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  • Thank You For Tomorrow

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2011
     | 4,968 views

    "THANK YOU FOR TOMORROW" I like that story about the boy and his father who were planning a trip for the next day. The father told his son that they would go on a very exciting and wonderful trip. He did not tell his son where they would go or what they would do. Nevertheless, the son was full of ...read more

  • Tommy's Dog

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 2, 2011
     | 3,106 views

    TOMMY'S DOG Tommy, one of my neighbor's grandsons, walked into the convenience store and asked the clerk for a box of Tide so that he could wash his dog, Petey. The clerk was appalled and told the boy, "Son, you can't use Tide on a dog. It might hurt him. Are you sure you want Tide?" "Oh, yes," ...read more

  • The Cost Of Christmas

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 4, 2011
     | 6,612 views

    THE COST OF CHRISTMAS One person observed that the message of Christmas was not one of convenience but "cost": * It cost Mary and Joseph the comforts of home to take a long journey to Bethlehem while she was "very" pregnant with her new child. * It cost the shepherds their comfort by the campfire ...read more

  • Know Why You Worship As You Do  PRO

    Contributed by Tim White on Dec 5, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,951 views

    KNOW WHY YOU WORSHIP AS YOU DO Why would some people buy a cat and tie it to the bedpost to show their reverence to God? Many years ago, a very poor holy man lived in a remote part of China. Every day before his time of meditation, in order to show his devotion, he put a dish of butter up on the ...read more

  • In Awe Of God

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011
     | 5,064 views

    IN AWE OF GOD Pictures of the Grand Canyon are amazing. When we lived in Phoenix, Arizona we went to see the Grand Canyon in person. When I stood at the edge of the canyon and looked out words cannot express the beauty, enormity and creation of God's wonder. Pictures and words could never have ...read more

  • On Suffering  PRO

    Contributed by David Tack on Jan 11, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,751 views

    ON SUFFERING "It is a very difficult matter to understand when God permits affliction or loss to come into our lives. Our humanity wants to cry out, "Why me God? I love you and faithfully serve you. Why did you permit this sorrow to happen to me?" . . . one reason for affliction is to make us into ...read more

  • Beautiful Feet?

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Mar 14, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,410 views

    BEAUTIFUL FEET? The Bible says, in Romans 10:15, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace..." (NKJV). I don't know about you, but when I think about beautiful things, feet don't rank very high on my list. Feet are sweaty and stinky. Did you know that your feet have ...read more

  • The Slightest Wish  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,301 views

    THE SLIGHTEST WISH During the War Between the States, General Lee one day sent word to Stonewall Jackson that the next time he rode in the direction of headquarters the Commander-in-Chief would be glad to see him on a matter of no great importance. General Jackson received the message and ...read more

  • Faithful Unto Death

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on May 29, 2012
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     | 3,774 views

    FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH When Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, the city was buried for 1700 years. When it was rediscovered, artifacts left a detailed picture of what was happening in the city at the time. For example, archeologists could identify the time by the clothes people were wearing, the produce ...read more

  • Where Will Our Jobs Go?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 13, 2012
     | 1,518 views

    WHERE WILL OUR JOBS GO? Futurist Thomas Frey blogs, "People are seriously worried. I've been in a number of conversations recently where people are very worried about our coming era of automation where fewer and fewer jobs will be left for people to do. A few months ago I predicted that over 2 ...read more

  • Against All Odds

    Contributed by Ronald Franklin on Dec 28, 2012
     | 2,659 views

    Yesterday, the Tennessee Titans beat the Baltimore Ravens in a pro football playoff game. Before the game, all the commentators talked about was that the Titans had lost the last five games to the Ravens, and how the Ravens seem to have their number. Nobody gave the Titans a chance. So, how did ...read more

  • Richard Eye On Divorce

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 16, 2013
     | 2,188 views

    RICHARD EYRE ON DIVORCE "We now have over 40 years worth of very conclusive statistics that show that children from two parent homes (a mother and a father) are at substantially less risk for drug abuse, teen pregnancy, school dropout, suicide, and a whole host of other problems. Statistically ...read more

  • Paradise And Heaven

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 11, 2015
     | 5,763 views

    Paradise originates from the Persian language which means a beautiful garden but the ideal paradise is the King’s garden. Kings had beautiful gardens with exotic animals you wouldn’t see in that part of the world. It had flowing water and trees and was a place of serenity or peace. And when someone ...read more

  • In The Ice Age Movies A Squirrel Is On A Neve...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 5, 2015
     | 4,170 views

    In the Ice Age movies a squirrel is on a never ending quest for the acorn. He tries and he tries to get that acorn, and meets with a variety of misadventures along the way. He never succeeds in getting the acorn. In one of these movies, the squirrel has a "near death" experience, and finds himself ...read more

  • Is There A Limit To My Power?

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Apr 19, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,870 views

    Mark Batterson in his book "The Circle Maker" asks a very provocative question based upon a question that God asks Moses; "Is there a limit to my power?" (Numbers 11:23) GNT. "Are your problems bigger than God, or is God bigger than your problems? Our biggest problem is our small view of God. ...read more

  • A Living Memorial

    Contributed by James Chandler on May 29, 2018
     | 4,267 views

    When our children were young, we took a vacation to Washington D.C. We saw the many different memorials. The highlight of our trip was Arlington National Cemetery. It was quite a moment standing there with my wife and children watching the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier. ...read more

  • Hero Vs Hero Maker

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Jun 28, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,689 views

    What does it mean to be a hero maker? A hero maker is a leader who shifts from being the hero to making others the hero in God's unfolding story. Real hero makers first die to any vision of personal glory. The dying involves a very real transition, one of grief and loss of ever becoming that ...read more

  • Compassion For The Lost

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Nov 9, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,132 views

    D.L. Moody told the story of his conversion this way: “When I was in Boston I used to attend a Sunday school class, and one day I recollect my teacher came around behind the counter of the shop I was at work in, and put his hand upon my shoulder, and talked to me about Christ and my soul. I had not ...read more

  • A Trip To Hell

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019
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     | 3,476 views

    TRIP TO HELL Can we take a trip, a trip so many will take; but a trip none must make. Let's take a trip that all the lost will take, a journey down the dark corridors of the doomed and the damned. As we fall over the edge, we enter a chasm that is filled with total darkness. We are overcome by ...read more

  • Redwood Trees Teach A Lesson On Unity

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Aug 12, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,848 views

    The huge redwood trees in California are considered the largest living things on earth and the tallest trees in the world. Some of them are over 300 feet high and over 2,500 years old. One would think that trees so large would have a tremendous root system, reaching down hundreds of feet into the ...read more