Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 18, 2011
                
                
                
                    LIBERAL, MISSOURI: A TOWN OF ATHEISTS
There was an experiment in atheism here in the United States. Back in the 1800s, Liberal, Missouri decided to become completely atheistic. Religion was not allowed inside the city limits. No church could exist within the city and religious people were
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Tags: 
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Christian/Church Of Christ
                
             
        
            
            
        
        
            
        
        
            
        
        
            
                
                
                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
        based on  28 ratings
                    
                         | 9,537 views
                    
                 
                
                    THEY PAID THE PRICE
Americans, you know the 56 men who signed our Declaration of Independence that first 4th of July--you know they were risking everything, don’t you? Because if they won the war with the British, there would be years of hardship as a struggling nation. If they lost they would
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Scripture: 
                    
                
                
                    Tags: 
                    
                
             
        
        
            
        
            
            
                
                
                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
        based on  2 ratings
                    
                         | 2,398 views
                    
                 
                
                    THE ROPE HELD by ADELA ROGERS ST. JOHNS
Sometimes on sunny days, when I could see my way and feel the pathway firm under my feet, I wondered--Would the rope hold if the worst happened?
A bent old man brought me that telegram which in war years hung like a suspended sword over the heart of every
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Tags: 
                    
                
             
        
        
            
                
                
                    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 25, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
        based on  1 rating
                    
                         | 2,236 views
                    
                 
                
                    "Attitude Is Everything".........By Francie Baltazar-Schwartz (from upbeatnews.net)
Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Methodist
                
             
        
        
            
                
                
                    Contributed by Shane Hargrave on Mar 31, 2009
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
        based on  1 rating
                    
                         | 2,970 views
                    
                 
                
                    "Attitude Is Everything" by Francie Baltazar Schwartz
Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"
He was a unique manager
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Tags: 
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Christian/Church Of Christ
                
             
        
        
            
                
                
                    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Sep 10, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
        based on  2 ratings
                    
                         | 4,999 views
                    
                 
                
                    Compassion –Acts of kindness showing God’s love.
A Hospice physician living in Denver, Colorado wrote about his experience of showing God’s kindness to a desperate mother.
I was driving home from a meeting this evening about 5, stuck in traffic on Colorado Blvd., and the car started to choke and
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Free Methodist
                
             
        
        
            
        
            
            
                
                
                    Contributed by Jay Winters on Apr 2, 2009
                
                
                
                    There was once a preacher who was traveling between cities.  He had lived in cities all of his life.  He could tell you how to find a good parking spot, what neighborhoods to avoid within the city, and how to avoid traffic by using the backstreets.  He was a smart guy with plenty of personality,
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Tags: 
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Lutheran
                
             
        
        
            
                
                
                
                
                    BARNA ON PARENTING
George Barna in his book "Revolutionary Parenting" gives us the bad news about the family today -- especially many Christian families:
What does God measure? In other words how does God evaluate what is a healthy family and an unhealthy family?
Barna states: What does God
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Tags: 
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Evangelical/Non-Denominational
                
             
        
        
            
        
        
            
        
        
            
        
            
            
                
                
                    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Dec 31, 2023
                
                
                
                    Illustration: The story of Denise and Diane.
One Sunday morning many years ago, as I pastored in Massachusetts a lady attended our church for the first time. During the close at the time of the invitation, she came to the altar. I noticed that one of our ladies prayed with her. After the service,
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Scripture: 
                    
                
                
                    Tags: 
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Baptist