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  • John Was A Very Lonely, Wealthy Old Man. He Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jun 20, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 32,608 views

    John was a very lonely, wealthy old man. He had worked hard all his life and built a great business and made loads of money. But, he was all alone. One Sunday evening as he was talking a walk to clear his head, he was drawn to a church where he heard wonderful, joyous music. It was a spiritual ...read more

  • As A 5 Year Old I Would Pretend To Fall Asleep ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Doyle on Aug 22, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,045 views

    As a 5 year old I would pretend to fall asleep during the evening worship service! If I did, I knew my dad would carry me home. I would do this becasue we walked to and from church. It was about 1 each way. Being little wasn’t my problem. The length wasn’t my problem. I enjoyed the walk ...read more

  • A Young Man Enlisted, And Was Sent To His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
     | 1,843 views

    A young man enlisted, and was sent to his regiment. The first night he was in the barracks with about fifteen other young men, who passed the time playing cards and gambling. Before retiring, he fell on his knees and prayed, and they began to curse him and jeer at him and throw boots at him. So it ...read more

  • This Past Week I Saw An Interview On Tv With Ted ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jan 16, 2007
     | 1,173 views

    This past week I saw an interview on TV with Ted Turner. Turner is about a good an example as you could find of someone who has gained the whole world. As the founder of CNN and many other enterprises, he’s a billionaire with about as much power and influence as any individual can attain in one ...read more

  • The Impact Of Jesus On History Is Eloquently ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Feb 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,029 views

    The impact of Jesus on history is eloquently captured in a short literary piece entitled One Solitary Life. Perhaps you’ve heard it before. It reads this way: “Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the Child of a peasant woman. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty, and ...read more

  • Robert Russell In His Sermon Entitled ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Feb 10, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,491 views

    . Robert Russell in his sermon entitled “Releasing Resentment” tells this story: “When I was at the Eddyville State Penitentiary several weeks ago, I learned about Paul Stevens. Paul Stevens’s daughter was stabbed to death by a neighbor in Evansville, Indiana, years ago. Paul spent nearly a ...read more

  • A Young Man Enlisted, And Was Sent To His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,897 views

    A young man enlisted, and was sent to his regiment. The first night he was in the barracks with about fifteen other young men, who passed the time playing cards and gambling. Before retiring, he fell on his knees and prayed, and they began to curse him and jeer at him and throw boots at him. So it ...read more

  • A Young American Engineer Was Sent To Ireland By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,427 views

    A young American engineer was sent to Ireland by his company to work in a new electronics plant. It was a two-year assignment that he had accepted because it would enable him to earn enough to marry his long-time girlfriend. She had a job near her home in Tennessee, and their plan was to pool their ...read more

  • One Day In The 1880's A Little Lady Lived In A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 31, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,651 views

    One day in the 1880’s a little lady lived in a little house. There had been little rain that summer. This morning there was a little wind blowing. The little lady woke up one ordinary morning, it was still dark. So the little lady picked up her little lamp with a little oil in it. She picked up a ...read more

  • Just As Knowing Christ Holds The Most Important ...

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Dec 13, 2007
     | 1,680 views

    Just as knowing Christ holds the most important place in becoming a Christian, we must also have heard ourselves about the love and joy of Christ. Since we have heard and accepted Christ, so others must hear and accept Christ so that they too can become a part of the fellowship of God. A major part ...read more

  • On An Icy Winter's Night Two Weeks Before ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Dec 20, 2007
     | 2,310 views

    On an ICY winter’s night two weeks before Christmas, 1987, a PREACHER was impatiently waiting at the O’Hare Airport in Chicago. All FLIGHTS has been CANCELED due to FOG and FREEZING RAIN. The TERMINAL was in BEDLAM. Thousands of people were CLUSTERED at the TICKET COUNTERS demanding projected ...read more

  • Can This Be Christmas?

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 21, 2007
     | 6,291 views

    Can This Be Christmas? What’s all this hectic rush and worry? Where go these crowds who run and hurry? Why all the lights—the Christmas trees? The jolly “fat man,” tell me please! Why, don’t you know? This is the day For parties and for fun and play; Why this is Christmas! So this is Christmas, do ...read more

  • Jerry Falwell Died This Past Week. I Was Driving ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
     | 1,166 views

    Jerry Falwell died this past week. I was driving home and heard Michael Savage on the radio. He was playing an interview he had done with Jerry Falwell some time in the past. Savage was going through some questions, and Falwell was basically stating what he believed to be true about ...read more

  • The Emperor Moth

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,050 views

    THE EMPEROR MOTH A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth and took it home so he could watch the moth come of the cocoon. One day a small opening appeared. The man sat and watched the moth for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making ...read more

  • Pilots Run Out Of Fuel, Pray, Land Near Jesus ...

    Contributed by David Ward on May 25, 2008
     | 1,846 views

    Pilots run out of fuel, pray, land near Jesus sign Posted: May. 21, 2008 WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND — It seemed like an almost literal answer to their prayers. When two New Zealand pilots ran out of fuel in a microlight airplane they offered prayers and were able to make an emergency landing in a ...read more

  • A Young Man Enlisted, And Was Sent To His ...

    Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Jun 22, 2008
     | 1,882 views

    A young man enlisted, and was sent to his regiment. The first night he was in the barracks with about fifteen other young men, who passed the time playing cards and gambling. Before retiring, he fell on his knees and prayed, and they began to curse him and jeer at him and throw boots at him. So it ...read more

  • Law Is Love

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,389 views

    LAW IS LOVE We have a little 10 lb. Sheltie-Poo at home, and we all love him. He thinks he’s so macho as he stands in our bay window, looking out at the street. A big German Shepherd walks his owner down our sidewalk every day, and our little Teddy goes nuts trying to get thru that window and take ...read more

  • Dumb Crooks

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 1,936 views

    DUMB CROOKS A Circle-K convenience store was patronized by man requesting change for a twenty dollar bill. As soon as the register drawer was opened, the man pulled a gun and demanded it contents. He fled with all dollars of it, but left his original twenty lying on the counter. A guy walked into ...read more

  • What Keeps You From Church?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,995 views

    WHAT KEEPS YOU FROM CHURCH? A young woman in China had been invited to a church and had gone just to please her friend. While she was there, she received Jesus Christ and began attending regularly. She did that because she found pure joy in her soul while she was at church. That was the one place ...read more

  • Can This Be Christmas?

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,274 views

    Can This Be Christmas? What's all this hectic rush and worry? Where go these crowds who run and curry? Why all the lights--the Christmas trees? The jolly "fat man," tell me please! Why, don't you know? This is the day For parties and for fun and play; Why this is Christmas! So this is Christmas, ...read more