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  • A Young Boy Was Observed By A Minister In Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 25, 2002
    based on 33 ratings
     | 5,577 views

    A young boy was observed by a minister in church praying very fervently; but much to the preacher’s surprise, he was also heard to say from time to time: "Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo." So preacher approached the boy after he had apparently finished his prayer and said, "Son, I was very pleased to see you ...read more

  • A Doctor Called One Of His Patients Into His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Howard Parnell on Sep 24, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,022 views

    A doctor called one of his patients into his office to deliver some very important news. "I have received the results of your tests and I have some bad news and some good news", said the doctor. The patient was quiet for a moment, sensing the severity of the announcement. "Let me have the good ...read more

  • A Student Once Purchased A New Mechanical Pencil. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ron Crow on Mar 7, 2003
    based on 46 ratings
     | 1,516 views

    A student once purchased a new mechanical pencil. After some time he found himself in the middle of an important test, and his pencil ran out of lead! There was a great deal of frustration and anguish as he wasted precious minutes going around to other students trying to borrow another pencil. ...read more

  • Minister Dave Gable Tells The Story Of Jill, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 2, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 1,774 views

    Minister Dave Gable tells the story of Jill, their 6-year-old, who was “helping” him in the front yard of the parsonage. She chattered away about her Sunday school lesson on Adam and Eve. Dave thought he’d test her. “Did you know Adam and Eve sinned?” “Yep.” “What did God do to them as a ...read more

  • The Wall Street Journal Carried A Front Page ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,499 views

    The Wall Street Journal carried a front page feature on home –schooled pupils and their above average academic performance. A growing number of secular universities are taking notice and actively recruiting these young people. Home-schooled students are turning in higher average SAT and ACT scores ...read more

  • The Bridge Won't Break

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 2, 2007
     | 1,663 views

    The Bridge Won’t Break As the Union Pacific Railroad was being constructed, an elaborate trestle bridge was built across a large canyon in the West. Wanting to test the bridge, the builder loaded a train with enough extra cars and equipment to double its normal payload. The train was then driven to ...read more

  • Ben Franklin  PRO

    Contributed by Kelly Fellows on Dec 7, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,849 views

    Ben Franklin -Probably the most popular story of lightning involves old Ben Franklin. -Benjamin Franklin is credited with testing and discovering the effects of electricity through his historic kite flying experiment in Philadelphia in 1752. -The problem he and others had with lightning was ...read more

  • He Had Been Married For 10 Years But Did Not ...

    Contributed by Segun Omole on Feb 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,021 views

    He had been married for 10 years but did not have any child even though he loved children. Everyone would ask him what was the problem. Some would even offer him medical advice free of charge but he kept trusting God and His word. He’d gone for several medical check ups and even his wife had been ...read more

  • Homeschooler Numbers Continue To Grow. Brian Ray ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,566 views

    Homeschooler numbers continue to grow. Brian Ray of National Home Education Research Institute estimates 1.9 million to 2.4 million K-12 children were home educated during '05-06. Research shows homeschoolers on average exceed the national average on standardized achievement test for elementary and ...read more

  • What Are Your Spiritual Gifts? What Comes Easy To ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 10, 2009
     | 5,529 views

    What are your spiritual GIFTS? What comes easy to you that is not so easy for others? A man is pulled over by a police officer for a broken headlight. The cop looks in the car and sees a collection of knives on the backseat. "Sir," he says. "Why do you have all those knives?" "They’re for my ...read more

  • Praise The Lord And "Amen"

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Dec 16, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,985 views

    "PRAISE THE LORD" AND "AMEN" Story has it that there was a preacher that was trying to sell his horse. One day a potential buyer came to the church for a test ride. The preacher said, "Before you start, you should know that this horse only responds to church talk." Go is 'praise the lord' and stop ...read more

  • Gifted Does Not Equal "Successful"

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 12, 2009
     | 2,315 views

    "GIFTED" DOES NOT EQUAL "SUCCESSFUL" This week, I’ve begun reading a new book by one of my favorite authors, Malcolm Gladwell, titled "Outliers: The Story of Success." The premise of the book is simple: no successful person is a self-made man; everyone who gets to the top had a lot advantages, ...read more

  • You're Not Old Unless You Can Remember...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,923 views

    YOU’RE NOT OLD UNLESS YOU CAN REMEMBER... ...being sent to the drugstore to test vacuum tubes for the TV. ...when Kool-Aid was the only other drink for kids, other than milk and sodas. ...when there were two types of sneakers for boys: high tops and low tops. ...when boys couldn’t wear ...read more

  • A Young American Engineer Named Billy Was Sent To ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Ward on Aug 2, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,109 views

    A young American engineer named Billy was sent to Ireland by his company to work in a new electronics plant. It was a two-year assignment that he had accepted because it would enable him to earn enough to marry his long-time girlfriend, Irene. She had a job near her home in Tennessee, and their ...read more

  • Live In A Way That Glorifies God  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Jul 19, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,856 views

    Live in a Way That Glorifies God Dan Blocker was my favorite character, Hoss, on the TV series Bonanza. When he died unexpectedly, Hoss died. The producers knew they could not replace him. The story was that woman was caught in a flood. Hoss held her above the water with one hand and held a ...read more

  • A Man By The Name Of Von Neumann Was A Brilliant ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Aug 8, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,037 views

    A man by the name of Von Neumann was a brilliant mathematician. He also had an incredible memory, His feats of memory are described by Herman Goldstine: As far as I could tell, Von Neumann was able on once reading a book or article to quote it back verbatim; moreover he could do it years later ...read more

  • The Physics Professor Had Just Finished His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ron Crow on Mar 7, 2003
    based on 23 ratings
     | 2,132 views

    The physics professor had just finished his lecture about the pendulum, wherein he had shown the mathematical proof that an untouched pendulum will always swing in ever-decreasing arcs. He then asked for a volunteer to demonstrate this fact by standing against a wall with a pendulum bob against ...read more

  • I Suppose It's Obvious, But Once An Aircraft Has ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 21, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,842 views

    I suppose it’s obvious, but once an aircraft has been built and tested and then used in active service, there is no way that it can then be left unchecked and uncared for. Sometimes it might be something small which needs fixing or changing. It might be something so small that it could almost seem ...read more

  • One Preacher Noted: "If We Had Witnessed Jesus' ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,313 views

    One preacher noted: “If we had witnessed Jesus’ struggle that night, we might have said, ‘If He is so broken up when ALL He is doing is praying, what will He do when He faces a real crisis? Why can’t He approach this ordeal with the calm confidence of His 3 sleeping friends?’ Yet when the test came ...read more

  • H ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,160 views

    HOMESCHOOL Homeschooler numbers continue to grow. Brian Ray of National Home Education Research Institute estimates 1.9 million to 2.4 million K-12 children were home educated during 2005-06. Research shows homeschoolers on average exceed the national average on standardized achievement test for ...read more