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  • U.s. Individuals Out Give G8: The G8 Has Proposed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,675 views

    U.S. Individuals Out Give G8: The G8 has proposed to cut debt among some African nations by giving up to $40 billion. That is a lot of money, but far less than the $249 billion given to charity by individuals, and corporations in ’04. Of this, $88 billion went to religious organizations. The Barna ...read more

  • During The American Revolution A Man In Civilian ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 6, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,833 views

    During the American Revolution a man in civilian clothes rode past a group of soldiers repairing a small defensive barrier. Their leader was shouting instructions, but making no attempt to help them. Asked why by the rider, he retorted with great dignity, “Sir, I am a corporal!” The stranger ...read more

  • An Army Chaplain Was Visiting Wounded Soldiers ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Nov 1, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,412 views

    An army chaplain was visiting wounded soldiers in the hospital. The chaplain offered to read some Bible passages to one young soldier. But the soldier said, "I’m cold," so the chaplain wrapped his own coat around the young man. Next, the soldier asked for something to drink. The chaplain propped up ...read more

  • If You Were Remodeling Your Home And Were Going ...

    Contributed by Wm. Darryl Scott Sr D.d. on Sep 6, 2003
     | 2,483 views

    IF YOU WERE REMODELING YOUR HOME AND WERE GOING TO ADD AN EXTRA BEDROOM, BUT THE ONLY TOOL YOU HAD WAS A SCREWDRIVER, WOULD YOU WORK AND STRUGGLE TO BUILD THE ROOM WITH ONLY A SCREWDRIVER? OR WOULD YOU GO OUT TO THE STORE AND PAY THE PRICE FOR THE PROPER TOOLS TO GET THE JOB DONE EFFICIENTLY AND ...read more

  • I Heard The Story Of A Little Boy Who Had ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,393 views

    I heard the story of a little boy who had misbehaved and was sent to his room. After a while the little boy came out and informed his mother that he had thought about what he had done and that he had said a prayer. The mother said, “That’s wonderful. If you ask God for forgiveness and to help you ...read more

  • Teddy Roosevelt Said "It Is Not The Critic Who ...

    Contributed by Matthew Mobley on Mar 28, 2008
     | 1,285 views

    Teddy Roosevelt said “It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly… who knows the ...read more

  • Un-Christlike Christians

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 6, 2009
     | 3,430 views

    UN-CHRISTLIKE CHRISTIANS A couple of months ago, there was a story on CNN of a Christian school basketball team that beat another team (another Christian school, I think) by the score of 100 to 0. It was a slaughter. The coach of the winning team, even though it was clear that the other team was ...read more

  • A $100 Bill, A $20 Bill And A $1 Bill Meet Up At ...

    Contributed by Timothy Craver on Nov 9, 2009
     | 3,888 views

    A $100 bill, a $20 bill and a $1 bill meet up at the shredder at the end of their lives. The 100 says, “I’ve seen the whole world during my lifetime. Why, I’ve been on cruises in the Caribbean, safaris in Africa and vacations in Europe.” The 20 says, “Well, I haven’t done quite as well, but I have ...read more

  • God's Supply

    Contributed by Clarence Clough on Jul 25, 2010
     | 5,545 views

    GOD'S SUPPLY Missionary statesman Hudson Taylor had complete trust in God's faithfulness. In his journal he wrote: "Our heavenly Father is a very experienced One. He knows very well that His children wake up with a good appetite every morning... He sustained 3 million Israelites in the wilderness ...read more

  • Self-Remedies

    Contributed by John Putty on Apr 16, 2011
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     | 3,299 views

    SELF-REMEDIES Not many people enjoy going to the doctor, but according to Reuters, in 1994, one London accountant to that to an extreme. The 63 year old man needed bladder surgery, but he couldn't overcome his fear of doctors and hospitals. So he self-reliantly did what had to be done. He ...read more

  • Dying In The Ocean Of Grace

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 14, 2011
     | 2,625 views

    DYING IN THE OCEAN OF GRACE Dr. Gerstner, "Christ has done everything necessary for his [sinners] salvation. Nothing now stands between the sinner and God but the sinner's good works. Nothing can keep him from Christ but his delusion that he has good works of his own that can satisfy God. If men ...read more

  • Whitening Fast

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Feb 13, 2012
     | 3,119 views

    WHITENING FAST When Dr. Rees was waiting to preach, a friend commended to him, "You sure are whitening fast!" He got up and said this from the pulpit: "There is a little white flower that comes up through the earth at this season of the year - sometimes it comes up through the snow and frost; but ...read more

  • Forgiving And Forgetting

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 9, 2020
     | 4,231 views

    Once upon a time in their marriage, Saul Rosenberg did something really stupid. Ethel Rosenberg chewed him out for it. He apologized, they made up. However, from time to time, Ethel would mention what he had done. "Honey," Saul finally said one day, "why do you keep bringing that up? ...read more

  • What Is The Will Of God For Me?

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Feb 8, 2009
     | 1,584 views

    WHAT IS THE WILL OF GOD FOR ME? I have said many times over the past 50 years of international ministry to God's people when asked, "What is the Will of God for me? and how can I know it and do it?" I have said that, in a nutshell, the Will of God is the Word of God--and the Word of God is the ...read more

  • Binding Sticks  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 12, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,713 views

    BINDING STICKS One of Aesop’s fables is about a father who had seven sons. To each son he gave a stick. Each was asked to break his stick, which was easily done. Then the father took seven other sticks and bound them together. He than ask the seven sons to break the sticks. Not one of the sons ...read more

  • Hymns Of The Laodicean Church  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 4, 2001
    based on 374 ratings
     | 4,736 views

    Hymns Of The Laodicean Church (God’s Frozen People) The Laodicean Church announces publication of "Church Songs," whose title, according to the editor, was chosen because "We didn’t want to turn anybody off with threatening words that no one understands anymore like ’worship’ or ’hymn.’ People in ...read more

  • Actually My Wife Laurel Found Something At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Apr 13, 2005
    based on 12 ratings
     | 4,142 views

    Actually my wife Laurel found something at Hastings the other day that might be able to help us out: "Its called "Wash Away Your Sins - Soul Saver Pack"... "For liars, cheaters, and wrong-doers."  "It says its Bishop tested" and "Cardinal approved". Its contents are two bottles and an instruction ...read more

  • Hold The Fort, For I Am ...

    Contributed by Dwight L. Moody on Jun 11, 2009
     | 6,313 views

    HOLD THE FORT, FOR I AM COMING I am told that when General Sherman went through Atlanta toward the sea, through the southern states; he left in the fort, in the Kenesaw mountains, a little handful of men to guard some rations that he brought there. And General Hood got into the outer rear and ...read more

  • Inspiration Of Scripture

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Feb 23, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,899 views

    Consider Bill, who was just a young man at the time. He had tried preaching, but didn’t always feel the power of God or see any results. One of his contemporaries, Charles Templeton, got into academia and started to believe scripture as flawed and outdated. Bill wondered about all of this. A ...read more

  • Jesus Is...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,637 views

    JESUS IS... In Genesis He is the Seed of the Woman. In Exodus He is the Passover Lamb. In Leviticus He is our High Priest. In Numbers He is the Pillar of Cloud by day and the Pillar of Fire by night. In Deuteronomy He is the Prophet like unto Moses. In Joshua He is the Captain of our Salvation. In ...read more

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