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  • A Man Returns From A Foreign Holiday And Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 24, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,244 views

    A man returns from a foreign holiday and is feeling very ill. He goes to see his doctor, and is immediately rushed to the hospital to undergo tests. The man wakes up after the tests in a private room at the hospital, shuffles to the door & finds it locked from the outside!/Just then the phone by ...read more

  • This Is Pretty Amazing  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 3, 2002
    based on 116 ratings
     | 2,194 views

    THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING (writer unknown) What is the shortest chapter in the Bible? Answer - Psalms 117 What is the longest chapter in the Bible? Answer - Psalms 119 Which chapter is in the center of the Bible? Answer - Psalms 118 Fact: There are 594 chapters before Psalms 118 Fact: There are 594 ...read more

  • They Are Kind Of Like The Excuses I Use For Not ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Oct 11, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,223 views

    They are kind of like the excuses I use for not attending sporting events. 1. Every time I went, they asked for money. 2. The people I sat next to didn’t seem friendly. 3. The seats were too hard and not comfortable at all. 4. I went to many games but the coach never came to ...read more

  • A Wealthy Businessman Hosted A Spectacular ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 46 ratings
     | 1,047 views

    ILL: A wealthy businessman hosted a spectacular party in which he had filled his swimming pool with sharks, barracuda, and other assorted dangerous fish. He announced to his guests that he would like to challenge any of them to try swimming across the pool, and he would offer a first prize of ...read more

  • When I Was About Ten Years Old I Was Visiting My ...

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Sep 26, 2003
     | 1,838 views

    When I was about ten years old I was visiting my grandparents here in Winnipeg and my Poppa took me to the zoo. In those days there was a fountain just inside the gates of the petting zoo area and it was filled with coins. I reached in there and grabbed enough money to later buy myself an ice cream ...read more

  • Finding Rage/Anger  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,828 views

    Finding Rage/Anger I wanted to find out what the Bible had to say about ’rage’ so I went to an on-line Bible search program and typed in ’rage’. Up came 153 selections. I thought, "wow, the Bible has a lot of rage in it." But then as I began to read I noticed I not only had ’rage’ but I also had ...read more

  • One Time A New Pastor Came To A Church, And He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jan 17, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,435 views

    One time a new pastor came to a church, and he preached a sermon that the people just loved. It was perfect in that it discussed just the right things. The next week he preached the same sermon, and while the congregation enjoyed it, they were a little confused that he gave the same sermon ...read more

  • D. L. Moody Was A Great Evangelist Of His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Burkey on May 23, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,733 views

    D. L. Moody was a great evangelist of his generation. Think Billy Graham, and you begin to get an idea of his impact. He made this observation about eternal life, "Some day you will read in the papers that D.L. Moody, of East Northfield, is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it! At that moment I ...read more

  • Have You Ever Found Yourself Walking Around In ...

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Oct 7, 2005
     | 1,976 views

    Have you ever found yourself walking around in the dark? A few nights ago I found myself in that exact position. I was up getting a glass of water in the middle of the night. I didn’t turn the lights on because I didn’t want to disturb anyone. So, still half asleep, I made my way from the bedroom ...read more

  • As We Talked About My Research For This Sermon, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 10, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,416 views

    As we talked about my research for this sermon, my wife said it seemed to her that the message of the New Testament on discipline in the church was that we should use the minimum action, or the minimum amount of force necessary to accomplish the desired result. In the comedy move “Police Academy” ...read more

  • One Of The Hard, Mature Things We All Have To Do ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Smith on Dec 5, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,149 views

    One of the hard, mature things we all have to do is to separate fact from fiction. I heard a cute story about a kid who finally began to face up to the fragility of his belief in the Tooth Fairy. He confronted his mother and asked her, “Mom, are you the Tooth Fairy?” Well, she gave a little sigh, ...read more

  • Christmas Present  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 16, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,782 views

    Christmas Present It was the day after Christmas at a church in San Francisco. Pastor Mike was looking at the nativity scene outside when he noticed the baby Jesus was missing from the figures. Immediately, Pastor Mike turned towards the church to call the police. But as he was about to do so, ...read more

  • The Christian Is One Who Is So Uncomfortable With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jun 26, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,714 views

    The Christian is one who is so uncomfortable with his sin, despising it in himself so much, that he fights, and eventually wins-out against the dominance of sin in his life. When Thomas Dewey lost the ’48 election to Harry Truman, after everyone expected a Dewey landslide, Dewey later said he ...read more

  • Where Did The Grandma Of Yesterday Go? The ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 25, 2006
     | 1,639 views

    "Where did the Grandma of yesterday go? The Grandma that took all the kids to the show; who stopped by to chat & before we could ask it; had tackled the laundry that spilled from the basket. Who offered to mend and made the girls dresses; and who pitched in to help when the toddler made messes; ...read more

  • Cross Country

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 28, 2006
     | 2,235 views

    Story – Cross Country. I ran was on the Cross Country team for a year – but being a sprinter, I found it boring. When we would have a meet, we would Line up and go when we heard the Gun. Everyone would take off as fast as they could. Being a sprinter in 10 yards I would have a comfortable ...read more

  • There's An Eating Disorder Called Pica. Over ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006
     | 1,622 views

    There’s an eating disorder called pica. Over the years, doctors have reported cases of people with pica eating dirt, chalk, clay, paste, paint chips, paper, cardboard, ice chips, and Styrofoam. In one case, a 22-year-old woman showed up in the emergency room with undigested pieces of socks in her ...read more

  • Integrity Test  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,069 views

    Integrity Test: We might be like the Salesman I read about. He was waiting to see the Purchasing Agent so he could submit his Company’s bid. While he was waiting, he couldn’t help but notice that his Competitor’s bid was sitting on the Purchasing Agent’s desk. Unfortunately, the actual figure ...read more

  • The Chicago Tribune Carried A Story Titled "Man ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,343 views

    The Chicago Tribune carried a story titled “Man Electrocuted After Ignoring Warnings .” Jason Grisham shouldn’t be alive. During his attempt to scale an electrical tower, the 22-year-old man received a shock that is usually fatal. Partway up the tower, 69,000 volts of electricity coursed through ...read more

  • A Methodist Pastor Named Walter Everett ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,933 views

    A Methodist Pastor named Walter Everett understood the importance of forgiving those who sin against you. When Michael Carlucci was convicted of manslaughter for shooting Everett’s son, the bereaved father set an example that challenges all of us who claim to be Christians. Walter stood up in court ...read more

  • Humorus Story: God Was Once Approached By A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,872 views

    Humorus story: God was once approached by a scientist who said, "Listen God, we’ve decided we don’t need you anymore. These days we can clone people, transplant organs and do all sorts of things that used to be considered miraculous. "God replied, "Don’t need me huh? How about we put your theory ...read more