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  • A Runner And His Daughter

    Contributed by David Rumley on Jan 4, 2007
     | 2,052 views

    A runner and his daughter: • A daughter asked her father, who ran on a consistent basis… After one cold morning like today… the daughter asked… • Dad, do you determine how far you will run each time, or do you go as far as you feel like it? • I find if I am running and think about how I am ...read more

  • Great Is Thy Faithfulness" Is Not The Result Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 22, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,407 views

    “Great Is thy Faithfulness” is not the result of some tragic event in Thomas Chisholm’s life but a powerful witness to his daily walk with Jesus as he experienced “morning by morning” new mercies from His Everlasting Father. Pastor Chisholm always trusted his Everlasting Father to take care of ...read more

  • Stand Up, For What You Believe In. Stand For ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 25, 2007
     | 6,451 views

    Stand Up, For what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Galatians 6:9-10 Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good. A. No one is able to stand up ...read more

  • U.s. Workers Feel Rushed On The Job, But Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,727 views

    U.S. Workers feel rushed on the job, but are getting less accomplished due to technology intended to make work quicker and easier. “Technology has sped everything up and, by speeding everything up, it’s slowed everything down, paradoxically,” says John Challenger, Challenger, Gray & Christmas ...read more

  • Pearl Harbor! The Morning Of December 7, 1941, ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,575 views

    Pearl Harbor! The morning of December 7, 1941, found 353 Japanese airplanes swarming all around the Harbor site. Within a couple of hours, America lost 8 big battleships, 6 major airfields, almost all planes, and 2,400 men. That happened at 7:50 AM in what was supposedly a surprised attack. But ...read more

  • We Live In A World That Is Looking For Peace. ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 13, 2007
     | 2,319 views

    We live in a world that is looking for peace. Most of us are more familiar with tension, stress and anxiety than peace. Lack of peace is the result of our complex, accelerated and stressed-out world. If you can complete these sentences with the appropriate word, you need to learn what resources ...read more

  • Bevere's Story, "Now Here Is Where Many In ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 3, 2007
     | 1,404 views

    1. Bevere’s story, “Now here is where many in the church falter. They see the love of God in the light of the temporal, not the eternal. There is love and goodness, which are admired by society and many in the church but determined by human measures, and are contrary to the love of God. Let me ...read more

  • A Scientist, Unjustly Accused And Convicted Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 17, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,621 views

    A scientist, unjustly accused and convicted of a major crime, found himself sentenced to hard time in a prison out in the Arizona desert. His cellmate turned out to be another scientist. Determined to escape, the first man tried to convince his colleague to make the attempt with him. He refused. ...read more

  • Leaving A Legacy  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 18, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 6,080 views

    LEAVING A LEGACY Paul J. Meyer in his book "Unlocking Your Legacy" tells about the time his mother was found after having fallen in her home. She died a few days later in the hospital. The year was 1969. Mr. Meyer writes, "In the apron she was wearing the day she fell, I found a note that read: ...read more

  • Success Requires Discipline  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,062 views

    SUCCESS REQUIRES DISCIPLINE John Maxwell relates the story of Bobby Jones, a legendary golfer who won a major tournament at twenty-one. By age twenty-eight, he had already won the grand slam and retired. Jones had an uncle who said that by the time he was fourteen, Bobby was probably already the ...read more

  • A Baby Was Born Down South. A Girl By The Name ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 3, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 842 views

    A baby was born down south. A girl by the name of Helen Keller was destined from early childhood never to see or speak or hear! She became mean spirited and would through fits of rage many times during the day. She came under the care of a young adult by the name of Anne when she was around 5 ...read more

  • Needless Fear  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 13, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 5,927 views

    [Needless Fear] The early American Indians had a unique practice of training young braves. On the night of a boy’s thirteenth birthday, after learning hunting, scouting, and fishing skills, he was put to one final test. He was placed in a dense forest to spend the entire night alone. Until then, he ...read more

  • There Was A Little Boy With A Bad Temper. His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 20, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 1,749 views

    There was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, to hammer a nail in the back fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Then it gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his ...read more

  • A Man Is Walking Past The Field Of A Farmer With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 27, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,185 views

    A man is walking past the field of a farmer with a cow on a roap. The farmer says, "Hey mister, where ya goin with thet there cow?’ The man replies, "I’m takin it to town to sell it." The farmer says, " You mean if it’s the Lords will you are." The man says , "Well it’s my cow and I recon I can do ...read more

  • Finding The Kingdom Of God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,196 views

    FINDING THE KINGDOM OF GOD "In ’A Confession,’ Leo Tolstoy relates how the drive toward goodness that moved him as a boy was erased by his experiences in society. Later in life, after overwhelming success as a writer, he nevertheless sank into a psychological paralysis brought on by his vision of ...read more

  • It Is Clear That The Writer Of Psalm 100 Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rex S. Wignall on Nov 28, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 5,293 views

    It is clear that the writer of Psalm 100 is calling us to look up, and see the blessings of our God. Warren Wiersbe puts it well when he writes: Some people are appreciative by nature, but some are not; and it is these latter people who especially need God’s power to express thanksgiving. We ...read more

  • A Famous Evangelist Told The Following Incident: ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,189 views

    A famous evangelist told the following incident: I have a friend who in a time of business recession lost his job, a sizable fortune, and his beautiful home. To add to his sorrow, his precious wife died; yet he tenaciously held to his faith -- the only thing he had left. One day when he was out ...read more

  • What Not To Buy Your Wife  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 18, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,541 views

    What NOT to Buy Your Wife 1. Don’t buy clothing that involves sizes. The chances are one in seven thousand that you will get her size right, and your wife will be offended the other 6999 times. 2. Avoid all things useful. The new silver polish advertised to save hundreds of hours is not going to ...read more

  • Louis Evans Tells A Story That I'm Sure Many Can ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Jan 3, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,256 views

    Louis Evans tells a story that I’m sure many can relate to. At one of the homes in which he lived, he had a problem with a persistent weed that “grew rapidly and pushed it ugly stalk and leaves right in front of [his] bedroom window.” He tried chopping it down several times hoping to discourage ...read more

  • If You Watch The Game Today I Want You To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 1,767 views

    If you watch the game today I want you to remember this story about Jerry Rice. He was the longtime star for the San Francisco 49ers, considered one of the greatest receivers in the history of football; he played for the 49ers for 15 years, 1985 to 2000. Tonight he will be playing for the Raiders. ...read more

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