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  • A Friend Was In Front Of Me Coming Out Of Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 23, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,348 views

    “A friend was in front of me coming out of church one day, and the preacher was standing at the door as he always is ready to shake hands. The Pastor grabbed my friend by the hand and pulled him aside and said to him, "You need to join the Army of the Lord!" My friend replied, "I’m already in ...read more

  • You See These Guys Don't You Driving The Delivery ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,058 views

    You see these guys don’t you driving the delivery trucks with the sticker on the back which says How’s my driving telephone 0800 0999. – report if going too fast, driving too reckless – too slow etc . The driver is representing that particular company – it looks bad on them. The application is ...read more

  • An Arabian Fable

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Oct 3, 2005
     | 3,560 views

    There is an Arabian fable which tells about a man who went to his neighbor and asked to borrow a rope. "I can’t lend it, because I am using it to tie up a pile of sand." his neighbor answered. "But," the man came back, "you can’t tie up a pile of sand with a rope." To which his neighbor slyly ...read more

  • There Was An Interesting Article By David Marr In ...

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Jan 7, 2010
     | 1,809 views

    There was an interesting article by David Marr in the Sydney Morning Herald on 19 December. He concludes that God is not dead in Australia. Rumours of his failing powers are exaggerated. The default setting of this country is faith without belonging to a religious organisation. A recent Nielson ...read more

  • Many Times Our Prayers Are So Selfish. A Mom ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 25, 2010
     | 4,755 views

    Many times our prayers are so selfish. A mom was headed to McDonald’s with her 5 year old son one day, and as they drove they passed a car accident. The mother had a practice of encouraging her children to pray for those who might be hurt, so the mom pointed and said to her son, “We should pray.” ...read more

  • Two Men Were Talking And One Said To The Other, ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 23, 2010
     | 2,331 views

    Two men were talking and one said to the other, “You’re having an anniversary soon, right?” The other replied, “Yes, a big one. 20 years.” “Wow,” said the other, “what are you going to get your wife for your anniversary?” The other replied, “A trip to Australia.” “Wow, Australia, that’s some ...read more

  • Coming Home

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 4, 2010
     | 2,755 views

    COMING HOME Have you ever been coming back home on a trip that seemed to last forever? You say, oh if I were already home. Imagine someone in the depth of sin, desperately wanting to be out of its bondage, yet not even hoping that things could ever change. Dear sir, I am glad I can ...read more

  • No Roads Required  PRO

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Nov 9, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,813 views

    NO ROADS REQUIRED David Livingstone charted great paths for mission in Africa. One time a missionary society wrote him a letter saying, "We have some people who would like to join you. Do you have some easy access roads to get where you are?" Dr. Livingstone wrote back, "If you have men who will ...read more

  • Army Of The Lord

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 12, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,996 views

    ARMY OF THE LORD A friend was in front of me coming out of church one day, and the preacher was standing at the door as he always is to shake hands. He grabbed my friend by the hand and pulled him aside. The Pastor said to him, "You need to join the Army of the Lord!" My friend replied, "I'm ...read more

  • Surrender Is The First Step

    Contributed by Tim White on Jan 23, 2012
     | 5,607 views

    SURRENDER IS THE FIRST STEP I have been told that there is a certain live animal trap that, if the trapped animal would simply back up a little, the trapping device would relax and he could escape. That is the shape of mankind. If we would just let go of control of our lives, we would find ...read more

  • I Was Driving The Other Night And Saw A Car With ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
     | 1,302 views

    I was driving the other night and saw a car with those stick on characters that depict their family. Usually it has the stick outline of a dad, mom, a couple of kids and maybe a dog. The particular car I saw the other night was different. It began with a phrase followed with a mom and two kids. ...read more

  • I Once Worked With A Guy Who Would, Every Year, ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Dec 21, 2007
     | 1,120 views

    I once worked with a guy who would, every year, place a call to a local florist on Christmas Eve and order two gift baskets, one for his teenage daughter and one for his wife. It was a quick call, lasting about twenty five seconds. The florist would always ask what he wanted in the baskets and he ...read more

  • From Time To Time We Hear Statistics About How ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Jan 24, 2008
     | 849 views

    From time to time we hear statistics about how people first came into church membership. These figures trace back to the Institute of American Church Growth, which asked 10,000 people about their pilgrimage. What led them in? The answers were: special need, 2%; walk-in, 3%; Pastor, 6%; ...read more

  • Have You Ever Been To An Amusement Park Here ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Feb 18, 2008
     | 1,112 views

    Have you ever been to an amusement park here they have those wooden cut-outs? You put your head through and take your picture and you look like a muscle man or some type of animal. When you get the picture back sometimes you laugh because the head doesn’t match the body. When our ...read more

  • Some Of You Maybe You've Never Had A Good Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,190 views

    Some of you maybe you’ve never had a good church experience. My wife Liza makes this great dessert – called the blueberry. Once you’ve tasted it, you’ll keep coming back for more. Don’t just be content to go to church to sing the songs and hear the stories about what God did in the past, but rather ...read more

  • In '06, American Consumers Spent $3.2 Billion ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
     | 2,684 views

    In '06, American consumers spent $3.2 billion buying Halloween decorations, up over 21% from '05. This makes Halloween second only to Christmas for holiday decorating. It's not just Halloween. In '06 about $5 billion of the industry’s $19.2 billion in retail sales were generated from fall ...read more

  • Someone You Know

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,775 views

    SOMEONE YOU KNOW A gray haired lady, long a member of her community and Church, shook hands with the minister after the service one morning. "That was a wonderful sermon, she told him, just wonderful. Everything you said applied to someone I know." What is often missed is that God’s word ...read more

  • Always When Needs Were Pressing, Mr. Mueller ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 28, 2008
     | 2,105 views

    Always when needs were pressing, Mr. Mueller would call the staff together for prayer. And often, when getting off their knees, they would see dray wagons [drawn carts] backing up to the kitchen door, loaded with buns, bread, apples, cakes, potatoes, boxes of soap, sacks of peas, haunches [sides] ...read more

  • We Might Be Considered Mia ‘missing In ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
     | 1,444 views

    We might be considered MIA ‘Missing in Action’ There are 2,539 men included on the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial in Washington DC with the status of Missing in Action Some of these men will never return, possibly some will Many Christians are MIA Wallowing in a sin filled life Thinking that nobody ...read more

  • Working During Pregnancy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,267 views

    WORKING DURING PREGNANCY Women are more likely to work during pregnancy than they were 30 to 40 years ago. They also are returning to work more rapidly after having their first child; 64% are back at work within a year vs. 17% in the 60s. 66% of women who had their first child between 2001 and ...read more