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  • What Would Have Happened Had Moses Tried To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,730 views

    What would have happened had Moses tried to figure out what was needed to accomplish God’s command? One of the biggest arithmetical miracles in the world was required in the desert. Moses led the people of Israel into the desert….Now what was he going to do with them? They had to be fed, and ...read more

  • I Love You ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 10, 2010
     | 904 views

    I Love You Enough “You don’t love me!” How many times have your kids laid that one on you? Someday when my children are old enough to understand the logic motivation [of] a mother, I’ll tell them: ü I loved you enough to bug you about where you were going and what time you would get home. ü I ...read more

  • Keeping The Last Note

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 21, 2011
     | 3,802 views

    KEEPING THE LAST NOTE When little Elena was diagnosed with the rare and terminal form of pediatric brain cancer in 2006, her parents were told she had just 135 days to live. The distraught couple vowed to make each moment special for Elena and her sister Gracie, then four. "We wanted to protect ...read more

  • Power And Discipline  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 5, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,736 views

    POWER AND DISCIPLINE Over here is a wall socket. There is power in that socket. Because of that power, I can plug lamps, fans, microwaves and phone chargers into it and magically empower those devises. I can even plug a car charger into a wall socket and revive a dead car battery (like I’ve had to ...read more

  • If The Ant Believes

    Contributed by David Dunn on Jan 20, 2026
     | 146 views

    (Say it rhythmically, not singing yet) “Do you know this story?” The ant and the rubber tree, The ant and the rubber tree, The ant and the rubber tree, And the ant… went marching on… (Pause) “Do you remember what happens next?” (Let them say it together: ‘And the ant… went marching ...read more

  • The Parents Of A Young Soldier Killed In Action ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Dec 28, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 2,820 views

    The parents of a young soldier killed in action gave their church a gift of money as a memorial to their son. During the presentation service, the mother of another soldier whose son was overseas whispered to her husband, “Let’s give the same amount for our son.” “What’s the matter with you?” he ...read more

  • A Man Was Hired To Paint The Lines On The Highway ...

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Oct 23, 2006
     | 1,701 views

    A man was hired to paint the lines on the highway that divide the lanes. Now the company didn’t have a lot of resources so he had to do his painting on foot. After the first day at work his supervisor was very impressed when he learned that this new employee had painted three miles’ worth of ...read more

  • I've Been Reading A Book By A Pastor Named Erwin ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 22, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,775 views

    I've been reading a book by a pastor named Erwin Rafael McManus. He tells about a conversation he had with his daughter, Mariah. He was explaining that Christians often face danger and even death. His daughter asked, "Has anyone ever tried to kill you, Daddy?" And he answered, "Sort of." She ...read more

  • What's The Big Deal About The Church?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,816 views

    WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT THE CHURCH? A little girl became restless as the preacher's sermon dragged on and on. Finally, she leaned over to her mother and whispered, "Mommy, if we give him the money now, will he let us go?" I'm sure that's probably how some people feel about most preachers and ...read more

  • A Unique Excuse

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,965 views

    A UNIQUE EXCUSE A man who bought a brand new Mercedes and got out on the interstate. It was a convertible and the top was down, the breeze was blowing through his hair, and he decided he would open it up to see what it could do. The needle hit 80 miles an hour, then 90, then 100, then 110, then ...read more

  • Yogi Berra: Determination And Direction

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 20, 2011
     | 4,216 views

    YOGI BERRA: DETERMINATION AND DIRECTION My favorite sports quotations, though, come from Yogi Berra: "Nobody goes to that restaurant any more -- it's too crowded." "If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's going to stop them." Someone asked Yogi what time it was; he said, ...read more

  • This Is A Pretty Cool Illustration. The ...

    Contributed by Robert Fox on Dec 18, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,782 views

    (this is a pretty cool illustration. The materials cost less than $3, and, though it was originally intended more for a junior high audience, it actually is pretty fascinating for all ages, including senior high and adults. Everyone likes to blow things up!) Let me give you a visual. Another ...read more

  • A Name On The Bill Of Rights  PRO

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Oct 4, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,994 views

    A NAME ON THE BILL OF RIGHTS The Black Brigade or Black Regiment were the preachers, because they wore black robes. Black preachers, white preachers — they all wore black robes. And the British specifically blamed the preachers for the American Revolution. That's where the title "Black Regiment" ...read more

  • How Righteous Are You?  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Wilson on Nov 26, 2001
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,893 views

    HOW RIGHTEOUS ARE YOU? Some folks think they are good really good people. Let’s suppose that a person on sins 3 times a day. A sin in the morning, a sin during the day and a sin at night. Sounds like a pretty good person! Let’s think for a moment. If that person is saved at 10 years old and ...read more

  • 57 Cents  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Feb 16, 2002
    based on 212 ratings
     | 2,374 views

    57 CENTS One afternoon a little girl, who had eagerly wished to go, turned back from the Sunday-school door, crying bitterly because there was no more room . . . [I] asked her why it was that she was crying, and she sobbingly replied that it was because they could not let her into the ...read more

  • A Number Of Years Ago, Dr. Waltke, A Seminary ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004
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     | 4,245 views

    A number of years ago, Dr. Waltke, a seminary professor, & three pastors, one of which was Charles Swindol toured the mother church of the First Church of Christ Scientist in downtown Boston. The four were unknown to the elderly lady who was going to give them a tour. They didn’t tell her who they ...read more

  • Fruit Of The Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jul 6, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,170 views

    FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT The fruit is singular, not plural. The most common teaching is that there are nine fruits of the Spirit. But that’s not the case. It’s one “fruit,” and that fruit has those characteristics. For instance, take an apple. It’s one apple, but it has many characteristics: red, ...read more

  • Good Pilots Do What It Takes To Get Their Passengers Home.

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Jul 9, 2018
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,400 views

    A good pilot does what it takes to get his passengers home. A good example of this, is the story of a flight when the attendant told everyone to take their seats because of impending turbulence. It was a rowdy flight; the folks weren’t quick to respond; so she warned them again. “The flight is ...read more

  • Setting Out From Hamburg, Germany, One Day To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jan 31, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 1,921 views

    Setting out from Hamburg, Germany, one day to give a concert in London, violinist Fritz Kreisler had an hour before his boat sailed. He wandered into a music shop, where the proprietor asked if he might look at the violin Kreisler was carrying. He then vanished and returned with two policemen, one ...read more

  • During World War Ii, A Young Paratrooper, David ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Doebler on Apr 16, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,422 views

    During World War II, a young paratrooper, David Webster of E Company, 101st Airborne wrote his mother, “Stop worrying about me. I joined the parachutists to fight. I intend to fight. If necessary, I shall die fighting, but don’t worry about this because no war can be won without young men ...read more