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  • After All These Years  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 16, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 6,360 views

    AFTER ALL THESE YEARS An old couple was sitting by the fireside. He looked over at her, had a romantic thought, and said, “After fifty years, I’ve found you tried and true.” The wife’s hearing wasn’t very good, so she said, “What?” He repeated, “After fifty years, I’ve found you tried and ...read more

  • So We Love Him In The Desert Place Of A Monday ...

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 19, 2007
     | 1,101 views

    So we love him in the desert place of a Monday morning on a crowded train of sneezing sad looking people, we love him in the land of plenty as we gather in fellowship with our brothers and sisters, we love him in the doctors surgery when we are told the lump is bad, when the bills come, when the ...read more

  • Give Me New England

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,004 views

    Give Me New England For three days Edwards had not eaten a mouthful of food: for three nights he had not closed his eyes in sleep. Over and over again, he had been saying to God, "Give me New England Give me New England" and when he arose from his knees, and made his way into the pulpit they say ...read more

  • I Recently Acquired A Remarkable Dvd Called "The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,734 views

    I recently acquired a remarkable DVD called “the Privileged Planet.” Based on a book of the same title written by two scientists, Jay Richards and Guillermo Gonzales. The hour long DVD shows the uniqueness of our planet in the universe and how everything that was needed to sustain life here was ...read more

  • Objectivity,"" Or The Breath Of ...

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Oct 5, 2007
     | 1,680 views

    Illustration: "Objectivity," or the Breath of Hell A young Englishman ... was in Germany when Nazis degraded the Jews in the streets. At first he was sick at the sight and rushed down a side street. The next time he felt he could look, and stopped for a full minute. The third time he watched. ...read more

  • What If I Were To Tell You I've Taped A $1 Bill ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    What if I were to tell you I’ve taped a $1 bill under a pew somewhere in here this morning? Some of you are already looking for it! I didn’t even tell you you could have it! I didn’t even say I really did it! Still, if there’s even a slight chance that I might have done that, some of you are ...read more

  • My Friend Agnes Is An Accomplished Harpist Who ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 25, 2008
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    My friend Agnes is an accomplished harpist who frequently plays for weddings, receptions, parties and other such events. She is also blond and has an appropriately cherubic face. She was on her way to an engagement at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, and stepped into an elevator with her large golden ...read more

  • Man Desiring To Learn How To Play Golf Stood Up ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,756 views

    Man desiring to learn how to play golf stood up to tee off,was near sighted. Thought an ant mound was to hold the ball.Placed it on top and began to swing. He cut the ground up before and behind and all around the ball. He destroyed the ant mound and all the ants in it except two. One ant looked to ...read more

  • During The War Between The States, A Northern Pow ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    During the war between the states, a northern pow escaped from his captors. For hours and days he wandered through the woods seeking the union lines and the safety of his companions. Finally, he approached a camp trying to figure out if it was friend or foe. Within minutes, he was surrounded by the ...read more

  • It's Kind Of Like Someone Who Has A Slow ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,046 views

    Illus. It’s kind of like someone who has a slow leak in their tire. Each day it loses a little bit of air. And they might even notice it looks a little low. But they don’t take care of it. One morning they go outside and their tire is completely flat! And they think to themselves, “Man, my tire ...read more

  • Viral Marketing Isn't That Infectious After All. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,842 views

    Viral Marketing isn’t that infectious after all. At least that’s the conclusion of Bringing the Message to the Masses, a new JupiterResearch report that reveals that only 15% of viral marketing efforts of the past year actually succeeded in getting consumers to spread positive word of mouth. One of ...read more

  • Out Of The Box

    Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on May 9, 2008
     | 1,792 views

    OUT OF THE BOX One "boxed in" child was Adam Clarke, who was born in the eighteenth century in Ireland. When Adam was a schoolboy, his father told the teacher that Adam wouldn't do well. The teacher said, "He looks bright." That statement changed his life--let him out of the box his father had ...read more

  • Mother's Teach On A Daily ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on May 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
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    Mother’s teach on a daily basis… RELIGION: "You better pray the stain will come out of the carpet." FORESIGHT: "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident." IRONY: "Keep laughing and I’ll give you something to cry about." STAMINA: "You’ll sit there ’til all that ...read more

  • A Little Boy Was Talking To The Girl Next Door: ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 20, 2008
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    A little boy was talking to the girl next door: "I wonder what my mother would like for Mother’s Day." The girl answers: "Well, you could promise to keep your room clean and orderly -- you could go to bed as soon as she tells you -- you could go to her as soon as she calls you -- you could brush ...read more

  • As I Prayed During The Altar Call At A Camp I ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Jul 17, 2008
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    As I prayed during the altar call at a camp I was sining at I kept seeing the face of a man I didn’t know. This was at Six Mile Turn Camp Wednesday night. I looked through the camp on the way out, and saw a man close but not exact. I kept seeing his face in prayer the next few nights, but he ...read more

  • Never Let Them See The Glory

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Aug 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
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    NEVER LET THEM SEE THE GLORY C.S. Lewis wrote the book, "The Screwtape Letters". In the book, "Screwtape" is the Devil and his demon is "Wormwood". This is what the Devil says to the demon about Christianity: "Wormwood, the church is fertile field if you keep them bickering over details, ...read more

  • What A Friend We Have In Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,266 views

    WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS One time a rabbi, a priest and a Christian minister were talking about how each of them celebrated Christmas. The minister and priest said that they give thanks for all of God's blessings and on Christmas morning they open their gifts. "We do it a little ...read more

  • Second ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    SECOND THOUGHTS An angel appeared at a faculty meeting and told the dean that in return for his unselfish service, he will be rewarded with his choice of wealth, wisdom, or beauty. Without hesitating, the dean selects wisdom. "It is done!" the angel said, and then disappeared into a cloud of ...read more

  • Watching From The Bleachers

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 21, 2009
     | 1,611 views

    Cymbala shares in his book, "Fresh Power": "But just as there are people who watch from the bleachers and never know the challenge of competing on the court, we have millions of churchgoers who sit in pews every week without ever entering the game. They sacrifice nothing, strain toward no ministry ...read more

  • My God, I Have Never Thanked Thee For My Thorn. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,989 views

    "My God, I have never thanked Thee for my thorn. I have thanked Thee a thousand times for my roses, but not once for my thorn. I have been looking forward to a world where I shall get compensation for my cross; but I have never thought of my cross as itself a present glory. Teach me the glory of my ...read more