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  • There Was A Guy Who Died And Was Being Given A ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Sep 30, 2008
     | 2,229 views

    There was a guy who died and was being given a tour of heaven, and he saw a friend of his drive by in a beautiful Mercedes. He said, "Boy, this is great!" "Oh, yes," St. Peter said, "your friend was really generous on earth; we had a lot to work with. Your transportation up here depends on your ...read more

  • M ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 2,294 views

    Marriage? Through a scheduling mix-up, a man and a woman who had never met before found themselves in the same sleeping-carriage of a train. It’s late, the train is full, and everyone else is already asleep. After the initial embarrassment, they both manage to get to sleep; the woman on the top ...read more

  • One New Year’s Day, In The Tournament Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by William Jewett on Nov 2, 2000
    based on 209 ratings
     | 5,453 views

    One New Year’s Day, in the Tournament of Roses parade, a beautiful float suddenly sputtered and quit. It was out of gas. The whole parade was held up until someone could get a can of gas. The amusing thing was this float represented the Standard Oil Company. With its vast oil resources, its truck ...read more

  • A Mother Was Trying To Explaining, To Her Little ...

    Contributed by David Hill on Jul 8, 2004
     | 1,952 views

    A mother was trying to explaining, to her little girl, the death of her father. The mother said: "God has sent for your father and will send for us, but I do not know just when." Finally, the little girl said: "If we do not know just when God is going to send for ...read more

  • I Heard A Story About A Missionary Who Was ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 14, 2007
     | 1,137 views

    I heard a story about a missionary who was trying to stir up interest to get people to go to a foreign country to preach the gospel. At the end of the service a woman, dragging a little boy behind her, told the missionary, "I just feel like God is calling me to be a missionary." "He is, ...read more

  • Pants On The Ground

    Contributed by Engleburg Toney on Jun 6, 2010
     | 3,564 views

    PANTS ON THE GROUND I believe the General, Larry Platt, was right. We are talking about something as simple as "Pants on the ground, pants on the ground, looking like a fool with yo' pants on the ground, with the gold in yo' mouth, hat turned sideways, pants hit da ground, call yourself a ...read more

  • The Joy That I Pursue

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 4, 2012
     | 2,962 views

    "The joy that I pursue is not the hope of getting rich with things from you. I have not come to you for your things, but for yourself. And this desire I now intensify and demonstrate by giving up things, in the hope of enjoying you more, not things. By giving to you what you do not need, and what I ...read more

  • We Think God Should Just Forgive Everyone And Let ...

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on May 20, 2008
     | 1,946 views

    We think God should just forgive everyone and let everyone go to Heaven. EXAMPLE If I write up a petition saying pardon all criminals Tear down the prisons and do away with all of the laws get rid of the police force and courts. Would you sign it? Not one of you is in favor of ...read more

  • Tithing

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Oct 21, 2010
     | 5,956 views

    I am very grateful for the people who (when I was an 18 year old student) taught me to tithe. At the time they had very little to get out of it - it was a church full of students. Students don’t have very much money - and 10% is not very much, not at all very much. Coupled with that, we were ...read more

  • Another Technique To Find More Answers Is To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
     | 2,078 views

    Another technique to find more answers is to change the wording in your questions. Here’s an example of how such a strategy can work. Several centuries ago, a curious but deadly plague appeared in a small village in Lithuania. What was curious about this disease was its grip on its victim; as soon ...read more

  • Another Technique To Find More Answers Is To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,533 views

    Another technique to find more answers is to change the wording in your questions. Here’s an example of how such a strategy can work. Several centuries ago, a curious but deadly plague appeared in a small village in Lithuania. What was curious about this disease was its grip on its victim; as soon ...read more

  • Bishop Ryle Points Out That Jesus, Through The ...

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Mar 12, 2007
     | 2,695 views

    Bishop Ryle points out that Jesus, through the Holy Spirit and the ministry of the faithful church, would “raise up a standard of morality and purity and knowledge of which formerly men had no conception.” (Ryle, ibid. p. 159) This was seen in the days immediately following the birth of the early ...read more

  • On Books

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,034 views

    ILL.- TEACHER: Who is your favorite author? PUPIL: George Washington. TEACHER: But George Washington never wrote any books. PUPIL: You got it. TEACHER: How many books have you read in your lifetime? PUPIL: I don’t know. I’m not dead yet. TEACHER: What does your history book tell you about the ...read more

  • The Spilled Fruit Salad!  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,615 views

    THE SPILLED FRUIT SALAD! Here is a bowl of fruit salad for you! I always make fruit salad for Christmas, it has been a family tradition for many years. While at home, my Mom and Dad always received a lot of fruit for Christmas. We would always make fruit salad out of the fruit and top it with ...read more

  • A Man Has Been Lost And Walking In The Desert For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Apr 27, 2001
    based on 126 ratings
     | 7,192 views

    A man has been lost and walking in the desert for about five days. One hot day--actually, they’re all hot--he comes to the home of a preacher. Tired and weak, he crawls up to the house and collapses on the doorstep. The preacher takes him in and nurses him back to health. Feeling better, the man ...read more

  • Why Fruit?  PRO

    Contributed by John Tung on Feb 12, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,153 views

    WHY FRUIT? Why are these character traits called fruit of the spirit? Why not other food groups: like meat of the spirit or bread of the spirit or dairy of the spirit? There are four reasons why it’s called fruit of the spirit: because fruit is healthy, sweet, living and whole. Fruit is healthy ...read more

  • Missy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 29, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,576 views

    Missy Dear Heavenly Father, I don’t’ know if you have any special place set aside for the small creatures in your future plans, but, I would like to ask a favor of you; that is, if you feel I’m worthy of entrance into your Kingdom. I know that your eye is on the sparrow and that not one thing ...read more

  • A Preacher Had Once To Illustrate The Free Nature ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 18, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,131 views

    A preacher had once to illustrate the free nature of God’s gift of salvation. They stood in the pulpit one morning held up a poinsettia plant and said: “Whoever wants this beautiful Christmas poinsettia may have it. All you have to do is take it.” They stared at me. I waited. And waited. ...read more

  • The If/Then Of Easter  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 7, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 7,799 views

    THE IF/THEN OF EASTER It’s Easter time. Time to eat all the candy and marshmallow eggs. Time to pig out. There’s gotta be a nicer word for pig out. A euphemism, as it were. Hey, try to think up a nicer word for euphemism. And while you’re at it, think up a shorter word for abbreviation. And a ...read more

  • Many Years Ago, A Captain Of An English Ship ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 7, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 2,605 views

    Many years ago, a captain of an English ship sailing near Turkey was caught in a storm. As there was no harbour nearby he let down the anchor, but the wind blew so fiercely that it began to drag the anchor. It couldn’t get a grip on the sandy seabed and so the ship began to drift. Another anchor ...read more