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  • Friday, I Did A Quick Web Based Search, And I Was ...

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Aug 5, 2005
     | 1,429 views

    Friday, I did a quick web based search, and I was surprised by what I found. I answered four questions: 1. Do you and your spouse have any children under the age of 18 from this marriage? 2. Can you locate your spouse, and is he or she willing to sign the divorce documents with you? 3. Have you ...read more

  • A Recent Survey In The Times Reports. The Saga ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 20, 2007
     | 1,817 views

    A recent survey in the Times reports. The Saga Populus survey of 10,000 over 50s found widespread concerns about the celebration of Christmas. Some 85 per cent objected to councils replacing ‘Christmas’ lights with ‘winter’ lights and 84 per cent were dismayed by the replacement of nativity ...read more

  • God Is Not Just Love

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 7, 2008
     | 2,007 views

    It is true God is Love. But God is also jealous I found 18 different occurrences where God is called Jealous, or the scripture refers to His Jealousy. Exodus 34:14 even says His name is Jealous; For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: God is ...read more

  • According To A Global Pew Study, The Wealthier ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,208 views

    According to a global Pew study, the wealthier you are, the less likely you are to be religious. Pew found that there is "a strong relationship between a country's religiosity and its economic status." The poorer a country, the more "religion remains central to the lives of individuals, while ...read more

  • Active Father Figures

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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     | 3,275 views

    ACTIVE FATHER FIGURES Active fathers and father figures play a key role in reducing behavior problems in boys and psychological problems in young women, according to the peer-reviewed journal Acta Paediatrica. Swedish researchers found regular positive contact reduces criminal behavior among ...read more

  • A Man Came Home From Work One Day And Discovered ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,253 views

    A man came home from work one day and discovered a monkey in the house. So he found his wife and asked her, “Where did the monkey come from?” She replied, “It was so cute I just had to have it, so I bought it ” The man was furious about sharing the house with a monkey so he said, “Where will the ...read more

  • The Sunflower Is Probably The Most Amazing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 9,924 views

    The Sunflower is probably the most amazing flowers God created. They literally follow the sun. No I don’t know about you, but one the most amazing things I have seen is a field of sunflowers. Watching one follow the sun through is cute. Watching hundreds in absolute unison follow the sun is ...read more

  • Whyte In Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2011
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    WHYTE IN PRAYER Scottish minister Alexander Whyte was known for his uplifting prayers in the pulpit. He always found something for which to be grateful. One Sunday morning the weather was so gloomy that one church member thought, "The preacher certainly won’t think of anything for which to thank ...read more

  • Tough Teacher

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 27, 2012
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    TOUGH TEACHER A school teacher injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. It fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all. On the first day of the term, still with the cast under his shirt, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in ...read more

  • Nicodemus Was Ready To Take His Relationship With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Feb 18, 2013
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     | 5,991 views

    Nicodemus was ready to take his relationship with Jesus to another level, but it wasn’t that easy. It never is. There would be much to lose if he went public as a follower of Jesus. What would people think if they found out that Nicodemus was an admirer of this homeless-carpenter-turned-rabbi ...read more

  • For Posterity

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2019
     | 2,477 views

    . In 1914, British World War I soldier Pvt. Thomas Hughes wrote a letter to his wife, sealed it in a ginger ale bottle, and tossed it into the English Channel. He died two days later fighting in France. Fast forward to 1999 when a fisherman found the bottle in the River Thames. It was too late to ...read more

  • Gratitude - The Greatest Virtue

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 21, 2019
     | 3,550 views

    Thankfulness leaves no room for DISCOURAGEMENT. There is a legend of a man who found the barn where Satan supposedly kept his seeds ready to be sown into the human heart. On finding these seeds of discouragement more numerous than the other seeds, he learned that those seeds could be made to grow ...read more

  • Hope And A Grateful Heart  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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     | 4,671 views

    HOPE AND A GRATEFUL HEART There is an old legend of a man who found the barn where Satan kept his seeds ready to be sown in the human heart. On finding the seeds of discouragement more numerous than others, he learned that those seeds could be made to grow almost anywhere. When questioned, Satan ...read more

  • The Bible Leaf

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Mar 29, 2009
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    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

  • Speak And Spell God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2009
     | 3,052 views

    SPEAK AND SPELL GOD Mary Farwell of Green Castle, Missouri, told of the time she was listening to her 5-year-old son, Matthew, as he worked on his Speak and Spell™ computer. He was concentrating intensely, typing in words for the computer to say back to him. Matthew punched in the word "God." To ...read more

  • A Paramedic Was Asked On A Local Dallas Tv ...

    Contributed by Tim Adams on Dec 1, 2009
     | 2,729 views

    A paramedic was asked on a local Dallas TV talk-show program: “What was your most unusual and challenging 911 call?” “Recently,” the paramedic began, “we got a call from that big white church on 11th and Walnut. A frantic usher was very concerned that during their worship service an elderly man ...read more

  • I Heard A Story Of A Missionary In Africa Who ...

    Contributed by Ken Hubbard on Feb 3, 2010
     | 2,149 views

    I heard a story of a missionary in Africa who received a knock on the door of his hut one afternoon. Answering, the missionary found a native boy holding a large fish in his hands. The boy said, "Reverend, you taught us what tithing is, so here. I've brought you my tithe." As the missionary ...read more

  • Awesome Thanksgiving Illustration

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 7, 2022
     | 1,875 views

    There is a legend of a man who found the barn where Satan supposedly kept his seeds ready to be sown into the human heart. On finding these seeds of discouragement more numerous than the other seeds, he learned that those seeds could be made to grow almost anywhere. When Satan was questioned, he ...read more

  • Excuses

    Contributed by John Bright on Mar 4, 2025
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    Police officers probably get more excuses than anybody (other than God). Here are some I found around the internet: “Sorry officer, I was throwing those beer cans out the window so my wife won’t see how much I drank tonight.” 😊 “If you are going to write me a ticket, please do it quickly ...read more

  • A Funeral Service Was Being Held For A Woman Who ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Sep 27, 2008
     | 6,326 views

    A funeral service was being held for a woman who had just passed away. At the end of the service the pall bearers were carrying the casket out of the chapel when they accidently hit the wall and it jarred the casket pretty hard. Then all of the sudden there was a faint groan coming from the casket. ...read more