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  • A Wealthy Businessman Hosted A Spectacular ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 46 ratings
     | 1,081 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
     | 1,869 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
     | 3,905 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
     | 8,550 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
     | 3,782 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
     | 2,005 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
     | 3,479 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
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    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
     | 5,969 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
     | 1,751 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
     | 1,692 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
     | 2,298 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
     | 1,666 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
     | 5,152 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
     | 2,381 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
     | 1,962 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
     | 2,909 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

  • When Astronaut, Allen Shepherd Was Preparing To ...

    Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 8, 2008
     | 1,892 views

    When Astronaut, Allen Shepherd was preparing to make his first space flight, He was in a news conference and a reporter asked him It was a legitimate question – the reporter asked, “Mr. Shepherd, what are you depending on in this flight?” Now, I’m sure that the reporter didn’t mean the question ...read more

  • Is This "Normal?" Why Have We Accepted ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 30, 2008
     | 1,214 views

    Is this "Normal?" Why have we accepted dysfunction as normal? "Dear Annie: My husband and I are separated and he moved in with his girlfriend six weeks ago. A few weeks ago, I had to call the girlfriend’s husband in order to pass along some information. "Harris" and I met for dinner and haven’t ...read more

  • Frogs In A Cream Bowl

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Apr 29, 2008
     | 2,991 views

    FROGS IN A CREAM BOWL Two frogs fell into a deep cream bowl. One was an optimistic soul. But the other took the gloomy view. "We’ll drown," he lamented without much ado, and with a last despairing cry, he flung up his legs and said "Goodbye." Quote the other frog with a steadfast grin, "I can’t ...read more