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  • Rare Copy Of Declaration Of Independence ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
     | 3,364 views

    Rare Copy of Declaration of Independence Discovered at Garage Sale As Stan Caffy and his fiancé prepared to get married, they cleaned out their respective garages and sold everything to Goodwill. Between the two of them, they sold an assortment of clothes, bicycles, tools, computer parts, and a ...read more

  • Who Influences Whom?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 15, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,684 views

    WHO INFLUENCES WHOM? I heard a joke about Bill and Hillary Clinton recently. It seems they were on vacation one weekend, and decided to go for a drive to see the beautiful countryside. After a while, they needed to stop for gas. They pulled into a tiny gas station, and out walked a man to help ...read more

  • Nothing Can Choke The Heart And Soul Out Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 11, 2001
    based on 92 ratings
     | 3,452 views

    Nothing can choke the heart and soul out of walking with God like legalism. Consider the story of Hans the tailor. Because of his reputation, an influential entrepreneur visiting the city ordered a tailor-made suit. But when he came to pick up his suit, the customer found that one sleeve ...read more

  • Many People Find Doing God's Will Hard. Rosa ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 18, 2007
     | 1,316 views

    Many people find doing God’s will hard. Rosa Parks found it hard when she was arrested on December 1, 1955 for refusing to give her bus seat to a white man. It is difficult to imagine such an arrest taking place today, just a little over 50 years later. But that is because her simple act of ...read more

  • Ipod ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009
     | 3,491 views

    iPod Religion This is right up there with what 10-year-old Joshua wrote to his pastor: “Dear Pastor, My father says I should learn the 10 Commandments. But I don’t think I want to because we have enough rules already in our house.” That’s not as bad as what 11-year-old Ralph wrote: “Dear Pastor, I ...read more

  • Grave Of The Unknown

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 13, 2009
     | 2,453 views

    GRAVE OF THE UNKNOWN There we stood bracing ourselves against the cold wind. It was cloudy, it was icy, the wind was blowing hard, it was not a pleasant day. The director said to me, "Peter, I think we should get started now." There were three of us there, myself, the funeral director and the man ...read more

  • The Guys' ...

    Contributed by Ken Hubbard on Feb 3, 2010
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    The Guys’ Rules We always hear "The Rules" from the female point of view...Now here are the rules from the male side. Please note...these are all numbered “1” on purpose! 1. Men ARE NOT mind readers. 1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You’re a big girl. If it’s up, put it down. We need it up, ...read more

  • Trapped , Sabotage

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 3, 2020
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     | 3,029 views

    WHEN MY OWN THINKING AND MY OWN WORDS SABOTAGE MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY. There was this woman that went to the Old Wise Man in the community to seek advice about her future. She approached the wise man to seek answers about her life... She asked him: SIR, WHAT WILL MY FUTURE HOLD? The wise man ...read more

  • Tale Of Two Kings  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2002
    based on 33 ratings
     | 5,045 views

    TALE OF TWO KINGS Two of the greatest love stories ever told. The one, at Camelot; the other, at Calvary. Two of the noblest kings ever to live. The one, King Arthur; the other, King of the Jews. The one is adorned with a jeweled crown; the other, with a crown of thorns. The comparisons ...read more

  • The Forgotten Letter Drop  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 12, 2001
    based on 95 ratings
     | 2,957 views

    Illus.: The Forgotten Letter Drop Several years ago the city of Pittsburgh constructed a large, new post office at the cost of several million dollars. On the day of it’s opening, the Governor made a speech, the bands played and the people cheered. It was quite a celebration. But when the ...read more

  • Leonidas, King Of Sparta, Was Preparing To Make A ...

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Nov 14, 2007
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    Leonidas, King of Sparta, was preparing to make a stand with his Greek troops against the Persian army in 480 B.C. when a Persian envoy arrived. The man urged on Leonidas the futility of trying to resist the advance of the huge Persian army. "Our archers are so numerous," said the envoy, "that the ...read more

  • Where Is Your Compass?

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on May 1, 2008
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    WHERE IS YOUR COMPASS? Before the days of modern navigational aids, a traveler made the Atlantic crossing in a boat equipped with two compasses. One was fixed to the deck where the man at the wheel could see it. The other compass was fastened up on one of the masts, and often a sailor would be ...read more

  • In One Community -- The Village Atheist Was Not ...

    Contributed by Karl Popke on May 28, 2010
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    In one community -- the Village atheist was not a bad man. He just didn’t believe. He wasn’t interested in church…and there was only one in the area. And this church was,-- well, mostly a social club. Heartlessly and spiritually dead—no conversions or decisions for Christ had been made for some ...read more

  • The Sabbath Serves Us

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 27, 2010
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    THE SABBATH SERVES US A story is told of a wagon train of Christians traveling from St. Louis to Oregon. They observed the Sabbath day by stopping to rest and not traveling. But as winter approached some in the group began to panic that they would not reach Oregon before the snow fell. So they ...read more

  • The Love Of God On An Asylum Wall

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2011
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    THE LOVE OF GOD ON AN ASYLUM WALL Pencilled on the wall of a narrow room of an asylum were these familiar words: "Could we with ink the ocean fill, And were the skies of parchment made; Were every stalk on earth a quill, And every man a scribe by trade; To write the love of God above Would drain ...read more

  • Stoop As You Go Through The World  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 8, 2012
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     | 3,806 views

    STOOP AS YOU GO THROUGH THE WORLD BENJAMIN FRANKLIN once described a visit he made as a young man to see the Puritan preacher Cotton Mather. Franklin recalled: "He was showing me out of the house, and there was a very low beam near the doorway. I was still talking when Mather began shouting, ...read more

  • Ron Willingham In His Book Life Is What You Make ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Dec 18, 2006
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    Ron Willingham in his book Life Is What You Make It, tells a story that took place about 30 years ago about a member of the Central Church of Christ in Amarillo, TX named Giles Tate who had a SERVANT’S HEART. One day while going home from work, Giles saw two children playing in a VACANT LOT. ...read more

  • Chess Game With Satan

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
     | 6,241 views

    CHESS GAME WITH SATAN From a great chess player of Cincinnati, we learn that in the early part of the last century an artist who was also a great chess player painted a picture of a chess game. The players were a young man and Satan. The young man manipulated the white pieces; Satan the black ...read more

  • Chess Game With Satan

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012
     | 4,754 views

    CHESS GAME WITH SATAN From a great chess player of Cincinnati, we learn that in the early part of the last century an artist who was also a great chess player painted a picture of a chess game. The players were a young man and Satan. The young man manipulated the white pieces; Satan the black ...read more

  • In More Jesus, Less Religion, Steve Arterburn ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 23, 2007
     | 1,603 views

    In More Jesus, Less Religion, Steve Arterburn writes: “Some time ago, I read about the work of a Wycliffe Bible translator in a remote village in Papua New Guinea. When the opening chapters of Genesis were first translated into the native language, the attitude toward women in the tribe changed ...read more