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  • Panel Of Women Debated On What They Thought Was A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 18, 2002
    based on 112 ratings
     | 2,115 views

    Panel of Women debated on what they thought was a perfect man, a guy who was ‘with it’. You would have thought they would have decided upon some actor or athlete even a wealthy tycoon. They decided that the perfect man was MR POTATO HEAD. 4 Reasons: ‘He’s tan, he’s cute, he ...read more

  • There's A Story About A Little Girl Who Climbed ...

    Contributed by David Oaks on Sep 22, 2004
     | 2,209 views

    There’s a story about a little girl who climbed up on the lap of great-grandmother and looked at her white hair and wrinkles and then asked, "Did God make you?" "Yes," she said. Then she asked, "Did God make me, too?" Grandma said, "Yes." ...read more

  • There Was This Lady Who Was Visiting A Church One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,940 views

    There was this lady who was visiting a church one Sunday. The sermon seemed to go on forever, and many in the congregation fell asleep. After the service, to be social, she walked up to a very sleepy looking gentleman, extended her hand in greeting, and said, "Hello, I’m Gladys Dunn." And the ...read more

  • The Whole Way From Syria To Rome, Chained As I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,863 views

    "The whole way from Syria to Rome, chained as I am to half a score of soldiers, who only grow more insolent the more bribes they are given. I look forward to the real lions that have been prepared for me. Oh I pray, as I will find them swift. I am going to make ...read more

  • Finding One Of Her Students Making Faces At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Shane Hart on Aug 10, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,806 views

    Finding one of her students making faces at others on the playground, Mrs. Smith stopped to gently reprove the child. Smiling sweetly, the Sunday School teacher said, "Bobby, when I was a child, I was told if that I made ugly faces, it would freeze and I would stay ...read more

  • It Is Said That If You Want To Know What Is ...

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Nov 14, 2006
     | 1,029 views

    It is said that if you want to know what is important to a person, take a look at his or her checkbook (or spending habits, if you don’t have a check book). Money marks the importance of a particular thing to us. The New Testament reflects this, particularly in the teaching of Paul. He intimates ...read more

  • A Man Was Out Fishing In His Boat, When He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Mahan on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,588 views

    A man was out fishing in his boat, when he hooked into a large bass. He fought the fish for quite awhile, and finally got it reeled into the boat. He could not believe his eyes. It was a 37 pound striper, a prize keeper. On the shore, he ran into a second fisherman who had a stringer with a ...read more

  • The Cowboys Prayer Oh Lord, Ive Never Lived ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,144 views

    "The Cowboys Prayer Oh Lord, Ive never lived where churches grow. I love creation better as it stood That day You finished it so long ago And looked upon Your work and called it good. I know that others find You in the light Thats sifted down through tinted window ...read more

  • Unexpected Guests Were On The Way, And My ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 16, 2009
     | 3,006 views

    Unexpected guests were on the way, and my mother, an impeccable housekeeper, rushed around straightening up. She put my father and brother to work cleaning the guest bathroom. Later, when she went to inspect it, she was surprised that the once-cluttered room had been tidied up so quickly. Then she ...read more

  • Have You Ever Gone Outside And Worked In Your ...

    Contributed by Steve Gulbronson on May 20, 2010
     | 3,103 views

    Have you ever gone outside and worked in your yard all day? You come inside,look in the mirror, and see how filthy you are. You can’t wait to get in the shower and wash yourself off with soap and water. God’s Word is a mirror, revealing to us just how dirty we are. ...read more

  • The Lion And The Book

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Mar 20, 2011
     | 2,781 views

    THE LION AND THE BOOK Two explorers were on a jungle safari when suddenly a ferocious lion jumped in front of them. "Keep calm," the first explorer whispered. "Remember what we read in that book on wild animals? If you stand perfectly still and look the lion in the eye, he will turn and ...read more

  • Not That Amazing

    Contributed by Bruce B. Miller on Dec 22, 2011
     | 3,031 views

    NOT THAT AMAZING While reading John 3 to her little daughter, a mother paused after the 16th verse and exclaimed, "Don't you think that's amazing, dear?" The child looked up in surprise and said, "No!" Thinking she might have misunderstood, the mother repeated the question. Again the girl ...read more

  • A Man Was Out Fishing In His Boat, When He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,512 views

    A man was out fishing in his boat, when he hooked into a large bass. He fought the fish for quite awhile, and finally got it reeled into the boat. He could not believe his eyes. It was a 37 pound striper, a prize keeper. On the shore, he ran into a second fisherman who had a stringer with a dozen ...read more

  • Vaughan Roberts Wrote About A Recent Advert In ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 15, 2007
     | 617 views

    Vaughan Roberts wrote about a recent advert in a newspaper which headed “Unpleasant manager required!. It continued: We are a high-pressure company and we work for money. We push ourselves hard. We are not looking for management to hold our hands. We want nasty, not nice. If you are the kind of ...read more

  • There's A Story About A Little Girl Who Climbed ...

    Contributed by Skip Alexander on Jun 30, 2008
     | 2,302 views

    There’s a story about a little girl who climbed up on the lap of great-grandmother, looked at her white hair and wrinkles, and then asked, "Did God make you?" "Yes," she said. Then she asked, "Did God make me, too?" Grandma said, "Yes." "Well," ...read more

  • Real Courage

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 6,398 views

    REAL COURAGE "Courage is not limited to the battlefield or the Indianapolis 500 or bravely catching a thief in your house. The real tests of courage are much deeper and much quieter. They are the inner tests, like remaining faithful when nobody's looking, like enduring pain when the room is empty, ...read more

  • It Can Be Tough To Buy A Ripe Watermelon. I Have ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 29, 2008
     | 1,814 views

    It can be tough to buy a ripe watermelon. I have bought them when they are over-ripe, mushy, and inedible. In other cases, the still taste "greenish," like a cucumber with sugar on it. But note that on the outside, they look alike. And you can thump and bump. But it is what is on the inside that ...read more

  • Puzzle Piece  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 3, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,002 views

    ILLUSTRATION POINT: (Hand each audience member a puzzle piece.) His specific plan involves you – look at your puzzle piece which was handed to you when you came in this morning! Here this word from the Lord, "You are an important piece to the vision and to the mission of Christian Hills." God’s ...read more

  • Opposite ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 2,299 views

    OPPOSITE PREFERENCES Canadian sociologists have found most men prefer pale, "innocent-looking" women, while women prefer dark, brooding types of men. Lighter-skinned women in all races are seen as the ideal because of a sub-conscious association with innocence, purity, modesty, virginity, ...read more

  • Something Somewhere

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 2, 2025
     | 84 views

    I once read a novel about a father and son wandering through a burned, ashen world. Everything alive was gone. They survived on scraps, dodging others who had turned to cannibalism just to stay alive. When they finally reached the sea, the boy looked out over the gray horizon and asked, “What’s ...read more