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  • Fitted For Service Through Suffering

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 15, 2011
     | 2,485 views

    FITTED FOR SERVICE THROUGH SUFFERING I grew up as a military brat and later my dad was a missionary to the military. When I was growing up, I was never exposed much to suffering. When we lived overseas, if someone got too sick, they shipped them back to the States, or (when we were stationed in ...read more

  • The Born-Again Vase

    Contributed by Michael Walther on May 18, 2011
     | 5,460 views

    THE BORN-AGAIN VASE A number of years ago I had the opportunity to tour the Villeroy and Boch porcelain factory in Torgau, Germany. Porcelain is one of the most beautiful and enduring things that human beings can make. Even today much of what we know about ancient cultures comes from what they ...read more

  • Non-Christians Can Be Happy  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 23, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,142 views

    NON-CHRISTIANS CAN BE HAPPY I didn't say that non-Christians can't be happy or that they can't be content. Sure they can be happy...as long as life goes the way they want it to go. As long as our health is good, we enjoy our job, people love us and the sky is blue, anybody can be fairly content ...read more

  • The Maker

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,470 views

    THE MAKER An old Model T Ford was pulled off to the side of the road with its hood up, and a young man was trying desperately to get it running. He had been working at it for a long time without any success when a beautiful, chauffeur-driven limousine stopped behind him, and a well-dressed man got ...read more

  • The Blame Game

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2011
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     | 5,722 views

    THE BLAME GAME Wayne Dyer writes: "All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you...You may succeed in making another feel guilty of something by blaming him; you won't succeed in changing whatever it ...read more

  • Your First Love

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Oct 28, 2011
     | 2,758 views

    YOUR FIRST LOVE Jesus' first remedy for the Church in Ephesus was too "REMEMBER." Rev. 2:5 says, "Remember therefore from where you are fallen..." Remember what it was like during the honeymoon stage? Go back in your mind to a time when passion prevailed in your spiritual life. Relive it and ...read more

  • The Pink Bunny Suit

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 11, 2012
     | 2,403 views

    THE PINK BUNNY SUIT "Before I was afflicted I went astray; but now I keep thy word." There's a memorable scene in A Christmas Story, in which Ralphie, who longs for a BB gun for Christmas, opens a parcel from his dotty maiden aunt. The aunt makes clothing for Christmas presents, and is under ...read more

  • You Have Inherited The Divine Nature, Says Peter ...(2 Peter 1:4)

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 16, 2012
     | 185 views

    You have inherited the Divine nature, says Peter (v.4), now turn your attention to add good habits. Be diligent and concentrate and work on your character. No man is born either naturally or supernaturally with character, he has to make character. Nor are we born with habits; we have to form ...read more

  • Jesus Loves The Little Children

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 24, 2014
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    I had a preacher friend, Carl Etchinson, who had several children. These children grew up and then began having children so Carl had many grandchildren. One of his sons was having another baby. The baby was born late at night and Carl’s son did not call Carl. They forgot the next morning to ...read more

  • How To Finish A Great Book

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
     | 1,559 views

    There are a lot of books that are great and unread. You know, those books that everyone says are great: “it’s a classic,” “one of the best books of all-time,” “a masterpiece.” But almost no one reads them. Jordan Ellenberg, a University of Wisconsin professor, used Amazon’s Kindle to do an ...read more

  • The Heizer Creek Baptism

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
     | 5,120 views

    Note: this story happened to me - Jim Butcher of Madison WV. One of my favorite baptism stories comes from a friend of mine who owns a house on Heizer Creek. He had a nice spot on his property to do baptisms and told the nearby country churches they were welcome to use it anytime, which a few of ...read more

  • Hiring A Dog

    Contributed by John Bright on Jan 17, 2021
     | 2,246 views

    A sign was hung in an office window. It read: Help wanted. Must type 70 words a minute. Must be computer literate. Must be bilingual. An equal opportunity employer. A dog was ambling down the street and saw the sign. He looked at it for a moment, pulled it down with his mouth, and walked into ...read more

  • Not What Was Expected

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Mar 16, 2022
     | 2,392 views

    Integrity is when something is the same all the way through. Pure gold is gold and only gold, all the way through. 14kt gold is less than pure, but other metals give it a hardness that allows more uses such as making beautiful jewelry from it. The bible calls the condition of being one thing ...read more

  • It's Aweful When You Do Not Know Something Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Doucette on Apr 18, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,866 views

    It’s aweful when you do not know something is happening! At the end of their first date, a young man takes the young lady back to her house and they are standing on the front porch! Feeling the night went well, with an air of confidence, he leans with his hand against the wall and smiling, he says ...read more

  • Several Years Ago Our International Mission Board ...

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 9, 2007
     | 1,896 views

    Several years ago our International Mission Board reported the story of a former Muslim from South Asia who has suffered for the Lord. They changed his name to Lamak for security reasons. He was born into a wealthy and powerful Muslim family, but Lamak turned his life over to Jesus, while he was ...read more

  • How Do We Navigate The Guidance Of God In Our ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jul 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,806 views

    How do we navigate the guidance of God in our lives? Consider if you will you’ve pulled up at the traffic lights in your car and the lights have just turned to red, here you need to stop. Red means when it comes to God’s guidance means we always need to stop and consider the objective truth of ...read more

  • A Modern Medical Miracle

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,802 views

    *Jesus worked medical miracles yesterday, and He can do the same thing today! Sometimes we have the privilege of seeing Him do it. When I worked for the Air Force in the late 70’s, one of my best friends was a Captain named Bill. *We got a call from Bill out of the blue, in the Fall of 1993. He ...read more

  • Today We Celebrate Holy Communion. In Our ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 1, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,858 views

    Today we celebrate Holy Communion. In our Methodist and Anglican traditions the spirit of repentance has always been at the heart and center in observing this holy sacrament. Traditionally since the publication of the first BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER in 1549 and John Wesley’s 1784 work THE SUNDAY ...read more

  • Although I Am Sure That There Are More Viking ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 918 views

    Although I am sure that there are more Viking Fans here than Green Bay Packer fans all fans of professional football were amazed by something Brett Favre did a few years ago. Just a day after he learned that his father died he played in a Monday Night Football game. Favre’s athletic performance was ...read more

  • Through The Key Hole

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 25, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,979 views

    JOHN 10:9 I AM THE DOOR IF ANYONE ENTERS BY ME HE WILL BE SAVED HAVE YOU EVER WATCHED THROUGH THE KEY HOLE... ITS THAT TV PROGRAMME WHERE LLOYD GROSSMAN TAKES THE VIEWERS THROUGH A DOOR AND INTO A CELEBRITIES HOUSE WHERE HE METICULOUSLY SHOWS YOU AROUND AND POINTS OUT CERTAIN OBJECTS AROUND THE ...read more