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  • Timothy's Story

    Contributed by Timothy Enns on Oct 5, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,749 views

    TIMOTHY'S STORY I want to tell you a story today about a little fellow named Jason. The circumstances that Jason was born into not entirely clear. What we do know is that his birth parents, for what ever reason, decided not to care for him or could not care for him. Instead they decided to place ...read more

  • Are You Missing Jesus?

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Dec 18, 2011
     | 4,167 views

    ARE YOU MISSING JESUS? During the manger scene of the kids' Christmas presentation, one of the important pieces was missing on the set.  As everyone was looking around, I noticed the bag in which this important part was hidden and went up in the stage area and retrieved it for the part.  The ...read more

  • Wearing 30,000 Bibles

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 26, 2012
     | 3,351 views

    WEARING 30,000 BIBLES Years ago a missionary returned to England for a brief furlough after many years of faithful service in India. He was invited to a dinner at a great summer resort where he met many women of prominence and position. After dinner he went to his room and penned a ...read more

  • Pure White

    Contributed by Joe Bertone on Jul 23, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,709 views

    PURE WHITE A little girl went to the countryside on holiday. The cabin where she stayed was next to a grassy hillside on which sheep grazed. She had never seen sheep before. The girl could look from the front door of the cottage and see the sheep milling around on the slope of green. She exclaimed ...read more

  • Billy Graham: Strong Statements

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 20, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,790 views

    BILLY GRAHAM: STRONG STATEMENTS The preacher to the Presidents, Billy Graham, now 93 years old, has come out with some surprising statements in the past few months. Recently, Mr. Graham quotes his late wife Ruth as saying, "If God doesn't punish America, He'll have to apologize to Sodom and ...read more

  • Where Are The Happiest Kids?

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Feb 7, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,003 views

    WHERE ARE THE HAPPIEST KIDS? Where do the happiest kids in the world live? A study released in 2012 titled "The New Definition of Childhood" produced by an agency headquartered in Chicago found that the happiest kids in the world live in Mexico--despite its many social ills and widespread ...read more

  • I Was Driving Home One Sunday From Trinity Of...

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
     | 3,895 views

    I was driving home one Sunday from Trinity of Gentilly, where I was serving. I was on Napolean headed toward the river and had just passed Pascale Manales when I saw Covenant Presbyterian Church at the corner of St. Charles Ave. I then had a vision of younger families in the Uptown and Garden ...read more

  • Misunderstanding The Value Of The Cross

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 9, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,739 views

    Some years ago, a 14-foot bronze crucifix was stolen from Calvary Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas. It had stood at the entrance to that cemetery for more than 50 years. The cross was put there in 1930 by a Catholic bishop and had been valued at the time at $10,000. The thieves apparently cut it ...read more

  • Eating Ashes

    Contributed by John Bright on Apr 6, 2025
     | 259 views

    In Isaiah 44:20, we read: “He feeds on ashes; A deceived heart has turned him aside; And he cannot deliver his soul, Nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?” The deceived heart is a word picture of iniquity. It’s on the inside, but it steers what happens on the outside. It’s like the ...read more

  • The Way Of The ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,690 views

    The Way of the Righteous What They Are Like? “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams ...read more

  • Ministering To ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 3,527 views

    Ministering to Christ In The Midst of Disaster “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom… For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger and you invited Me in, ...read more

  • Heaven, A Real Place

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,011 views

    Heaven, A Real Place Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take ...read more

  • Something's Happening...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 20, 2008
     | 1,900 views

    Something's Happening... This last week I began reading a book by James Rutz. James wrote this book to make the Christian church aware that God is moving all across the world. His observations are a wakeup call to the American Christian and churches in America. Listen to some of his ...read more

  • You Can't Just Sit Around  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jul 3, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,553 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

  • Gettin' Up A Load Right Now!" Psalm 39: 5-13 Key ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 26, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,024 views

    “Gettin’ Up a Load Right Now!” Psalm 39: 5-13 Key verse(s): 5: “You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Each man’s life is but a breath.” It was the end of the church year and Pastor Smith was really into his preaching. He loved “end times” because ...read more

  • The Botanical Life Of Most Trees Is Amazing. ...

    Contributed by Mike Mcguire on Feb 8, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,929 views

    The botanical life of most trees is amazing. Often when a tree is damaged and the trunk is cut down, a new shoot will come up out of the stump or roots. As long as the roots are healthy, it will try to live. It will put out new shoots and eventually try to flower and reproduce. It keeps adapting to ...read more

  • God's Hmo's

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 6, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,302 views

    GOD'S HMO'S In Christian Counseling Today Magazine I discovered another article talking about "Spirituality Theology and Health." It highlighted the center for the study of Religion/Spirituality and Health at Duke University. After twenty years of study and 25 research studies they discovered the ...read more

  • Spiritual Problem—spiritual Cure

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,601 views

    Spiritual Problem--Spiritual Cure I picked up a recent book which I received from the AACC Convention called "Caring for People God's Way." The book is written by three people Tim Clinton, Archibald Hart and George Ohlschlager. The book is considered a new guide for Christian Counseling and is ...read more

  • Hospitality To Strangers  PRO

    Contributed by Susan Babb, Osl on Oct 9, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,235 views

    A. Friend – some years ago B. Sunday worship service, church like ours C. Service begun – member of congregation began worship, no pastor yet D. Man dressed shabbily in a heavy overcoat and wild hair and who could of used a bath came into service 1. Trouble finding a seat, pretty ...read more

  • Near-Death Experiences And Feelings

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
     | 3,642 views

    NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES AND FEELINGS Recently a television reporter followed up on the people who survived that air travel incident in which a huge section of the plane simply tore off, somewhere near Hawaii. You may remember that there was some kind of metal fatigue and a whole section of the ...read more