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  • Dr. George Wald Is A Harvard Biologist Who Won A ...

    Contributed by Martin Kim on Oct 25, 2004
     | 1,435 views

    Dr. George Wald is a Harvard biologist who won a Nobel Prize. I would like to share with you what he wrote. “What one really needs is not the Nobel prize, but love. How do you think one gets to be a Nobel prize winner? Wanting love, that’s how. Wanting it so bad one works all the time. He ...read more

  • How Different God's Pardon Is From Ours! So ...

    Contributed by Shane Rodriguez on Nov 11, 2004
     | 3,123 views

    How different God’s pardon is from ours! So often we forgive as did the aunt of the little girl who had been good a whole week and asked some favor. "i know that you have been good all this week" said the aunt, "but you know you were bad last week." In a passionate burst of feeling the little one ...read more

  • The Movie Clip You Just Saw Is From The Life Of ...

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Jun 2, 2005
     | 1,729 views

    The movie clip you just saw is from the life of Frank Abigale Jr. is based on the true story of his life as told in the movie, "Catch Me If You Can." Did you notice that he successfully pretended to be an airline pilot, doctor and lawyer. Before he was caught he cashed over $4 million of bad checks ...read more

  • I Want Deliberately To Encourage This Mighty ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,222 views

    "I want deliberately to encourage this mighty longing after God. The lack of it has brought us to our present low estate. The stiff and wooden quality about our religious lives is a result of our lack of holy desire. Complacency is a deadly foe of all spiritual growth. Acute desire must be present ...read more

  • Karma - More And More People Are Relying On Karma ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
     | 994 views

    Karma - More and more people are relying on Karma to get them blessed here and to heaven. In NBC new show "My Names Earl" the main character has a list of all the things he has done wrong, and in order to get Karma to smile on him he has to undo all the bad he has done. There are those who really ...read more

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

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,063 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

  • Unburied Dead

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 10, 2009
     | 1,371 views

    A recent Time article (July 09) read: "Have economic times gotten so bad that some of the dead are going unburied? Several large counties across the country are experiencing unprecedented increases in the number of unclaimed deceased - not only because the dead people could not be identified, were ...read more

  • Fire Of Discipleship

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 26, 2011
     | 6,489 views

    FIRE OF DISCIPLESHIP I love to make a campfire. Many years ago I remember going on a fishing trip in the mountains of Arizona. There were about 10 men from our church and it was a great time of fellowship. It was my duty to get the fire going. Well get it going I did. I had it so hot in that cabin ...read more

  • The Little Dog Who Was Kicked Out Of School

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 14, 2014
     | 4,215 views

    A dog followed his owner to school. His owner was a fourth grader at a public elementary school. However, when the bell rang, the dog slipped inside the building and made it all the way to the child's classroom before a teacher noticed and shooed him outside, closing the door behind him. The ...read more

  • Singing In A Storm

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 3, 2021
     | 3,010 views

    LET US STUDY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SINGING SONG BIRD: THE THRUSH SPARROW. The THRUSH SPARROW SINGS MANY BEAUTIFUL SONGS. There is one song the Thrush sings that is amazing. THE ONLY TIME THE THRUSH SPARROW IS KNOWN TO SING HER MOST BEAUTIFUL SONG IS WHEN IT IS IN A TERRIBLE, DANGEROUS STORM OR WHEN IT ...read more

  • There's A Story About An Old Cherokee Chief ...

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Oct 13, 2007
     | 1,843 views

    There’s a story about an old Cherokee chief sitting before a flickering fire with his grandson. The boy had broken a tribal taboo, and his grandpa wanted to help him understand what made him do it. "It’s like we have two wolves inside us," said the chief. "One is good, the other is bad. Both ...read more

  • He Dressed Up As A Homeless Man And Went To The ...

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Oct 31, 2007
     | 1,423 views

    He dressed up as a homeless man and went to the businesses and bank where he was a regular customer What happened made him upset…. in every instance the service was bad in some cases appalling. He said, “I was treated as if I was worthless” So he withdrew his money from the bank and stopped being ...read more

  • One Morning After A Terrible Snowstorm, Susan Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 21, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 965 views

    One morning after a terrible snowstorm, Susan was outside shoveling her driveway. She stopped to wave hello to her neighbor, and he asked her why her husband wasn’t out there helping her with the chore. She explained that one of them had to stay inside to take care of the children, so they drew ...read more

  • Woman's Husband Gave Her A Hard Time… One Day ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,827 views

    Woman’s husband gave her a hard time… one day disconnected battery cables… car wouldn’t crank so without a word to her husband she started walking… he later felt bad, showed up at services & then obeyed the gospel They live in a Barbie world wanting everything their Barbie had! Think: “If Barbie ...read more

  • Sir Henry Taylor Is Quoted As Saying, "He Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,076 views

    SIR HENRY TAYLOR IS QUOTED AS SAYING, "HE WHO GIVES WHAT HE WOULD AS READILY THROW AWAY, GIVES WITHOUT GENEROSITY; FOR THE ESSENCE OF GENEROSITY IS IN SELF-SACRIFICE." I RECENTLY READ SOMEWHERE THAT THE AVERAGE BABY BOOMER GIVES TO THE CHURCH ABOUT WHAT HE WOULD SPEND ON A MOVIE TICKET. $7 IS NOT ...read more

  • Russian Author Alexandr Solzhenitsyn Wrote, "If ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,327 views

    Russian author Alexandr Solzhenitsyn wrote, "If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being..." (SOURCE: ...read more

  • Confess?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 20, 2024
     | 1,086 views

    Three preachers were in a boat fishing. The one preacher said: THE BIBLE SAYS CONFESS YOUR FAULTS ONE TO ANOTHER. So the one brother confessed that he loved dirty books and movies. The next preacher said: I am a dram drinker, I love to drink beer and alcohol. The first preacher said: I have to ...read more

  • If Our Greatest Need Was For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 19, 2001
    based on 105 ratings
     | 3,696 views

    "If our greatest need was for information, God would have sent an educator." "If our greatest need was for technology, God would have sent a scientist." "If our greatest need was for pleasure, God would have sent an entertainer." "If our greatest need was for money God would have sent an ...read more

  • A Three-Year-Old Girl Was Listening Intently To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 20, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,556 views

    A three-year-old girl was listening intently to the children’s sermon one Sunday morning at her church. The minister explained that God wants everyone to get along and love each other. “God wants us all to be one,” he said. To which the little girl replied, “But I don’t want to be one. I want ...read more

  • Augustine, While Puzzling Over The Doctrine Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 2,353 views

    Augustine, while puzzling over the doctrine of the Trinity, was walking along the beach one day when he observed a young boy with a bucket, running back and forth to pour water into a little hole. Augustine asked, "What are you doing?" The boy replied, "I’m trying to put the ocean into this hole." ...read more