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  • Many Of You May Be Familiar With A Movie Filmed A ...

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Oct 13, 2007
     | 1,488 views

    Many of you may be familiar with a movie filmed a few years ago called “The Matrix.” This movie was about people that lived in a computer generated universe known as the matrix. Most of the people didn’t realize that the world they saw was computer generated. The few that did, wanted to free the ...read more

  • Pursued By The Atoning Love  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 6, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,267 views

    Pursued by the Atoning Love One evening a woman was driving home when she noticed a huge truck behind her that was driving uncomfortably close. She stepped on the gas to gain some distance from the truck, but when she sped up the truck did too. The faster she drove, the faster drove the truck. Now ...read more

  • In The Small Town We Lived In, The Volunteer Fire ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 16, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,796 views

    In the small town we lived in, the volunteer fire department’s telephone was answered by the policeman on duty, who would in turn sound the fire whistle to rally the volunteers to duty. One Saturday morning my father, the town chief of police, had just come on duty when the fire department phone ...read more

  • Can You Imagine How Embarrassing It Would Be If ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,156 views

    Can you imagine how embarrassing it would be if we had to stand up and say what we believe based on our game plan for life. I believe in God the Father, maker of heaven and earth who is not worthy of me making two hours of week in my schedule to pray or talk to and to attend church. I believe in ...read more

  • Back To Basics

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,721 views

    BACK TO BASICS There is a story circulated about the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers, Vince Lombardi. As many of you know Vince Lombardi strove for excellence on and off of the field. He demanded it of himself and of his players. Well, as the story goes during his last season as head ...read more

  • Where Is Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 932 views

    Where Is Your Treasure Intro: Long ago, in a kingdom far, far away, a rich king hired a “fool” to entertain him and make him laugh when he was sad. He gave the fool a golden scepter and told him that when he met a greater fool than he, to pass the golden scepter to that person. Years passed ...read more

  • Keep Your Eyes On Me

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,600 views

    KEEP YOUR EYES ON ME One day, a man hired an experienced guide to lead him on a hike into the Swiss Alps. After many hours, they came to a high and remote mountain pass. To the man’s dismay, he saw the path had almost been washed out. What could he do? To the left was a sheer rock cliff, to his ...read more

  • Newspaper Columnist And Minister George Crane ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 18, 2009
     | 1,391 views

    Newspaper columnist and minister George Crane tells of a wife who came into his office full of hatred toward her husband. "I do not only want to get rid of him, I want to get even. Before I divorce him, I want to hurt him as much as he has me." Dr. Crane suggested an ingenious plan "Go home and ...read more

  • Personal Property In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
     | 1,903 views

    PERSONAL PROPERTY IN THE BIBLE Larry Burkett, the founder of Christian Financial Concepts, points out that the bible--with more than 700 references to money--says more about economics than many other subjects. He writes: "Money is such an important subject that nearly two-thirds of the parables ...read more

  • Where's The Fire?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 6,093 views

    WHERE’S THE FIRE? In a small town, the volunteer fire department’s telephone was answered by the policeman on duty, who would in turn sound the fire whistle to rally the volunteers to duty. One Saturday morning, the town chief of police, had just come on duty when the fire department phone rang. ...read more

  • A Tale Of Choices And Consequences

    Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 16, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,945 views

    Once, there was a traveler named Samuel, whose heart was set on reaching a city famed for its eternal beauty and joy. However, during his journey, he stumbled upon a quaint, comforting village. Lured by its immediate solace, Samuel decided to rest there for a while. As days turned into weeks, the ...read more

  • Boomerang!  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 27, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,361 views

    Boomerang! (07.28.05--Appreciation--Ezra 5: 1-2) “When someone does something good, applaud! You’ll make two people happy.” The life-long motto of film magnate, Samuel Goldwyn, he knew that appreciation was a two-way street. The one who received it benefited as well as the one who gave it. Both ...read more

  • Can't Just Sit Around

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,296 views

    CAN'T JUST SIT AROUND The following is a true story. Larry Walters led a fairly boring normal life as a truck driver in southern California until the fateful day of July 2nd, 1982. On that day, Larry turned himself into a legend. You see, ever since he was a boy Larry had dreamed of flying, but ...read more

  • Who I Am Makes A Difference

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 29, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,535 views

    WHO I AM MAKES A DIFFERENCE A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her high school seniors for the difference they made in her life. Then she presented each of them with a Blue Ribbon imprinted with gold letters, which read, "Who I Am Makes a Difference."™ Afterwards the teacher gave each ...read more

  • Some Things Seem Too Good To Be True

    Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 21, 2020
     | 2,816 views

    Recently I discovered something. The more I try to keep up with the latest trend, the further behind I get. I am not a complete technical idiot, but I'm not too far off. The only thing I can say about me is that I at least try. The best example of all of this has to do with my cell phone. Is ...read more

  • Our Summer Vacation Jamboree

    Contributed by James Snyder on Jul 15, 2023
     | 793 views

    After months and months of planning, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage finalized our vacation plans for the summer. Because of our busy lifestyle, something like this cannot be done with just a snap of a finger, especially since the great-granddaughter invaded our family circle. If my wife ...read more

  • My Days Of Wonder In The Hospital

    Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 1, 2025
     | 363 views

    Dr. James L. Snyder My plans for the New Year were horribly changed by ending up in the hospital. Around the middle of the month, it seemed like I may have had the flu. After all, everybody around me had the flu, and I just wanted to fit in with society in general. I had to cancel my Sunday ...read more

  • There Was A King Who Had All His World Could ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 11, 2001
    based on 118 ratings
     | 5,781 views

    There was a king who had all his world could afford. The thing he loved most, however, was to laugh. Once while being entertained a jester came along wishing to join in the festival of activities and also wishing to perform for him. His opportunity came and he put the best comical show together he ...read more

  • Many Years Ago I Went To See A Theatrical ...  PRO

    Contributed by Howard Tyas on Jan 7, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,985 views

    Many years ago I went to see a theatrical production called Cotton Patch Gospel, a musical about the life of Jesus with an Appalachian, country-western twist. It was based on Clarence Jordan’s paraphrase of the New Testament, by the same name. It tries to tell the story of Jesus as if he has been ...read more

  • Money That Individuals Give Comes To The Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Mar 7, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 2,695 views

    Money that individuals give comes to the church from five sources, or "pockets." Obviously, these are not actual pockets, but symbolic pictures representing five major motives of church members in giving to their church. When church leaders understand the nature and source of their church’s ...read more