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  • The Tea ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 21, 2009
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     | 1,667 views

    The Tea Cup There was a couple who used to go England to shop in a beautiful store. This was their 25th wedding anniversary. They both liked antiques and pottery and especially tea-cups. They said, "May we see that? We’ve never seen one quite so beautiful." As the lady handed it to them, suddenly ...read more

  • Bring The Tithe To The Storehouse

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 13, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,086 views

    When I was a young boy, I started mowing yards to make money so I could buy hundreds and hundreds of baseball cards! When I made my first money, my mother reminded me of what God says in the Bible about tithing. "Now, son, the word tithe means one-tenth. God asks us to bring 1 out of every ...read more

  • A Letter To Santa  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,985 views

    A LETTER TO SANTA: Dear Santa Claus: You’ll probably be surprised to receive this letter from an adult. You may be even more surprised as you read it to find that the writer is neither a maiden aunt nor a disgruntled bachelor. I’m a young mother. It isn’t my intention, Santa, to hurt your ...read more

  • And, Finally, We Are To Apply Christ In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 8, 2003
    based on 99 ratings
     | 2,513 views

    And, finally, we are to apply Christ in everything we do and say so that others will be pointed to the first part of the resolution and come to know Christ as their Savior. Your witness is more far reaching than you will ever know. This past week on Dr. Dobson’s Focus On The Family I heard this ...read more

  • Regardless Of What The Odds Are. Story Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Mar 26, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,881 views

    Regardless of what the odds are. Story of the Teacup There was a couple who used to go to England to shop in the beautiful stores. They both liked antiques and pottery and especially teacups. This was their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. One day in this beautiful shop they saw a beautiful ...read more

  • Experts Can't Agree If The Following Is A True ...

    Contributed by Jonathan Twitchell on Dec 7, 2006
     | 5,437 views

    Experts can’t agree if the following is a true story or if it should be written down next to the tale of George Washington and the Cherry Tree. While there is no concrete evidence of its truth, there is enough anecdotal evidence that the story has been in existence long enough to quite possibly be ...read more

  • It's An Ongoing Battle At The Twitchell ...

    Contributed by Jonathan Twitchell on Dec 7, 2006
     | 1,907 views

    It’s an ongoing battle at the Twitchell household. We have a great number of beautiful songbirds that come to our birdfeeders in the front yard: goldfinches, house finches, red-winged blackbirds, orioles, and cardinals are accompanied by chickadees, mourning doves, blue jays. We tolerate the ...read more

  • You Can't Just Sit Around  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jul 3, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,032 views

    "YOU CAN'T JUST SIT AROUND." Larry Walters is among the relatively few who have actually turned their dreams into reality. Larry was a truck driver, but his lifelong dream was to fly. When he graduated from high school, he joined the Air Force in hopes of becoming a pilot. Unfortunately, poor ...read more

  • The Flood In Contemporay ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
     | 2,206 views

    ILLUSTRATION THE FLOOD IN CONTEMPORAY TERMS AUSTRALIA - rising flood waters stranded 500 people… The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting more heavy rain… high alert for severe weather and flooding. Local rivers are already at their peak. Many roads and bridges are underwater and the town of ...read more

  • This Is For All The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 27, 2010
     | 3,726 views

    THIS IS FOR ALL THE MOTHERS. This is for all the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, "It’s OK, honey; Mommy’s here." Who walk around the house all night with their babies when they keep ...read more

  • Free Pizza — Ten Dollars

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 19, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,806 views

    FREE PIZZA - TEN DOLLARS Way back in the day when Katie and I were dating, I got this phone call from her. She was very excited. She had just purchased a discount coupon book for discounts on various restaurants in town, for only $25.00. If you are familiar with the Entertainment Coupon Book, ...read more

  • The Falsities Of Mormon Author Betty Eadie

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,349 views

    THE FALSITIES OF MORMON AUTHOR BETTY EADIE The idea of hell and judgment are nowhere to be found in Betty Eadie’s bestseller, Embraced By The Light, on the N.Y. Times bestseller list for more than 40 weeks, including 5 weeks as #1. In November 1973 Eadie allegedly died after undergoing a ...read more

  • The Church Without Outreach

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
     | 4,085 views

    THE CHURCH WITHOUT OUTREACH Fred Craddock tells the story of his first church. It was a beautiful little white church on a hill in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The church was beautifully maintained. The pews had been hand-hewn from giant poplar trees that had grown nearby. Little kerosene lamps on the walls ...read more

  • Help Daisy! It's Gotta Hold On Me

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Mar 4, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,346 views

    INTRO: Let me tell you about my friend Billy Bob. Ole Billy Bob came in to work one day looking like he had been run over by a buzz saw. He had scratches all over and big pop-knots on each side of his head. With a look of despair, Billy Bob said,” Well son it happened like this; after work ...read more

  • Mom And The C.s.d.  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 20, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,764 views

    MOM AND THE C.S.D. POEM TO MOM My son came home from school one day, With a smirk upon his face. He decided he was smart enough, To put me in my place. ’Guess what I learned in Civics Two, that’s taught by Mr. Wright? It’s all about the laws today, The ’Children’s Bill of Rights.’ It says I need ...read more

  • Here Is A Story From Amy In Miami Beach About ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
     | 1,382 views

    Here is a story from Amy in Miami Beach about anxiety and worry Dancing Potato Chips Not long ago I had “one of those days. I had company arriving in a couple of days and the toilet was clogged. I went to the bank, and the “its my first day” teller processing my deposit had to start over three ...read more

  • Unexpected Journey Thru Cancer

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 12, 2024
     | 366 views

    The unexpected journey and a second Dove appeared on a difficult day walking thru cancer: I hit another rough day in the journey after my second surgery with Dr. Q – He got back pathology and said it did look good the light showed cancer lining my bladder like a carpet. When the Dr, Q called to ...read more

  • Even Back Then I Was Searching For Hard Evidence ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 19 ratings
     | 973 views

    Even back then I was searching for hard evidence of God as an alternative to faith. And one day found it-on television, of all places. While randomly flipping a dial, I came across a mass healing service being conducted by Kathryn Kuhlman. I watched for a few minutes as she brought various people ...read more

  • The Citadel Of The Spirit!" Galatians 4: 1-16 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 22, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,781 views

    “The Citadel of The Spirit!” Galatians 4: 1-16 Key verse(s): 16 “Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth.” There’s an old proverb that simply states, “Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.” I can remember many times in my life when, confronted by someone’s correction, ...read more

  • Several Years Ago I Used To Heat Our House With ...

    Contributed by John Braland on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,719 views

    Several years ago I used to heat our house with wood. Every fall I would go out and cut wood with my friend Roger Raether and Bob Bosma. I never liked cutting wood because it was a lot of back breaking work but I liked the price. It was free except for the labor so we would take a Saturday here ...read more

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