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  • Many Years Ago, While On A Visit To America, A ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Oct 3, 2006
     | 693 views

    Many years ago, while on a visit to America, a wealthy Chinese businessman was fascinated by a powerful microscope. Looking through its lens to study crystals and the petals of flowers, he was amazed at their beauty and detail. So he decided to purchase one of these devices and take it back to ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pastor Eric Hulstrand Tells The Story Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andy Anquoe on Feb 15, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,593 views

    Pastor Eric Hulstrand tells the story of preaching in a church one time when an elderly lady fainted and struck her head on a pew. Because it looked serious, an ambulance was called as people quickly cared for her. The EMTs came in, quickly examined her, strapped her to a gurney, and was about to ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • J. Vernon Mcgee Tells The Story Of The Negro Boy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 5, 2001
    based on 86 ratings
     | 3,462 views

    J. Vernon McGee tells the story of the Negro boy down in my Southland years ago, wanted to join a church. So the deacons were examining him. They asked, "How did you get saved?" His answer was, "God did His part, and I did my part." They thought there was something wrong with his doctrine, so ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Body Of Christ, Especially In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 3,486 views

    "The body of Christ, especially in well-functioning, small, intimate groups, is the most healing body in the world; yet we do not treat it as such. We wouldn’t think of relating to a medical doctor with the same reserve as we have in the healing body of Christ. Would we say to a doctor, "I have ...read more

  • Cured  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,329 views

    CURED A woman went to her doctor’s office. She was seen by one of the new doctors, but after about 4 minutes in the examination room, she burst out screaming and ran down the hall. An older doctor stopped her and asked what the problem was, and she explained. He had her sit down and relax in ...read more

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  • A Woman Went To The Doctors Office, Where She Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Aug 18, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 38,807 views

    A woman went to the doctors office, where she was seen by one of the new doctors, but after about 4 minutes in the examination room, she burst out, screaming as she ran down the hall. An older doctor stopped her and asked what the problem was, and she told him her story. After listening, he had her ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • A Young Man Accepted The Call To Become An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,886 views

    A YOUNG MAN ACCEPTED THE CALL TO BECOME AN AFRICAN MISSIONARY BUT FOUND ON FURTHER EXAMINATION THAT HIS WIFE COULD NOT STAND THE CLIMATE OF AFRICA. IT MADE HER VERY SICK. HE WAS HEARTBROKEN, BUT HE PRAYERFULLY RETURNED TO HIS HOME AND DETERMINED TO MAKE ALL THE MONEY HE COULD TO BE USED IN ...read more

  • Your Beliefs Determine Your Attitudes

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 4, 2008
     | 2,162 views

    YOUR BELIEFS DETERMINE YOUR ATTITUDES Gary Smalley tells us "I can hardly overstate how life-changing it was to find that my beliefs, not my circumstances, determined my attitudes and actions. When I took my beliefs seriously and began to examine and change them, it did wonders for me by giving me ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • God Did His Part, I Did My Part

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
     | 1,807 views

    GOD DID HIS PART, I DID MY PART The little boy wanted to join a church. So the deacons were examining him. They asked, "How did you get saved?" His answer was, "God did His part, and I did my part." They thought there was something wrong with his doctrine, so they questioned further. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Grimaldi

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jan 16, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,419 views

    GRIMALDI A psychiatrist had a patient suffering from severe bout of depression. And the wise doctor’s prescription after examination: "Go and entertain yourself by seeing the famous clown Grimaldi performing in the circus in the town today, his antics are bound make you laugh...you sure would find ...read more

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  • Picking And Choosing  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,478 views

    PICKING AND CHOOSING An extremely nervous patient came to his dentist for root canal surgery. He was brought into the examining room and made comfortable in the reclining dental chair. The dentist then injected a numbing agent around the patient's tooth, and left the room for a few minutes while ...read more

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  • Humility Under Oath

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2012
     | 5,875 views

    HUMILITY UNDER OATH "Humility is something we should constantly pray for, yet never thank God that we have." Henry Augustus Rowland, professor of physics at Johns Hopkins University, was once called as an expert witness at a trial. During cross-examination a lawyer demanded, "What are your ...read more

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  • Testing The Genuine

    Contributed by Joel Sumagaysay on Mar 19, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,259 views

    TESTING THE GENUINE All sorts of things are tested to prove that they are genuine. When you go to a bank and give a $20 bill to the cashier, she holds it to a special light. Why would she do that? Because she is testing it to make sure it is genuine. During the time when the Philippines was not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Betting On Goliath  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 2, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,643 views

    BETTING ON GOLIATH Death was handled differently in the ancient world. An archaeologist was digging in the Negev Desert in Israel and came upon a casket containing a mummy. After examining it, he called the curator of a prestigious natural history museum. "I've just discovered a 3,000 year old ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • The Value Of The Necklace  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,102 views

    An American tourist in Paris, who purchased an inexpensive amber necklace in a trinket ship, was shocked when he had to pay quite a high duty on it to clear customs in New York. This aroused his curiosity, so he had it appraised. After looking at the object under a magnifying glass, the jeweler ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • In 1835 A Man Visited A Doctor In Florence, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
     | 2,032 views

    In 1835 a man visited a doctor in Florence, Italy. He was filled with anxiety and exhausted from lack of sleep. He couldn’t eat, and he avoided his friends. The doctor examined him and found that he was in prime physical condition. Concluding that his patient needed to have a good time, the ...read more

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  • A Rich Man Died And Left No Heirs. When His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Jan 8, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,246 views

    A rich man died and left no heirs. When his household goods were auctioned off, an elderly lady was the only one to bid for the picture of the dead man’s son. It had been greatly cherished by the dead man, because his only child had died at an early age. When the woman was asked why she wanted the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Reston Was A Syndicated Columnist For The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 3, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,581 views

    James Reston was a syndicated columnist for The New York Times for more that thirty years. In his final column for the newspaper, he wrote, “In America, we have learned something about how to deal with adversity since the Great Depression, but not much about how to deal with prosperity. We are very ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • There Is A Story Of A Man Who Heard That A Huge ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,066 views

    "There is a story of a man who heard that a huge box of gold had long ago been buried in the woods near his house. He got a shovel and went into the woods and began to dig everywhere. As he dug, he would run across these rough stones of reddish hue and angrily, he tossed them into a nearby well ...read more

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  • Valuable Necklace

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,116 views

    Valuable Necklace An American tourist in Paris, who purchased an inexpensive amber necklace in a trinket shop, was shocked when he had to pay quite a high duty on it to clear customs in New York. This aroused his curiosity, so he had it appraised. After looking at the object under a magnifying ...read more

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