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  • There Is Nothing More Oppressive To The Poor ...

    Contributed by John Gerald on Nov 11, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,902 views

    There is nothing more oppressive to the poor than having a provider who gambles their assets away. It is the poor, who are the least able to afford it, who are enticed into gambling away the little they have in hopes of greater gain. The casinos do not care who loses his money at their tables, nor ...read more

  • A Lady And Her Husband Were Playing The Slots ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Richardson on May 16, 2001
    based on 184 ratings
     | 1,782 views

    A lady and her husband were playing the slots side by side. The lady’s husband had a heart attack. The lady pushed her husband out of the way, straddled both machines and ...read more

  • Few College Football Coaches Have Made A Point ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Oct 1, 2001
    based on 139 ratings
     | 1,356 views

    Few college football coaches have made a point against drugs as effectively as Erk Russell of Georgia Southern College. He arranged for a couple of good ol’ country boys to burst into a routine team meeting and throw a writhing, hissing, six-foot-long rattlesnake onto a table in front of the squad. ...read more

  • Although Jesus Drank Wine, And Wine Was The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Mills on Sep 26, 2002
    based on 50 ratings
     | 1,901 views

    Although Jesus drank wine, and wine was the normal drink of his day, we need to balance that with the fact that Jesus said that He would no longer drink wine untill He drank of the New Wine in "that Day." Wine has deliterious effects, the least of which is not just the destruction of the body ...read more

  • The Eating Thing  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Hamilton on Sep 29, 2002
    based on 89 ratings
     | 3,956 views

    The Eating thing Let me share with you a fairly personal issue that I’m working through that has caused me to ask this question about loving God. Last year – in fact for a number of years now I have been aware that I have been struggling with an addiction. As soon as I say the word it arouses ...read more

  • A Minister Decided That A Visual Demonstration ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Newman on Aug 10, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,439 views

    A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon. Four worms were placed into four separate jars. The first worm was put into a container of alcohol. The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke. The third worm was put into a container of ...read more

  • Nearly 15% Of Teens Admit To "Huffing" Chemical ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,677 views

    Nearly 15% of teens admit to “huffing” chemical vapors from household items such as paint and ...read more

  • What We Tolerate...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 25, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,436 views

    WHAT WE TOLERATE... Years ago, Bill Gothard taught a principle I never forgot. He said, “What ever we tolerate in moderation, our children will indulge in to excess.” The visual picture that went along with that for me involved an Elder in the church where I grew up. He had an extensive liquor ...read more

  • The Idea That The People Were Lost And Didn't ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Jul 12, 2008
     | 1,836 views

    The idea that the people were lost and didn't know their way reminds me of a story of a drunk man who came home and his wife put him to bed. She was a very saintly woman and she said, "John do you want me to pray for you?" "Yes," he says. "Dear Lord, I pray for my husband ...read more

  • Forgiveness Is Healing

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 7,144 views

    FORGIVENESS IS HEALING A London psychiatrist once told Dr. Billy Graham that 70% of the people in treatment in England could be released if they could find forgiveness. Their problem, he said, was guilt, and they could find no relief from the grief and pressure under which they lived. Often ...read more

  • Unlikely Substance Abuse

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,981 views

    UNLIKELY SUBSTANCE ABUSE According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, about 3.1 million people ages 12 to 25 have gotten high using cough and cold medicine, about the same number who have used LSD and far more than have used methamphetamines. In addition, mouthwash, ...read more

  • Spiritual Pica's Disease

    Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Aug 25, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,653 views

    SPIRITUAL PICA'S DISEASE We're all born with spiritual Pica’s Disease. Pica is the craving to eat what is not edible. When my wife was a nurse, she had a patient who had Pica. It is diagnosed when a person craves to eat things that are not considered food; they crave things such as wood ...read more

  • Trapping Wild Pigs

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 27, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,927 views

    Trapping Wild Pigs You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigs find it and begin to come everyday to eat the free corn. When they are used to coming every day, you put a fence down one side of the place where they are used to coming. When ...read more

  • God Believes In Me; Therefore, My Situation Is ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 3, 2008
     | 1,591 views

    God believes in me; therefore, my situation is never hopeless. God walks with me; therefore, I am never alone. God is on my ...read more

  • Not My Job  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,085 views

    NOT MY JOB The names in this story have been changed out of respect for their privacy. Julie W told her family's story in a magazine article. [My daughter], Allison, came home for the weekend. She opened the door, didn't speak, and dropped her duffel bag. Smudges of mascara circled her eyes. I ...read more

  • Keeping Them Up In The Air

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 10, 2009
     | 880 views

    KEEPING THEM UP IN THE AIR A pet store delivery truck driver was traveling down the road. Every time he came to a stoplight, he would get out of the truck and grab a 2 X 4. Then he’d run to the back and start beating on the truck’s back doors. This went on for several miles, and nobody could ...read more

  • Alcoholics Anonymous And Celebrate Recovery

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,990 views

    ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AND CELEBRATE RECOVERY By 1934, alcoholic Bill Wilson had ruined a promising Wall Street career because of his constant drunkenness. He was introduced to the idea of a spiritual cure by an old drinking buddy, Ebby Thacher. While in a hospital, Wilson underwent what he believed ...read more

  • God Still Surprises Us

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 30, 2009
     | 2,979 views

    GOD STILL SURPRISES US Often God surprises us to our shame. I remember a couple that shared how they tried to witness and help their neighbor who was a raging alcoholic. They prayed for her and took her under their wing but she seemed hopeless. She might get clean for a little while, but then she ...read more

  • Why Do Chemists Make Sick People Walk All The ...

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jul 18, 2010
     | 1,283 views

    Why do chemists make sick people walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy ...read more

  • God Is Building A Testimony

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Oct 13, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,760 views

    GOD IS BUILDING A TESTIMONY A young man in his 20s came to faith in Christ after many years of bad choices and consequences and of breaking the hearts of his mother and others around him. The reality of his genuine conversion was proven over the dramatic change that continued throughout his life. ...read more

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