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  • Afraid Of The Grave  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2011
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     | 5,712 views

    AFRAID OF THE GRAVE Cemeteries can be spooky places. I heard a funny story about a guy in Scotland we'll call Ian McGregor. After a long evening in the pub, Ian took a shortcut to his house that took him through a dark cemetery. He accidentally fell into a freshly dug grave. Ian tried to climb ...read more

  • King Henry Ii's Anger

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 10, 2011
     | 2,650 views

    KING HENRY II'S ANGER King Henry II of England, back in around 1200, had a lot of power. He put an end to a long and bloody civil war, and ruled both England and a large chunk of France for many years. He was so famous that a movie was made about him, about 25 yrs ago, starring Richard Burton and ...read more

  • Bill Hybels: Why People Are Lonely

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011
    based on 1 rating
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    BILL HYBELS: WHY PEOPLE ARE LONELY Why do we have a sense of loneliness today? Bill Hybels explains it this way: "It is a "me-first” mind-set. This mind-set says indulge yourself, fulfill your desires, satiate your appetites, pursue pleasure, take off all restraints. As much as we might want to ...read more

  • Do You Believe The Easter Story?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
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    DO YOU BELIEVE THE EASTER STORY? I heard a story about a family that tragically lost three of their four children within just two weeks to a deadly, virulent disease. One child was left--a four year old boy. The family had buried the third child just two weeks before Easter. On Easter morning ...read more

  • The Message Of The King  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2011
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    THE MESSAGE OF THE KING The year was 1930, and it was the year of the Naval Conference in London. King George was to address the opening session. Radio was in its infancy, but through this media the king’s message was to be carried around the world. However, just before the king was to go on the ...read more

  • What's The Demand?

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Feb 5, 2012
     | 4,112 views

    WHAT'S THE DEMAND? The magazine, Christianity Today, reported in its April 4, 1986 issue of a tool company that manufactured drill bits. Faced with financial losses, company executives gathered to discuss the problem: a declining demand for drill bits. The CEO challenged his men: "How can we ...read more

  • Stripped Pride

    Contributed by John Scott on Aug 16, 2014
     | 5,417 views

    Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad marches — or runs — to the beat of a different drummer. The 29-year-old French athlete was up to his old tricks Thursday. The two-time Olympic silver medalist was on the verge of winning his third straight title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the European ...read more

  • A Really Dumb Thief

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 17, 2017
     | 6,817 views

    A REALLY DUMB THIEF Any thief knows that the easiest way to steal gasoline from a car is to siphon it from the other guy’s tank into your own. Stick a rubber hose in his gas tank, suck on the other end of the rubber hose until you get a mouth full of the gas, then spit it out. From then on, the ...read more

  • Somebody’s Happy Somewhere.

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020
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    A grumpy old man and his wife . . . While on a road trip, an elderly couple stopped at a roadside restaurant for lunch. After finishing their meal, they left the restaurant, and resumed their trip. When leaving, the elderly woman unknowingly left her glasses on the table, and she didn't miss ...read more

  • Effective Greeting

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 17, 2020
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    We are to connect with other people in an attractive way. Evangelism depends on it. The unity of the Body of Christ depends on it. When we lived in Kansas City, we visited Impact Church. As we walked into the foyer of that large church, we were greeted by a lady who drew us in immediately. She ...read more

  • At One Time Andrew Carnegie Was The Wealthiest ...

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 4, 2007
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    At one time Andrew Carnegie was the wealthiest man in America. He came to America from his native Scotland when he was a small boy, did a variety of odd jobs, and eventually ended up as the largest steel manufacturer in the United States. At one time he had forty-three millionaires working for him. ...read more

  • We Live In A Culture That Breeds Dissatisfaction. ...

    Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007
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    We live in a culture that breeds dissatisfaction. Henri Nouwen wrote a wonderful book entitled The Return of the Prodigal Son. It is a top 10. He made this statement. Many consumeristic economies stay afloat my manipulating the low self esteem of their consumers. By creating spiritual ...read more

  • At One Time Andrew Carnegie Was The Wealthiest ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,655 views

    At one time Andrew Carnegie was the wealthiest man in America. He came to America from his native Scotland when he was a small boy, did a variety of odd jobs, and eventually ended up as the largest steel manufacturer in the United States. At one time he had forty-three millionaires working for him. ...read more

  • Hold Up The Chem.-Light For Everyone To See And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ned Bartlebaugh on Jun 21, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,227 views

    Hold up the chem.-light for everyone to see and say. Let’s use this chem-light as an example. This chem-light is designed to shine light in a dark area. It consists of a plastic container and we can see a fluid inside but it is not fulfilling its purpose. It is not giving off light. It is only ...read more

  • Have You Ever Been In Front Of A Camera When The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 22, 2007
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    Have you ever been in front of a camera when the flash went off and you were blinded for a moment? This is the way some problems hit us. We are blinded by the problems that seem overwhelming to such a degree that we don’t know what to do. We can’t see anything. We can’t see past the problem or the ...read more

  • Satisfied Mind

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jul 9, 2007
     | 3,342 views

    Satisfied Mind (By Rhodes & Hayes)(Starrite Music) How many times have you heard someone say "If I had his money, I could do things my way?" Little they know that it’s so hard to find One rich man in ten with a satisfied mind. Once I was winning in fortune and fame Everything that I ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Man Who Requested In His ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 27, 2007
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    The story is told of a man who requested in his will to be buried in a very unusual way. When he died, he wanted everyone to look upon him as successful, so he asked that after his death his body be placed propped behind the wheel of a brand new pink Cadillac, and to have a smile on his face and an ...read more

  • Criticism And Praise

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 27, 2007
     | 4,871 views

    Charles Schwab - In 1921 the first person to make one million dollars a year, when a person making $50. A week was well off, was Charles Schwab. He had been picked by Andrew Carnegie to become the first president of U.S. Steel Company. Why did Andrew Carnegie pay him so much? Because he was a ...read more

  • In Fact There Are 322 Specific Prophecies In The ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 7, 2007
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    In fact there are 322 specific prophecies in the OT about Jesus Christ and many of these prophecies have already been fulfilled and documented in the NT of the Bible. This might not seem much too you, but I want you to get your head around this fact. If only 8 prophecies were fulfilled the ...read more

  • My Saint Bernard Dog Happy Is Such A Baby! ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 25, 2007
     | 850 views

    My Saint Bernard dog Happy is such a baby! Besides being deathly afraid of Sebastian’s new ball, she is also afraid of the back stair case in the parsonage! For those of you may not have every noticed the back stair case, it is attached to kitchen and brings you up to the back end of the hallways ...read more