise To ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Oct 21, 2008
     | 1,492 views

    A young ROTC Cadet was on a training exercise to look for the enemy along a road. The road had a bend in it so you could not see far without exposing himself to the enemy. The cadet climbed a tree to get a better view and was able to complete his mission successfully. Just like ...read more