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  • Walking On Water  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 20, 2005
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     | 5,514 views

    A man read an ad in the newspaper, “Hunting dog for sale, $2,500.00, but well worth it.” He called the number and the man told him that he had to see the dog in action. The next morning they met and went hunting early. The dog flushed two birds from a clump of bushes and when they fell into the ...read more

  • Over 2,000 Years Ago A Young Greek Artist Named ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
     | 1,900 views

    Over 2,000 years ago a young Greek artist named Timanthes studied under a respected tutor. After several years the teacher’s efforts seemed to have paid off when Timanthes painted an exquisite work of art. Unfortunately, he became so enraptured with the painting that he spent days gazing at it. ...read more

  • British Children's Answers To Church School ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,989 views

    British Children’s Answers To Church School Questions: Noah’s wife was called Joan of Ark. The fifth commandment is Humor thy father and mother. Lot’s wife was a pillar of salt by day, and a ball of fire at night. When Mary heard she was to be the mother of Jesus, she went off and sang the ...read more

  • During A Runoff Senate Primary Fight With Former ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
     | 1,947 views

    During a runoff Senate primary fight with former Texas Governor Stevenson, early indications were that Congressman Johnson had lost. Six days later, however, Precinct 13 in the border town of Alice, Texas, showed a very interesting result. Exactly 203 people had voted at the last minute—in the ...read more

  • Adoniram Judson Sweated Out Burma's Heat For 18 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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    Adoniram Judson sweated out Burma’s heat for 18 years without a furlough, six years without a convert. Enduring torture and imprisonment, he admitted that he never saw a ship sail without wanting to jump on board and go home. When his wife’s health broke and he put her on a homebound vessel in the ...read more

  • Bertoldo De Giovanni Is A Name Even The Most ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
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    Bertoldo de Giovanni is a name even the most enthusiastic lover of art is unlikely to recognize. He was the pupil of Donatello, the greatest sculptor of his time, and he was the teacher of Michelangelo, the greatest sculptor of all time. Michelangelo was only 14 years old when he came to Bertoldo, ...read more

  • Persistence Paid Off For American Astronomer ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
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    Persistence paid off for American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered the planet Pluto. After astronomers calculated a probable orbit for this “suspected” heavenly body, Tombaugh took up the search in March 1929. Time magazine recorded the investigation: “He examined scores of telescopic ...read more

  • Christ Has Come To Give His People The Knowledge ...

    Contributed by William Huegel on Dec 30, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,875 views

    Christ has come to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins. During the Spanish-American War, Clara Barton was overseeing the work of the Red Cross in Cuba. One day Colonel Theodore Roosevelt came to her, wanted to buy food for his sick and wounded Rough ...read more

  • Charitable Giving Was Steady Last Year, As ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,686 views

    Charitable Giving was steady last year, as employment and the economy stabilized Americans gave an estimated $240.72 billion in ‘03, slightly up from the previous year, according to Giving U.S.A. Estimated giving in ‘03 equaled roughly 2.2% of the nation’s GDP, the 5th year since ’71 that it ...read more

  • Media Saturated Kids: American Kids Spend An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,023 views

    Media Saturated Kids: American kids spend an average of 8 hours and 33 minutes in media each day (including TV, radio, music, print resources, computers, the Internet and video games) according to a Kaiser Health survey. Kids often multi-task by using more than one form of media simultaneously, so ...read more

  • An Old Woman Lived In A Small Cottage By The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Mar 27, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
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    An old woman lived in a small cottage by the seashore. She had only one relative, a grown son who lived and worked at sea. He went for years without seeing her, never even dropping by to check on her in her old age. Rather than being hurt at his disrespect, she thought of him every day and ...read more

  • The Baseball Season Is About To Begin. On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wendy Pratt on Mar 30, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,841 views

    The baseball season is about to begin. On opening day, every team will go out with the hope of this being their year, the year when they win the World Series. As the season progresses, that hope will fade for most teams, and by the All Star break the majority of the teams will have given up that ...read more

  • Over 2,000 Years Ago A Young Greek Artist Named ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,780 views

    Over 2,000 years ago a young Greek artist named Timanthes studied under a respected tutor. After several years the teacher’s efforts seemed to have paid off when Timanthes painted an exquisite work of art. Unfortunately, he became so enraptured with the painting that he spent days gazing at it. One ...read more

  • The Next Time You Feel Yourself Feeling ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,881 views

    The next time you feel yourself feeling confident, challenge yourself to do the impossible. You just may. There are legions of people with unchallenged genius potential. In 1912, two Irish music hall players were spending an afternoon in a pub at Stalybridge in Cheshire, England. They were ...read more

  • I Once Read Of A Little Boy Who Used To Escape ...  PRO

    Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 25, 2006
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    I once read of a little boy who used to escape his bedroom after being punished. He would crawl out of his bedroom window down an old fruit tree to the ground. One day, his father told him that he was going to chop down the fruit tree, because it hadn’t borne any fruit for a number of years. That ...read more

  • A Stranger Was Walking Down A Residential Street ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 10, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,926 views

    A stranger was walking down a residential street and noticed a man struggling with a washing machine at the doorway of his house. When the newcomer volunteered to help, the homeowner was overjoyed, and the two men together began to work and struggle with the bulky appliance. After several minutes ...read more

  • An Old Man Named Pete Was Very Much Troubled ...

    Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 10, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,498 views

    An old man named Pete was very much troubled about his sins. Perceiving him one day with a very downcast look, a friend asked him the cause. “O friend, I’m such a great sinner!” “But, Pete,” said his friend, “you are foolish to take it so much to heart. You never see me troubled about my ...read more

  • Father Graham Was An Old-Fashioned Gentleman ...  PRO

    Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 10, 2006
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    Father Graham was an old-fashioned gentleman beloved by everyone, and his influence in the little town was great, so good and active was he. A young man of the village had been badly insulted, and came to Father Graham full of angry indignation, declaring that he was going at once to demand ...read more

  • A. W. Tozer Pastored In The City Of Chicago For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Jackson on Jul 3, 2006
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    A. W. Tozer pastored in the city of Chicago for many years. On one occasion when a new minister arrived in Chicago, Tozer called him and described the difficulty and spiritual warfare involved in pastoring is such a city. He said, “If you ever want to pray with me, I’m at the lakeside every morning ...read more

  • Lying Seems To Be A Way Of Life For Many People. ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 10, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,631 views

    Lying seems to be a way of life for many people. We lie at the drop of a hat. The book The Day America Told the Truth says that 91 percent of those surveyed lie routinely about matters they consider trivial, and 36 percent lie about important matters; 86 percent lie regularly to parents, 75 percent ...read more