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  • Bobby Asks Freddy, ‘do You Know That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jun 12, 2001
    based on 103 ratings
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    Bobby asks Freddy, ‘Do you know that you’re going to Heaven?’ Freddy immediately answers, ‘Sure! Don’t you?’ Bobby says, ‘No, not really, How come you know?’ Freddy says, "Well, I figure, I’ll just run in & out & in & out & keep ...read more

  • John Tillotson Said, "He Who Provides For This ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 23, 2001
    based on 108 ratings
     | 2,291 views

    John Tillotson said, "He who provides for this life, but does not take care for eternity, is wise ...read more

  • A Georgia Farmer, Ragged And Barefooted, Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,402 views

    A Georgia farmer, ragged and barefooted, was standing on the steps of his tumbledown shack. A stranger stopped for a drink of water and just to pass the time of day he asked: "How is your cotton coming along?" he asked. "Ain’t got none," replied the farmer. "Did you plant any?" asked the ...read more

  • A While Back An Expert On The Subject Of Time ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,983 views

    A while back an expert on the subject of time management was speaking to a group of business students. After speaking to them for a while, he said, “Okay, it’s time for a quiz.” He set a one-gallon, wide mouthed Mason jar on the table in front of him. Then he produced about a dozen fist-sized ...read more

  • I Heard The Story About The Group Of Seniors At ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,374 views

    I heard the story about the group of seniors at the nursing home who were sitting around talking about all their ailments. “My arms have gotten so weak I can hardly lift this cup of coffee,” said one. “Yes, I know,” said another. “My cataracts are so bad I can’t even see my coffee.” “I couldn’t ...read more

  • Two Old Men Were Sitting On A Park Bench. One Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,867 views

    Two old men were sitting on a park bench. One of the men said, “You know as I get older I can’t remember things the way I used to.” The other man said, “I used to have that problem too until I took this memory course. It’s a very simple technique, based on associating words with names, places and ...read more

  • J. R. Packard Wrote A Short Story Entitled, "The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,833 views

    J. R. Packard wrote a short story entitled, "The Trouble Is." In that story there is one very moving scene. A riot is in progress with blacks & whites fighting each other. The mother of the little black boy who is telling this story has been hurt. Her family has just gone down & picked her up off ...read more

  • I Heard About A Small Country Church That Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,989 views

    I heard about a small country church that was holding a revival in a packed building. It was so crowded that they had to put up chairs everywhere, right up to the pulpit. The evangelist was preaching about the second coming of Christ and had really warmed up to the subject. He was one of those fire ...read more

  • One Of My Favourites Is One Jesus Himself Often ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,551 views

    One of my favourites is one Jesus himself often used; he said God’s kingdom is like a party, a banquet, and a feast. Today God is calling people to leave behind the binge drinking and drugs and join the real party. Leave behind the rat race and workaholism and join his party, leave behind divisive ...read more

  • Forty Middle-Aged Men Sat On Metal Chairs On The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,635 views

    FORTY MIDDLE-AGED MEN SAT ON METAL CHAIRS ON THE CAPITOL STEPS IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, THAT JANUARY DAY, IN 1984, WHICH INCLUDED JIMMY DOOLITTLE, PAPPY BOYINGTON, AND WILLIAM STOCKDALE. B. ALL FORTY MEN RECEIVED: A AUTOMOBILE LICENSE STAMPED WITH FOUR DISTINCTIVE WORDS, "CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF ...read more

  • Joni Eareckson Tada, A Paraplegic Confined To A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,793 views

    Joni Eareckson Tada, a paraplegic confined to a wheelchair, wrote the following poem by holding a pen between her teeth: When God wants to drill a man, and thrill a man and skill a man, When God wants to mold a man to play the noblest part, When He yearns with all His heart to build so great and ...read more

  • Helen Keller Once Said, "To Be Blind Is Bad, But ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,255 views

    HELEN KELLER ONCE SAID, "TO BE BLIND IS BAD, BUT IT IS WORSE TO HAVE EYES AND NOT TO SEE." SOMETIMES WE ...read more

  • A Man Put Up A Sign In His Yard That Read: ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,998 views

    A MAN PUT UP A SIGN IN HIS YARD THAT READ: "PUPPIES FOR SALE." AMONG THOSE WHO CAME TO INQUIRE WAS A YOUNG BOY. "PLEASE, MISTER," HE SAID, "I’D LIKE TO BUY ONE OF YOUR PUPPIES IF THEY DON’T COST TOO MUCH." "WELL, SON, THEY’RE $25 EACH." THE BOY LOOKED CRUSHED. "I’VE ONLY GOT TWO DOLLARS AND FIVE ...read more

  • As A Very Young Man, My Mother Sent Me This Poem ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,275 views

    AS A VERY YOUNG MAN, MY MOTHER SENT ME THIS POEM WHICH SHE CLIPPED FROM THE SUNDAY PAPER AND I HOPE IT EFFECTS YOU, AS IT HAS ME FOR SOME FORTY YEARS NOW: "LORD, HELP ME TO LIVE FROM DAY TO DAY IN SUCH A SELF-FORGETFUL WAY THAT EVEN WHEN I KNEEL TO PRAY MY PRAYER SHALL BE FOR OTHERS. HELP ME IN ...read more

  • Singer Sheryl Crow Said Recently, In A New York ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,130 views

    Singer Sheryl Crow said recently, in a New York Post interview: “I believe in God. I believe in Jesus and Buddha and Mohammed and all those that were enlightened. I wouldn’t say necessarily that I’m a strict Christian. I’m not sure I believe in heaven.” Sheryl Crow is where many people are today; ...read more

  • A Bus Driver And A Minister Were Standing In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,263 views

    A bus driver and a minister were standing in line to get into heaven. The bus driver approached the gate and St. Peter said, "Welcome, I understand you were a bus driver. Since I’m in charge of housing, I believe I have found the perfect place for you. See that mansion over the hilltop? It’s yours. ...read more

  • A Pastor Asked A Ten-Year-Old Boy After Service ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,451 views

    A pastor asked a ten-year-old boy after service one morning if the boy knew why the church served coffee to the adults after church. The boy said, “Sure. ...read more

  • Part Of The Kingdom

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,065 views

    John Hess Yoder writes in Leadership magazine: While serving as a missionary in Laos, I discovered an illustration of the kingdom of God. Before the colonialists imposed national boundaries, the kings of Laos and Vietnam reached an agreement on taxation in the border areas. Those who ate ...read more

  • There Comes A Crisis, A Moment When Every Human ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,825 views

    There comes a crisis, a moment when every human soul which enters the kingdom of God has to make its choice of that kingdom in preference to everything else that it holds and owns. ---Catherine ...read more

  • 1n 1952, Young Florence Chadwick Stepped Into ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,440 views

    1n 1952, young Florence Chadwick stepped into the waters of the Pacific Ocean off Catalina Island, determined to swim to the shore of mainland California. She had already been the first woman to swim the English Channel both ways. The weather was foggy and chilly; she could hardly see the boats ...read more

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