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  • A Man Entered A Bar, Bought A Glass Of Beer And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 19, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,943 views

    A man entered a bar, bought a glass of beer and then immediately threw it into the bartender’s face. Quickly grabbing a napkin, he helped the bartender dry his face while he apologized with great remorse. "I’m so sorry," he said. "I have this compulsion to do this. I fight it, but I don’t know what ...read more

  • About A Year Ago I Heard That Deion Sanders, The ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 15, 2004
     | 2,047 views

    About a year ago I heard that Deion Sanders, the sensational defensive back for the Dallas Cowboys, had gotten saved. Then I saw him do an interview with ESPN about a month ago, and I saw a big difference in him and I know someone had mentored or discipled him. I bought his autobiography, Power, ...read more

  • Anyone Who Has Had A Child Knows That Giving ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Olson on Sep 26, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,148 views

    Anyone who has had a child knows that giving birth takes a lot of effort. For nine months this child is growing inside the womb. Then the day arrives. Suddenly there is agony. You ladies just don’t understand what suffering we guys have to go through. We have to be sensitive and attentive. We ...read more

  • An Old Woman Dearly Loved Her Lord. Often Her ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 27, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,568 views

    An old woman dearly loved her Lord. Often her cup of joy overflowed. A favourite expression of hers was, "Praise the Lord!" Often, in God’s house, when the minister preached, she would say, "Praise the Lord!" Sometimes, however, the minister was disturbed by this, and he would lose his line of ...read more

  • You And I Have Within Ourselves The Resources ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Nov 1, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,625 views

    You and I have within ourselves the resources for achieving amazing things if we do not allow our problems to overwhelm us. You may know the story of a young Hungarian athlete in the 1952 Olympics who won a gold medal with his ability to shoot a pistol. His right hand and eye coordination were so ...read more

  • In L880, James Garfield Was Elected President Of ...

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2004
     | 2,032 views

    In l880, James Garfield was elected president of the United States, but after only six months in office, he was shot in the back with a revolver. He never lost consciousness. At the hospital, the doctor probed the wound with his little finger to seek the bullet. He couldn’t find it, so he tried a ...read more

  • J. B. Phillips Writes In The Preface To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Jul 18, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,398 views

    J. B. Phillips writes in the preface to The Young Church in Action, that one cannot spend several months in close study of this book, “without being profoundly stirred and, to be honest, disturbed. The reader is stirred,” he says, “because he is seeing Christianity, the real thing, in action for ...read more

  • 10 Things You Never Hear In Church  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 12, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,206 views

    10 Things You Never Hear in Church 1. Hey! It’s my turn to sit in the front pew! 2. I was so enthralled, I never noticed your sermon went 25 minutes over time. 3. Personally I find witnessing much more enjoyable than golf. 4. I’ve decided to give our church the $500 a month I used to send to TV ...read more

  • I Recently Read A News Story About A Little ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lin Smalec on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,817 views

    I recently read a news story about a little village in Austria named Rattenberg. It is “the smallest town in Austria, and getting smaller each year. The town has lost 20 percent of its population in the past two decades, and as of 2005 had only 440 residents. The reason? Darkness. Rattenberg is ...read more

  • We've All Heard This Maxim, Particularly In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,823 views

    We’ve all heard this maxim, particularly in the Christian community. No Robert Frank, a Cornell University economics professor, is trying to prove it quantitatively in his new book luxury Fever: Why Money Fails to Satisfy in an Era of Excess. Yacht makers are so backlogged that used boats sell for ...read more

  • Robert Schuller Tells Of A Time Early In His ...

    Contributed by Vic Folkert on Apr 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,057 views

    Robert Schuller tells of a time early in his ministy when he was experiencing great opposition. He was unable to sleep, panic-stricken, and the thought came to him, "Schuller, you’re cracking up." He desperately prayed, "Jesus Christ, are you dead or alive? I’ve been preaching it every Easter. But ...read more

  • Deceiving Ourselves: The Pentium Cover-Up  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,895 views

    DECEIVING OURSELVES: THE PENTIUM COVER-UP Intel learned that its Pentium processing chip had a flaw. The chip would occasionally give wrong answers for division problems using large numbers. Intel believed this was a minor flaw, something they felt would affect the average user once every ...read more

  • Surprise Gift

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
     | 7,324 views

    SURPRISE GIFT When Gabriel Hurles turned six a couple of years ago (January 2009), he was so focused on eating his birthday cake, that he hardly noticed the giant package in the corner of the room. When another child pointed out the large gift, Gabriel ran over and began to tear off the wrapping. ...read more

  • River Of God

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Jun 5, 2011
     | 2,108 views

    RIVER OF GOD Ever since moving to the valley, my eyes have been drawn to the mountains and the river. There’s days in the summer months when I ride my bike to the river, and gaze at the its powerful flow. It’s fascinating for me to watch the river at different stages. Sometimes it looks ...read more

  • Not If Jesus Is Like Dad  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,033 views

    NOT IF JESUS IS LIKE DAD Some months ago I heard a touching story about a humble, consecrated pastor whose young son had become very ill. After the boy had undergone an exhaustive series of tests, the father was told the shocking news that his son had a terminal illness. The youngster had accepted ...read more

  • Forgive And Forget

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 15, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,884 views

    FORGIVE AND FORGET There's a wonderful story about the cardinal of the Philippines, named, oddly enough, Cardinal Sin. When Cardinal Sin was a bishop, a young woman in his parish claimed that she had visions of Jesus. Bishop Sin was given the task of determining if these visions were authentic. He ...read more

  • The Dead Donkey

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 12, 2012
     | 3,731 views

    THE DEAD DONKEY A city boy, Kenny, moved to the country and bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey died." Kenny replied, "Well then, just give ...read more

  • Responding To Opposition

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 25, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,014 views

    RESPONDING TO OPPOSITION Several months ago, a pastor sent some of his associate pastors into a village. They evangelized by knocking on doors and as God brought in healing and deliverance into these families, they would come to Christ. They once knocked on the door of a policeman, a very ...read more

  • On Shepherds  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 11, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,237 views

    What do we know about the shepherd's life? It's a full time commitment. Sheep are helpless to defend themselves against attack from their natural enemies: lions, bears, wolves, hyenas and foxes which can come in both the day and night so there is never a moment a shepherd can relax. Sheep must be ...read more

  • Pray With Me: An Intercession Story

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 31, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,083 views

    In his book Stories for the Journey, William White tells of a European seminary professor and his wife, Hans and Enid. During WW2 they escaped to America, where Hans began teaching in a seminary. Students loved this Bible teacher, and they enjoyed observing the tender love that Hans and Enid ...read more