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  • That Which Ad¡¦am Needed Most, Was That Which God ...  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 17, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 1,988 views

    That which Ad¡¦am needed most, was that which God was happy to supply. The rib has always caused a lot of speculation. One wag offered this conversation between God and Ad¡¦am, Lord, I¡¦m lonely. I need to have some company here. OK, Ad¡¦am. I¡¦m going to give you the perfect woman. „« She ...read more

  • A Husband And His Wife Woke Up One Sunday Morning ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Umbehagen on Aug 23, 2001
    based on 263 ratings
     | 3,536 views

    A husband and his wife woke up one Sunday morning and the wife dressed for church. It was just about time for the service when she noticed her husband hadn’t moved a finger toward getting dressed. Perplexed, she asked, “Why aren’t you getting dressed for church?” He said, “Cause I don’t want to ...read more

  • The Time Was The 19th Of May, 1780. The Place Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 30, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 2,831 views

    The time was the 19th of May, 1780. The place was Hartford, Connecticut. The day has gone down in New England history as a terrible foretaste of Judgment Day. For at noon the skies turned from blue to gray and by mid-afternoon had blackened over so densely that, in that religious age, men fell on ...read more

  • Some Of You May Have Seen The Movie Santa Claus. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 5, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,155 views

    Some of you may have seen the movie Santa Claus. It is the story of a little boy whose father becomes Santa Claus. The trouble is, he can’t get his mother and her new husband who is a psychologist to believe it. It begins to cause trouble in the family. One day, his stepfather is trying to get him ...read more

  • Unamuno, The Spanish Philosopher, Tells About The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Dow on Jul 9, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 2,241 views

    Unamuno, the Spanish philosopher, tells about the Roman aqueduct a Segovia, in his native Spain. It was built in 109 A.D. For eighteen hundred years, it carried cool water from the mountains to the hot and thirsty city. Nearly sixty generations of men drank from its flow. Then came another ...read more

  • One In Five People Have An Std (American ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Tonkinson on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,110 views

    1. One in five people have an STD (American Social Health Association) 2. 2/3 of all STD’s occur in people who are 25 years old or younger. (ASHA) 3. Atleast 15% of all infertile women in America are infertile because of tubal damage caused by PID or Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, which is the result ...read more

  • W.h. Griffith Thomas Scourged Christians This ...  PRO

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 4,152 views

    W.H. Griffith Thomas scourged Christians this way, “There is no greater foe to Christianity than mere profession. There is no greater discredit to Christianity today than to stand up for it, and yet not live it in our lives. There is no greater danger in the Christian world today than to stand up ...read more

  • Many Years Ago, A Day Was Dawning On A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 6, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,486 views

    Many years ago, a day was dawning on a battlefield in northern France, through a fog so thick that no one could see more than a few yards from the trenches. In the night the Germans had drawn back their lines a little and the French had gone forward. But between the two positions a lonely ...read more

  • Questions About Moms  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,242 views

    QUESTIONS ABOUT MOMS What’s the difference between moms and dads? ~ Moms work at work and work at home, and dads just got to work at work. ~ Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them. ~ Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power ’cause that’s who you gotta ask ...read more

  • In 1654, One Vote Gave Oliver Cromwell Control ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dean Morgan on Sep 10, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 2,840 views

    •In 1654, one vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England; •In 1649, one vote caused Charles I of England to be executed; •In 1776, one vote gave America the English language instead of German; •In 1839, one vote elected Marcus Morton governor of Massachusetts; •In 1845, one vote brought Texas ...read more

  • I Recently Had To Clean Up Some Brickwork At ...  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Sep 16, 2004
    based on 22 ratings
     | 1,758 views

    I recently had to clean up some brickwork at home. New bricks had been laid and I had to clean off the excess cement. So I bought a litre of hydrochloric acid and mixed it at about ½ litre to a bucket of water. This was just the right amount to keep the acid effective in cleaning the brickwork ...read more

  • Jesus Did Not Ride Into Jerusalem On A White ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Stevenson on Dec 26, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,417 views

    Jesus did not ride into Jerusalem on a white stallion, leading His forces against the Roman Empire. And He doesn’t work that way today, either. He comes in a spirit of gentleness. And then He was arrested and dragged before the Sanhedrin and later before Pilate. He was falsely accused, mocked, ...read more

  • Henry P. Crowell, Affectionately Called "The ...

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Jan 24, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,248 views

    Henry P. Crowell, affectionately called “The autocrat of the Breakfast Table,” contracted tuberculosis when a boy and couldn’t go to school. After hearing a sermon by Dwight L. Moody, young Crowell prayed, “I can’t be a preacher, but I can be a good businessman. God, if you will let me make money, ...read more

  • Mega-Gifts ($1 Million Or More) Most Often Go To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
     | 1,030 views

    Mega-Gifts ($1 million or more) most often go to colleges and universities. Religious organizations, services for the needy, and umbrella campaigns are the big losers, according to the Institute for Jewish & Community Research’s report, Mega-Gifts in American Philanthropy: Giving Patterns ...read more

  • Imperial ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008
     | 2,754 views

    ILLUSTRATION: Imperial Hotel Years ago, Frank Lloyd Wright was given the impossible task of building the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. No comparable construction job ever before had been undertaken. With patience he laid plans for the immense building in this land of earthquakes and terrible ...read more

  • Works Thy Hands Have Made, Pt. 2

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
     | 1,408 views

    WORKS THY HANDS HAVE MADE, PT. 2 You ever wondered about some of the works His hand have made? Ever seen a picture of a platypus? Strand creature these things are. They live on the east coast of Australia. The bizarre appearance of this mammal baffled European naturalists when they first ...read more

  • In December 1903, After A Series Of Failed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,107 views

    In December 1903, after a series of failed attempts, the Wright brothers were finally successful in getting their "flying machine" off the ground. Thrilled by the feat, they sent this telegraph to their sister: "We have actually flown 120 feet. We'll be home for Christmas." Katherine hurried to ...read more

  • Good Friday: Sunday's Comin'  PRO

    Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 26, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,331 views

    GOOD FRIDAY: SUNDAY'S COMIN' Tony Campolo tells a story of preaching on Good Friday at his church in Philadelphia. He got up to preach to his predominantly black congregation-–and he was "ON"! The folks were encouraging and hepping him along, and he got excited. He could hear some saying, "Help ...read more

  • A Few Words

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Jun 2, 2009
     | 4,856 views

    A FEW WORDS Imagine going into a bank, innocently filling out a withdrawal slip, and within minutes being arrested by the police. When Ron Schatz filled out a withdrawal slip in an American bank, he had no idea that handcuffs would soon be placed upon him. It took a while to straighten out the ...read more

  • General Lee And The Bitterness Tree

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
     | 4,780 views

    GENERAL LEE AND THE BITTERNESS TREE In his book, Lee: The Last Years, Charles Bracelen Flood reports that after the Civil War, Robert E. Lee visited a Kentucky lady, who took him to the remains of a grand old tree in front of her house. There she bitterly cried that its limbs and trunk had been ...read more