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  • Woman Returns Stolen Money

    Contributed by Matt Neace on Aug 7, 2018
     | 2,429 views

    An Arkansas woman's stolen cash was turned over to police with a letter of apology from the thief who took it from her wallet. Susan McNabb said she left her wallet, and the $160 cash it contained, behind at the Walmart store in Clinton, and when she returned a short time later, the wallet was ...read more

  • In His Book, Just In Time, Lynn Miller Tells The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,327 views

    In his book, Just in Time, Lynn Miller tells the story of the time he and his wife were doing Voluntary Service in Chicago. As they were walking toward their church, they were held up at gunpoint with the thief yelling, “Give me your money or I’ll shoot” Lynn quickly told him he didn’t have any ...read more

  • When Evangelist John Wesley (1703-1791) Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,158 views

    When evangelist John Wesley (1703-1791) was returning home from a service one night, he was robbed. The thief, however, found his victim to have only a little money and some Christian literature. As the bandit was leaving, Wesley called out, “Stop! I have something more to give you.” The ...read more

  • When Evangelist John Wesley (1703-1791) Was ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 10, 2010
     | 3,514 views

    When evangelist John Wesley (1703-1791) was returning home from a service one night, he was robbed. The thief, however, found his victim to have only a little money and some Christian literature. As the bandit was leaving, Wesley called out, “Stop! I have something more to give you.” The surprised ...read more

  • We Can't Know The Day - But We Can Know The Season When Christ Returns.

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 6, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 296 views

    Jesus specifically told us that there would be signs in the sky in the sun and moon and stars (Luke 21:25), and he told us to “look up”, as our redemption draws near. Believers need to look up when the "season" of His return arrives.   The apostle Paul had this to say about the ...read more

  • I Hate The Thought Of Losing Things, -Worse Than ...

    Contributed by David Butcher on Dec 8, 2006
     | 1,295 views

    (I hate the thought of losing things, -worse than that, I hate things being stolen, the thought of allowing someone the pleasure of my property. Someone asked me about the motivation to work in the harbour on crime prevention. I told him that a thief ...read more

  • >when I Think Of Sincerity Or Honesty I Think ...

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jun 2, 2008
     | 2,076 views

    >>>When I think of sincerity or honesty I think of the woman doing a family history and had to do something about the reputation of two members who were hung and electrocuted... For the uncle electrocuted for murder, she wrote, "occupied the chair of applied electricity at a large state ...read more

  • Possibilities

    Contributed by Bobby Bodenhamer on Oct 17, 2008
     | 3,201 views

    Possibilities He was born into wealth and was raised in a mansion. Today he wears prison gray after being convicted of planting a car bomb that took the lives of two members of his family. His almost unbelievable reversal of circumstances came after he tried to get control of a $10-million family ...read more

  • Real Courage

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 5,897 views

    REAL COURAGE "Courage is not limited to the battlefield or the Indianapolis 500 or bravely catching a thief in your house. The real tests of courage are much deeper and much quieter. They are the inner tests, like remaining faithful when nobody's looking, like enduring pain when the room is empty, ...read more

  • In New York City, There Are Eight Million Cats ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 6, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,219 views

    In New York City, there are eight million cats and eleven million dogs. New York City is basically just concrete and steel, so when your pet dies, you can’t just go out in the back yard and bury it. The city would dispose of your dead pet, but charged $50 So one lady had this great thought: I can ...read more

  • Replacing The Old

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,134 views

    Several years ago I went to my dentist. He said I needed a crown on one of my teeth. The dentist drilled away the decay and damage of the old tooth and replaced it with a new crown. He replaced the old with something new. Faith involves getting rid of the old and replacing it with something better. ...read more

  • The Stolen Baby Jesus Syndrome  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,937 views

    THE STOLEN BABY JESUS SYNDROME A few years back, Wellington, FL had their baby Jesus stolen two years running. This was a wealthy community and their Jesus was worth around $1800. The third time around they put a GPS inside and traced the thief to her home. But the baby Jesus doesn’t have to be ...read more

  • I Recently Read An Article By Jill Carattini ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 23, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,593 views

    I recently read an article by Jill Carattini where she told this story: “A nurse named Melanie was on her way to work when something in the trash bin caught her eye. She was immediately taken with the possibilities in the discarded treasure. It was a cello, slightly cracked in several places, but ...read more

  • Condoleeza Rice, Sec. Of State Recently Said ...

    Contributed by John Herrmann on Nov 7, 2008
     | 1,386 views

    Condoleeza Rice, Sec. of State recently said after another failure of Peace talks in Israel and Palestine that Peace will not come in a sudden and dramatic event, but rather gradually.” Not so this second coming of Christ. It is an act of God confronting us as something from the other side, ...read more

  • Disciples In Clay

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 9, 2013
     | 4,442 views

    DISCIPLES IN CLAY Peter Marshall, in a sermon entitled, "Disciples in Clay," pictured the apostles before an examining board which was appointed to choose Jesus' close associates. Peter stood there smelling of fish -- uncouth, uncultured, impetuous, uncultured, and impulsive. Andrew, James, and ...read more

  • No One Is A Lost Cause

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 11, 2015
     | 6,995 views

    Ron Smith was in law enforcement for 20 years. After he retired, he was asked to join a prison ministry of his church. He scoffed at the idea, knowing he had put a lot of those guys in prison and he, above all, knew what types of peoplethey were. But eventually he broke down and joined and God ...read more

  • Better And Wiser Judge

    Contributed by Clarence Clough on Sep 23, 2011
     | 3,200 views

    BETTER AND WISER JUDGE Supreme Court Justice Horace Gray once informed a man who had appeared before him in a lower court and had escaped conviction on a technicality: "I know that you are guilty and you know it, and I wish you to remember that one day you will stand before a better and wiser ...read more

  • Forgiving Jerks

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 7, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,496 views

    Forgiving Jerks There's great power in our hands. It's the power to forgive a jerk-bully, a jerk-cheater, a jerk-thief. It’s powerful because it's unexpected. Jerks expect us to cry, run, or take revenge. The last thing they expect is forgiveness. That's why it's so disarming. Forgive them ...read more

  • Lois A. Cheney Wrote A Useful And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,887 views

    Lois A. Cheney wrote a useful and thought-provoking poem on the cross: I stand before the cross and wonder. I stand before the cross and fear. I kneel before the cross and weep. I pray before the cross and rejoice. To know the cross is to know Christ. To feel the cross is to feel Christ. To gaze at ...read more

  • Self-Destruction

    Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on Sep 28, 2009
     | 2,924 views

    SELF-DESTRUCTION The same way a lot of people have destroyed what the Lord rightly gave to them with their own hands. The case of a governor of one of the states in Nigeria is a very good example. He jumped bail in England and was removed on coming back home. There was also the case of one boy who ...read more

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