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  • These Two Grand Mananers Took A Ferry Off The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 1,251 views

    These two Grand Mananers took a ferry off the island and went deep into the woods on the mainland, searching for a Christmas tree. After hours of subzero temperatures and a few close calls with hungry wolves, one Grand Mananer turned to the other and said, "I’m chopping down the next tree I ...read more

  • Dr. C. I. Scofield, The Eminent Bible Teacher, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 23, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,076 views

    Dr. C. I. Scofield, the eminent Bible teacher, once attended a Bible Conference in New York City. The chairman called on another minister to pray. His prayer went something like this: “Oh, thou great and terrible God. great is thy majesty. A great distance separates us from Thee. Poor lost sinners ...read more

  • I Watched A Brilliant Film With My Son Jared A ...

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Oct 2, 2005
     | 1,963 views

    I watched a brilliant film with my son Jared a short while ago called, “Downfall”. It is about the last ten days of Hilter’s Nazi Germany, the last ten days in an underground bunker when the realization of the colossal failure of Nazism and of its war efforts was dawning on Germany’s leaders at the ...read more

  • One Of My Favorite Songs Is By The Legendary ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 13, 2005
     | 2,066 views

    One of my favorite songs is by the legendary Contemporary Christian Artist Larry Norman. Norman is one of a handful of pioneers of contemporary Christian music that paved the way for the ministry (and industry) that it is today. I have played the song before and it is entitled, ‘The Outlaw.’ It ...read more

  • Remember Robin Williams In That Hilarious Movie, ...

    Contributed by Bud Rose on Nov 26, 2005
     | 2,133 views

    Remember Robin Williams in that hilarious movie, "Mom Forever?" What? Don’t remember that one? Well, that’s what they call it in Italy, anyway. We know it better as Mrs. Doubtfire. Some American-made movies and TV shows end up with very different names by the time they reach foreign turf. Often, ...read more

  • A Little Boy Opened The Big And Old Family Bible ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,070 views

    A little boy opened the big and old family Bible with fascination, looking at the old pages as he turned them. Then something fell out of the Bible and he picked it up and looked at it closely. It was an old leaf from a tree that has been pressed in between the pages. "Momma, look what I found," ...read more

  • Religious Expression In Schools Is Ok The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 1,633 views

    Religious Expression in Schools is OK The Department of Education states in its recent document, Religious Expression in Public Schools: A Statement of Principles, “Students may express their religious beliefs about religion in the form of homework, artwork and other written and oral assignments, ...read more

  • Word Of Mouth Is The Biggest Purchase Influence, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,634 views

    Word Of Mouth is the biggest purchase influence, from initial awareness right through to actual purchase, according to new DoubleClick report. Companies that track and encourage positive customer recommendations can count on a 20%-30% revenue bounce over companies that ignore customer ...read more

  • When We Were In Canada The Rechargeable Battery ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Sep 21, 2006
     | 1,179 views

    When we were in Canada the rechargeable battery of our mobile ran down and unfortunately the charger we use in the UK didn’t work there but a kind shopkeeper charged it up. This reminded me that we need help from others in our lives – our parents, friends in church, our minister and Sunday School ...read more

  • That's Right – "Slavery" Is The Primary Word Used ...

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Nov 14, 2006
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    That’s right – “slavery” is the primary word used to talk about service or ministry in the Bible. In fact, let me bring you up to speed on our most biblical title: “doulos!” That’s right…you’re a doulos! Simply a slave. Feel better now, don’t you? • Paul calls himself this every time, along with ...read more

  • In The German Art Galleries There Hangs A ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 8, 2007
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    In the German art galleries there hangs a painting called "Cloud Lane." It hangs at the end of a long dark hall. On first glance it appears to be nothing more than a huge, ugly mass of confused color that is foreboding. However, the closer that one gets to the painting, there is portrayed on the ...read more

  • Some Years Ago, Dr. Karl Menninger, Noted Doctor ...

    Contributed by Mark Ferrante on Feb 10, 2007
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    Some years ago, Dr. Karl Menninger, noted doctor and psychologist, was seeking the cause of many of his patients’ ills. One day he called in his clinical staff and proceeded to unfold a plan for developing, in his clinic, an atmosphere of creative love. All patients were to be given large ...read more

  • Willie Nelson Apparently At One Time Owned A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,201 views

    Willie Nelson apparently at one time owned a golf course. He said the great thing about owning a golf course was that he could decide what par for each hole was. He pointed at one hole and said, “See that hole there? It’s a par 47. Yesterday I birdied it.” Well, we cannot decide what par for the ...read more

  • It Was A Cold Winter's Night. The Wind Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    It was a cold winter’s night. The wind was howling and a bone chilling rain was falling when the telephone rang at the home of a doctor. The man that was calling said that his wife needed urgent medical attention. The doctor was very understanding and said, "Sir, I’ll be glad to come and see what I ...read more

  • I Was Once Invited To Lay Hands On Some People ...

    Contributed by Samson Musyoki on Sep 21, 2007
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    I was once invited to lay hands on some people who had obeyed to an altar call during an open air meeting. I asked one sick old man whether he believed in Jesus Christ as Lord and saviour and he told me, no. I again asked him if he was ready to receive the Lord Jesus into his life and be saved, and ...read more

  • I Heard About A Church That Had Bought A New ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jan 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
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    I heard about a church that had bought a new organ, and they invited a talented musician to play that organ during the dedication recital for that organ. The organist came and sat down at the organ to begin playing. And as soon as he touched one of the keys there was silence - nothing. A ...read more

  • Php 3:14 I Press Toward The Mark For The Prize Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    Php 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. As a bowler that carried a 200 average I understand what Paul was saying. Many bowlers start throwing the ball for the pins, they will do very poorly. Some have learned to throw the ball to the arrows and do ...read more

  • Sees The Potential

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Sees the Potential - John 1:40-42 Born Simon, called Peter. “Rockman.” Peter, this was a strange name given for the unstable son of Jonas who appeared to have in him nothing of the steadfastness of a rock. Someone once noticed that Andrew Carnegie had a lot of millionaires working for him. When ...read more

  • In 1961 The Soviet Union Shocked The World By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,149 views

    In 1961 the Soviet Union shocked the world by sending the first man into space. One month later America followed with a 15-minute space flight by Alan Sheppard. Everyone was excited, but that was only the beginning. On September 12, 1961, President John F. Kennedy made a bold, almost unbelievable ...read more

  • Plug-In Pollution

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,535 views

    PLUG-IN POLLUTION The expected introduction of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could cut U.S. gasoline use but could also increase air pollution in some areas. A plug-in's lower tailpipe emissions may be offset by smokestack emissions from the utility plants supplying electricity to recharge the ...read more