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  • Christmas Misunderstanding

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 21, 2020
     | 4,619 views

    A little five year old girl took a sheet of brown construction paper and cut out the letter “E” with her safety scissors. She wrapped it and gave it to her dad for Christmas. When dad opened the present, he looked at it with a smile and asked, “what ...read more

  • You Have Probably Never Heard Of The Island Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Damien Spikereit on Dec 7, 2000
    based on 116 ratings
     | 12,277 views

    - You have probably never heard of the island of Molokai. Well, it’s located in the state of Hawaii. And it has quite a history. You have to go way back to the late 1800’s to understand its significance. You see, back then, there was no cure for the highly contagious and deadly disease called ...read more

  • Somebody Said  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2004
    based on 40 ratings
     | 4,285 views

    SOMEBODY SAID Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you’ve had a baby. Somebody doesn’t know that once you’re a mother, normal is history. Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct. Somebody never took a three-year-old shopping. Somebody said being a ...read more

  • Molokai

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,388 views

    Molokai You have probably never heard of the island of Molokai. Well, it’s located in the state of Hawaii. And it has quite a history. You have to go way back to the late 1800’s to understand its significance. You see, back then, there was no cure for the highly contagious and deadly disease called ...read more

  • But Sometimes I Think The Church Has Forgotten ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,694 views

    But sometimes I think the church has forgotten how to celebrate How to party Maybe it is because we have forgotten what Jesus has done for us. Or maybe because the stories the Bible have gotten old and we haven’t been around any new believers to remind us of the hope we have in Jesus Christ. That ...read more

  • Andy Stanley Tells The Story Of When He Was 13 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 6,140 views

    Andy Stanley tells the story of when he was 13 and learning the meaning of the phrase, “Actions speak louder than words.” His dad was the Associate pastor of First Baptist in Atlanta when the senior pastor was asked to resign. Charles Stanley was asked to preach on Sundays until a suitable ...read more

  • Police Officer Saves Choking ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009
     | 3,283 views

    Police Officer Saves Choking Child Listen to the story of Les Brown, a San Diego police officer, who was driving down a new section of the interstate - Highway 5 - one day! He heard an emergency alert over his police car radio - a code blue - indicating that someone was dying! The address was ...read more

  • If I Survive, I'll Be Ok

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
     | 2,628 views

    IF I SURVIVE, I'LL BE OK John Ortberg tells the story of going to a dude ranch in Arizona at the instance of his wife who felt the vacation was not complete without "the exhilaration of a truly challenging horseback ride." (His exact words.) The first time he went out at the ranch, he did so with ...read more

  • Mercy Me: Hold Fast

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 7, 2011
     | 4,688 views

    MERCY ME: HOLD FAST Mercy Me is a Christian band (I Can Only Imagine) and recently they sang a song called, "Hold Fast." Bart Millard tells the story of the inspiration for "Hold Fast": "I was standing in the back of the bus going to our next concert. We were in a traffic jam and we passed a ...read more

  • Henry Ford: Resisting ...

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 30, 2013
     | 3,518 views

    HENRY FORD: RESISTING CHANGE Back in 1912, Ford Motor Co. had a production manager named William Knudsen - considered one of the best in his field. Knudsen became convinced that the Model T (which had been in production for 4 years now) had to be updated. But, the only problem was - Henry Ford ...read more

  • Barb’s Life Is A Mess. Her Drinking Problem ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 101 ratings
     | 4,829 views

    Barb’s life is a mess. Her drinking problem is out of control, and her husband Ken refuses to cover for her anymore. Everyone around her sees Barb’s problem, but they all pretend like everything’s just fine, a classic case of denial. Every Sunday Barb and her family dress in their Sunday best and ...read more

  • The Church Has Never Been On Fire Before  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 16, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
     | 3,510 views

    The Church Has Never Been On Fire Before By Dan Adkins One Night At Almost Midnight, We Heard Tile Sirens Roar Everybody In The Neighborhood Was Looking Out Their Door Then In Bathrobes And Curlers, They Gathered Round To See The Church Was Going Up In Flames, It Burned ’Til Way Past Three Now ...read more

  • On A Rather Insignificant Sphere  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 4,277 views

    ON A RATHER INSIGNIFICANT SPHERE A senior angel is showing a very young angel around the splendors of the universe. They view whirling galaxies and blazing suns, and then flit across the infinite distances of space until at last they enter one particular galaxy of 500 billion stars. As the two ...read more

  • In Texas Last Week, An 18 Year Old Man Was ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Jun 7, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,364 views

    In Texas last week, an 18 year old man was arrested for wearing a noose in public. As Jewelry. Seems kind of morbid doesn’t it? A noose is an instrument of an agonizing death. It represents vigilante law, I would never be proud to wear a noose. What about an electric chair? Did you know you ...read more

  • Contractor

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,522 views

    Contractor There was once a contractor who built homes in a small town somewhere in Europe. He built most of the homes for the people who lived in the village and was a gifted carpenter. Unfortunately, he was never able to afford a home of his own. One day, the wealthiest man in town came to the ...read more

  • Perspectives

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,578 views

    PERSPECTIVES It is because of some of the unique properties of water, a substance that makes up 75% of the earth and even makes up a large portion of your body, that life is even possible. Because ice floats, the oceans and rivers and lakes can continue to keep all of the living things in the ...read more

  • Bible: Life Support

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Oct 29, 2010
     | 1,986 views

    BIBLE: LIFE SUPPORT I didn’t always go to church; in fact, I didn’t start attending anywhere regularly until I was in the ninth grade. But I wasn’t exactly a stranger to church. Occasionally, this friend or that one would invite me to go to Sunday School. I remember one time -- I must have been ...read more

  • The Relationship Is What Counts  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 24, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,537 views

    THE RELATIONSHIP IS WHAT COUNTS Wayne Cordeiro, a preacher in Honolulu, HI writes: Some time ago some wonderful people in our church gave Anna, my wife, and me a dinner certificate to a nice restaurant for $100. We thought, Wow, a hundred bucks. Let's go for it. We found a free evening. We ...read more

  • The Happiness Of Heaven

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,620 views

    THE HAPPINESS OF HEAVEN In 1871 Fr. J. Boudreau wrote a short story entitled "The Happiness of Heaven." It's a story about a kindhearted king who is hunting in the forest when he discovers a blind, poor orphan boy living there. The king takes the blind orphan to his palace and adopts him as his ...read more

  • Just A Touch

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 17, 2020
     | 3,219 views

    Mar 5:27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. 28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. 29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. 30 And Jesus, ...read more