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  • Sherlock Holmes And Dr. Watson Go On A Camping ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 20, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 5,461 views

    Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson go on a camping trip, set up their tent, and fall asleep. Some hours later, Holmes wakes his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see." Watson replies, "I see millions of stars." "What does that tell you?" asks Holmes Watson ponders ...read more

  • Winning People For God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,324 views

    WINNING PEOPLE FOR GOD One Sunday evening, William Booth was walking in London with his son, Bramwell, who was then 12 or 13 years old. The father surprised the son by taking him to a tavern! The place was crowded with men and women. Some of them were drunk. Some of them were loud. And the air was ...read more

  • It Was The End Of The Autumn Season, Past ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 24, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,660 views

    It was the end of the autumn season, past bulb-planting time. The greenhouse operator had gathered all the unsold tulip bulbs and, finding that these leftovers were mostly in inferior anyway, was bagging them for the trash bin. The good ones had been sold, so he wasn’t concerned about the loss of ...read more

  • At The End Of C. S. Lewis' Book, The Last Battle, ...

    Contributed by Rick Bartosik on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,511 views

    At the end of C. S. Lewis’ book, The Last Battle, on the last page of the last book in The Chronicles of Narnia, Aslan speaks to Peter, Edmund and Lucy: "There was a real railway accident," said Aslan softly. "Your father and mother and all of you are—as you used to call it in the ...read more

  • Six Hundred Students At A University Were Asked ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,179 views

    "Six hundred students at a university were asked to write on a piece of paper the most beautiful word in the English language: 112 wrote the word home." Probably the most popular place for families to gather is the table. One thing you learn very quickly from Italians is that sitting around the ...read more

  • In High School, A Boy Named Tony, Came To Be One ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,682 views

    In high school, a boy named Tony, came to be one of my best friends. After high school, Tina and I married and bought a home in Myrtle. My friend also married a pretty, young girl and bought the house next door. By this time, Tina and I had been saved and were trying to live for the Lord. But our ...read more

  • Death. Death Is Like The Sailing Of A Ship. The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,252 views

    DEATH. Death is like the sailing of a ship. The watcher on the seashore sees her spread her white sails to the morning breeze and start for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength. We stand and watch her until at length she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and ...read more

  • I'm So Depressed And I Can't Get Any Dates," The ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 30, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    “I’m so depressed and I can’t get any dates,” the 300-pound man told his minister. “I’ve tried everything to lose weight.” “I think I can help,” said the minister. “Be dressed and ready to go tomorrow at 8 a.m.” Next morning, a beautiful woman in a skintight exercise suit knocked on the man’s door. ...read more

  • In My Childhood I Collected Coins. It Was My ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 2, 2007
     | 1,792 views

    In my childhood I collected coins. It was my hobby. During WW II copper was a very valuable metal used in the war effort. The U.S. Mint was asked to produce a steel penny so in 1943 they did just that. One day I ran across 3 steel pennies in mint condition. I bought them, went home, and put ...read more

  • Unopened Letters

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 23, 2007
     | 1,656 views

    Unopened Letters A childhood accident caused poet Elizabeth Barrett to lead a life of semi-invalidism before she married Robert Browning in 1846. There’s more to the story. In her youth, Elizabeth had been watched over by her [oppressive] father. When she and Robert were married, their wedding was ...read more

  • This Part Of The Bible Paul Wrote In The Greek ...

    Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on May 9, 2008
     | 1,075 views

    This part of the Bible Paul wrote in the Greek language. The word he used here is προκοπή prokopé̄ . It means to drive forward. It is the beautiful picture of pioneers cutting there way through the wilderness. This is the team that slashes their way ...read more

  • Tom ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 11, 2008
     | 821 views

    Tom Dempsey. On Nov 8th, 1970, there was a hard fought game between the New Orleans Saints and the Detroit Lions. The game was nip and tuck and it came down to the last final seconds to see who would win. The crowd gasped as they realized that the Saints were going to try a field goal of 63 ...read more

  • Elevator Magic  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 24, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,710 views

    ELEVATOR MAGIC An Amish boy and his father were visiting a mall. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and back together again. The boy asked his father, "What is this, Father?" The father [never having seen an elevator] ...read more

  • Same Old Story...?  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Nichols on Apr 17, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,239 views

    SAME OLD STORY...? The little boy was not exactly happy about going to church on Easter Sunday morning. His new shoes were to tight, his tie pinched his neck and the weather outside was just too beautiful to be cooped up inside...so as he sulked in the pew his parents heard him mutter to no one in ...read more

  • Biblical Fellowship  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,714 views

    BIBLICAL FELLOWSHIP If the local church is going to develop the kind of beauty that God says is possible, that which will attract others to Christ, we much commit to becoming together, the kind of church Christ calls us to be. A church that is a biblical fellowship. In his book, Rediscovering ...read more

  • Just As I Am Without One Plea

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 6, 2011
     | 2,974 views

    JUST AS I AM WITHOUT ONE PLEA Charlotte Elliot came to Caesar Milan and asked how she could become a Christian. The old man replied, "My dear, it is very simple. You have only to come to Jesus." And she said to him, "But I am a very great sinner, will He take me just as I am?" "Yes, He will ...read more

  • The Eeyore Syndrome  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,836 views

    THE EEYORE SYNDROME In the past I have spoken of what I call, "The Eeyore Syndrome"--these are Christians who walk around acting like Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh. They choose to look at the gloomy side of life. Their eyes are cast down, their countenance is cheerless, and they have no enthusiasm ...read more

  • The Bride Of Christ

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 21, 2011
     | 4,107 views

    THE BRIDE OF CHRIST When I was a janitor at O.B.C. there were two or three times I had the opportunity to clean the floors in the girls dorms. One thing that astounded me as I went from room to room was the large pin-up pictures and posters of brides on the walls. Some of these girls had ...read more

  • Intimacy: How Is Your Prayer Life?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 18, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,203 views

    INTIMACY: HOW IS YOUR PRAYER LIFE? Eugene Peterson: "She came to see me at the recommendation of a friend. She had been troubled for years, seeing psychiatrists and not getting any better. The consultation had been arranged on the telephone so that when she walked into my study it was as a first ...read more

  • The Lonely Frog

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Dec 8, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,112 views

    You’ve heard the one, I ‘m sure, about the lonely frog who goes to see a fortune-teller. He’s told not to worry. She says, “You’re going to meet a beautiful young girl, and she will want to know everything about you.” “That’s great!” the excited frog says. “When will I meet her?” And the psychic ...read more