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  • Sometimes Some Of The Guys Try To Push Me Around ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 25, 2009
     | 1,145 views

    Sometimes some of the guys try to push me around a little, all in good fun. It is a way of showing affection in Australia. In the friendly banter, I may say "Hey, I belong to God! I am annointed! Don’t touch the Lord’s annointed! Back off!" Although I am only joking I am also serious about ...read more

  • I Was Working With Some Particularly Complex Lab ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 13, 2010
     | 2,353 views

    I was working with some particularly complex lab equipment last week, and it was not doing what I needed it to do. After I got it working, I realized that the words I was muttering under my breath as I struggled with it were not songs of thanksgiving. I won’t quote myself. But I am reminded by ...read more

  • A Letter For Joe

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 8, 2010
     | 2,834 views

    A LETTER FOR JOE Joseph Parker was a popular preacher in London, England in the late 1800's. He was the pastor of the large City Temple. One Sunday as he was going to the pulpit a woman in the balcony tossed a piece of paper on the platform before him. He picked it up and read it. It contained ...read more

  • When To Begin Influencing One's Child For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2010
     | 3,014 views

    When to Begin Influencing One’s Child For Christ In a mothers’ meeting there was a big discussion on the theme: “How early in a child’s life ought one to begin to influence him toward God?” After a much spirited debate, a visiting grandmother was asked to make a comment. In essence, she said: “I ...read more

  • Too Important Not To Share

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 14, 2010
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    TOO IMPORTANT NOT TO SHARE Mercedes Benz was the company who first produced a car body design that absorbed the force of a collision on impact. One Mercedes Benz TV commercial shows their car colliding with a cement wall during a safety test. Since then of course many other car companies have ...read more

  • A Man Bought A Lawn Mower From A Boy At A Yard ...

    Contributed by Lance Hostetter on Mar 12, 2013
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     | 3,083 views

    a man bought a lawn mower from a boy at a yard sale and took it home. After many tries he could not get it to start and went back to the boy. "I thought you said it ran great" he told the boy. The boy said it does, but you have to cuss at it first! The man said, I can't cuss I'm an elder in my ...read more

  • Banana Man

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018
     | 2,477 views

    Main Idea: Explains why believers in Christ are called Christians. Verse: “the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch” (Acts 11:26 NKJV). One day a man carrying bananas walked by a house in Central America. A woman cried out, “Hey, banana man!” His name is not banana man. Why does he ...read more

  • Your Cheatin' Heart

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Aug 12, 2020
     | 2,141 views

    Ft. Knox guards $13 billion in gold. During WWII, the original Declaration of Independence, the original copy of the U.S. Constitution, the first printing of the copy of the Guttenberg Bible, and the original copy of Magna Carta were all moved to Ft. Knox. The security is updated constantly. Not ...read more

  • In Typical Fashion, When George Allen Moved To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,592 views

    In typical fashion, when George Allen moved to Washington, D.C., as head coach of the Redskins, he promised the nation’s capital the moon. He told them it would be just a few seasons before he would develop the Redskins into a championship football team. He promised them the Super Bowl by the ...read more

  • I Heard A Quote That Was Made By The Man Who ...

    Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on Jun 19, 2007
     | 2,538 views

    I heard a quote that was made by the man who started the first police force in Britain. ‘The police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen…’ Robert Peel ...read more

  • As A Recovered Alcoholic, I Have A God-Given ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 24, 2007
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     | 1,245 views

    As a recovered alcoholic, I have a God-given opportunity to share with other alcoholics so that they also may recover. But the very first question is, “Do you want to get better?” If the answer is “no” or “I don’t have a problem” then the response is, “Sorry to bother you.” Pursuing the issue will ...read more

  • A Security Guard Worked At Drug Company For ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Oct 26, 2007
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     | 6,292 views

    A security guard worked at Drug Company for fifteen years. At first he was always very alert and watchful for thieves. But as the years passed he became relaxed and lazy. Sure enough one evening the company was robbed of thousands of dollars of drugs while the guard slept. The next day the company ...read more

  • The Only One In Thirty-Five Years

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Nov 19, 2007
     | 648 views

    “The Only One in Thirty-five Years” A soldier in the American third Army was sent to a rest camp after a period of active service. When he returned to his outfit, he wrote a letter to General George Patton and thanked him for the splendid care he had received. General Patton wrote back that for ...read more

  • L.r. Agnew, A Professor At Ucla Medical School, ...

    Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 8, 2008
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     | 1,220 views

    L.R. Agnew, a professor at UCLA Medical School, gave his students this scenario: "Consider this family history: • The father has a venereal disease • The mother has tuberculosis • They have had 4 children: The first of whom was blind The second died as an infant The third is deaf The fourth has ...read more

  • A New Mother Stayed With Her Parents For Several ...

    Contributed by Richard Sharp on Jan 10, 2008
     | 1,480 views

    A new mother stayed with her parents for several days after the birth of their first child. One afternoon she remarked to her mother that it was surprising that the baby had dark hair, since both her and her husband had brown blonde hair. The grandmother said “well, your daddy has black hair. “ ...read more

  • One Of The Most Profound Problems Is: "How Can ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Feb 20, 2008
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    One of the most profound problems is: "How can justice and mercy be reconciled?" The law demands punishment; to set it aside invites anarchy. And God is holy — as Leviticus loudly proclaims. Ignoring our failures and setting aside justice would mar God’s beauty, like placing a Sharpie in the hand ...read more

  • Van Gogh Was Born March 30, 1853, In ...

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Feb 25, 2008
     | 1,317 views

    Van Gogh was born March 30, 1853, in Groot-Zundert, son of a Dutch Protestant pastor. Early in life he displayed a moody, restless temperament that was to thwart his every pursuit. By the age of 27 he had been, in turn, a salesman in an art gallery, a French tutor, a theological student, and an ...read more

  • Teen Births Up The U.s. Birth Rate Among Teens ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
     | 1,594 views

    Teen Births Up The U.S. birth rate among teens 15 to 19 rose 3% in ’06, the first such increase since ’91. The finding surprised scholars and fueled a debate about whether abstinence-only sexual education efforts are working. Robert Rector, a Heritage Foundation senior research fellow, says that ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,123 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

  • Delaying Marriage

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 2,848 views

    DELAYING MARRIAGE U.S. Census estimates show that for the first time, unmarried adults represented more than half of American households. 73% of men and 62% of women in their 20s in '06 said they had never been married, according to Census data. Just 23.5% of men and 31.5% of women ages 20-29 were ...read more