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  • God Did Not Walk Away

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    GOD DID NOT WALK AWAY Simon Wiesenthal wrote The Sunflower in 1969. It speaks of the pain he experienced at the hands of the Nazis during WWII. He describes being taken from a Nazi death-camp to a makeshift hospital. He was ushered by a nurse to the side of a Nazi soldier, who asked to have a ...read more

  • Give Me The Love That Leads The Way, The Faith ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,642 views

    "Give me the love that leads the way, The faith that nothing can dismay, The hope no disappointments tire, The passion that will burn like fire, Let me not sink to be ...read more

  • Amazon Walked Away From Q3 With $80 Million In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,233 views

    Amazon walked away from Q3 with $80 million in profit, more than four times as in '06. The company expects Q4 sales to be $5.1 billion ...read more

  • No Problem Is So Formidable That You Cant Walk ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    No problem is so formidable that you cant ...read more

  • A Chicken And A Pig Were Walking Past A Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wincci Yin Chee on Jun 19, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,289 views

    A chicken and a pig were walking past a church building one day when they noticed the Sunday morning sermon posted on the outside bulletin board, "Helping the Poor." They walked away when the chicken suddenly came across with a suggestion. "Brother pig, why don’t we give all the poor people a nice ...read more

  • They Took Away…  PRO

    Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Apr 17, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 2,059 views

    They took away what should have been my eyes, (But I remembered Milton’s Paradise). They took away what should have been my ears, (Beethoven came and wiped away my tears). They took away what should have been my tongue, (But I had walked with God when I was young). He ...read more

  • Running Away

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 29, 2011
     | 3,859 views

    RUNNING AWAY As a child did you ever think of running away from home? There were a couple times that I was so tried of discipline that I just wanted to leave, but I knew that when I got back home the discipline would probably be worse, so I stayed. Plus, where would I go? I remember movies of kids ...read more

  • A Man Was Walking Down A Street When He Noticed ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007
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    A man was walking down a street when he noticed in a store window a beautiful painting of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. He stood there gazing at the picture for the longest than realized that a little boy was standing beside him. He patted the little boy on the head and said, "Son, what does ...read more

  • I Was Walking Along The Street With A Friend Of ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 25, 2009
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    I was walking along the street with a friend of mine many years ago when we came across a young man being tormented by a group of teenage boys. He was being pushed around and urged on to fight. My immediate inclination was to avoid any conflict and get out of there because the situation looked ...read more

  • Only A Risk Away! (08.26.05--Under ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 25, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,933 views

    Only A Risk Away! (08.26.05--Under Pressure!--Judges 6:25-30) Is it worth Risking? It used to be that life was a matter of “this I will risk” but “this I will not.” Risk was something that was weighed on a daily basis. It was a part of life. You picked one thing over another because you had ...read more

  • Sailing Away  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Aug 17, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 2,449 views

    SAILING AWAY A personal testimony. Inspired by His calling, Joel Vicente. ------- I was secure at home when I heard the voice from the Captain exclaim, "Come follow me. Go where I send you. No need to fear. I will be with you." I asked, "But Captain, may I remain here on the shore where it is ...read more

  • They Took It Away!

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Mar 3, 2020
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    My parents used to operate a true “Mom and Pop” grocery store before I started school. I still remember some of the good times—and some of the bad times, too, unfortunately—from those days gone by. Some of the items they had for sale were plastic models. These were mostly Revell, Lindberg, or ...read more

  • A Walk-On  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 5, 2001
    based on 68 ratings
     | 3,466 views

    Jason Smith is a basketball player for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes. He is a walk-on, which means he did not receive a scholarship. He played very little during his fours years on the team, but he stayed with it. He demonstrated real faithfulness. But more than that is the example of his ...read more

  • But Jesus Walked  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 3, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
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    BUT JESUS WALKED On his sixteenth birthday a son approached his father and said, "Dad, I’m sixteen now. When I get my license, can I drive the family car?" His dad looked at him and said, "Son, driving the car takes maturity, and first, you must prove that you are responsible enough. And one way ...read more

  • Walking On Water  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 20, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,122 views

    A man read an ad in the newspaper, “Hunting dog for sale, $2,500.00, but well worth it.” He called the number and the man told him that he had to see the dog in action. The next morning they met and went hunting early. The dog flushed two birds from a clump of bushes and when they fell into the ...read more

  • Walking In A Rut

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Aug 23, 2010
     | 3,651 views

    WALKING IN A RUT Have you ever felt as if you were in a rut? Some years ago, me, my brother and daughter went hiking on the Appalachian Trail on the North Carolina, Tennessee border. It is an area called the Bald Mountains because you actually walk over the tops of the mountains. It is grasslands ...read more

  • Walk With You  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,961 views

    WALK WITH YOU During WW2, two young Jews lived as close friends, (BFFs, we can call them), more than real brothers in a dingy Nazi concentration camp jammed with helpless-hopeless-exhausted-abused Jews. They shared everything, literally everything. One day, one of them felt weak and started to ...read more

  • A Walk By Faith

    Contributed by Barry Edmondson on Aug 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,013 views

    A WALK BY FAITH I have a friend in Alaska. Some years ago he was a rising executive in a large, influential business. Then God spoke to him to quit his job and go to full-time Bible college. He did so, with no guarantees and no looking back. After he finished Bible college, to the amazement of ...read more

  • Walking The Cliffs

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Nov 2, 2007
     | 3,610 views

    Illustration: Walking the Cliffs When descending the Grand Canyon, often times a person has to travel on narrow ledges that have only enough room for a mule to get a foothold. The ribbons of rock that run along the edges of these towering cliffs overlook vertical precipices that descend ...read more

  • Walking With Integrity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2011
     | 6,290 views

    WALKING WITH INTEGRITY Integrity can be defined as: "wholeness; uprightness; honesty or soundness of moral principle and character; an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting." Dr. Bob Reccord, president of the International Missions Board told about a pastor friend in ...read more