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  • The Eagle And The Mouse  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,371 views

    THE EAGLE AND THE MOUSE There is an old story of an eagle who, on an early morning during the spring thaw, soared high above the forest looking for something to eat. As he followed the course of a river he looked down and spied a small rodent, trapped on a piece of ice that had broken free and was ...read more

  • Running The Race God's Way

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 16, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,472 views

    RUNNING THE RACE GOD'S WAY Joni Eareckson Tada recently told a story commenting on Romans 15:1-2: "We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up." She writes, "My husband, Ken, serves ...read more

  • How The Word Was Cut Into His Heart  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 28, 2001
    based on 121 ratings
     | 2,297 views

    Illus.: “How the Word Was Cut Into His Heart” When the Christians in Lahore, India, wanted to stamp Matthew 11:28 on the back of Gospels they had printed, they found they could not obtain a rubber stamp with which to do it. The only way was to get a clever Moslem to cut the words in rubber for ...read more

  • When Victor Seribriakoff Was 15 His Teacher Told ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stuart Blount on Apr 10, 2001
    based on 102 ratings
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    When VICTOR SERIBRIAKOFF was 15 his teacher told him he would never finish school and that he should drop out and learn a trade. Victor took the advice and for the next 17 years he was an itinerant doing a variety of odd jobs. He had been told he was a ‘dunce’ and for 17 years he acted like one. ...read more

  • In His Introductory Notes To The Book Of Romans ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 16, 2001
    based on 62 ratings
     | 3,262 views

    In his introductory notes to the book of Romans Chuck Swindoll says "when the late Donald Barnhouse began his ministry at Tenth Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, he stepped into the pulpit the first Sunday morning and preached from the first verse of Romans 1. He arrived the second ...read more

  • In 1893, Engineer George Ferris Built A Machine ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 10 ratings
     | 1,324 views

    In 1893, engineer George Ferris built a machine that bears his name-the Ferris wheel. When it was finished, he invited a newspaper reporter to accompany him and his wife for the inaugural ride. It was a windy July day, so a stiff breeze struck the wheel with great force as it slowly began its ...read more

  • The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Runs Over ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Feb 15, 2003
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     | 2,999 views

    · The Iditarod trail sled dog race runs over 1,100 miles from Anchorage in south central Alaska to Nome along the Bearing Sea. It takes from 10 to 15 days to complete what has been called the “last great race on earth.” The Iditarod is not an easy race; it is run in sub-zero temperatures with ...read more

  • 65279;two Gas Company Service Men, A Senior ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stan Martin on Aug 25, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,594 views

    Two gas company service men, a senior training Supervisor and a young trainee were out checking meters and parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked there way to the other end. At the last house a woman looking out her kitchen window watched the two men as they checked her gas ...read more

  • The Farmer And His Ad

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 24, 2003
     | 1,846 views

    The Farmer and His Ad A certain farmer lived on the same farm all his life. It was a good farm, but with the passing years the farmer grew tired of it. He longed for a change, something better. Every day he found some reason for criticizing some feature. Finally he decided to sell it and so he ...read more

  • On A Particularly Rough Airplane Flight, A Lady ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 26, 2004
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    On a particularly rough airplane flight, a lady became very airsick. Her shoulders drooped, and her head slumped forward - she was totally wiped out. The stewardess came by to help her. "Come, come now," she said, "buck up and get control of yourself. Sit up and take courage." She put her arm under ...read more

  • A Cow Gets Lost  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004
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    A COW GETS LOST Mike Yaconelli writes in The Wittenburg Door: I live in a small, rural community. There are lots of cattle ranches around here, and every once in a while a cow wanders off and gets lost.... Ask a rancher how a cow gets lost, and chances are he will reply, “Well, the cow starts ...read more

  • When I Was In College, Most Of The Time I Took As ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Sep 24, 2005
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    When I was in college, most of the time I took as many classes, as many credit hours as they would let me take. I wanted to get through with school as soon as possible because I wanted to get on with life. My mother used to tell me, “your college years are part of life,” and I used to answer, ...read more

  • I Heard A Little Story About A Husband Who Took ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jan 27, 2007
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    I heard a little story about a husband who took his wife out on a little lake to teach her how to fish. When they finished and got back home, the neighbor asked her how she did. The wife replied, “Well, I am not sure. According to my husband, I did everything wrong. First, he said I was ...read more

  • Some Years Ago Gladys And I Bought A Computer ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Oct 16, 2004
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     | 4,242 views

    Some years ago Gladys and I bought a computer that was a display model. We used it for a number of years. As a matter of fact, Steve just finished rebuilding it so the church can use it while the church’s computer is being repaired. Now, that computer served us well and I was able to do a number ...read more

  • One Day As My Two Year Old Daughter And I Had ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2007
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    One day as my two year old daughter and I had finished our shopping at the mall, I was walking ahead of her continually asking her to "hurry up." I wanted to get home, but she was enjoying all the sights and sounds. As she walked right behind me, I looked back to see my daughter had stopped to ...read more

  • In My Younger Days I Went On Several Scripture ...

    Contributed by Amanda Wilson on May 2, 2007
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    In my younger days I went on several Scripture Union beach missions to Rosebud on the Victorian coast. And one of the people I met there was a young man, Terry, who had grown up in a very rough environment. His father was a wharfie in the days when the wharfs were run by the unions, and outside of ...read more

  • Poor Preachers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Poor Preachers There was a Baptist preacher who just finished his sermon for the day and proceeded toward the back of the church for his usual greetings and handshaking. After shaking a few hands he came upon the seven year old son of one of the Deacons. "Good morning, young man," the preacher ...read more

  • Two Gas Company Service Men, A Senior Training ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,626 views

    Two gas company service men, a senior training Supervisor and a young trainee were out checking meters and parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked there way to the other end. At the last house a woman looking out her kitchen window watched the two men as they checked her gas meter. As ...read more

  • In Coping With Your Own Death  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,538 views

    In Coping With Your Own Death. 1. WINSTON CHURCHILL had planned his funeral, which took place in Saint Paul’s Cathedral. He included many of the great hymns of the church and used the eloquent Anglican liturgy. At his direction a bugler, positioned high in the dome of Saint Paul’s, intoned, after ...read more

  • Ray O'conner - Ultimate Night Fisherman - He ...

    Contributed by Gary Kins on Jun 21, 2007
     | 1,395 views

    1. Ray O’Conner - Ultimate Night Fisherman - He loved to fish and he loved to teach others how to fish. Owned the home we lived in in Aurora Wisconsin when I was a boy. Ultimate Bullhead Fisherman - Knew where - Favorite sloughs (off the Menomenie River seprating Wisconsin from Michigan?) ... ...read more