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  • Emptiness

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,587 views

    Emptiness One of the most common refrains we hear from those who have reached the pinnacle of success is that of the emptiness that still stalks their lives, all their successes notwithstanding. That sort of confession is at least one reason the question of meaning is so central in life’s pursuit. ...read more

  • Sure Is Hot Down Here  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 3, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,611 views

    We have many jokes about the subject of hell. Consider the supposed story of the Illinois man who left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day. When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his ...read more

  • He Had No Cornfields Or Fisheries, But He Could ...

    Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Dec 15, 2007
     | 2,028 views

    He had no cornfields or fisheries, but He could spread a table for five thousand and have bread and fish to spare. He walked on no beautiful carpets or velvet rugs, but He walked on the waters of the Sea of Galilee and they supported Him. When He died, few men mourned. But a black crepe was hung ...read more

  • Goodness: Pretend You Were To Go Out On The ...

    Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Jan 5, 2008
     | 1,908 views

    GOODNESS: Pretend you were to go out on the streets today and ask people a question. The question is this: “What is good?” On the face, we live in corrupted world; in which things are termed O.K. … So what is ‘good’? In Matthew 19 a man addressed Jesus and said, “Good Teacher, what good thing ...read more

  • President Ronald Reagan One Time Told The Story ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeffery Russell on Jan 17, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,719 views

    President Ronald Reagan one time told the story of when he was a teenager, he needed a new pair of boots made. In those days, you couldn’t just go to a shoe store, you went to the shoemaker shop. The cobbler asked the young man- “Do you want blunt end toes or pointed end toes?” Reagan shrugged his ...read more

  • I Was Reminded Of Two Young Ministry Students ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 26, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,691 views

    I was reminded of two young ministry students down south who stopped at a rickety old shack to “share the gospel.” There must have been a dozen kids running around apparently doing whatever they wanted. It was chaos. The house was falling apart. A woman completely and totally disheveled answered ...read more

  • Moment Of Truth" Is A Television Show Where ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 28, 2008
     | 1,423 views

    "Moment of Truth" is a television show where contestants can win money by confessing the truth. Lauren was on a recent episode and went through some routine questions working her way up to $25,000. Then the questions got tough about adultery and lying. With her husband in the audience, she ...read more

  • Many Years Ago, A Scottish Jesuit Priest ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 1,700 views

    Many years ago, a Scottish Jesuit priest expressed to John Knox, his great frustration and confusion over the inconsistencies of his life. The following was Knox’s suggested prayer: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit, and put an end at Thy good pleasure to this my miserable life; for justice and truth ...read more

  • In 1961 The Soviet Union Shocked The World By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,374 views

    In 1961 the Soviet Union shocked the world by sending the first man into space. One month later America followed with a 15-minute space flight by Alan Sheppard. Everyone was excited, but that was only the beginning. On September 12, 1961, President John F. Kennedy made a bold, almost unbelievable ...read more

  • One Of The Greatest Secrets To Prayer Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 2,145 views

    One of the greatest secrets to prayer is persistence. Some fishermen were caught in a sudden storm on Lake Superior. It seemed that unless something happened, their boat would be swamped. One of the men were experienced at prayer, so they selected one of theme to pray. The one selected to pray ...read more

  • I Read This Week About Jack Hammond And His Son, ...

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,032 views

    I read this week about Jack Hammond and his son, Michael. Jack is 88 years old, and recently moved to a nursing home closer to his son. That move, though, took him away from his neighbor who used to go drinking with him at the local pub. They were friends, and Michael is worried that his dad ...read more

  • Dropping Your Finger

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 22, 2008
     | 1,510 views

    DROPPING YOUR FINGER 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, yet he still seemed to be doing well. Curious as to why, the college graduate asked his friend, "How has everything ...read more

  • Por Un Dólar — For A Dollar

    Contributed by Fernando Ocampo on Jun 3, 2008
     | 2,941 views

    (ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOLLOWS) Cierto hombre vino un día a la iglesia con su familia. Cuando iban de regreso a casa comenzó a quejarse de esta manera: "la música estaba demasiado alta, el sermón fue demasiado largo. El que dio los anuncios parecía que ni el mismo sabía lo que decía. Como es posible ...read more

  • We Need Hope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
     | 3,148 views

    WE NEED HOPE Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Dusk was falling on the Saturday before Christmas in 1927 the S-4 submarine (S-class submarines, were the first class of submarines built ...read more

  • I See It But I Can't Get There

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
     | 2,128 views

    I SEE IT BUT I CAN'T GET THERE A man named Floyd Collins, in 1925, was exploring near Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and got stuck fifty-five feet from the surface. Icy water was dripping in his face. The rescuers came in and diverted the water, and they talked with him, they calmed him down, but they ...read more

  • An Emergency-Room Doctor Wrote, "Recently We Saw ...  PRO

    Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Aug 4, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,170 views

    An Emergency-room doctor wrote, "Recently we saw another preview of hell in the Parkland Hospital in Dallas. A woman struck down by a drunken driver. A college student lying semi-conscious following a head on collision with another drunk driver who himself was critically injured. The drunk's ...read more

  • He Knows What Can't Be Seen

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,419 views

    HE KNOWS WHAT CAN’T BE SEEN There is no way to grasp, even remotely, what God knows about me, my life, and anything to do with me. There is a story of a photographer who went to the docks to take a picture of the "The Great Eastern". Its hull was black, having been coated with tar. That same day ...read more

  • A Wealthy Couple Desired To Employ A Chauffeur. ...

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
     | 1,331 views

    A wealthy couple desired to employ a chauffeur. The wife advertised, the applicants were screened, and (4) candidates were brought to her for the final selection. She called the prospective men to her balcony and pointed out a brick wall alongside the driveway. She asked the men, "How close do you ...read more

  • Work Hard And Find Oil

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,452 views

    Work Hard and Find Oil According to Forbes Magazine, Warren Buffet is the wealthiest man on earth, with a net worth of $62 billion. If you compare his net worth to our nation’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product), however, his relative wealth is less than half of what John D. Rockefeller had when he ...read more

  • Not Even The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,633 views

    Not Even the Queen Alexandra Flynn of Fremont, Nebraska, was looking forward to the 2002 homecoming dance. She left home in high spirits, but she did not have her high school ID with her. When the man at the door refused her admission without her ID, she went home to get it. Unable to find it, her ...read more