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  • I Had A Very Animated Professor At Bible College ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Carpenter on Oct 24, 2000
    based on 214 ratings
     | 3,151 views

    I had a very animated professor at Bible college by the name of Dr. Emert. He taught us about the danger of blaspheming God’s Son by claiming that He is anything less than God. He told how for some the earth opened, for some fire fell from Heaven, and for some floods came. He told us that he had ...read more

  • Story: A Young Man Who Had Been Raised As An ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Sep 15, 2007
     | 957 views

    Story: A young man who had been raised as an atheist –was training to be an Olympic diver. The only religious influence in his life came from his outspoken Christian friend. The young diver never really paid much attention to what his friend said about Jesus. One night the diver went to the ...read more

  • The Mardi Gras Miracle

    Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Apr 17, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,891 views

    “The Mardi Gras Miracle.” On Fat Tuesday of 1994 I was on my way to a meeting at Normal Presbyterian Church. I was listening to a basketball game. Kentucky was playing LSU at LSU and Kentucky was down 16 points at half time. I was concerned but to make things worse LSU started the second half ...read more

  • Signs And Wonders

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 22, 2008
     | 4,242 views

    SIGNS AND WONDERS A person who is seeking for signs and wonders has turned God into a personal Genie in a Bottle. And because of that, when God fails to come through for them, they often turn away from Him completely. Ted Turner (the founder of CNN and some other enterprises) has been known to ...read more

  • What Is A Cpo? A Chief Privacy Officer Oversees A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
     | 1,689 views

    What Is A CPO? A Chief Privacy Officer oversees a company’s privacy policies and practices, monitoring how the corporation handles confidential information about consumers and employees. Companies are trying to stave off overburdening privacy regulation by ...read more

  • An Important Business Executive Boarded The ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Apr 3, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,512 views

    An important business executive boarded the New-Orleans-to-Washington train. He was a heavy sleeper, and he needed to be awakened in order to get off the train in Atlanta about 5 o’clock in the morning. He found a porter and told him, "I want you to awaken me in order that I might get off the ...read more

  • You Think He Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 12, 2009
     | 1,425 views

    "YOU THINK HE WAS MAD?..." An important business executive boarded the New-Orleans-to-Washington train. He was a heavy sleeper, and he needed to be awakened in order to get off the train in Atlanta about five o’clock in the morning. He found a porter and told him, "I want you to awaken me in order ...read more

  • Go Through The Optical Illusions: (Slides ...

    Contributed by C Vincent on Feb 13, 2009
     | 1,469 views

    Go through the optical illusions: (slides 1-6) The eyes can be deceiving. The brain may tell us one thing while our eyes see another. Dog: How do we respond? (7) Most of us warm to animals. Children begging: How do we respond? (8) The sight of children may cause us to think more deeply about the ...read more

  • In Chicago A Boy Was Sent By A Drunken Father To ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 29, 2004
     | 1,857 views

    In Chicago a boy was sent by a drunken father to buy something at a store. Somehow the lad lost the money and he dared not go home, for when drunk his father got dreadfully angry about the slightest thing. A man who saw the boy shivering in a doorway learned of his trouble and gave him the dollar ...read more

  • C. Openness Is Essentially The Willingness To ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Nov 18, 2004
     | 2,402 views

    c. Openness is essentially the willingness to grow, a distaste for ruts, eagerly standing on top-toe for a better view of what tomorrow brings. A man once bought a new radio, brought it home, placed it on the refrigerator, plugged it in, turned it to WSM in Nashville (home of the Grand Ole Opry), ...read more

  • Sir Walter Scott Had Difficulty With The Idea Of ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 3, 2009
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    Sir Walter Scott had difficulty with the idea of “turning the other cheek.” But Jesus’ words took on special meaning one day when Scott threw a rock at a stray dog to chase it away. His aim was like a baseball pitchers and he hit the animal and broke its leg. Instead of running off, the dog ...read more

  • Night Driving With Pouring Rain Is Difficult ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 16, 2007
     | 1,398 views

    Night driving with pouring rain is difficult driving. The water can create slippery surfaces and oncoming traffic¡¦s lights are reflected off the water with blinding effects. If you remove the image of oncoming traffic and place yourself on a deserted road with heavy rain, the experience becomes ...read more

  • A Shepherd Was Looking After His Sheep One Day On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 24, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,119 views

    A shepherd was looking after his sheep one day on the side of a deserted road, when suddenly a brand new Porsche screeches to a halt. The driver, a man dressed in an Armani suit, Rockport shoes, Oakleys sunglasses, Rolex watch, and a Versace tie, gets out and asks the shepherd: "If I can tell ...read more

  • A Disciple Knows His Father  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 19, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,480 views

    A DISCIPLE KNOWS HIS FATHER A shepherd was looking after his sheep one day on the side of a deserted road, when suddenly a brand new Porsche screeches to a halt. The driver, a man dressed in an Armani suit, Timberland shoes, Versace designer sunglasses, A Rolex watch, and a Pierre Cardin tie, ...read more

  • The Sandwich-Sign Parable

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 24, 2009
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    THE SANDWICH-SIGN PARABLE The faces of the three men were solemn as the mayor informed them of the catastrophe. "The rains have washed away the bridge. During the night many cars drove over the edge and into the river." "What can we do?" asked one. "You must stand on the side of the road and ...read more

  • Max Lucado Tells The Story Like This: The Faces ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,730 views

    Max Lucado tells the story like this: The faces of the three men were solemn as the mayor informed them of the catastrophe. “The rains have washed away the bridge. During the night many cars drove over the edge and into the river.” “What can we do?” asked one. “You must stand on the side of the ...read more

  • Hosea 2: Low-Down Person

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 12, 2009
     | 2,919 views

    HOSEA 2: LOW-DOWN PERSON I was watching an old movie on television and I heard a line that I’d missed before. The villain of this comedy was talking on the phone and said something like: "Sure, I know what kind of low-down person would sue his own mother, but we’re not talking about me!" It caught ...read more

  • Three Phases To An Enjoyable Life

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 27, 2009
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    THREE PHASES TO AN ENJOYABLE LIFE When I was a boy, I would watch the space launches on TV. The rockets were in three phases. As it got so high, the lowest section of the rocket would drop off. Then the second section would drop off until only the capsule would remain. It took all three sections ...read more

  • Don't Have To Spank Me

    Contributed by Rev. Ryan Peters on Nov 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,049 views

    DON'T HAVE TO SPANK ME During the normal works of the day, Jenny the local Pastor’s wife is watching her three little boys while her husband is at the church. When all of a sudden she hears a large crash in the living room, and when she runs in to see what it was there was little 4-year-old Brian ...read more

  • A Pastor Shared Recently That He Has A Habit Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,169 views

    A Pastor shared recently that he has a habit of taping football games and watching them again—and again and again, if the game turns out right. He said, “Super Bowl 32 is one of my favorites, the one where the Broncos defeated Green Bay 31-24” (he was a Bronco fan.) “The first time I saw the game ...read more