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  • Four Preachers Confess  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 4, 2001
    based on 148 ratings
     | 3,477 views

    Illus.: Four Preachers Confess Four preachers met for a friendly gathering. During the conversation one preacher said, “Our people come to us and pour out their hears, confess certain sins and needs. Let’s do the same. Confession is good for the soul.” In due time all agree. One of them said that ...read more

  • Married And Happy With You-Know-What  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 16, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,338 views

    MARRIED AND HAPPY WITH YOU-KNOW-WHAT A new study commissioned by the Family Research Council of Washington, D.C., found that the people most likely to report a high degree of satisfaction with their current sex life are married people who strongly believe that sex outside of marriage is wrong. ...read more

  • An Old Legend Has It That A Wealthy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 1, 2002
    based on 32 ratings
     | 3,034 views

    ILL. An old legend has it that a wealthy merchant of the 1st Century who wanted to meet the Apostle Paul encountered Timothy, who arranged a visit for him with Paul who, at that time, was a prisoner in Rome. Stepping inside the cell, the merchant was surprised to find a rather old man, ...read more

  • Years After The Death Of President Calvin ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 11, 2003
     | 1,696 views

    Years after the death of President Calvin Coolidge, this story came to light. In the early days of his presidency, Coolidge awoke one morning in his hotel room to find a cat burglar going through his pockets. Coolidge spoke up, asking the burglar not to take his watch chain because it contained an ...read more

  • During The Reign Of Oliver Cromwell, There Was A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dixon Olu. David on Apr 26, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,003 views

    During the reign of Oliver Cromwell, there was a shortage of currency in the British Empire. Representatives carefully searched the nation in hopes of finding silver to meet the emergency. After one month, the committee returned with its report. “We have searched the empire in vain seeking to ...read more

  • When I Was In The South African Air Force I Had ...

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 22, 2005
     | 4,277 views

    When I was in the South African Air Force I had the opportunity to march in a military tattoo. There were about 120 Air Force marchers lined up in rows of three. We drilled several hours a day for many weeks. Finally, we got to the military tattoo. It was marvelous to watch 120 Airmen dressed in ...read more

  • E-Personas: 56% Of Online Teens In The Us Have ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006
     | 1,038 views

    E-Personas: 56% of online teens in the US have more than one email address or screen name and most use different screen names or email addresses to separate different parts of their lives online, or so that they can experiment with different personas. 61% of boys have more than one address; almost ...read more

  • America Is Great Because America Is Good

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009
     | 2,811 views

    AMERICA IS GREAT BECAUSE AMERICA IS GOOD French writer Alexis de Tocqueville, after visiting America in 1831, said, "I sought for the greatness of the United States in her commodious harbors, her ample rivers, her fertile fields, and boundless forests -- and it was not there. I sought for it in ...read more

  • Gas ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 29, 2010
     | 1,473 views

    Gas Mileage According to a story in the Grand Rapids Press, the owner of a small foreign car had begun to irritate his friends by bragging incessantly about his gas mileage. So they decided on a way to get some humor out of his tireless boasting, as well as bring it to an end. Every day one of ...read more

  • Quote: (Andrew Murray, With Christ In The School ...

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Jul 3, 2010
     | 2,477 views

    QUOTE: (Andrew Murray, With Christ in the School of Prayer). "The disciples had learned to understand something of the connection between Christ’s wondrous life in public and His secret life of prayer. They had been with Him and had seen Him pray. They had learned to believe in Him as a Master in ...read more

  • When We Are Together

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 3, 2011
     | 2,462 views

    WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER Mary Saunders, a missionary’s helper in Africa, described a regular meeting she had with a new Christian in Somalia. The regular appointment was secret because the area was Muslim and did not tolerate other religions. On this particular evening, Mary reviewed the memory verse ...read more

  • What Makes Your Face Shine?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,020 views

    WHAT MAKES YOUR FACE SHINE? A Hindu trader in India once asked a missionary, "What do you put on your face to make it shine?" With surprise the man of God answered, "I don’t put anything on it!" His questioner began to lose patience and said emphatically, "Yes, you do! All of you who believe in ...read more

  • Preach The Whole Gospel

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
     | 2,833 views

    PREACH THE WHOLE GOSPEL John Nelson preaching about the influence of John Wesley’s preaching and its effects upon him, said: "This man can tell the secrets of my heart, but he hath not left me there, he hath showed me the remedy, even the blood of Christ. Then was my soul filled with ...read more

  • Tetrullian, Who Can Be Described As An Early ...

    Contributed by Larry Vinson on Aug 4, 2008
     | 1,372 views

    Tetrullian, who can be described as an early church father once said, “How beautiful, then, the marriage of two Christians, two who are one in home, one in desire, one in the way of life they follow, one in the religion they practice. . . . Nothing divides them either in flesh or in spirit. . . . ...read more

  • Years After The Death Of President Calvin ...

    Contributed by Clarence Clough on Sep 15, 2008
     | 1,788 views

    Years after the death of President Calvin Coolidge, this story came to light. In the early days of his presidency, Coolidge awoke one morning in his hotel room to find a cat burglar going through his pockets. Coolidge spoke up, asking the burglar not to take his watch chain because it contained an ...read more

  • Your Face Gives It Away  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 12, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,071 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

  • Humility — Who Would Dare Write About It?

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Feb 16, 2012
     | 3,117 views

    HUMILITY - WHO WOULD DARE WRITE ABOUT IT? Charlene Ann Baumbich wrote a book about raising her sons. One chapter was about humbling experiences she had. She then felt the Holy Spirit nudging her to study humility. She thought she might write a book about what she would learn. After hours studying ...read more

  • Mike Murdock Notes This From His Book Leadership ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,791 views

    Mike Murdock notes this from his book Leadership Secrets of Jesus page 209: i. He starts with scripture verse “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Galatians 6:7. ii. Everything begins with a seed to sow! Someone plants a small acorn. It becomes ...read more

  • Science Proves Creationism

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jan 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,735 views

    SCIENCE PROVES CREATIONISM Allen Rex Sandage, the greatest observational cosmologist in the world--who has deciphered the secrets of the stars, plumbed the mysteries of quasars, revealed the age of globular clusters, pinpointed the distances of remote galaxies, and quantified the universe’s ...read more

  • What Difference Does It Make?  PRO

    Contributed by David Salisbury on Oct 2, 2002
    based on 256 ratings
     | 5,614 views

    WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? The job of the church is not to impact the church, but to impact the world. It’s like a huddle in a football game. 67,000 people don’t pay $25.00 a ticket to watch the Titans huddle. What if you went to a Titans game and for 2½ hours you watched 11 men stand in a ...read more

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