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  • Last Week I Read In The Advice Column In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Thompson on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 26,504 views

    Last week I read in the advice column in the paper about a couple who was celebrating 50 years of marriage. The husband wrote that someone commented, ¡§Ken, 50 years is a long time.¡¨ He immediately responded: ¡§Not nearly as long as it would have been without her.¡¨ I couldn¡¦t get the man¡¦s ...read more

  • My Penance  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 17, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 1,387 views

    MY PENANCE The story of George C. Wallace sounds like something from Paul Harvey’s “the Rest of the Story.” It comes in two parts: the sad, earlier life and the hard but hopeful remainder. Even more dramatic is a tragic event in the middle that brought life-changing consequences for the man ...read more

  • What God Can Do With Your Life  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Dec 2, 2003
    based on 12 ratings
     | 5,435 views

    WHAT GOD CAN DO WITH YOUR LIFE In the recent movie, "About Schmidt" 66-year-old Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) has retired from his job as an insurance actuary. He is miserable, and after his wife (June Squibb) suddenly dies, he is also lost. He travels the country in his RV hoping to stop his ...read more

  • Trapping The Ball!" Psalm 25: 16-21 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 4, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,842 views

    “Trapping the Ball!” Psalm 25: 16-21 Key verse(s): 21 “May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope is in you.” Integrity! Perhaps it is one of the loneliest words in the English language. For many it creates the image of one standing alone, apart from the others, because just the ...read more

  • A Sword And A Tear!" 2 Timothy 2: 22-26: Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 24, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,763 views

    “A Sword and a Tear!” 2 Timothy 2: 22-26: Key verse(s): 24-25a “And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of ...read more

  • Agony Claws My Mind. I Am A Statistic. When I ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2001
    based on 120 ratings
     | 4,024 views

    Agony claws my mind. I am a statistic. When I first got here, I felt very much alone. I was overwhelmed by grief, and I expected to find sympathy. I found no sympathy. I saw only thousands of others whose bodies were as badly mangled as mine. I was given a number and places in a category. This was ...read more

  • The Hitchhiker  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 28, 2001
    based on 50 ratings
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    Illus.:The Hitchhiker Roger Simms, hitchhiking his way home, would never forget the date—May 7. His heavy suitcase made Roger tired. He was anxious to take off his army uniform once and for all. Flashing the hitchhiking sigh to the oncoming car, he lost hope when he saw it was a black, sleek, ...read more

  • Call Home Often  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,524 views

    CALL HOME OFTEN Max Lucado in his book "In the Eye of a Storm" talks about traveling from one speaking engagement to another. He had traveled from San Antonio to Boston and had spoken at a gathering in Boston. Then he was flying on to Edmonton, Canada to fulfill a speaking engagement there. When ...read more

  • A Gold Mine Of Opportunity!" Genesis 41: 1-14 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 30, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,247 views

    “A Gold Mine of Opportunity!” Genesis 41: 1-14 Key verse(s): 14: “So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon. When he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharaoh.” There once was an old Dutch farmer who owned a farm in a semi-arid part of South Africa ...read more

  • Carrots, Eggs Or Coffee  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Santos on May 9, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,684 views

    CARROTS, EGGS OR COFFEE A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as though just as one problem was solved, a new one ...read more

  • In Max Lucado's Book The Applause Of Heaven, He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 29, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,226 views

    In Max Lucado’s book The Applause of Heaven, he gives an illustration, that cements Jesus’ point that the only way to change your life is to change your heart. At one time Max and his family lived in Rio De Janeiro, working as missionaries. Once, when they were leaving on a week long trip, Max ...read more

  • She Was Nearly Blind. She Was Born On April 14, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 7, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,764 views

    She was nearly blind. She was born on April 14, 1866 to Irish immigrants. Life was hard and from the age of three her vision began to fail. To add insult to injury, Annie’s mother died at when she was eight to tuberculosis. Her younger two sisters were farmed out to relatives. Annie tried to ...read more

  • The Name Auschwitz Brings Terror And Grief To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Mar 12, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,963 views

    The name AUSCHWITZ brings terror and grief to the hearts of many people. It is the sight of an infamous NAZI DEATH CAMP where 4 million Jews died during World War II. A half-ton of hair is still PRESERVED. The SHOWERS that once sprayed POISON GAS still stand. Maximillian Kolbe, a Franciscan ...read more

  • Keep Your Fork

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,439 views

    KEEP YOUR FORK The sound of Martha’s voice on the other end of the telephone always brought a smile to Brother Jim’s face. She was not only one of the oldest members of the congregation, but one of the most faithful. Aunt Martie, as all the children called her, just seemed to ooze faith, hope, and ...read more

  • Too Easily Pleased! (07.06.05--Joy Every ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 5, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,253 views

    Too Easily Pleased! (07.06.05--Joy Every Day--Ecclesiastes 9:7-10) I was happy with things the way they were. Why should I go to any great length to make them any better when, as it were, I was contented with how my car looked and drove? This was my response about a year ago when my wife ...read more

  • The Time Is Now! (07.07.05--Joy Every ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 5, 2005
     | 2,346 views

    The Time Is Now! (07.07.05--Joy Every Day--Ecclesiastes 7:13-14) I stood in front of the used book shelf for what seemed like the longest time holding two books. The one, an anthology in nearly new condition seemed too good to pass up. Even though it contained much of the same material that ...read more

  • A Prayer Nag! (09.28.05--Teach Me To ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 26, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,592 views

    A Prayer Nag! (09.28.05--Teach Me to Pray!--Colossians 1:9) Does god ever weary of hearing our prayers? I mean, it’s the same old, same old–day in and day out. Does He really need to hear the same things over and over again? Being a “broken record,” the one that just can’t get over the rut in ...read more

  • Dr. Colbert States, "Your Perceptions Determine ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 19, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,163 views

    Dr. Colbert states, “Your perceptions determine how you see the world. The mind is similar to a computer –the brain is the hard drive, and the perceptions are the ‘software.’ It is the perception of people, demands, issues, and circumstances-not the actual people, demands, issues, or circumstances ...read more

  • Keep Your Fork  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,714 views

    KEEP YOUR FORK The sound of Martha’s voice on the other end of the telephone always brought a smile to Brother Jim’s face. She was not only one of the oldest members of the congregation, but one of the most faithful. Aunt Martie, as all the children called her, just seemed to ooze faith, hope, and ...read more

  • Part One (Kid's ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 17, 2008
     | 1,381 views

    Part One (kid’s sermon) Let me tell you about the most memorable day of my life. There I was living this average conditions with no one recognizing my worth. No one really could see the great potential that I had when suddenly everything change. All of a sudden, out of no where, I taken from my ...read more