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  • I Was Taking A Shower When My 2-Year-Old Son Came ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 12, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,782 views

    I was taking a shower when my 2-year-old son came into the bathroom and wrapped himself in toilet paper. Although he made a mess, he looked adorable, so I ran for my camera and took a few shots. They came out so well that I had copies made and included one with each of our Christmas cards. Days ...read more

  • Story: The Swiss Are A Very Dour People – And Not ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 18, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 1,455 views

    Story: The Swiss are a very dour people – and not prone to much communication. Hans and Maria lived on a farm in Switzerland. Maria was starved of affection. And Hans never gave her any signs of love. So Maria’s need to be appreciated went unfulfilled. At her wit’s end one day, Maria suddenly ...read more

  • The Ultimate

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Feb 1, 2012
     | 3,564 views

    THE ULTIMATE In the early 1970s the Dallas Cowboys had a star running back named Duane Thomas who was kind of a head case. One year the Cowboys made it to the Super Bowl and someone asked Duane Thomas what he thought about playing in the "ultimate game." He replied "If this is the Ultimate Game, ...read more

  • Get The Bugs Out

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 20, 2012
     | 1,740 views

    GET THE BUGS OUT A huge clock was built and placed in the tower of the Pottsdam Garrison Church by the Emperor Frederick the Great of Prussia. This magnificent timepiece would chime out the hymn, "Praise Ye the Lord" every half hour. One day the melody ceased. Repairmen opened the gearbox of the ...read more

  • Heart For The Lost

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
     | 3,290 views

    HEART FOR THE LOST Throughout history, believers have had this heart for the lost. John Knox, for example, reflected Paul’s sorrow for his people when he said, "O God! Give me Scotland or I die!" David Brainerd, the great missionary to the North American Indians in the early years of the 18th ...read more

  • Why Study The Book Of Esther?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 21, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 779 views

    WHY STUDY THIS BOOK? • To learn important lessons about the Providence of God – especially His ability to preserve His people, despite the severity of threats from formidable adversaries. • To encourage us to continue to trust in God and His Providence when circumstances around us seem darkest ...read more

  • Fixing My Face

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Aug 8, 2024
     | 633 views

    Illustration: Fixing My Face While on a hiking trip for the first time, Dad noticed his little boy kneeling at the spring looking at his distorted reflection in the water. He observed his son taking both hands and pushing his face this way and that. His dad said, “What’s wrong Son?” His son ...read more

  • Three Ladies Had A Bible Study And Were Talking ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Jones on Feb 16, 2003
    based on 50 ratings
     | 2,448 views

    Three ladies had a bible study and were talking about being refined by the fire. They did not understand about being refined in the fire like silver. One volunteered to go to the silversmith and see what that meant. When she went she did not tell the silversmith why she was really there. He ...read more

  • Nature Miracles Are Wonderful But They Are The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Apr 20, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,764 views

    Nature miracles are wonderful but they are the exception rather than the rule. We might wonder why? Some people have intellectual difficulties with miracles. It’s true that the laws of physics are God’s usual way of working. Their consistency speaks of His faithfulness but there’s no reason at ...read more

  • The Preacher Then Went On To Criticise The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006
     | 2,207 views

    The preacher then went on to criticise the attitude of religion towards science. “If there is still a feeling of hostility between them ... it is no longer the fault of religion. There have been times when the church seemed afraid, but she is so no longer. Analyze, dissect, use your microscope or ...read more

  • Dynamic E-Books: The Biggest Barrier To E-Book ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
     | 1,706 views

    Dynamic E-Books: The biggest barrier to e-book world domination has to be the screen. An LCD display has much lower resolution than paper, and is reflective. On a PDA reading time is severely limited by battery life. But the dedicated e-book reader is about to make a comeback. Soon to be released ...read more

  • Dynamic E-Books The Biggest Barrier To E-Book ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2007
     | 1,516 views

    Dynamic E-Books The biggest barrier to e-book world domination has to be the screen. An LCD display has much lower resolution than paper, and is reflective. On a PDA reading time is severely limited by battery life. But the dedicated e-book reader is about to make a comeback. Soon to be released ...read more

  • God's Boot Camp

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Feb 14, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,076 views

    GOD'S BOOT CAMP When a civilian enters the military, they go through boot camp. It's my understanding that in boot camp, the individual is broken down, and they are retrained to see themselves as part of the unit. They are conditioned to be disciplined to obey the commands of their superiors. In a ...read more

  • The Bachs Were One

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 24, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,440 views

    THE BACHS WERE ONE Anna married John when he was thirty-seven. She was only twenty. He had already married and had seven children. His first wife died. Anna bore him thirteen more children. She assisted him in his music work. She learned to copy out his manuscripts so that his students could take ...read more

  • Maturity

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Dec 27, 2020
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     | 2,750 views

    Automatic behaviour is the hallmark of immature people bent on survival, they accept few challenges and experience little growth. Immature people react with a small part of themselves to a small part of the world. They limit themselves by paying attention only to what is close-up, by focusing on ...read more

  • The Royal Palace In Tehran In Iran ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,952 views

    Illustration: The royal palace in Tehran in Iran has one of the most beautiful entrances in the entire world. When the palace was planned the architects sent an order to Paris for Mirrors to cover the entrance walls. The mirrors finally arrived in their crates. When they took the crates apart all ...read more

  • During The Conversation The Tramp Said, 'i Wish ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,213 views

    During the conversation the tramp said, ’I wish there were more people like you in the world." Whereupon his mother replied, "Oh, there are. But you must look for them." The old man simply shook his head, saying, "But, lady, I didn’t need to look for you. You looked for me." When that mother ...read more

  • What Is Man…?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,500 views

    During construction of Emerson Hall at Harvard University, president Charles Eliot invited psychologist and philosopher William James to suggest a suitable inscription for the stone lintel over the doors of the new home of the philosophy department. After some reflection, James sent Eliot a line ...read more

  • A Man Who Lost His Job To Downsizing Was ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 22, 2007
     | 1,106 views

    A man who lost his job to downsizing was reflecting on his plight. His response wasn’t what I might do in that situation. He said, "I don’t feel too bad. I didn’t realize until I lost my job how I had lost track of my family, how little time I was spending with my wife and my children, and how I ...read more

  • Sometimes People Have Used Several Analogies ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 22, 2008
     | 3,429 views

    “Sometimes people have used several analogies drawn from nature or human experience to attempt to explain this doctrine. (Unfortunately) they all turn out to be inadequate or misleading on further reflection. To say, for example, that God is like a three-leaf clover, which has three parts yet ...read more