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  • A Man Purchased A Statue Of Christ And Placed It ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 6, 2010
     | 1,193 views

    A man purchased a statue of Christ and placed it on his desk in his den. A few days later his wife moved the statue to a table in the living room. Their five-year-old daughter, noticing the change of location, asked “Where are you going to put God?” Now ...read more

  • The Koran

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Aug 29, 2010
     | 1,698 views

    THE KORAN For Muslims the answer is simple, Mohammed recited the Koran to his followers. Mohammed died in 632 AD. Ali a disciple of Mohammed compiled the first Koran after Mohammed’s death. In 650AD the Islamic ruler Uthman ordered a standard version of the Koran to be created and all ...read more

  • God Only Knows

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
     | 3,679 views

    GOD ONLY KNOWS William Phelps taught English literature at Yale for forty-one years until his retirement in 1933. One year just before Christmas he was marking an examination paper, Phelps came across the note: "God only knows the answer to this question. Merry ...read more

  • Melody Is Standing At The Pulpit, With Her Head ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,878 views

    Melody is standing at the pulpit, with her head bowed as she is praying. (This script is in front of her.) The pastor is in the back of the sanctuary, with a microphone. - - - - - - - - BEGINNING OF SKIT - - - - - - - Melody: Our Father Who Art In Heaven. Pastor: Yes? Melody: (looking around ...read more

  • This Week We Are Hearing Stories Both Repeated, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Oct 3, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,279 views

    This week we are hearing stories both repeated, and updated in print, on TV, over the radio, and on the Internet about the tragic events of a year ago. TV cameras and microphones are again going to be pointed in the faces of survivors and surviving family members who will again relive in the public ...read more

  • Imagine That You Have A Big House And Lots Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 21, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,620 views

    Imagine that you have a big house and lots of land. Imagine further that a refugee shows up at the door asking if he might camp out in your backyard for a while. You are moved with compassion and grant him permission. A little later he asks if some relatives, who are also homeless, might also ...read more

  • There Was Once A Very Pious Monk With The Name ...

    Contributed by Jelle Horjus on Nov 1, 2005
     | 2,528 views

    There was once a very pious monk with the name John, who spend most of his days in meditation and prayer. He was old, and had a beautiful long, white beard. No one else in the monastery had such a beautiful beard. Now and then, between his bible reading and praying, he used to take out a small ...read more

  • Above The Circumstances

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 3,003 views

    ABOVE THE CIRCUMSTANCES David and Becky Guinn have been on my mind this past week. In 1997, the Lord blessed me to go with David on a mission trip to Ukraine. It was a life-changing experience for me. David and Becky deeply love the Lord. They have faithfully served the Lord for years in college ...read more

  • Is God Waiting For You?  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 12, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,068 views

    Is God Waiting for You? Koinonia is the Greek phrase which describes this spiritual intimacy that is born through having the true knowledge of who God is in a personal way. I must confess, I am the one who made the choice not to experience Koinonia for all those years in my spiritual way with the ...read more

  • God Uses Tragedy To Draw Couple To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2010
     | 3,819 views

    God Uses Tragedy to Draw Couple To Himself Cathy’s story: A few years ago a woman and a man who were living together started coming to the church I pastor. She had gotten pregnant and was expecting. Though they weren’t saved, they were beginning to seek the Lord. I was much in prayer for them. When ...read more

  • Tough Love  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,289 views

    TOUGH LOVE "Living in this house is like living in hell," screamed the young girl as she stamped her feet on the way upstairs to her room. The mother stood looking at her daughter, a hint of tears forming in her eyes. She wanted to run up the stairs and hug her daughter but she knew the timing ...read more

  • Bobby Asks Freddy, ‘do You Know That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jun 12, 2001
    based on 103 ratings
     | 2,187 views

    Bobby asks Freddy, ‘Do you know that you’re going to Heaven?’ Freddy immediately answers, ‘Sure! Don’t you?’ Bobby says, ‘No, not really, How come you know?’ Freddy says, "Well, I figure, I’ll just run in & out & in & out & keep ...read more

  • Lucy Who Has Planned A Picnic For The Next Day. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,750 views

    Lucy who has planned a picnic for the next day. She says to Charlie Brown, "I just hope to goodness that it doesn’t rain ..." Walking away, Charlie answers, "Hoping to goodness is not theologically sound." Charlie’s right. "Hoping to goodness" is not sound. Fixing our hope upon God ...read more

  • A Muslim In Africa Became A Christian And Some Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 13, 2002
    based on 138 ratings
     | 1,852 views

    A Muslim in Africa became a Christian and some of his friends asked him why. He answered: Well, it is like this: suppose you were going down a road and suddenly the road forked in two directions. And you didn’t know which way to go. If you met two men ...read more

  • A Recent Issue Of Christianity Today Magazine ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 10, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,414 views

    A recent issue of Christianity Today magazine has an interesting article on doubt. The author (Mark Buchanan) tells of meeting a man who called himself a skeptic. He asked if the man had ever read the Bible. The man answered, “No, not really. I told you, I’m a skeptic. I don’t believe it.” ...read more

  • A Volunteer Fire Department Was Fighting The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Nov 19, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,041 views

    A volunteer fire department was fighting the blaze engulfing Julia Campbell cousin’s barn. As he watched, he dialed his insurance company on his portable phone, but there was no answer. “How come my agent is never there when I need him?” he asked in frustration. One of the firefighters ...read more

  • A Mother Of A Five-Year-Old Girl Was Startled To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 24, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,508 views

    A mother of a five-year-old girl was startled to find her going through a new Bible storybook and circling the word "God" wherever appeared on the page. Stifling her first reaction to reprimand the child for defacing a book, she quietly asked, "Why are doing that?" The ...read more

  • A Sunday School Teacher Was Trying To Demonstrate ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,224 views

    A Sunday school teacher was trying to demonstrate the difference between right and wrong to her young teen class. She chose stealing for her example. The teacher said: "All right let’s use this example. If I were to go into a man’s pocket and take his wallet with all his ...read more

  • A Man Took His Daughter To The Carnival, And She ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kilson on May 25, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,228 views

    A man took his daughter to the carnival, and she immediately ran over to a booth and asked for cotton candy. As the attendant handed her a huge ball of it, the father asked, “Sweetheart, are you sure you can eat all of that?” “Don’t worry, Dad,” she answered, “I’m a lot bigger on ...read more

  • A Young Man Was At A New Year's Party. He Asks ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Mahan on Jan 1, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,630 views

    A young man was at a New Year’s party. He asks his friend for a cigarette. The friend replied “I thought you made a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking,” The young man answered ’I’m in the process of quitting, Right now, I am in the middle of phase ...read more