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  • It Like The Family That Was Down Fishing At The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Jun 18, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,727 views

    It like the family that was down fishing at the pier one day, The dad was busy watching the rods and bobbers while his two sons, a 12-year old and a 3-year old were down playing along the dock. The 12 year old was supposed to be watching his little brother, but he got distracted. The 3 year old, ...read more

  • Different Views Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009
     | 3,748 views

    Different Views of Time You may not realize it, but your appreciation of time this morning goes well beyond the challenges of adjusting to daylight-savings time. There was a time when time was a relatively simple thing. People were born, grew up, grew old and died. Days, seasons and years past. ...read more

  • Freckles

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,839 views

    FRECKLES Catherine Marshall wrote a book about a school-teacher named Christy who did her best to bring a little education to the foot-hills of the Smokies. In her writings Catherine Marshall details some things that are greatly hilarious and some of the other tales that she writes of are very ...read more

  • How You Finish

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Feb 23, 2009
     | 3,277 views

    HOW YOU FINISH James was excited as he turned the two hundred mark heading towards home. Two and three-quarter laps had gone and he was still in the lead. His one and only goal was to win this race and he was full of confidence that he could do it. His thoughts race ahead to the podium, the ...read more

  • The Big Feather Bed  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 27, 2002
    based on 76 ratings
     | 1,767 views

    “The Big Feather Bed” Dr. J.C. Massee was pastor of Tremont Temple in Boston but he was reared in Georgia. He said his mother was the sweetest woman in the world, but there was one thing she was very strict about. She wouldn’t let her children play on her snow-white feather beds. She prided ...read more

  • I'd Like To Relate To You A Story That A Son ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,392 views

    I’d like to relate to you a story that a son tells about his father that made an impact upon him for the rest of his life. He recounts: The cold Iowa dawn was still an hour off, but already Dad and I had finished a big job on our farm. We’d loaded 100 head of cattle for market into two waiting ...read more

  • Seeing The Rainbow From God's Side  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Jul 19, 2003
    based on 12 ratings
     | 4,633 views

    SEEING THE RAINBOW FROM GOD’S SIDE Some years ago it was my privilege to be one of the speakers in a large Bible Conference held in Dallas, Texas. Inasmuch as I was conducting a revival meeting in Houston that same week, it was necessary for me to fly to and from the Dallas appointment. My oldest ...read more

  • The Ambush Of John Wesley Powell

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,248 views

    THE AMBUSH OF JOHN WESLEY POWELL John Wesley Powell, lost his arm in the Civil War. This, however, did not stop him from becoming a hero. "Back in 1869 conventional wisdom said that passage through the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River was impossible. It couldn’t be done. The back country ...read more

  • Police Officer Saves Choking ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009
     | 3,339 views

    Police Officer Saves Choking Child Listen to the story of Les Brown, a San Diego police officer, who was driving down a new section of the interstate - Highway 5 - one day! He heard an emergency alert over his police car radio - a code blue - indicating that someone was dying! The address was ...read more

  • The Risk Of Fishing For Souls  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,314 views

    THE RISK OF FISHING FOR SOULS A little more than 10 years ago (2000), a movie called The Perfect Storm was released, which graphically portrayed the dangers of the fishing industry even in modern times. The movie is about the crew of the Andrea Gail, a fishing boat out of Gloucester, ...read more

  • The Shoes From My Father

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jan 21, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,061 views

    THE SHOES FROM MY FATHER Roy Smith was a preacher of a past generation. In his book Tales I’ve Told Twice, he tells about being at a dress rehearsal for the school play. He was a freshman at the little junior college in the town where his family always lived. He didn’t know how but somehow his ...read more

  • Julie Hadden: Precious To God

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 12, 2013
     | 2,308 views

    JULIE HADDEN: PRECIOUS TO GOD Julie Hadden, Winner of Season 4 of the TV show the Biggest Loser, told her story in a 2009 issue of Guideposts: I went to the auditions and made it on the show. Our first challenge was a race across California's Mojave Desert. First two contestants to get to the ...read more

  • Quotes From Napoleon On Jesus

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 8, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,926 views

    QUOTES FROM NAPOLEON ON JESUS I know men; and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. ...read more

  • In 1996, More People Died On Mount Everest Than ...

    Contributed by Stephen Evoy on Dec 14, 2007
     | 1,720 views

    In 1996, more people died on Mount Everest than any year before or since. It could have been a lot worse. A Russian climber named Anatoli Boukereev was working as a guide on a commercial expedition. On May 10th, he helped prepare the final stretch of trail to the summit. He reached the top ...read more

  • Jars Of Clay

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 4,136 views

    JARS OF CLAY In his book "Disappointment with God," Philip Yancey offers a powerful metaphor for the church: I have a bright, talented, and very funny friend in Seattle named Carolyn Martin. But Carolyn has cerebral palsy, and it is the peculiar tragedy of her condition that its outward ...read more

  • Dying For Treasure

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Aug 11, 2023
     | 1,623 views

    Have you ever heard about a man named Forrest Fenn? Forrest Fenn was a pilot in the US Air Force, earning the rank of Major and awarded the Silver Star for his sermon in Vietnam, which flew 328 combat missions within a year. After his service to his country, he ran an art gallery where he made his ...read more

  • Extraordinary Impact Through Simple Acts Of Kindness

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Apr 13, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 471 views

    In March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic intensified, Joanne Turner, a 56-year-old customer service representative at the Real Canadian Superstore in Kelowna, British Columbia, encountered a situation that called for compassion beyond her job description. During one of her shifts, Joanne received ...read more

  • Have You Ever Seen The Walt Disney Movie, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Feb 25, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 2,978 views

    Have you ever seen the Walt Disney movie, Hercules? It’s a great movie. Zeus was the father of all the gods. That is god with a small “g.” Zeus had a son named Hercules. Hades who was the ruler of the underworld was angry with Zeus so he devised a plan to overthrow the gods and take over Mt. ...read more

  • A Medical Doctor Provides A Physical Description: ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,644 views

    A medical doctor provides a physical description: The cross is placed on the ground and the exhausted man is quickly thrown backwards with his shoulders against the wood. The legionnaire feels for the depression at the front of the wrist. He drives a heavy, square wrought-iron nail through the ...read more

  • Running The Race

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Aug 22, 2009
     | 6,228 views

    James was excited as he turned the two hundred mark heading towards home. Two and three –quarter laps had gone and he was still in the lead. His one and only goal was to win this race and he was full of confidence that he could do it. His thoughts race ahead to the podium, the applause, the glory, ...read more