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  • Pastor Steve Heartsill Shares A Story Of A Young ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Kolk on Jan 27, 2001
    based on 123 ratings
     | 2,658 views

    Pastor Steve Heartsill shares a story of A young man, who had worked for years on the railroad, wanted a job as a signalman for the railroad. For his interview, he was told to meet the inspector at the signal box. The inspector asked him, "What would you do if you realized that two trains were ...read more

  • Wind Is The Movement Of Air Relative To The ...

    Contributed by Douglas Vincent on May 28, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,559 views

    Wind is the Movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth. Wind is an important factor in determining and controlling climate and weather. It is also the generating force of most ocean and freshwater waves. Wind occurs because of horizontal and vertical differences in atmospheric pressure. ...read more

  • There's A Story That Abraham Lincoln Went To A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,154 views

    There’s a story that Abraham Lincoln went to a slave market one time, and was moved with compassion to place a bid on a young black girl. He won the bid and walked away with his “property.” There was a sullen, angry expression on the girl’s face, because she knew that here was another white man who ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago The Chernobyl Nuclear Plant In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,268 views

    A few years ago the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Russia had a meltdown and created an enormous tragedy. The disaster threatened the people in Russia and the neighboring countries, but also countries as far away as Sweden. To make the best of a catastrophic situation, the Russian authorities ...read more

  • Did You Hear About The Pitiful Man Whose Fiance ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,001 views

    Did you hear about the pitiful man whose fiance broke their engagement and shredded his tender heart? He later received a letter of apology and desire for reconciliation. It read: Dearest Jimmy, No words could ever express the great unhappiness I've felt since breaking our engagement. Please say ...read more

  • When I Was Growing Up, One Of The Most Famous ...

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 1, 2008
     | 1,201 views

    When I was growing up, one of the most famous celebrities alive was Elvis Presley. I loved Elvis Presley. I loved his singing, and a lot of his songs. I watched his movies. I read articles and books about him. I loved Elvis Presley. But when I think about it—I never saw Elvis Presley, I never ...read more

  • Unknown Inheritances  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,050 views

    UNKNOWN INHERITANCES A Michigan factory worker, earning less than ten thousand dollars a year, was an unknowing heir to a half-million dollars. When located by an investigator some years after his benefactor’s death, the worker explained that he had neither returned home nor kept in touch with his ...read more

  • Astor's Promise

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
     | 6,271 views

    ASTOR'S PROMISE One stormy night an elderly couple entered the lobby of a small hotel and asked for a room. The clerk said they were full and they would probably find so were all the hotels in town. "But I can’t send a fine couple like you out in the rain. Would you be willing to sleep in my ...read more

  • Abortion Guilt Removed  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 12, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,721 views

    Pastor Lee Strobel shares this account: We were doing a baptism service. We told people before they came up to the platform to be baptized to take a piece of paper, write down a few of the sins they’ve committed, and fold the paper. When they come up to the platform, there was a large wooden cross ...read more

  • Beauty's True Source  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 27, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,238 views

    [Beauty’s True Source, Citation: Jim Congdon] A jarring TV commercial didn’t say a word. It simply shows a series of people who have one thing in common—a nasty injury or scar. There’s a cowboy with a huge scar around his eye, and something wrong with the eye itself; a fellow with a bulbous ...read more

  • Lenin Claimed That If Communism Was Implemented ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,952 views

    Lenin claimed that if Communism was implemented there would be bread in every household. Coming from a former communist country we saw that the answer to our problems could not be the Communism. Some of us have witnessed the despair in people’s lives. Communism did never tell us how it would solve ...read more

  • Afterlife

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,714 views

    Afterlife An elderly couple passed away and found themselves at the pearly gates. Peter was there to welcome them. First he showed them their mansion. The man overwhelmed by the sheer luxury of it all asked, "How much does this place cost per night?" Peter replied, "Sir, this is Heaven, it doesn’t ...read more

  • The Guillemot Is A Small Arctic Sea Bird That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 5, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,385 views

    The guillemot is a small arctic sea bird that lives on the rocky cliffs of northern coastal regions. These birds flock together by the thousands in comparatively small areas. Because of the crowded conditions, hundreds of females lay their pear-shaped eggs side by side on a narrow ledge, in a long ...read more

  • Not Location But ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009
     | 2,566 views

    NOT LOCATION BUT LOYALTY John Hess Yoder writes in Leadership magazine: While serving as a missionary in Laos, I discovered an illustration of the kingdom of God. Before the colonialists imposed national boundaries, the kings of Laos and Vietnam reached an agreement on taxation in the border ...read more

  • Poor Little Orphan Annie! It's "A Hard-Knock ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Luthy on Jan 23, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,267 views

    Poor Little Orphan Annie! It’s "a hard-knock life" for her and her friends. All the hard chores, the abuse, and the neglect only add insult to injury to these poor little girls already carrying the weight of abandonment. But if you’ve seen the musical "Annie," either on stage or screen, you know ...read more

  • The Little Girl And The Piano

    Contributed by Shane Hart on Apr 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,543 views

    The Little Girl and the Piano A little girl wanted to become a great pianist, but all she could play on the piano was the simple little tune, "Chopsticks." No matter how hard she tried, that was the best she could do. Her parents decided after some time to arrange for a great maestro to teach her ...read more

  • Have You Ever Been Looking For Someone In A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Bird on Jan 18, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,804 views

    Have you ever been looking for someone in a crowd? Perhaps you’ve been to pick someone up at the airport, or been met yourself when you’ve gone to visit someone you haven’t seen for a long time. Think of the moment when you finally make eye contact with the person you are looking for. Suddenly, out ...read more

  • Chuck Swindoll Tells About A Study Of Teenagers ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,840 views

    Chuck Swindoll tells about a study of teenagers and peer pressure. The design of the study was simple. They brought groups of ten adolescents into a room for a test. Each group was instructed to raise their hands when the teacher pointed to the longest line on three separate charts. What one person ...read more

  • Forgiveness Sets Me Free.

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,900 views

    "FORGIVENESS SETS ME FREE." Kenneth Hart, a psychology professor at the University of Windsor (Ontario, Canada), studied sixty-six recovering alcoholics. The individuals had one thing in common: They were all angry with someone. Teaching forgiveness, Hart found, is one way to break the cycle that ...read more

  • Waiting To Be Enjoyed  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 6, 2002
    based on 55 ratings
     | 3,898 views

    WAITING TO BE ENJOYED Dallas Willard tells of when the REA (Rural Electrification Administration) extended the electrical lines to his home in Missouri. He says, “When those lines came by our farm, a very different way of living presented itself. Our relationships to fundamental aspects of ...read more

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