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  • A Teacher Asked Her Students To List What They ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 4, 2004
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     | 1,196 views

    A teacher asked her students to list what they thought were the present Seven Wonders of the World. The students cast the most votes for 1. Egypt’s Great Pyramids 2. Taj Mahal 3. Grand Canyon 4. Panama Canal 5. Empire State Building 6. St. Peter’s Basilica 7. China’s Great Wall While gathering the ...read more

  • To Make It Possible For Everyone To Attend ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 29, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,208 views

    "To make it possible for everyone to attend worship next Sunday, we are having a special "No Excuses" Sunday: • "Beds will be placed in the aisles for all those who say, "Sunday is the only day I’m able to sleep in late." • "Eye drops will be provided for all those who watch TV too late on ...read more

  • One Preacher Told Of Having A "Rap Session" With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,079 views

    One preacher told of having a “rap session” with some high schoolers. He told them they could ask him anything they liked, and he’d try to answer them. Toward the end of that session, one girl challenge him with this comment: “The Bible says God loves everybody. Then it says that God sends people ...read more

  • One Preacher Told Of Having A "Rap Session" With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,008 views

    One preacher told of having a “rap session” with some high schoolers. He told them they could ask him anything they liked, and he’d try to answer them. Toward the end of that session, one girl challenge him with this comment: “The Bible says God loves everybody. Then it says that God sends people ...read more

  • A Young Police Officer Was Taking His Final Exam ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,732 views

    A young police officer was taking his final exam for the police academy And he read the following question in the exam paper: “You are on patrol in the outer city when an explosion occurs in a gas main in a nearby street. On investigation you find that a large hole has been blown in the ...read more

  • Uno Sabe Que Se Esta Poniendo Viejo Cuando  PRO

    Contributed by Luis Marquez on Jun 10, 2008
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    Uno sabe que se esta poniendo viejo cuando: - Todo duele, y lo que no duele, no trabaja. - Tienes una fiesta en la casa y ni los vecinos se enteran. - La libreta telefónica esta llena de contactos cuyos nombres empiezan con Dr. - Se renuncia a esconder la barriga no importa quien este presente. - ...read more

  • All Guys Know What This Means. We Have All Been ...

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jul 9, 2008
     | 1,001 views

    All guys know what this means. We have all been in the position of wanting to please a woman of whom we were unworthy. We may want to buy her a gift. So we draw on our vast experience and the advice of other people to know what kind of gift is best: • It should not say the wrong thing • It should ...read more

  • 3-D Theology

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 20, 2009
     | 1,769 views

    3-D THEOLOGY When people like Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins claim that they can prove that God doesn’t exist, they are making an arrogant mistake. Pardon me while I draw an example from modern animation. When I was a child, the most glorious cartoons were 2-dimensional animations where ...read more

  • Of God's Grace: A Certain Man Had A ...

    Contributed by Dr. Ronnie Grizzle on Jun 15, 2007
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    Illustration of God’s grace: A certain man had a son who died in a war. His son had joined his father in a love for fine art. The son even began painting some during the Jays of battle. One of his son’s fellow soldiers brought the father a painting that the son had done during the days just before ...read more

  • In 1929, The Berlin Municipal Council Recognized ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,772 views

    In 1929, the Berlin Municipal Council recognized Dr. Einstein’s 50th birthday by awarding him a country villa with a lake view. But on visiting the house, his wife found it already occupied and the occupants unwilling to move. An embarrassed Council discovered it had previously given the ...read more

  • Pitchers Need Their Team

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    PITCHERS NEED THEIR TEAM Behold, a team went forth to play a game of baseball. Just as the umpire was saying, "Batter up," the catcher for the home team arrived and took his place behind the plate. The center fielder didn’t show up at all but sent his regrets. The third baseman likewise failed to ...read more

  • Sunday School Student And Far Side On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009
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    Sunday School Student and Far Side on Jonah The story is told of a Sunday School teacher who was proud of her lesson for the day. She thought that she had presented the material quite nicely. Summing up, she asked her class, "And what do we learn from the story of Jonah and the great fish?" An ...read more

  • A Parable Is Told Of A Community Of Ducks ...

    Contributed by Tim Adams on Dec 1, 2009
     | 4,704 views

    A parable is told of a community of ducks waddling off to duck church one Sunday to hear their duck preacher. After they waddled into the duck sanctuary, the service began and the duck preacher spoke eloquently of how God had given the ducks wings with which to fly. He pounded the pulpit with his ...read more

  • There Is A Statement That Says

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Dec 21, 2009
     | 1,052 views

    There is a statement that says “Perception is reality.” I think that means that one’s understanding is taken as reality, even when it is perverted and false. Here’s an example: Some early studies concerned with prejudice show that we’re quite capable of reordering our perceptions of the world ...read more

  • Spurgeon On The Final Preservation Of The Saints

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
     | 4,080 views

    SPURGEON ON THE FINAL PRESERVATION OF THE SAINTS In the words of Charles Spurgeon: When I heard it said that the Lord would keep His people right to the end, --that Christ had said, "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall ...read more

  • Surprise With Joy And Delight

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Mar 15, 2011
     | 3,762 views

    SURPRISE WITH JOY AND DELIGHT She squealed with joy – I just know she would. She grinned and chuckled while dashing from room to room as she gazed at all the balloons, streamers and other decorations scattered about. Her little fingers mined through the candy, presents, and other trinkets of fun ...read more

  • Saved Based On The Name

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
    based on 1 rating
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    SAVED BASED ON THE NAME There was a lawyer in a metropolitan city that was leaving his firm one night and as he was walking ot his car he saw a dirty bum on the sidewalk leaned up against a building. He had pity on the bum and told him that he wanted to help him out. He took put a pen and began to ...read more

  • Dwarfish Christianity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2011
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    DWARFISH CHRISTIANITY Charles Spurgeon, the famed pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle in London made this observation in the late 1800’s when he came in contact with a community of small framed men. "There was once in London a club of small men, whose qualification for membership lay in ...read more

  • On A Practical Level I Really Do Like To Garden, ...

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Dec 30, 2011
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    On A practical level I really do like to garden, those of you who have listened to me preach for a while have probably heard me blather on about my vege garden, it’s looking great at present, I’ve got courgettes growing, tomatoes vines just starting to bear fruit, I’ve already harvested ...read more

  • Mystery

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 19, 2020
     | 2,141 views

    Paul talks about a Mystery hidden in God. Let me tell you about a great mystery story: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior, was a doctor. As such he was very interested in the use of ether. In order to know how his patients felt under its influence, he once had a dose administered to himself. As he was ...read more

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