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  • When God Want’s To Make A ...

    Contributed by Tony Maramara on Aug 7, 2010
     | 1,880 views

    When God Want’s to Make a Man When God wants to drill a man, And thrill a man, And skill a man, When God wants to mold a man To play the noblest part; When He yearns with all His heart To create so great and bold a man That all the world shall be amazed, Watch His methods, watch His ways! How He ...read more

  • Training In Godliness

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Sep 10, 2010
     | 4,317 views

    TRAINING IN GODLINESS Our daughter-in-law has participated at times in triathlon competitions. The triathlon is an endurance event in which you swim a certain distance, ride your bike a certain distance, and finally, and without resting, run a certain distance. It is a very demanding test of your ...read more

  • Liberation Treatment

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 15, 2011
     | 1,938 views

    LIBERATION TREATMENT Liberation Treatments are becoming commonly known treatments for people suffering with Multiple Sclerosis. The condition known as Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCVI), according to Dr. Paolo Zamboni, Italian founder of the Liberation Treatment, is a condition ...read more

  • God Wants To Live In Your House

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,995 views

    GOD WANTS TO LIVE IN YOUR HOUSE C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity: "Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on: you knew that those jobs ...read more

  • Contentment

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 11, 2017
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     | 12,347 views

    Two old friends met each other on the street one day. One looked sad and almost on the verge of tears. His friend asked, “What has happened to you, my old friend?” The sad fellow said, “Let me tell you. Three weeks ago, my uncle died and left me forty thousand dollars.” “That’s a lot of money,” ...read more

  • The Boat

    Contributed by Dr. John Singarayar on May 13, 2021
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     | 2,329 views

    A seeker decides to meditate alone, away from his place. He takes his boat out to the middle of the lake, moors it there, closes his eyes and begins his meditation. After a few hours of undisturbed silence, he suddenly feels the bump of another boat colliding with his own. With his eyes still ...read more

  • Young Christian Was Attempting To Get Into The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Oct 12, 2007
    based on 33 ratings
     | 5,015 views

    Young Christian was attempting to get into the peach growing business. He had worked hard and invested everything he had in a peach orchard which had blossomed beautifully, but then came a frost, and it destroyed his entire crop. He did not go to church the next Sunday nor the next. So his pastor ...read more

  • Ruth Tucker In Her Book "God Talk" Tell The ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Mitchell on Jan 31, 2008
     | 1,483 views

    Ruth Tucker in her book "God Talk" tell the story of a former student whose daughter was in an accident and in a coma… while she wrestled with the thought of losing her daughter, she says this, “Immediately I thought of the Father giving up His Son for me. I knew. I was being called to open my ...read more

  • During The Trial Of Adolf Eichmann, The ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 2, 2008
     | 2,531 views

    ‘During the trial of Adolf Eichmann, the mastermind of the Jewish holocaust in Nazi Germany, a Jewish man , who had just given evidence against him, was found weeping in the corridor . His friend asked him , “Why are you crying?” The man replied, “Because I realize now that he is just a man like I ...read more

  • Develop An Attitude Of Gratitude  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 21, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,941 views

    Develop and Attitude of Gratitude 1 Thessalonians 5:18 A woman was visiting some people who lived on a farm, and she noticed a pig limping in the backyard with a wooden leg. She asked the farmer, "What happened to the pig?" The farmer said, "Oh, Betsy is a wonderful pig. One night the house ...read more

  • I Recently Heard The Story Of A Boy Named Eduardo ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,588 views

    I recently heard the story of a boy named Eduardo who was completely blind. He had spent all of his life trying to understand the mysteries of looking around a corner or why people could not see through a wall. The article said he often pondered the “wonders of a blue sky or green field.” But ...read more

  • Some Critics Have Scorned The Concept Of A ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 20, 2008
     | 1,143 views

    "Some critics have scorned the concept of a Jubilee year as being impossible to implement, however archaeologists have found records of deeds from the late biblical period containing references to it being in operation. The first Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rav Kook, taught that the basis for the ...read more

  • Rights And ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 16, 2008
     | 1,673 views

    Illustration “Rights and responsibility” In America we have the Statue of Liberty on the East coast but I often thought we need to have a Statue of Responsibility on the West coast to balance everything out here in America. The Statue of Liberty in New York is known for its meaning of freedom and ...read more

  • Previously In Bethlehem...

    Contributed by Bob Gillchrest on Dec 29, 2008
     | 2,605 views

    PREVIOUSLY IN BETHLEHEM... In order to fix such a mess and to bring the presence of God back into the midst of His chosen people, you have to understand the back story. In the world of drama, every character in a play, or in a television show or movie, has a back story. This is what happened ...read more

  • Bible By The Numbers

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 9, 2009
     | 3,072 views

    BIBLE BY THE NUMBERS The number 40 is an important spiritual symbol in the Bible. Noah’s flood -- 40 days and nights Moses on the mountain -- 40 days and nights Elijah in the wilderness headed for Sinai/Horeb to hear the still, small voice -- 40 days Jesus tempted in the wilderness for 40 days ...read more

  • Years Ago There Was A Woman Crossing The Hills ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,635 views

    Years ago there was a woman crossing the hills of South Wales on foot in the midst of a blizzard but she was not as fortunate as my wife and I were in South Dakota. She never made it to her destination. When they found her frozen body they did not understand why in that climate she was not wearing ...read more

  • Pastors And Friends

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 4, 2009
     | 2,782 views

    PASTORS AND FRIENDS Years back, a minister friend of mine made this comment in a Preacher’s Meeting. He said, "I’m sure you all know by now that none of us can afford the luxury of having friends in the churches we serve. We must remain aloof in order to protect ourselves from all kinds of ...read more

  • Being Persecuted

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Feb 13, 2023
     | 1,342 views

    As we live our Christian lives there are a lot of questions that are related to the Christian Life that don't really fall into life and death categories. Questions like: what's your favorite version of the bible? How can I be a better group member? Or the BIG ALL-IMPORTANT QUESTION: if a ...read more

  • A Confusing Directive Was Recently Issued By A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 24, 2001
    based on 118 ratings
     | 2,742 views

    A confusing directive was recently issued by a British Admiral. It read: “It is necessary for technical reasons, that these warheads be stored bottom-side-up, that is, with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top. That there be no doubt which is the bottom, and which is the top, each ...read more

  • Eyes And Toes

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 11, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,081 views

    EYES AND TOES There is a terrific story I once heard in a taped message from a marvelous Baptist pastor named Ron Dunn. Dunn's parable suggested that once upon a time there was a body where the eyes convinced all of the other parts of the body that the gift of SIGHT was the only important gift. ...read more

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