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  • To "Love Your Neighbor As Yourself" Is Best ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 1, 2007
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     | 7,828 views

    To “love your neighbor as yourself” is best described in Matthew 7:12 - "Do for others what you would like them to do for you.” In other words to love God supremely and to love other people purely is the Bible in a nutshell. It is the beginning and end of life the way God intended it to be lived. ...read more

  • Mama Eagles Are Caring Loving Creatures. ...

    Contributed by Sherry Proskine on Jul 23, 2007
     | 2,221 views

    Mama eagles are caring loving creatures. Somewhere along the line the mama eagle decides it’s time the baby eagles learn to fly. She takes the little eagle out of the next and flies up as high as she can go. At this point, she drops the fledgling, and he falls fast. The fledgling has never ...read more

  • Years Ago The Emperor Of China Had A Famous ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Oct 19, 2007
     | 1,124 views

    Years ago the Emperor of China had a famous orchestra. One particular member of the group did not have any real musical talent but had simply weaseled his way into as a member. During the concerts he would always pretend to play but loved the attention and the money he was paid. One day the ...read more

  • According To The Last United Nations Survey, ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007
     | 1,164 views

    According to the last United Nations survey, there are about 12,000 murders in the USA each year. There were all kinds of circumstances behind those murders, but you can be sure of one thing. ANGER was at the heart of all of them. Jesus went straight to the heart of the matter. Dallas ...read more

  • Christians, We Have No Right To Look Down Our ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Feb 12, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,047 views

    Christians, we have no right to look down our noses with disdain on unsaved people. We can and should be offended at sin, but not personally offended – offended for God and His holiness. But if we can get it in our heads and in our hearts that when we were dead He gave us life, when we were ...read more

  • What Can You Do When God Seems Invisible And You ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 2, 2008
     | 1,878 views

    What can you do when God seems invisible and you can’t find him it seems or feel him? Ruth Graham can tell us how. Broken marriage & family. Wrote of trusting God in “In every pew sits a broken heart”: “I came to a point where I saw the need to let go even of my questions. I would not have all the ...read more

  • For Bible Knowledge (The ...

    Contributed by Timothy Brown on Jan 23, 2010
     | 2,451 views

    Illustration for Bible Knowledge (The Apostles’ Doctrine/Teaching) - Think of the Scriptures as an absolutely accurate map. A map tells you how to get to a certain destination. But just looking at a map won't automatically transport you to Arizona or England or Peru. Getting to those places means ...read more

  • Faith And Icebergs

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 26, 2010
     | 6,724 views

    FAITH AND ICEBERGS Sailors in the northern oceans have frequently observed icebergs traveling in one direction in spite of strong winds blowing in the opposite direction. The icebergs were moving against the winds, but how? The explanation is that the icebergs, with eight-ninths of their bulk ...read more

  • Who Is In Charge Here?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,389 views

    WHO IS IN CHARGE HERE? I read of a mother who went to a family therapist over her thirteen-year-old son who was rebelling in every way imaginable. Out every night until 2:00 A.M. and in trouble at school, her son was on a one-way course to self-destruction. The therapist asked if she could ...read more

  • An Old Scotsman Operated A Little Rowboat For ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 18, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
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    "An old Scotsman operated a little rowboat for transporting passengers. One day one of the passengers noticed that the good old man had carved on one oar the word "Faith," and on the other oar "Works." Curiosity led him to ask the meaning of this. The old man being a well-balanced Christian and ...read more

  • In His Medical Practice, Dr. Richard Swenson Sees ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 3, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,089 views

    In his medical practice, Dr. Richard Swenson sees a steady stream of hurting people coming into his office. He claims that a majority of them suffer from a chronic ailment which has reached epidemic levels in our country. Do you know what it is? SARS, maybe? Or AIDS? The disease Dr. Swenson is ...read more

  • An Old Scotsman Operated A Little Rowboat For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Craig West on Dec 10, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,237 views

    An old Scotsman operated a little rowboat for transporting passengers. One day one of the passengers noticed that the good old man had carved on one oar the word "Faith," and on the other oar "Works." Curiosity led him to ask the meaning of this. The old man being a well-balanced Christian and glad ...read more

  • Paul Harvey Tells About A Airline Stewardess Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
     | 1,441 views

    Paul Harvey tells about a airline stewardess who was being harassed by a slightly inebriated man up in the first class section who was making passes at her and trying to get her to agree to meet him in his hotel suite that night. With some difficulty she got away from him, only to encounter another ...read more

  • Listening To God Compared To Listening To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2012
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    LISTENING TO GOD COMPARED TO LISTENING TO THE DOCTOR We should treat prayer for what it is, a two way conversation with God, and learn to be quiet long enough for him to get a word in edge ways. Nicky Gumbel, in his book Questions of Life compares it to a visit to the doctor, he writes “Suppose I ...read more

  • Stopping To Focus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 28, 2022
     | 2,753 views

    Have you ever wondered why a pigeon walks so funny? According to an interesting article in the Detroit Free Press, a pigeon walks the way it does so it can’t see where it’s going. Because it can’t adjust its focus as it moves, the pigeon actually has to bring its head to a complete stop between ...read more

  • The Difference Maker

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Sep 16, 2020
     | 3,426 views

    My pastor, Wana Archer, tells about a time when he was a teenager and worked at a restaurant for .25 cents/hour. In this restaurant, there was a gambling machine that looked like a pinball machine. A player would deposit a nickel and get one shot to hit the jackpot or win some money. He noticed ...read more

  • There Is A Third Property Of Light. Light Can ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 28, 2006
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     | 6,897 views

    There is a third property of light. Light can show you the way. One summer as a kid I went into the woods with my cousins. One was older and one was younger. Stevie Joe was 2 years younger and Jerry was already in his teens, about 6 years older. Jerry decided to keep out after dark and then ...read more

  • Some Of You Know That I Like To Cycle, And I Have ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 17, 2002
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     | 1,348 views

    Some of you know that I like to cycle, and I have this little book at home called “250 Best Cycling Tips.” In the section that deals with training for races they say, “The biggest problem that many cyclists face is finding enough time for training amidst life’s many responsibilities. Here are 10 ...read more

  • I'm 14, Depressed And See No Reason To Live

    Contributed by Bo Lane on Dec 8, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,996 views

    I’m 14, depressed and see no reason to live. Hi. Look I am 14 almost 15 and well I am depressed. Majorly depressed. I have no life. I mean come on, I have no friends, I am picked because my appearance is different, soccer practices are really crappy (I get made fun of, tripped, soccer balls are ...read more

  • A Rainbow Is A Beautiful Picture Of Christ. Jesus ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 14, 2010
     | 2,695 views

    A RAINBOW IS A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF CHRIST. Jesus is called the light of the world. A rainbow has 3 primary colours, red, green and purple. RED SPEAKS OF THE BLOOD OF CHRIST - His sacrifice on the cross for me. Genesis 8:21 says "The intent of man's heart is evil from his youth;" Jesus paid the ...read more