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  • The Story Is Told Of A Certain Bunch Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 21, 2001
    based on 163 ratings
     | 2,070 views

    The story is told of a certain bunch of scientists who came to God one day. They said, “Well, God, we’ve finally done it. We truly have no use for you anymore. We have figured out how to make man out of the dirt, just like you did.” God said, “Really? What do you say we have a man-making ...read more

  • A Young Woman Went To Her Pastor And Said, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 2,200 views

    A young woman went to her pastor and said, "Pastor, I have a besetting sin, and I want your help. I come to church on Sunday and can’t help thinking I’m the prettiest girl in the congregation. I know I ought not think that, but I can’t help it. I want you to help me with it."The pastor replied, ...read more

  • Some Of The Old Painters Had A Way Of Putting ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 15, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,899 views

    . Some of the old painters had a way of putting themselves into their pictures. The Dutch painter Rembrandt painted his own face on the soldier driving the nails through the hands of Jesus. I do not know what kind of a picture you can conjure up as you paint the picture of the crucifixion of ...read more

  • A Young Man Had An Accident While Driving His Car ...

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 23, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,576 views

    A young man had an accident while driving his car that was quite spectacular. When the policeman arrived he found the young man standing near his car mumbling. As the officer approached he overheard the young man saying, ’Oh, my BMW, oh my BMW, oh my BMW’. Looking at the young man the policeman ...read more

  • The True Nature Of Spiritual Life  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,452 views

    THE TRUE NATURE OF SPIRITUAL LIFE Christian spirituality isn’t about sitting at the feet of some guru for a seminar at a retreat. It isn’t about having a nice comfortable, safe dose of spirituality in your life to make you feel good whenever your thoughts run deep about ultimate questions and ...read more

  • Prussian King Frederick The Great Was Once ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,712 views

    Prussian king Frederick the Great was once touring a Berlin prison. The prisoners fell on their knees before him to proclaim their innocence—except for one man, who remained silent. Frederick called to him, “Why are you here?” “Armed robbery, Your Majesty,” was the reply. “And are you ...read more

  • Four Blindfolded Men Were Asked To Describe An ...

    Contributed by Mark Kennicott on May 11, 2006
     | 1,743 views

    Four blindfolded men were asked to describe an elephant. One got ahold of its tail and said "an elephant is like a rope!" Another wrapped his arms around a leg and said "no, an elephant is like a tree!" The third had come in contact with an ear and said "you’re both wrong, an elephant is like a ...read more

  • Returning Thanks

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Nov 21, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,156 views

    Returning Thanks is a LEARNED Trait. We are not born grateful creatures. Take a baby for just a little while and you’ll probably hold in your arms what could be best described as a schizophrenic! One minute cooing, the next crying; one minute silent, the next screaming; one minute friendly ...read more

  • Here Is A Copy Of My Birth Certificate. [show ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Dec 11, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,032 views

    Here is a copy of my birth certificate. [Show document.] My birth certificate indicates that I was born in Rochester, NY in 1955. It objectively testifies to me that that I am a citizen of the United States. I don’t need to ask myself, “Do I feel like a U.S. citizen?” My birth certificate ...read more

  • And The Affects Of Mess Is That It Can Distract ...

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Jan 2, 2007
     | 3,166 views

    And the affects of mess is that it can distract us from what is good Some time ago I visited a garden full of beautiful flowers But it was not a pleasant place to be You see that garden was full of fertilizer Cow manure, blood and bone and it stunk… The smell distracted me from the beauty of the ...read more

  • Corrie Ten Boom, Amazing Love - If I Straighten ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,298 views

    Corrie ten Boom, Amazing Love - If I straighten the pictures on the walls of your home, I am committing no sin, am I? But suppose that your house were afire, and I still went calmly about straightening pictures, what would you say? Would you think me merely stupid or very wicked? We’re not to ...read more

  • Moody Crusade: Two Men Came Up Afterwards With ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Oct 22, 2007
     | 929 views

    Moody Crusade: Two men came up afterwards with arms around each others shoulders and laughing, ‘Mr. Moody, you won’t believe this. We have worked with one another for 13 years and we didn’t know that we were both Christians until we both showed up at your crusade’. Moody replied, ‘That is some of ...read more

  • A Man Fell Into A Pit And Couldn't Get Himself ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,994 views

    A man fell into a pit and couldn’t get himself out. A Christian Scientist came along and said: "You only think that you are in a pit". A Pharisee said: "Only bad people fall into a pit". A Legalist said: "You deserve your pit". A Charismatic said: "Just confess that you’re ...read more

  • Our Situation Tends To Be Like A Guy Who Comes ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
     | 1,304 views

    Our situation tends to be like a guy who comes into the doctor – “Hey, doctor, I’m having these pains. I think I need a prescription.” And the doctor, who has studied the situation and who knows what needs to happen looks at you and says, “It’s a good thing you came in. You need major ...read more

  • Let Me Close With This Story From Rick Labate ...

    Contributed by Rev. Richard Norman on Apr 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,618 views

    Let me close with this story from Rick Labate King Henry III grew tired of court life and the pressures of being the king so he applied to a monastery to be accepted for a life of contemplation. The religious superior said to him, “Your Majesty, do you understand that the pledge here is one of ...read more

  • Good ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 2,972 views

    GOOD FIGHTS A good fight with your spouse may be good for your health, according to preliminary results of a University of Michigan 17-year study. The study looked at how suppressed anger and the resulting buildup of resentment in a marriage affect overall mortality rates. Couples in which both ...read more

  • H.b. London Jr., Of Focus On The Family, Writes ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
     | 1,677 views

    H.B. London Jr., of Focus on the Family, writes about his relationship with his father, who was a pastor: "My father was a great preacher. I only wish I had known him better. He was an absentee dad. I searched for a relationship with him until the time of his death, but I never found it. To give ...read more

  • Jim Lopardo Tells This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
     | 3,154 views

    Jim Lopardo tells this story: I was a percussion major when I was in college, and during a rehearsal of the student orchestra, my section kept making mistakes. "When you’re too dumb to play anything," the professor conducting us sneered, "they give you a couple of sticks, put you in the back and ...read more

  • Just Passing Through

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 2, 2010
     | 3,529 views

    JUST PASSING THROUGH If a business trip took you to Pueblo for 8 weeks and your company rented you an apartment to stay in ... how much time would you spend decorating the place and making it look nice? Why? You’re just passing through, you won’t be there long. Is it possible that we invest far ...read more

  • Corrie Ten Boom On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,923 views

    Corrie Ten Boom on Prayer It was Corrie Ten Boom who asked, “Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tyre?” I am afraid for too many of us it is the spare tyre, the source we look to only when our journey has ground to a halt, but really, it ought to be our steering wheel, and Jesus teaches us ...read more