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  • 60% Of All Web-Site Visits Are Sexual In Nature ...

    Contributed by Chris Adams on Mar 2, 2006
     | 1,628 views

    60% of all web-site visits are sexual in nature (MSNBC /Stanford/Duquesne study, Washington Times Jan. 26, 2000). Every day, up to 30 million people log on to pornographic web-sites (CNET.com, April 28, 1999). Americans spend an estimated $8-10 billion annually on ...read more

  • Kim Linehan Holds The World Record In The Women's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,129 views

    Kim Linehan holds the world record in the Women’s 1500-meter freestyle. According to her coach, Paul Bergen, the 18-year-old is the leading amateur woman distance swimmer in the world. Kim does endless exercises and swims 7 to 12 miles a day. The hardest part of her ...read more

  • Opportunities Missed

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 5,211 views

    Opportunities Missed There was a very cautious man Who never laughed or played; He never risked, he never tried, He never sang or prayed. And when he one day passed away His insurance was denied; For since he never really lived, They claimed he ...read more

  • A Skeptic In London, In Speaking Of The Bible, ...

    Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Jun 7, 2005
     | 2,837 views

    A skeptic in London, in speaking of the Bible, said that it was quite impossible in these days to believe in any book whose authorship is unknown. A Christian asked if the compiler of the multiplication table was known. “No!” he answered. “Then, of course, you do not believe in it.” “Oh yes,” was ...read more

  • George Muller Was Asked, "What Is The Secret Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,649 views

    George Muller was asked, “What is the secret of your service to God?” Muller’s response was this: “There was a day when I died, utterly died, died to George Muller, his opinions, preferences, tastes and will…died to the world, its approval and censure…died to the approval or blame ...read more

  • One Of My Seminary Professors Gave A Great ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 18, 2007
     | 831 views

    One of my seminary professors gave a great lecture one day when I was in my first year at the seminary. I was in awe of his knowledge. I went up to him after class and told him just how much I enjoyed the lecture and his vast Biblical ...read more

  • Warren Wiersbe Tells A Story Of When He Was A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,396 views

    Warren Wiersbe tells a story of when he was a young man preaching on the last days with all the events of prophecy clearly laid out and perfectly planned. At the end of the service an older gentleman came up to him and whispered in his ear, “I used to have the Lord’s return planned out ...read more

  • Tame The Tongue  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,641 views

    TAME THE TONGUE Employed by the human-development center of a corporation in the Midwest, a young woman was training the employees in proper dress codes and etiquette. One day as she was stepping onto the elevator, a man casually dressed in jeans and a golf shirt got on with her. Thinking of her ...read more

  • I'd Rather See A Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,450 views

    I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I’d rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way. And the best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds, For to see good put in action is what ...read more

  • Mr. Stead

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 2, 2008
     | 1,641 views

    True story from Reader’s Digest: Our surname, Stead, rhymes with bed, but people often say steed, like the horse. One day a business associate of mine came over to the house and was greeted by my mother. "Is Mr. Steed in?" the woman asked. "He’s Stead," ...read more

  • God's Will Is Best  PRO

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 27, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,857 views

    God's Will is Best Angels are pure spirits, but it was God's intention to raise human beings, who are lower than the angels, to divine status, to union with the Trinity. An ancient tradition tells us that this was the cause of Lucifer's rebellion, jealousy over one day being ruled by a mere ...read more

  • Deadly ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 3,604 views

    DEADLY PROFESSION Every year, between 300 and 400 doctors take their own lives (roughly one per day). No other profession has a higher suicide rate. And, in sharp contrast to the general population where male suicides outnumber female suicides 4 to 1, the rate among male and ...read more

  • A Man Purchased A Statue Of Christ And Placed It ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 6, 2010
     | 1,247 views

    A man purchased a statue of Christ and placed it on his desk in his den. A few days later his wife moved the statue to a table in the living room. Their five-year-old daughter, noticing the change of location, asked “Where are you going to put God?” Now ...read more

  • Clemson University Tigers Wear Orange Clothing ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 10, 2010
     | 1,358 views

    Clemson University Tigers wear orange clothing with white tiger paws. The Henderson Advertising agency came up with that symbol back in the 70's. Prior to that time, the Tigers wore a “C” on their helmet. So, Tigers wear orange and tigers wear paws. Therefore, on game day, if you are in Orange ...read more

  • A Man Opened A New Business And His Best Friend ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
     | 1,726 views

    A man opened a new business and his best friend sent him a floral arrangement. When the friend popped in to see him a few days later, he was shocked to see that the shop had sent a card saying; "Rest in peace." When he called the florist to complain, the florist said; “It could be worse. ...read more

  • A Little Doubt

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,990 views

    A LITTLE DOUBT The whelk is a this little ocean creature can ruin an oyster’s day. The whelk has an appendage that works like an corkscrew, With which it can bore a small hole in the top of an oyster’s shell. Then through this very small hole a whelk can devour an entire oyster, It simply sucks ...read more

  • Protect The Flag

    Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 23, 2011
     | 2,802 views

    PROTECT THE FLAG In Kenya, as elsewhere, the military buildings are very important. There are permanent teams that guard the buildings and all properties of the army that no enemy will come in and destroy or steal our secrets. But the most precious thing in a military building is the flag of that ...read more

  • Ronald Reagan's Attitude After The 1982 Attempt ...

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 18, 2011
     | 2,130 views

    Ronald Reagan’s attitude after the 1982 attempt on his life made an impression on his daughter, Patti Davis: "The following day, my father said he knew his physical healing was directly dependent on his ability to forgive John Hinckley. By showing me that forgiveness is the key to ...read more

  • Stretching Your Conscience Like Silk  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 27, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,182 views

    Adam Clarke was a sales clerk in a store that sold fine silk to people of the upper classes in London. One day his employer showed young Adam how he could increase sales and profits by stretching the silk as he measured it out. Young Adam Clarke looked his ...read more

  • The Lord Will Provide The Ram

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 7, 2019
     | 4,471 views

    . Abraham announced to Isaac one day that he had decided to upgrade their family computer to Windows 10. So they traveled to the mountain to download the upgrade. As they neared the top of the hill, Isaac said, "But father, we don't have enough memory!" To ...read more