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  • Lowell Ogden Tells The Story Of A Little Boy Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on Apr 9, 2002
    based on 122 ratings
     | 4,197 views

    Lowell Ogden tells the story of a little boy who lived out in the country around the turn of the century. He had never seen a traveling circus, and one was coming to his town on Saturday. When he asked his father for permission to go, his dad said he could providing his chores were done early. ...read more

  • Obituary

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 6, 2002
     | 1,728 views

    OBITUARY His parent were leaders in the community. He received the best education money could buy. He married a beautiful wife, and had two wonderful kids. He avoided damp weather. He stayed in during flu weather. He brushed his teeth twice daily with a famous toothpaste. His primary care physician ...read more

  • During World War Ii, The Nazis Set Up A Camp ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2002
     | 896 views

    During World War II, the Nazis set up a camp factory in Hungary where hundreds of Jewish prisoners had survived in disease infested barracks on little food and gruesome backbreaking work. Each day the prisoners were marched to the compound¡¦s giant factory where tons of human waste and garbage were ...read more

  • Sometimes A Costume Is Just A Costume  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,466 views

    SOMETIMES A COSTUME IS JUST A COSTUME Who am I this time? That’s the question millions of kids and adults ask themselves in anticipation of Halloween each year. Their answer can say a lot about what’s going on within them, many experts say. In other words, think of Halloween as the ultimate ...read more

  • One Day Billy And Ruth Graham Were Driving ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 31, 2004
    based on 22 ratings
     | 5,691 views

    One day Billy and Ruth Graham were driving through a long stretch of road construction. They had numerous slowdowns, detours, and stops along the way. Finally they reached the end of all that difficulty, and smooth pavement stretched out before them. This sign caught Ruth’s attention: "End of ...read more

  • I Heard A World War Ii Story That Shows How The ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,432 views

    I heard a World War II story that shows how the smallest deed can make all the difference. During the last months of the War, the British conducted daily bombing raids over Berlin. One night the bombers were attacked by a large group of German fighter planes. During the dogfight one of the ...read more

  • In Pro Football, If You're The Last Player ...

    Contributed by James Bryant on Jul 10, 2006
     | 2,360 views

    In Pro Football, if you’re the last player selected coming out of college, you own the title, “Mr. Irrelevent.” Because being the last person selected, your not supposed to amount to much… In 1992, the National Football League held it’s annual draft. · Selected #1 overall was the much herald ...read more

  • Too Many Professing Believers Have Given Up On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,247 views

    Too many professing believers have given up on God. They’ve dropped the ball. •Many because they were never encouraged. (Gregory Dawson (SC.com) Ben Hooper was born several decades ago as an illegitimate child who never knew his dad. As a result, he was constantly taunted by classmates. When he was ...read more

  • Sin ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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    SIN DEFINITIONS What is sin? Here are some suggestions: "Sin is like a kidney stone. No one likes a kidney stone, nor should anyone like sin." "Sin is like a rotten egg we try to cover up with spices." "Sin is like a cancer with a 0% survival rate." "Sin is like weeds in a garden; if not ...read more

  • In 1996 Reverend Christopher Gray A Vicar Was ...

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Mar 29, 2009
     | 2,045 views

    In 1996 Reverend Christopher Gray a vicar was knifed to death in the grounds of his vicarage by a man he had been helping who had recently been released from prison. Reverend Gray was apparently a great academic with a heart for the poor and disadvantaged. He turned down a good job in the ...read more

  • Kind Deed Of Pows Saves ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2009
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    Kind Deed of POWs Saves Lives There is a World War II story that shows how the smallest deed can make all the difference. During the last months of the War, the British conducted daily bombing raids over Berlin. One night the bombers were attacked by a large group of German fighter planes. During ...read more

  • Loneliness And Suicide, Products Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
     | 3,307 views

    Loneliness and Suicide, Products of Materialism Can you guess who said this? "I sit in my house in Buffalo and sometimes I get so lonely it’s unbelievable. Life has been so good to me. I’ve got a great wife, good kids, money, my own health--and I’m lonely and bored.... I often wondered why so many ...read more

  • Compassion For The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,307 views

    Compassion for the Down-and-Out “I heard (this story) from a friend who works with the down-and-out in Chicago: A prostitute came to me in wretched straits, homeless, sick, unable to buy food for her two-year-old daughter. Through sobs and tears, she told me she had been renting out her daughter – ...read more

  • The Blood Of Lambs

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2009
     | 5,699 views

    THE BLOOD OF LAMBS I just finished a very moving book called, "The Blood of Lambs" by Kamal Saleem (Howard Books, 2009). He describes his life as a terrorist and how he hated Israel and America. He also couldn't stand Christians--that is, until God brought some Christian men into his life after he ...read more

  • Donald Grey Barnhouse Scratches A Mark On A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 1, 2010
     | 3,875 views

    Donald Grey Barnhouse Scratches a Mark On a Postal Box to Make a Point Some years ago Donald Grey Barnhouse was counseling a young woman on the sidewalk in front of a church following an evening service. She said she was a Christian and that she wanted to follow Christ. But she wanted to be famous, ...read more

  • Wilma Rudolph, Stricken As A Child With Polio, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
     | 3,846 views

    Wilma Rudolph, Stricken as a Child with Polio, Achieves Olympic Gold Wilma didn’t get much of a head start in life. A bout with polio left her left leg crooked and her foot twisted inward so she had to wear leg braces. After seven years of painful therapy, she could walk without her braces. At age ...read more

  • You Come To Me

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
     | 5,869 views

    YOU COME TO ME Jimmy, and his son, Davey, were playing in the ocean down in Mexico, while his family -- his wife, daughters, parents, and a cousin -- were on the beach. Suddenly, a rogue riptide swept Davey out to the sea. Immediately Jimmy started to do whatever he could to help Davey get back to ...read more

  • A Unique Excuse

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,822 views

    A UNIQUE EXCUSE A man who bought a brand new Mercedes and got out on the interstate. It was a convertible and the top was down, the breeze was blowing through his hair, and he decided he would open it up to see what it could do. The needle hit 80 miles an hour, then 90, then 100, then 110, then ...read more

  • The Importance Of Family Meals

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 2, 2012
     | 3,563 views

    THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY MEALS "Kids who dine with the folks are healthier, happier, and better students, which is why a dying tradition is coming back." That's what an in-depth study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University concluded after nearly a decade of ...read more

  • Who Do I Shoot?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 19, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,253 views

    WHO DO I SHOOT? A new soldier was on sentry duty at the main gate. His orders were clear. No car was to enter unless it had a special sticker on the windshield. A big Army car came up with a general seated in the back. The sentry said, "Halt, who goes there?" The chauffeur, a corporal, said, ...read more