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  • Albums Dying

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    ALBUMS DYING Last year, digital singles outsold plastic CDs for the first time. So far in '07, sales of digital songs have risen 54%, to roughly 189 million units, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Digital album sales are rising at a slightly faster pace, but buyers of digital music are purchasing ...read more

  • In England There Was A Bartender. Every Day ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Dec 13, 2004
     | 2,549 views

    In England there was a bartender. Every day people would come in to his bar and pour out their hearts to him. They would share their innermost sorrows with him. He would watch as they would drown their problems in a bottle of booze. One day he happened to hear the gospel message. He invited Jesus ...read more

  • Our Favorite Psychologist, Dr. Phil Mcgraw ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Dec 30, 2006
     | 1,156 views

    Our favorite psychologist, Dr. Phil McGraw speaks a truth that is too commonly true for a lot of people. He writes, “Common sense might suggest that one of the easiest steps in getting what you want from life is to “place your order”: to stand up and declare what it is that you desire. Nothing ...read more

  • Let It Out

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,447 views

    LET IT OUT Only 15% of Americans say they let their feelings out often, although 80% believe it is healthy to do so. A national study reveals 63% of Americans think people are too bottled-up when it comes to their emotions. 40% let it out in the average week and 11% can’t even remember the last ...read more

  • How Did We Ever Survive As ...

    Contributed by Paul Collins on Sep 7, 2009
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    How Did We Ever Survive as Kids? April 11, 2009 — Quick Daily Hits - rbs Born before 1980? TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930’s 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s… • After we were born, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints. • We had no ...read more

  • The Word Of God

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 9, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,964 views

    ILLUS: (I had 6 plastic see through pitchers on stage… one of which was full of water. Holding up an empty pitcher I said…) Imagine this empty pitcher represents that nation of Israel. (I began to pour water from the full pitcher into the empty one). God poured out His will and wisdom into them. ...read more

  • A Lady Kept A Raccoon As A Pet And Unknown To Her ...

    Contributed by Darren Rogers on Aug 15, 2007
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    A lady kept a raccoon as a pet and unknown to her they go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After that they often attack their owners. Since a 30-pound raccoon can be the same as a 100-pound dog in a fight her friend, who happened to be a zookeeper, felt compelled to tell her of the ...read more

  • A Man Thought That By Being Baptised He Could ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on May 7, 2005
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    A man thought that by being baptised he could find salvation. A friend of his tried hard to explain that this was not so. But this man insisted that, as water would purify the body, so water consecrated by a minister or priest would purify the soul. Finally the friend used an illustration. "Suppose ...read more

  • Got It Comin'  PRO

    Contributed by Wayne Major on Jun 7, 2002
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    GOT IT COMIN' Clint Eastwood Westerns are great movies. One of his later movies is titled “Unforgiven.” In the movie, Eastwood plays the part of an aging gunfighter who lost his taste for killing many years before. He and his old partner, played by Morgan Freeman, are lured by the rumor of a ...read more

  • Bill Stopped In At Abie's Little General Store, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 27, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,264 views

    Bill stopped in at Abie’s little general store, looking for a bottle of mustard. The shelves were loaded with salt -- bags and bags of salt. Abie said he had some mustard, but that he would have to go down to the cellar to find it. Bill went down with him, and there to his surprise were still more ...read more

  • The Little Sisters Of The Poor Were Going From ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,668 views

    The Little Sisters of the Poor were going from door to door in a French city, soliciting alms for old people. One nun called at the house of a rich free-thinker who said he would give 1000 francs if she would have a glass of champagne with him. It was an embarrassing situation for the nun, and she ...read more

  • There Was A Large Preachers' Convention Held In ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 13, 2007
     | 1,851 views

    There was a large PREACHERS’ convention held in Nashville, Tennessee. And during the BREAK, several of the PREACHERS ran across the street from the CONVENTION CENTER to purchase some SNACKS from a CONVENIENT STORE. The STORE CLERK started CHECKING out the PREACHERS one by one—CHIPS, GUM, ...read more

  • The Weapon Of Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,147 views

    THE WEAPON OF PRAYER It takes more than bullets and bombs to win a war, residents said in Chatsworth, GA. "Prayer is the greatest weapon we’ve got," said Frank Lloyd of Chatsworth at a prayer service at First Baptist Church. "This war’s not going to be won on military might. It’s going to be ...read more

  • Let Me Illustrate What I Mean. I've Got Two ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Dec 9, 2004
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    Let me illustrate what I mean. I’ve got two hammers with me. One is a 16 ounce Stanley, the other is a plastic Fisher Price. Which one do you think will leave the bigger mark on the things it hits? No brainer—the real hammer will do more to leave it’s mark than the toy. Now how many of you ...read more

  • In A View From The Zoo, Gary Richmond, A Former ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
     | 1,588 views

    In A View From The Zoo, Gary Richmond, a former zoo keeper, tells about an experience a friend had with a raccoon. He explains that raccoons go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After that they often attack their owners. A 30-pound raccoon can be equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap. ...read more

  • In A View From The Zoo, Gary Richmond, A Former ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,868 views

    In A View From The Zoo, Gary Richmond, a former zoo keeper, tells about an experience a friend had with a raccoon. He explains that raccoons go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After that they often attack their owners. A 30-pound raccoon can be equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap. ...read more

  • Cadillac Through And Through

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Nov 12, 2008
     | 2,785 views

    CADILLAC THROUGH AND THROUGH It is kind of like a brand new Cadillac. Inside, it has all the latest features installed. As it rolls off the assembly line at GM it has everything you would expect in a Caddy: Top of the line electronics, voice activated GPS navigation system, great surround sound ...read more

  • Maxie Dunnam, President Of Asbury Theological ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jan 27, 2004
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    Maxie Dunnam, President of Asbury Theological Seminary in his book, “This is Christianity” tells a remarkable story about Dr. Maxwell Maltz, a plastic surgeon. A man had been injured in a fire while attempting to save his parents from a burning house. He couldn’t get to them. They perished. His ...read more

  • The Circumference Of Your World

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on May 15, 2011
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    THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF YOUR WORLD The Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer Robert Louis Stevenson had not enjoyed a single day of good health in 14 years. One day, when he had been forced to set aside his writing because of violent coughing and wracking, his wife said to him, "I ...read more

  • If You Were To Walk Down The Aisles Of Any ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Griffin on Jul 11, 2007
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    If you were to walk down the aisles of any pharmacy in America you’d find that one of their most popular products is pain killers. They have shelves that are packed with bottles Ibuprofen, Aspirin, Tylenol etc. If you want, you can buy them in huge jars holding 250 pills. Other shelves contain ...read more

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