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  • Prayer For Thieves  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,043 views

    PRAYER FOR THIEVES About 12 years ago, three men broke into our church building here. They didn't steal much, and they didn't really damage all that much (they broke a couple of doors, and stole a few small items) but we called the police and reported the incident. After the police left, our youth ...read more

  • Who Do You Say I Am—in England?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 9, 2011
     | 4,116 views

    WHO DO YOU SAY I AM--IN ENGLAND? A teaching assistant accused of looting. An 11 year old girl appears in court and admits breaking windows in Nottingham. Teenagers appear before Magistrates with no parent in attendance. Magistrates ask, "Where are their parents?" Two girls interviewed by the BBC ...read more

  • Forced To Kill  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 1, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,035 views

    FORCED TO KILL Around the time of the Korean War, Kim Joon-gon had seen 2,000 out of 20,000 people on Chunnam Island murdered by the Communists. They dragged he and his family outside their village where Kim’s father and wife were beaten to death and Kim was left for dead. When he revived and ...read more

  • A Man Was Being Tailgated By A Stressed Out Woman ...  PRO

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Aug 22, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,032 views

    A man was being tailgated by a stressed out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection. The tailgating woman was ...read more

  • The Belt Of Truth

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Jul 9, 2023
     | 1,421 views

    I need Jesus. I need Him because He is the truth! I need Him because without Him I am weak and unable to fight the battles that constantly throw lies my way. I need to be prepared for the battle by having the armor of God. I need the belt of truth. Rick Burdette, minister with Cornerstone ...read more

  • In Whom Do We Trust? Americans Say They Have A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 979 views

    In Whom Do We Trust? Americans say they have a great deal of confidence in these institutions: · The military (66%) · The church or organized religion (60%) · The police (57%) · The U.S. Supreme Court (50%) · The presidency (48%) · Banks (44%) · The medical system (40%) · The public schools ...read more

  • May 2000 Mr.kevin Storey, Was Driving Down The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jul 28, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,121 views

    May 2000 Mr.Kevin storey, was driving down the M3 from Poole to Winchester He was pulled up by the traffic police he was doing 68mph in 50mph zone. However the officer was not intrested in his speeding but more interested in the Kit Kat he had been eating whilst driving. He explained it was a ...read more

  • Trials Expose The True Heart

    Contributed by Sidney Sumida on Oct 6, 2009
     | 3,374 views

    TRIALS EXPOSE THE TRUE HEART Circumstances that are hard and difficult will bring out the best and worst in people. When the terrorist attack happened to our nation on 9/11, we saw this timeless truth acted out right before our very eyes. Some of the greatest acts of heroism were demonstrated by ...read more

  • Suppose You Are Driving Down The Highway. You Go ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 15, 2010
     | 790 views

    Suppose you are driving down the highway. You go around a curve and there in the median is a State Policeman with his radar gun. What’s you first reaction? Step on the brake. Why? Because he is the law and you’re immediately aware that you may be breaking the law and you don’t want to get caught. ...read more

  • A Television Show Called 'power Rangers: Spd" Had ...

    Contributed by Rick Balmer on Sep 9, 2007
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     | 2,460 views

    A television show called ’Power Rangers: SPD" had an episode where the main evil character of that show considered himself the master. All the way through the show, he kept claiming to be the master. I don’t need to follow the rules, I am the master. You can’t defeat me, I am the master. I will ...read more

  • A Young Girl Had To Pass Through A Bad ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gary Merillat on Jun 4, 2001
    based on 180 ratings
     | 2,387 views

    A young girl had to pass through a bad neighborhood. As she went down a dark street she noticed a shadowy figure stalking her. She was gripped with fear, but to her relief the stalker did not attack. Later, she read of another young lady who was attacked that same night in that same place. The ...read more

  • Lower Risk Kids: The Foundation For Child ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,343 views

    Lower Risk Kids: The Foundation for Child Development reports the teen and adolescent birth rate has dropped from 20 births per 1000 girls in ’92 to 10.9 in ‘04. Binge drinking among high school seniors has fallen from 36.9% in ’74 to 29.2% last year. The number of youth offenders has fallen from ...read more

  • At The Turn Of The 18th Century, Christmas Could ...

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
     | 1,163 views

    At the turn of the 18th century, Christmas could be a very dangerous time for ordinary common folk like us. Back in those days, it was customary for bands of young men to go door-to-door, demanding food and drink and in exchange provide a song for the household’s entertainment. If nothing was ...read more

  • Touching The Untouchable

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
     | 4,413 views

    TOUCHING THE UNTOUCHABLE I have served as a volunteer Chaplain for the Havelock Police Dept for many years. Still, I will never forget my first night out with them. I was completely green and had no idea how to act. I was trying to follow the lead of the other officers. We were called to the ...read more

  • Winner And Loser

    Contributed by Daniel Haas on Jan 5, 2011
     | 3,086 views

    WINNER AND LOSER In 1958, a New York City father named Robert Lane decided to call his baby son Winner. The Lanes, who lived in a housing project in Harlem, already had several children, each with a fairly typical name. But this boy—well, Robert Lane apparently had a special feeling about him. ...read more

  • Walking On Water In Los Angeles  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,197 views

    WALKING ON WATER IN LOS ANGELES [James Bryan Smith, The Good and Beautiful Life (InterVarsity Press, 2010), pp. 131-132 | posted 7/05/2010] In the early 1990s, gang violence erupted in Boyle Heights, a section of East Los Angeles. Eight gangs were in conflict in the parish around the Dolores ...read more

  • A Unique Excuse

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,491 views

    A UNIQUE EXCUSE A man who bought a brand new Mercedes and got out on the interstate. It was a convertible and the top was down, the breeze was blowing through his hair, and he decided he would open it up to see what it could do. The needle hit 80 miles an hour, then 90, then 100, then 110, then ...read more

  • Richard Wurmbrand Tells The Story Of A Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,907 views

    Richard Wurmbrand tells the story of a church leader he met while imprisoned in Romania. He was sentenced to 22 years for his goodness. The man, his wife, and six small children were eating breakfast when the police burst into his home. They had just read Psalm 23. When the police arrested him, the ...read more

  • Dumb Crooks

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jul 3, 2008
     | 2,322 views

    DUMB CROOKS 1.) A Circle-K convenience store was patronized by man requesting change for a twenty dollar bill. As soon as the register drawer was opened, the man pulled a gun and demanded it contents. He fled with all dollars of it, but left his original twenty lying on the counter. 2.) A guy ...read more

  • I Know This Is Going To Sound Surprising To Those ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Jan 16, 2010
     | 1,984 views

    I know this is going to sound surprising to those of us who live near, in, or work and/or play in the City of Chicago, but I once saw a police officer turn down free coffee and doughnuts. Yes, that’s right. I was on a “ride along” with an officer in Redondo Beach, California. It was a graveyard ...read more