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  • Deciding To Jump  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 23, 2002
    based on 72 ratings
     | 9,885 views

    DECIDING TO JUMP A boy told his father, "Dad, if three frogs were sitting on a limb that hung over a pool, and one frog decided to jump off into the pool, how many frogs would be left on the limb?" The dad replied, "Two." "No," the son replied. "There’s three frogs and one decides to jump, how ...read more

  • Martin Of Tours Was A Roman Soldier And A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Gill on Jan 13, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,390 views

    Martin of Tours was a Roman soldier and a Christian. One cold winter day, as he was entering a city, a beggar stopped him and asked for alms. Martin had no money; but the beggar was blue and shivering with cold, and Martin gave what he had. He took off his soldier’s coat, worn and frayed as it was; ...read more

  • Without Time For Prayer, Nothing Can Be ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 23, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,056 views

    - Without time for prayer, nothing can be accomplished. - Scroggie - He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day. - John Bunyan - When asked how much time he spent in prayer, George Mueller’s reply was, “Hours every day. But I live in the spirit of prayer. I ...read more

  • During The Reign Of Oliver Cromwell, There Was A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dixon Olu. David on Apr 26, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,646 views

    During the reign of Oliver Cromwell, there was a shortage of currency in the British Empire. Representatives carefully searched the nation in hopes of finding silver to meet the emergency. After one month, the committee returned with its report. “We have searched the empire in vain seeking to ...read more

  • Asking Amiss. Two Boys Were On The Freshman ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 1, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,463 views

    ASKING AMISS. Two boys were on the freshman debating team in college. The big night of their first debate, they nervously paced up and down their practice room offstage. The debating coach stuck his head in the door to remind them that the debate was only fifteen minutes away. Ages later he said it ...read more

  • Too Afraid To Plant  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 11, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,115 views

    TOO AFRAID TO PLANT A Georgia farmer, ragged and barefooted, was standing on the steps of his tumbledown shack. A stranger stopped for a drink of water and just to pass the time of day he asked: "How is your cotton coming along?" he asked. "Ain’t got none," replied the farmer. "Did you plant ...read more

  • At The Library A Couple Of Weeks Ago, Where I ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Asch on Jan 18, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,681 views

    At the library a couple of weeks ago, where I often go to study, I saw a car with a bumper sticker. This car was parked in the first space, so it was unmistakable – you saw it the moment you pulled into the parking lot, and it confronted you as you walked to the parking lot from the library. It ...read more

  • Story: "There Is An Old Legend Which Says When ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 4, 2005
     | 2,289 views

    Story: "There is an old legend which says when Jesus had ascended into heaven, the angel Gabriel asked him, "Lord what plans have you made for carrying on your ministry in the world? How will people learn of what you have done for them?" Jesus responded, "I left that to Peter, James and John, ...read more

  • When I Was In College, Most Of The Time I Took As ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Sep 24, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,545 views

    When I was in college, most of the time I took as many classes, as many credit hours as they would let me take. I wanted to get through with school as soon as possible because I wanted to get on with life. My mother used to tell me, “your college years are part of life,” and I used to answer, ...read more

  • Church Signs From Beliefnet.com  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 15, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,993 views

    Church Signs from beliefnet.com "Beat the Christmas rush, come to church this Sunday!" "Don’t wait for the hearse to take you to church." "Don’t give up. Moses was once a basket case." "Life has many choices. Eternity has two. What’s yours?" "Worry is interest paid on trouble before it is ...read more

  • A Missionary Named Dr. Seamands Tells About A ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 18, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,016 views

    A missionary named Dr. Seamands tells about a Muslim who became a Christian in Africa. Some of his Muslim friends asked this new convert, “Why have you become a Christian?” This was his answer: “Well, it’s like this. Suppose you are walking down a road and suddenly the road forks in two ...read more

  • Billy Sunday Fights Sin

    Contributed by James Pless on Jun 6, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,376 views

    11581. Billy Sunday Fights Sin Billy Sunday, the baseball evangelist and reformer, never spared himself nor those he wanted to help in the vigor of his attacks on sin. He thundered against evil from the Gay Nineties through the Great Depression. He preached Christ as the only answer to man’s needs ...read more

  • Richard Selzer, Md, Tells Of Standing Before A ...

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 18, 2006
     | 1,452 views

    Richard Selzer, MD, tells of standing before a hospital bed where a young woman is recovering from surgery. Her mouth is twisted. A facial nerve connected to her mouth muscles had been severed, and her deformity would be permanent. To remove a tumor in her cheek, the nerve had to be cut. Her ...read more

  • The Only Prayer I Know  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 15, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,689 views

    Humor: “The Only Prayer I Know” Two men were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull coming straight toward them. Instantly they darted toward the nearest fence. The raging bull followed in hot pursuit and it was soon apparent they wouldn’t make the fence in time to ...read more

  • According To A Middle-Eastern Fable, A Merchant ...

    Contributed by Matthew Bushnell on Nov 29, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,706 views

    According to a middle-eastern fable, a merchant from Baghdad once asked his servant to run an errand. While at the markets, the servant went around a corner and saw ‘Lady Death’. She terrified him so much that he returned to his master in a great rush. “I am terrified,” said the servant. “I want ...read more

  • At An Open-Air Gospel Meeting The Preacher Asked ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Apr 26, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,756 views

    At an open-air Gospel meeting the preacher asked for testimonies. While this was going on a skeptic was passing by just when the testimony of a saved drunkard was being given. He stopped and listened. The former drunkard was telling how Jesus had wrought a miracle and saved his poor soul. The ...read more

  • Starved To Death  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,012 views

    Somewhere recently I read of a tribe of natives in a South American jungle who learned that the leaves of certain trees would give them extra energy and strength and would keep them from getting hungry. So they began to eat them regularly. They seemed strong, energetic and seldom got hungry. A few ...read more

  • If There Is No Repentance, There Can Be No ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,342 views

    If there is no repentance, there can be no pardon. Some years ago a murderer was sentenced to death. The murderer’s brother, to whom the State was deeply indebted for former services, besought the governor of the State for his brother’s pardon. The pardon was granted, and the man visited his ...read more

  • I Heard About A Husband Who Really Enjoyed The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,771 views

    I heard about a husband who really enjoyed the meat his wife had served for dinner one night. He asked her, "What did you marinate this in?" Well, his wife immediately went into a long explanation about how much she loved him and how life wouldn’t be the same without him, and so on. Eventually, his ...read more

  • Let's Be Honest. In A Culture That Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,815 views

    Let’s be honest. In a culture that is increasingly hostile to Christians and their faith, it’s not always easy to confess Jesus. April 20 will be the 8th anniversary of the day Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold gunned down a dozen students and one teacher at Columbine High School. Although it was not ...read more