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  • Have You Ever Been Looking For Someone In A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Bird on Jan 18, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,802 views

    Have you ever been looking for someone in a crowd? Perhaps you’ve been to pick someone up at the airport, or been met yourself when you’ve gone to visit someone you haven’t seen for a long time. Think of the moment when you finally make eye contact with the person you are looking for. Suddenly, out ...read more

  • Pruning With A Purpose  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,120 views

    PRUNING WITH A PURPOSE I have a lilac tree in my back yard – beautiful white flowers. Well I decided it needed a little bit of pruning, so I got out some cutters and – well, the truth is I hacked it up. I didn’t really know what I was doing, but it had overgrown my clothes-line and needed to be ...read more

  • When I Was Learning To Ride There Stood In A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,248 views

    When I was learning to ride there stood in a field a huge tree trunk, it was massive. Such was the size it made the Channel Tunnel look like a drain pipe, this thing was seriously big. We avoided it like the plague, actually we could never understand why it was there for surely no rider and horse ...read more

  • Dr.w.a.criswell Talks About The Kind Of Faith We ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jul 4, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,926 views

    Dr.W.A.Criswell talks about the kind of faith we have by comparing it to an operation. If you’ve ever had surgery, you go in and the anesthetic is administered usually by a mask. They tell you to count to 3 and you’ll be out. They put the mask over your face and you think to yourself that the ...read more

  • Some Years Ago "The King's Business" Told Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 6, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,385 views

    Some years ago "The King’s Business" told of a Christian fisherman who lay in his boat one night when he heard a loud splash not far away. Knowing that the owner of another craft nearby was a heavy drinker, he hurriedly jumped into the cold water and with a great effort succeeded in pulling the ...read more

  • About A Year Ago I Heard That Deion Sanders, The ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 15, 2004
     | 1,761 views

    About a year ago I heard that Deion Sanders, the sensational defensive back for the Dallas Cowboys, had gotten saved. Then I saw him do an interview with ESPN about a month ago, and I saw a big difference in him and I know someone had mentored or discipled him. I bought his autobiography, Power, ...read more

  • Pastor Bud Buchner, A Well-Known Street ...

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on Sep 26, 2004
     | 1,742 views

    Illus. Pastor Bud Buchner, a well-known street minister in Lansing, MI, was once counseling with a man high on drugs and alcohol. The guy wasn’t being responsive to his invitation because he had to get to the bar across the Michigan Ave. in downtown Lansing. Michigan Ave. is a five-lane street that ...read more

  • Trust Is A Learned Behavior  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 20, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,707 views

    TRUST IS A LEARNED BEHAVIOR. Susie is one of the most trustworthy people I know; I trust her with my life. Imagine she is in a long line at the bank. The individual behind her is holding $1,000 cash with a completed deposit ticket. This person is obviously anxious and in a hurry, so Susie ...read more

  • Christmas Survey  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 6, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,368 views

    CHRISTMAS SURVEY What do people believe about the birth of Christ? A few days ago Newsweek Magazine conducted a poll asking some questions about Christ and His birth.* Here are some of the results: 67% - believe that the entire story of Christmas is historically accurate 24% - believe the story ...read more

  • Martin Luther Once Had A Dream Where He Was In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 29, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 19,909 views

    Martin Luther once had a dream where he was in his house and saw Jesus coming up the walk toward his door. Luther examined his surrounding and realized that everything was an absolute mess. Clothes were thrown over the furniture, old food was sitting out, trash was everywhere. And he thought, "How ...read more

  • The Story Goes That Mark Twain Loved To Go ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 12, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,829 views

    The story goes that Mark Twain loved to go fishing, but he hated to catch fish. The problem was he went fishing to relax, and catching fish ruined his relaxation, since he had to take the fish off the hook and do something with it. When he wanted to relax by doing nothing, people thought he was ...read more

  • Dr. Larry Crabb Wrote In Decision Magazine ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 3, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,198 views

    Dr. Larry Crabb wrote in Decision magazine (October, 2005): “I could wish with all my heart that it could be done differently. But when suffering comes, which we don’t orchestrate but which God providentially allows, it really is a profound opportunity to believe that God is doing what is central ...read more

  • Don Shula, Coach Of The Miami Dolphins, Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
     | 2,291 views

    Don Shula, coach of the Miami Dolphins, was talking to a reporter about a player’s mistake in practice. He said, “We never let an error go unchallenged. Uncorrected errors multiply.” Then the reporter said, “Isn’t there benefit in overlooking one small flaw?” Shula said, “What is a small flaw?” ...read more

  • Too Far 78% Of Protestant Clergy Believe "The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,396 views

    Too Far 78% of Protestant clergy believe “the separation of church and state has gone too far, or in ways it was never intended to go,” according to a new Ellison Research study in the 7-8/04 edition of Facts & Trends magazine. Just 8% of all Protestant clergy agree with the statement, “the ...read more

  • Andy Stanley Has Written A Great, Little Book ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 28, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,892 views

    Andy Stanley has written a great, little book entitled, Choosing to Cheat. He writes: “It sounds bad but it’s true, we all must choose to cheat. It’s simple, the problem is not a lack of discipline or time management, it is simply lack of time. With only 24 hours in each day, we cannot do ...read more

  • When Adam Sinned He Ran And Hid Himself From The ...

    Contributed by Michael Fritz on Nov 12, 2006
     | 2,359 views

    When Adam sinned he ran and hid himself from the presence of God. I heard a Jewish rabbi talking the other night on the radio, and he said that once a very godly Jewish rabbi was in jail. The jailer was interested in the old man. He went to the rabbi and said, “Rabbi, I’ve got a theological ...read more

  • A Very Special Glue

    Contributed by Floyd Johnson on Nov 26, 2006
     | 1,922 views

    Col. 1:15-23 (Ill.) It is a very special glue not like those we have available to us: 1.There is a very simple glue that holds the little plastic toys that can be thrown against the wall. It sticks, but comes off so easy. 2.Then there is rubber cement it holds papers together, but allows them to ...read more

  • One Year A Sunday School Was Putting On A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 15, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,531 views

    One year a Sunday School was putting on a Christmas pageant. One little boy really wanted the part of Joseph. However, when the parts were handed out, the part of Joseph was given to a boy he detested. Instead, he was assigned to play the inn-keeper instead. The little boy was pretty upset ...read more

  • The Story Is Told About A Farmer Who Caught A ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 19, 2007
     | 1,279 views

    The story is told about a farmer who caught a young eagle and placed it with his chickens. The eaglet ate with them and soon adopted itself to their ways. One day a friend was visiting the farm and noticed the eagle with the chickens in the barnyard. He said to the farmer, “What’s that eagle ...read more

  • Mary And I Love Animals. We Have A Little ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jan 20, 2007
     | 558 views

    Mary and I love animals. We have a little Chihuahua named Duke. When he’s hungry, we feed him; when he’s cold, we warm him; and when he’s scared, we comfort him. He knows it, and constantly searches for us. If we leave him for any period of time, he cries for us, and when we return he stops ...read more

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