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  • Unfold Your Deck Chair - Funny Story

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 3, 2026
    based on 2 ratings
     | 365 views

    In a "Peanuts" strip, ... Charlie Brown and Lucy were discussing ... theology. Lucy said, ... "On the great cruise ship of life, ... some people ... take their deck chairs ... to the bow. And some people ... take their deck chairs ... to the stern. Where do you put your deck ...read more

  • Medical Authorities Determine A Person To Be ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,879 views

    Medical authorities determine a person to be “alive” if there is either a detectable heartbeat or brain-wave activity. With that in mind, it is eye-opening for some to realize that unborn children have detectable heartbeats at eighteen days (two and one-half weeks) after conception and detectable ...read more

  • William Tyndale, First Translated The Bible From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
     | 2,300 views

    William Tyndale, first translated the Bible from Hebrew and Greek into English, making a Bible for the common people. In 1535 he was betrayed by a friend, taken prisoner to the castle of Vilford, and continued to work on his translation. He was unable to finish his work because he was sentenced to ...read more

  • Two Old-Timers Were Having A Rather Heated ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,964 views

    Two old-timers were having a rather heated discussion in an old folks home. One, however, seemed to be doing most of the talking. This went on for several minutes while the second man waited patiently for an opening to present his side of the argument. Just when it appeared the first man was about ...read more

  • On Managing Growth: John Chambers, President Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 2,305 views

    On Managing Growth: John Chambers, President of Cisco Systems, the 3rd most valuable company in the world, has this advice for managing growth: · Make your customers the center of your culture. Tie employee compensation programs directly to customer satisfaction results. · Empower every employee. ...read more

  • Medical Authorities Determine A Person To Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,215 views

    Medical authorities determine a person to be "alive" if there is either a detectable heartbeat or brain-wave activity. With that in mind, it is eye-opening for some to realize that unborn children have detectable heartbeats at eighteen days (two and one-half weeks) after conception and detectable ...read more

  • The Noted Chinese Christian, Watchmen Nee, Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 14, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,172 views

    The noted Chinese Christian, Watchmen Nee, had this to say about knowing truth: “The normal Christian life must begin with a very definite ‘knowing,’ which is not just knowing something about the truth nor understanding some important doctrine. It’s not an intellectual knowledge at all, but an ...read more

  • In His Book One Crowded Hour, Tim ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,184 views

    (Illustration) In his book One Crowded Hour, Tim Bowden describes an incident in Borneo in 1964. Nepalese fighters known as Gurkhas were asked if they would be willing to jump from airplanes into combat against the Indonesians. The Gurkhas did not clearly understand what was involved, but they ...read more

  • Conference After Conference Is Held To Discuss ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Apr 20, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,500 views

    Conference after conference is held to discuss the destruction of the Earth’s environment and to solve the poverty of two thirds of the world’s population but very little gets done when the talking is over. Isn’t it essentially a problem of selfishness, greed and exploitation? Desmond Tutu, the ...read more

  • On October 28, 1987, The Rear Door Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 13, 2001
    based on 109 ratings
     | 2,310 views

    "On October 28, 1987, the rear door of a Metropolitan Armored Car swung open on Interstate 71 in Columbus, Ohio. Bags of cash were dumped on the highway. `It looked like snow, it was so thick,’ said officer Bob Kinney, who was called to the intersection of Interstates 70 and 71 after motorists and ...read more

  • I Think That We All Understand What Temptation ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,534 views

    I think that we all understand what temptation is. There is a story told about a little boy in a grocery store that I think illustrates the nature of temptation. The boy was standing near an open box of peanut butter cookies. “Now then, young man,” said the grocer as he approached the young man. ...read more

  • I Was Once Invited To Lay Hands On Some People ...

    Contributed by Samson Musyoki on Sep 22, 2007
     | 2,124 views

    I was once invited to lay hands on some people who had obeyed to an altar call during an open air meeting. I asked one sick old man whether he believed in Jesus Christ as Lord and saviour and he told me, no. I again asked him if he was ready to receive the Lord Jesus into his life and be saved, and ...read more

  • Late Night?

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 12, 2008
     | 2,806 views

    LATE NIGHT? The drunk husband snuck up the stairs quietly. He looked in the bathroom mirror and bandaged the bumps and bruises he’d received in a fight earlier that night. He then proceeded to climb into bed, smiling at the thought that he’d pulled one over on his wife. When morning came, he ...read more

  • Isolation Society

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 14, 2011
     | 2,281 views

    ISOLATION SOCIETY Here is how Max Lucado rates us as a society: "Call us a fast society, an efficient society, but don't call us a personal society. Our society is set up for isolation. We wear ear buds when we exercise. We communicate via e-mail and text messages. We enter and exit our house with ...read more

  • Moody's Dying Words  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 21, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,983 views

    MOODY'S DYING WORDS "Earth recedes. Heaven opens before me. If this is death, it is sweet! There is no valley here. God is calling me, and I must go." "No, no, Father," said Moody's son, "You are dreaming." "I am not dreaming," replied Moody. "I have been within the gates. I have seen the ...read more

  • There Was A Missionary In China Who Rode The Bus ...

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Oct 9, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,168 views

    There was a missionary in China who rode the bus everyday with the people. She was very friendly and open with her faith and dearly loved the Chinese. Trying to obey the oppressive Chinese law, she wouldn’t pass out Bibles indiscriminately, but always give one to someone who asked her, usually ...read more

  • Praying For Revival - Martin Lloyd-Jones

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on May 24, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,137 views

    When did you last hear anyone praying for revival, praying that God might open the windows of heaven and pour out his Spirit? When did you last pray for that yourself? I suggest seriously that we are neglecting this almost entirely. We are guilty of forgetting the authority of the Holy Spirit. . . ...read more

  • The Wise Man Vs. The ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 4,499 views

    The Wise Man vs. the Fool The Bible says Jesus was one who taught with authority. That amazed the crowds because their own teachers did not. (Matt. 7 : 28) The Lord’s parable of the “The Wise and Foolish Builders” found in Luke 6: 46-49 is specifically directed to those who profess to ...read more

  • A Story Of Friendship

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,515 views

    Let me read to you; A Story of friendship Out of the furnaces of war come many true stories of sacrificial friendship. One such story tells of two friends in World War I, who were inseparable. They had enlisted together, trained together, were shipped overseas together and fought side-by-side in ...read more

  • New York (Ap) — A Man Who Paid $5 For A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Biolsi on Apr 7, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,905 views

    NEW YORK (AP) — A man who paid $5 for a 19th-century painting he bought at a garage sale has sold it to a museum for $1 million, an art publication reported. The unidentified 29-year-old actor found Joseph Decker’s (search) "Ripening Pears" wrapped in a blanket at a Los Angeles garage sale three ...read more