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  • A Man Noticed A Lady In The Grocery Store With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 15, 2004
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     | 10,782 views

    A man noticed a lady in the grocery store with her year-old in her cart. The child asked for cookies. Her mother said no. The little girl began to cry loudly. The mother patiently said, "Now Missy, we’re half way done, it won’t be long." The same thing happened in the candy aisle. This time the ...read more

  • A Bus Driver And A Minister Were Standing In Line ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,930 views

    A bus driver and a minister were standing in line to get into heaven. The bus driver approached the gate and St. Peter said, "Welcome, I understand you were a bus driver. Since I’m in charge of housing, I believe I have found the perfect place for you. See that mansion over the hilltop? It’s yours. ...read more

  • Keep Yourself Pure. Be An Example Of The Believer ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Whittaker on Nov 23, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,929 views

    Keep yourself pure. Be an example of the believer in purity. This high calling is only possible with God’s help. Cynthia was invited to a slumber party with three of her jigh school friends. They were having a good time when one of the girls said, “Let’s invite the guys over for the night.” Her ...read more

  • I Am Reminded About The Story Of This Particular ...

    Contributed by David Rogers on Nov 23, 2004
     | 2,570 views

    I am reminded about the story of this particular church. One Sunday morning the congregation arrived to find a dirty old vagrant lying beside the door. Some looked at him and said how awful that someone like that is sitting outside our beautiful church, why the pastor should make him move on we ...read more

  • Most Remarkable Are The Ndes [near Death ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2005
     | 1,424 views

    Most remarkable are the NDEs [Near Death Experiences] of little children. Diane Komp, an oncologist and professor of pediatrics at Yale University, did not start her adult life as a believer. “When I was in medical school,” she told Life magazine, “I was hanging out somewhere on that nebulous ...read more

  • The Following Conversation Occurred Between A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 16, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,330 views

    The following conversation occurred between a canary in a cage and a lark on the window sill. The lark looked in at the canary and asked, "What is you Purpose?" "My purpose is to eat seed." "What for?" "So I can be strong." "What for?" "So I can sing," answered the canary. "What for?" continued the ...read more

  • In The Eleventh Century, King Henry Iii Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,449 views

    In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery, asking to be accepted as a contemplative and spend the rest of his life in the monastery. “Your Majesty,” said Prior Richard, ...read more

  • But The Question On The Floor Is "What If". What ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Dascoli on Dec 14, 2005
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    But the question on the floor is “What if”. What If Jesus Never Came? What’s the big deal? Toward the end of the Christmas classic It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey cries out, “I want to live again! I want to live again!" Immediately he’s flashed from the previous scene and finds himself ...read more

  • A Local Sportscaster, Doing Radio Coverage Of An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
     | 1,491 views

    A local sportscaster, doing radio coverage of an Indiana high-school football game from the stands, used a chart listing the names, numbers, and positions of the players to help him describe the action. Then it began to rain; the ink on the chart ran, and the numbers on the backs of the players ...read more

  • Robert Louis Dabney Was An Outstanding ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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    Robert Louis Dabney was an outstanding Presbyterian theologian during the mid-19th century. He served as a minister, as a chaplain, as chief of staff to General Stonewall Jackson, and as a seminary professor. He also helped establish a seminary in Austin, Texas. As he aged, Dabney began to worry ...read more

  • Jean Nidetch, A 214 Pound Homemaker Desperate To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 23, 2006
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    Jean Nidetch, a 214 pound homemaker desperate to lose weight, went to the New York City Department of Health, where she was given a diet devised by Dr. Norman Jolliffe. Two months later, discouraged about the 50 plus pounds still to go, she invited six overweight friends home to share the diet and ...read more

  • Why Christian Lifestyles Aren't Different: George ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Why Christian Lifestyles Aren’t Different: George Barna, researcher and author of the book, Transforming Children Into Spiritual Champions, says, “For years we have reported research findings showing that born again adults think and behave very much like everyone else. It often seems that their ...read more

  • In The Eleventh Century, King Henry Iii Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,642 views

    In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery, asking to be accepted as a contemplative and spend the rest of his life in the monastery. "Your Majesty," said Prior Richard, ...read more

  • When John Wesley Was Six Years Old, His Father's ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jun 25, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,842 views

    When John Wesley was six years old, his father’s house was burned with all its contents. All the children were taken to safety except John, and he was forgotten until the roof was almost ready to cave in, then he was heard crying. His father ran to the stairs, but they were so nearly consumed ...read more

  • In The Autobiography Of George Carey, The Former ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
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    In the autobiography of George Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury. Soon after he became a Christian he was called up to do his National Service in the Royal Air Force. He writes that the first test of his Christian discipleship was to follow the advice of his vicar which he found quite ...read more

  • Story By Ray Trygstad  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 24, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,036 views

    Story by Ray Trygstad There’s a story about three people attending a church service one Sunday morning seeking help through the preaching of the Word. One was a businessman who had failed and was contemplating suicide. The other was a young man whose wages were not sufficient to support his ...read more

  • Immanuel Is With You No Matter How Difficult The ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Dec 5, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,464 views

    Immanuel is with you no matter how difficult the pressures you face. He is there to help , strengthen, and uphold you. Civilla D. Martin endured hardships. It was during a time of illness that she wrote “God Will take Care of You”: Be not dismayed whate’er betide, God will take care of you; ...read more

  • Don't Miss This: Not Even Good, Humanitarian ...

    Contributed by Randall Bergsma on Dec 26, 2006
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    Don’t miss this: not even good, humanitarian performance fills up the soul! Bob Geldof was a British rock musician who decided to do something about the famine in Ethiopia during the early 1980’s. He put his own career on the back-burner and spent an entire year of his life organizing fund-raising ...read more

  • Adrian Dieleman Tells The Story Of One Man's ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 28, 2007
     | 2,368 views

    Adrian Dieleman tells the story of one man’s transformation: “Oscar Cervantes is a dramatic example of the Spirit’s power to transform lives. As a child, Oscar began to get into trouble. Then as he got older, he was jailed 17 times for brutal crimes. Prison psychiatrists said he was beyond ...read more

  • When I Was A Preacher Student, I Went On An ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 13, 2007
     | 1,028 views

    When I was a PREACHER STUDENT, I went on an EVANGELISTIC DOOR-KNOCKING CAMPAIGN in Wes Texas trying to set up BIBLE STUDIES and INVITING people to a REVIVAL MEETING being held at a local CHURCH. At one door I knocked on, a man answered with a CAN of BEER in his HAND. He had his SHIRT off and ...read more