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  • I Thought Of This As We Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Jan 26, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,316 views

    ILLUSTRATION: I thought of this as we were discussing living the eternity driven life… A man left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day. When he reached his hotel, he sent his wife a quick ...read more

  • There Are Certain Truths We Hold As Basic. These ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 9, 2008
     | 2,187 views

    There are certain truths we hold as basic. These basic truths are accepted universally with little or no proof. For instance, through out the world 2 + 2 = 4 is accepted as a universal truth. Apart from those who are color blind the color of the words of this sentence would be accepted universally ...read more

  • I Was Visiting My Home Town In Romania When One ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jul 29, 2008
     | 1,244 views

    I was visiting my home town in Romania when one of my neighbors died. I was attending the visitation. Usually the family and relatives are taking care of the funeral – the body stays in the living room of the house for three days, until the burial. But if they live in a condo or blockhouse, they ...read more

  • Two Wives Were Doing Their Washing In A Laundry ...

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Sep 5, 2008
     | 2,174 views

    Two wives were doing their washing in a laundry mat. They were both sitting mend their husband’s pants. As they were sowing, the one lady said, "My husband is so discouraged, he is so cold. We can’t find anything good on TV. Nothing seems to go right for him. Every one at work picks on him and we ...read more

  • We Recently Watched A Dvd About Prestidigitation. ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 9, 2009
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    We recently watched a DVD about prestidigitation. It was called The Prestige and was based on the idea that every illusion has three acts. The first act is "The Pledge" where the magician shows you something very simple and ordinary, though it rarely is. The second act is "The Turn" where something ...read more

  • Joseph Stowell Spouted Off To His Teacher At ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Joseph Stowell spouted off to his teacher at school and told her to shut up and then he stood up and walked out of the class room. As he walked down the block to his house he noticed that his mother was working in the yard. He stopped dead in his tracks. He thought “What am I going to tell her?” He ...read more

  • I Read The Gripping Story Recently About Paul ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,524 views

    I READ THE GRIPPING STORY RECENTLY ABOUT PAUL KEATING, WHO ONE FEBRUARY NIGHT IN 1980, WAS WALKING HOME TO HIS GREENWICH VILLAGE APARTMENT WHEN HE WITNESSED TWO ARMED MUGGERS ROBBING A COLLEGE STUDENT. KEATING HAD EVERY REASON TO AVOID THE PROBLEM – HE DIDN’T KNOW THE STUDENT, NO ONE WOULD HAVE ...read more

  • A Defendant Was On Trial For Murder. There Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
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    A defendant was on trial for murder. There was strong evidence indicating guilt, but there was no corpse. In the defense’s closing statement the lawyer, knowing that his client would probably be convicted, resorted to a trick: “Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I have a surprise for you all,” the ...read more

  • A Foolish Old Farmer, So The Story Goes, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,522 views

    A foolish old farmer, so the story goes, concluded one day that the oats he had fed his mule for years were simply costing him too much. So he hatched a plan he mixed a little sawdust in with the feed, and then a little more the next day, and even more the next, each time reducing the amount of ...read more

  • A Youth Minister Was Attending A Special ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,779 views

    A youth minister was attending a Special Olympics where handicapped children competed with tremendous dedication & enthusiasm. One event was the 220-yard dash, Contestants lined up at the starting line, & at the signal, started running as fast as they could. One boy by the name of Andrew quickly ...read more

  • Reverend Gregory Dawson Of The North ...

    Contributed by Carl Benge on Jul 2, 2007
     | 1,533 views

    Reverend Gregory Dawson of the North Congregational Church in New Hartford, CT. In the mid-17th century, Oliver Cromwell sent his secretary to the continent on some important, state business. One night during his travels he found he was unable to sleep. According to an old custom a servant slept in ...read more

  • The Noted Historian And Oxford Professor Thomas ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 13, 2009
     | 1,621 views

    The noted historian and Oxford professor Thomas Arnold wrote: "The evidence for our Lord’s life and death and resurrection may be, and often has been, shown to be satisfactory; it is good according to the common rules for distinguishing good evidence from bad. Thousands and tens of thousands of ...read more

  • A Child's ...

    Contributed by Dwight L. Moody on Jun 11, 2009
     | 2,708 views

    A CHILD’S PRAYER (a classic illustration by D. L. Moody) At the close of one of the afternoon meetings we had in the Berkeley street church a few weeks ago, a little child brought me a note. I put it in my pocket, and read it when I got home. It was this, "Won’t you pray that my mother may ...read more

  • Canadian Poet John Mccrae Was A Surgeon In World ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
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    Canadian poet John McCrae was a surgeon in World War I. On December 8, 1915, he published this poem to commemorate the deaths of thousands of young men who died in Flanders during the grueling battles there. Flanders covered southern Belgium and northwest France.) Legend has it that he was ...read more

  • Claiming That Suitable Behavior Towards Christ's ...

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009
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    Claiming that suitable behavior towards Christ’s ontological significance, according to Joseph Parker a 19th century English preacher, is paramount, and he wrote, "There are other men who do not come to worship Christ; who simply come to speculate upon Him…such patronage they offer the Son of God! ...read more

  • Civil War General Desires Baptism After Being ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009
     | 2,301 views

    Civil War General Desires Baptism After being Mortally Wounded Gen. William Nelson, a Union general in the Civil War, was consumed with the battles in Kentucky when a brawl ended up in his being shot, mortally, in the chest. He had faced many battles, but the fatal blow came while he was relaxing ...read more

  • Racecar Drivers Avoid Thinking About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2009
     | 2,161 views

    Racecar Drivers Avoid Thinking About Death Scott Goodyear, speaking of race-car drivers who have been killed in crashes at the Indianapolis 500, said; “You don’t go look at where it happened, You don’t watch the films of it on television. You don’t deal with it. You pretend it never happened." The ...read more

  • In The Whitsundays In Australia On The Mainland ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 1, 2010
     | 2,159 views

    In the Whitsundays in Australia on the mainland sugar cane is the main crop. Around harvest time you will see a whole field set on fire, flames reaching into the sky at night. It is quite spectacular. The fire is not an accident but INTENTIONAL BURNING BEFORE HARVESTING. Fire sweeps throughout the ...read more

  • Prayer Journal Entry Of George Washington  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,969 views

    PRAYER JOURNAL ENTRY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON When George Washington was about 20 years old he wrote this in his prayer journal: "O most Glorious God, in Jesus Christ my merciful and loving father, I acknowledge and confess my guilt, in the weak and imperfect performance of the duties of this day. I ...read more

  • Historical Impact Of The Word Of God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
     | 4,020 views

    HISTORICAL IMPACT OF THE WORD OF GOD In every genuine revival among God’s people the revealed word of the Lord has had a large place. It was so in Josiah’s day, and in the awakening under Hezekiah. It has been so throughout the Church period. It was the recovery of the Word that brought about the ...read more

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