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  • If You Watch The Game Today I Want You To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 1,911 views

    If you watch the game today I want you to remember this story about Jerry Rice. He was the longtime star for the San Francisco 49ers, considered one of the greatest receivers in the history of football; he played for the 49ers for 15 years, 1985 to 2000. Tonight he will be playing for the Raiders. ...read more

  • Your Brain Makes Up Only About 2% Of Your Body ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Mar 28, 2004
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     | 2,590 views

    Your brain makes up only about 2% of your body weight, but it uses about 25% of the oxygen within your blood. Why does your brain require one fourth of your body’s need for oxygen? Because it is always active. In addition to controlling the function of your body, the brain cells and nerve fibers ...read more

  • Some Time Ago My Wife And I Were Watching ...  PRO

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 3, 2007
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    Some time ago my wife and I were watching Biography. It was about the development of the papacy, starting with Peter. Following the ascension Peter went to Rome. He is talked about some in Acts and Paul’s letters so his travel to Rome is taken pretty much at face value. They said, however, that ...read more

  • Fellowship At The Neighbourhood Bar  PRO

    Contributed by Daniel Harman on Mar 28, 2008
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    FELLOWSHIP @ THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BAR Research that shows the more friendships a person has in a congregation, the less likely they are to become inactive or leave. I once read about a survey of 400 church drop-outs who were asked why they left their churches. Over 75% of the respondents said, “I ...read more

  • The Senior Pastor Was Doing The Children's Sermon ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pete Pawelek on May 28, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
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    The senior pastor was doing the children’s sermon one day at his church. He had decided to talk to the kids about how to write a good sermon, in hopes of inspiring some to grow up and go into the ministry. So he asked the children, "What makes a good sermon?" Of course all the little kids raised ...read more

  • Dr. Adolph Lorenz, A Famous Surgeon, Refused A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Aug 4, 2008
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     | 2,321 views

    Dr. Adolph Lorenz, a famous surgeon, refused a drink at a banquet. He was asked "Are you a tee-totaler?" He responded, "Yes, my success depends upon my brains being clear, my muscles firm, and my nerves steady. No one can take alcoholic liquor without blunting these physical powers, which must be ...read more

  • People Need You To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 1,802 views

    PEOPLE NEED YOU TO CARE People want other people to care about them. Many people will respond to evidence of your Christian concern. Remember the old saying: “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” I read about a lady named Mamie Adams. She always went to a ...read more

  • Guten-Something...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 22, 2008
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    Guten-Something... A book collector ran into an unbookish acquaintance who soon revealed that old books didn't mean anything to him. In fact, he observed he had just thrown away a big old Bible which had been packed away in the attic of his ancestral home for generations. He was describing it ...read more

  • One Of My Favourite Stories, (Whether It Is True ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Nov 7, 2008
     | 1,637 views

    One of my favourite stories, (whether it is true or not I cannot really say – the Irish love telling “stories”), is about the golfer Seve Ballesteros when he was playing in the Irish Open Golf Championship at Portmarnock. Apparently one of the evenings after play Ballesteros turned up at the Club ...read more

  • Dos Políticos Están Debatiendo, Uno Exasperado ...  PRO

    Contributed by Luis Marquez on Dec 3, 2008
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    Dos políticos están debatiendo, uno exasperado grita al otro: ¿“Dime cual es ese gran poder que te controla"? El otro airado responde: “A mi esposa la dejas fuera de todo esto.” En un año de elecciones cosa así pasan. Pero no nos damos cuenta que cada día es un día de elección. Elegimos ante cada ...read more

  • Stanley Jones In His Book Liberating Ministry ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,426 views

    Stanley Jones in his book Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome writes: "Prayer is surrender--surrender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boathook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the ...read more

  • A Wealthy Businessman From Texas Was In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,769 views

    A wealthy businessman from Texas was in the habit of giving his dad unique gifts on his birthday. As his business travels took him around the world, he would always search to find something truly remarkable to give to his dad. But this past year he felt he had outdone himself. He discovered a ...read more

  • I Read About A Woman Who Was Stopped By A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,671 views

    I read about a woman who was stopped by a policeman for going through a stop sign. He walked up to the side of the car, looked at her and said, "I’m going to have to give you a ticket you for going through a stop sign." She said, "You’ve got to be kidding. I didn’t drive through any stop sign. I ...read more

  • Reuel Howe Illustrates Redemptive Love In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Reuel Howe illustrates redemptive love in the story of a mother and her eight-year-old daughter. The girl did something which caused her to feel alienated from her mother. Although her mother tried her best to help, the daughter finally ran out of the room in anger and went upstairs. Seeing her ...read more

  • The Hermit Seeking To Know God Better

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 22, 2007
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    ILLUSTRATION: The Hermit Seeking to know God better, John Chrysostom became a hermit in the mountains near Antioch in A.D. 373. Although his time of isolation was cut short by illness, he learned that with God at his side, he could attend alone against anyone or anything. That lesson served ...read more

  • A Young Boy Was Called To The Principle's Office. ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 10, 2009
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    A young boy was called to the principle’s office. Waiting for him was his teacher. “Son, you are in big trouble. You cheated on this reading test and we have to punish. Cheating will not be tolerated,” said the principle. The boy was being a very good steward. “Nuh uhh. I didn’t cheat,” replied the ...read more

  • The Next Plague In Exodus 9 Is A Severe ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 25, 2009
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    The next plague in Exodus 9 is a severe electrical thunderstorm with hail. I remember as a kid looking out over the field near our house and seeing a brown cloud of what looked like dust billowing it’s way towards me. The sky took on a brown tinge that seemed to paint the whole atmosphere and ...read more

  • The Charter Flight

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 22, 2010
     | 2,181 views

    THE CHARTER FLIGHT With his request approved, the CNN News cameraman quickly used his cell phone to call the local airport to charter a flight. He was told a twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport. Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a hanger. He ...read more

  • Holding On

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 18, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,515 views

    HOLDING ON Let me share a story from Chuck Swindoll. "Four guys decided to go mountain climbing one weekend. In the middle of the climb, one fella slipped over a cliff, dropped about 60 feet and landed with a thud on the ledge below. The other three hoping to rescue him yelled, 'Joe, are you ...read more

  • Fasting Together: The Minnesota Grasshopper ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,608 views

    FASTING TOGETHER: THE MINNESOTA GRASSHOPPER SWARM In Minnesota, during the summer of 1876, there was a swarm of grasshoppers destroying the crops. There was a fear that the grasshoppers would return, so Governor John S. Pillsbury proclaimed a day of prayer and fasting on April 26, 1877, urging ...read more