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  • A Little Boy And His Father Visited The Country ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Dec 28, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,002 views

    A little boy and his father visited the country store. Upon leaving the store the owner of the store offered the little boy some free candy. "Get a handful of candy", the merchant said to the boy. The boy just stood there looking up at his father. The owner repeated himself, "Son, get a handful of ...read more

  • Oscar Wilde Said, "Consistency Is The Last Refuge ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
     | 2,492 views

    Oscar Wilde said, “Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” So stop getting up at 6:05. Get up at 5:06. Walk a mile at dawn. Find a new way to drive to work. Switch chores with your spouse next Saturday. Buy a wok. Study wildflowers. Stay up alone all night. Read to the blind. Start ...read more

  • Some Folk Have Some Starnge Ideas About ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 16, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,323 views

    Some folk have some starnge ideas about marraigeTake Elizabeth Taylor – who after seven marriages and five divorces - said this: “I think it’s fairly obvious why I was married. As strange as it may sound, I am a very moral woman. I was taught by my parents that if you fall in love, if you want to ...read more

  • Brand Building Online Is The Media's Emerging ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 2,089 views

    Brand Building Online is the media’s emerging advertising strategy says the Wall Street Journal. For tradition-al advertisers, audience exposure to non-interactive brand building banner ads increases brand aware-ness 5%. Major consumer products companies will spend 5% of ad bud-gets Online ...read more

  • The Plant

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 6, 2007
     | 2,921 views

    Let me end with this: The Plant. We have this plant in our office. I have it right here this morning in this small clay pot. It is a small tiny little thing. And there is this note, taped to a pencil, and the pencil is stuck in the soil. The note says: African Violet. Low Sunlight. Set in water. ...read more

  • * If You Were To Catch A Flight To Beijing, ...

    Contributed by John Perry on Feb 7, 2010
     | 1,415 views

    *** If you were to catch a flight to Beijing, China & preach the gospel – unhindered by authorities – to 1,000 people a day, we would sense great victory in doing so. After all ..... 1,000 every day hearing the gospel??? That’s fantastic, what a powerful ministry!!! After a year 365,000 people have ...read more

  • Gas ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 29, 2010
     | 1,650 views

    Gas Mileage According to a story in the Grand Rapids Press, the owner of a small foreign car had begun to irritate his friends by bragging incessantly about his gas mileage. So they decided on a way to get some humor out of his tireless boasting, as well as bring it to an end. Every day one of ...read more

  • If You Want It Bad Enough

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,088 views

    IF YOU WANT IT BAD ENOUGH When a person first comes to faith in Christ and gets a taste of His grace, they can’t get enough of the Bible. Pat Summerall, the well-known sports announcer, trusted Christ with his life and overcame alcohol in the late 60’s. As he describes his life with Christ, he ...read more

  • The Agenda Of The Coach

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011
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    THE AGENDA OF THE COACH LSU tackle Drake Nevis was the anchor of the defensive line for LSU last year. Listen to what Defensive Coordinator John Chavis said about Nevis before the draft: "Folks are going to fall in love with him. When you get a guy that has the athletic ability he does and ...read more

  • Bigger Hands

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 9, 2020
     | 3,225 views

    A story is told of a little girl that would not take a handful of cherries when the general store owner told her to take one After several times of saying no, the owner told her to hold out her hands and he filled them with the cherries she loved. On the way home, Momma asked her why should would ...read more

  • On The Nascar Circuit, They Have Their Own Form ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 1,886 views

    On the NASCAR circuit, they have their own form of church called the MRO (Motor Racing Outreach). Nascar great Darrell Waltrip helped found this organization and he commented that Nascar is a dangerous commercialized place and they can’t always get away to go back to their church. He said: “If you ...read more

  • Some Time Ago I Spoke At Horn Creek Lodge In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,878 views

    Some time ago I spoke at Horn Creek Lodge in Horn Creek, Colorado not too far from Colorado Springs. If you have never been there you need to go. It is a great place to spend a week. The mountains are at your front door and the deer walk up to your back door. The food is delicious and the ...read more

  • Our Family Has Been Outdoors People Most All Of ...

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Jun 26, 2007
     | 856 views

    Our family has been outdoors people most all of my life. Many of our vacations were camping, hunting, and fishing. It may be hard for some of you to imagine, but my Mom can be an outdoors lady. She always caught the most fish and she would always get a good Buck. One thing we loved as boy’s, and ...read more

  • We Lived In Montrose, Co For Four Years And ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 27, 2007
     | 1,643 views

    We lived in Montrose, CO for four years and often went to the town of Telluride. Telluride is a beautiful resort town, with skiing and a gondola and much more. But it didn’t always have a good reputation. To this day to get to Telluride you must drive a narrow, curvy, two lane road. Back in the ...read more

  • Faith Is Knowing, Believing And Personally ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 14, 2008
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    FAITH IS KNOWING, BELIEVING AND PERSONALLY TRUSTING • Imagine a ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean it is filled with people and in the middle of the ocean there is an explosion. Many people lose their lives,, but a number are still alive. They begin to run to the lifeboats. • The 1st man though ...read more

  • I Remember When I Was A Small Boy That I Was ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008
     | 831 views

    I remember when I was a small boy that I was fascinated with soldiers. I played with little green army men, listened to Dad tell stories of the second world war he was in. I loved to dress up and play army (Get the pictures). I had the steel hat, inside liner, and jacket, etc. I loved playing ...read more

  • Pastor Avoid The Appearance Of Evil

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 9, 2008
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    PASTOR AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF EVIL Personally and professionally, my wife Kendra knows that there are some things that I need to be very careful of violating as her husband and as a pastor. For example, being alone with member of the opposite sex is something I am very careful about not doing. ...read more

  • Misdirection In A Football Game Is Fun. ...

    Contributed by David Nuhfer on Jul 16, 2008
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    Misdirection in a football game is fun. Misdirection from Satan is deadly. He has been doing it for thousands of years, from the time in the Garden of Eden when he got Eve to believe that God was holding out on her and Adam, to Exodus when he got the Israelites focused on hating Moses, to the time ...read more

  • There Was A Guy Who Died And Was Being Given A ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Sep 30, 2008
     | 2,289 views

    There was a guy who died and was being given a tour of heaven, and he saw a friend of his drive by in a beautiful Mercedes. He said, "Boy, this is great!" "Oh, yes," St. Peter said, "your friend was really generous on earth; we had a lot to work with. Your transportation up here depends on your ...read more

  • M ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 2,353 views

    Marriage? Through a scheduling mix-up, a man and a woman who had never met before found themselves in the same sleeping-carriage of a train. It’s late, the train is full, and everyone else is already asleep. After the initial embarrassment, they both manage to get to sleep; the woman on the top ...read more