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  • Do You Trust God?

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jun 8, 2009
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    DO YOU TRUST GOD? There was a Seinfeld episode where Kramer scoots into Jerry’s apartment where Jerry and George are talking, and he says "Do you guys want to have some fun!" George and Jerry say "Sure." And then Kramer says "Do you really want to have some fun? Or are you just saying you want to ...read more

  • Drop Everything

    Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jun 22, 2010
     | 2,213 views

    DROP EVERYTHING A child is doing his homework inside, and it's a bright and sunny day. The child's father runs in and says, "Son, drop EVERYTHING! We're going to the amusement park, and you're going to play all afternoon!" The son gladly drops his pencil and paper and runs to follow his father! ...read more

  • The Illiterate Teacher

    Contributed by Michael Walther on May 24, 2011
     | 4,768 views

    THE ILLITERATE TEACHER It’s foolish to be a pretender. Just ask John Corcoran. John never learned to read in elementary school. Somehow the teachers just kept passing him along. When he got to high school he became at expert at cheating. He turned in other people’s work. He said he couldn’t ...read more

  • Helping Others

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 12, 2024
     | 586 views

    John Chrysostom once preached a message which said, “It is foolishness and a public madness, to fill cupboards with clothing and allow men who are created in God’s image and our likeness to stand naked and trembling with the cold so that they can hardly hold themselves upright… You are large and ...read more

  • Have You Ever Watched The Classic Mgm Movie ...  PRO

    Contributed by Klaus Mehrl on Mar 28, 2005
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    Have you ever watched the classic MGM movie Ben-Hur? The story was originally written by a civil war general – General Lew Wallace, who as boy was raised in a Christian home but as a man was indifferent to religion. He was a dreamer, a romantic, and a seeker of fame and fortune. Wallace rose ...read more

  • The Point: Living For God Is More Than A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,064 views

    [The Point: Living for God is more than a one-time, verbal declaration, it is an on-going, intentional lifestyle.] Once upon a time, in a country far, far away where Christianity was not allowed, there lived a very wise old man. One day, a woman in terrible distress came to him to ask ...read more

  • The Citadel Of The Spirit!" Galatians 4: 1-16 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 22, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,967 views

    “The Citadel of The Spirit!” Galatians 4: 1-16 Key verse(s): 16 “Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth.” There’s an old proverb that simply states, “Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.” I can remember many times in my life when, confronted by someone’s correction, ...read more

  • When The Board Of Directors Of A Large Food ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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    When the board of directors of a large food company was considering the selection of a new president, one of the directors worked out this questionnaire: 1. Who of the possible candidates is the best known as a personality to the most company people? 2. Who is the most liked and trusted by ...read more

  • Somebody Help The Boy

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Jun 28, 2013
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    SOMEBODY HELP THE BOY I was at home alone with Ryan one morning when I suddenly realized that it had been approximately two minutes since my little explorer had made any noise. (When one babysits with Ryan, silence is definitely not golden.) I immediately began looking for him, searching each room ...read more

  • Suspension Bridge

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2009
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    Robert Lewis writes, “In 1851, many of the most accomplished engineers in the country thought James Roebling was out of his mind. That year, he began to work on the unthinkable: building a bridge over the Niagara River Gorge. Disaster was nearly universally predicted. There was the sheer ...read more

  • The Cave Dwellers” By Max Lucado. ...

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 4, 2012
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    “The Cave Dwellers” by Max Lucado. “Long ago, or maybe not so long ago, there was a tribe of people in a dark, cold cave. The cave dwellers would huddle together and cry against the chill. Loud and long they wailed. It was all they did. It was all they knew to do. The sounds in the cave were ...read more

  • Finding Happiness

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 1, 2005
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    FINDING HAPPINESS There is a fairy tale story about a rich merchant, loaded with riches but unhappy. He asked around, "How can I find happiness?" A wise man tells him, "Look for a happy man, and ask him to sell you his shirt." The merchant searched for a long time until at last he found a ...read more

  • Praise Him

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 4,646 views

    Praise Him for the incarnation, for the word made flesh. I will not sing of shepherds watching flocks on frosty nights, or angel choristers. I will not sing of a stable bare in Bethlehem, or lowing oxen, wise men trailing star with gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Tonight I will sing praise ...read more

  • Close With Story Of Old Man In Poor House Years ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 2, 2006
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    Close with story of old man in poor house years ago with Baptist young preacher fresh out of Bible College. It was his first encounter with an old dying person. The man was lost, he confessed he was a great sinner and what could he do? The young preacher said his mind when blank, then the Lord ...read more

  • Amy Carmichael, Missionary To India's Children, ...

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Apr 14, 2010
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    Amy Carmichael, missionary to India's children, said her ability to trust God began with her confidence in God's character. She believed that God is, first and always, a loving Father. She believed God was in control, and everything He allowed into her life was ultimately for her good. And as she ...read more

  • I Was Reading A Misions Magazine That Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    I WAS READING A MISIONS MAGAZINE THAT WAS REPORTING ON A MISSIONARY WHO WAS TALKING TO A CHIEF OF A TRIBE IN THE aMAZON ABOUT JESUS CHRIST, AND THE CHIEF TRIED TO IMPRESS THE MISSIONARY WITH GIFTS OF HORSES, BLANKETS AND JEWELRY. THE MISSIONARY LOOKED AT THE CHIEF AND SAID, "MY GOD DOES NOT WANT ...read more

  • Video Illustration: Clips From The "Finger Of ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 25, 2008
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    Video Illustration: Clips from the "Finger of God." In this clip of this movie we see that God is doing supernatural things by His Spirit for people today all over the world. He is winning people in Iraq, China, Africa, USA and other countries by demonstrations of His power not by great speeches ...read more

  • I Just Want Bread  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,014 views

    "I Just Want Bread" There was a beggar who came and sat before a baker. "I want bread," he said. "How wise you are," the baker assured him. "Bread is what you need. And you have come to the right bakery." So he pulled his cookbook down from his shelf and began to tell the beggar all he knew about ...read more

  • Are You A Risk-Taker Or A Safety-Seeker?  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 9, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 2,461 views

    Are you a Risk-taker or a safety-seeker? Responding to the increasing destructiveness of high winds in the Midwest, one developer in Tulsa, Oklahoma, offered an optional tornado-safe room in the new homes he was selling. It cost an additional $2,500 for the room—which can also be used as a ...read more

  • I Am Trying To Prevent Anyone From Saying The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Jun 23, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,771 views

    "I am trying to prevent anyone from saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: "I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept His claim to be God." That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus ...read more