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  • A Christian Railroad Engineer Was Speaking To A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,082 views

    A Christian railroad engineer was speaking to a group of fellow workers about heaven. He said, “I can’t begin to tell you what the Lord Jesus means to me. In Him I have a hope that is very precious. Let me explain. Many years ago as each night I neared the end of my run, I would always let out a ...read more

  • A Stray Dog Had Been Hit By A Car, A Beautiful ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,424 views

    A stray dog had been hit by a car, a beautiful husky with blue eyes. A passerby rescued it and rushed it to the vet. The hind leg was badly damaged but the man agreed to pay the $500.00 to see if they could save the leg. The vet did all he could but the dog’s leg had to be amputated anyway. The man ...read more

  • September 2007 In Hampshire Rosemary Edwards Left ...  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 14, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
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    September 2007 in Hampshire Rosemary Edwards left home without leaving any word or taking her things and has been missing all week. It was as a result of a her losing her job and her dads word which came to her explaining she would no longer be able to continue horse riding as a result the ...read more

  • Playing Church

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Aug 10, 2008
     | 3,543 views

    PLAYING CHURCH Some years ago I met Johnny Moore. Johnny is the lead singer for "His Glory". He tells his story of how he was on his way home one night before he got serious with the Lord. He’d been kinda "playing church." He was on his way home from a Wednesday night prayer meeting, and he ...read more

  • The White Man

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2011
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    THE WHITE MAN When Wycliffe translator Doug Meland and his wife moved into a village of Brazil’s Fulnio Indians, he was referred to simply as "the white man". The term was by no means complimentary, since other white men had exploited them, burned their homes, and robbed them of their lands. But ...read more

  • The Story Is Told About A Little Boy Who Found A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 15, 2001
    based on 141 ratings
     | 1,325 views

    The story is told about a little boy who found a rat in his back yard. He jumped on it. He stomped on it. And he killed it. He was so proud of himself, & he ran to show it to his mother. But he didn’t realize that the preacher had come to call. So the excited boy ran into the house, carrying ...read more

  • The Whole East Coast  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,116 views

    THE WHOLE EAST COAST While our friends from India traveled around California on business, they left their 11 year-old daughter with us. Curious about my going to church one Sunday morning, she decided to come along. When we returned home, my husband asked her what she thought of the service. "I ...read more

  • Some Things To Be Thankful For This ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Burkey on May 19, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
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    Some Things To Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving. 1. Be thankful for automatic dishwashers. They make it possible to get out of the kitchen before the family come in for their after-dinner snacks. 2. Be thankful for husbands who attack small repair jobs around the house. They usually make them big ...read more

  • Some Time Ago, I Was Informed That The Vacuum ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Some time ago, I was informed that the vacuum cleaner at home did not work. I checked the belts, etc., and all seemed fine. Then it came to me. I removed the hose and looked through it. No light came through it from the other end. I removed the clogged up dirt, and the vacuum worked fine after ...read more

  • Self-Destruction

    Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on Sep 28, 2009
     | 3,304 views

    SELF-DESTRUCTION The same way a lot of people have destroyed what the Lord rightly gave to them with their own hands. The case of a governor of one of the states in Nigeria is a very good example. He jumped bail in England and was removed on coming back home. There was also the case of one boy who ...read more

  • The Multi-Tool  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2011
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    THE MULTI-TOOL In 1975 Tim Leatherman was touring Europe & Asia with a broken-down Fiat. Its hoses leaked and the wiring failed constantly. He used his pocketknife for everything, from slicing bread to adjusting screws. He wished his pocketknife had pliers attached to it. He came home to design ...read more

  • How Do You Recognize An Idol In Your Life?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 13, 2022
     | 1,342 views

    Jacob was told to lay down his idols and come back home to Bethel to serve God. Is there an idol in your life that you need to forsake. How do you know if something is an idol in your life? Here are 3 ways we can we identify or recognize the idols in our lives: 1. The feeling of: If I have ...read more

  • Lois Stahling Is The Most Thankful Person I ...

    Contributed by Aaron Burgess on Nov 15, 2002
     | 1,424 views

    Lois Stahling is the most thankful person I know. Lois goes to our church at Oak Hills. When Lois was in the prime of her life she had a stroke and was confined to a wheel chair. She is still mentally alert but she cannot walk and do a lot of other normal activities. She lives in a convalescent ...read more

  • Years Ago There Was A Gentleman Whose Hobby Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Nov 24, 2004
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     | 2,646 views

    Years ago there was a gentleman whose hobby was collecting old books. He was a guest in a friend’s home one evening, and while waiting was invited to browse around his host’s library. In doing so, he came upon a rare book. On mentioning it to the friend, he was told to take the book as a gift ...read more

  • Unusual People, Unexpected Places

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 8, 2011
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    UNUSUAL PEOPLE, UNEXPECTED PLACES Akiane Kramarik is only 12 years old, but she has abilities far beyond her years. Her mother chose to give birth to her underwater at the family home on July 9, 1994 in Mount Morris, Illinois. The family now lives in Idaho. Akiane speaks four languages, writes ...read more

  • A Missionary In Abidjan, Ivory ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,944 views

    Illustration: A missionary in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, reports that recently an African pastor passed through on his way home to Chad, where civil war was raging. "What would you like to take to complete your forty-four pounds of baggage allowance?" asked the missionary. "Sugar? Powdered milk? ...read more

  • Does He Show Through?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 3, 2009
     | 7,875 views

    DOES HE SHOW THROUGH? One Sunday as they drove home from church, a little girl turned to her mother & said, "Mommy, there’s something about the preacher’s message this morning that I don’t understand." The mother said, "Oh? What is it?" The little girl replied, "Well, he said that God is ...read more

  • Travelers Vs. Tourists

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Mar 29, 2012
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    TRAVELERS VS. TOURISTS Canadian Pastor Mark Buchanan in his book "Your Church is Too Safe" points out the radical difference between a traveler and a tourist. "A traveler literally means 'one who travails.' He labors, he suffers, endures. A traveler -- travailer - ...immerses himself in a culture, ...read more

  • Snake In The House

    Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Sep 10, 2006
     | 2,319 views

    (a story built on one by A. Stanley) While in college, Dave came home with me for a Winter Break. Unknown to my parents, though, was what Dave brought in his extra large suitcase: a 40 pound python named ‘Squeeze’. I really never liked snakes, but he told me he had no where to keep in during ...read more

  • Deuce (I Pointed The To A Member Of Our ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 1,547 views

    Deuce (I pointed the to a member of our congregation who had loaned me the helmet and suit) is race car enthusiast and an engine mechanic. But he’s not just any old engine mechanic. In the past, people have hired him to come and work on the engines of their race cars. He’s been all over the United ...read more