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  • Drunk Asks Priest About The Cause Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2009
     | 6,483 views

    Drunk Asks Priest About the Cause of Arthritis Sometimes our words can get us into trouble. A man who smelled like a brewery flopped on a seat at a bus stop next to a priest. The man’s shirt was stained, clothes messy, and a half empty bottle of wine was sticking out of his torn coat pocket. He ...read more

  • Back When The Generals Led Their Troops Into ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 4, 2010
     | 2,249 views

    Back when the generals led their troops into battle rather than directing them from a ‘situation room’ half a world away, it is said that Alexander the Great’s position was about to be over-run by the enemy. Turning to a valiant young soldier at his side, the great military genius implored the boy ...read more

  • David Yarborough Tells The Story From One Of Max ...

    Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Feb 6, 2010
     | 2,154 views

    David Yarborough tells the story from one of Max Lucado’s books of a lady who had a small house on the seashore of Ireland at the turn of the century was quite wealthy but also quite frugal. The people were surprised, then, when she decided to be among the first to have electricity in her home. ...read more

  • Make A Wish

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,288 views

    MAKE A WISH Have you ever dreamed of finding a genie in a lamp where you could get three wishes? Our Pastor, who is in charge of the prison ministry, always tells the same joke, because the prisoner population has a new turnover each time he visits. He always sets them up by asking if they had ...read more

  • Noble Savages

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 3, 2011
     | 1,415 views

    NOBLE SAVAGES For a while people have believed that our problems exist because we are too civilized. If we would just get back to nature and throw away all of the modern conveniences and the ideas found in the Christian religion, then we would be like the noble savages of old. A good example ...read more

  • Faith Like A Llama

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 8, 2011
     | 3,135 views

    FAITH LIKE A LLAMA Reports the Denver Post: A sheep ranchers in the West, Lexy Lowler has tried just about everything to stop crafty coyotes from killing her sheep. She has used odor sprays, electric fences, and "scare-coyotes." She has slept with her lambs during the summer and has placed ...read more

  • My Wife Has Become A Historian

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Dec 5, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,598 views

    I had a brother once tell me: "That my wife, has become a historian." Of course, I inquired a little further, into what appeared to be a wonderful achievement. So I asked: “What do you mean my brother?” He replied: “She can tell me everything I have done wrong since we've been ...read more

  • Remember To Look At The Possibilities In The Area ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 24, 2007
     | 1,278 views

    Remember to look at the possibilities in the area you see. (You see some things but don’t actually look at them.) We used the FedEx logo during our Gripped For Greatness campaign last year. We asked if you saw all you were looking at. Between the last two letters of FedEx you can see an arrow ...read more

  • Evil Rasputin

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 2, 2008
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     | 2,264 views

    Evil Rasputin Gregory Rasputin, the “Mad Monk of Russia” managed to get a strong hold on the royal family of his day. Some believe the corrupting power he exerted was a contributing factor in the takeover of communism. By currying the favor of the court he was able to influence many decisions ...read more

  • The Infallible Bible-Barometer

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Feb 17, 2008
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     | 2,434 views

    The Infallible Bible-Barometer In September, 1938, a man who lived on Long Island was able one day to satisfy a lifelong ambition by purchasing for himself a very fine barometer. When the instrument arrived at his home, he was extremely disappointed to find that the indicating needle appeared to ...read more

  • By Now Everyone Has Heard Of The Death Of Actor ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Feb 23, 2008
     | 1,053 views

    By now everyone has heard of the death of actor Heath Ledger. Just a few days ago this up and coming young actor was found dead in his lower Manhattan apartment. From the outside looking in it would seem that he had it made. He had truly found the American dream. He had fame and fortune. Yet, ...read more

  • Sherlock Holmes And His Friend Dr. John Watson ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 30, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,879 views

    Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. John Watson went on a camping trip. They set up their tent and fell asleep. Some hours later, Holmes woke his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see." Watson replied, "I see millions of stars." "What does that tell you?" asks ...read more

  • An Increasing Number Of People In America And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
     | 2,454 views

    An increasing number of people in America and around the world don't believe in God. The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press has found 20% of Americans ages 18 to 25 say they have no religious affiliation or consider themselves atheists or agnostics, nearly double the rate of 20 years ...read more

  • John Taylor Recently Invented A Clock Called The ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jan 19, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,365 views

    John Taylor recently invented a clock called the Chronophage. Literally it means time eater. It was donated to Corpus Christi College at Cambridge. It combines the Greek word for time, chronos, and the word phageo meaning “to eat”. A monster-looking grasshopper with a mouthful of teeth devours ...read more

  • Before You Judge

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 6, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,318 views

    BEFORE YOU JUDGE Steven Covey recalls riding on the New York subway one Sunday morning. It was a quiet time with many simply reading the paper, resting, or thinking quietly to themselves. But the quiet was shatter when a man and his children entered the car Covey was sitting in. The man sat down ...read more

  • How To Put Out A Fire

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 20, 2022
     | 1,755 views

    It was Pentecost Sunday. As the congregation filed into the church, the ushers handed each person a bright red carnation to symbolize the day's festive spirit. The people listened attentively to the reading of the Pentecost story from the Book of Acts about how the disciples had heard “what ...read more

  • The Artist And The Beggar

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 12, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,406 views

    Some time ago an artist wanted to find a man that would represent the prodigal. One day, walking up the streets, he met a poor beggar, and the thought occurred to him: “That man would represent the prodigal.” He told him what he wanted, and found the beggar was ready to come to his place of ...read more

  • Traveling With A Pack?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 30, 2023
     | 1,001 views

    I have several different pairs of glasses. I really focus on one pair. A rose colored pair of glasses makes everything appear rosy. Everything you see will be rosy as we have a rose filter. Years ago I read about a pet dog. The little girl bottle fed the puppy and raised it to adult ...read more

  • A Californian Magazine Ran A Survey Of Over 600 ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 19, 2007
     | 1,010 views

    "A Californian magazine ran a survey of over 600 ex-Muslims who now follow Jesus, and concludes: "Although dreams appear to play a minor role in the conversion of Westerners, over 25% of these ex-Muslims affirmed that dreams and visions played a vital role in their conversions…" [source: ...read more

  • I Thought We'd Talk More About God

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 11, 2011
     | 1,518 views

    I THOUGHT WE'D TALK MORE ABOUT GOD Some years ago, a woman came to me for counseling. Her husband had died suddenly from a rapidly growing cancer, and she was overcome not only with grief but with fear regarding her future. She did not now know who she was or where she was to go. She was beside ...read more