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  • Moody's Dying Words  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 21, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,000 views

    MOODY'S DYING WORDS "Earth recedes. Heaven opens before me. If this is death, it is sweet! There is no valley here. God is calling me, and I must go." "No, no, Father," said Moody's son, "You are dreaming." "I am not dreaming," replied Moody. "I have been within the gates. I have seen the ...read more

  • One Of The Past Gold Medalists On The U.s. Swim ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,804 views

    One of the past gold medalists on the U.S. Swim Team gave this account as to the cost of the medal that he had won. He had swam a total of 45,000 miles in the last four years. From now until the 2000 Olympics, he will have swam an equivalent of two times across the Pacific Ocean. -All of that is ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Little Boy Who Was Scared ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,959 views

    The story is told of a little boy who was scared to go to church one Sunday. He cried and cried and his mother couldn’t find out what was wrong with him. He loved to go to Sunday school and church. She kept questioning him and finally he blurted out, “I’m afraid of the zeal.” “What zeal?” she ...read more

  • When The Garden Tomb Was Discovered In 1885, The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,470 views

    When the Garden Tomb was discovered in 1885, the godly General Gordon was convinced that this was the place where the body of Jesus had lain. There is a traditional tomb inside the wall of modern Jerusalem, but no certainty attaches to the site. The Garden Tomb, hidden for centuries, was covered ...read more

  • Men Did You Know That Because A Woman's Vocal ...

    Contributed by Eldon Reich on Aug 24, 2007
     | 1,728 views

    Men did you know that because a woman’s vocal cords are shorter than a man’s she can actually speak with less effort than you can. Shorter vocal cords not only cause a woman’s voice to be more highly pitched, but also require less air to become agitated, making it possible for her to talk more with ...read more

  • Late Night?

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 12, 2008
     | 2,815 views

    LATE NIGHT? The drunk husband snuck up the stairs quietly. He looked in the bathroom mirror and bandaged the bumps and bruises he’d received in a fight earlier that night. He then proceeded to climb into bed, smiling at the thought that he’d pulled one over on his wife. When morning came, he ...read more

  • Janet Paschal, A Wonderful Gospel Singer Wrote A ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jun 28, 2008
     | 1,162 views

    Janet Paschal, a wonderful gospel singer wrote a song that includes these words… “They said it wouldn’t last Said God’s word would pass away into mere history They thought the church He built would end Replaced by modern times and trends But countless generations proved again His truth keeps on ...read more

  • That Great Getting' Up Morning...

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Oct 30, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 575 views

    And now O Lord – When I’ve done drunk my last cup of sorrow— When I’ve been called everything but a child of God— When I’ve done travelling up the rough side of the mountain— O – Mary’s baby— When I start down the steep and slippery steps of death— When this old world begins to rock beneath my ...read more

  • Look!

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Dec 30, 2024
     | 660 views

    E. Stanley Jones, Methodist Doctor and Missionary to India once wrote: The early Christians did not say: "Look what the world has come to!" - but, "Look what has come to the world." They saw not merely the ruin, but the resource for the reconstruction of that ruin. They ...read more

  • City Slickers

    Contributed by Sam Peters on Mar 1, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,839 views

    (If available, use the clip illustrated here) In the movie City Slickers, Mitch (Billy Crystal) is on a Baby Boomer cattle drive in search of the real meaning of life. In one scene he is out riding with the gritty trail boss, Curly (Jack Palance). Curly realizes why Mitch is on the trip and ...read more

  • God's Elect

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 23, 2009
     | 3,044 views

    “Who will bring a charge against God’s elect?” Here is where we have to back up just a step and remember who Paul is talking about and who he is talking to. When he says that God will, with Christ, freely give us all things, the 'us' consists of all those who are referred to in verse 28 and in ...read more

  • Twas The Month After Christmas, And All ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Prater on Jan 3, 2001
    based on 130 ratings
     | 9,546 views

    ‘Twas the month after Christmas, and all through the house, nothing would fit me, not even a blouse. The cookies I’d nibbled, the fudge I did taste, all the holiday parties had gone to my waist. When I got on the scales there arose such a number! When I walked to the store (less a walk than a ...read more

  • Easter Is So Much More Than Learning How To Face ...  PRO

    Contributed by Keith Wessel on Apr 14, 2001
    based on 113 ratings
     | 3,462 views

    Easter is so much more than learning how to face death without fear, with courage and dignity. After all, even philosophers, poets, and scientists can do that. I remember the astronomer Carl Sagan mention in an interview that he was looking forward to death as “the last great adventure.” Walt ...read more

  • I Saw Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Apr 24, 2001
    based on 253 ratings
     | 3,708 views

    I SAW JESUS. ~~Author Unknown~~ I saw Jesus last week. He was wearing blue jeans and an old shirt. He was up at the church building; He was alone and working hard. For just a minute he looked a little like one of our members. But it was Jesus,I could tell by his smile. I saw Jesus last Sunday. He ...read more

  • The Month After Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,384 views

    The Month After Christmas Twas the month after Christmas, and all through the house Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse. The cookies I’d nibbled, the eggnog I’d tasted At the holiday parties had gone to my waist. When I got on the scales there arose such a number! When I walked to ...read more

  • Strange For Us To Think Of Idolatry As Being ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Sep 28, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,240 views

    Strange for us to think of idolatry as being something in the modern world but consider this: • There are actually people who worship crawling creatures: In a museum in Egypt there is a monument to the scarob beetle. • The philistines actually worshiped flies. Hindus today won’t swat a fly ...read more

  • At My Ordination Service, My Friend Pastor Don ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 24, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,333 views

    At my ordination service, my friend Pastor Don Bradley gave the ordination sermon. In it, he urged me to “Remember Dorothy.” It’s all right, I didn’t know what he was talking about either. He told us a story about a woman who was in nursing school. One day the Prof. came in and said those 7 words ...read more

  • A Redhead Is Walking Through The Countryside, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Oct 17, 2005
    based on 13 ratings
     | 4,419 views

    A redhead is walking through the countryside, when she finds a bottle. She rubs it and, you guessed it, a genie appears. The genie says, “You are allowed three wishes. But, I must warn you, anything you get, all the blondes in the world get twice as much.” The woman agrees, “Okay. Give me a ...read more

  • State Of Giving: 83% Of U.s. Adults Donated Money ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,927 views

    State Of Giving: 83% of U.S. adults donated money to one or more non-profit organizations last year. The rate has remained stable for the last 10 years. Barna Research Group found the least likely donors were under the age 25, never attended college, residents of the Northeast, atheists and ...read more

  • Some Of You Are Familiar With The Musical Man Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,394 views

    Some of you are familiar with the musical Man of Lamancha. 1. It is the story of Don Quixote, the weird character who jousts with windmills and envisions himself as a knight slaying dragons. 2. The most poignant part of the musical is his relationship with Aldonza. 3. She was a woman of ...read more