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  • Deeply Rooted  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 22 ratings
     | 7,951 views

    DEEPLY ROOTED Parnell Bailey visited an orange grove where an irrigation pump had broken down. The season was unusually dry and some of the trees were beginning to die for lack of water. The man giving the tour then took Bailey to his own orchard where irrigation was used sparingly. "These trees ...read more

  • For My Next Trick  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,064 views

    FOR MY NEXT TRICK: A 31-year-old man from Santa Cruz, Calif., was walking outside town on a date when he happened across a rattlesnake. To "impress" his gal, he picked the snake up. "The snake was mature," said a rescue worker. "It had 10 rattles," which he knew because "the victim had time to ...read more

  • The Breath Of Masochism  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,990 views

    THE BREATH OF MASOCHISM Some psychologists and psychiatrists, following Freud’s lead, point to the Beatitudes as proof of Jesus’ imbalance. Said one distinguished British psychologist, in a speech prepared for the Royal Society of Medicine: “The spirit of self-sacrifice which permeates ...read more

  • True Biblical Worship So Satisfies Our Total ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 33 ratings
     | 3,406 views

    True biblical worship so satisfies our total personality that we don’t have to shop around for man-made substitutes. William Temple made this clear in his masterful definition of worship: “For worship is the submission of all our nature to God. It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness; ...read more

  • Overcoming Evil  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,649 views

    OVERCOMING EVIL Overcoming locked gates, tall fences and snapping dogs presents a challenge for us meter readers in rural Oklahoma, where we are required to read all meters: no estimates are allowed. One time a co-worker succeeded in getting past a particularly vicious watchdog tied to a chain ...read more

  • I Didn't Recognize You

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002
     | 3,558 views

    I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU At a reception honoring musician Sir Robert Mayer on his 100th birthday, elderly British socialite Lady Diana Cooper fell into conversation with a friendly woman who seemed to know her well. Lady Diana’s failing eyesight prevented her from recognizing her fellow guest until ...read more

  • Really Giving  PRO

    Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,466 views

    REALLY GIVING The great Alliance preacher and renowned Christian author, A. W. Tozer, makes this observation: “Before the judgment seat of Christ my service will be judged not by how much I have done but by how much I could have done!... In God’s sight, my giving is measured not by how much I ...read more

  • Life Lesson:  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 3,165 views

    LIFE LESSON: Jaime Rodriguez, a schoolteacher in Chicago, Ill., was named as the worst offender on the city’s list of employees with unpaid parking tickets. After checking into things, he discovered it was actually his 26-year-old son, also named Jaime, who had run up $11,040 in unpaid tickets. ...read more

  • The Big Sale  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 1,788 views

    *The Big Sale* It was the day of the big sale. Rumors of the sale and an advertisement in the local paper were the main reasons for the long line that formed in front of the store by 8:30, the store’s opening time. A small man pushed his way to the front of the line, only to be pushed back ...read more

  • True Biblical Worship So Satisfies Our Total ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 10, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,078 views

    True biblical worship so satisfies our total personality that we don’t have to shop around for man-made substitutes. William Temple made this clear in his masterful definition of worship: For worship is the submission of all our nature to God. It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness; ...read more

  • True Biblical Worship So Satisfies Our Total ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Feb 7, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,430 views

    True biblical worship so satisfies our total personality that we don’t have to shop around for man-made substitutes. William Temple made this clear in his masterful definition of worship: For worship is the submission of all our nature to God. It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness; ...read more

  • A Catholic Critic Speaks  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Feb 26, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,022 views

    A CATHOLIC CRITIC SPEAKS Roger Ebert – film critic in Chicago said: “What Gibson has provided for me, for the first time in my life, is a visceral idea of what the Passion consisted of. That his film is superficial in terms of the surrounding message — that we get only a few passing references to ...read more

  • Roger Staubach Who Led The Dallas Cowboys To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on May 11, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 1,444 views

    Roger Staubach who led the Dallas Cowboys to the World Championship in ‘71 admitted that his position as a quarterback who didn’t call his own signals was a source of trial for him. Coach Landry sent in every play. He told Roger when to pass, when to run and only in emergency situations could he ...read more

  • If You Are An Adult Of Average Weight, Here Is ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004
     | 2,017 views

    If you are an adult of average weight, here is what you accomplish in 24 hours: · your heart beats 103,689 times · your blood travels 168,000,000 miles · you breathe 23,040 times · you inhale 438 cubic feet of air · you eat 3.25 pounds of food · you drink 2.9 quarts of liquids · you lose 7/8 ...read more

  • Top Ten Ways You Know You're In A Bad Church  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,389 views

    TOP TEN WAYS YOU KNOW YOU’RE IN A BAD CHURCH 10. The church bus has gun racks. 9. The church staff consists of Senior Pastor, Associate Pastor and Socio-pastor. 8. The Bible they use is the "Dr. Seuss Version." 7. There’s an ATM in the lobby. 6. The choir wears leather robes. 5. Worship ...read more

  • A Little More  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,112 views

    A LITTLE MORE An interesting article appeared in the Wall Street Journal. It was an interview of six top executives, all of them making six-figure salaries. That means that they made somewhere between $100,000 and $1 million a year. Now you are probably thinking , “If I made even $100,000 a ...read more

  • Where Are The Rotten Ones!?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,280 views

    WHERE ARE THE ROTTEN ONES!? There was once a lady who complained about everything and everybody. Finally, her minister found something that she couldn’t complain about. The lady’s crop of potatoes was the finest for miles around. He said to her, “For once you must be pleased. Everyone is saying ...read more

  • Stop Paying The Bully  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,076 views

    STOP PAYING THE BULLY In his book Fuzzy Memories, Jack Handey writes: There used to be this bully who would demand my lunch money every day. Since I was smaller, I would give it to him. Then I decided to fight back. I started taking karate lessons. But then the karate lesson guy said I had to ...read more

  • Make More  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,634 views

    MAKE MORE One Saturday, as is the custom at the Erickson house in Peoria, IL, Ken Erickson’s wife cleaned out leftovers from the refrigerator. She gave the one remaining portion of tortellini to their 6-year-old son, Jeremy. Their 8-year-old son, Matthew, also wanted some, so bickering ensued. ...read more

  • A Wall Or Bridge

    Contributed by Allen Patterson on Aug 21, 2006
     | 2,613 views

    A Wall Or Bridge They say a wife and husband, bit by bit, Can rear between themselves a mighty wall, So thick they cannot speak with ease through it, Nor can they see across it, it stands so tall. Its nearness frightens them, but each alone Is powerless to tear its bulk away; and each dejected ...read more