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  • Holiday And Holy Day, Christmas Is More Than A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Holiday and Holy Day, Christmas is more than a yule log, holly or tree. It is more than natural good cheer and the giving of gifts. Christmas is even more than the feast of the home and of children, the feast of love and friendship. It is more than all of these ...read more

  • We Dont Have A Deficit Because Were Taxed Too ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,284 views

    "We dont have a deficit because were taxed too little; we have a deficit because theyre spending too much... And when it comes to spending your hard-earned money, they act like they have your credit ...read more

  • College Students Can't Defend Their Faith

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 11, 2009
     | 1,865 views

    COLLEGE STUDENTS CAN'T DEFEND THEIR FAITH It has been indicated that 80 percent of college-bound students who profess to be Christians leave for school and return home no longer believing as they did. Why? It was found that students were incapable of ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis, In Christian Theology In Plain ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006
     | 1,254 views

    C.S. Lewis, in Christian Theology in Plain Language “Do fish complain of the sea for being wet? Or if they did, would the fact not strongly suggest that they had not always been, or would not always be, purely aquatic creatures? If you are ...read more

  • If I Cannot Give My Children A Perfect Mother I ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
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    "If I cannot give my children a perfect mother I can at least give them more of the one they've got and make that one more loving. I will be available. I will take time to listen, time to play, time to ...read more

  • Driving The Wrong Way

    Contributed by Kerry O'neill on Mar 9, 2010
    based on 1 rating
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    DRIVING THE WRONG WAY An older gentleman was driving home from work when his cell phone rang. His wife was on the line in a panic and said, "Honey, be careful driving. I just saw on the TV that some maniac is driving the wrong ...read more

  • Faking It

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 8, 2021
     | 4,432 views

    One of my wife’s third graders was wearing a Fitbit watch, which prompted my wife to ask, “Are you tracking your steps?” “No,” said the little girl. “I wear this for Mommy so ...read more

  • John Todd Was A Preacher Back In The Late ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 161 ratings
     | 2,374 views

    ILL. John Todd was a preacher back in the late 1800’s. When he was 6 years old, both of his parents died. So a kind-hearted aunt raised him until he left home to study for the ministry. Years later, this aunt became seriously ill, & even though she was a Christian, she wrote him a letter ...read more

  • Public Opinion

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 2,549 views

    PUBLIC OPINION Some of you may have seen the joke that circulated this week on e-mail that tries to explain why Moses and the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for forty years. The punch line of the e-mail read, "Even then, men would not stop for directions." While this may not really explain ...read more

  • Wwii Vet's Blood Saves Grandmother  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
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     | 3,559 views

    WWII VET'S BLOOD SAVES GRANDMOTHER And I think it is also what Paul was talking about in Romans 8:28 when he says, "...in all things God works for the good of those who love Him..." Kim Huffman tells this story: World War II was over, and my father, along with thousands of others had been ...read more

  • Rene' Gets Lost

    Contributed by Paul Kendall on Apr 23, 2010
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    RENE' GETS LOST In her freshman year of college, my daughter Rene’ agreed to take some friends to the Tampa airport as they returned home for Christmas break. They showed her the way there-—and to get back-—she would simply follow the same route backwards and then come on home to celebrate ...read more

  • The Power Of Presence

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Sep 7, 2021
     | 3,376 views

    The Neil Diamond song, Sweet Caroline” is played at every Red Sox home game in Boston's Fenway Park before the bottom of the 8th inning. The tradition is said to date back to 1997 when the stadium DJ played it in honour of a newborn baby girl born of one of the staff members. The baby was of ...read more

  • Twice Mine

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Mar 24, 2007
     | 2,337 views

    “TWICE MINE” Little JOHNNY had spent hours building a small sail boat, crafting it down to the finest detail. He carried his new boat to the edge of the river and then carefully placed it in the water. How smoothly the boat sailed! Little Johnny sat in the warm sunshine, admiring the little boat ...read more

  • One Loving Wife Found Out How Much She Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,633 views

    One loving wife found out how much she was loved: I picked up the tax package sent by our CPA. For once, I’d surprise my husband Henry and get our tax information in early. As I scanned the lines, I noticed Henry had filled in some lines. To the question, "Did your marital status change ...?" he ...read more

  • Christmas Changed In A Hurry For Mike And Tiffany ...

    Contributed by Jeffery Russell on Dec 24, 2007
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    Christmas changed in a hurry for Mike and Tiffany Bailey from one year to the next. In 2001, their neat house with the white picket fence was fairly quiet. Like all of their past Christmas seasons, Mike and Tiffany had gone to parties, exchanged gifts, attended family get-togethers, and prayed for ...read more

  • There Was A Man Who Was Having Some Very Serious ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Mitchell on Mar 3, 2008
    based on 19 ratings
     | 1,801 views

    There was a man who was having some very serious financial problems. He went to his pastor and told him of all his troubles. The Pastor told him that if he would pray then God would provide for his needs. So the man went home that night and prayed “Dear Lord please let me win the lottery so that ...read more

  • Love Of Christ: "We Don't Believe"  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
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    LOVE OF CHRIST: "WE DON’T BELIEVE" Fred Craddock once told the story of Oswald Goltar. He was a missionary sent to preach the gospel in India near the end of World War II. After many months the time came for a trip back home. His church wired him the money to book passage on a steamer, but when he ...read more

  • Prayer Changes ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
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    PRAYER CHANGES THINGS A lady was out hitting all the local garage sales when she came across an old needlepoint picture that read, "Prayer Changes Lives." She bought it, took it home and began to look for just the right place to hang the new picture. Finally, she decided that it went well in the ...read more

  • A Winning Father

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 1, 2011
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    A WINNING FATHER One of the most powerful stories in the history of the Olympic Games involved a canoeing specialist named Bill Havens. He was a shoe-in, I'm told, to win a gold medal in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. But a few months before the Games were held, he learned that his wife ...read more

  • Having Compassion

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Sep 12, 2011
     | 6,078 views

    HAVING COMPASSION Let’s suppose for a moment that it was Friday night and you wanted to go to a movie. You’re running late for the movie because you got home late, and then once you put down the keys, you forgot where you placed them. It was frustrating but you did find them. You finally jump ...read more