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  • Charlie Brown Is Struggling With Christmas. He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Waite on Dec 1, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,469 views

    Charlie Brown is struggling with Christmas. He can’t get the kids to do the program correctly. He’s adopted a puny tree which causes the other kids to ridicule him. When it seems like all is lost, Linus takes the stage and quotes the Christmas story from Luke 2. Just when it seems that Israel ...read more

  • Pick Out Three Hymns

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,999 views

    PICK OUT THREE HYMNS I heard about this pastor. He was raising money for a new sanctuary. He told his congregation one Sunday morning "If anybody will give $1000, you can pick out three hymns." A little old lady in the back raised up her hand and said "Pastor, I’ll do it." He was so excited. He ...read more

  • The Eagle And The Vulture  PRO

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,654 views

    THE EAGLE AND THE VULTURE A story is told of two birds that soared far above a beautiful national park. They flew the same path, at the same altitude, at the same speed. The eagle returned to tell all about the beautiful waterfalls and streams full of trout, breath-taking landscapes of colorful ...read more

  • Where Are You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
     | 2,450 views

    WHERE ARE YOU LOOKING? A young second lieutenant at Fort Bragg discovered that he had no change when he was about to buy a soft drink from a vending machine. He flagged down a passing private and asked him, "Do you have change for a dollar?" The private said cheerfully, "I think so, let me take a ...read more

  • At Kokomo's Jackson Morrow Park, Marylu And I ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 28, 2009
     | 1,311 views

    At Kokomo’s Jackson Morrow Park, Marylu and I were hiking. We like to walk several times a week, and a walk in the woods can add an pleasant environment. I decided to take a short cut near the creek…I thought the ground was solid, but I immediately sunk in mud up to my thigh! And I wasn’t dressed ...read more

  • Mothers Live For Others  PRO

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Sep 29, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,945 views

    MOTHERS LIVE FOR OTHERS We've got all sorts of people here this morning. One thing we have got a lot of is mothers. Some of you, your children are long grown up. But you have the experience of having been a mother. So? Well, every mother lives her life for another. And that is what the church ...read more

  • Same, Same

    Contributed by Scott Wakefield on May 17, 2010
     | 3,666 views

    Found at http://www.christianstandard.com/articledisplay.asp?id=783 In an article for Christian Standard magazine, preacher and college president Matt Proctor reflects on the Incarnation: My 5-year-old, Carl, and my 3-year-old, Conrad, love it when I dress like them. After they put on jeans and a ...read more

  • Chuck Swindoll, In His Book, "Living Above The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 20, 2001
    based on 127 ratings
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    Chuck Swindoll, in his book, "Living Above the Level of Mediocrity," tells about a church in the Soviet Union a few years ago that was forced to meet secretly because the holding of house church services was illegal. They tried to be as inconspicuous as possible as they gathered on Sunday ...read more

  • Illustration) In The Former Soviet Union ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    1. (Illustration) In the former Soviet Union several years ago, there was a house church that had to meet in secret to avoid reprisals from the communist government. One Sunday these believers arrived inconspicuously in small groups throughout the day so as not to arouse the suspicion of KGB ...read more

  • Sifting

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 31, 2009
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    *In vs. 31 Jesus told Peter, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat.” *Satan is certainly still at work in the world today. Satan wanted to sift Peter, and Christian, you can be sure that he wants to sift us. *In Bible days grain was sifted a couple of ...read more

  • The Time Is Here! The Summer Is Over And School ...

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 12, 2008
     | 2,500 views

    The time is here! The summer is over and school is back in session! The time for our children’s learning process is back on schedule. Teachers are all geared up to instruct their students in all the skills of mathematics, language usage, social studies and the sciences. Last week I found a very ...read more

  • Story Has Been Told Of A Lion Who Was Very Proud ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 20, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 1,724 views

    Story has been told of a lion who was very proud and decided to take a walk one day to demonstrate his mastery over all the other creatures. He strutted his way through the forest until he came across a bear, ‘WHO IS THE KING OF THE JUNGLE BEAR? ‘Why of course you are mighty lion’. He went on ...read more

  • I Know Some Of You Might Have A Hard Time With ...

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 11, 2004
     | 2,146 views

    I know some of you might have a hard time with it, but I really kind of enjoy living alone. Especially after being a middle-aged dorm student when I was in seminary. But there is one thing that I don¡¦t like. I can¡¦t blame anything on anybody. I mean, I have the dog, but there¡¦s a limit to what I ...read more

  • Many Of These Rules For Evaluating The Behavior ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 8, 2004
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     | 3,990 views

    Many of these rules for evaluating the behavior and social skills of children in public schools are exemplery for how Christians should behave in the church family: Caring Cooperative Respectful Classroom • Being inclusive • Thoughfful, kind• Recognize feelings• Understand others’ feelings • ...read more

  • I Recently Heard A Radio Report About A Group Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 29, 2005
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     | 2,651 views

    I recently heard a radio report about a group of young men in Holland who were trying to break the world’s record for domino toppling. For many weeks they plied their skills, setting up one domino after another until there were ten’s of thousands in place. Knowing that all it would take is one ...read more

  • In His Little Book Illustrations Of Bible Truth, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 2,863 views

    In his little book Illustrations of Bible Truth, H.A. Ironside pointed out the folly of judging others. He related an incident in the life of a man called Bishop Potter. "He was sailing for Europe on one of the great transatlantic ocean liners. When he went on board, he found that another passenger ...read more

  • In The Russian Orthodox Church, The Standard ...  PRO

    Contributed by William Yates on May 6, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,062 views

    In the Russian Orthodox Church, the standard greeting is: “Christ is risen!” To which someone would reply: “He is risen, indeed!” Years ago, when the communists began to take control of Russia, a Communist party official came to a Russian village to seek to convert its residents there to Communism. ...read more

  • Snake In The House

    Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Sep 10, 2006
     | 2,495 views

    (a story built on one by A. Stanley) While in college, Dave came home with me for a Winter Break. Unknown to my parents, though, was what Dave brought in his extra large suitcase: a 40 pound python named ‘Squeeze’. I really never liked snakes, but he told me he had no where to keep in during ...read more

  • Jesus And Satan Have A Discussion As To Who Is ...

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on May 30, 2010
     | 2,970 views

    Jesus and Satan have a discussion as to who is the better programmer. This goes on for a few hours until they come to an agreement to hold a contest, with God as the judge. They sit themselves at their computers and begin. They type furiously, lines of code streaming up the screen, for several ...read more

  • In The Russian Orthodox Church. The Standard ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,981 views

    In the Russian Orthodox Church. the standard greeting is: "Christ is Risen!" to which someone would reply: "He is risen indeed!" Years ago, when the Communists began to take control of Russia, a Communist party official came to a village to try and convert its residents there to Communism. He ...read more