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  • When I Was In Boy Scouts Growing Up In Tennessee, ...

    Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007
     | 1,147 views

    When I was in Boy Scouts growing up in Tennessee, one of the things I learned working for my First Aid Merit badge was this: “If you came upon a person involved in the scene of an accident, and they are bleeding profusely, and they are not breathing, which need to you tend to first?” You stop the ...read more

  • You Can't Judge The Spirituality Of A Christian ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 19, 2007
     | 1,496 views

    "You can’t judge the spirituality of a Christian on the basis of his prayers, since praying is often done for its effect on the listeners. Nor can you measure a person’s spiritual status by the loudness of his "AMENs" and "hallelujahs." The generosity of one’s giving is not an infallible test for ...read more

  • Let Me Share Story With You About Some Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Dubose on Feb 6, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,521 views

    Let me share story with you about some church people… It’s about 4 people in the church whose names were Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody… The church had some financial responsibilities and Everybody was asked to help… Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it… Anybody could have ...read more

  • Sign For The Bathroom Door  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 17, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,389 views

    SIGN FOR THE BATHROOM DOOR Attention Everyone: The Bathroom Door is Closed! Please do not stand there and talk, whine or ask questions. Wait until I get out. Yes, it is locked. I want it that way. No, it is not broken; I am not trapped. I know I have left it unlocked, and even open at times, since ...read more

  • There Was A Man Who Was In Desperate Need – All ...  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Nov 17, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,384 views

    There was a man who was in desperate need – all he needed was a little cash and he could get by. So he decided to go from house to house to see if there were any odd jobs he could do. After being turned down by several home owners he came upon a house where an older woman answered the door. He gave ...read more

  • Here Is A Sign That Was Posted On A Bathroom ...

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,652 views

    Here is a SIGN that was posted on a BATHROOM DOOR Attention Everyone: The Bathroom Door is Closed! Please do not stand there and talk, whine or ask questions. Wait until I get out. Yes, it is locked. I want it that way. No, it is not broken; I am not trapped. I know I have left it unlocked, and ...read more

  • How Do We Navigate The Guidance Of God In Our ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jul 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,361 views

    How do we navigate the guidance of God in our lives? Consider if you will you’ve pulled up at the traffic lights in your car and the lights have just turned to red, here you need to stop. Red means when it comes to God’s guidance means we always need to stop and consider the objective truth of ...read more

  • A Man Came Late One Sunday Morning To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 1,984 views

    A man came late one Sunday morning to the service. In fact he got there just as the service was letting out. He came up to a man and said, “Oh, my gracious, is the sermon done?” And the worshiper said, “No, the sermon is to be done.” Folks, I want to encourage you in ...read more

  • Bold, Not Presumptuous

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Jul 25, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,594 views

    BOLD, NOT PRESUMPTUOUS The worst example I recall of praying presumptuously and acting like it was blessed boldness is the college student I mentioned in an earlier key. I don’t remember what we were praying about, but I remember his prayer. "Lord, in your word it says that if we ask anything ...read more

  • Most Of You Are Familiar With The Calvin & Hobbes ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 19, 2001
    based on 126 ratings
     | 1,487 views

    Most of you are familiar with the Calvin & Hobbes comic strip. Well, on one Mother’s Day, Calvin is pictured standing by his mother’s bed. "Hey, Mom! Wake up. I made you a Mother’s Day card." "My, how sweet of you." she says. "I did it all by myself. Go ahead & read it." She begins ...read more

  • Be Successful—serve God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
     | 4,075 views

    BE SUCCESSFUL--SERVE GOD Our commitment in the service of Lord in very important in building the body of Christ. And I challenge you to commit your life in the ministry: Confidently, wholeheartedly and absolutely for the glory of God. In Yorkshire, England, during the early 1800s, two sons were ...read more

  • There Were Two Brothers Named John And Charles. ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
     | 1,050 views

    There were two brothers named John and Charles. They grew up in a religious home. They believed there was a God. They had religious training. One even became a minister. But it was not until their 30’s or so, did they truly have their hearts, as one of them put it, ‘strangely warmed.’ That heart ...read more

  • Wanting To Give Up

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 1, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,729 views

    WANTING TO GIVE UP "In 1965 a divorced mother of two found a classified ad offering a restaurant for sale. She mortgaged her house to purchase the restaurant, the original Chris's steakhouse. In 1976 a fire forced her to relocate. Under the original purchase agreement, the name 'Chris Steak House' ...read more

  • Mercy Resting Upon Wrath!" John 8: 12-20 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 4, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,589 views

    “Mercy Resting Upon Wrath!” John 8: 12-20 Key verse(s): 16: “‘But if I do judge, my decisions are right, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me.’” The young man sat before the bench, head held low, hands hanging loosely at his side. His crime had been serious and parents, ...read more

  • A Woman Came To Dr. Chalmers One Day And Said: ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Hamby on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,688 views

    “A woman came to Dr. Chalmers one day and said: Dr. Chalmers, I cannot get my child to come to the Savior. I’ve talked and talked to her, but it’s no use.’ The doctor thought to himself … and said, ‘Let me talk with your daughter by myself, and we will see what may be done.’ One day he met with ...read more

  • Every Time You Make A Choice  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 10, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,827 views

    C. S. Lewis wrote in Mere Christianity: Every time you make a choice you are turning the central part of you, the part of you that chooses, into something a little different from what it was before. And taking your life as a whole, with all your innumerable choices, all your life long you are ...read more

  • Self-Sufficiency Is An Insufficient Legacy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,175 views

    Self-sufficiency is an insufficient legacy. Frankly, a lot of churches in the 1950s had to face this question. The people had just come out of the Great Depression and understood the value of having a lot of money. When the baby boom came, they were able to use that money to build bigger ...read more

  • A.t. Pierson Wrote,

    Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 24, 2009
     | 1,625 views

    A.T. Pierson wrote, "Whatever is done for God, without respect of its comparative character as related to other acts, is service, and only that is service. Service is, comprehensively speaking, doing the will of God. He is the object. All is for Him, for His sake, as unto the Lord, not as unto ...read more

  • God Is Not A Genie  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 11, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,572 views

    GOD IS NOT A GENIE An auto dealer, facing bankruptcy, was walking along a beach when he kicked a bottle and out popped a genie. "Thanks for setting me free," said the genie. "To show my appreciation, I’ll grant you one wish." "Okay," said the auto dealer, "I want to be the only foreign car dealer ...read more

  • Story: "There Is An Old Legend Which Says When ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 4, 2005
     | 2,121 views

    Story: "There is an old legend which says when Jesus had ascended into heaven, the angel Gabriel asked him, "Lord what plans have you made for carrying on your ministry in the world? How will people learn of what you have done for them?" Jesus responded, "I left that to Peter, James and John, ...read more

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