Contributed by Nate Barbour on Mar 25, 2003
based on 7 ratings
| 2,310 views
(The following is a parable that I made up as an introduction. It is fictional. For a story of similar proportion, see the movie RADIO.)
He was never an all-star athlete, although he wanted to be. He didn’t have what it takes. Bobby’s body was disproportionate; one leg was longer than the other
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 2, 2003
based on 18 ratings
| 3,164 views
WHY DO YOU DO THAT?
I’m thinking of a small-town church in upstate New York.
They’d had a rector in that church for over thirty-five years.
He was loved by the church and the community.
After he retired, he was replaced by a young priest.
It was his first church; he had a great desire to do
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
based on 11 ratings
| 3,458 views
A young, awkward boy grew up in southern California, plagued by a learning disability that in later years would be called dyslexia. But with his mother’s encouragement and admonishment, he became a strong and capable leader. Years later he was commanding thousands of your Americans in war. When
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
United Methodist
Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 28, 2003
based on 21 ratings
| 2,514 views
Some time ago as a mother was tucking her little girl into bed when the young daughter asked, “Mother, can you tell me the greatest day of your life?”
The mother thought for just a second and then said, “Honey, I can tell you the greatest day in my life. As you know, my father was a man who
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Assembly Of God
based on 6 ratings
| 1,538 views
ONE LITTLE BOY GREW A NEW APPROACH TO THE GAME.
We have this little boy at church, Seth Keown, Seth is 6 years old and plays PeeWee football.
Our son is the coach of the Packers. Our grandson Matthew plays on the same team with Seth.
There are only two teams in this league, the Packers and the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Assembly Of God
Contributed by David Haun on Jan 8, 2004
based on 8 ratings
| 2,571 views
The story is told of a family living in the northern United States. As happens in many families, the wife was an active church member. She would take the children to church services. Her husband didn’t feel it necessary or important to go. It just wasn’t his thing.
One Christmas eve, his
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 15, 2004
based on 8 ratings
| 4,148 views
Not long ago I was sent an interesting and thought provoking story that illustrates how God can use our experiences to help others come to Him and give our lives meaning and purpose even in the midst of pain, discouragement, and failure.
It is called CARROT, EGG OR COFFEE and was originally sent
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Church Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 2, 2004
based on 6 ratings
| 5,684 views
Illustration: At first I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong, so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell when I die. He was out there sort of like the president. I recognized His picture when I saw it, but I didn’t really know Him. But later on when I
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jun 3, 2004
based on 4 ratings
| 3,512 views
True peace with God comes to us when God says to us, “you are one ugly person. I can’t stand to look at you. Your breath stinks, you’re out of shape, and you aren’t worthy of me. Here, take this outfit of righteousness - put it on. Keep it on. Take these works of my Son. Take this holiness
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Bill Huffhine on Jun 5, 2004
based on 2 ratings
| 2,312 views
As we look back over the centuries, there are few cities that stand out above the rest as outstanding; worthy of being remembered throughout the generations. Some of these cities, like Athens Greece, are remembered for their greatness in influencing the world as a whole. Some, like Paris or
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Free Methodist
Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 11, 2004
based on 7 ratings
| 2,333 views
When I was a kid, I discovered among my parents’ books an ornately illustrated volume of the 10 Commandments. It looked like it was probably a reproduction of an illuminated manuscript that had been painstakingly created by medieval monks. The writing was big and old fashioned; the language was
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
based on 2 ratings
| 1,398 views
b. Brian J. Waldrop relates this slice of life: "Flipping through the channels of my TV the other morning, I stopped to watch a painter skillfully painting a desert landscape. As the man proceeded to color the canvas in deep browns, reds, and yellows, the picture really started to look good. I felt
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Aug 29, 2004
based on 1 rating
| 4,355 views
In Steven Spielberg’s film about a slave ship called Amistad, the Africans revolt and are subsequently imprisoned. The African prisoners are given a Bible with pictures in it by the abolitionists. The Africans had no idea what the book was, and they could not read in their own language, let
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Jess Bousa on Jan 2, 2005
based on 3 ratings
| 8,676 views
There is a story in the Bible about a man named, Mephibosheth. He was the grandson of King Saul and the son of Jonathan. Saul’s son, Jonathan, and David were best friends. They actually entered into a covenant relationship, similar to the ancient covenant of being blood brothers. This means
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Pentecostal
based on 1 rating
| 2,147 views
Pablo Picasso. Picasso was the Spanish cubist artist who sketched, sculpted, and painted his way into prominence in the early twentieth century. On the rare occasion, he painted live portraits. One such instance was his painting of Gertrude Stein, one of America’s foremost authors of a bygone
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Davon Huss on May 2, 2005
based on 2 ratings
| 2,746 views
Napoleon—when he conquered Europe took his family and he sat them every one in great places over the many kingdoms and states and nations of Europe that he’d conquered. Whenever he’d conquered a country, he’d put his relative over it to be ruler. He took his entire family and spread them around
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Sermon Central