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  • There Was A Man Waiting In Line At A Check-Out ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,738 views

    There was a man waiting in line at a CHECK-OUT STAND. He seemed AGITATED and IMPATIENT and had a very SOLEMN and GLOOMY look on his face. When the CHEERY young woman at the check-out said, “Good morning” the man just GRUNTED. The woman was trying to loosen the man up by JOKING with him, but it was ...read more

  • One Preacher Noted: "If We Had Witnessed Jesus' ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,273 views

    One preacher noted: “If we had witnessed Jesus’ struggle that night, we might have said, ‘If He is so broken up when ALL He is doing is praying, what will He do when He faces a real crisis? Why can’t He approach this ordeal with the calm confidence of His 3 sleeping friends?’ Yet when the test came ...read more

  • In 1875, An Agnostic Named William Ernest Henley ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,284 views

    In 1875, an agnostic named William Ernest Henley published a poem that sums up that kind of attitude. It’s called Invictus: Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have ...read more

  • Several Years Ago Automobile Makers Started ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,640 views

    Several years ago automobile makers started installing cruise control in their cars and trucks. As you know Cruise control allows you to push a button and not have to worry about trying to maintain a certain speed. It does this by accelerating when going up a hill, and decelerating when you go down ...read more

  • Jerry Jones, A Gospel Preacher, Tells About A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,969 views

    Jerry Jones, a gospel preacher, tells about a Christian man and his wife who lost their young SON in a TRAGIC ACCIDENT on Good Friday in 1996. The boy’s funeral was on Easter Sunday. During the MEMORIAL service the father got up and shared with his family and friends that Easter had taken on a new ...read more

  • Elmo Cringle

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    Elmo Cringle A teenager had decided to quit high school right before school was out saying he was just fed up with it. His father was trying to convince him to stick it out just a little bit longer. “Son,” he said, “you just can’t quit. All the people who are remembered in history didn’t quit. Abe ...read more

  • The Father Of A Small Boy Would Occasionally ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 12, 2007
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    The father of a small boy would occasionally sneak into a neighbor’s orchard and pluck some of the choicest fruit. He always made sure, however, that "the coast was clear." One day with his son tagging along, after carefully looking in every direction and seeing no one, he crept through the ...read more

  • Holiness

    Contributed by Steven Wunderink on Jul 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    Holiness Are you living a HOLY life? If I went to your friends at work and asked, "Is (you) a Christian?" How would they answer? Would they say "Absolutely! The guy prays at every meal, he will pray with people who are hurting, he always is there to help out, and he is the best employee at our ...read more

  • Keeping Company With God  PRO

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jul 31, 2007
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     | 1,736 views

    Philip Yancey writes in his book, Prayer, that “… Keeping company with God also includes expressing the times of trial and frustration. In Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye keeps up a running dialogue with God, giving credit for the good things but also lamenting all that goes wrong. In one scene he ...read more

  • I Used To Manage A Restaurant In Blowing Rock, ...

    Contributed by Michael Vaughn on Aug 1, 2007
     | 1,145 views

    I used to manage a restaurant in Blowing Rock, NC. Every time that my boss would come by to visit he would remark, looking down, that the baseboards were dirty. No matter how much I cleaned them, he would always find an area (sometimes behind a 200 pound piece of equipment) that needed more ...read more

  • Two Paddleboats Left Port About The Same Time ...

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007
     | 1,438 views

    Two paddleboats left port about the same time down the Mississippi River. As they traveled side by side, the sailors began to taunt one another; challenging words were exchanged until finally a race began. After a time, one boat began falling behind; its fuel supply nearly expended. Although there ...read more

  • Fact: Since 1900, The Percentage Of The World's ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 7, 2007
     | 754 views

    Fact: Since 1900, the percentage of the world’s atheistic and non-religious peoples (agnostics, secularists, com­munists, and so on) has grown from 0.2 percent to 21.3 percent - in other words from less than one-fifth of one percent to over one fifth of the world’s population. This is the most ...read more

  • Years Ago The Emperor Of China Had A Famous ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Oct 19, 2007
     | 990 views

    Years ago the Emperor of China had a famous orchestra. One particular member of the group did not have any real musical talent but had simply weaseled his way into as a member. During the concerts he would always pretend to play but loved the attention and the money he was paid. One day the ...read more

  • Never Give In

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Nov 5, 2007
     | 1,659 views

    "Never Give In" "This is the lesson: never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy." ...read more

  • Anger Is The Spontaneous Reaction We Have When ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007
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     | 1,657 views

    Anger is the spontaneous reaction we have when someone interferes with our will or messes up our plans. If you doubt that, see what emotion seizes you on the way home when someone cuts you off on Loop 410. (The other day, Susan and I were driving to church when a car wasn’t cooperating with my ...read more

  • Maybe You Have Been Hit With So Much Adversity ...

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 10, 2007
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     | 2,831 views

    • Maybe you have been hit with so much adversity you feel like the little girl who was riding along on her bike when she bumped her head on the low hanging branch of a tree. • She ran into the house hollering, "Mom, Joey hit me!" • Her Mom looked up from what she was doing and said, "Sissy, Joey ...read more

  • Joe Craig, Tucson, Az, Was Nearly 4 Yrs Old. He ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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    Joe Craig, Tucson, AZ, was nearly 4 yrs old. He was well-behaved except for one habit--he didn’t like to wear shoes. When it was time for his first Vacation Bible school, his parents told Joe he must keep his shoes on at church. He nodded in agreement, but they worried about his ability to resist ...read more

  • Dwight L. Moody Also Says It Well, "Happiness Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 8, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,674 views

    Dwight L. Moody also says it well, “Happiness is caused by things that happen around me, and circumstances will mar it; but joy flows right on through trouble; joy flows on through the dark; joy flows in the night as well as in the day; joy flows all through persecution and opposition. It is an ...read more

  • Old Story Of Frog That Jumped In A Bucket Of ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 24, 2008
     | 1,414 views

    Old story of frog that jumped in a bucket of milk. Instead of just giving up the frog began to swim and swim and swim. The frog swam so much that the milk turned to butter and the frog hopped out of the bucket. Great story about working so had that you eventually get to where you want to ...read more

  • In The French Revolution, A Young Man Was ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 30, 2008
     | 1,084 views

    In the French revolution, a young man was condemned to the guillotine and shut up in one of the prisons. He was greatly loved by many, but there was someone who loved him more than all the others put together. That one was his own father, and the love he bore his son was proved in this way: when ...read more

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