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  • Charlie Lubin Made Great Cheesecake. In Fact It ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 1, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 3,721 views

    Charlie Lubin made great cheesecake. In fact it was so good he decided to open a cheesecake store, which he did on the north side of Chicago. It went so well that he opened a second store in South Chicago. That store did not do so well and eventually he lost both stores as a result. He sat in ...read more

  • The Purpose Of The Light  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 12,869 views

    THE PURPOSE OF THE LIGHT "There is an old story about a lighthouse keeper who worked on a rocky stretch of coastline. Once a month he would receive a new supply of oil to keep the light burning so that ships could safely sail near the rocky coast. One night, though, a woman from a nearby village ...read more

  • Grim Reaper

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,687 views

    Grim Reaper According to an old fable, a man made an unusual agreement with Death. He told the Grim Reaper that he would willingly accompany him when it came time to die, but only on one condition—that Death would send a messenger well in advance to warn him. Weeks passed into months, and months ...read more

  • Solid Ground

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 13, 2012
     | 2,642 views

    SOLID GROUND On May 4th, just two months ago, the Lambro family woke to find the backyard of their Windermere home gone. Overnight a sinkhole had formed that grew to more than 100 x 50 feet and swallowed a hammock and 4 trees. Last month, on June 21st, Susan Minutillo left her house to run a ...read more

  • One Body To The Death

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012
     | 3,031 views

    ONE BODY TO THE DEATH On February 19, 1945, near the end of WWII, 800 American ships amassed to assault the island of Iwo Jima with its two strategic air strips 600 miles south of Tokyo. The Marines had fought a total of 43 months in the Pacific in World War II and in this one-month assault on Iwo ...read more

  • What's Left Of Your Heart

    Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Feb 8, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,231 views

    What's Left of Your Heart Anna's wedding day was finally here. She planned for months and months, and in the small church with her family and friends, she was ready to take the vow's with her fiancé, David. He gently took her hand and they turned toward the altar. But, as the minister began to ...read more

  • The World's Easiest Test

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 3,013 views

    THE WORLD'S EASIEST TEST 1. How long did the hundred year war last? 2. Which country makes Panama hats? 3. What is Camel's hair brush made from? 4. In what month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? 5. What was King George VI's first name? 6. What colour is a Purple Finch? 7. Where are ...read more

  • The Tithe Belongs To God!

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 13, 2022
     | 2,727 views

    You don’t give the tithe, you return it back to God. It belongs to Him! There is a cartoon that shows four frames! 1. In the first frame a man looks at a new car! The salesman says, "10% down and low, low payments for 48 months." The man asks, "Where do I sign?" 2. In the ...read more

  • This Man Was A Farmer, His Neighbors Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Aug 13, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,815 views

    This man was a farmer, his neighbors were farmers, and everyone in the area considered him to be the biggest pessimist in the world. His closest neighbor did all he could to encourage him every time they spoke, leaning over a fence that divided their properties on one side. “Look’s like the sun’s ...read more

  • Jerry Rice Works Day In And Day Out To Prepare ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Aug 31, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,044 views

    Jerry Rice works day in and day out to prepare for football unlike any other player in the NFL. The story of his ability to push himself started when he was in high school. The Coach of B.L. Moor High School, Charles Davis, had his players run twenty times up a forty-yard hill. On a particularly ...read more

  • Imagine A Banker Who Credited Your Account Each ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,959 views

    Imagine a banker who credited your account each morning with $86,400, and every evening took back whatever you didn’t use. What would you do? Draw out every penny and invest it, of course! Well, every morning God credits us with 86,400 seconds. Tonight, He’ll write off as lost what we do not ...read more

  • Twilight Of The Book In 1937, 29% Of American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
     | 905 views

    Twilight of the Book In 1937, 29% of American adults told the pollster George Gallup they were reading a book. In ’55, only 17% were. In ’78, a survey found that 55% had read a book in the previous 6 months. The question was even looser in ’98 and ’02; 71% of Americans had read a novel, short ...read more

  • Not Just Another Offering

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
     | 3,734 views

    NOT JUST ANOTHER OFFERING I had been praying regularly with the deacons for one of our members. His wife, Pat, attended our small congregation faithfully, but John hadn’t been to church in years. So every Sunday afternoon before the evening service, we prayed for ways to communicate our commitment ...read more

  • Outwit, Outplay, Outlast

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Nov 18, 2020
     | 1,934 views

    Over the pandemic I reunited with an old friend – Survivor. That’s right, the father of all reality shows and I had been apart for several years when the shutdown brought us back together. I had faithfully watched the first few seasons, but, as it is with many relationships, we drifted away over ...read more

  • There Once Was A Weak And Sickly Man. The Man Was ...

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Nov 17, 2008
     | 2,814 views

    There once was a weak and sickly man. The man was so sick and he could not afford going to town to the doctor. The man lived in the deep back woods in an old log cabin, his condition seemed to grow worse. Out in front of his cabin was a huge boulder. The rock was massive in front of his place. One ...read more

  • Born Into A Captain's Family Who Traded At The ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 16, 2007
     | 4,593 views

    Born into a captain’s family who traded at the East India Company, John Newton (July 24, 1725 – December 21, 1807) embarked on sea voyages at the young age of 11. He soon entered the prosperous slave trade until he nearly died on a voyage that would change his life forever. He proclaimed, “Only ...read more

  • Wesley: A Heart Strangely Warmed  PRO

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Nov 28, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,426 views

    WESLEY: A HEART STRANGELY WARMED At the first half of the 18th century, England was also in a mess. Gin and gambling were destroying the lives of poor and rich alike. This was the age of Dick Turpin - crime figures were so high, there was so much danger from highway men and footpads that Horace ...read more

  • Paid In Full, Finally

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Apr 10, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,743 views

    It’s always a happy day when you make the final payment on a car loan or any other kind of loan! The money you’ve been sending somewhere else you can now send to another bill—oops—or savings account or wherever you feel led to put it. I know, there are some folks who are greatly excited if you ...read more

  • A Number Of Years Ago I Read A Newspaper Article ...

    Contributed by Richard Harsell on Jun 2, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,588 views

    A number of years ago I read a newspaper article about a man who was a member of a religious cult that believed that the utilization of modern medical science was unneccessary and any needed healing which a person needed could be accomplished through fervent prayer. His wife, who was 8 months into ...read more

  • Restless Workers: 47% Of Workers Are Looking For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,804 views

    Restless Workers: 47% of workers are looking for another job or plan to look within the next 12 months according to a new Yahoo.com poll. 34% either weren’t sure or definitely would not recommend their employer to others. 45% cite lack of career growth potential as a reason for leaving. 51% of ...read more