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  • The Obedient Mule

    Contributed by Eugene Morell on Oct 11, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,984 views

    THE OBEDIENT MULE There is a story about a farmer who wanted to sell his mule so The put the add in the local paper. One day a man from another community came to the farm. The two farmers got to talking and eventually they got around to talking about the mule. The farmer who wanted to buy the ...read more

  • A Family Was Sitting Around The Dinner Table One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,042 views

    A family was sitting around the dinner table one evening waiting for their dad to get in from work. Finally, he came in late because it had been a rough day. When he came in, he sat down at the table and offered thanks for the food. As soon as he finished his prayer, he began to complain and ...read more

  • Different Than You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,243 views

    DIFFERENT THAN YOU WERE There was a farmer who was known to be a hard man. He was abusive and foul-mouthed to both man and beast. In time he became friends with a Christian, who influenced him to consider becoming a Christian, and he did. His life was immediately marked by dramatic change. He ...read more

  • In Our Basement We Have A Piece Of Paper Stapled ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 8, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,638 views

    In our basement we have a piece of paper stapled to a door frame. About twice a year I bring all the grandkids to the basement and they stand against the door frame to measure how tall they are and how much they have grown. The paper is covered with lines, beside which are their names and dates. ...read more

  • Shalom  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 12, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,057 views

    SHALOM. Shalom is a word hard to translate, the total meaning is very hard to express in English. Shalom means total well being. Shalom is not possible if we are hiding anger, wrath, hurt, disappointment. Shalom, total -- complete -- well being, comes in attitudes that ...read more

  • An Ingenious Teenager, Tired Of Reading Bedtime ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 28, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,215 views

    An ingenious teenager, tired of reading bedtime stories to his little sister, decided to record several of her favorite stories on tape. He told her, "Now you can hear your stories anytime you want. Isn’t that great?" She looked at the machine for a moment and then replied, "No. It hasn’t got a ...read more

  • The Substitute  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Oct 8, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,542 views

    The Moose was in the game to score. He took the handoff at the five-yard line from the quarterback and stunted to the right. The right guard and tackle had split the defenders and there was a slight hole in the line for him. Moose instantly was in the hole. He put his head down and fought through ...read more

  • Your God Is God" From ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 14, 2008
     | 3,180 views

    "Your God is God" from wingclips.com In 1994, Heidi and Rolland Baker arrived in Mozambique amidst the hard times following the Mozambique Civil War. Even the Red Cross trucks were not safe and were bombed. During the hard times, sometimes even threatened by death, Heidi and ...read more

  • How Many Seen Classic Movie "Shanendoah" Starring ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 24, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,654 views

    How many seen classic movie “Shanendoah” starring Jimmy Stewart? It is about a farmer and his family during Civil War. Outstanding movie! There is one scene where they are praying at dinner table. Jimmy Stewart is father and all sons are sitting with him at dinner table. This is the way ...read more

  • Luciano Pavarotti Tells This Story: "When I Was A ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 3, 2005
     | 884 views

    Luciano Pavarotti tells this story: “When I was a boy, my father, a baker, introduced me to the wonders of song. He urged me to work very hard to develop my voice. Arrigo Pola, a professional tenor in my hometown of Modena, Italy, took me as a pupil. I also enrolled in a teachers college. On ...read more

  • One Of The Wisest Statements I Ever Read Said ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
     | 892 views

    One of the wisest statements I ever read said that feelings must be owned before they can be disowned. People who make the psychological approach of “stuffing their feelings” do themselves a disservice. They avoid hard reality instead of working through it. When I was a pastor in Yorkville, ...read more

  • Choose One Chair

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 4, 2009
     | 2,060 views

    CHOOSE ONE CHAIR "When I was a boy, my father, a baker, introduced me to the wonders of song," tenor Luciano Pavarotti relates. "He urged me to work very hard to develop my voice. Arrigo Pola, a professional tenor in my hometown of Modena, Italy, took me as a pupil. I also enrolled in a teachers ...read more

  • Trampled In The Church

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jul 7, 2009
     | 3,251 views

    TRAMPLED IN THE CHURCH An African proverb says, "When elephants fight, grass gets trampled." Elephants do not throw their weight around for nothing. The average African elephant weighs 16,534 lbs. The largest elephant on record weighed about 24,000 pounds and was 13 feet tall! Wild elephants eat ...read more

  • When I Was A Boy, My Father, A Baker, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,126 views

    “When I was a boy, my father, a baker, introduced me to the wonders of song,” tenor Luciano Pavarotti relates. “He urged me to work very hard to develop my voice. Arrigo Pola, a professional tenor in my hometown of Modena, Italy, took me as a pupil. I also enrolled in a teachers college. On ...read more

  • Young Christian Was Attempting To Get Into The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Oct 12, 2007
    based on 33 ratings
     | 5,217 views

    Young Christian was attempting to get into the peach growing business. He had worked hard and invested everything he had in a peach orchard which had blossomed beautifully, but then came a frost, and it destroyed his entire crop. He did not go to church the next Sunday nor the next. So his pastor ...read more

  • Perhaps If There Were More Of That Intense ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
     | 1,428 views

    “Perhaps if there were more of that intense distress for souls that leads to tears, we should more frequently see the results we desire. Sometimes it may be that while we are complaining of the hardness of the hearts of those we are seeking to benefit, the hardness of our own hearts and our feeble ...read more

  • A Mother Of A 9-Year-Old Boy Named Mark Received ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,473 views

    A mother of a 9-year-old boy named Mark received a phone call from his teacher in the middle of the afternoon. Marks teacher said Mrs. Smith; your son did something that surprised me so much that I thought you should know about it immediately." The mother was uneasy and nervous by such a ...read more

  • The More Excellent Way

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Jul 22, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,769 views

    THE MORE EXCELLENT WAY I remember a sermon – years ago, in fact I think I may have preached it during my time here as an intern – where my opening illustration was the difference between the way my father chopped wood and the way I chopped it. You may remember the scene – me as a skinny 18 ...read more

  • Management Myths Jeffrey Pfeffer And Robert ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,197 views

    Management Myths Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton, Stanford professors new book, Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense: Profiting From Evidence-Based Management, recently discussed their 5 favorite myths of management with U.S. News. (1) Financial Incentives Drive Good Performance. ...read more

  • Management Myths Jeffrey Pfeffer And Robert ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,611 views

    Management Myths Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton, Stanford professors new book, Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense: Profiting From Evidence-Based Management, recently discussed their 5 favorite myths of management with U.S. News. (1) Financial Incentives Drive Good Performance. ...read more