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  • Two Old Friends Met One Day After Many Years. ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Buchanan on Mar 27, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,089 views

    Two old friends met one day after many years. One attended college, and now was very successful. The other had not attended college and never had much ambition. The successful one said, "How has everything been going with you?" "Well, one day I opened the Bible at random, and dropped my ...read more

  • In Stockholm, Sweden, A Woman Was Injured As She ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 5, 2005
     | 1,574 views

    In Stockholm, Sweden, a woman was injured as she rushed to catch a streetcar. She stumbled in front of the moving car and was caught beneath it. The police sent for a crane to lift the car off her body. While waiting for the crane a crowd of people gathered. One man pushed through the crowd, ...read more

  • But Then As I Watched The Passion I Came To The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 29, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,540 views

    But then as I watched The Passion I came to the part of the crucifixion were He cried out in pain with these words, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me!” And I saw something I never saw before. This moment in time is freeze framed into my mind and into my heart. The darkness has settled in ...read more

  • According To A Middle-Eastern Fable, A Merchant ...

    Contributed by Matthew Bushnell on Nov 29, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,678 views

    According to a middle-eastern fable, a merchant from Baghdad once asked his servant to run an errand. While at the markets, the servant went around a corner and saw ‘Lady Death’. She terrified him so much that he returned to his master in a great rush. “I am terrified,” said the servant. “I want ...read more

  • Even The Toe Is Important

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2008
     | 2,401 views

    EVEN THE TOE IS IMPORTANT How important do you think that your toes are? They are just little calloused, smelly appendages right? Wrong. Dizzy Dean was one of the greatest pitchers of the 1930s and is honored in the Hall of Fame. But in the 1937 All-Star Game, Earl Averill lined a pitch off Dizzy ...read more

  • Missed By That Much  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,982 views

    MISSED BY THAT MUCH The story is told of a man who rushed into a suburban railroad station one morning and, almost breathlessly, asked the ticket agent: "When does the 8:01 train leave?" "At 8:01," was the answer. "Well," the man replied, "my watch says it's 7:59, the town clock says it's 7:57, ...read more

  • Two Old Friends Met One Day After Many Years. ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Jan 19, 2009
     | 1,910 views

    Two old friends met one day after many years. One attended college, and now was very successful. The other had not attended college and never had much ambition. The successful one said, “How has everything been going for you?” “Well, one day I opened the Bible at random, and dropped my finger ...read more

  • Your Face Gives It Away  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 12, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,248 views

    YOUR FACE GIVES IT AWAY There's a story of three prospectors who found a rich vein of gold in California during the gold rush days. They realized what a great discovery they had, and they decided, "We’ve a really good thing going here, as long as no one else finds out about it." So they each took ...read more

  • A Few Days Ago I Was Driving My Kids To School ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
     | 2,248 views

    A few days ago i was driving my kids to school and as a treat we went through the drive through donut shop and got donut holes for them. Healthy i know... i figured a sugar rush for the teachers would be fun... i gave the kids their bag of holes, each having 12 very important sugary holes in ...read more

  • Twister Was The Subject Of A Huge Publicity ...

    Contributed by Timothy Gardner on Nov 7, 2009
     | 2,264 views

    “Twister was the subject of a huge publicity campaign when it was introduced in 1966. After Johnny Carson and Eva Gabor hooked themselves together in front of millions of viewers on the "Tonight" show in May of that year, the rush was on to buy the game. Considering the simplicity of its design ...read more

  • J. Vernon Mcgee- When I Preached At A Church In ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 26, 2010
     | 915 views

    J. Vernon McGee- When I preached at a church in the downtown financial district of Los Angeles, I found that men, even including some Christian men, were far more zealous in coming down early on a Monday morning to watch the stock market open than they were on Sunday morning to attend church ...read more

  • Worship Warrior  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,370 views

    WORSHIP WARRIOR I like the way songwriter and worship leader, Brian Doerksen, puts it. He says, "Becoming a worshipper means becoming a warrior... And by toning that down...we have sent men and women away from the church in droves. It's time to call them back," Doerksen says, "as worshiping ...read more

  • It's A Fascinating Story That ...

    Contributed by Kevin Earls on Oct 25, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,464 views

    Illustration: It’s a fascinating story that comes out of the 1989 earthquake which almost flattened Armenia. This deadly tremor killed over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the midst of all the confusion of the earthquake, a father rushed to his son’s school. When he arrived there he ...read more

  • What Really Matters  PRO

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 28, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,270 views

    What Really Matters It was two weeks before Christmas and it began to start. Everyone was scrambling and rushing to get to Wal-Mart. Their credit cards were in the orange and checking account in the red in hopes that their rich uncle would soon be dead. Old Saint Nick sitting high on a mountain ...read more

  • A Man Returns From A Foreign Holiday And Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 24, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,252 views

    A man returns from a foreign holiday and is feeling very ill. He goes to see his doctor, and is immediately rushed to the hospital to undergo tests. The man wakes up after the tests in a private room at the hospital, shuffles to the door & finds it locked from the outside!/Just then the phone by ...read more

  • Into The Day  PRO

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Apr 30, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 2,547 views

    INTO THE DAY I got up early one morning And rushed right into the day; I had so much to accomplish I didn’t have time to pray. Troubles just tumbled about me And heavier came each task. Why doesn’t God help me, I wondered, He answered, "You didn’t ask." I tried to come into God’s presence, I ...read more

  • Theologians Tell A Story To Illustrate How ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Oct 15, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,071 views

    Theologians tell a story to illustrate how Christ?s triumph presently benefits our lives: Imagine a city under siege. The enemy that surrounds the city will not let anyone or anything leave. Supplies are running low, and the citizens are fearful. But in the dark of the night, a spy sneaks through ...read more

  • Some Of You Might Remember The Old, Old Movie ...

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Dec 5, 2005
     | 2,376 views

    Some of you might remember the old, old movie serial, Ma and Pa Kettle. You might say that they lived where the Beverly Hillbillies came from. In a classic scene from many episodes, Ma Kettle would go to bangin’ and a’ clangin’ the triangle on the porch. Suddenly, from every crevice and corner ...read more

  • Amy Carter Brought An Assignment Home One Friday ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,190 views

    Amy Carter brought an assignment home one Friday night while her father was still President. Stumped by a question on the Industrial Revolution, Amy sought help from her mother. Rosalynn was also fogged by the question and, in turn, asked an aide to seek clarification from the Labor Department. A ...read more

  • You," Said The Doctor To The Patient, "Are In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
     | 3,116 views

    “You,” said the doctor to the patient, “are in terrible shape. You’ve got to do something about it. First, tell your wife to cook more nutritious meals. Stop working like a dog. Also, inform your wife you’re going to make a budget, and she has to stick to it. And have her keep the kids off your ...read more