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  • I Was Watching A Recent Program On Tv About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 3, 2003
     | 3,006 views

    I was watching a recent program on TV about trying to reconstruct the chariot’s of the Assyrian army. One of the many problems they discovered was getting the yoke for the horses just right. The yoke they built would hurt the horses and cause them to flinch and run into each other. The ...read more

  • Effects Of Sin

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,980 views

    Effects of Sin How does a worm get inside an apple? Perhaps you think the worm burrows in from the outside. No, scientists have discovered that the worm comes from inside. But how does he get in there? Simple! An insect lays an egg in the apple blossom. Sometime later, the worm hatches in the ...read more

  • When A Person Is Arrested For Some Misdemeanor, ...

    Contributed by Timothy Mills on Sep 19, 2006
     | 1,583 views

    When a person is arrested for some misdemeanor, they have the chance to "make bail," to get out of jail until their case is decided. Usually the bail bond is something like 10% of the total bail. The total has to be posted, but it works like a loan. If the miscreatant cannot get 10% together, ...read more

  • Karma - More And More People Are Relying On Karma ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
     | 1,058 views

    Karma - More and more people are relying on Karma to get them blessed here and to heaven. In NBC new show "My Names Earl" the main character has a list of all the things he has done wrong, and in order to get Karma to smile on him he has to undo all the bad he has done. There are those who really ...read more

  • Dr. Walter Wilson, Ever On The Alert To Speak To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,238 views

    Dr. Walter Wilson, ever on the alert to speak to men about their souls, asked an attendant at a service station who had filled his car with gas: “How did sin get in Sinclair?” pointing to the lighted sign atop the gas pump. “I do not know, sir, how sin got into Sinclair; but, sir, I ...read more

  • Simple As That God Loves All, Loves You, Me And ...

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Dec 2, 2007
     | 1,894 views

    Simple as that God loves all, loves you, me and everyone we have ever met and seen, has no favourites hates none, excludes none all are precious and all have been given his greatest of gifts life and Jesus, all receive the former and have to chose to unpack the later to really receive the first ...read more

  • Sinful ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 14, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,673 views

    Sinful Nature How does a worm get inside an apple? Perhaps you think the worm burrows in from the outside. No, scientists have discovered that the worm comes from inside. But how does he get in there? Simple! An insect lays an egg in the apple blossom. Sometime later, the worm hatches in the ...read more

  • Two Men Were Talking And One Said To The Other, ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 23, 2010
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    Two men were talking and one said to the other, “You’re having an anniversary soon, right?” The other replied, “Yes, a big one. 20 years.” “Wow,” said the other, “what are you going to get your wife for your anniversary?” The other replied, “A trip to Australia.” “Wow, Australia, that’s some ...read more

  • Greed Of The Monkey

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Sep 27, 2010
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    GREED OF THE MONKEY When I was in Africa, a delicacy was Monkey. Monkeys are very fast, too smart to get in a trap but there is a unique way to catch them. They take a gourd and tie it to a stake. In the gourd they cut a small hole and drop some nuts inside. The monkeys come to get the nut but ...read more

  • Fire Of Discipleship

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 26, 2011
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    FIRE OF DISCIPLESHIP I love to make a campfire. Many years ago I remember going on a fishing trip in the mountains of Arizona. There were about 10 men from our church and it was a great time of fellowship. It was my duty to get the fire going. Well get it going I did. I had it so hot in that cabin ...read more

  • Six -Year-Old Brandon Decided One Saturday ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Jones on Jul 15, 2005
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    Six -year-old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to fix his parents pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the counter, opened the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour canister, spilling it on the floor. He scooped some of the flour into the bowl with his hands, mixed in ...read more

  • The Good Old ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
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    The Good Old Days A girl who went to college, but she just hated it. She told herself, “If I can ever get out of college, get married and have children, I know I’ll finally be able to enjoy life.” So she stuck with it. She went to classes every day and finally graduated from college. Then she got ...read more

  • According To The Most Recent National Statistics ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 4, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
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    According to the most recent national statistics complied for the American Association of Suicidology: ▸ In 1999 across the United States 29,199 individuals ended their life through suicide; that’s an average of 80 per day, or one person killing themselves every 18 minutes. ...read more

  • A Person Who Knew Nothing About Football Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 30, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,221 views

    A person who knew nothing about football was taken by a friend to a college football game. The friend explained the game as clearly as possible before they arrived. As the officials met with the captains of both teams for the coin toss, the football fan was asked by the clueless friend what was ...read more

  • Story Of Sheep  PRO

    Contributed by Michael King on Jul 20, 2003
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    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

  • The First 2 Trees That Fell At Our House Hit The ...

    Contributed by Tom Doubt on Oct 29, 2003
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    The first 2 trees that fell at our house hit the garage. I went outside to get my chainsaw out of my truck to cut some limbs to get our generator in position. Kathie followed me outside. I turned and yelled for her to get back in the house. Returning with the chainsaw, I saw a tree topple where ...read more

  • Warren Wiersbe (The Bible Exposition Commentary, ...

    Contributed by Wes Richard on Jan 7, 2004
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    Warren Wiersbe (The Bible Exposition Commentary, Vol. 2) tells the story of Harry, a salesman who came out of the manager’s office with a dismal look on his face. “You didn’t get fired, did you?” the secretary asked. “No, it’s not that bad. But he sure did lay into me about my sales ...read more

  • A Little Boy Always Went Next Door To Play Even ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 11, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,451 views

    A little boy always went next door to play even though his mom had warned him against doing so. This worried his mom so badly that she asked him why he was so disobedient. He replied that Satan tempted him so bad and he did not know what to do. ? ? His mom then advised him to say ’get ...read more

  • Bevere's Story, "Now Here Is Where Many In ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 3, 2007
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    1. Bevere’s story, “Now here is where many in the church falter. They see the love of God in the light of the temporal, not the eternal. There is love and goodness, which are admired by society and many in the church but determined by human measures, and are contrary to the love of God. Let me ...read more

  • Christian Marriage

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 6,726 views

    Christian Marriage Story: A young courting couple approached the gates of Paradise and knocked on the door. St Peter appeared and beckoned them in. As the young man approached St Peter he said: “Before we come in can we ask: Can you get married in paradise?” St Peter replied. “I don’t know off ...read more