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  • There Was A King Who Had All His World Could ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 3,340 views

    There was a king who had all his world could afford. The thing he loved most, however, was to laugh. Once while being entertained a jester came along wishing to join in the festival of activities and also wishing to perform for him. His opportunity came and he put the best comical show together he ...read more

  • Story Of Sheep  PRO

    Contributed by Michael King on Jul 20, 2003
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     | 9,262 views

    STORY OF SHEEP In the Highlands of Scotland, sheep would often wander off into the rocks and get into places that they couldn’t get out of. The grass on these mountains is very sweet and the sheep like it, and they will jump down ten or twelve feet, and then they can’t jump back again, and the ...read more

  • We All Want To Be Wise, We All Want To Know. ...

    Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 18, 2008
     | 1,682 views

    We all want to be wise, we all want to know. Incidentally, the English word sophomore also comes from two Greek words: sophos means wise, and moros means foolish. In other words, a sophomore is a wise ...read more

  • A Sunday School Class Was Discussing King ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kelly Hudnall on Dec 12, 2001
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     | 3,194 views

    A Sunday school class was discussing King Solomon. People pointed out that though Solomon had been so wise, he made some foolish choices. Finally, the teacher asked, "Are we picking too much on Solomon?" One ...read more

  • A Sunday School Class Was Discussing King ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,991 views

    A Sunday school class was discussing King Solomon. People pointed out that though Solomon had been so wise, he made some foolish choices. Finally, the teacher asked, "Are we picking too much on Solomon?" ...read more

  • Patience Is A Virtue

    Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Aug 20, 2018
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    My Mother always used to say, 'Only Fools rush in, son!' As I grew and matured, I heard that a lot less because I started to see the wisdom in what she had said and the foolishness in which I, as a young man, was a prime example. Matter-of-fact, if you had looked up foolishness, you would ...read more

  • A Missionary In The New Hebrides Watched Some ...

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 26, 2005
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    A missionary in the New Hebrides watched some native killing hogs. These natives cut off the hogs’ tails and put them over in a pile. When the missionary asked the natives why they did this, they replied, “The meat is for us, the tails are for our gods.” Some Christians are just as ...read more

  • Noah Could Have Been The Poster Child For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Greene on Nov 29, 2006
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     | 1,703 views

    Noah could have been the poster child for obedience. But I wonder if Noah ever felt foolish out there building a boat out in his back yard. Were there days when he thought about quitting? For Noah, building this boat was a huge step of ...read more

  • What A Shame To Miss Out On Things. I Would Give ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 4, 2010
     | 1,916 views

    What a shame to miss out on things. I would give anything to have a new opportunity to buy Ryan’s stock (a local restaurant in Greenville, S.C. that went national) when it first came out in my home town! I missed that one. But to ...read more

  • Our Father's Home

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Dec 24, 2006
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    Story: “Our Father’s Home” Two strangers, a small boy and an older man, were fishing from the banks of the Mississippi River. As time passed they discovered that, although the fishing was rather poor, conversation was good. And by the time the sun began to sink in the west they had talked of ...read more

  • God's Resources

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Oct 31, 2011
     | 2,613 views

    GOD'S RESOURCES Imagine if I had two checkbooks sent to me and I could use either one. One was connected to my account and the other to Bill Gates. If I was going to buy a new Rolls Royce this week, then how foolish would it be to even try to use mine. ...read more

  • All Kinds Of Warnings In Life  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on May 24, 2004
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    There are all kinds of warnings in life. Most products we purchase have labels warning about improper use. I found a great list of these kinds of warnings. Believe it or not, these are all real. - a label on a snow sled which says: "Beware: sled may develop high speed under certain snow ...read more

  • Midnight Cry

    Contributed by Samuel M on Oct 1, 2025
     | 287 views

    There is a cry rising across the land. Every ear can hear this cry. This cry is heard in every nation, city and village. The cry is - "Behold the bridegroom is coming, go out to meet him". The cry is resonating so much in the atmosphere- The bridegroom is coming; the bridegroom is ...read more

  • Max Lucado Says, "The Bible Has Been Banned, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Max Lucado says, “The Bible has been banned, burned, scoffed, and ridiculed. Scholars have mocked it as foolish. Kings have branded it as illegal. A thousand times over, the grave has been dug and the dirge has begun, but somehow the Bible never stays in the grave. Not only has it survived, it has ...read more

  • A Man Once Came To D. L. Moody And Said He Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    A man once came to D. L. Moody and said he was worried because he didn’t feel saved. Moody asked, “Was Noah safe in the ark?” “Certainly he was,” the man replied. “Well, what made him safe, his feeling or the ark?” The inquirer got the point. “How foolish I’ve been!” ...read more

  • Chuck Swindoll Defines Fool

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 29, 2008
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    Chuck Swindoll defines fool this way from his book, Living on the Ragged Edge: “Folly is a term we don’t use that often, but it is a term used rather frequently in Scripture. It suggests a lack of good sense, lack of foresight, failing to realize the consequences of a stupid act before it ...read more

  • Powerful Illustration For A Funeral

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 13, 2022
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    There is an old story of a king and his clown or “jester” who sometimes said very foolish things. One day the jester had said something so foolish that the king handing him a staff, said to him: “Take this, and keep it till you find a bigger fool than yourself.” “Some years later, the king lay on ...read more

  • Max Jarman Asked In His Book, A Business Man ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Apr 2, 2003
    based on 33 ratings
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    Max Jarman asked in his book, A BUSINESS MAN LOOKS AT THE BIBLE, "Is the Bible the real word of God? The answer a man gives to that question can have a lot to do with his life. The kind of life a person leads, the actions he takes, the mental security he finds are determined by the basic beliefs ...read more

  • What Would You Think About A Person Who Goes To ...

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
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    What would you think about a person who goes to the airport, with no luggage, no plans, they have no idea were they’re going and they only have enough money to by a one way ticket at random, they get on the plane and hope for the best? I would call that foolish. Yet this is exactly what many do ...read more

  • D.

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 6, 2009
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    “A human being has to work to live but has an insatiable appetite for more. This is common to both wise and foolish. Today the business world contains many clever people who work hard because they are obsessed with piling up money, while on the other side there are those who are ever alert for a ...read more