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  • Base Camps  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,922 views

    BASE CAMPS When people are climbing Mount Everest, there are at least four camps that people stop at on the way up. They have to stop because of the physical limitations of their bodies. They need time to rest. They need time to acclimatized to the atmosphere. They need time to be prepared to ...read more

  • There Was A Poor Family In This Little Town. ...

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Sep 17, 2009
     | 2,781 views

    There was a poor family in this little town. Brought to the attention of the Baptist minister who got the word to his congregation and provided appropriate clothing to the family asking them to come to church the next Sunday. They agreed. When Sunday came they didn’t show up at the Baptist ...read more

  • Is Your Church On Fire?

    Contributed by K. Simms on Nov 5, 2010
     | 4,563 views

    IS YOUR CHURCH ON FIRE? In a little town unknown to many, there was a small church. One night smoke and flames consumed this little church. People from all over town stood in the streets and watched the church as it burned. The local preacher drove up and noticed several people that he hadn't seen ...read more

  • The Yugo And The Rolls-Royce

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
     | 2,176 views

    The Yugo and the Rolls-Royce A man was driving his Yugo when he pulled up next to a Rolls-Royce at a stoplight. The driver of the Yugo rolled down his window and shouted to the driver of the Rolls, "Hey, that’s a nice car. Do you have a phone in your Rolls? I’ve got a phone in my Yugo!" The driver ...read more

  • A Defendant Was On Trial For Murder In Oklahoma. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Eric Snyder on Oct 22, 2001
    based on 232 ratings
     | 3,982 views

    A defendant was on trial for murder in Oklahoma. There was strong evidence indicating guilt, but there was no corpse. In the defense’s closing statement the lawyer, knowing that his client would probably be convicted, resorted to a trick. "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I have a surprise for you ...read more

  • A Defendant Was On Trial For Murder In Oklahoma. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Jun 28, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,217 views

    A defendant was on trial for murder in Oklahoma. There was strong evidence indicating guilt, but there was no corpse. In the defense’s closing statement the lawyer, knowing that his client would probably be convicted, resorted to a trick. "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I have a surprise for you ...read more

  • The Light That Some Christians Give Off Is Like ...

    Contributed by W F on Jul 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,589 views

    The light that some Christians give off is like the moon – it gives light, but it’s pretty dim. So dim in fact that you can look directly at the moon without it effecting you. You can’t look at the sun like that. But this is the kind of light that is needed. The sun light’s up everything; nothing ...read more

  • The Bible Leaf

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Mar 29, 2009
     | 4,213 views

    THE BIBLE LEAF A little boy opened the big family Bible at home. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it closely. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages. "Mamma, ...read more

  • Learn To Speak The Language

    Contributed by Neil Olcott on Sep 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,363 views

    LEARN TO SPEAK THE LANGUAGE A new missionary recruit went to Venezuela for the first time. He was struggling with the language and didn’t understand a whole lot of what was going on. Intending to visit one of the local churches, he got lost, but he eventually got back on track and found the place. ...read more

  • The Dead Rat

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 11, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,599 views

    A boy ran into his house to tell his mom something. He had a dead rat in his hand. But he didn't notice that the pastor of their church was talking to his mom. The boy said, “Mom, you'll never guess what! I was out behind the garage and there was this rat. I picked up a rock and threw it and hit ...read more

  • The Wonder Of The Hummingbird

    Contributed by David Simpson on Jan 15, 2013
     | 2,067 views

    A few weeks ago, a hummingbird came and fluttered in front of my face. I was stunned. I've never seen one up that close and personal. It was so close I counted the number of times it flapped its wings - 25 beats per second - or 1500 flaps per minute! (No I looked it up!) It is the only bird ...read more

  • The Wyoming Government Had A Problem With Timber ...

    Contributed by Darren Rogers on Sep 6, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,838 views

    The Wyoming government had a problem with timber wolves. They offered $5,000 bounty on each wolf captured alive. That turned two men, Sam and Jed, into bounty hunters! Day and night they scoured the mountains looking for wolves. Exhausted one night they fell asleep dreaming about the fortune they ...read more

  • A Man And His Wife Of Many Years Were Riding ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Warren on Apr 19, 2001
    based on 108 ratings
     | 1,820 views

    A man and his wife of many years were riding down the road when the wife commented, "We don’t sit close and all snuggled up in the truck like we used to." The man ...read more

  • One Day A Mom Asked Her Little Girl What The ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,649 views

    One day a mom asked her little girl what the picture she drew after Church was supposed to be. It looked like a bunch of brown scribbles and some kind of big green thing sticking up. The little ...read more

  • Pastor Brenda Snedden Tells The Story Of Trying ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 13, 2001
    based on 45 ratings
     | 2,079 views

    Pastor Brenda Snedden tells the story of trying to rid a mouse in her bedroom with the contents of a fire extinguisher. White powder goes everywhere in the bedroom but the mouse survives the attack. Her husband finally arrives home and walks into the bedroom with a look of shock on his face. She ...read more

  • Doing The Best You Can

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Sep 17, 2011
     | 2,919 views

    DOING THE BEST YOU CAN There is an old story from the Middle East about a little sparrow: "A man was traveling on his donkey when he came upon a small fuzzy object lying in the road. He dismounted to look more closely and found a sparrow lying on its back with its scrawny legs thrust upward. At ...read more

  • I Read About A Woman Who Was Stopped By A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,676 views

    I read about a woman who was stopped by a policeman for going through a stop sign. He walked up to the side of the car, looked at her and said, "I’m going to have to give you a ticket you for going through a stop sign." She said, "You’ve got to be kidding. I didn’t drive through any stop sign. I ...read more

  • Market Research Can Establish Beyond The Shadow ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,574 views

    "Market research can establish beyond the shadow of a doubt that the egg is a sad and sorry product and that it will not continue to sell. Because, after all, eggs wont stand up by themselves, they roll too easily, are too easily broken, ...read more

  • A Lady Once Came To Billy Sunday And Tried To ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Apr 3, 2008
     | 1,778 views

    "A lady once came to Billy Sunday and tried to rationalize her angry outbursts. "There’s nothing wrong with losing my temper," she said. "I blow up, and then it’s all over." "So does a ...read more

  • Oh, Those Alluring Lizardly Eyes

    Contributed by James Snyder on Jan 4, 2020
     | 2,000 views

    After months of planning and rearranging our schedule, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage finally organized a little vacation time for Christmas. It takes an awful lot of work for her and, I let her work as hard as she wants to work. That’s the kinda husband I am. She scheduled us to stay for ...read more