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  • What Rules The World

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Mar 23, 2007
     | 1,017 views

    WHAT RULES THE WORLD. They say that man is mighty, He governs land and sea, he wields a mighty scepter over lesser powers than he.; but mightier power and stronger Man from his throne has hurled, for the hand ...read more

  • Vesuvius: Check The Map

    Contributed by Rob O'neal on Jul 7, 2009
     | 2,959 views

    VESUVIUS: CHECK THE MAP The people of the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum lived at the bottom of a mountain. They loved the mountain, because they believed it was a place where gods dwelt. The land was fertile, and the harbor was good, so the city prospered and grew. Then in 62 and 63 AD, ...read more

  • Henry Winstanley Never For Lacked For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,413 views

    Henry Winstanley never for lacked for confidence. Becoming a man as England was becoming the mercantile juggernaut in the late 1600s, Henry Winstanley was a man who knew how to make a name for himself. He made his money as a showman, and then invested it in ships. A proud man, he knew that ...read more

  • King Midas Got What His Heart Longed For. How He ...

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Oct 25, 2009
     | 2,722 views

    King Midas got what his heart longed for. How he loved gold! Now everything he touched turned to gold. An oak twig. A rock. He had what his heart treasured, until his little ...read more

  • Imagine If The State Of Oklahoma Had To Save ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 20, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,115 views

    Imagine if the State of Oklahoma had to save money by having only one major state university. So OU and OSU were merged together as one school on one campus. Compromise by calling them the OKLAHOMA COWBOYS and make their sports teams dress in orange tops and red bottoms. Do you think there ...read more

  • I'm Told That In A Museum In Greenwich Village, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Sep 4, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,220 views

    I’m told that in a museum in Greenwich Village, Detroit, MI, there is a huge steam locomotive. Beside this complicated machine, there is a sign showing boiler pressure, size, the number of wheels, horsepower, lengths, weight and so on. The bottom line indicates that 96% of the power generated was ...read more

  • I'm Told That In A Museum In Greenwich Village, ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 28, 2004
     | 1,584 views

    I’m told that in a museum in Greenwich Village, Detroit, MI, there is a huge steam locomotive. Beside this complicated machine, there is a sign showing boiler pressure, size, the number of wheels, horsepower, lengths, weight and so on. The bottom line indicates that 96% of the power generated was ...read more

  • A Pastor Was Talking To A Group Of Young People ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Mar 27, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,498 views

    A pastor was talking to a group of young people about the high cost of dying. "People today waste thousands of dollars on coffins and monuments," he said. "Jesus was so unconcerned by His death that He had to use a borrowed tomb." Leave it to our youth to get to the bottom line and put things in ...read more

  • The Fruit Of The Spirit Begins With Love...love ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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     | 6,000 views

    "The fruit of the Spirit begins with love...love is the first thing, the first in that precious cluster of fruit. Someone has said that all other eight can be put in terms of love. Joy is love exulting; peace is love in repose; long-suffering is love on trial; gentleness is love in society; ...read more

  • Dear Abby Once Wrote In Her Column About A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,710 views

    Dear Abby once wrote in her column about a lifeguard who was being charged with the death of a teenager. The lifeguard was working at a large pool with two or three others each with a specific area to cover. He was approached by a group of teenagers excitedly telling him of someone who was lying at ...read more

  • Clean House

    Contributed by Herbert Armstrong Bosantog on Nov 6, 2012
     | 3,429 views

    CLEAN HOUSE Imagine, if you receive a message from God the Father & He told you that He is going to send Jesus down to visit you at your house on a specific date. What would be the first thing that you do? You would want to clean your house from top to bottom. Everything will be properly dusted; ...read more

  • Valentine's Day, Romantic

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 24, 2021
     | 2,129 views

    “Every Valentine’s Day our campus newspaper has a section for student messages. Last year my roommate surprised his girlfriend with roses and dinner at a fancy restaurant. When they returned from their date, she leafed through the paper to see if he had written a note to her. Near the bottom of ...read more

  • Adweek Reports On A Global Nielsen Study That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,663 views

    AdWeek reports on a global Nielsen study that reveals consumers don't trust Internet ads nearly as much as they trust traditional forms of advertising. The study asked respondents their perceptions of different forms of advertising. Consumers rated Internet advertising at the bottom when it comes ...read more

  • At Least One Follower  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Krueger on Feb 9, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,141 views

    AT LEAST ONE FOLLOWER A father was filling out an application form for his daughter who was seeking entrance to a very exclusive college. He came to the question on the form which asked whether the applicant was a leader. In honesty he wrote, "No, but she is a good follower." The application ...read more

  • Separatists?

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 4, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 630 views

    Separatists? A church had a sign in front: JESUS ONLY. One night a storm blew out the first three letters and left US ONLY. Too many churches have come to that. (Vance Havner, from The Vance Havner ...read more

  • Who Taught You How To Fish? Hunt? Whittle? Skip A ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Oct 7, 2008
     | 2,040 views

    Who taught you how to fish? Hunt? Whittle? Skip a rock? You didn’t learn those things as a child by yourself Someone older taught you how And we are to do that in the church as well And how does Paul introduce this ...read more

  • A Holiday Celebrating Nothing  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,873 views

    A HOLIDAY CELEBRATING NOTHING Several years ago, Foxnews.com reported that members of the Music Department at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania were busy creating a disc of holiday music from various religions and cultures because the traditional carols with their Christian message offended ...read more

  • The Man Who Found The Pearl Had Already ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 11, 2007
     | 1,485 views

    The man who found the Pearl had already Sacrificed … just in his search for the Pearl. Pearl hunting involved immense danger. You don’t just walk along a beach to find them. Oysters generally thrive at a debth of about 40 feet, and it those days there was no scuba gear. Back in Jesus’ day, A ...read more

  • Simon Was A Loyal Disciple; He Followed His Rabbi ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Evoy on Jan 4, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,450 views

    Simon was a loyal disciple; he followed his rabbi closely, observing and learning. One day, Simon realized that his rabbi was actually the Messiah. He didn’t figure that out by himself. Jesus said: “Simon, son of Jonah, you are a happy man! Because it was not flesh and blood that revealed this ...read more

  • Follow The Trail

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 2,757 views

    FOLLOW THE TRAIL In 1949, Mao Tse-Tung ran through China in a marauding storm. His communist army was wiping out anything in their path that would hinder an unrestrained dictatorship of communism. In the path of this malicious army, a CIA operative Douglas Mackiernan had to flee for his life. ...read more