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  • Job's Repentance

    Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 27, 2008
     | 6,081 views

    JOB'S REPENTANCE "Job repented, not of any past sins that might have caused his (trouble), but of his mistrust of God in the midst of it. Ultimately, God never answered Job’s questions. Job never actually found out why all of this loss and horror had occurred. It was as if the answer to Job’s ...read more

  • I'll Get Back To You! (08.04.05--Boldness ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 2, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,043 views

    I’ll Get Back to You! (08.04.05--Boldness Too!--Acts 3:11) “Let me think about it and I’ll get back to you.” How often have you heard that said in your life. If we could count the number of times action has been spared by inaction due to the “thought process” necessary beforehand, we’d probably ...read more

  • Encouragement Changes History

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 4,467 views

    Encouragement changes history. You may know the true story of Robert the Bruce King of Scotland. Bruce and the Spider(Scotland) HUNDREDS of years ago there was a king of Scotland and his name was Robert the Bruce. It was a good thing that he was both brave and wise, because the times in which he ...read more

  • Laughter Is Not For Sissies

    Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 12, 2022
     | 1,273 views

    Since birth, I have been infected with a Laughter-Virus. I’m not sure which side of the family it came from, or it could’ve come from both sides. But the least little thing will make me laugh. Sometimes I have a hard time stopping laughing. I have yet to find a mask big enough to cover my face ...read more

  • Oh, The Daze Of My Life

    Contributed by James Snyder on Jan 30, 2021
     | 1,010 views

    When I was young, my mother was quite a fan of a soap opera called “The Days of Our Lives.” I remember the title but I never would watch something like that. However, my mother enjoyed it and so what’s there to complain about. As I was thinking of it, I felt that I should remember the days of my ...read more

  • I Came Across Some Interesting Statistics A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 26, 2001
    based on 219 ratings
     | 1,985 views

    ILL. I came across some interesting statistics a few years ago. Someone went to the trouble to research what people do with their time, & came up with these results: If we live to be 75, most of us will have spent 3 solid years, 24 hours a day, acquiring an education - grade school, high school & ...read more

  • At Approximately 3:20 On The Morning Of March ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 15, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,458 views

    “At approximately 3:20 on the morning of March 13, 1964, twenty-eight-year-old …(Kitty) Genovese was returning to her home in a nice middle-class area of Queens, NY…. She parked her ….(car) in a nearby parking lot, turned-off the lights and started the walk to her second floor apartment some 35 ...read more

  • At Approximately 3:20 On The Morning Of March ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 15, 2002
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     | 19,180 views

    “At approximately 3:20 on the morning of March 13, 1964, twenty-eight-year-old …(Kitty) Genovese was returning to her home in a nice middle-class area of Queens, NY…. She parked her ….(car) in a nearby parking lot, turned-off the lights and started the walk to her second floor apartment some 35 ...read more

  • When We Raise Our Hands, God Will Intervene

    Contributed by Saumiman Saud on Feb 18, 2025
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    WHEN WE RAISE OUR HANDS, GOD WILL INTERVENE Heavenly Father, I have just realized how Almighty You are, even though I have known this for a long time. Forgive me, Father, for often facing various problems relying only on myself. It turns out that I am limited and have no strength of my own. ...read more

  • It Had Been Years Since I Had Seen A Dentist So I ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 4, 2001
    based on 101 ratings
     | 2,376 views

    It had been years since I had seen a dentist so I meekly decided to inquire of the dentist in the building next to my apartment. From the moment I walked in, I sensed there was something different. As I was filling out the paperwork, I began confessing my lack of dental care. I finally blurted ...read more

  • Norma Jean Was A Person Who Appeared To Have ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Massey on Mar 23, 2002
    based on 95 ratings
     | 1,754 views

    Norma Jean was a person who appeared to have everything. The most famous men in the world courted her. Even presidents desired her. She made millions, her name was splashed across almost every newspaper in the country. Yet, she died from an overdose, and she choked to death on her own vomit, ...read more

  • Many Of You Will Probably Recognize This Song. ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 29, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,694 views

    Many of you will probably recognize this song. “It make you want to go where everybody know your name, and they’re always glad you came. You wanna be where you can see our troubles are all the same. You wanna be where everybody knows your name.” The theme song for the 80’s TV sitcom “Cheers” ...read more

  • In Physics, The Law Of Entropy Says That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Apr 23, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,612 views

    • In physics, the law of entropy says that all systems, left unattended, will run down. Unless new energy is pumped in, the organism will disintegrate. Entropy is at work in many areas other than physics. I see it, for instance, when I work with couples whose marriages are in trouble. A ...read more

  • Famous Neighbors  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,555 views

    FAMOUS NEIGHBORS Can you name some famous neighbors? *Mr. Rogers Neighborhood in his sweater and sneakers … “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood … won’t you be my neighbor?” *Dennis the Menace … “Helloooo Mr. Wilson!” *Ricky & Lucy Ricardo … Fred & Ethel Mertz. *Tim “the Tool Man” Taylor ...read more

  • Compassion

    Contributed by Tony Earl on Nov 23, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,463 views

    #2 [COMPASSION] One of God’s faithful missionaries, Allen Gardiner, experienced many physical difficulties and hardships throughout his service to the Savior. Despite his troubles, he said, "While God gives me strength, failure will not daunt me." In 1851, at the age of 57, he died of disease and ...read more

  • Q ...

    Contributed by C Jordan on May 16, 2009
     | 1,222 views

    QUOTE: “I tell the Lord my troubles and difficulties, and wait for Him to give me the answers to them,” said one man of God. “And it is wonderful how a matter that looked very dark will in prayer become crystal clear by the help of God’s Spirit. I think Christians fail so often to get answers to ...read more

  • The Church's Greatest Troublemakers  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,502 views

    THE CHURCH'S GREATEST TROUBLEMAKERS Preacher and Bible commentator, John Stott, said this in his exposition of Paul's letter to the Galatians: "To tamper with the gospel is to trouble the church... Indeed the church's greatest troublemakers (now as then) are not those outside who oppose, ridicule ...read more

  • Too Short

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
     | 1,451 views

    TOO SHORT Here's all you need to know about the different relationships a guy has with his wife and his mother. I bought two ceiling fans, one for our home and one for my parents. While installing our fan, I had to stand on a chair on my tiptoes. As she watched me struggle, my wife let me know the ...read more

  • Love Her!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,665 views

    LOVE HER! I recently heard a preacher speaking of his efforts to counsel a man who was having marital trouble. He said to the man, "The Bible says husbands love your wives." "But I do not love her anymore," he replied. "Then love her as your sister in the Lord." "But I don't think she is ...read more

  • Dwight L. Moody Also Says It Well, "Happiness Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 8, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,747 views

    Dwight L. Moody also says it well, “Happiness is caused by things that happen around me, and circumstances will mar it; but joy flows right on through trouble; joy flows on through the dark; joy flows in the night as well as in the day; joy flows all through persecution and opposition. It is an ...read more