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  • A Little Girl Became Restless In Church As The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Gresham on Jan 10, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,534 views

    A little girl became restless in church as the preacher’s sermon dragged on and on. Finally, she leaned over to her mother and whispered, "Mommy, ...read more

  • Joke: A Sunday School Teacher Was Teaching About ...

    Contributed by Richard Dayringer, Thd on Aug 21, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,493 views

    Joke: A Sunday school teacher was teaching about the bad Pharisee who thanked God that he was not like the publican. She concluded by saying, “Now let’s ...read more

  • Throughout The Centuries, Men Of Many Faiths ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
     | 1,743 views

    "Throughout the centuries, men of many faiths and diverse origins have found in the Sacred Book [the Bible], words of wisdom, counsel, and inspiration. It is a foundation of strength, and now, as ...read more

  • Too Often Our Gratitude Is Dependent Upon The ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Roy on Jan 29, 2001
    based on 127 ratings
     | 6,117 views

    Too often our gratitude is dependent upon the circumstances of life. A beautiful hymn was written by Martin Rinkart during the thirty-year war to help us look beyond our circumstances and see the hand of God. Rinkart was a pastor in Saxony, Germany as the turbulent years of the war dragged on. For ...read more

  • A Husband Is Advised By A Psychiatrist To Assert ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Apr 26, 2002
    based on 124 ratings
     | 2,354 views

    A husband is advised by a psychiatrist to assert himself. "You don’t have to let your wife henpeck you. Go home and show her you’re the boss." The husband takes the doctor’s advice. He rushes home, slams the door, shakes his fist in his wife’s face, and growls, "From now on, you’re taking orders ...read more

  • On The Lord's Day A Group Of Missionaries And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,137 views

    On the Lord’s day a group of missionaries and believers in New Guinea were gathered together to observe the Lord’s Supper. After one young man sat down, a missionary recognized that a sudden tremor had passed through the young man’s body that indicated he was under a great nervous strain. Then in a ...read more

  • Fank Sat In The Prison And Pondered Over The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Kallan on Dec 5, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,328 views

    Fank sat in the prison and pondered over the moment in which he hit his colleague Donald in a fit of rage. Frank had worked in a furniture factory. He knew that his colleague Donald disliked him for the way he prospered in life. As he chiselled, dressed and shaped wood into beautiful furniture, he ...read more

  • Two Old Friends Met One Day After Many Years. ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Buchanan on Mar 27, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,223 views

    Two old friends met one day after many years. One attended college, and now was very successful. The other had not attended college and never had much ambition. The successful one said, "How has everything been going with you?" "Well, one day I opened the Bible at random, and dropped my ...read more

  • The Monument  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,028 views

    THE MONUMENT I never dreamed it would be me My name for all eternity Recorded here at this hallowed place Alas, my name, no more my face. "In the line of duty" I hear them say My family now the price will pay My folded flag stained with their tears We only had those few short years The badge no ...read more

  • Let Me Illustrate What I Mean. I've Got Two ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Dec 9, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,720 views

    Let me illustrate what I mean. I’ve got two hammers with me. One is a 16 ounce Stanley, the other is a plastic Fisher Price. Which one do you think will leave the bigger mark on the things it hits? No brainer—the real hammer will do more to leave it’s mark than the toy. Now how many of you ...read more

  • Illustration Of Light And Darkness

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 4, 2006
     | 5,368 views

    Illustration of Light and Darkness Somebody has got to tell the world about Jesus and the worlds eternal fate. Imagine walking into a cave and seeing all of the pit wholes and drop-offs and seeing the danger and possibilities of death and then some one turning off all the lights and imagine the ...read more

  • Insensitivity To Sin

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Feb 19, 2007
     | 4,020 views

    Insensitivity to Sin A little girl in London held up her broken wrist and said, "Look, Mommy, my hand is bent the wrong way!" There were no tears in her eyes. She felt no pain whatever. That was when she was four years old. When she was six, her parents noticed that she was walking with a limp. A ...read more

  • Insensitivity To Sin

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 3,193 views

    Insensitivity to Sin A little girl in London held up her broken wrist and said, "Look, Mommy, my hand is bent the wrong way!" There were no tears in her eyes. She felt no pain whatever. That was when she was four years old. When she was six, her parents noticed that she was walking with a limp. A ...read more

  • Jesus, Money & Stuff

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 15, 2008
     | 1,790 views

    JESUS, MONEY & STUFF I want us to note this: When people came to Jesus, Jesus never, never, gave them money. He never gave them stuff. And yet, what do we ask for? Stuff. How ridiculous. So then, isn’t it obvious? If Jesus never gave anyone money… or stuff, while he was walking the earth in His ...read more

  • Jed Harris, Producer Of Our Town And Other Plays, ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2008
     | 872 views

    Jed Harris, producer of Our Town and other plays, became convinced he was losing his hearing. He went to a specialist, who gave him a thorough checkup. The doctor pulled out a gold watch and asked, "Can you hear this ticking?" Harris said, "Of course." The specialist walked to the door and ...read more

  • Two Old Friends Met One Day After Many Years. ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Jan 19, 2009
     | 1,961 views

    Two old friends met one day after many years. One attended college, and now was very successful. The other had not attended college and never had much ambition. The successful one said, “How has everything been going for you?” “Well, one day I opened the Bible at random, and dropped my finger ...read more

  • Jesus In My ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,624 views

    JESUS IN MY HEART A little 9-year-old girl came home from VBS one day. She proudly told her parents and little brother that, "Jesus is living in my heart now!" Mom and Dad were so proud, and made a big deal out of it. Later that day, her little brother said something she didn’t like, and she ...read more

  • Unlikely Predictions

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Dec 29, 2009
     | 1,708 views

    UNLIKELY PREDICTIONS Toronto Maple Leafs – rough start to their Season. First eight games were loses. Then hope was born... we got Phil Kessel of the Boston Bruins! Haven’t won the cup since 1967 – yes, I was only 5 years old. People laugh. Leaf jokes are now hotter than Newfie jokes! Things are ...read more

  • Maskepetoon

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 29, 2011
     | 1,943 views

    MASKEPETOON When the first missionaries came to Alberta, Canada, they were savagely opposed by a young chief of the Cree Indians named Maskepetoon. But he responded to the gospel and accepted Christ. Shortly after ward, a member of the Blackfoot tribe killed his father. Maskepetoon rode into the ...read more

  • Destiny...?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 6, 2013
     | 4,862 views

    DESTINY...? During a momentous battle, a Japanese general decided to attack even though his army was greatly outnumbered. He was confident they would win, but his men were filled with doubt. On the way to the battle, they stopped at a religious shrine. After praying with the men, the general took ...read more