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  • Confession Without Change

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 28, 2009
     | 3,144 views

    CONFESSION WITHOUT CHANGE Four preachers met for a friendly gathering. During the conversation one preacher said, "Our people come to us and pour out their hearts, confess certain sins and needs. Let's do the same. Confession is good for the soul." In due time all agreed. One confessed he liked ...read more

  • * Josie Who Was Two Years Old At The Time Came ...

    Contributed by John Perry on Feb 9, 2010
     | 2,499 views

    *** Josie who was two years old at the time came to visit us w/ her mother one day. While Sue, Josie’s mother was busy socialising she suddenly realised that everything was a little bit too quiet. Off she went in search of Josie to find out what she was doing. She only had to look as far as our ...read more

  • Now He Knows

    Contributed by C Jordan on May 23, 2010
     | 2,614 views

    NOW HE KNOWS A little five-year-old boy one day was playing with his two-year-old brother, when the two-year-old reached up and pulled his older brother's hair. He screamed in pain, and his mother came rushing in. He cried and said that his younger brother had pulled his hair. His mom said, "Well, ...read more

  • The Sounds Of Approaching Bagpipes Signaled ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2010
     | 2,942 views

    The Sounds of Approaching Bagpipes Signaled Deliverance The Congregational preacher of old, D.L. Moody, tells the story of an incident that occurred during the last mutiny on the land of India, while under British control. The English were besieged in the city of Lucknow, and were in momentary ...read more

  • Doing What Only He Can Do

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 14, 2011
     | 1,265 views

    DOING WHAT ONLY HE CAN DO Setting out from Hamburg, Germany, to give a concert in London, the violinist Fritz Kreisler had an hour before his boat sailed. He wandered into a music shop, where the proprietor asked if he might look at the violin Kreisler was carrying. He then vanished and returned ...read more

  • The Mind Is Like Silly Putty

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Oct 10, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,205 views

    THE MIND IS LIKE SILLY PUTTY "The peace of God which passes understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4.7) Our minds are wonderful creations of God. But did you know they need to be guarded? When I was a boy I used to play with Silly Putty. You could do a lot ...read more

  • Against All Odds

    Contributed by Ronald Franklin on Dec 28, 2012
     | 2,584 views

    Yesterday, the Tennessee Titans beat the Baltimore Ravens in a pro football playoff game. Before the game, all the commentators talked about was that the Titans had lost the last five games to the Ravens, and how the Ravens seem to have their number. Nobody gave the Titans a chance. So, how did ...read more

  • True Worship

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 19, 2013
     | 11,339 views

    "True worship is God-centered worship. People tend to get caught up in where they should worship, what music they should sing in worship, and how their worship looks to other people. Focusing on these things misses the point. Jesus tells us that true worshipers will worship God in spirit and in ...read more

  • Tomorrow

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 10, 2019
     | 4,918 views

    It is reported that Colonel Rahl, commander of the British troops in Trenton, New Jersey, was playing cards when a courier brought an urgent message stating that General George Washington was crossing the Delaware River. Rahl put the letter in his pocket and didn't bother to read it until his ...read more

  • Meeting William Shatner

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 27, 2020
     | 1,388 views

    “When I was a kid, my dad and I were driving somewhere on a nice, sunny afternoon…. My window was rolled down. The town we live in isn’t known to be a destination for celebs of any kind. We pull up to a light; we’re the second car from the front. A polished limo pulls up next to us, and the window ...read more

  • At A Meeting Of The American Psychological ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,163 views

    At a meeting of the American Psychological Association, Jack Lipton, a psychologist at Union College, and R. Scott Builione, a graduate student at Columbia University, presented their findings on how members of the various sections of 11 major symphony orchestra perceived each other. The ...read more

  • The Cover Story Of Time Magazine Once Featured ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,589 views

    The cover story of Time magazine once featured actor Peter Sellers (Mar 3, 1980). Appearing on The Muppet Show, he was told by Kermit the Frog that it was all right to "just relax and be yourself.’ To which Sellers replied, "I could never be myself. You see, there is no me. I do not exist." ...read more

  • Former Pro Basketball Star Bill Bradley Tells ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,687 views

    Former pro basketball star Bill Bradley tells that at the age of fifteen he attended a summer basketball camp that was run by Easy Ed Macauley, a former college and pro star. "Just remember that if you’re not working at your game to the utmost of your ability," Macauley told his assembled campers, ...read more

  • Trate Humor: During Superbowl Xxxvii, Fedex ...

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Oct 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,286 views

    Illustrate Humor: During Superbowl XXXVII, FedEx ran a commercial that spoofed the movie Castaway, in which Tom Hanks played a FedEx worker whose company plane went down, stranding him on a desert island for years. Looking like the bedraggled Hanks in the movie, the FedEx employee in the commercial ...read more

  • Kids Follow Parent Models 91% Of Kids Want To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
     | 1,863 views

    Kids Follow Parent Models 91% of kids want to help others, says a new Kid, Inc. study of 6- to 14- year olds. 58% chose volunteering over playing video games; 38% would rather see money for their gifts go to a worthy cause instead of receiving a present. More than half responded that they have the ...read more

  • Big Church And Famous Preacher - Texas, Looking ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jul 29, 2008
     | 1,651 views

    Big church and famous preacher - Texas, looking good on TV... Sermon title: “Why We Don’t Have to Be Afraid of Death”… And for about 20 minutes he was repeating this… we don’t have to be afraid, we don’t have… bla-bla… At the very end, as usual for those tele-preachers, he was keeping his best shot ...read more

  • All Parts Are Important

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,462 views

    ALL PARTS ARE IMPORTANT One day a young girl came home from school in tears because she had been given only a small part in the class play, and one of her friends had gotten a leading role. After her mother dried her tears, she wisely took off her watch and put it in the little girl’s hand. She ...read more

  • Mother's Day Joke

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 19, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,565 views

    Several years ago, when fathers were not with the mom for her delivery, a group of expectant fathers were in a waiting room, while their wives were in the process of delivering babies. A nurse came in and announced to one man that his wife had just given birth to twins. "That's quite a ...read more

  • Property Laws Of A Toddler!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 19, 2022
     | 1,065 views

    Property Laws of a Toddler: Some might say that this is evidences of Original Sin 1. If I like it, it's mine. 2. If it's in my hand, it's mine. 3. If I can take it from you, it's mine. 4. If I had it a little while ago, it's mine. 5. If it's mine, it must never appear to be ...read more

  • Abraham Lincoln's Bodyguard Was In The Bar Drinking

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 21, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 681 views

    John Parker was seated outside the president’s box, in the passageway beside the door. From where he sat, Parker couldn’t see the stage, so after Lincoln and his guests settled in, he moved to the first gallery to enjoy the play. Later, Parker committed an even greater folly: At intermission, he ...read more