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  • Jesus Says In His Society There Is A New Way For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Tiller on Nov 15, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
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    “Jesus says in his society there is a new way for [people] to live: you show wisdom, by trusting people; you handle leadership, by serving; you handle offenders, by forgiving; you handle money, by sharing; you handle enemies, by loving; and you handle violence, by suffering. In fact, you have a ...read more

  • In 1883 In Allentown, New Jersey, A Wooden ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
     | 1,759 views

    In 1883 in Allentown, New Jersey, a wooden Indian—the kind that was seen in front of cigar stores—was placed on the ballot for Justice of the Peace. The candidate was registered under the fictitious name of Abner Robbins. When the ballots were counted, Abner won over incumbent Sam Davis by 7 votes. ...read more

  • Living In Darkness  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Nov 5, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,864 views

    CHILREN’S SERMON I once heard about a confrontation between a young boy and his mother. The mother asked her son, "Young man, there were two cookies in the pantry this morning! May I ask how it happened that there’s only one now?" The boy didn’t flinch but said, "It must’ve been so dark I didn’t ...read more

  • I Remember Thinking About Interviewing For A Job, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 18, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
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    I remember thinking about interviewing for a job, but I was unsure if I would get the job. Then a friend told me, "Go and interview. The worse that can happen is they say ’no.’ But don’t say ’no’ for them." Even if you have terminal cancer, ask for and pursue healing. Don’t say "no" for God. ...read more

  • A Farmer Went Into His House One Day To Tell His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2003
     | 1,163 views

    A farmer went into his house one day to tell his wife and family some good news. "The cow just gave birth to twin calves, one red and one white," he said. "We must give one of these calves to the Lord. We will bring them up together, and when the time comes, we will sell one and keep the proceeds ...read more

  • I Was Eating In A Restaurant When Mike Croel, A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stan Rodda on Oct 19, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
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    I was eating in a restaurant when Mike Croel, a linebacker for the Denver Broncos walked in. I was so excited because he played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers in college and I had followed his career closely. I happened to be wearing Huskers stuff and went and got his autograph right there at the ...read more

  • One Man Was Always Worrying. He Worried About His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gerald Cornelius on Mar 27, 2001
    based on 208 ratings
     | 7,484 views

    One man was always worrying. He worried about his children, his job, his wife, his health. One day a friend of this man noted that he was extremely calm and peaceful. "Why are you so calm?, he asked. "You always worry about every-thing. What happened?" The former worrier replied, "I just hired a ...read more

  • Vernon Grounds Writes, "A Friend Told Me Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 19, 2001
    based on 124 ratings
     | 2,595 views

    Vernon Grounds writes, “A friend told me of an incident that happened while he was in seminary. Since the school had no gymnasium, he and his friends played basketball in a nearby public school. Nearby, an elderly janitor waited patiently until they finished playing. Invariably he sat there reading ...read more

  • Warning Signs  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Jan 20, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,827 views

    WARNING SIGNS At an intersection, the green light changes to yellow; At the theater the house lights flash; In the Battalion Tactical Operations Center a Warning Order comes down from Brigade; At the airport terminal the boarding call comes over the intercom; At a railroad crossing the lights ...read more

  • What Can Little Things Do?  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 11, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 3,388 views

    What can little things do? In 1871 in Chicago a big city, there developed a big tragedy. But it all happened from a bunch of little things. One little lady was out milking one little cow early in the morning. There was one little lamp of oil burning. One little flickering flame in the little ...read more

  • Amazing Energy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,075 views

    AMAZING ENERGY Scientists now calculate that if the electronic energy in the hydrogen atoms of our body could be utilized, you could supply all of the electrical needs of a large, industrialized country for nearly a week. A DuPont scientist said that the atoms of your body contain a potential ...read more

  • Compassion Should Motivate Us To More Than Just ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Compassion should motivate us to more than just feeling sorrow for someone it should motivate us to action. Pity is a feeling, but true compassion demands an action. There is a funny story about Peter admitting people at the gates of heaven. Peter asks one man who appears, ‘Tell me one act of ...read more

  • Psychologist William Marston Asked Three ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,757 views

    Psychologist William Marston asked three thousand people, "What have you to live for?" He was shocked to discover that ninety-four percent were simply enduring the present while they waited for the future, waited for something to happen, waited for "next year," waited for a "better time," waited ...read more

  • There Was A Pastor Who Had A Parrot. All The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    There was a pastor who had a parrot. All the parrot would say was, “Let’s pray, let’s pray.” He learned that one of his deacons had a parrot that would only say, “Let’s kiss. Let’s kiss.” So the pastor invited the deacon and his parrot over to his house. When the deacon arrived they put the parrots ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago A Certain Pastor Was Sick On A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A few years ago a certain pastor was sick on a Sunday morning. That hadn’t happened for a number of years. He tried to hold my head up long enough to watch a little religious television that morning. A local congregation had a program and their special speaker that day was Oliver North. What he ...read more

  • For Over Fifteen Years I Have Been Asking People ...  PRO

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Jul 27, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,725 views

    “For over fifteen years I have been asking people of all walks of life from Morocco to India and from Turkey to the Sudan about the implications of a son’s request for his inheritance while the father is still living. The answer has almost always been emphatically the same.” …the conversation runs ...read more

  • A Young Customs Official Noticed A Woman ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Oct 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    A young customs official noticed a woman crossing the border every day on a motorcycle with a wooden box strapped on the back of the motorcycle. The guard knew she was trying to smuggle something into the country so he stopped her and searched the box. There was nothing in the box except sand, so ...read more

  • Hope Is A Powerful Thing….

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Oct 31, 2007
     | 1,658 views

    Hope is a powerful thing…. A number of years ago researchers performed an experiment to see the effect hope has on those undergoing hardship. Two sets of laboratory rats were placed in separate tubs of water. The researchers left one set in the water and found that within an hour they had all ...read more

  • French Novelist/Playwright Alexandre Dumas Once ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 30, 2008
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     | 1,506 views

    French novelist/playwright Alexandre Dumas once had a heated quarrel with a young politician. The argument became so intense that a duel was inevitable. Since both men were superb shots they decided to draw lots, the loser agreeing to shoot himself. Dumas lost. Pistol in hand, he withdrew in ...read more

  • Time Magazine Reported In January 1995 That An ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 14, 2008
     | 983 views

    Time magazine reported in January 1995 that an earthquake in Kobe, Japan, occurred when two plates on a fault line fifteen miles offshore suddenly shifted against each other, violently lurching six to ten feet in opposite directions. The result was the worst Japanese earthquake since 1923. ...read more