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  • If In His Gifts And Benefits [god] Were More ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 31, 2010
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    If in his gifts and benefits [God] were more sparing and close-handed, we should learn to be thankful. The greater God's gifts and ...read more

  • The Hundred-Dollar Word

    Contributed by Sajeev Painunkal, Sj on Oct 10, 2010
     | 1,611 views

    THE HUNDRED-DOLLAR WORD I’m sure you have all heard of Rudyard Kipling. He is the author of famous books like The Jungle Book and Captain Courageous. His writings not only made him famous but also brought him a fortune. A newspaper reporter came up to him once and said, "Mr. Kipling, I just ...read more

  • A Change Of Words, A Change Of Focus  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,348 views

    A CHANGE OF WORDS, A CHANGE OF FOCUS Here is a story that I believe show how our journey is made better simply by a change in words. A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign, which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat. ...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

  • The Bouquet Of Love

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Nov 23, 2010
     | 2,143 views

    THE BOUQUET OF LOVE In A Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Rev. John R. Ramsey tells how in one church a certain person provided him with a rose boutonniere for the lapel of his suit every Sunday. At first he really appreciated it but then it sort of became routine. Then one Sunday it ...read more

  • Some Believers Are Ashamed To Pray Over Their ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 15, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,867 views

    Some believers are ashamed to pray over their food in a café. One old preacher once said, “A dog wags his tail over his ...read more

  • God: "I Have Time For You"

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 28, 2011
     | 4,248 views

    GOD: "I HAVE TIME FOR YOU" There’s a great story about a California lady named Francis Green. She was 83 years old. She lived on Social Security. She had little money, but for eight years she’d been sending one dollar a year to the Republican National Convention. Then one day Frances got an RNC ...read more

  • Whyte In Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2011
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    WHYTE IN PRAYER Scottish minister Alexander Whyte was known for his uplifting prayers in the pulpit. He always found something for which to be grateful. One Sunday morning the weather was so gloomy that one church member thought, "The preacher certainly won’t think of anything for which to thank ...read more

  • Peel It

    Contributed by Egerton Gbonda on Jul 16, 2011
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    "PEEL IT." A boy (named Joe Fode) was crying because mum could not buy him banana. Actually mum wanted to buy him some but had already spent the money she had on some other grocery items she came to buy. Luckily, a friend of this woman was passing by and was obviously concerned about Joe Fode’s ...read more

  • Rejoicing In Pain  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
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    REJOICING IN PAIN Richard Stearns, the president of World Vision, visited a church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, nearly a year after the devastating earthquake. The church's building consisted of a tent made from white tarps and duct tape, pitched in the midst of a sprawling camp for thousands of ...read more

  • A Child's Perspective Of Thankfulness  PRO

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Nov 25, 2011
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    A CHILD'S PERSPECTIVE OF THANKFULNESS When asked to list what he was thankful for, one little boy wrote, "My glasses!" "That's good," said the teacher, "they help you see better". "No," responded the child, "I’m thankful for my glasses because they keep the other boys from hitting and fighting ...read more

  • People Matter

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Apr 13, 2012
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    PEOPLE MATTER During my second month of nursing school, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: 'What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?" Surely, this was some kind of joke. I had seen ...read more

  • The Right Use Of The Eyes  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
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    THE RIGHT USE OF THE EYES A bishop of the early church, who was a remarkable example of the virtue of contentment, was asked his secret. The venerable old man replied: "It consists in nothing more than making a right use of my eyes. In whatever state I am, I first of all look up to heaven and ...read more

  • Never Satisfied

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 20, 2013
    based on 1 rating
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    NEVER SATISFIED Some people are never happy. A Jewish lady's grandson is playing in the water, she is standing on the beach not wanting to get her feet wet, when all of a sudden, a huge wave appears from nowhere and crashes directly over the spot where the boy is wading. The water recedes and ...read more

  • First, Realize For Us, "The Lord's Coming Is ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 14, 2007
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    First, realize for us, "The Lord’s coming is near". For us, the believer, it is temporary while we wait for the reward. We have such a great reward coming even the streets are described as streets of gold. The kingdom of God where there will be perfect love, perfect peace, where every tear wiped ...read more

  • Go With The Flow

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Feb 12, 2008
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     | 2,781 views

    6. YOU TRUST HIM WITH WHATEVER IS TROUBLING YOU. Anybody having anything trouble you these days? It’s probably part of God’s sense of humor that I went on a whale-watching trip this week, the week we start learning about Jonah. PICTURE OF WHALE TALE I’ve been on whale-watching tours only twice ...read more

  • I Only Have Eyes For Him

    Contributed by Bruce Montgomery on Apr 28, 2008
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    I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR HIM Following a great victory, King Cyrus of Persia took as prisoners a noble prince, his wife, and their children. When they were brought into the leader’s tent to stand before him, Cyrus said to the prince, "What will you give me if I set you free?" He replied, "I will give ...read more

  • Not-So-Blessings  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,910 views

    NOT-SO-BLESSINGS Recently I was taking another turn teaching the children on Wednesday night. After opening with some conversation with the kids about what was going on in their lives I asked for any prayer requests. One girl asked that we pray for her because school would soon start and she was ...read more

  • Mvp Praises God For World Series

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    MVP PRAISES GOD FOR WORLD SERIES A number of years ago, Orel Hershiser was pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They had just won the World Series, and Orel had been named "The most valuable player of the series." One of the TV shows about the series showed him in the dugout just before the 9th ...read more

  • Mother's Face

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 28, 2008
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     | 5,881 views

    MOTHER'S FACE Calvin Miller reminds us of the fable of the little girl whose mother's face was hideously scarred from an early injury. As the little girl grew, made friends, and gained her own identity, she became more and more ashamed of her mother's horrid appearance. As she walked down the ...read more