Contributed by Robert Coats on Nov 23, 2006
When I was growing up I had many role models. There was my dad, grandparents, television personalities, and when I started playing football there was different football players I looked up to as role models. I remember watching O. J. Simpson when he played for the Buffalo Bills…He was known as “The
...read more
Denomination:
Church Of God
Contributed by Robert Coats on Dec 21, 2007
I remember when I was growing up; many times we made our own toys and gifts: but we always exchanged gifts. There are many traditions in the way gifts are exchanged. I remember a time we were at a friend’s home at Christmas and the way they exchanged gifts was that one person would open a gift and
...read more
Denomination:
Church Of God
Contributed by Peter Loughman on Nov 17, 2006
We had a lady in our church in San Antonio – Betty.
Betty is a woman in command. Betty is a woman that would get things done.She would call the downtown shelter every year and ask how many coats were needed. Yes it does get cold in San Antonio.
She would go to a local store. Find some very nice
...read more
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
based on 2 ratings
| 2,965 views
When you talk about forgotten, I believe Joseph was one of God’s faithful servant that would shines above all. From the coat of many colours to the dusty road towards Egypt. From Potiphar’s house to the dungeon where the two servant of the Pharaoh met him and then forgot about him. God was NEVER
...read more
Denomination:
Seventh-Day Adventist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
based on 2 ratings
| 3,705 views
The Whipping.
There was a school with a class of students that no teacher had been able to handle. Two or three teachers had been run off from this school in one year by the unruly students. A young man, just out of college, heard about the class and applied to the school.
The principal asked the
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Dec 14, 2025
[237 L] [12]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - SCENES FROM THE GOSPELS - PART 12
THIS IS THE LAST ONE OF THESE CAMEO SCENES
They are here to enjoy! Scenes from the Gospels are very special to me. I love them. They have taken a lot of effort, and many, many months revision to get them as correct as
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 10, 2003
based on 1 rating
| 2,771 views
Pascal’s Night of Fire
Blaise Pascal was an influential scientist who lived in the 1600’s. He was something of a genius. For example, at the age of twelve, even before he had received any formal training in geomoetry, Pascal independently discovered and demonstrated Euclid’s thirty-two
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 12, 2003
based on 6 ratings
| 5,565 views
[A Christmas Story, unknown]
I remember my first Christmas adventure with Grandma. I was just a kid.
I remember tearing across town on my bike to visit her on the day my big sister dropped the bomb: "There is no Santa Claus," she jeered. "Even dummies know that!" (Rejection!)
My Grandma was not
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 16, 2024
based on 2 ratings
| 1,037 views
One day, the Sun and the Wind argued over who was stronger. They see a man walking with a coat and decide to settle their dispute by seeing who can make him remove his coat. The Wind blows fiercely, but the harder it blows, the tighter the man clutches his coat. Then, the Sun gently shines its warm
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Todd Stiles on Nov 16, 2006
Often it is not just what we give but we give in relation to what we have. That’s the idea behind proportion. For instance, when I was in Atlanta as a youth pastor, we were feeding the homeless and passing out winter coats one fall evening. In fact, it was actually snowing that night! While I was
...read more
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 29, 2025
This is David's message to us in Psalm 37:5-6, where he tells us to trust in the Lord. David said, "Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday."
*How is the Lord
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Philip Gill on Jan 13, 2003
based on 5 ratings
| 8,374 views
Martin of Tours was a Roman soldier and a Christian. One cold winter day, as he was entering a city, a beggar stopped him and asked for alms. Martin had no money; but the beggar was blue and shivering with cold, and Martin gave what he had. He took off his soldier’s coat, worn and frayed as it was;
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Anglican
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
based on 1 rating
| 2,810 views
Let’s be honest. In a culture that is increasingly hostile to Christians and their faith, it’s not always easy to confess Jesus.
April 20 will be the 8th anniversary of the day Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold gunned down a dozen students and one teacher at Columbine High School. Although it was not
...read more
Tags:
based on 6 ratings
| 2,304 views
I recall a story about how the wind and the sun were arguing about which of them was strongest. “Look,” said the Wind, “I’ll prove to you that I am more powerful. See that man down on the earth? Let’s each exercise our power, and whoever can make the man shed his coat fastest will be
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Sermon Central