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  • On The Lord's Day A Group Of Missionaries And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,099 views

    On the Lord’s day a group of missionaries and believers in New Guinea were gathered together to observe the Lord’s Supper. After one young man sat down, a missionary recognized that a sudden tremor had passed through the young man’s body that indicated he was under a great nervous strain. Then in a ...read more

  • John Wesley And A Preacher-Friend Of Plain Habits ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,786 views

    John Wesley and a preacher-friend of plain habits were once invited to dinner where the host’s daughter, noted for her beauty, had been profoundly impressed by Wesley’s preaching. During a pause in the meal, Wesley’s friend took the young woman’s hand and called attention to the sparkling rings she ...read more

  • Shifting Sands

    Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on May 3, 2009
     | 3,564 views

    SHIFTING SANDS One of my favorite things to do at the beach is to just sit or stand on the beach right where the waves wash up under my feet. The waves are refreshing, but I like most what happens as the waves retreat. As the waves retreat, the water takes the sand around and under my feet away. ...read more

  • Pastor Prays Honestly After Loss Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
     | 2,693 views

    Pastor Prays Honestly After Loss of Son O The Beauty of Honest prayer (I think God prefers angry honesty vs. flowery fakeness) Heard a story this week of a pastor who lost his precious little son in a tragic accident. Told how he drove the freeways of Los Angeles in the grief of that loss. Said… ...read more

  • Out At The Fonterra Factory Where I’ve Been ...

    Contributed by John Perry on Apr 17, 2010
     | 2,501 views

    Out at the Fonterra factory where I’ve been working some shifts they make yoghurt. The milk is pumped into huge stainless steel vats & they add culture, heat the mix & about 6 hours later the milk & culture is basically turned into yoghurt. But between every batch of yoghurt the vats are washed ...read more

  • Soap And Water!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 28, 2019
     | 3,578 views

    A pastor and his wife were asked to dinner by one of his church members. He knew she was a bad housekeeper, but still agreed. When he sat down at the table, he noticed that the dishes were the dirtiest he had ever seen in his life. "Were these dishes washed?" he asked his hostess, ...read more

  • I Saw A Sea Of Faces In A Dream I Had One Day And ...

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 7, 2008
     | 1,466 views

    I saw a sea of faces in a dream I had one day and millions stood before the throne whose sins were washed away From every tribe and every land they all had heard the call the rich, the poor, the black, the white, and Jesus loved them all He loved them with their many faults He loved them with ...read more

  • After Pilate Realized Jesus Was Innocent Of The ...

    Contributed by J. Allen Lucas on Mar 17, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,798 views

    After Pilate realized Jesus was innocent of the charges brought before him, he wanted to let Jesus go, but when he told the people what he wanted to do, they got upset. They didn’t want justice, they wanted death! They wanted blood! They wanted the blood of Jesus and they got it! If you want the ...read more

  • S ...

    Contributed by Andy Payne on Jan 18, 2009
     | 2,107 views

    Starfish An old man was walking on the beach one day and he noticed that hundreds and maybe thousands of starfish had been washed up on the beach and were dying. He thought to himself what a shame, but what could he do, he was only but one person. The problem was too great. Then something in ...read more

  • Repent!

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 8, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,518 views

    Johnny the painter, was big on cutting corners so he could make more of a profit. So when a church hired him to paint their wooden building, Johnny submitted the lowest bid, and was hired. As always, he thinned his latex paint with water to stretch it. One day while he was up on the scaffolding ...read more

  • The Witch Of Wall ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2012
     | 3,884 views

    THE WITCH OF WALL STREET Hetty Green, nicknamed "The Witch of Wall Street" (November 21, 1834 – July 3, 1916), was an American businesswoman, known for her frugality during the Gilded Age, as well as for being the first American woman to make a substantial impact on Wall Street. She was born ...read more

  • Forgive And Forget. Easier Said Than Done, Right? ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 13, 2001
    based on 93 ratings
     | 4,882 views

    Forgive and forget. Easier said than done, right? Well, now studies are showing forgiveness is not only good theology, but good medicine as sell. According to the latest medical and psychological research, forgiving is good for our souls-and our bodies. People who forgive: benefit from better ...read more

  • Cocoon  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Demastus on Oct 22, 2001
    based on 100 ratings
     | 6,191 views

    ILLUSTRATION: “Cocoon” The cocoon of the Emperor moth is flask like in shape. To develop into a perfect insect, it must force its way through the neck of the cocoon by hours of intense struggle. Entomologists explain that this pressure to which the moth is subjected is nature’s way of forcing a ...read more

  • Busy Doctors  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,315 views

    *Busy Doctors* One fella walked into a doctor’s office and the receptionist asked him what he had. "Shingles," he said. So she took down his name, address and medical insurance number and told him to have a seat. Fifteen minutes later a nurse’s aid came out and asked him what he had. "Shingles," ...read more

  • Wind Is The Movement Of Air Relative To The ...

    Contributed by Douglas Vincent on May 28, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,215 views

    Wind is the Movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth. Wind is an important factor in determining and controlling climate and weather. It is also the generating force of most ocean and freshwater waves. Wind occurs because of horizontal and vertical differences in atmospheric pressure. ...read more

  • We've Long Known That The Ability To Laugh Is ...

    Contributed by Raymond Maurer on Jul 21, 2004
     | 2,079 views

    “We’ve long known that the ability to laugh is helpful to those coping with major illness and the stress of life’s problems. But researchers are now saying laughter can do a lot more -- it can basically bring balance to all the components of the immune system, which helps us fight off ...read more

  • Dead To Garlic

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 20, 2011
     | 2,860 views

    DEAD TO GARLIC The problem is we are so accustomed to sin we do not recognize it's gravity. I once read the news account of the two Lake Worth, Florida, high school boys. They were suspended from school because they ate so much garlic that no one could stand to have them around. They had read ...read more

  • Out Of Ink?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 19, 2012
     | 3,808 views

    OUT OF INK? According to MSNBC, The British Medical Journal recently reported the case of a 76-year-old woman who visited her doctor complaining of stomach problems. When the scans came back, doctors were amazed to see a long object in her stomach. It was a pen! The woman remembered having put a ...read more

  • Bertoldo De Giovanni Is A Name Even The Most ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,953 views

    Bertoldo de Giovanni is a name even the most enthusiastic lover of art is unlikely to recognize. He was the pupil of Donatello, the greatest sculptor of his time, and he was the teacher of Michelangelo, the greatest sculptor of all time. Michelangelo was only 14 years old when he came to Bertoldo, ...read more

  • Every Person Among Us At One Time Or Another Has ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,928 views

    Every person among us at one time or another has felt the distress of discouragement to tug at our hearts and dampen our spirits. Thomas Edison -- Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Dale Carnegie -- Develop success from ...read more