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  • From Homeless To Home

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Nov 19, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,482 views

    FROM HOMELESS TO HOME A young woman about 20 years old had been living on the streets of a suburban neighborhood for about five years because of her severely abusive alcoholic parents. She was a pleasant-looking young woman behind the tattered and dirty clothes, oily hair, and dirty makeup-free ...read more

  • The First And Last  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
    based on 78 ratings
     | 3,284 views

    THE FIRST AND LAST He is the First and Last, the Beginning and the End! He is the keeper of Creation and the Creator of all! He is the Architect of the universe and The Manager of all times. He always was, He always is, and He always will be... Unmoved, Unchanged, Undefeated, and never Undone! He ...read more

  • Godly Mothers: Always With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,058 views

    GODLY MOTHERS: ALWAYS WITH YOU The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is this the long way?" she asked. And the guide said: "Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning." But the young mother was happy, ...read more

  • My Attempt To Take Max Lucado's Third Person ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on May 26, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,701 views

    My attempt to take Max Lucado’s third person narrative to a first person narrative from his book ’Six hours one Friday; pages 16 and 17’ Here it is "Passover Shepherd" Mate it’s hot, just standing here surrounded by my scattered flock of sheep, the sun is relentless in its gaze, almost like it’s ...read more

  • A Little Parable For Mothers  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2012
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,373 views

    A LITTLE PARABLE FOR MOTHERS The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is the way long?" she asked. And her guide said: "Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning." But the young mother was happy, and she ...read more

  • Ministry Meltdown

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2013
     | 4,183 views

    MINISTRY MELTDOWN My dear friends, when life seems overwhelming, don't get busy; get help! Otherwise, you'll just wear yourself out and those around you. That's what Bob Merritt, pastor of the Eagle Brook Church in Minnesota, was doing. In a recent issue of Leadership Journal he writes about ...read more

  • I Thought You Loved Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,005 views

    I Thought You Loved Me Girls, picture this. It is a warm summer day. The birds are singing happily. The wind is blowing gently. You and that special guy are sitting outside in the sun just thrilled to be together. You have been dating now for two whole weeks and you have never known a more ...read more

  • Life's A Little Thing! Robert Browning Once ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wayne Burnett on Jan 15, 2001
    based on 170 ratings
     | 3,679 views

    Life’s a little thing! Robert Browning once wrote. But a little thing can mean a life. Even two lives. How well I remember. Two years ago in downtown Denver my friend, Scott Reasoner, and I saw something tiny and insignificant change the world, but no one else even seemed to notice. It was one of ...read more

  • The Human Fly  PRO

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Sep 4, 2001
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,001 views

    Evangelish Robert Sumner told the story: When George Gibson Polley was a boy in Richmond, he hit a baseball onto the roof of a six-story building. Since with most sandlot games, it was the only ball the boys had, George promptly climbed up the outside of the building and retrieved it. This was the ...read more

  • Twinkies And Root Beer - Unknown ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on May 23, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,239 views

    [Illustration – Twinkies and Root Beer - unknown source] A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of Root Beer and he started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an elderly man. The ...read more

  • I Was In My Second Year Of Walking With Christ. ...

    Contributed by Elena Bogdan on Apr 18, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,996 views

    I was in my second year of walking with Christ. Those who knew me closely, heard me say that my mission in life was to live for the same purpose Christ lived on earth: “to seek and to save the lost”. And that’s how I lived my life from the beginning of my Christian life. Every day, before I ...read more

  • A Conspiracy Of Grace

    Contributed by David Selleck on Oct 26, 2006
     | 6,440 views

    In Mike’s book he tells the story of Carl. It was little league and Carl was at bat. It was the last inning, two outs the bases were loaded, and depending on how Carl did, it would decide the winner and the loser of the game...! Carl came from a large family and they were there the mother and ...read more

  • Sea Sponge Collection And The Spirit

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Apr 23, 2009
     | 2,221 views

    SEA SPONGE COLLECTION AND THE SPIRIT When my wife Christina and I lived in Tarpon Springs, Florida, one of our favorite places to visit was the Greek Sponge Docks. We lived on a few blocks away, in fact, and we would often take evening walks past the boats, restaurants, and little shops that are ...read more

  • In 1993 The Unthinkable Happened. Superman Died. ...

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jun 5, 2009
     | 2,657 views

    In 1993 the unthinkable happened. Superman died. Now, this certainly wasn’t the first time a comic book killed off its main character and then figured out a clever way of bringing him back later, but when news of Superman’s impending death hit mainstream media it was publicized as the end of the ...read more

  • Dad-Isms

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 24, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,568 views

    DAD-ISMS Here are a few dad-isms from a recent website I visited - "Get in and get out." This applied to an open back door or refrigerator. Just because you don’t pay the gas and electric bills, that doesn’t mean you should waste energy, he’d tell us as we alternately let the cold air into the ...read more

  • Remember The Three ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,487 views

    REMEMBER THE THREE RULES Do you remember learning to ride a bicycle? Did your bike have training wheels? Did someone run along beside you to get you going? One of the great challenges of youth, after learning to walk, is learning to ride a bicycle. It requires balance and a sense of self ...read more

  • The Ice Hotel

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 29, 2012
     | 1,877 views

    THE ICE HOTEL In January 2001 Canada's first Ice Hotel was opened. That's right -- Ice Hotel. The hotel is constructed of 12,000 tons of snow and 400 tons of ice covering more than 30,000 square feet. It has ceilings over 18 feet high, walls covered with original artwork, and furnishings carved ...read more

  • Grace At Christmas

    Contributed by Joel Arndt on Jan 9, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,205 views

    Early on in my ministry, I was called to the home of one of the people in the congregation who said they had a Christmas gift for me. Shortly after getting out of my vehicle I heard shouting coming from the house that I was called to. I gently knocked on the door and the woman of the house opened ...read more

  • Christ: An All-Access Pass

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Aug 21, 2008
     | 2,691 views

    CHRIST: AN ALL-ACCESS PASS Mark and Susie Alderson have been attending New Song since what we call our "portable days." In the early days of the church, we would pack a trailer full of equipment, unload it at a local school, hold church there, and then pack up and put the trailer away. Mark is ...read more

  • Why Are So Many Not Healed?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 11, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 385 views

    WHY ARE SO MANY NOT HEALED? Lack of Biblical Faith This is a slippery slope that can end with someone believing it is their fault they are not healed. Much like the people who asked Jesus if the reason someone was sick was because it was their fault. Even a little faith is pleasing to God. But no ...read more

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