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  • These Are Actual Answering Machine Answers ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,176 views

    These are actual answering machine answers recorded and verified by the world-famous International Institute of Answering Machine Answers *Hello, you are talking to a machine. I am capable of receiving messages. My owners do not need siding, windows, or a hot tub, and their carpets are clean. They ...read more

  • A Young Man Went Out To Buy His First Car. He ...

    Contributed by Jerry Caddell on Feb 16, 2007
     | 1,369 views

    A young man went out to buy his first car. He didn’t have a lot of money to spend so he went to a local used-car lot where he found a 1967 Red Mustang in what appeared to be mint condition. He was told by the salesman that the car had been owned by a little old lady from Pasadena, oops, I’m sorry, ...read more

  • One Woman Called Her Flight Agent To Book A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2008
     | 1,376 views

    One woman called her flight agent to book a flight to New York. She said, "I want to go and see the wonders of Hippopotamus, New York; please book me a flight from Dallas." The agent said, "I'm sorry Madame, but there is no such city. Perhaps you want Albany or Syracuse?" After ten minutes the ...read more

  • Heart Of Worship  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Garrett on Apr 11, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,758 views

    “HEART OF WORSHIP” There’s a recent song that was written by a young man who lead the worship at church. He was an extremely talented singer, but the preacher there took him aside and told him that he could not lead the singing at church until things changed because he saw that he was more ...read more

  • Working Hard At Complaining  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,153 views

    WORKING HARD AT COMPLAINING There was a lady who lived alone in a suburban apartment complex. Upset at the noise from the adjacent apartment that she claimed was disturbing her, she immediately picked up the phone and called her landlord. “You need to get up here right away,” she told him. “There ...read more

  • James Calvert (1813-1892) Was A Zealous ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 7, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,544 views

    James Calvert (1813-1892) was a zealous missionary to cannibals on the Fiji Islands. His faithful work bore fruit in the lives of those accustomed to taking the life of others. Years later and English earl visited the Fiji Islands and was critical of a chief’s conversion to Christianity. "You’re a ...read more

  • In ‘the Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe' ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 10, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,056 views

    In ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ Edmund’s love for ‘Turkish Delight’ caused him to betray his family. He fell into the trap set by the Witch and since it tasted so good he became obsessed with getting more ‘Turkish Delight’. The temptation of luscious ‘Turkish Delight’ became stronger even ...read more

  • According To An Old Fable, A Man Made An Unusual ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,228 views

    According to an old fable, a man made an unusual agreement with Death. He told the Grim Reaper that he would willingly accompany him when it came time to die, but only on one condition—that Death would send a messenger well in advance to warn him. Weeks winged away into months, and months into ...read more

  • Scrubs Christmas Voiceover  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 10, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,186 views

    SCRUBS CHRISTMAS VOICEOVER The cast of the TV Show Scrubs have done a number of satirical looks at various things. The did a voice over of "Charlie Brown’s Christmas" and Dr. Cox does the Linus soliloquy which originally was the story of Christmas from the gospel. This post-modern version [IMHO] ...read more

  • What's Left Of Your Heart

    Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Feb 8, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,857 views

    What's Left of Your Heart Anna's wedding day was finally here. She planned for months and months, and in the small church with her family and friends, she was ready to take the vow's with her fiancé, David. He gently took her hand and they turned toward the altar. But, as the minister began to ...read more

  • Anibal Sat In A Brazilian Jail Cell, Guilty Of ...

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Dec 22, 2011
     | 1,352 views

    Anibal sat in a Brazilian jail cell, guilty of murder. He was a weightlifter, with bulging biceps, a leathery face and a tattoo of an anchor on his forearm that seemed to symbolize his personality. But he appeared to soften as the preacher talked with him about guilt, forgiveness, a God who knew ...read more

  • Grim Reaper

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,388 views

    Grim Reaper According to an old fable, a man made an unusual agreement with Death. He told the Grim Reaper that he would willingly accompany him when it came time to die, but only on one condition—that Death would send a messenger well in advance to warn him. Weeks passed into months, and months ...read more

  • For My Next Point, I Need A Volunteer. I Need A ...

    Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Sep 14, 2008
     | 1,452 views

    For my next point, I need a volunteer. I need a young person who really likes bubble gum. (Get the volunteer and talk with him or her up front for a minute.) So you like chewing gum? What is your favorite kind? Really, that is nice. I’m sorry that I don’t have any of that king of bubble gum, ...read more

  • For Years I Have Seen And Heard About The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 2,212 views

    For years I have seen and heard about the division in churches over "correct" and "incorrect" forms of worship. I have seen it all from "you shouldn’t smile in church because you should fear the Lord" to the Ringling Brothers Circus service. Each group seems to think the other has missed the mark ...read more

  • Blessed Are Those Who Mourn  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,027 views

    Blessed Are Those Who Mourn One of the greatest messages ever proclaimed was delivered by Jesus Christ and is referred to as the "Sermon on the Mount." His message is as relevant today as it was when it was first spoken. Our Lord opens this message not with a joke, but with the Beatitudes. The ...read more

  • Christ: An All-Access Pass

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Aug 21, 2008
     | 2,622 views

    CHRIST: AN ALL-ACCESS PASS Mark and Susie Alderson have been attending New Song since what we call our "portable days." In the early days of the church, we would pack a trailer full of equipment, unload it at a local school, hold church there, and then pack up and put the trailer away. Mark is ...read more

  • I Imagine Many Of You Have Heard The Old Joke — ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeffrey Samelson on May 7, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 2,954 views

    I imagine many of you have heard the old joke — or at least some version of it — about the man who’s walking along the street one night and comes across one of the neighborhood children inching along on his hands and knees down on the sidewalk beneath a streetlight. The man asks the boy, “What’s ...read more

  • In His Autobiography In 2004, Pete Rose Finally ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,594 views

    In his autobiography in 2004, Pete Rose finally admitted that he bet on baseball games while employed as manager of the Cincinnati Reds — an infraction that produced a lifetime ban from the sport in 1989. Rose’s admission of guilt came after denying any wrongdoing for almost 15 years. And he has ...read more

  • Kidnapped By Hatred  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 21, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 6,072 views

    KIDNAPPED BY HATRED On February 9, 1960, Adolph Coors III, millionaire head of Coors Company, was kidnapped and held for ransom. Seven months later his body was found on a remote hillside. He had been shot to death. Adolph Coors IV was then fifteen years old. He lost not only his father, but also ...read more

  • A Letter Written During World War Ii

    Contributed by J. Brad Campbell on Nov 6, 2006
     | 1,263 views

    ILL> A letter written during world war 2 Dear son, I wish I had the power to write The thoughts wedged in my heart tonight As I sit watching this small star And wondering were and how you are You know, son, it’s a funny thing How close a war can really bring A father, who for years with pride, Has ...read more

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