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  • John Todd--Heaven Is Very Real. Here Is One Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,359 views

    JOHN TODD--Heaven is very real. Here is one of the loveliest stories I have ever read: In October of 1800 a boy named John Todd was born in Rutland, Vermont. Shortly afterward, the family moved to the little village of Killingsworth. And there, when John was only six years old, both his parents ...read more

  • What People Put ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 2,067 views

    WHAT PEOPLE PUT OFF According to a recent USA Today poll, the top five things people put off until the last minute are: House chores/yard work: 47% Holiday gift shopping: 43% Making doctor/dentist appointments: 35% Calling relatives: 31% Changing oil in the car: 29% I think there is one thing ...read more

  • Other Faiths On Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 14, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,330 views

    OTHER FAITHS ON HEAVEN Heaven has many cartographers, and through the centuries many different heavens have been charted. To the variety of celestial landscapes in the West, Islam and Buddhism have raised their own particular paradises: the Koran details a heaven filled with beautiful, large eyed ...read more

  • A Few Weeks Ago I Spent A Lot Of Time Watching ...

    Contributed by Jason Duncan on Oct 30, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,333 views

    A few weeks ago I spent a lot of time watching Ken Burn’s documentary called The War on PBS. The documentary ran for 7 nights and was about 14 ½ hours long. It chronicled the history of WWII not through the eyes of historians or professors but through the eyes of the men who served in Germany and ...read more

  • The Young Man Was Feeling Very Proud Of Himself. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,575 views

    The young man was feeling very proud of himself. As a brand-new college graduate he had taken the C.P.A. Exams & passed with flying colors. Now he was a full-fledged Certified Public Accountant. His father had been an immigrant to the U.S., & now owned his own little business. Filled with ...read more

  • There Was A Priest In Dublin Who Explained The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jane White on Dec 6, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,730 views

    There was a priest in Dublin who explained the difference between this life and the next life by talking about the life of the dragonfly. At the bottom of the pond little grubs were crawling around. They wonder what happens to their members who climb up the stem of the lily and never come back. ...read more

  • A Young, Attractive Bride-To-Be Walked Into A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 29, 2003
     | 2,747 views

    A young, attractive bride-to-be walked into a bridal shop and began looking through wedding dresses. A worker approached her and said, "May I help you?" "Why yes," the bride said,"I need the loudest dress that you have." The worker had a confused look on her face. "Do you mean ’loud’ like bright ...read more

  • In New York's Hayden Planetarium A Special ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    In New York’s Hayden Planetarium a special Christmas holiday show was enhanced by an added feature. A giant lollipop tree was projected onto the planetarium dome, surrounded by a horizon filled with brilliantly colored toys which came to life and cavorted to the tune of "Jingle Bells." At the ...read more

  • The Miracle Of Sight  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
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    THE MIRACLE OF SIGHT For 51 years Bob Edens was blind. He couldn’t see a thing. His world was a black hall of sounds and smells. He felt his way through five decades of darkness. And then, he could see. A skilled surgeon performed a complicated operation and, for the first time, Bob Edens had ...read more

  • His Rightful Place

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Apr 11, 2022
     | 3,002 views

    I have a dog named Simba. I named him Simba because he is the color of a lion and he has the personality of a lion even though he is a chihuahua. One afternoon, we were really tired and I decided to take a quick nap with Simba. Simba has a certain place on the bed beside me where he always lays. ...read more

  • Smoke Alarms

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 11, 2011
     | 1,612 views

    SMOKE ALARMS This is one of my smoke alarms. (HIT BUZZER) Annoying, isn’t it? Now a smoke alarm is supposed to go off if the house is on fire. But mine goes off more often than that. Generally my smoke alarm goes off when I’m cooking (yes I’ve burnt my food). And when the smoke from burnt ...read more

  • Failure To Disembark

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Apr 14, 2010
    based on 1 rating
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    FAILURE TO DISEMBARK There was an important business executive who boarded the New Orleans to Washington train. He had a very important business engagement and he needed to be awakened in order to get off the train in Atlanta about five o'clock in the morning. Since he was a heavy sleeper he found ...read more

  • It Is Said J.wesley Earnt £1400 Per Year ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jul 15, 2006
     | 1,238 views

    It is said J.Wesley earnt £1400 per year equivalent to £600,000 today. He went beyond tithing he lived off £30 he ...read more

  • Be A Magnet!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 29, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,803 views

    Be a Magnet! MAGNET DEMONSTRATION A piece of steel metal under ordinary conditions-- in the "As-is" situation -- does not have magnetic properties. It is not a magnet. It can not attract and/or hold. It can not do the work of a magnet. Why? The molecules are in "chaos". Each molecule has a Plus ...read more

  • When Life Crashes In  PRO

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Aug 20, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,581 views

    When Life Crashes In The classic MG moved briskly through the afternoon traffic. The drive enjoyed the quick response of the small high-powered convertible. After driving her station wagon, this little red car was rather like taking off her boots and putting on sneakers. Driving along with the ...read more

  • The Country Of The Blind By H.g. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
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    The Country of the Blind by H.G. Wells DON’T BE LIKE THOSE WHO WON’T SEE. Don’t be like those who don’t want to be confused with the facts, because they think they know it all already. H. G. Wells, who wrote The War of the Worlds, once wrote a short story called The Country of the Blind. It’s ...read more

  • Last Year, A Particularly Dark Film Came Out ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 16, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,071 views

    Last year, a particularly dark film came out entitled Children of Men. It is about the world in the year 2027 where no children have been born for 18 years. Imagine a world like that. A world with no need for toys. Churches with no children or youth. The doors of Kenyon College closing ...read more

  • Some Years Ago Someone Sent Me An E-Mail ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,806 views

    Some years ago someone sent me an e-mail entitled “Shake it off and step up.” It perfectly illustrates the concept of dealing with disappointment. A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule ‘braying’. After carefully ...read more

  • Have A Backpack Filled With Many Things And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Judah Thomas on May 22, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,783 views

    (Have a backpack filled with many things and things hanging off of it.) Life is kind of like backpacking in a tunnel. Imagine for a moment that I was backpacking in a tunnel, and the further I went the smaller the tunnel became. Eventually these (skis or whatever) would jam against the wall. I ...read more

  • You Are Full Of Baloney!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 13, 2022
     | 1,162 views

    DO YOU WANT TO HEAR A REALLY BAD DAD JOKE????? It was a nice summer day when 2 flies came upon a picnic lunch. Finding only baloney, they promptly ate their fill. The flies then flew to a nearby well for a drink, then they sat on the pump handle to rest and talk. After a few minutes, one said he ...read more