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  • Sick Of My Church

    Contributed by Paul Humphrey on Sep 3, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,618 views

    Sez I to myself, as I grumbled and growled, Im sick of my church, and then how I scowled. The members unfriendly, the sermons too long; In fact, it seems that everything’s wrong. I don’t like the singing; the church a disgrace For signs of neglect are all over the place. I’ll quit going there, and ...read more

  • Nice People  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Sep 7, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,457 views

    Listen to this quote from Ray Stedman – “….notice that a major point of this parable is to give us a clue to the way that the enemy works most successfully. It is by imitation, by counterfeit. How simple it would be if evil people would only look evil. Wouldn’t that help a lot? If hypocrites ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of 2 Hunters That Fly North To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Shane Burney on Sep 13, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,188 views

    The story is told of 2 hunters that fly north to go elk hunting, just as they did the year before. During their hunt, they are successful, and kill 6 large elk. As the pilot returns to pick them up, he tells the men that only 4 elk can come on the plane, due to weight restrictions. The men argued ...read more

  • Evangelist Gypsy Smith Said That Once, When A ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 2, 2006
     | 1,672 views

    Evangelist Gypsy Smith said that once, when a group of gypsies were forced to cross a swollen stream, a great number of men were drowned. One young man made a desperate attempt to save his mother who kept clinging to him. Several times he pushed her away, saying, "Let go, Mother, and I can save ...read more

  • I Doubt If Anyone Knows The Name Of The Man In ...

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Oct 26, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,970 views

    I doubt if anyone knows the name of the man in the picture on the screen, but once I tell you his name, you’ll know him, at least in some way. Who is he? Adolf Coors IV! (show picture) And yes, his father was killed in the 60’s by a mad gunman. But years later Adolph became a Christian and realized ...read more

  • I Have Heard Stories From The Elders That Grew Up ...

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Oct 30, 2006
     | 1,538 views

    I have heard stories from the elders that grew up during the “Great Depression” of how they would work all day and never get a chance to play like most kids for the simple reason of survival for themselves and their family. You would ask them but elder when did you get a chance to be a child? They ...read more

  • I Have Heard Stories From The Elders That Grew Up ...

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Oct 30, 2006
     | 1,293 views

    I have heard stories from the elders that grew up during the “Great Depression” of how they would work all day and never get a chance to play like most kids for the simple reason of survival for themselves and their family. You would ask them but elder when did you get a chance to be a child? They ...read more

  • Missionary Hudson Taylor Sailed To His Mission In ...

    Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Nov 6, 2006
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    Missionary Hudson Taylor sailed to his mission in China. Very close to the shore of cannibal islands the ship lost wind, and it was slowly drifting shoreward unable to go about. The savages were eagerly anticipating a feast. The captain came to Mr. Taylor and asked him to pray for the help of ...read more

  • A Little Girl Had Been Taught The Verse: Let ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,033 views

    A little girl had been taught the verse: Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and give glory to our Father who is in heaven. Her mom explained to her, "Well, it means that when you’re good and kind and thoughtful and obedient, you’re letting Christ’s light shine in ...read more

  • Top 10 Reasons Why There Was No Room For Joseph ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Owens on Dec 26, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,775 views

    Top 10 Reasons why there was no room for Joseph and Mary in the Inn. 10. The Roman Government’s “Buy one night, get a second free” promotion was a bit too successful. 9. The only room left was by the ice machine. 8. The Nazareth Shriners tore up the place the night before. 7. The innkeeper didn’t ...read more

  • There Once Was An Ant That Felt Imposed Upon, ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Anthony on Dec 31, 2006
     | 3,509 views

    There once was an ant that felt imposed upon, overburdened, and overworked. You see, he was instructed to carry a piece of straw across an expanse of concrete. The straw was so long and heavy that he staggered beneath its weight and felt he would not survive. Finally, as the stress of his burden ...read more

  • Christian Country There's A New Wave Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 1,569 views

    Christian Country There’s a new wave of faith-based, Nashville sounds. Whether it’s Carrie Underwood’s prayerful Jesus, Take the Wheel or Brooks & Dunn’s nostalgic Believe, country charts are sounding like Sunday morning. The reason, says David Fillingim, Shorter College religion and philosophy ...read more

  • Bible Scholar And Author D. A. Carson Tells Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,549 views

    Bible scholar and author D. A. Carson tells of a time when he and a friend were going to the beach for some much-needed peace and quiet, but when they got there they found a horde of high school kids celebrating graduation with lots of beer, loud music and, shall we say, public displays of ...read more

  • Ravi Zacharias Tells Of Visiting A Used ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 15, 2007
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    Ravi Zacharias tells of visiting a used bookstore. While he was there, wistfully searching through the classics, suddenly a man burst in and demanded in a loud voice, "How much for 128 feet of books?" The owner, having never sold scholarship by the foot, didn’t know exactly how to reply. The ...read more

  • Let Me Throw A Question At You And Get Some ...

    Contributed by Don Jaques on May 29, 2007
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    Let me throw a question at you and get some responses from you as I get started. What are you afraid of? I’m amazed at some of the things people are really afraid of. There’s things that are more common like… • Claustrophobia: fear of enclosed spaces. • Coulrophobia: fear of ...read more

  • The Results Of Spiritual Blindness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,546 views

    The Results of Spiritual Blindness. On November 30, 1991 fierce winds from a freakish dust storm triggered a massive freeway pileup along Interstate 5 near Coalinga, California. At least 14 people died and dozens more were injured as topsoil whipped by 50 mile-per-hour winds reduced visibility to ...read more

  • Language Is A Great Gift From God That Sets Us ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Language is a great gift from God that sets us apart from every other creature. But sometimes our words are misunderstood or mistranslated; for example, I found some commercial slogans that had been translation into other languages of course they didn’t translate the same: Kentucky Fried Chicken, ...read more

  • I Love To Tell The Story About The Little Boy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,159 views

    I love to tell the story about the little boy who was scared to death of bees and their sting - one day a bee came flying into his room and he was so afraid. His Dad walked in the room and saw what was going on. He snatched the bee out of the air and squeezed it. When he did the bee stung him and ...read more

  • In 1995, Christopher Reeve, The "Superman" ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,216 views

    In 1995, Christopher Reeve, the "Superman" actor, fell from a horse in a riding accident that severed his spinal cord and paralyzed him from the shoulders down. In the days which followed both he and his mother considered pulling the plug on his life support system. In his memoir, Still Me, which ...read more

  • The Flag And The Cross - Several Times During My ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,732 views

    THE FLAG AND THE CROSS - Several times during my ministry I shared in military funerals. Finally a very significant lesson dawned. I’ve seen military funerals on the news, and have participated in six or seven across the years. And not once have I seen the American flag go down with the deceased. ...read more