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  • In 1968 An Elderly Man Was Walking Down The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Jan 29, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,033 views

    In 1968 an elderly man was walking down the street during the Hippy Movement. A young man was burning a flag, stomping on it and cursing it. The elderly man was frail and sick but he still walked up to the young man and said, “Boy, I don’t want no trouble with you and I’m too frail to beat you ...read more

  • A Young Fellow Heard A Preacher From The Olden ...  PRO

    Contributed by George Bannister on Jun 4, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,423 views

    A young fellow heard a preacher from the olden days, and was greatly moved, and the preacher said: "When you have a religious impression, the time to act upon it is right then. The time when you hear God’s call, in which you ought to respond is right then." And the young fellow walked down the ...read more

  • Twenty Ways To Encourage Your Children To Use ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Davis on Jun 11, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,843 views

    TWENTY WAYS TO ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILDREN TO USE DRUGS AND BECOME HOODLUMS,TRAMPS AND REBELS. 1. Never eat together as a family. 2. Never have weekly, monthly, or annual family outings that they can look forward to as a family unit. 3. Talk to your children, not ...read more

  • Lessons From Geese  PRO

    Contributed by Al Schifano on Mar 25, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 2,755 views

    Lessons From Geese Fact 1: As each goose flaps its wings it creates an "uplift" for the birds that follow. By flying in a "V" formation, the whole flock adds 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew alone. Lesson 1: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where ...read more

  • Helping The Homeless  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 21, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,008 views

    HELPING THE HOMELESS Bob Kraemer of Campus Crusade Canada tells this story: Over 1000 homeless people have now seen the movie, The Passion of the Christ, received evangelistic literature and a $5.00 voucher to McDonald’s through the ComePassion project in British Columbia’s lower mainland. The ...read more

  • Don't Divorce Your Unsaved Husband Or Wife. Why? ...  PRO

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Sep 11, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,167 views

    Don’t divorce your unsaved husband or wife. Why? Paul gives this reason: The believer may have a positive, spiritual influence on their unbelieving mate. The unbeliever may get saved due to the believing spouse’s example and lifestyle. 1 Corinthians 7:14: “For the unbelieving husband has been ...read more

  • Thomas Andrew Dorsey Was A Black Jazz Musician ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 27, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,064 views

    Thomas Andrew Dorsey was a black jazz musician from Atlanta. In the twenties he gained a certain amount of notoriety as the composer of jazz tunes with suggestive lyrics, but he gave all that up in 1926 to concentrate exclusively on spiritual music. "Peace in the Valley" is one of his best known ...read more

  • A. W. Tozer In His Priceless Book The Root Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 13, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,608 views

    A. W. Tozer in his priceless book The Root of the Righteous shares the story of Rutherford who could shout in the midst of serious and painful trials, “Praise God for the hammer, the file, and the furnace.” The hammer is a useful tool, but the nail, if it had feeling and intelligence, could ...read more

  • Our Dog Ami Sometimes Jumps Up On A Chair While ...

    Contributed by Glen O'brien on Sep 21, 2006
     | 2,213 views

    Our dog Ami sometimes jumps up on a chair while we are eating dinner and looks longingly at what we are eating hoping for a handout. She closes her eyes, as if in closing her eyes we won’t notice she’s there. This is her passive approach. But if that doesn’t work and she’s particularly hungry and ...read more

  • Last Sunday, I Was Truly Blessed. Some Of You ...

    Contributed by William Noel on Dec 31, 2006
     | 1,926 views

    Last Sunday, I was truly blessed. Some of you know, that I was battling with high blood pressure during Sunday School and Church. I had a headache. My vision was a little blurred. And, I felt all-around lousy. Up until last Sunday, I had denied having high blood pressure. · I know high blood ...read more

  • There Was A Young Pastor Fresh Out Of Seminary. ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jan 7, 2007
     | 1,303 views

    There was a young pastor fresh out of seminary. Had finally gotten called to his first church and was extremely excited. He had 3 years of fresh new ideas and he couldn’t wait to take over so he could show and tell the church what to do. The first Sunday he stood before the church and gave ...read more

  • Jan Was On Staff With Athletes In Action. After ...

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Jan 8, 2007
     | 1,688 views

    Jan was on staff with Athletes in Action. After attending a conference where the importance of listening to unsaved people was stressed, Jan and others were relaxing in the hotel whirlpool. Two adolescent girls joined them in the tub. One of the teens, named Brittany, began passionately telling her ...read more

  • The Book Irresistible Evangelism (Group ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 20, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,467 views

    The book Irresistible Evangelism (Group Publishing) includes the story of Jan, a staffer with Athletes in Action. After attending a conference where the importance of listening to unsaved people was stressed, Jan and others were relaxing in the hotel whirlpool. Two adolescent girls joined them in ...read more

  • One Day A Pastor Had Been Working All Morning On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,198 views

    One day a pastor had been working all morning on his sermon when His computer crashed and he lost it all. He went upstairs and told his wife, and she was amazed at how well he was taking it. She said, “It’s amazing how calm you are and how happy you seem even though you’ve lost a lot of work.” Then ...read more

  • In An Article Entitled "Lessons From A Tavern," ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 4,492 views

    In an article entitled “Lessons from A Tavern,” Chuck Swindoll writes: “An old Marine Corps buddy of mine, to my pleasant surprise, came to know Christ after he was discharged. I say surprise because he cursed loudly, fought hard, chased women, drank heavily, loved war and weapons, and hated chapel ...read more

  • What Is The Usual Sense That Religious Things Are ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 27, 2008
     | 1,699 views

    What is the usual sense that religious things are taught? Through a Rabbi and disciple model. A young man that thinks he may have an aptitude for a particular Rabbi’s teaching goes to the Rabbi and ask to be considered to be a disciple. It was a great honor for parents especially the father for a ...read more

  • Mary's Friends

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,484 views

    MARY'S FRIENDS Unsaved people in our society who accept Jesus as Savior have an average of 12 unsaved relatives and friends, all of whom are potential disciples. Let me tell you a story I heard in 1980, when I was in Fuller Seminary studying church growth. It happened in the First Baptist Church ...read more

  • God Did Not Walk Away

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 3,079 views

    GOD DID NOT WALK AWAY Simon Wiesenthal wrote The Sunflower in 1969. It speaks of the pain he experienced at the hands of the Nazis during WWII. He describes being taken from a Nazi death-camp to a makeshift hospital. He was ushered by a nurse to the side of a Nazi soldier, who asked to have a ...read more

  • Kneeling With Runkie

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,782 views

    KNEELING WITH RUNKIE Have you heard the story of the incident that took place in a Church youth group in Akron, Ohio, at Christmas time? What took place started a tradition in that church, a pattern for us to follow. The high school boy's name was Howard, but he was best known as "Runkie". He had ...read more

  • John Newton: Infidel Restored  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 18, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,888 views

    John Newton: Infidel Restored John Newton continued his ministry into his old age, turning a deaf ear to friends who urged him to accept retirement, as by the time he reached 80 he was almost blind and partially deaf. "I cannot stop" he replied. "What! Shall the old African blasphemer stop while ...read more