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  • The Imaginary Ball

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Feb 6, 2012
     | 2,277 views

    THE IMAGINARY BALL A golfer who had been playing badly went to a psychiatrist who told him to relax by playing a round of golf without a ball. "Do everything you would normally do, but use an imaginary ball." The golfer tried it the next day. He stepped up on the first tee, imagined he got a ...read more

  • Football Player Given Second Chance By Coach ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009
     | 6,750 views

    Football Player Given Second Chance by Coach After Running the Wrong Way “Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time….” The words “the second time” underscore God’s determination to get his message to the Ninevites and to use Jonah in the process. In other words, Jonah quickly found out ...read more

  • There Is A Story About A Little Girl Who Had A ...

    Contributed by Jerry Fenter on May 23, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,811 views

    There is a story about a little girl who had a large collection of dolls, of every description. It was obvious that her dolls brought her much pleasure. A visitor asked her which of her dolls was her favorite. "Just a moment," she said as she rushed into another room. In a moment she was back with ...read more

  • If You Were Remodeling Your Home And Were Going ...

    Contributed by Wm. Darryl Scott Sr D.d. on Sep 6, 2003
     | 2,617 views

    IF YOU WERE REMODELING YOUR HOME AND WERE GOING TO ADD AN EXTRA BEDROOM, BUT THE ONLY TOOL YOU HAD WAS A SCREWDRIVER, WOULD YOU WORK AND STRUGGLE TO BUILD THE ROOM WITH ONLY A SCREWDRIVER? OR WOULD YOU GO OUT TO THE STORE AND PAY THE PRICE FOR THE PROPER TOOLS TO GET THE JOB DONE EFFICIENTLY AND ...read more

  • Corrie Ten Boom, In Her Book Tramp For The Lord ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,667 views

    Corrie ten Boom, in her book Tramp for the Lord had these words to say regarding forgiveness: It was 1947--. I had come from Holland to defeated Germany with the message that God forgives. It was the truth they needed most to hear in that bitter, bombed-out land, and I gave them my favorite ...read more

  • Winston Churchill Arranged His Own Funeral. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bob Hager on Apr 26, 2001
    based on 142 ratings
     | 6,065 views

    Winston Churchill arranged his own funeral. There were stately hymns in St. Paul’s Cathedral and an impressive liturgy. But at the end of the service, Churchill had an unusual event planned. When they said the benediction, a bugler high in the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral on one side played Taps, ...read more

  • What Team Are You On?

    Contributed by James R. Debusk on Mar 25, 2011
     | 2,425 views

    WHAT TEAM ARE YOU ON? At this time of the year, young men are signing letters of intent to play football to the various colleges that have recruited them. These young athletes are making a choice of where they will play football. In life we have a spiritual decision on which team we will be a ...read more

  • Tattling

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 4, 2019
     | 1,437 views

    Difference between tattling and communicating necessary information: 2. Difference between rightness [trite correctness] and being righteous. "Johnny is playing with matches" - OK "Johnny is playing with his iPod even though you said he had to brush his teeth first!" - ...read more

  • If You Ever Happen To Listen To Positive 89.3 On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Twitchell on Oct 26, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,584 views

    If you ever happen to listen to Positive 89.3 on Saturday nights, you know that Joe Polek and I often enjoy sharing humorous stories from the news between the songs that we play. If you listened last night, you would have heard us talking about a variety of mistranslations with humorous results. ...read more

  • Lord Prayer

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Nov 17, 2017
     | 4,929 views

    We have defined prayer as breathing out self and breathing in God. We breath in a God who is Abba Father Daddy. I loved to play with the kids. I love to play with the grand children. Lego never had lego as a child so love to do it with the kids I now get my lego out before they come and start to ...read more

  • Game Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
     | 4,111 views

    Game of Life In 1860, a lithographer named Milton Bradley decided to invent a board game where people by playing it would learn life lessons. They would learn about the risks and the rewards in life and decisions and consequences. It was originally called “The Checkered Game of Life.” It was a ...read more

  • I Remember When I Was A Small Boy That I Was ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008
     | 763 views

    I remember when I was a small boy that I was fascinated with soldiers. I played with little green army men, listened to Dad tell stories of the second world war he was in. I loved to dress up and play army (Get the pictures). I had the steel hat, inside liner, and jacket, etc. I loved playing ...read more

  • He's Alive!

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,006 views

    He's Alive! One church I read about put on a Christmas program that included a manger scene with their children. There was a little 5-year-old boy on the drama team, I think he was a shepherd that year. He was energetic to say the least! This little boy was a handful. During rehearsals he was all ...read more

  • Blind Against The Blind  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 8, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,696 views

    BLIND AGAINST THE BLIND Today we're going to examine a miracle in which Jesus gives sight to two blind men. I've known several people who are physically blind and I'm always amazed by what they can do without sight. Growing up in Alabama, one of the most celebrated sports heroes in our state was ...read more

  • Don't Quit

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 18, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,343 views

    Ignace Jan Paderewski, the famous pianist, was scheduled to perform at a great concert hall in America. It was a high-society extravaganza. Present in the audience that evening was a mother and her fidgety nine-year old. She had brought him in the hopes that when he heard the great composer play, ...read more

  • How About My Son Joshua's Hero. Chicago Bear, # ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 18, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,195 views

    How about my son Joshua’s hero. Chicago Bear, # 34, Walter (Jerry) Payton. As a whole Walter Payton played with a loosing record. The Bears were not very successful. Walter was told he was too little and came from a little place, Columbia, Miss. Many people told Walter what he could not do. ...read more

  • Facing The Music

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 19, 2012
     | 3,024 views

    FACING THE MUSIC Many years ago a man wanted to play in the Imperial Orchestra, but could not play a note. Since he was, however, a person of great wealth and influence, he demanded to be allowed to join the orchestra so that he could perform in front of the king. The conductor agreed to let him ...read more

  • A Few Weeks Ago My Parents Came Down To Visit For ...

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 11, 2009
     | 1,815 views

    A few weeks ago my parents came down to visit for Easter and I got to relieve another childhood memory. My parents stayed at a hotel on Saturday night. Sunday after church we ate lunch and were hanging out before they had to start the journey back home. All of a sudden my mom panicked. She had ...read more

  • Tv Vs Reading: A New Report By The Kaiser Family ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,126 views

    TV Vs Reading: A new report by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Children’s Digital Media Centers finds that kids 6-months to 6-years-old spend about 2 hours a day watching TV, playing a video game or using a computer. That’s roughly the same amount of time spent playing ...read more

  • No One Can Whistle A Symphony. It Takes An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,508 views

    No one can whistle a symphony. It takes an ...read more