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  • I Missed It All!  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Apr 14, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 8,150 views

    I MISSED IT ALL! A little boy was sick on Palm Sunday and stayed home from church with his mother. His father returned from church holding a palm branch. The little boy was curious and asked, "Why do you have that palm branch, dad?" "You see, when Jesus came into town, everyone waved Palm ...read more

  • My Labeling System  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,709 views

    MY LABELING SYSTEM I have my own system for labeling homemade freezer meals. Forget calling them "Veal Parmigiana" or "Turkey Loaf" or "Beef Pot Pie." If you look in my freezer you’ll see "Whatever," "Anything," "I Don’t Know," and, my favorite, "Food." That way when I ask my husband what he ...read more

  • The Giver's Big Hands  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 29, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,737 views

    [The Giver’s Big Hands] A young boy went to the local store with his mother. The shop owner, a kindly man, passed him a large jar of suckers and invited him to help himself to a handful. Uncharacteristically, the boy held back. So the shop owner pulled out a handful for him. When outside, the boy’s ...read more

  • A Doctor Goes To A Party One Night And Sees One ...

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Sep 22, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,175 views

    A doctor goes to a party one night and sees one of his patients out on the dance floor with a beautiful woman. The doctor goes up to his patient and asks, “What are you doing?” The patient responded, “I’m just following your advice!” “What advice?,” the doctor replied. “You told me to find a hot ...read more

  • Some Time Ago A Man Was Staying In A Chalet In ...  PRO

    Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 28, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,056 views

    Some time ago a man was staying in a chalet in the Swiss Alps. Early one morning he heard what sounded like an earthquake. Hurriedly he got out of bed and ran to the front desk and asked if there was something wrong, if the mountains were breaking up? He was scared. The man at the front desk ...read more

  • A New Homeowner's Riding Lawn Mower Had Broken ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 14, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,810 views

    A new homeowner’s riding lawn mower had broken down, and he had been working fruitlessly for two hours trying to get it back together. Suddenly, one of his neighbors appeared with a handful of tools. “Can I give some help?” he asked. In twenty minutes he had the mower functioning ...read more

  • I Heard An Interview By Brett Favre This Past ...

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jan 19, 2004
     | 1,253 views

    I heard an interview by Brett Favre this past week. He talked about his father and football. The reporter asked, “How has your father’s death affected you and the others on the team?” (It was something like that.) Brett responded that he had always said that there is more to life than football. ...read more

  • Documented In A Book By James Patterson And Peter ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 15, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,864 views

    Documented in a book by James Patterson and Peter Kim, the Day America Told the Truth, (1991), Americans were asked: “What are you willing to do for $10,000,000?” Would abandon their entire family (25%) Would abandon their church (25%) Would become prostitutes for a week or more (23%) Would give ...read more

  • I Heard The Story Of The Old Woman Who Lived In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 6, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,098 views

    I heard the story of the old woman who lived in the hills of Tennessee. She went to a great deal of trouble to have electrical power installed in her home. After a few months the Power Company noticed that she used very little electricity. They sent a meter reader out to check on the matter. He ...read more

  • A Minister Was Filling In For A Vacationing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 23, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,004 views

    A minister was filling in for a vacationing teacher of the pre-teen class. The minister was telling them about the things money can’t buy. “It can’t buy happiness, genuine laughter and it can’t buy love.” Driving his point home he said, “What would you do if I offered you $1,000 not to love your ...read more

  • It Is Natural To Mourn. A Minister Once Told Me ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2004
     | 2,781 views

    It is natural to mourn. A minister once told me about a young woman in his church who asked him to talk to her grandfather. “He’s been so down and irritable lately,” she said. The preacher said, “Is there anything that you can point to that would contribute to his emotional condition?” “Well, ...read more

  • Finding Detroit  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 11, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,085 views

    FINDING DETROIT Mary Brumbaugh’s husband, an airline pilot, often has difficulty locating items around the house. One day he asked Mary where the salt was. Annoyed, she responded, "How on earth can you find Detroit at night in a blizzard, but you can’t find the salt in your own kitchen?" "Well, ...read more

  • During The Course Of His Sermon, A Preacher ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,938 views

    During the course of his sermon, a preacher wanted to emphasize the brevity of life. He took a long pause, then said, “Every member of this church is going to die.” But, to his surprise, a man in the back row responded to this statement with a big smile. Repeat twice, louder…After the sermon he ...read more

  • Clara Barton, Founder Of The American Red Cross, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,841 views

    Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, was reminded one day of a vicious deed that someone had done to her years before. But she acted as if she had never even heard of the incident. “Don’t you remember it?” her friend asked. “No,” came Barton’s reply, “I distinctly remember forgetting ...read more

  • The Mother Of Seven-Year-Old Karen Was Startled ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,046 views

    The mother of seven-year-old Karen was startled to find her going through a new Bible storybook and circling the word "God" wherever it appeared on the page. Stifling her urge to reprimand the child for defacing the book, the mother quietly asked, ’Why are you doing that?" Karen answered ...read more

  • A Group Of Ministers And A Salesman's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,353 views

    A group of ministers and a salesman’s organization were holding conventions in the same hotel, and the catering department had to work at top speed serving dinners to both. The salesmen were having spiked watermelon for dessert. But the chef discovered that it was being served to the ministers by ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Little Boy Who Was Scared ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,887 views

    The story is told of a little boy who was scared to go to church one Sunday. He cried and cried and his mother couldn’t find out what was wrong with him. He loved to go to Sunday school and church. She kept questioning him and finally he blurted out, “I’m afraid of the zeal.” “What zeal?” she ...read more

  • Do It Myself

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,142 views

    It is said that D.L. Moody, in his early days in Chicago, was a regular attendant on the noonday prayer meeting at a local church. At one of these meetings a rich brother rose and told those present of an opportunity to do a certain good thing if only three or four hundred dollars could be raised ...read more

  • A Man Was In The Hospital For Tests, And The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,315 views

    A man was in the hospital for tests, and the doctor came in to see him. The doctor said he had some bad news and some really bad news for the man, and wanted to know which one he wanted to hear first. The patient said to tell him the bad news first. The doctor said the bad news was he only had 24 ...read more

  • Shall I Sound Alarm?

    Contributed by Robert Bravo on Jul 10, 2007
     | 1,857 views

    "Shall I Sound Alarm?" On the night of the great Holmfirth (Yorkshire) flood, which caused such disaster some years ago, a man on the reservoir saw the water rise to a dangerous height. He paced up and down for twenty minutes watching, hesitating, and asking himself the question, "Shall I give ...read more