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  • Some Years Ago, Two Teenagers With A Long History ...  PRO

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Sep 11, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,839 views

    Some years ago, two TEENAGERS with a long history of CRIME and DELINQUENCY robbed a YMCA on the lowest East Side of New York City. On the way out they saw a young man at the TELEPHONE SWITCHBOARD. They were FRIGHTENED and ASSUMED that the must be calling the POLICE. They seized and beat him ...read more

  • Through The Eyes Of A 3-Year-Old

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 18, 2017
     | 6,229 views

    Rena was 3 years old when she went to her first baptismal service. It was new for her and a bit mystifying. As events transpired, she looked up at her father with surprise in her eyes, “Daddy, he pushed that guy under the water? Why did he do that?” The father tried to quietly answer her question ...read more

  • The New Baby...?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 13, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,844 views

    THE NEW BABY...? For weeks a six-year-old lad kept telling his first-grade teacher about the baby brother or sister that was expected at his house. One day the mother allowed the boy to feel the movements of the unborn child. The six-year old was obviously impressed, but made no comment. ...read more

  • Deciding To Jump  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 23, 2002
    based on 72 ratings
     | 9,308 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

  • A New Light  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 20, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 4,821 views

    A NEW LIGHT One of the greatest tragedies for people would be to live in darkness when they could live in the light… Rose Crawford had been blind for 50 years. Then she had an operation in an Ontario hospital. She said, “I just can’t believe it,” as the doctor lifted the bandages from her ...read more

  • The New Dishwasher  PRO

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 12, 2001
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,979 views

    THE NEW DISHWASHER In the fourth year of his layoff from his job, Dad gave Mom a dishwasher for Christmas. You have to understand the magnitude of the gift: Our old house had its original wiring and plumbing, and neither could handle the required installation. There was no spot in the ...read more

  • A New Phrase  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 30, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,036 views

    A NEW PHRASE About 25 years ago, a new phrase slipped into the American vocabulary. Actually, the expression is as old as the New Testament itself, but for many years the world had generally ignored the term. But then Charles Colson, who was a former aide to Richard Nixon and was involved in ...read more

  • The New Guy  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Mar 29, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,749 views

    THE NEW GUY We all need real hope. There were four ladies in a nursing home one time that were sitting there talking, and the nurse brings in a new man to the facility. He was quite dapper for an older man, and one of the ladies asked him where he had been for so long. He responded by saying he ...read more

  • Good News/Bad News For Chaplains  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Apr 1, 2002
    based on 61 ratings
     | 3,027 views

    Good News/Bad News for Chaplains Good News: You baptized seven people today in the river. Bad News: You lost two of them in the swift current. Good News: The Protestant Women of the Chapel voted to send you a get-well card. Bad News: The vote passed by 31-30. Good News: Your Chapel Council ...read more

  • To Raise New Questions, New Possibilities, To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,734 views

    "To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle requires creative ...read more

  • Good News, Bad News Laughs

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 13, 2022
     | 1,623 views

    Good News: You baptised seven people today in the river.Bad News: You lost two of them in the swift current. Good News: The women's group voted to send you a get-well card.Bad News: The vote passed by 31-30. Good News: The trustees finally voted to add more church parking. Bad News: They are ...read more

  • New Megachurch Research A Major New Study Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,085 views

    New Megachurch Research A major new study of megachurches shows that 93% of churches with an average weekly attendance of at least 2,000 are found in the South, the West and the Midwest. The states with the largest concentration are California, Texas, Florida and Georgia. Dr. Scott Thumma, faculty ...read more

  • The New Deal

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Sep 18, 2011
     | 2,943 views

    THE NEW DEAL Between the years 1933 and 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted a series of economic programs called "The New Deal." His programs served as a response to the effects of the Great Depression, and "focused on what historians call the "3 Rs": Relief, Recovery, and Reform. ...read more

  • A New Movie

    Contributed by William Huegel on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,690 views

    A new movie There is a new Christian movie out called “The End of the Spear”. It is the story of five young missionaries who were killed trying to reach the Auca Indians in the jungles of South America with the Gospel. All five of these courageous and faith-filled young men were speared to ...read more

  • When Charles Schwab Was 70 Years Old, He Made The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Erik Estep on Nov 13, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,126 views

    When Charles Schwab was 70 years old, he made the following statement. These words were spoken for the record in a court of law after he’d just won a nuisance suit. He said, “I’d like to say here in a court of law, and speaking as an old man, that 9/10ths of my troubles are traceable to my being ...read more

  • The Good News And Bad News Of Palm Sunday  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 9,207 views

    THE GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS OF PALM SUNDAY John and his friend George went golfing together one Saturday morning as they had for 24 years. They were fanatics about their golf game. Later that day, John returned home completely exhausted and plopped down in his easy chair. His wife was quite ...read more

  • A New Life  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Luthy on May 17, 2001
    based on 96 ratings
     | 5,177 views

    A NEW LIFE In an article for Discovery Publishing, Steve Zeisler wrote: "In many respects the best biological analogy to marriage is the creation of a life. Man and woman each contribute a cell having 23 chromo-somes. The two cells are joined together, and a new human being who has never ...read more

  • Under New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
     | 3,258 views

    UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT I am reminded of a story where a salesman was driving through town and became hungry. He saw a sign for a restaurant and parked his car and went in. The first thing he noticed was how dirty the windows were, and then he saw how dirty the table tops were. The waitresses were ...read more

  • Good News

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,804 views

    GOOD NEWS Our world is desperately in need of some good news. Suzanne Jennings wrote this song in 1999: I woke up Monday morning, walked out on the lawn My eyes were barely open, and my mouth began to yawn Picked up the daily paper, every single headline said, That this ole world is full of ...read more

  • New Earth

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 1, 2009
     | 1,733 views

    Randy Alcorn: How many of us are truly looking forward to the New Earth? Consciously? Daily? In our idle moments, when our mind gravitates to whatever excites and interests us the most, what do we think about? A new car? A movie? A business opportunity? A chance to get rich? An attractive ...read more

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