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  • Once A Man Asked An Evangelist "How Can We Have ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard White on Sep 18, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,261 views

    Once a man asked an evangelist “how can we have revival?” The evangelist answered by asking “Do you have a place where you can pray?” Yes the man replied. Tell you what to do, go to that place and take a piece of chalk along. Kneel down there, and with the chalk draw a complete circle around ...read more

  • Aw Tozer In "I Talk Back To The ...

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 17, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,554 views

    ILLUSTRATION... AW Tozer in “I Talk Back to the Devil” "Money often comes between men and God. Someone has said that you can take two small ten-cent pieces, just two dimes, and shut out the view of a panoramic landscape. Go to the mountains and just hold two coins closely in front of your eyes--the ...read more

  • E. Stanley Jones Tells Of The Time He Was About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 16, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,216 views

    E. Stanley Jones tells of the time he was about to board a plane when he heard God, in his spirit, telling him not to get on the plane. He learned later that the plane crashed and there were no survivors. When he shared his experience with someone, they said, “You mean to say that you were the ...read more

  • A Man Went To His Doctor To Find Out Why He Had ...

    Contributed by David Hill on Jul 8, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,245 views

    A man went to his doctor to find out why he had been having such severe headaches. The doctor ran some tests and after a few hours called the man into his office. "I have terrible news," he told the patient. "Your condition is terminal." "Oh, no!? the man cried. "How long do I have?" "Ten ..." ...read more

  • On Her 60th Birthday, A Woman From Brooklyn ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Parks on Oct 21, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,090 views

    On her 60th birthday, a woman from Brooklyn decided to prepare her last will and testament. She went to her rabbi to make two final requests: First, she insisted on cremation. “What is your second request?” the rabbi asked. “I want my ashes scattered over Bloomingdale’s.” “Bloomingdale’s. Why ...read more

  • Defining A Neighbor  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,457 views

    DEFINING A NEIGHBOR It’s been said, "One cannot define one’s neighbor; one can only be a neighbor." Haddon Robinson said, "Your neighbor is anyone whose need you see, whose need you are able to meet." A neighbor is someone who says, "What is mine is God’s and what is God’s belongs to my ...read more

  • The Impossible Dream — Joe Darion  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 13, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,899 views

    The Impossible Dream -- Joe Darion To dream the impossible dream, To fight the unbeatable foe, To bear with unbearable sorrow, To run where the brave dare not go. To reach the unreachable star! This is my quest, To follow that star, No matter who hopeless, No matter how far; To fight for the ...read more

  • When He Was The Pastor Of The Methodist Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,798 views

    When he was the pastor of the Methodist church in Scarborough, William Sangster had an eccentric member who tried to be a zealous Christian. Unfortunately, the man was mentally deficient and usually did the wrong thing. While working as a barber the man lathered up a customer for a shave, came at ...read more

  • The Hand Of God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I was particularly impressed by the poem that the Queen Mother – who had a wonderful Christian faith – chose for her funeral I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year. “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.” And he replied: “Go out into the darkness and put your hand ...read more

  • A Young Man Wrote This To His Girlfriend. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A young man wrote this to his girlfriend. “Sweetheart, if this world was as hot as the Sahara desert, I would crawl on my knees through the burning sand to come to you. If the world would be like the Atlantic Ocean, I would swim through shark infested waters to come to you. I would fight the most ...read more

  • Boy And Baseball Bat

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Boy & Baseball Bat A Man approached a little league baseball game one afternoon. He asked a boy in the dugout what the score was. The boy responded, “Eighteen to nothing—we’re behind.” “Boy,” said the spectator, “I’ll bet you’re discouraged.” “Why should I be discouraged?” replied the little boy. ...read more

  • In The Darkest Time Of World War Ii In The City ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,193 views

    In the darkest time of World War II in the city of London a message came across the air to bring a New Year’s message to the discouraged people. In the process the announcer quoted the following poem: “I said to a man who stood at the gate of the year Give me a light that I may tread, safely into ...read more

  • Women's Revenge  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,972 views

    WOMEN’S REVENGE "Cash, check or charge?" I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase. As she fumbled for her wallet , I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse. "So, do you always carry your TV remote?" I asked. "No," she replied, "but my husband refused ...read more

  • The Point: The Best Way To Work On A Marriage Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
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    [The Point: The best way to work on a marriage is to work on yourself.] On their first visit to a marriage counselor, a couple kept blaming the other person for the troubled relationship. So, to help them focus on their own flaws, the counselor asked each of them, "What have you personally done ...read more

  • A Man Told His Doctor That He Wasn't Able To Do ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 1, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,154 views

    A man told his doctor that he wasn’t able to do all the things around the house that he used to do. When the exam was complete, he said, "Now, Doc, I can take it. Tell me in plain English what is wrong with me." "Well, in plain English," the doctor said, "you’re ...read more

  • Fred Got Home From His Sunday Round Of Golf Later ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Oct 14, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,561 views

    Fred got home from his Sunday round of golf later than normal and very tired. "Bad day at the course?" his wife asked. "Everything was going fine," he said. "Then Harry had a heart attack and died on the 10th tee." "Oh, that’s awful!" "You’re not kidding. For the whole back nine ...read more

  • A Missionary Came To Church On Sunday. He Was In ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 23, 2007
     | 1,294 views

    A missionary came to church on Sunday. He was in Africa for several years. The question was asked, "What was your most harrowing time?" His answer was, "During the summer". We were all surprised. We3 thought he would say natives, wars, snakes or some other terrible thing but summer? He ...read more

  • Charles Morris From White Plains Served During ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 12, 2007
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    Charles Morris from White Plains served during the Korean War. Morris ran a supply truck to the battlefront. Occasionally he hauled fresh soldiers to the front lines. “That was sad,” he said, “hauling young people fresh in from the United States. Sometimes they started crying when they heard ...read more

  • C.s Lewis Writes; "Our Fiath Is Not A Matter Of ...

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Dec 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,575 views

    C.S Lewis writes; "our fiath is not a matter of our hearing what Jessus said long ago and "trying to carry it out." Rather the real Son of god is at your side. He begins to turn you into the same kind of thing as himself....He is beginning to turn the tin soldier into a live man. The part of you ...read more

  • A Column Entitled "Lite Fare" That Appeared In ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Feb 24, 2008
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    A column entitled “Lite Fare” that appeared in The Christian Reader shares this story by Sherrie Murphree of Odessa, Texas: “My husband has an almost boundless appetite for ice cream, and it was obvious at a Sunday school party where he helped himself to a good sample of every flavor available. ...read more