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  • Grace: Jean Valjean From Les Miserables

    Contributed by C Jordan on Feb 6, 2013
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     | 7,809 views

    GRACE: JEAN VALJEAN FROM LES MISERABLES The story of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables is a great example of grace. * I read the book many years ago. Liza and I just saw the movie adaptation of the musical. * "Les Misérables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that ...read more

  • The Christian Sees Through Kinder Eyes-Like ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,634 views

    The Christian sees through kinder eyes-like Jesus. He gives from a bigger heart-like God. He speaks with a purer tongue-like Christ. He serves with more willing hands-like Jesus. He walks with a greater faith-like his Lord. He thinks with a spiritual mind-like Christ. He sees the needs of ...read more

  • Bad Taste  PRO

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 25, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,380 views

    BAD TASTE Treating each other in graceless ways is like putting salt in another person's drink. You're sitting there, your friend goes to the bathroom, and while he's gone you pour salt into his soda. And when he takes a sip he gets a terrible taste in his mouth. God says, "Don't do this ...read more

  • Once Upon A Time...  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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     | 3,354 views

    Once Upon A Time... ...in 1725 to be exact, a little boy was born and was named John. His sailor father was gone to sea for long periods of time leaving John’s mother to raise him. She was a kind, God-fearing woman who loved him dearly and endeavored to raise him in the love of the Lord, ...read more

  • Reggie Mcneal Tells The Story Of How An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 23, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,623 views

    Reggie McNeal tells the story of how an electrical generating plant in Texas works: “First, huge shovels dig house-sized scoops of lignite coal. Pulverized and loaded onto railroad boxcars, the coal travels to a generating plant in east Texas, where it is further crushed into powder. ...read more

  • It Does Not Matter Where He Places Me Or How. ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
     | 841 views

    It does not matter where He places me or how. That is rather for Him to consider than for me. For the easiest positions, He must give grace; and in the most difficult, His grace is sufficient. So, if God places me in great perplexity, must He not give me much guidance? In positions of great ...read more

  • I Read Of A Candidate For Ordination Into The ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 25, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,719 views

    I read of a candidate for ordination into the ministry. He was having an interview with the bishop on the day before the ordination service. Feeling his unworthiness he said, "Bishop, if you knew how unworthy I am to be ordained by you, you would never lay hands on me." The dear bishop replied, ...read more

  • Christ: An All-Access Pass

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Aug 21, 2008
     | 2,889 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

  • A Few Years Ago Jack Eckerd, Founder Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A few years ago Jack Eckerd, founder of the Eckerd drugstore chain, committed his life to Christ. Shortly afterward, as he walked through one of his stores, he noticed the magazine racks with their glossy copies of "Playboy" and "Penthouse." Although Eckerd was retired from active management, he ...read more

  • The Meaning Of Life. The Wasted Years Of Life. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 23, 2013
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     | 4,370 views

    The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: grace. We talk as though we understand the term. The bank gives us a grace period. The seedy politician falls from grace. Musicians speak of a grace note. We describe an ...read more

  • The Girl And The Lions

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Nov 9, 2008
     | 2,229 views

    THE GIRL AND THE LIONS A 12-year-old girl in rural Ethiopia was kidnapped from her family. Her captors yelled at her, beat her, and almost raped her during her seven-day ordeal. They wanted to force her into marriage by selling her to the highest bidder; who knows what kind of situation she would ...read more

  • Already Approved

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Mar 14, 2013
     | 2,408 views

    ALREADY APPROVED I remember trying to get approved for our first mortgage. There were a number of difficulties and it was very frustrating both for me, and I'm sure for our agent. But after all the sweat and tears we got approval and consequently the offer on the house we wanted was accepted. Some ...read more

  • You Remember The Story. Paul Was Riding Along The ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Jun 28, 2008
     | 1,899 views

    You remember the story. Paul was riding along the road to Damascus, where he had papers that would allow him to lock up and possibly kill any Christians when he got there. When all of the sudden, a bright light shone down on Paul and Jesus spoke to him in a disembodied voice, "Saul, Saul, why do ...read more

  • In 1987, All Of America Stopped To Watch A ...

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,027 views

    In 1987, all of America stopped to watch a real-life drama unfolded in Midland, Texas. Eighteen month old Jessica McClure fell down an abandoned well and was trapped. Millions of Americans watched the story of Baby Jessica unfold. To the relief of everyone, Jessica came out of the well on October ...read more

  • The Power In Touching The Untouchable  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,831 views

    THE POWER IN TOUCHING THE UNTOUCHABLE Jesus, the Christ, is still in the business of touching the untouchable! You may feel like you are too dirty or too wicked for Jesus, the Christ, to touch you with His forgiveness today! As an illustration, you may remember the move enitled "The Elephant ...read more

  • Some People Are "Egr's" (Extra Grace Required). ...

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Nov 13, 2005
     | 2,773 views

    Some people are “EGR’s” (Extra Grace Required). They just demand more grace from us. This is patience. Let me tell you about a man named Jack. He was a believer in the Lake Superior Christian Church where I ministered in Marquette. Jack had “Turrets’ Syndrome” and often couldn’t control his ...read more

  • Too Many, Lord, Abuse Your Grace

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 24, 2006
     | 2,024 views

    Too many, Lord, abuse Your grace In this licentious day, And while they boast they see Your face, They turn their own away. Your book displays a gracious light That can the blind restore; But these are dazzled by the sight, And blinded still the more. The pardon such presume upon, They do not beg, ...read more

  • Grace: Unmerited Favor To One Deserving Positive ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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    Grace: unmerited favor to one deserving ...read more

  • Notice Satan’s Version Of Grace - It Had An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 1, 2001
    based on 149 ratings
     | 5,456 views

    notice Satan’s version of grace - it had an IF clause attached to it. [[This reminds me of the many ploys out there today - get 400 dollars of free merchandise - IF you sign up for MSN for three years. No money down - no interest for 12 months - you can own a new car NOW! But all you have to do ...read more

  • Charles Swindoll In His Book On Grace Puts It ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Hamby on May 3, 2001
    based on 92 ratings
     | 2,897 views

    Charles Swindoll in his book on Grace puts it this way, "You want to mess up the minds of your children? Here’s how - guaranteed! Rear them in a legalistic, tight context of external religion, where performance is more important than reality. Fake your faith. Sneak around and pretend your ...read more