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  • Snickers Bar  PRO

    Contributed by Tad Mills on Feb 3, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,899 views

    ILLUSTRATION: Pick someone out of the congregation who you know will be “grossed out by this”. Take a “Snickers” bar, hold it up and say: “This morning I want to give away this Snickers Candy Bar”. Then walk over to that person and say: “Ok, this candy bar is for you. I want you to have it. ...read more

  • During The 19th Century More Than Half Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 24, 2004
     | 869 views

    During the 19th century more than half of the infants died in their first year of life from a disease called marasmus, a Greek word meaning “wasting away.” As late as the 1920’s …the death rate for infants under one year of age in various U.S. foundling institutions was close to 100%! Dr. Henry ...read more

  • The Sign In The Window Read: "Boy Wanted". ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 30, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 17,562 views

    The sign in the window read: "Boy Wanted". Young John Simmons, though he was lazy, saw his opportunity and applied. He was quickly hired by elderly Mr. Peters. The pace was leisurely so he enjoyed the job. Toward the middle of the afternoon however, he was sent up to the attic -- a dingy place ...read more

  • The Following Song By "Casting Crowns" ...

    Contributed by Gary Miller on May 11, 2007
     | 2,080 views

    The following song by "Casting Crowns" illustrates the importance of praising God: Praise You in This Storm words by Mark Hall/music by Mark Hall and Bernie Herms I was sure by now, God You would have reached down and wiped our tears away, stepped in and saved the day. But once again, I say ...read more

  • When I Was A Young Marine Sergeant, Stationed In ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jun 2, 2007
     | 1,513 views

    When I was a young Marine Sergeant, stationed in Yuma Arizona, I worked for a Warrant Officer named, Chris Cox. Now, Warrant officer Cox stood about 6ft 4 inches and weighed just shy of three hundred pounds of solid muscle. At the time I had just started back to college and I was in my first ...read more

  • A Young American Engineer Was Sent To Ireland By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,427 views

    A young American engineer was sent to Ireland by his company to work in a new electronics plant. It was a two-year assignment that he had accepted because it would enable him to earn enough to marry his long-time girlfriend. She had a job near her home in Tennessee, and their plan was to pool their ...read more

  • One Adult Swallow Got Alongside The Chicks And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,378 views

    "One adult swallow got alongside the chicks and started shoving them out toward the end of the branch--pushing, pushing, pushing. The end one fell off. Somewhere between the branch and the water four feet below, the wings started working, and the fledgling was off on his own. Then the second one. ...read more

  • On An Icy Winter's Night Two Weeks Before ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Dec 20, 2007
     | 2,310 views

    On an ICY winter’s night two weeks before Christmas, 1987, a PREACHER was impatiently waiting at the O’Hare Airport in Chicago. All FLIGHTS has been CANCELED due to FOG and FREEZING RAIN. The TERMINAL was in BEDLAM. Thousands of people were CLUSTERED at the TICKET COUNTERS demanding projected ...read more

  • Someone Might Say, "Well, God Does Not Raise ...

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 10, 2008
     | 1,762 views

    -Someone might say, “Well, God does not raise dead people anymore.” I would agree that it is not very common, but the Lord still does it. I have told some of you about my own experience with death. When I was between 1 & 2 years old, I got a hold of a piece of wood from an old orchard sprayer tank. ...read more

  • Northern Mississippi River Freezes. A Man ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
     | 1,020 views

    Northern Mississippi River freezes. A man decided to walk across the ice instead of going down to the bridge. He didn’t see anyone else out there. It looked so crusty and thick, He said, “I believe I can walk across. I won’t have to take the journey down to the bridge” and he began to walk ...read more

  • The Insurance Claim Letter

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on May 22, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,262 views

    THE INSURANCE CLAIM LETTER Dear Sirs, I was recently moving 500 pounds of bricks from the top of a five-story building. It would take too long to carry them down, so I put them in a bucket and lowered them by a pulley which I fastened to the top of the building. After tying the rope securely at ...read more

  • A Change In Hope

    Contributed by Fred Schaeffer on Nov 20, 2008
     | 7,881 views

    A CHANGE IN HOPE Ben was diagnosed with a brain tumor at the age of 16 years old. Hope is the one thing that kept his parents, Kevin and Laura moving forward. Hope is what kept them from giving up. His younger sister, Bethany, always kept her sights on the silver lining. He went through a series ...read more

  • On Crowns

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 5,012 views

    ON CROWNS Crowns have always been the sign of authority and Kingship. Charlemagne, whom historians say should deserve to be called "great" above all others, wore an octagonal crown. Each of the eight sides was a plaque of gold, and each plaque was studded with emeralds, sapphires, and pearls. The ...read more

  • The Best Years Of My Life

    Contributed by Jim Blevins on May 14, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,355 views

    THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE Man at a seminar heard the following: "The best years of my life were spent in the arms of another man's wife!" The crowd was shocked! Then he continued "My mother!" The crowd laughed and he finished the rest of his speech which held everyone's attention. The young ...read more

  • A Preacher Was At A Seminar And Heard The ...

    Contributed by Jim Blevins on May 16, 2009
     | 2,202 views

    A preacher was at a seminar and heard the following: "The best years of my life were spent in the arms of another man’s wife!" The crowd was shocked! Then he continued "My mother!" The crowd laughed and he finished the rest of his speech which held everyone’s attention . The young preacher liked ...read more

  • Jeep Gets Stuck In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2010
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    Jeep Gets Stuck in the Sand There are vast numbers of people - today - who are defeated in their lives! Their conqueror may be some wrong action or some mental evil such as fear or worry! I am convinced that nobody need be defeated by anything - Jesus, the Christ, is the answer! The story is told ...read more

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    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2010
     | 4,001 views

    Contrasting Poems on Servanthood Matthew 20:28 "The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." If He came to serve, what must we do? ILL.- “I gave a little party this afternoon at three— ’Twas very small Three guests in all Just I, Myself, and ...read more

  • Grace Is God Drawing Sinners Closer And Closer To ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 7, 2010
     | 2,224 views

    Grace is God drawing sinners closer and closer to him. How does God in grace prosecute this purpose? Not by shielding us from assault by the world, the flesh, and the devil, nor by protecting us from burdensome and frustrating circumstance, not yet by shielding us from troubles created by our own ...read more

  • Victor Or Victim—the Case Of Robert Reed  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,269 views

    VICTOR OR VICTIM--THE CASE OF ROBERT REED If ever there was a person who could have offered Jesus an excuse, Robert Reed would be that person. His hands are twisted and His feet are useless. He can’t bathe himself. He can’t feed himself. He can’t brush his teeth, comb his hair or put on his ...read more

  • The First Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Nov 19, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,595 views

    THE FIRST THANKSGIVING Let's consider the first Thanksgiving in America. It was in the fall of 1621, one year after the Pilgrim’s landed. There was great affliction in their voyage. 102 Pilgrims the left Holland, stopped briefly in England before sailing to America. They were at sea for 66 ...read more