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  • I Just Want Bread  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,229 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

  • Feeling Insignificant?

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 9, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,987 views

    Feeling Insignificant? Last night I attended Hillsong's Church's Vision Night for leaders with my daughter and son-in-law. We were in the first 3 rows and the music was awesome. I somehow ended up sitting between them and felt a little conspicuous. Completely inspiring listening to Joel Houston ...read more

  • There Is Something Convenient About Being A ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Mar 9, 2010
     | 2,252 views

    There is something convenient about being a fence-straddler. We think we can have the best of both worlds. But in order to make a real commitment to Jesus Christ, we have to weigh our options. Anyone who has ever struggled with their faith will come out stronger. One of my biggest personal ...read more

  • Does God Have The Say?

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 13, 2010
     | 1,660 views

    DOES GOD HAVE THE SAY? WE HAVE JUST MOVED TO SYDNEY NSW from the Whitsundays in Queensland, Australia. I didn't come seeking a better position, certainly not better scenery or more money. We don't even have our own house to live in at present. When we moved, we moved because we knew that God was ...read more

  • When I First Met Peter Sumner He Was Blind. As A ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 26, 2010
     | 2,990 views

    When I first met PETER SUMNER he was blind. As a young man a terrible accident burned his eyes and left him without his sight. He walked down the aisles of the first Church I served in and his hand knocked the edge of the pew with quite some force. Until that time it didn't occur to me how easily ...read more

  • He Was Nicknamed "The Crocodile ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jun 1, 2010
     | 5,225 views

    He was nicknamed “THE CROCODILE HUNTER”, and he was a unique man with a smile as wide as fun itself and Australian to the core. You couldn’t help but remember STEVE IRWIN! He and his wife Terri owned and operated Australia Zoo in a little place called Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. ...read more

  • British Clergyman Repudiates The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2010
     | 4,339 views

    British Clergyman Repudiates the Church’s Traditional Understanding of the Cross The Very Reverend Dr. Jeffrey Philip Hywel John believes that the church’s traditional understanding of the cross of Christ is both “repulsive” and “insane.” His comments in the spring of 2007 about the cross ignited a ...read more

  • I Was Speaking With A Man Recently Who Had Been ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jun 13, 2010
     | 1,843 views

    I was speaking with a man recently who had been in a near fatal car accident and he said that God didn’t seem to care about His injuries. I asked him if he blamed God and He said something to the effect of "Yes, GOD IS TO BLAME. Why didn’t He intervene when I had that car accident, or when my ...read more

  • Thought Control.  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 2, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,689 views

    Thought Control. What thought? Every thought. The one I have about the Ford Mark One Zephyr that I would like to one day own, the one about how angry I get with repeating a request that someone shuts the door behind them, the thought about how I’d like that last slice of chocolate cake that is for ...read more

  • Before I Became A Counsellor, While I Was Still ...

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 16, 2010
     | 1,179 views

    Before I became a counsellor, while I was still going to school, I worked as a family support worker. Essentially I would pick up kids from troubled homes who social workers were involved with but hadn’t taken the children away yet, and I would spend a couple hours with them and take them back ...read more

  • Truly Thankful: J. B. Fuqua

    Contributed by Richard Jumper on Nov 16, 2010
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    TRULY THANKFUL: J. B. FUQUA When J. B. Fuqua was just a boy, someone lent him a helping hand. And he paid them back millions of times over for their kindness. J. B. grew up in rural Virginia in the years after World War I. Those were lean times for many people. J. B. made up his mind at a young ...read more

  • Can't Miss

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 20, 2011
     | 3,813 views

    CAN'T MISS Every so often, in the world of high school boys' basketball, there comes a player with incredible talent and skill. He and his team become the focus of a lot of media attention. That player becomes one of the most talked about high school athletes in the nation. Recruiters from the ...read more

  • Small Things With Great Love

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011
     | 3,182 views

    SMALL THINGS WITH GREAT LOVE Gary Morsch is the founder of Heart to Heart in Kansas City. As a physician, he has done magnificient work around the world taking medical supplies to low income people. Several years ago, he took a trip to Calcutta and Mother Teresa's House for the Destitute Dying. He ...read more

  • One Life At A Time: Rudy's Story

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,547 views

    ONE LIFE AT A TIME: RUDY'S STORY Rudy Rasmus learned the family business from his father when he was just five years old. His dad brought home a set of blueprints and unveiled his business plans. He said, "This a motel and other people's husbands are going to come and give us money to spend time ...read more

  • The Heaviest Loads

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 30, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,284 views

    THE HEAVIEST LOADS N. T. Wright, in writing about this passage (Mt 23:1-12), tells the story of trying to prepare for a hiking and camping trip. He went to an outfitter who took him around the store showing him everything he would need. The salesman recommended a good sleeping bag and a durable ...read more

  • The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 27, 2012
     | 2,844 views

    THE CONSCIENCE A. Quotes on the Conscience J. I. Packer—There are two sorts of sick consciences, those that are not aware enough of sin and those that are not aware enough of pardon. Anonymous—‘Let your conscience be your guide’ is only valid if God’s Word is guiding your conscience. Elton ...read more

  • Using The Resources You Have  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 18, 2012
    based on 13 ratings
     | 8,965 views

    USING THE RESOURCES YOU HAVE At 12:55 pm the mayday call crackled through the speakers at the Flight Service Station on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. The desperate pilot of a Piper A22, a small single-engine plane, was reporting that he had run out of fuel and was preparing to ditch the aircraft in ...read more

  • I Must Honor My Country

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 1, 2012
     | 1,532 views

    "I MUST HONOR MY COUNTRY." A foreign diplomat who often criticized American policy once observed a United States Marine perform the evening colors ceremony. The diplomat wrote about this simple but solemn ceremony in a letter to his home ministry. Quote: "During one of the past few days, I had ...read more

  • Story: Some Years Ago, I Attended Called A ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 23, 2013
     | 3,307 views

    Story: Some years ago, I attended called a conference called “Spring Harvest at Work” in Sheffield (in November 1998). And what was memorable for me was that the conference organisers sprang a surprise interviewee on us – Jim Bakker- a pariah in the Evangelical community. Indeed he was such an ...read more

  • Spiritual Breakthrough.

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Feb 14, 2014
     | 6,505 views

    During the week I have been looking at a book by John Larsson where he called Spiritual breakthrough where he talks about Samuel Logan Brengle. In his recalling Brengle, Larsson talks of how at the age of twenty-five, Brengle was at a seminary training to be a minister but he was troubled. He ...read more