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  • According To The Rabbis, The Books Of Numbers ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,479 views

    "According to the Rabbis, the Books of Numbers and Deuteronomy are complementary to each other (comp. Tithe, Biblical Data); consequently there can be no contradiction between them. Thus there were three kinds of tithes: (1) that given to the Levites as stated in Num. xviii. 21 et seq., and termed ...read more

  • In The Last Hour, While We Were In Sunday School ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 3, 2008
     | 1,103 views

    In the last hour, while we were in Sunday school -- or any hour, for that matter, here is what typically happens in this world. 2,738 people died from starvation 342 people died from malaria 76 mothers died from childbirth 9,582 babies died from induced abortion 8,898 infants and children were ...read more

  • What Is Christianity?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
     | 2,200 views

    WHAT IS CHRISTIANITY? A number of years ago, in preparation for a discussion period on a Christian radio program, an interviewer went into the streets of Philadelphia to ask people this question: "What is Christianity." The answers were surprising. Some said that Christianity is "the American ...read more

  • Dwelling Place Of God

    Contributed by Samuel M on Jul 6, 2024
     | 229 views

    The enemy wants to destroy every place where God meets with us. He does not want the dove of God to rest and settle on our lives. He is fine with visitation of God but not fine with habitation of God. He is constantly looking to destroy every place in our hearts that could become a resting place ...read more

  • Persecution In Uganda, Story Of Kefa ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009
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    Persecution in Uganda, Story of Kefa Sempangi Kefa Sempangi (whose story is told in the book A Distant Grief, Regal Books) was a national pastor in Africa and barely escaped with his family from brutal oppression and terror in his home country of Uganda. They made their way to Philadelphia, where ...read more

  • Revolution By Preachers

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 19, 2011
     | 1,937 views

    REVOLUTION BY PREACHERS Resistance to England during the Revolution became a sacred duty to a people who were, on the whole, highly a religious people. And they were led--in their resistance to the tyranny of England--by their preachers. * It was a preacher named Jonathan Mayhew who observed that ...read more

  • Where's God?  PRO

    Contributed by Brent Williams on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 95 ratings
     | 3,250 views

    Where’s God? Two young lads had terrorized their neighborhood with their pranks and thefts. The parents didn’t know what to do and finally with the assistance of their minister, it was decided that the clergy would intervene and attempt to straighten out the boys. The parents needless to say were ...read more

  • Lynn Anderson, In "They Smell Like Sheep," ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 26, 2003
    based on 22 ratings
     | 2,749 views

    Lynn Anderson, in "They Smell Like Sheep," relates this story: “Several years ago in Palestine, Carolyn and I rode a tour bus through Israel’s countryside nearly mesmerized as the tour guide explained the scenery, the history, and the lifestyle. In his description, he included a heart-warming ...read more

  • Thomas A. Edison Was Working On A Crazy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 7,533 views

    Thomas A. Edison was working on a crazy contraption called a "light bulb" and it took a whole team of men 24 straight hours to put just one together. The story goes that when Edison was finished with one light bulb, he gave it to a young boy helper, who nervously carried it up the stairs. Step by ...read more

  • The Descent Of Man  PRO

    Contributed by Adlai Naidoo on Oct 10, 2001
    based on 128 ratings
     | 2,385 views

    Three monkeys sat on a coconut tree, Discussing things as they are said to be, Said one monkey to the other : "Now listen you two, there’s a certain rumor which can’t be true, that man has descended from our noble race; why, the very idea is an utter disgrace, No monkey has ever deserted his ...read more

  • May The Forks Be With You  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,144 views

    MAY THE FORKS BE WITH YOU Luke and Obi-Wan are in a Chinese restaurant having a meal. Skillfully using his chopsticks, Obi-Wan deftly dishes himself a large portion of noodles into his bowl, then tops it off with some chicken and cashew nuts. All this is done with consummate ease you’d expect ...read more

  • There Is An Old Legend Of A Benevelent King Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Miller on Nov 20, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 2,362 views

    There is an old legend of a benevelent king who had his men place a great heavy stone on a certain roadway over which all his subjects would have to travel. He then hid himself to see who would try to remove the stone. No one stoopped to try to remove the stone but all worked their way around ...read more

  • An Old Civil War Veteran Used To Wander Around ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Dec 4, 2003
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     | 2,876 views

    An old civil war veteran used to wander around begging for food and a place to stay. He would always talk about his good friend, ‘Mr. Lincoln’. He had been hurt in the war and was unable to hold a regular job but had pride in a letter from the president which he was not even able to read. ‘You ...read more

  • A Certain Man Wanted To Sell His House. Another ...

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
     | 1,987 views

    A certain man wanted to sell his house. Another man wanted very badly to buy it, but because he was poor, he couldn’t afford the full price. After much bargaining, the owner agreed to sell the house for half the original price with just one stipulation: He would retain ownership of one small nail ...read more

  • Raymond P. Murray—wanted  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 20, 2005
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    Raymond P. Murray- Wanted The great want of this age is men: Men who are not for sale; Men who will condemn wrong in friend or foe- in themselves as well as others; Men whose consciences are as steady as the needle to the pole; Men who will stand for the right though the heavens totter and the ...read more

  • You," Said The Doctor To The Patient, "Are In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
     | 2,896 views

    “You,” said the doctor to the patient, “are in terrible shape. You’ve got to do something about it. First, tell your wife to cook more nutritious meals. Stop working like a dog. Also, inform your wife you’re going to make a budget, and she has to stick to it. And have her keep the kids off your ...read more

  • A Certain Man Wanted To Sell His House In Haiti ...  PRO

    Contributed by D B on Jan 9, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,572 views

    A certain man wanted to sell his house in Haiti for $2,000. Another man wanted to buy it, but because he was poor, he couldn’t afford the full price. After much bargaining, the owner agreed to sell the house for half the original price with just one stipulation: he would retain ownership of one ...read more

  • Biblical Illiteracy: A New Gallup Poll Finds ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,436 views

    Biblical Illiteracy: A new Gallup Poll finds fewer than half of youths know that Jesus turned water into wine at the Cana wedding, and nearly two-thirds couldn’t identify a quote from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. About one in 10 thought Moses was one of the 12 apostles. Results from a comprehensive ...read more

  • Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover

    Contributed by Tim Parsons on Sep 24, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,905 views

    STORY. I once new a man that was very well off but dressed has a poor man for the reason he did not want people to know that he had money, one day he went to buy a car and stop at this dealership to buy a new car, he was dress in his bib overalls. As he was in the cat Lot looking at some a ...read more

  • One Of My Distant Relatives, A Young Man, Came To ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on May 26, 2009
     | 1,612 views

    One of my distant relatives, a young man, came to me once and showed me four photos of four different girls. This was before Twitter and Facebook… He said: - Man, I love all of them and I wish to have the power to combine them all in one. Cecilia – great body; Martha – a face like an angel; ...read more

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