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  • So Run That Ye May Obtain The Prize" We Should ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 30, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,041 views

    "So run that ye may obtain the prize" We should run the Christian race with sobriety, for our eternal life is at stake. Let others pursue for enjoyment what they will, but in our race everything vital is at stake. The eternal consequences of losing should motivate us to a greater effort than that ...read more

  • At One Time J. Wilbur Chapman Experienced A Great ...

    Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 2, 2005
     | 1,289 views

    At one time J. Wilbur Chapman experienced a great sorrow that nearly shook his faith. In addition, his finances were almost depleted just when it was necessary for him to take a long trip to the western United States. One of the elders of his church who was a wealthy banker came to his home to ...read more

  • There Were Once Two Newlyweds On Their Honeymoon. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Parisi on Dec 8, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,791 views

    There were once two newlyweds on their honeymoon. They were taking a train ride cross country. The bride was becoming a little self conscious about all the fanfare of being a new married couple. She just wanted some quite time alone with her new husband, So she came up with a plan. She said to ...read more

  • A Person Who Knew Nothing About Football Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 30, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,164 views

    A person who knew nothing about football was taken by a friend to a college football game. The friend explained the game as clearly as possible before they arrived. As the officials met with the captains of both teams for the coin toss, the football fan was asked by the clueless friend what was ...read more

  • What Do You Do With An Apostle Paul? Now There ...  PRO

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Feb 21, 2003
    based on 78 ratings
     | 1,976 views

    What do you do with an Apostle Paul? Now there was one committed guy. “Paul, if you don’t quit preaching, we are gonna stone you!” “Well, that’s been done before!” Look, Paul, if you don’t quit preaching we are gonna throw you in jail!” “Hey, guys, could you send me back to Rome. They let me ...read more

  • Slow And Steady  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on May 28, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 6,101 views

    SLOW AND STEADY The power of the Holy Spirit is not just for salvation, but transformation, a process that might be slow and gradual. The difference might look like this: You can take ten gallons of gasoline and release a tremendous amount of power and energy by just dropping a lighted match ...read more

  • A Revival Meeting Was Being Held ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on May 6, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,935 views

    illustration: A Revival meeting was being held in a certain church but unfortunately like so many Revivals nothing seemed to be happening. The attendance was good, the singing was good, and the preaching was good, but God just didn’t seem to be moving. One night, one of the Deacons stood up and ...read more

  • Two Old Men Were Sitting On A Park Bench. One Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,980 views

    Two old men were sitting on a park bench. One of the men said, “You know as I get older I can’t remember things the way I used to.” The other man said, “I used to have that problem too until I took this memory course. It’s a very simple technique, based on associating words with names, places and ...read more

  • A Small Child, Not Even Old Enough For School, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,347 views

    A small child, not even old enough for school, went into one of those mirrored mazes at an amusement park. When her father discovered that she had slipped away he saw her trying to find her way out and beginning to cry in fear. She became increasingly con. fused by all the paths, until she heard ...read more

  • The Importance Of Preaching

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,468 views

    Several years ago “The British Weekly” published this provocative letter: Dear Sir: It seems ministers feel their sermons are very important and spend a great deal of time preparing them. I have been attending church quite regularly for thirty years, and I have probably heard 3,000 of them. To my ...read more

  • Oprah Winfrey Was Interviewing People On Her ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,563 views

    Oprah Winfrey was interviewing people on her program recently who were having affairs with married people (there’s a great subject) One woman who had a long-standing affair with a married man was saying how happy she was. But then someone raised the question of morality. "Wait a minute," the woman ...read more

  • I Was Nearly 50 Years Old Before I Learned The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,316 views

    I was nearly 50 years old before I learned the positive definition of mercy in Peter Wagner’s book on spiritual gifts. Let me illustrate it. Long ago a poor woman from the slums of London was invited to go with a group of people for a holiday at the ocean. She had never seen the ocean. When she ...read more

  • Various Christian Groups Have Been Helping ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 4, 2007
     | 822 views

    Various Christian groups have been helping flooded areas recently. Here is an August 29, 2007 report: "ROCHESTER, Minn. (BP)--More than 570 disaster relief volunteers from the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention and eight other states are working long hours to aid victims affected by recent ...read more

  • There Is A Man Who Keeps On His Desk A Fairly ...

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
     | 1,375 views

    There is a man who keeps on his desk a fairly large stone on which is lettered one word: FIRST. Acting as a constant reminder of Jesus’ words, “He that is without sin… let him cast the first stone,” it helps check within him the automatic desire to be hasty in condemning others. As he daily ...read more

  • We Are Often Like The Child Who When Walking With ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 17, 2007
     | 1,154 views

    We are often like the child who when walking with their parents they either have the tendancy to lag behind their parents kicking their heels or even run ahead doing their own thing for instance. 1. Maybe we’ve been walking for so long we’ve stopped and were tired and are reluctant to go on, were ...read more

  • You Can't Get There From Here

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 2, 2007
     | 1,492 views

    You Can’t Get There From Here A young man, new in town, was looking to take his car in for some bodywork. He didn’t know the exact location of the body shop, but set out to find it on his own. After an hour or so of searching to no avail, he decided to stop in at a gas station and ask for ...read more

  • The Last Are First

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Nov 18, 2007
     | 1,603 views

    The Last Are First There is a couple who lived here in Anchorage, who lived in one of the most broken down trailers I have ever seen. There home was, clean, and well kept but the trailer sure had seen better days – a long time ago. Some friends who had a little boy were looking at buying a house, ...read more

  • The February Edition Of The Forward / ...

    Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Jan 1, 2008
     | 2,189 views

    The February edition of the Forward / Northwestern Lutheran had an article in it titled, “Let’s learn from the elephants.” The article was an interesting story about a herd of African elephants. In an attempt to thin out this herd, the authorities killed off a number of the older males and moved a ...read more

  • If You're Wearing A Parachute, And Thrown From An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,437 views

    If you’re wearing a parachute, and thrown from an airplane, you have decisions to make – how long will you wait before you do something? Will you pull the ripcord, or will you act as if you don’t have one? Will you take off the parachute, or leave it on? Will you keep your eyes open, or close ...read more

  • You Know You're Getting Old When…

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,319 views

    You Know You’re Getting Old When… 1. You and your teeth don’t sleep together. 2. Your try to straighten out the wrinkles in your socks and discover you aren’t wearing any. 3. At the breakfast table you hear snap, crackle, pop and you’re not eating cereal. 4. Your back goes out, but you stay ...read more