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  • Now I'm A Fisherman And The First Rule Of Fishing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Schlenker on Aug 7, 2002
    based on 49 ratings
     | 3,100 views

    Now I’m a fisherman and the first rule of fishing is to stay afloat in your boat. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I would wake up and walk outside to take a deep breath and smell the air to catch an understanding of the humidity. I’d then look up at the horizon and I see how many clouds ...read more

  • There Is A Legend Which Recounts The Return Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Mar 26, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 4,306 views

    There is a legend which recounts the return of Jesus to glory after His time on earth. Even in heaven He bore the marks of His earthly pilgrimage with its cruel cross and shameful death. The angel Gabriel approached Him and said, "Master, you must have suffered terribly for men down there." "I ...read more

  • Last Year (2002), A&e Produced A Made-For-Tv ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 20, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,164 views

    Last year (2002), A&E produced a made-for-TV movie entitled Shackleton: The Greatest Survival Story of All Time. It is the account of the British explorer Ernest Shackleton and the 27 men with him who attempted to cross the continent of Antarctica. Temperatures around the South Pole can reach as ...read more

  • Mothers Have Taught Us With Faithful Words Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 1, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,245 views

    Mothers have taught us with faithful words of instruction (listen to some of these from a Mothers Day website) To Value A Job Well Done "If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning." Time Travel "If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock you into the middle of ...read more

  • The British Busted Up Of A Terrorist Plot - One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,476 views

    The British busted up of a terrorist plot - one that was within days of blowing up as many as 10 U.S. airliners somewhere over the Atlantic - demonstrates once again that we have two enemies in the War on Terror. These enemies are the terrorists themselves and our own complacency. It’s almost ...read more

  • Such Knowledge Is To Wonderful For Me; It Is ...

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on Apr 26, 2005
     | 1,978 views

    “Such knowledge is to wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it.” – Psalm 139:6 When my I first read Psalm 139:6, my mind drifted back to the movie entitled, “A Few Good Men” with Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson. Tom’s role as Lt. Kaffee, a hot-shot attorney who comes to the defense of two ...read more

  • Just Prior To The 2002 Olympics I Was Asked By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2005
     | 2,016 views

    Just prior to the 2002 Olympics I was asked by Arturo Kinch of Costa Rica to coach him in Cross Country skiing. This wasn’t Arturo’s first Olympics or ski experience. In fact I realized that this former missionary kid, who hadn’t even seen snow until he was 19, was somewhat of a folk hero in ...read more

  • I Heard The Story Of A Game Warden That Saw A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Kersten on Jan 22, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,867 views

    I heard the story of a game warden that saw a fellow heading downstream with his fishing pole and tackle box. He went up to him and asked to see the man’s license. The man said, “Warden, I don’t need a license. I’m not fishing. I’m just carrying this here pole and tackle box. No law against ...read more

  • An Invitation (And A Rejection Form)  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,292 views

    AN INVITATION (AND A REJECTION FORM) Dearest (your name), You are cordially invited to come and enjoy the delicious banquet of my salvation. Serving will begin at My House and will continue for eternity. I’d love for you to come and get to know Me personally–and join my Family. This feast is ...read more

  • The Swiss Fusion Man

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 1,442 views

    THE SWISS FUSION MAN On May 14, 2008, Swiss aviation enthusiast and inventor Yves Rossy became the first man in the world to fly with wings and four jet engines strapped to his body. The inaugural flight in Bex, Switzerland lasted six minutes. The 48-year-old daredevil made his first public ...read more

  • Works-Driven Rituals

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,528 views

    WORKS-DRIVEN RITUALS Every year a great throng of people make pilgrimage to the Shrine of Guadalupe in Mexico, a site where supposedly the Virgin Mary once stood...however unlikely that is. They go there hoping to get her attention, and to get her to intervene for them with her son Jesus. They ...read more

  • Relying On Technology

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 15, 2012
     | 2,793 views

    RELYING ON TECHNOLOGY The following two news stories come from Reuters: "A Ukraine businessman who bought a pager for each member of his staff as a New Year gift was so alarmed when all 50 of them went off at the same time that he drove his car into a lamp post. The unnamed businessman was ...read more

  • The Final Play Of The Game  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,264 views

    THE FINAL PLAY OF THE GAME It's never too late to trust Jesus. Oops, I need to qualify that. There IS a time when it's too late to trust Jesus. If you die without putting your faith in Jesus, then it's too late. Someone observed about the thief on the cross that there is one deathbed conversion in ...read more

  • The Hobbit: Denying Yourself  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 15, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,995 views

    The Hobbit: Denying Yourself In the movie “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” there is a scene where the Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit who is accompanying 13 dwarves on a mission, unexpectedly disappears and seems to have abandoned the dwarves during a crucial battle. They were losing. Bilbo does ...read more

  • Maybe It's Good News......maybe It's Bad News.

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 15, 2019
     | 3,450 views

    Many times we really don’t know what we should specifically pray for. We are not omniscient. We don’t know everything, nor can we see into the future. So we don’t know whether the things we’re asking for will turn out good or bad for us. An old story illustrates: A Chinese gentleman lived on the ...read more

  • 1991 Chrysler New Yorker - Mark 5

    Contributed by Gary Kins on Jun 25, 2007
     | 1,176 views

    1991 Chrysler New Yorker - Mark 5 It was my first real Chrysler and I loved it. I would still like to have it. It had all the bells and whistles a guy could want (told me when I was running out of gas, had a compass that made for exciting cross country trips with no map; just my sense of direction; ...read more

  • Just Prior To The 2002 Olympics, A Trainer Was ...

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Feb 27, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,242 views

    Just prior to the 2002 Olympics, a trainer was asked by Arturo Kinch of Costa Rica to coach him in Cross Country skiing. This wasn’t Arturo’s first Olympics or ski experience. In fact, the trainer realized that this former missionary kid, who hadn’t even seen snow until he was 19, was somewhat of a ...read more

  • A Friend In Erie Who Had A Huge Irish ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,342 views

    Illus. A friend in Erie who had a huge Irish Setter. Truman was not very discriminating when it came to chasing after female dogs. He didn’t much care what kind of dog she was, he was interested. Truman was getting himself in trouble so my friend put in one of those invisible fences. Collar on ...read more

  • The World's A Better Place Because...  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 26, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,762 views

    THE WORLD'S A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE... The worlds a better place because a German monk named Martin Luther did not say, "I don't do doors." The world's a better place because an Oxford don named John Wesley didn't say, "I don't do preaching in fields." The world's a better place because Moses ...read more

  • Not Only Were We Delivered, Or Saved, But God ...

    Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 25, 2008
     | 1,211 views

    Not only were we delivered, or saved, but God then transferred us, or moved us from there, to His glorious kingdom. Imagine a family whose modest 1,200 square foot house caught fire. For whatever reason, they were unable to get themselves out of there in time, and were doomed to die. But then, a ...read more

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