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  • Baskin' Through Life

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 13, 2010
     | 1,984 views

    BASKIN' THROUGH LIFE Two robins were sitting in a tree. One of the robins turned to his buddy and announced that he was hungry. The other robin said that he was hungry too, so they flew down to find some lunch. As they came down, they saw an entire field full of worms. They ate and ate until ...read more

  • Skating, Not Sliding

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009
     | 1,938 views

    SKATING, NOT SLIDING I enjoyed a Charles Schultz cartoon that showed Snoopy sliding along the frozen pond on his little bare paws. He’s havin’ a great time. He’s smiling and has his little skullcap on. Lucy walks up and slides out onto the pond with her skates on, and Snoopy doing a little twirl, ...read more

  • Many Do Not Recognize The Fact As They Ought, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
     | 1,713 views

    "Many do not recognize the fact as they ought, that Satan has got men fast asleep in sin and that it is his great device to keep them so. He does not care what we do if he can do that. We may sing songs about the sweet by and by, preach sermons and say prayers until doomsday, and he will never ...read more

  • Winston Churchill Designed His Own Funeral, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 19, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,315 views

    Winston Churchill designed his own funeral, which took place at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. The dome was the model for our US Capitol building in DC. I was privileged to visit St Paul’s several years ago. At Churchill’s direction, at the close of the service, a bugler positioned high up in ...read more

  • You Know, I Have Met Many A Christian Who Are ...  PRO

    Contributed by Adam Deibert on Nov 19, 2006
    based on 26 ratings
     | 4,269 views

    You know, I have met many a Christian who are pew-potatoes. Have you ever heard of a pew-potato? Like a couch-potato, who is content to sit in front of a television, never doing anything, a pew-potato is content to come to church from week to week, sit for a few minutes and listen to a sermon, ...read more

  • That's The Only Problem  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Mar 17, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,477 views

    [That’s the Only Problem] The young man had finished his first semester in college, and was spending the weekend at home. Somewhat bored with the old place, he was regaling his father with the wonders of his campus and the enlightened people there. After getting up a head of steam and warming up to ...read more

  • A Time For Testimony  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Kersten on Jan 22, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 6,429 views

    A TIME FOR TESTIMONY What if we had each person that witnessed the resurrected Lord come up here this morning and talk for 15 minutes giving a testimony to what they saw. If we listened to the testimony of all the people that Jesus appeared to, we would be here all day, and all night, and Monday ...read more

  • Jim Elliot A Missionary Who Was Killed In South ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gregg Svalstad on Nov 3, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,150 views

    Jim Elliot a missionary who was killed in South America in the late 50’s said: “He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose.” We are to be sold out to the eternal things we cannot lose rather than selling out to the temporary things here that we cannot keep. What ...read more

  • C. Are You Ready For His Return? A Young Woman ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 13, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,129 views

    C. Are you ready for his return? A young woman was expecting a date. She was dressed up and waiting patiently. However, by the time he was an hour late she figured she’d been stood up. So, she took off her makeup, put on her pajamas, gathered all the junk food in the house and sat down to watch ...read more

  • Someone Once Said "Joy Is Like The Hidden Note ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jan 2, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,561 views

    Someone once said “Joy is like the hidden note in the glass. Joy is tuning in to what God is doing around you, seeing the world through his eyes, picking up on his delight in us as his children. Anyone can find happiness for a while. . . Happiness depends on what is happening to you. Joy is ...read more

  • As World War Ii Was Drawing To A Close, The ...

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 22, 2004
     | 2,312 views

    As World War II was drawing to a close, the Allied armies gathered up many hungry orphans. They were placed in camps where they were well-fed. Despite excellent care, they slept poorly. They seemed nervous and afraid. Finally, a psychologist came up with the solution. Each child was given a piece ...read more

  • There Is A Story About A Monastery In Europe ...  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 9, 2001
    based on 67 ratings
     | 2,352 views

    There is a story about a monastery in Europe perched high on a cliff several hundred feet in the air. The only way to reach the monastery was to be suspended in a basket which was pulled to the top by several monks who pulled and tugged with all their strength. Obviously the ride up the steep ...read more

  • Holiness Is A Bit Like This: In Our Kitchen We ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jun 3, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,377 views

    Holiness is a bit like this: in our kitchen we have a chopping board that’s holy. Well, actually we have a few chopping boards, but there’s one particular one that’s reserved for sweet things, for fruit and bread, and maybe mild cheese. But if you chop up an onion on it you’re in big trouble, ...read more

  • An Elderly Man Was At His Wife's Funeral And He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 5,455 views

    An elderly man was at his wife’s funeral and he was over and over saying, “Oh, how I loved her… Oh, how I loved her..” People tried to comfort him by saying, “Yes, I know you loved her. It’s OK.” He wouldn’t stop. “Oh, how I loved her. Oh, how I loved her.” He kept it up and kept it ...read more

  • Ii. Robert Barrantes Is A Pastor In San Jose, ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
     | 1,740 views

    ii. Robert Barrantes is a pastor in San Jose, Costa Rica. When he first felt the call of God to plant a church he knew it would be a challenge. God called him to begin a church in one of the toughest parts of San Jose. He came up against severe opposition from the drug peddlers, pimps and bar ...read more

  • Our Kids Are Wet Cement!

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Apr 17, 2008
     | 1,574 views

    Our kids are wet cement! When cement is still wet, it will take the form of the form into which it is poured. Once it dries and becomes hard, it can take a jack hammer to break it up and all you will have left is broken pieces. It will never be the same again! Our children are wet cement! ...read more

  • Crabs In A Basket

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2011
     | 3,319 views

    CRABS IN A BASKET Charles L. Allen wrote about a fisherman friend of his who told him that one never needs a top for his crab basket. If one of the crabs starts to climb up the sides of the basket, the other crabs will reach up and pull it back down. ("The Miracle of Love") Allen then observed ...read more

  • God Told A River  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Walther on May 26, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,271 views

    GOD TOLD A RIVER God told a river to flow through a very dry desert to finally arrive at the sea. The river complained to God that it could never make it. It would dry up in the desert and die. But in the end the river trusted God. It changed its course and made a valiant attempt to flow through ...read more

  • Just Play One Inning.

    Contributed by Eugene Morell on Jan 4, 2012
     | 1,335 views

    "JUST PLAY ONE INNING." Many years ago baseball schedules were even more exacting than they are now, with double-headers almost every week. Occasionally a player would get sick of the grind and approach the manager, asking for permission to sit out a game. The manager would say. "Sure, take the ...read more

  • Telling Lies

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 19, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,482 views

    TELLING LIES A grandmother was looking after her two little grandchildren, a 7-year-old girl, and a 5-year-old boy. Both of them had been really naughty. But as the time approached for their mother to pick them up, the little girl said to her grandmother, "Are you going to tell Mummy?" The ...read more