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  • Any Adults Here Remember The Television Show, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Nov 17, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,698 views

    Any adults here remember the television show, "Emergency?"¨ That was my ultra-favorite show. And at times I wish I had TV Land on my TV so I could watch it still. But because of that show, I was planning to be a paramedic, like the guys on that show. I thought it was really cool to use the ...read more

  • Once There Was This Man Who Was The "Picture ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Feb 5, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,936 views

    Once there was this man who was the "picture perfect Christian". Tithes, attendance, participation in activities you name it, he was it! One day as he was praying, he asked the Lord, "Lord I wonder if I have been an obedient enough child that I might ask one favor when I die?" Well the Lord thought ...read more

  • For Practical Purposes The Words Infallible And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,740 views

    For practical purposes the words infallible and inerrant are interchangeable. When we apply them to the Bible, what we are saying is that only those who accept as from God all that Scripture proves to tell us, promise us, or require of us, can ever fully please him. Both words thus have religious ...read more

  • I Knew Of A Good-Looking Young Boy Who Attended ...

    Contributed by C Reola on Nov 26, 2006
     | 1,764 views

    I knew of a good-looking young boy who attended a Youth Camp. He was 14 years old, starting the High School life. During the camp, there was what they call Talent’s Night wherein the campers are to perform and show his/her talent. His leader asked him what his talent was? The boy doesn’t know how ...read more

  • Shackleton Found Them Ready  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 4, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,484 views

    Shackleton Found Them Ready While on one of his expeditions to the Antarctic, Sir Ernest Shackleton was once compelled to leave some of his men on Elephant Island, with the intention of returning for them and carrying them back to England. But he was unavoidably delayed, and by the time he could go ...read more

  • Infallible And Inerrant

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,015 views

    INFALLIBLE AND INERRANT For practical purposes the words infallible and inerrant are interchangeable. When we apply them to the Bible, what we are saying is that only those who accept as from God all that Scripture proves to tell us, promise us, or require of us, can ever fully please him. Both ...read more

  • Deficiencies

    Contributed by Mark Adams on Aug 13, 2011
     | 2,307 views

    DEFICIENCIES I want to tell you about a weird thing that used to happen a lot to sailors during the 1600s. Vessels were getting more sea worthy, and adventures were taking people farther and farther from home. You might be on the same ship with the same people, with the same person cooking for ...read more

  • House ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,240 views

    HOUSE FIRE A story is told of a family awakened by their smoke detector in the middle of the night to discover that their house was on fire. The father ran into the upstairs bedroom of his children and carried his 18 month old baby in his arms while dragging his 4 year old son by the hand. They ...read more

  • Footprints

    Contributed by Matthew Koscielski on Jun 17, 2007
     | 1,578 views

    How I once truly felt: One night I had a dream-- I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord and across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints, one belonged to me and the other to the Lord. When the last scene of my life flashed before ...read more

  • Jeremiah Says: "The Lord Is Our Righteousness." ...

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Nov 23, 2007
     | 4,772 views

    Jeremiah says: “The LORD IS OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” God sees us as righteous by looking at Jesus. Unlike all other kings, King Jesus is without sin. What he has and is—namely, his righteousness—becomes what we shall receive as a gift of grace. He is OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS because he is the only one who ...read more

  • Get On With It, You Old Goat

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,302 views

    "GET ON WITH IT, YOU OLD GOAT." I heard the story about a college choir which was all set to present a concert in a large church which was to be carried live by a local radio station. When everything appeared to be ready, the announcer made his final introduction and waited for the choir director ...read more

  • The Incredible Damage Of Gossip

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 6, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 864 views

    There was a woman in a village who maliciously gossiped about another lady and her family in the village. One day she found out that she was wrong about this lady and her family and had a change of heart. She went to the village’s wise man and asked how she could take back all the wrong she had ...read more

  • Gossip Is Like Scattering Feathers

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 18, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,127 views

    There was a woman in a village who maliciously gossiped about another lady and her family in the village. One day she found out that she was wrong about this lady and her family and had a change of heart. She went to the village’s wise man and asked how she could take back all the wrong she had ...read more

  • Parable Of Christ’s Sacrifice, Citation: ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 11, 2001
    based on 183 ratings
     | 7,444 views

    [Parable of Christ’s Sacrifice, Citation: Brad Walden, senior minister with the Tates Creek Christian Church, Lexington, KY; true story told by Mark’s grandfather at Westwood Cheviot Church of Christ, Cincinnati, OH] The mother of a nine-year-old boy named Mark received a phone call in the middle ...read more

  • Listen, Son: I Am Saying This As You Lie Asleep, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,202 views

    Listen, son: I am saying this as you lie asleep, one little paw crumpled under your cheek and blond curls stickily wet on your damp forehead. I have stolen into your room alone. Just a few minutes ago, as I sat reading my paper in the library, a stifling wave of remorse swept over me. Guiltily I ...read more

  • Right Or Wrong?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 3, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,882 views

    RIGHT OR WRONG? Because of the Qur’an’s attitude toward sin, many orthodox Muslim theologians have traditionally adapted a nominalistic view of ethics. An act is not intrinsically right or wrong. It is only right when God specifically declares it to be such according to his ...read more

  • A Man Who Was Raised In A Cult (A Cult Is A Group ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 2,499 views

    A man who was raised in a cult (A cult is a group that changes either the person of Jesus or the redemptive act of the cross) over a period of years gradually rejected the rules and works of religion. One day he cried out to a friend, "You’ve ...read more

  • Grumble And Growl  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,682 views

    Once there was a man whose name was Horner, Who use to live on Grumble Corner. Grumble Corner in Cross Patch Town, And he never was seen without a frown. He grumbled at this, he grumbled at that. He growled at the dog, he growled at the cat. He grumbled at ...read more

  • Grumbling  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jul 8, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,682 views

    Once there was a man named Horner. Who use to live on Grumble Corner. Grumble Corner in Cross Patch Town, And he never was seen without a frown. He grumbled at this, he grumbled at that. He growled at the dog, he growled at the cat. He grumbled ...read more

  • Crucifixion Was An Ancient Form Of Execution ...

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Apr 1, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,976 views

    "Crucifixion was an ancient form of execution (borrowed from the Carthaginians) used by the Romans. The victim was nailed to a large cross, constructed from wood, and left to hang there for hours or days, until the victim died. Ancient records speak of thousands of people ...read more