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  • Intelligence Is Not The Same As Wisdom.  PRO

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Feb 19, 2001
    based on 208 ratings
     | 6,622 views

    Intelligence is not the same as wisdom. A minister, a Boy Scout, and a computer expert were the only passengers on a small plane. The pilot came back to the cabin and said that the plane was going down but there were only three parachutes and four people. The pilot added, “I should have one of he ...read more

  • The Following Quotes From People At Various ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Warren on Apr 19, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 2,574 views

    The following quotes from people at various stages of their lives shows the maturity that should take place in our perspective toward God and the world around us. PROGRESSION OF WISDOM WITH AGE You can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. Age 7 I like my teacher ...read more

  • Once Upon A Time, In A Land Far Away, There Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Eric Carey-Holt on Feb 9, 2003
    based on 81 ratings
     | 4,086 views

    Once upon a time, in a land far away, there was a lighthouse that sat on a rocky shore and helped ships get through the water safely without hitting any big nasty rocks. One day the lighthouse operator became sick and a temporary substitute was put in charge of the lighthouse. While he was there ...read more

  • Both Glad And Sad  PRO

    Contributed by Dixon Olu. David on Feb 3, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,333 views

    Illustration: Both Glad and Sad. We were told of an old legend about three men crossing a desert on horseback at night. Approaching a dried-up pond bed, they heard a voice commanding them to stop and dismount, pick up some pebbles, put them in their pockets, and not look at them until the morning. ...read more

  • There Are Many Ways To Address Problems. North ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Doubt on May 17, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,733 views

    There are many ways to address problems. North Dakota Indian tribe wisdom[sermon-fodder.com, 9-27-03]: If you discover you are riding a dead horse, dismount. We often expand this basic tribal wisdom in our church life and personal life. If we find ourselves on a dead horse, we simply change ...read more

  • Treasure In The Mud  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 4, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,010 views

    TREASURE IN THE MUD A number of years ago, there was a geologist by the name of Dr. Williamson who was doing some work in the country of Tanzania. One day, he found himself driving in a deserted area, slipping and sliding along a rain-soaked road. Suddenly his four-wheel drive vehicle sank up to ...read more

  • You Have Not, Because You Ask Not  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,170 views

    YOU HAVE NOT, BECAUSE YOU ASK NOT The Associated Press carried an interesting story about a group of post office customers who succeeded in speeding up some slow-moving service. One man said, “It was like watching grass grow.” There were 26 patrons jammed into two lines. They realized they ...read more

  • Praying 'til They Change

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2004
     | 4,377 views

    PRAYING TIL THEY CHANGE “George Mueller, the founder of a great Christian orphanage work in England in the 1800’s, was a powerful man of prayer. He knew the importance of keeping at prayer evne when the answer seemed delayed. When he was young he began praying that two of his friends might be ...read more

  • Asking Everywhere  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,427 views

    ASKING EVERYWHERE As hopeless as her situation must have seemed, she was persistent. The language of verse three (present tense verb) indicated that every day she begged him for help. “The language leaves open the possibility of confrontation everywhere, not just in the court. She pleaded with ...read more

  • But I Just Have To Give!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 22, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,312 views

    BUT I JUST HAVE TO GIVE! Eric Hulstrand writes in Leadership magazine: "While I was preaching one Sunday, an elderly woman, Mary, fainted and struck her head on the end of the pew. Immediately, an EMT in the congregation called an ambulance. As they strapped her to a stretcher and got ready to ...read more

  • Was That A No?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 22, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,137 views

    WAS THAT A NO? A Proud young man walked into a room looking for his friend. He passed two blond young women near the door who looked him over then looked at each other and said and the same time ‘NINE’. The prideful young man puffed out his chest and drew a big smile on his face then walked over ...read more

  • To Be Six Years Old  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 22, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,181 views

    TO BE SIX YEARS OLD There is a story about a father who became disturbed about the length of time his six year old son was taking to get home from school. The father decided he would make the trip to discover for himself how long it should take a small boy to cover the distance. The father ...read more

  • Becoming Young  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 22, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,267 views

    BECOMING YOUNG In an exhibit hall in Cannes Hundreds of Picasso’s paintings were in chronological display from what he had painted as an adolescent all the way up to his experiments as an 85 year old master. During the exhibit one lady approached Picasso and told him she did not understand. His ...read more

  • Diogenes Was One Day Standing On A Street Corner ...

    Contributed by Arulselvam Rayappan on Mar 7, 2005
     | 2,158 views

    DIOGENES was one day standing on a street corner laughing like a mad man. “Why are you laughing?” He was asked. “Do you see that stone in the middle of the street? More than ten persons have already stumbled on it, then looked at the ...read more

  • A Farmer One Planted Two Fruit Trees On Opposite ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 19, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,722 views

    A farmer one planted two fruit trees on opposite sides of his property. The one he planted to provide a hedge hide the unsightly view of an old landfill; the other to provide shade to rest under near a cool mountain stream which ran down beside his fields. As the two trees grew, both produced ...read more

  • And Jesus Says, "Happy You Are When You Admit ...

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Sep 12, 2005
     | 1,472 views

    And Jesus says, "Happy you are when you admit how much you need me." Lloyd Ogilvie, chaplain of the U. S. Senate, puts it this ...read more

  • Listen To The Words Of This Poem Entitled, "The ...

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Sep 12, 2005
     | 1,674 views

    Listen to the words of this poem entitled, "The View." I don't know the author, but the words are striking. Jesus went upon the mount that day To begin his ministry. He gazed across the fertile ground, And what did he see? He looked upon the countless faces; He saw the pain of un-numbered ...read more

  • Nice People  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Sep 7, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,919 views

    Listen to this quote from Ray Stedman – “….notice that a major point of this parable is to give us a clue to the way that the enemy works most successfully. It is by imitation, by counterfeit. How simple it would be if evil people would only look evil. Wouldn’t that help a lot? If hypocrites ...read more

  • As Long As Salt Retains Its Identity, It Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,888 views

    "As long as salt retains its identity, it is useless. It must penetrate to benefit, and when it does, it disappears Salt is ...read more

  • In His Children's Book, Entitled Is A Blue ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,890 views

    In his children’s book, entitled "Is A Blue Whale The Biggest Thing There Is?" Robert Wells takes us from a size that we can grasp to one that we cannot grasp. The largest animal on Earth is a blue whale - the flippers on his tail alone are bigger than most animals on the Earth However, a blue ...read more