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  • For Centuries People Believed That Aristotle Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,267 views

    For centuries people believed that Aristotle was right when he said that the heavier an object, the faster it would fall to earth. Aristotle was regarded as the greatest thinker of all time, and surely he would not be wrong. Anyone, of course, could have taken two objects, one heavy and one light, ...read more

  • How Many Of You Remember What A Prism Is? Did ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,021 views

    How many of you remember what a prism is? Did you ever hold one or place it down to watch it work? A prism of glass can be used to bend different wavelengths of light by different amounts through a process called refraction. This bending separates a beam of white light into a spectrum of colored ...read more

  • The Flat ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jul 3, 2008
     | 2,313 views

    The Flat Tire Two students were taking organic chemistry at the university. Having done well in their work and labs, they were both going into the final exam with solid A’s. So far, so good. Trouble was, they were so confident that they decided to party the night before the big test. It was a ...read more

  • There Was This Teacher...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 1, 2009
     | 4,416 views

    THERE WAS THIS TEACHER... Eric Butterworth once told about a college professor who had his sociology class go into the Baltimore slums to get case histories of 200 young boys. The students were asked to write an evaluation of each boy’s future. In every case the students wrote, "He hasn’t got a ...read more

  • The Percentage Of American Adults Who Preferred ...

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 11, 2001
     | 1,452 views

    The percentage of American adults who preferred no religion in 1991 was 7 percent and that figure doubled to 14 percent in 1998, say Michael Hout and Claude S. Fischer, professors of sociology at the University ...read more

  • Almost Morning  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2002
    based on 49 ratings
     | 5,406 views

    ALMOST MORNING Dr. W. A Criswell, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas Texas, said on one occasion on an airplane flight he found himself seated beside a well-known theologian. He desperately wanted to start a conversation and they did get to talk. The man told Dr. Criswell about how he ...read more

  • Rainbows In The Streets  PRO

    Contributed by Susan Blader on Nov 27, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,004 views

    Rainbows in the Streets The story is told of Professor Migliore who worked with inner-city kids in Trenton, New Jersey. One day, after telling the story of Noah to some of the children, he asked, “Now then, boys and girls, where do you see rainbows?” Several replied, “In the street!” The ...read more

  • Louis Pasteur's Theory Of Germs Is Ridiculous ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 16, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,715 views

    "Louis Pasteur’s theory of germs is ridiculous fiction." -- Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse, France, 1872. "The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon." -- Sir John Eric Ericksen, Surgeon to Queen Victoria ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Student Taking An Exam, ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Oct 3, 2007
     | 1,627 views

    The story is told of a student taking an exam, who had studied hard and knew all the material, so he breezed through the first nine questions. When he got to the last question, however, he was stuck. It read, “What is the first name of the woman who cleans this school?” He figured it was some kind ...read more

  • The Existence Of The Universe Requires Me To ...

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 31, 2003
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    The existence of the universe requires me to conclude that God exists.—Robert A. Naumann, Professor of Chemistry and Physics at Princeton University* [Quoted in John Ankerberg and John Weldon’s Darwin’s ...read more

  • The Flat Tire

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,063 views

    THE FLAT TIRE Two students were taking organic chemistry at the university. Having done well in their work and labs, they were both going into the final exam with solid A's. So far, so good. Trouble was, they were so confident that they decided to party the night before the big test. It was a ...read more

  • Doctrinal Differences

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 27, 2017
     | 4,158 views

    I began my Christian journey, like most I suppose, with a narrow doctrinal point of view. But, I was curious and did not stay within denominational boundaries. The graduate school of theology that I chose had professors who were from a wide variety of Protestant backgrounds. Professors there tried ...read more

  • More Cheating—less Character- In An Extensive ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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    More Cheating—Less Character- In an extensive study by Rutgers professor Don McCabe, 66% of college students admit to cheating. The rational incentives to cheat for college students have grown as the strength of ...read more

  • This Clip Is Hilarious It Helps To Set Up A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clay Hilton on Dec 18, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,867 views

    This clip is hilarious it helps to set up a sermon on anger: The movie is Adam Sandler’s "The WaterBoy" It is found in the first 1/3 of the movie: Here is the start and end cue: Show Waterboy Clip: Start with ...read more

  • The Great Teacher...performs Certain Actions, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "The great teacher...performs certain actions, says certain things that create another teacher. This other teacher is the one hidden inside the student. When the master teacher is finished, the newborn professor inside the youngster ...read more

  • Can't Wait Until Morning  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Gallimore on Aug 28, 2008
    based on 39 ratings
     | 6,547 views

    Can't Wait Until Morning Dr. W. A Criswell, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas Texas, said on one occasion on an airplane flight he found himself seated beside a well-known theologian. He desperately wanted to start a conversation and they did get to talk. The man told Dr. Criswell about ...read more

  • See You In The Morning.  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,277 views

    "SEE YOU IN THE MORNING." Dr. W. A Criswell, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas Texas, said on one occasion on an airplane flight he found himself seated beside a well-known theologian. He desperately wanted to start a conversation and they did get to talk. The man told Dr. Criswell ...read more

  • Marked Men

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 4,246 views

    MARKED MEN There is a professor at Howard University Divinity School, a teacher and scholar, with an unusual name. A name that tells this very story. The distinguished professor of New Testament, the author of the book Troubling Biblical Waters, is named Cain Hope Felder. Dr. Felder tells his ...read more

  • Prevailing Upon Mercy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,909 views

    PREVAILING UPON MERCY R. C. Sproul tells the story of when he was a college professor. At the start of the semester, the class of about 150 students had three papers due, let’s say, at noon on October 1st, November 1st, and December 1st. The penalty for a late paper was a zero grade. At noon on ...read more

  • I Know Of No One Fact In The History Of Mankind ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,466 views

    “I know of no one fact in the history of mankind which is proved by better and fuller evidence of every sort, to the understanding of a fair inquirer, than the great sign which God has given us that Christ died and rose again ...read more