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  • The Devil's Great Deception

    Contributed by Steaven Snow on Oct 13, 2004
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     | 6,507 views

    The Devil’s Great Deception Last Saturday, two ladies from the church were out soul-winning. As they approached a large yellow house with quaint burgundy shutters, they noticed the ramp leading up to the front door. It led up to a large porch with a swinging gate. When they knocked on the ...read more

  • Many People Have Trouble With The Concept Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 22, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,196 views

    Many people have trouble with the concept of total depravity. While not denying they are sinners, many people feel that their sin isn’t bad enough to condemn them. What they don’t understand is that any sin is wholly unacceptable to God. Let’s suppose I invite you over to my house this Saturday ...read more

  • Six Stages Of A Married Cold  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 5, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,863 views

    Six Stages of a Married Cold First year: "Sugar Dumplin, I'm really worried about my baby girl. You've got a bad sniffle and there's no telling about these things with all this stuff that's going around. I'm putting you in the hospital this afternoon for a general checkup and a good rest. I ...read more

  • Instruments Of Grace In His Service  PRO

    Contributed by John White on Aug 15, 2005
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     | 4,458 views

    InstrumentsOf Grace In His Service The grace of God can  turn problems to patience, vexation to victory and tragedy to triumph.   The same pressure that can cause a destructive explosion can be harnessed to drive the wheels of progress.   Pressure usually produces and the production can be good or ...read more

  • Will Rogers Was Known For His Laughter, But He ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 14, 2006
     | 1,358 views

    “Will Rogers was known for his laughter, but he also knew how to weep. One day he was entertaining at the Milton H. Berry Institute in Los Angeles, a hospital that specialized in rehabilitating polio victims and people with broken backs and other extreme physical handicaps. Of course, Rogers had ...read more

  • The Story Of The Good Pizza (Names Changed To ...

    Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Nov 5, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,037 views

    THE STORY OF THE GOOD PIZZA (names changed to protect people) Our young three year old daughter loves the locally owned Sherry’s Gustavo’s Pizza Store. We eat at the buffet almost every week. She eats one slice of pepperoni and one slice of "sweet pizza", crust with cinnamon and iced glaze. One ...read more

  • A Man In Phoenix Called His Son In New York On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,467 views

    A man in Phoenix called his son in New York on Christmas Eve and says, “I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; 45 years of misery is enough – I cannot take it any more!” The startled son replies, “Pop what are you talking about, you and mom are so in ...read more

  • There Was A Man Traveling Through A Certain Area ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 6, 2009
     | 1,575 views

    There was a man traveling through a certain area out west and he ran out of gas. As the economy was bad, he was really struggling. He didn’t have any money and was trying to get home to his wife and kids after interviewing for a job. So he looked in the phone book and called a sister church. The ...read more

  • What He Heard His Wife Say,

    Contributed by Tim Harlow on May 13, 2009
     | 1,628 views

    WHAT HE HEARD HIS WIFE SAY, "You’re way too stupid to be trusted driving alone in bad weather at your age." WHAT SHE ACTUALLY SAID, "Drive carefully, dear." WHAT HE HEARD HIS WIFE SAY, "Honey, why don’t you put your head in a vice and I’ll turn the handle until your skull explodes." WHAT SHE ...read more

  • I Was A Senior In High School When One Of My ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jun 18, 2009
     | 2,558 views

    I was a senior in high school when one of my neighbors, George, committed suicide. He was 19 the only son his mother, a poor widow, Mrs. Maria. He hung himself because some friends made fun of him… Mrs. Maria mourned over the terrible loss of her only son was not her only pain. She felt the ...read more

  • Kingdom In My Heart

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,189 views

    KINGDOM IN MY HEART Alistair MacLean quotes a story from Tauler, the German mystic: One day Tauler met a beggar. "God give you a good day, my friend." he said. The beggar answered, "I thank God I never had a bad one." Then Tauler said, "God give you a happy life, my friend." "I thank God," said ...read more

  • Do You Remember The Story Of Beauty And The ...

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Aug 21, 2009
     | 1,656 views

    Do you remember the story of Beauty and the Beast? Of course, you do. There was a time when the Beast’s face was handsome and his palace pleasant. But that was before the curse—before the shadow fell across the castle of the prince. And when the darkness fell, he hid. Secluded in his castle, he was ...read more

  • Rare Copy Of Declaration Of Independence ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
     | 3,078 views

    Rare Copy of Declaration of Independence Discovered at Garage Sale As Stan Caffy and his fiancé prepared to get married, they cleaned out their respective garages and sold everything to Goodwill. Between the two of them, they sold an assortment of clothes, bicycles, tools, computer parts, and a ...read more

  • How Not To Get Out Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2009
     | 3,438 views

    How Not To Get Out of Problems When the preacher’s car broke down on a country road, he walked to a nearby roadhouse to use the phone. After calling for a tow truck, he spotted his old friend, Frank, drunk and shabbily dressed at the bar. "What happened to you, Frank?" asked the good reverend. "You ...read more

  • Through The Years, I’ve Officiated, Or Been ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 4, 2010
     | 2,124 views

    Through the years, I’ve officiated, or been involved, in hundreds of weddings … and I’ve pretty much seen the good, bad, and ugly. * I remember one wedding where the three year old son of the bride was so taken with his new daddy-to-be, that he literally wrapped himself around the groom’s legs ...read more

  • Ever Feel Like Job?

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Sep 2, 2010
     | 2,018 views

    EVER FEEL LIKE JOB? I have been speaking with a friend on the internet of late who has been saying that GOD IS HARD TO FIND. What do you do when you come to God and all you get is SILENCE, and it feels like He has completely ABANDONED YOU? Have you ever felt like God doesn't care about you because ...read more

  • The Stolen Baby Jesus Syndrome  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,878 views

    THE STOLEN BABY JESUS SYNDROME A few years back, Wellington, FL had their baby Jesus stolen two years running. This was a wealthy community and their Jesus was worth around $1800. The third time around they put a GPS inside and traced the thief to her home. But the baby Jesus doesn’t have to be ...read more

  • Hit By A Rock

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 28, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,739 views

    HIT BY A ROCK Corrective suffering is tribulation or affliction God allows in our lives to chasten us for unforsaken sin in order to turn us back to Him. In the city of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, the broken end of a high voltage wire was lying on the pavement, along which the engineer was walking, ...read more

  • Words Leave A Lasting Impression

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 7, 2011
     | 6,211 views

    WORDS LEAVE A LASTING IMPRESSION As bad as it is to hear foul words, it is worse to speak them. A nobleman went to see how Josiah Wedgwood made his SUPERB POTTERY. A young apprentice was told to give the guest a tour of the factory. As they walked through the plant, the visitor began to use ...read more

  • Under Authority

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,424 views

    UNDER AUTHORITY I used to be a substitute teacher. Most of the time, I had good classes. Sometimes I had bad classes. But one day, I had a horrible class. Kids were running around the room, throwing paper wads, screaming and yelling. One kid ran out the side door into the courtyard and came back ...read more

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