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  • Grace: It Really Is Amazing! Series: Part 1: An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,638 views

    Grace: It Really Is Amazing! Series: Part 1: An Amazing 5 Letter Word. February 18, 2007 Castalia Baptist Church. Ephesians 2: 1-10 The story is told of a Queen who had a young daughter who was faced with a deadly illness. The doctors told the Queen that she needed to stay away from her daughter’s ...read more

  • Winston Churchill's Ever Patient Wife Told Him ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,082 views

    Winston Churchill’s ever patient wife told him that him that loosing the election immediately after the war might be a blessing in disguise. His response was ’at the moment its certainly very well disguised’ But a few months later saw it differently ’I feel a great sense of relief...others having ...read more

  • The Year Was 1968. As A Young Mp I Was Sent To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,698 views

    The year was 1968. As a young MP I was sent to Korea that November. Most people have forgotten what happened earlier that year in Korea. The North Koreans captured one of our ships. It was called the “Pueblo Incident. After the U.S.S. Pueblo was captured by the North Koreans, the eighty-two ...read more

  • No Wonder You Feel Tired!

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Mar 7, 2007
     | 2,875 views

    Your heart beats 103,689 times every 24 hours. 2. Your blood travels 168,000,000 miles every 24 hours. 3. You breathe 23,040 times every 24 hours. 4. You inhale 438 cubic feet of air every 24 hours. 5. You eat about 3 1/2 pounds of food every 24 hours. 6. You drink about 2.9 quarts of liquid every ...read more

  • By Max Lacado) He Was A ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Mar 7, 2007
     | 914 views

    (ILLUSTRATION BY MAX LACADO) He was a PROFESSIONAL THIEF. His name stirred FEAR in the hearts of the people. He TERRORIZED the Wells Fargo Stage Line for 13 years. He spooked even the most RUGGED FRONTIERSMAN. During his reign of TERROR between 1875 and 1883, he is credited with STEALING the ...read more

  • These Shepherds Were Symbolic Of Jesus Christ The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Nov 26, 2000
    based on 160 ratings
     | 7,218 views

    These shepherds were symbolic of Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd, who would also humbly follow God’s will. Their sheep represent us as believers, in several ways: - Sheep cannot clean themselves. Some animals such as a cat can do that, but not sheep. Likewise, we as unbelievers were not able to ...read more

  • A Young Teenage Boy Had Just Gotten His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Heartsill on Oct 25, 2000
    based on 256 ratings
     | 6,118 views

    A young teenage boy had just gotten his driver’s license. When he got home, he asked his father, who was a minister, if they could discuss the use of the car. His father took him into his study and said to the boy, "I’ll make a deal with you. If you bring up your grades, study your Bible a little, ...read more

  • Two Longstanding Church Members Were In A Boat ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Jones on Nov 1, 2000
    based on 125 ratings
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    Two longstanding church members were in a boat fishing with a new Christian. Fishing is a great time for conversation and each was proclaiming his fervent faith and devotion to God. As they were discussing their faith, one’s hat blew into the water. So he stood up, calmly stepped onto the water, ...read more

  • Hocus Pocus  PRO

    Contributed by Doug Johnston on Mar 14, 2001
    based on 102 ratings
     | 5,063 views

    Hocus Pocus Salvation can be difficult to understand, especially when it’s not clearly explained. During the Middle Ages, the most educated people in European villages was usually the priest. He was a source of information and help, as well as the one holding the keys to heaven. The people ...read more

  • A Wanted Man  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,927 views

    A WANTED MAN "If Jesus had of entered into one of our modern cities, leading the parade, He would have been arrested immediately. He would be a wanted man. The FDA would want Him for turning water into wine without a license; the EPA for killing fig trees; the AMA for practicing medicine ...read more

  • Buy Me Out  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Garrett on May 29, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,888 views

    “BUY ME OUT” A very successful businessman had a meeting with his new son-in-law. "I love my daughter, and now I welcome you into the family," he said. "To show you how much we care for you, I’m making you a 50-50 partner in my business. All you have to do is go to the factory every day and learn ...read more

  • A Group Of Men Were Carrying On A Friendly ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jun 27, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,933 views

    A group of men were carrying on a friendly conversation. One of them remarked that he had learned to be especially careful about small things. “Would you believe,” he said, “that a little thing like a pair of socks changed the entire course of my life?” “I can hardly believe that,” replied another ...read more

  • You May Have Heard Of The Story Of The Old ...  PRO

    Contributed by Merv Budd on Nov 1, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
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    You may have heard of the story of the old lumberman who came into a store and said he’d like to buy a chainsaw because he had heard that they were quicker and easier for cutting down trees than his old one man saw. So he comes back a few days later and says the saw’s broken he wanted a ...read more

  • A Man Dies And Goes To Heaven. Of Course, St. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,453 views

    A man dies and goes to heaven. Of course, St. Peter meets him at the pearly gates. St. Peter says, "Here’s how it works. You need 100 points to make it into heaven. You tell me all the good things you’ve done, and I give you a certain number of points for each item, depending on how good it was. ...read more

  • Dr. James Dobson Tells A Story About A Family ...

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
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    Dr. James Dobson tells a story about a family that lived in the Northeast part of the country. In the bitterly cold part of winter their car had become espe­cially dirty, what with road salts, frozen slush, and other wintry deposits. Conscious of the condition of their car, this family was driving ...read more

  • Several Years Ago There Was A Movie That Starred ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Scoggins on Dec 29, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,982 views

    Several Years ago there was a movie that starred Nicolas Cage. It was about a New York City Cop who didn’t have enough money for a tip. He felt bad about it so he gave her a choice. She could wait until tomorrow and he would come back and bring her a few dollars or she could have half of ...read more

  • A Few Weeks Ago I Visited My Family Physician, ...

    Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Jun 2, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    A few weeks ago I visited my family physician, Dr. Stuckert. After a few minutes in the waiting room the nurse took me back. The first thing she did was weigh me, then she took my temperature. Then she asked, why I had come to see the doctor. I told her, I was having headaches for the last ...read more

  • Punishment Teaches The Great Lesson That Choices ...

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jun 16, 2007
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    Punishment teaches the great lesson that choices have consequences. I have been spanked, but the worst punishment I ever had was not a spanking. I called my grandmother an old “battleaxe”. I didn’t even know what it meant. She told me, “Well this old battle axe is going to make you sit in the ...read more

  • Lincoln Proclaims National Fast Day

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,770 views

    Lincoln Proclaims National Fast Day Abraham Lincoln wrote an address to the nation during the Civil War that was at least as important as the Gettysburg Address. It was his proclamation for a national fast-day, by which he did designate and set apart Thursday the 30th day of April 1863, as a day of ...read more

  • He Was A Professional Thief. His Name Stirred ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,360 views

    He was a PROFESSIONAL THIEF. His name stirred FEAR in the hearts of the people. He TERRORIZED the Wells Fargo Stage Line for 13 years. He spooked even the most RUGGED FRONTIERSMAN. During his reign of TERROR between 1875 and 1883, he is credited with STEALING the bags away from 29 different ...read more