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  • There Is A Silly Story About An Elderly Scottish ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 9, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,214 views

    There is a silly story about an elderly Scottish couple who had never flown before, but who decided they were going to visit their children in New York and see their grandchildren for the first time. They were on a charter flight in a Lockheed TriStar (3 engines). They were about half-way out over ...read more

  • That Skimming Torpedo!" Jonah 4: 1-11 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 23, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,908 views

    “That Skimming Torpedo!” Jonah 4: 1-11 Key verse(s): 1: “But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry.” Jealousy is different in another way. It is the one anger emotion that can be launched with a smiling face. We tend to put a lot of planning into it before we launch it. There is ...read more

  • Our Witnessing Hour Had Concluded And I Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2005
     | 2,090 views

    Our witnessing hour had concluded and I was passing through the Rec-room, on my way back to my Barricks, and then I noticed him. It wasen’t hard to take notice, for his beer smeared cloth’s permiated the room. As I was about to pass him by, the Holy Spirit gave me a nudge--stop and speak to him. I ...read more

  • In His Book, "Come Before Winter," Charles ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 24, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,712 views

    In his book, "Come Before Winter," Charles Swindoll tells the story of Marian Anderson. She was the famous black contralto who won world wide acclaim as a concert soloist. She was once asked by a reporter, "What was the greatest moment in your life?" She had a lot to choose from. In 1955, Marian ...read more

  • The Basics

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,560 views

    Charles Spurgeon, “A man’s life is always more forcible than his speech. When men take stock of him they reckon his deeds as dollars and his words as pennies. If his life and doctrine disagree the mass of onlookers accept his practice and reject his preaching.” Will Rogers, “Live in such a way ...read more

  • Charles Swindoll, In Growing Deep In The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    Charles Swindoll, in Growing Deep in the Christian Life, tells about a man who bought fried chicken dinners for himself and his date late one afternoon. The attendant at the fast food outlet, however, inadvertently gave him the proceeds from the day’s business--a bucket of money (much of it cash) ...read more

  • There Was Once A Little Boy Called Bob Who Had ...

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Oct 14, 2007
     | 1,318 views

    There was once a little boy called Bob who had received a clown puppet for his birthday he was so proud of this puppet that he wanted to take it to school and show it off However after getting dressed for school he couldn’t find it anywhere he knew his little sister had probably taken it and ...read more

  • Almost Every Culture Has A New Year's ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Jan 10, 2008
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    Almost every culture has a New Year’s celebration. The ancient Romans celebrated the new year with the birth of Janus, the two faced god who could look back into the past and forward into the future. They exchanged gifts, not because they were overjoyed with each other, but as a method of bribery ...read more

  • A Junior High School Teacher Was Telling Her ...

    Contributed by Chris Doster on Mar 12, 2008
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    A junior high school teacher was telling her class about evolution and how the way everything in the world was formed proved that God doesn’t exist. She said, "Look out the window. You can’t see God, can you?" The kids shook their heads. "Look around you in this room. You can’t see God, can you?" ...read more

  • We Must Share The Gospel

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,455 views

    WE MUST SHARE THE GOSPEL Dr. Martin Neimoller was an outstanding German pastor during the time of Adolf Hitler's reign. Neimoller was sent to prison for preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Before being sent to prison, Neimoller had a 30-minute visit with Adolf Hitler. Hitler tried to persuade ...read more

  • Beware Of Drifting

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 17, 2008
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    BEWARE OF DRIFTING Leonardo da Vinci, when painting "The Last Supper," went looking for models to sit for the various disciples and for Jesus. He found a handsome and innocent looking man in a choir in one of the churches in Italy. He painted him as Jesus in the great painting. The man's name was ...read more

  • Which Window?  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 28, 2008
    based on 20 ratings
     | 7,325 views

    WHICH WINDOW? Catherine Marshall wrote: "My friend Marge had an experience aboard a plane bound for Cleveland, waiting for takeoff. As she settled into her seat, Marge noticed a strange phenomenon. On one side of the airplane a sunset suffused the entire sky with glorious color. But out of the ...read more

  • Give It To Get It

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 18, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,653 views

    Give It to Get It I have the opportunity to hang out with alcoholics and addicts that are working on recovery. And it is truly amazing to see how they often serve one another. You see for those in recovery serving those who are still suffering in terms of sharing the greatest thing that they have, ...read more

  • Living Life Upside Down By Russ Lee  PRO

    Contributed by John Petty on Aug 22, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
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    "LIVING LIFE UPSIDE DOWN" by Russ Lee John has a new way of looking at life He’s tired of his job, his kids and his wife He says the secret to his success Was in leaving and finding himself Now he’s someone to somebody else. And you say we’ve risen to a new age of truth You’re calling it a ...read more

  • We Must Share The Gospel: Dr. Martin Neimoller ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
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    We must share the Gospel: Dr. Martin Neimoller was an outstanding German pastor during the time of Adolf Hitler's reign. Neimoller was sent to prison for preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Before being sent to prison Neimoller had a 30 minute visit with Adolf Hitler. Hitler tried to persuade ...read more

  • No One Ever Told Hitler

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
     | 2,747 views

    NO ONE EVER TOLD HITLER Dr. Martin Neimoller was an outstanding German pastor during the time of Adolf Hitler's reign. Neimoller was sent to prison for preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Before being sent to prison Neimoller had a 30-minute visit with Adolf Hitler. Hitler tried to persuade ...read more

  • How To Get To Heaven

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
     | 1,977 views

    HOW TO GET TO HEAVEN Bishop Fulton Sheen, in his autobiography "Treasure in Clay," wrote about an experience he had when he was traveling around preaching: I stopped to ask a few boys for directions to the Town Hall where I was giving a lecture. They told me where the Town Hall was and then ...read more

  • Lifebelt Inspected By Mother Saves ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
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    Lifebelt Inspected by Mother Saves Son During World War II, Signalman 3rd Class Elgin Staples, was swept overboard in the wee hours of the morning when the Astoria’s gun turret exploded. Fortunately, he had been able to activate the narrow lifebelt. He was pulled from the ocean four hours later, ...read more

  • Shopkeeper Seeks Revenge On Bitter ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
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    Shopkeeper Seeks Revenge on Bitter Rival What you believe about Jesus determines what you do with him. Two shopkeepers were bitter rivals. Their stores were directly across the street from each other, and they would spend each day keeping track of each other’s business. If one got a customer, he ...read more

  • I Knew He Would Come.

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,847 views

    "I KNEW HE WOULD COME." Bruce Howell tells the story of a father and his son and daughter who were 8 and 10. They went swimming in the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey a few years back. They were all great swimmers. They were a long way from shore and they became separated when the dad realized that ...read more