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  • One Sunday After Church Mom Asked Her Very Young ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 9, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,195 views

    One Sunday after church Mom asked her very young daughter what the lesson was about. Her daughter answered "Don’t be scared, you’ll get your quilts." Needless to say, Mom was perplexed. Later in the day, the Pastor stopped by for tea. Mom asked him what that ...read more

  • One Sunday After Church, A Mom Asked Her Very ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evelyn Weston on May 23, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,686 views

    One Sunday after church, a Mom asked her very young daughter what the lesson was about. The daughter answered, "Don’t be scared, you’ll get your quilt." Needless to say, the Mom was perplexed. Later in the day, the pastor stopped by for tea and the Mom asked him what ...read more

  • The Elevator  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 27, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,120 views

    The Elevator A man from the back mountains of Tennessee found himself one day in a large city, for the first time standing outside an elevator. He watched as an old, haggard woman hobbled on, and the doors closed. A few minutes later the doors opened and a young, attractive woman ...read more

  • On January 6, 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt ...

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Jan 7, 2005
     | 5,052 views

    On January 6, 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed Congress as to the state of the war in Europe. Most of what he said that day has been forgotten. However at the close of his address, he said that he looked forward "to a world founded upon four essential ...read more

  • A Skeptic In London, In Speaking Of The Bible, ...

    Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Jun 7, 2005
     | 2,548 views

    A skeptic in London, in speaking of the Bible, said that it was quite impossible in these days to believe in any book whose authorship is unknown. A Christian asked if the compiler of the multiplication table was known. “No!” he answered. “Then, of course, you do not believe in it.” “Oh yes,” was ...read more

  • All You Is A New Monthly Time Inc. Women's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,047 views

    All You is a new monthly Time Inc. women’s magazine aimed at reaching ‘value conscious American women.’ Debuting in September with a circulation of 500,000 it will be sold in Wal-Mart. All You will talk to women as they really are—recognizing all they accomplish every single ...read more

  • Teens Under God: According To An American Bible ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,442 views

    Teens Under God: According to an American Bible Society study, 82.4% of teens think the words “under God” belong in the Pledge of Allegiance. 63% say they think about the words while they are reciting the pledge. 71.8% think students should be allowed to pray in ...read more

  • Focus On The Family Reports That Current Arbitron ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,345 views

    Focus On The Family reports that current Arbitron ratings indicate that the audience of all its radio and TV broadcasts combined is roughly 25.6 million people in the U.S. each week. This may make it the most listened to and watched organization in the country. When including its ...read more

  • 60% Of All Web-Site Visits Are Sexual In Nature ...

    Contributed by Chris Adams on Mar 2, 2006
     | 1,430 views

    60% of all web-site visits are sexual in nature (MSNBC /Stanford/Duquesne study, Washington Times Jan. 26, 2000). Every day, up to 30 million people log on to pornographic web-sites (CNET.com, April 28, 1999). Americans spend an estimated $8-10 billion annually on ...read more

  • Kim Linehan Holds The World Record In The Women's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,049 views

    Kim Linehan holds the world record in the Women’s 1500-meter freestyle. According to her coach, Paul Bergen, the 18-year-old is the leading amateur woman distance swimmer in the world. Kim does endless exercises and swims 7 to 12 miles a day. The hardest part of her ...read more

  • Opportunities Missed

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 4,503 views

    Opportunities Missed There was a very cautious man Who never laughed or played; He never risked, he never tried, He never sang or prayed. And when he one day passed away His insurance was denied; For since he never really lived, They claimed he ...read more

  • George Muller Was Asked, "What Is The Secret Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,380 views

    George Muller was asked, “What is the secret of your service to God?” Muller’s response was this: “There was a day when I died, utterly died, died to George Muller, his opinions, preferences, tastes and will…died to the world, its approval and censure…died to the approval or blame ...read more

  • One Of My Seminary Professors Gave A Great ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 18, 2007
     | 727 views

    One of my seminary professors gave a great lecture one day when I was in my first year at the seminary. I was in awe of his knowledge. I went up to him after class and told him just how much I enjoyed the lecture and his vast Biblical ...read more

  • Warren Wiersbe Tells A Story Of When He Was A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,258 views

    Warren Wiersbe tells a story of when he was a young man preaching on the last days with all the events of prophecy clearly laid out and perfectly planned. At the end of the service an older gentleman came up to him and whispered in his ear, “I used to have the Lord’s return planned out ...read more

  • Tame The Tongue  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,885 views

    TAME THE TONGUE Employed by the human-development center of a corporation in the Midwest, a young woman was training the employees in proper dress codes and etiquette. One day as she was stepping onto the elevator, a man casually dressed in jeans and a golf shirt got on with her. Thinking of her ...read more

  • I'd Rather See A Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,227 views

    I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I’d rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way. And the best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds, For to see good put in action is what ...read more

  • Mr. Stead

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 2, 2008
     | 1,438 views

    True story from Reader’s Digest: Our surname, Stead, rhymes with bed, but people often say steed, like the horse. One day a business associate of mine came over to the house and was greeted by my mother. "Is Mr. Steed in?" the woman asked. "He’s Stead," ...read more

  • God's Will Is Best  PRO

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 27, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,569 views

    God's Will is Best Angels are pure spirits, but it was God's intention to raise human beings, who are lower than the angels, to divine status, to union with the Trinity. An ancient tradition tells us that this was the cause of Lucifer's rebellion, jealousy over one day being ruled by a mere ...read more

  • Deadly ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 3,264 views

    DEADLY PROFESSION Every year, between 300 and 400 doctors take their own lives (roughly one per day). No other profession has a higher suicide rate. And, in sharp contrast to the general population where male suicides outnumber female suicides 4 to 1, the rate among male and ...read more

  • Have You Ever Wondered How Far Jesus Traveled? I ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
     | 999 views

    Have you ever wondered how far Jesus traveled? I decided to ask that question at a website called, ask.com, and according to the website iluvwalking.com, it is estimated to be around 21,525 miles. But, of that 21,525 miles, only 3,125 of them He walked ...read more

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