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  • Men Aren't Equipped  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Garrett on Apr 11, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,727 views

    MEN AREN’T EQUIPPED A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. The next week, the man realized that he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight to Chicago. Not wanting to be the first to break the ...read more

  • My Title Is Taken From The Story Of The African ...

    Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jun 30, 2005
     | 1,840 views

    My title is taken from the story of the African two horned Rhinoceros. Across the grassland of East Africa, The Two Horned Rhinoceros lives. They are magnificiant animals of tremendous speed, size and agility. He is the most dangerous and powerful animal on earth. All the rest of the animal ...read more

  • Temptation Can Really Play Havoc With Our Lives. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 23, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,003 views

    Temptation can really play havoc with our lives. There was a humorous "Cathy" cartoon strip sometime back. Cathy is struggling with her diet. See if this progression is familiar: Frame 1: I will take a drive, but won’t go near the grocery store. Frame 2: I will drive by the grocery store, but will ...read more

  • Walking On Water  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 20, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,538 views

    A man read an ad in the newspaper, “Hunting dog for sale, $2,500.00, but well worth it.” He called the number and the man told him that he had to see the dog in action. The next morning they met and went hunting early. The dog flushed two birds from a clump of bushes and when they fell into the ...read more

  • Charles Mccarry Can Claim A Varied Career. In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 1,879 views

    Charles McCarry can claim a varied career. In addition to being the author of The Tears of Autumn and The Last Supper, he served as assistant to the Secretary of Labor in the Eisenhower cabinet and has done two stints in the CIA. But he almost wasn’t born. Says McCarry, “My mother became pregnant ...read more

  • Over 2,000 Years Ago A Young Greek Artist Named ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
     | 1,901 views

    Over 2,000 years ago a young Greek artist named Timanthes studied under a respected tutor. After several years the teacher’s efforts seemed to have paid off when Timanthes painted an exquisite work of art. Unfortunately, he became so enraptured with the painting that he spent days gazing at it. ...read more

  • The New Minister Was Asked To Teach A Boys' Class ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,268 views

    The new minister was asked to teach a boys’ class in the absence of the regular teacher. He decided to see what they knew, so he asked who knocked down the walls of Jericho. All the boys denied having done it, and the preacher was appalled by their ignorance. At the next deacons’ meeting he told ...read more

  • The Value Of The Necklace  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,241 views

    An American tourist in Paris, who purchased an inexpensive amber necklace in a trinket ship, was shocked when he had to pay quite a high duty on it to clear customs in New York. This aroused his curiosity, so he had it appraised. After looking at the object under a magnifying glass, the jeweler ...read more

  • Adoniram Judson Sweated Out Burma's Heat For 18 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
     | 3,161 views

    Adoniram Judson sweated out Burma’s heat for 18 years without a furlough, six years without a convert. Enduring torture and imprisonment, he admitted that he never saw a ship sail without wanting to jump on board and go home. When his wife’s health broke and he put her on a homebound vessel in the ...read more

  • Oscar Wilde Said, "Consistency Is The Last Refuge ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
     | 2,412 views

    Oscar Wilde said, “Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” So stop getting up at 6:05. Get up at 5:06. Walk a mile at dawn. Find a new way to drive to work. Switch chores with your spouse next Saturday. Buy a wok. Study wildflowers. Stay up alone all night. Read to the blind. Start ...read more

  • I Remember One Winter My Dad Needed Firewood, And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,425 views

    I remember one winter my dad needed firewood, and he found a dead tree and sawed it down. In the spring, to his dismay, new shoots sprouted around the trunk. He said, “I thought sure it was dead. The leaves had all dropped in the wintertime. It was so cold that twigs snapped as if there were no ...read more

  • Rude Awakening: "People Have No Tolerance Or ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 2,560 views

    Rude Awakening: “People have no tolerance or compassion anymore,” says Lori Vitto, USAirways. Service industry customer complaints are way up and road rage is common. Incivility is on the rise and almost the norm in some parts of the culture. Some see all this as the dark side of the New Economy. ...read more

  • Charles Swindoll Tells A Story Of When He And His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Shane Hart on Jan 13, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,167 views

    Charles Swindoll tells a story of when he and his sister would go fishing with their dad and grandfather. There was a man who sat on the pier with the last name of Kutasch. As the story goes, he was a very unusual man and fished accordingly. With the slightest bobble of his cork, he would jerk ...read more

  • Don Quixote De La Mancha  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,011 views

    Have you ever heard the story of DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA? Don Quixote was called the KNIGHT OF THE SORROWFUL COUNTENANCE! Don Quixote was a knight, he had a horse, he had full armor, and knew important people. Don seemed to have some mental problems. Don decided to go to battle, he grabbed his ...read more

  • An Old Woman Lived In A Small Cottage By The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Mar 27, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,687 views

    An old woman lived in a small cottage by the seashore. She had only one relative, a grown son who lived and worked at sea. He went for years without seeing her, never even dropping by to check on her in her old age. Rather than being hurt at his disrespect, she thought of him every day and ...read more

  • Charles Mccarry Can Claim A Varied Career. In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,713 views

    Charles McCarry can claim a varied career. In addition to being the author of The Tears of Autumn and The Last Supper, he served as assistant to the Secretary of Labor in the Eisenhower cabinet and has done two stints in the CIA. But he almost wasn’t born. Says McCarry, "My mother became pregnant ...read more

  • Over 2,000 Years Ago A Young Greek Artist Named ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,785 views

    Over 2,000 years ago a young Greek artist named Timanthes studied under a respected tutor. After several years the teacher’s efforts seemed to have paid off when Timanthes painted an exquisite work of art. Unfortunately, he became so enraptured with the painting that he spent days gazing at it. One ...read more

  • When You Are Mistreated Don't Be Surprised By ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Apr 15, 2006
     | 2,052 views

    When you are mistreated don’t be surprised by the meanness of people. The people of this world can be exceedingly corrupt! Did you see in the newspaper some time ago that con men were calling families of soldiers who had been sent to Iraq and impersonating a telephone operator. The con-man would ...read more

  • Left On A Sinking Ship Were The Captain And Three ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 5,533 views

    Left on a sinking ship were the captain and three sailors. The captain spoke first. "Men, this business about a captain going down with his ship is nonsense. There’s a three-man life raft on board and I’m going to be on it. To see who will come with me, I will ask you each one question. The one who ...read more

  • Principles For Change

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 3,736 views

    Principles for change: A. People must have reasons for change 1. They must see the value to them of the change 2. The plan must be understood by them 3. They must be involved in the process B. People must be prepared for change, don’t just drop it on them. Introduce the ...read more