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  • A Man Was Walking Along Our North Shore Mountain ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jul 28, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,602 views

    A man was walking along our North shore mountain road and saw a First Nations man lying with his ear to the ground. As he approached the First Nations man, he heard him talking. “Chevy pickup truck. Large tires. Green. Man driving with large German shepherd in passenger seat. Loaded with ...read more

  • Folks, The Word Of God Produces Spiritual Life, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 18, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,070 views

    Folks, the Word of God produces spiritual life, as the following story illustrates: The true story of the Mutiny on the Bounty has often been retold. One part that deserves retelling was the transformation wrought by one book. Nine mutineers with six native men and twelve native (Tahitian) ...read more

  • They Know That Statistics Reveal If They Can Get ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 22, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,047 views

    They know that statistics reveal if they can get a credit card in your hand that you will spend 34% more in a year than you would with cash. The average American credit card holder charges more than $2500 a year on credit cards which has an average interest rate of 18%. Just listen to the following ...read more

  • There Were Two Figures Found In Pompeii, Italy ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Ingham on Sep 7, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,813 views

    There were two figures found in Pompeii, Italy where it was unearthed from the terrible volcanic flow from Mt. Vessuvious. One was a sentinel. He was standing erect and tall in his place of watch at the city gates. His spear was burnt into his hand. His sword was there at his side. His helmet was ...read more

  • Have You Ever Been To A Church Where You Didn't ...

    Contributed by Warren Curry on Sep 21, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,763 views

    Have you ever been to a church where you didn’t feel welcome? You went in and looked around the foyer area and no one greets you. You proceed through the doors into the sanctuary and find yourself a seat in the back row and begin to prepare yourself for the worship time. People come filing in ...read more

  • About 9 Years Ago I Was Sitting With My Two ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 30, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,923 views

    About 9 years ago I was sitting with my two friends Doug at Christmas time and we were all moaning about how out of shape we had become. We decided then and there that we would do a Triathlon that Summer. We started to meet to run together with on Saturday mornings. The Saturday runs were a ...read more

  • The Bridge  PRO

    Contributed by John Gerald on Dec 4, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,058 views

    THE BRIDGE An old man going a lone highway, Came at the evening cold and gray To a chasm vast, deep and wide. The old man crossed in the twilight dim The sullen stream had no fear for him. But he paused when safe on the other side And built a bridge to stem the tide. "Old man," said a fellow ...read more

  • There's A Far Side Cartoon That Shows A Bum ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kory Wilcoxson on Jan 12, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
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    There’s a Far Side cartoon that shows a bum sitting in a dirty alley, and there’s a giant bug next to him. And the bug is saying, “There I was, vice president, stock options, corner office, Mercedes, then one day someone comes in and says, “Wait a minute! He’s nothing but a giant cockroach!” Very ...read more

  • The Closest I Ever Came To Feeling Like ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 13, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,995 views

    The closest I ever came to feeling like Abraham’s servant: our return from Alaska. After serving with a mission congregation for five years, we concluded it was time to return to the "Lower 48." I made arrangements to visit four seperate congregations in the midwest; each paid one fourth of the ...read more

  • I Live In A Small, Rural Community. There Are ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 15, 2007
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     | 1,273 views

    I live in a small, rural community. There are lots of cattle ranches around here, and, every once in a while, a cow wanders off and gets lost . . . Ask a rancher how a cow gets lost, and chances are he will reply, “Well, the cow starts nibbling on a tuft of green grass, and when it finishes, it ...read more

  • Pearl Harbor The Morning Of December 7, 1941, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Pearl Harbor The morning of December 7, 1941, found 353 Japanese airplanes swarming all around the Harbor site. Within a couple of hours, America lost 8 big battleships, 6 major airfields, almost all planes, and 2,400 men. That happened at 7:50 AM in what was supposedly a surprised attack. But ...read more

  • Why Should I Let You In?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,154 views

    Why should I let you in? I was reading the other day. Three men died and went to heaven. Saint Peter asked each of them, ‘Why should I let you in?’ The first man said, ‘I was a Christian policeman, and I helped a lot of people be safe.’ Peter said to him, ‘Come on in.’ Saint Peter asked the next ...read more

  • Years Ago There Was A Woman Crossing The Hills ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,980 views

    Years ago there was a woman crossing the hills of South Wales on foot in the midst of a blizzard but she was not as fortunate as my wife and I were in South Dakota. She never made it to her destination. When they found her frozen body they did not understand why in that climate she was not wearing ...read more

  • Perhaps No Composer Has Captured The Musical ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 1,889 views

    Perhaps no composer has captured the musical heart and soul of America as did Irving Berlin. In addition to familiar favorites such as "God Bless America" and "Easter Parade," he wrote, "I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas," which still ranks as the all-time best-selling musical score. In an ...read more

  • Charles M. Sheldon Wrote What Has Become A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 2,668 views

    Charles M. Sheldon wrote what has become a “classic” novel in 1896 called In His Steps. In short, the book told of a preacher who challenged the congregation where he preached to commit to a year of total submission of walking in the steps of Jesus. The challenge was to pause before making any ...read more

  • Helen Roseveare Is A British Medical Doctor Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,215 views

    Helen Roseveare is a British medical doctor who worked for many years as a missionary in Zaire. During the revolution of the 1960s, she often faced brutal beatings and other forms of physical torture. On one occasion, when she was about to be executed, she feared God had forsaken her. In that ...read more

  • The Pumpkin

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,963 views

    the pumpkin "What it’s like to be a Christian ? " A lady had recently been baptized. One of her coworkers asked her what it was like to be a Christian. She was caught off guard and didn’t know how to answer. But, when she looked up, she saw a jack-o’-lantern on the desk and answered, "It’s ...read more

  • Beware Of Pride. I Would Put It First In The List ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 12, 2007
     | 1,906 views

    Beware of pride. I would put it first in the list of the seven deadly sins. It produces independence, rebellion and self-will. It leads to all the other sins. It makes on think, as Lucifer did, that he is more important than God. Sometime when you’re feeling important, Sometimes when your ego’s ...read more

  • The Heart Of Worship  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Jul 16, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,747 views

    ILL: The Heart of Worship There’s a recent song that was written by a young man who lead the worship at church. He was an extremely talented singer, but the preacher there took him aside and told him that he could not lead the singing at church until things changed because he saw that he was more ...read more

  • Various Christian Groups Have Been Helping ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 4, 2007
     | 897 views

    Various Christian groups have been helping flooded areas recently. Here is an August 29, 2007 report: "ROCHESTER, Minn. (BP)--More than 570 disaster relief volunteers from the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention and eight other states are working long hours to aid victims affected by recent ...read more