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  • It Was F.b. Meyer, I Believe, Who Once Said That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2001
    based on 10 ratings
     | 914 views

    It was F.B. Meyer, I believe, who once said that when we see a brother or sister in sin, there are two things we do not know: First, we do not know how hard they tried not to sin. And second, we do not know the power of the forces that assailed them. We also do not know what we ...read more

  • Together, Nine Physically Handicapped Persons ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scotty Killingsworth on Dec 13, 2001
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,413 views

    Together, nine physically handicapped persons conquered Mount Rainier. One of the mountain climbers had an artificial leg. Another was an epileptic. Two were deaf, and five were blind. Despite these handicaps, the nine successfully negotiated the 14,000 foot climb and got back down again. Asked how ...read more

  • It Was F.b. Meyer, I Believe, Who Once Said That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,768 views

    It was F.B. Meyer, I believe, who once said that when we see a brother or sister in sin, there are two things we do not know: First, we do not know how hard they tried not to sin. And second, we do not know the power of the forces that assailed them. We also do not know what we would ...read more

  • A Certain Medieval Monk Announced He Would Be ...

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 19, 2001
     | 1,677 views

    A certain medieval monk announced he would be preaching next Sunday evening on "The Love of God." As the shadows fell and the light ceased to come in through the cathedral windows, the congregation gathered. In the darkness of the altar, the monk lighted a candle and carried it to the crucifix. ...read more

  • Some Time Ago I Was Reading Michael Green's Book ...

    Contributed by Andy Beech on Mar 29, 2008
     | 1,331 views

    Some time ago I was reading Michael Green’s book -’Evangelism in the Local Church’, and one phrase he used has really struck home with me. He said that: ’We have two ears and only one mouth - so why don’t we get our prayers into the same ratio - twice as ...read more

  • Meltdown Stories

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Feb 2, 2009
     | 1,136 views

    MELTDOWN STORIES An eight-year-old British girl has been taken into care by Portuguese authorities after her mother reportedly left her alone to go out drinking while on vacation in Portugal. In Spain, a father booted his two 11-year-old twin sons out of the car in which they were travelling in ...read more

  • Playing With Sin

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jul 9, 2009
     | 6,205 views

    Two girlfriends went to Mexico for a holiday and smuggled in a giant mouse to the US assuming it to be a puppy. It wheezes throughout the night and they just pet and snuggle him to bring relief to his pain. In the morning they took him to the Vet who disclosed to them that it was a rat with rabies ...read more

  • Spirituality And Justice

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Feb 16, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,802 views

    SPIRITUALITY AND JUSTICE Quoting Major Campbell Roberts when he spoke at the launch of this TSMP goal, "Two hungers are emerging, a hunger for - Spirituality and a hunger for – Justice. If we can live out and help another find a relationship with Jesus that energises them to live and act justly ...read more

  • What's A Burden?

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 10, 2011
     | 4,296 views

    WHAT'S A BURDEN? What a "burden" is according to Scribal Law (re: Sabbath observance): * Food equal in weight to a dried fig * Enough wine for mixing in a goblet * Milk enough for one swallow * Honey enough to put upon a wound * Oil enough to anoint a small member * Water enough to moisten an ...read more

  • Ignorance And Apathy

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jun 28, 2011
     | 5,127 views

    IGNORANCE AND APATHY One fellow was talking to his next-door neighbor about a speaker he heard the night before. He told the neighbor, "That guy said something that has really stuck in my mind. He said that all of the worlds problems could be summed up in two words: ignorance and ...read more

  • Given, But Not Taken

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Sep 1, 2011
     | 1,522 views

    GIVEN, BUT NOT TAKEN I like to use coupons to save money especially when eating out or for lodging. Businesses give coupons all the time, but not all are used. I found two such coupons in my wallet this week and started to throw them out, but then I thought they would be useful as an illustration. ...read more

  • Yours Is Mine

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on May 14, 2021
     | 2,119 views

    When my grandparents received their social security checks in the mail, my grandmother would tell my grandfather, “what’s yours is mine and what’s mine is my own.” She was letting him know that what belonged to him also belonged to her. They shared what is known in legal language as “joint ...read more

  • You Never Asked

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 3, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,378 views

    YOU NEVER ASKED ("Opie’s Charity" from the Andy Griffith Show by Joey Fann) The episode begins with Andy and Opie playing catch. While they are playing, Annabelle Silby comes by to solicit help with the annual children’s charity drive she heads up every year. Andy and Annabelle go into the ...read more

  • Perhaps The Most Famous Missing Man In American ...

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on Mar 18, 2008
     | 1,837 views

    Perhaps the most famous missing man in American history is Judge Joe Crater, who was an associate justice of the New York Supreme Court when he vanished without a trace in August, 1930. One of the most recognizable people in New York City, he was vacationing with his wife in Maine when he received ...read more

  • Peace Child  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 8,386 views

    PEACE CHILD In 1962, the Sawi people of New Guinea still lived in relative isolation. They were head-hunting cannibals. Their culture could not be more different from that of Don and Carol Richardson, and yet this missionary couple attempted to share Christ with them. In fact, two rival Sawi ...read more

  • Stealing

    Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on Sep 28, 2009
     | 3,552 views

    STEALING People have also used their own hands to take what does not belong to them. I told you the story of a politician whose mandate was taken away from him after winning the presidential elections, somebody was given the presidency, where is he today?, He even died before the politician ...read more

  • American Tourists Mistreated, Pastors Tortured & ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 27, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,015 views

    American Tourists Mistreated, Pastors Tortured & Church Ordered to Close · August 8, 2005 CHINA: House Church Pastors Tortured in Prison & Shanghai House Church Faces Forced Closure China Aid learned that more than 210 Chinese house church pastors and believers have been arrested in Hubei, Hebei ...read more

  • In 1955, The New York Yankees Chose 22 Year-Old ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 13, 2007
     | 978 views

    In 1955, the New York Yankees chose 22 year-old John Malangone as the probable REPLACEMENT for VETERAN catcher Yogi Berra. Though he could THROW a BALL from HOME PLATE and HIT the left field FENCE 368 feet away with a SOLID POP and had consistently BATTED over 300 through the MINOR ...read more

  • Overcomers  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 6, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,978 views

    Overcomers 1. Johnny Fulton was run over by a car at the age of three. He suffered crushed hips, broken ribs, a fractured skull, and compound fractures in his legs. It did not look as if he would live. But he would not give up. In fact, he later ran the half-mile in less than two minutes. 2. Walt ...read more

  • Imagine You're A Financial Counselor. Today You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2004
     | 1,607 views

    Imagine you’re a financial counselor. Today you have two appointments, first with an elderly woman and then a middle-aged man. The woman’s husband died six years ago. She says, “I have no more money. The cupboards are bare. These two dollars are all I have to live on, yet I feel as if God ...read more