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  • In Wwii When The Marines Captured The Island Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,192 views

    In WWII when the Marines captured the island of Saipan, the Japanese ordered the inhabitants to kill themselves by jumping off a cliff. I was in Saipan in 1984, and I was at this very hill where the Japanese ordered their own people to jump off and kill themselves. Hundreds of feet below are the ...read more

  • The Baby And The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 2,399 views

    The Baby and the Window It was a really hot day in September in San Antonio, when a woman accidentally locked her 10-month-old baby niece inside a parked car. Frantically, the mother and aunt ran around the car in near hysteria while a neighbor attempted to unlock the car with a clothes hanger. ...read more

  • Of All The Peoples Whom I Have Studied, From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,214 views

    "Of all the peoples whom I have studied, from city dwellers to cliff dwellers, I always find that at least 50 percent would prefer to have at least one ...read more

  • Anyone Else?

    Contributed by Samuel Troyer on Oct 23, 2006
     | 2,068 views

    Anyone Else? A man slipped and fell off a cliff while hiking on a mountaintop. Luckily he was able to grab a branch on his way down. Holding on for dear life, he looked down only to see a rock valley some fifteen hundred feet below. When he looked up it was twenty feet to the cliff where he had ...read more

  • The Highest Pinnacle Of The Spiritual Life Is...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 22, 2008
     | 1,651 views

    The highest pinnacle of the spiritual life is not happy joy in unbroken sunshine, but absolute and undoubting trust in the love of God. A. W. Thorold The more we depend on God, the more dependable we find he is. ...read more

  • The Charter Flight

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 22, 2010
     | 2,026 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

  • A Man Has Been Lost And Walking In The Desert For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Apr 27, 2001
    based on 126 ratings
     | 6,487 views

    A man has been lost and walking in the desert for about five days. One hot day--actually, they’re all hot--he comes to the home of a preacher. Tired and weak, he crawls up to the house and collapses on the doorstep. The preacher takes him in and nurses him back to health. Feeling better, the man ...read more

  • Cartoons At Times Will Have A Scene Where ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Feb 26, 2003
    based on 90 ratings
     | 4,317 views

    Cartoons at times will have a scene where someone, let’s says Wild E. Coyote in the Road Runner cartoons, falls off the edge of a cliff. As he falls, he grabs hold of a twig sticking out of the side of the cliff. He hangs there for a short time. Then the twig snaps and he falls. It doesn’t matter ...read more

  • A Young Banker Was Driving His Bmw, In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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     | 1,649 views

    Illus. A young banker was driving his BMW, in the mountains, during a snowstorm. As he rounded a turn the vehicle slid out of control and toward a cliff. At the last moment he unbuckled his seatbelt and jumped from the car. Though he escaped with his life, his left arm was caught near the hinge of ...read more

  • A Young Banker Was Driving His Bmw, In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
     | 1,209 views

    A young banker was driving his BMW, in the mountains, during a snowstorm. As he rounded a turn the vehicle slid out of control and toward a cliff. At the last moment he unbuckled his seatbelt and jumped from the car. Though he escaped with his life, his left arm was caught near the hinge of the ...read more

  • A Young Banker Was Driving His Bmw, In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
     | 902 views

    A young banker was driving his BMW, in the mountains, during a snowstorm. As he rounded a turn the vehicle slid out of control and toward a cliff. At the last moment he unbuckled his seatbelt and jumped from the car. Though he escaped with his life, his left arm was caught near the hinge of the ...read more

  • Left Behind Awareness: Barna Research Reports 24% ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,849 views

    Left Behind Awareness: Barna Research reports 24% of adult Americans are aware of the Left Behind series and 9% have read at least 1 of the 8 books in the series. Readers include born again Christians (19%) and adults who attend non-mainline Protestant churches (18%). While born again adults ...read more

  • We Are Not Asked To Believe The Doctrine Of The ...

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 8, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,373 views

    We are not asked to believe the doctrine of the Resurrection. We are asked to meet this person raised from the dead. Larson, B., & Ogilvie, L. J. (1983). Vol. 26: The Preacher’s Commentary Series, Volume 26 : Luke. The ...read more

  • The Praise The Lord Horse!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 7, 2022
     | 1,343 views

    So, a man who is not a Christian wants to buy a horse... He sees an ad on Craigslist for a great Arabian Stallion. So, he goes to the seller’s ranch to try out the horse and see just how great this stallion really is. When he gets to the ranch where the horse is for sale, the owner says to the ...read more

  • Anyone Else?  PRO

    Contributed by Ian Du Pisanie on Mar 2, 2012
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     | 2,805 views

    ANYONE ELSE? A man falling off a cliff grabs a branch. It starts coming loose, so the man looks to heaven and begs, "Is there anyone up there who can help me?" A deep voice answers, "Yes, just let go and trust me." The ...read more

  • A Young Banker Was Driving His Bmw, In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Art Good on Aug 14, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,529 views

    A young banker was driving his BMW, in the mountains, during a snowstorm. As he rounded a turn the vehicle slid out of control and toward a cliff. At the last moment he unbuckled his seatbelt and jumped from the car. Though he escaped with his life, his left arm was caught near the hinge of the ...read more

  • As I Began To Write, A Very Clear, If Unusual ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 12, 2007
     | 1,078 views

    As I began to write, a very clear, if unusual illustration came to my mind. When you hear it at first you might be taken aback by the suggestion in the question. But, in light of what this series is about, discerning God’s purpose for each of us and our circumstances, it is a very good question to ...read more

  • Jesus Is Stronger

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Dec 19, 2007
     | 2,029 views

    JESUS IS STRONGER Remember the Road Runner cartoons where Wile E. Coyote chases the Road Runner cartoons and inevitably end up in a tight situation? The Coyote will chase the bird failing every time. He will explode, have a rock fall on him, have a ACME device malfunction or fall off the edge of a ...read more

  • Leaning Over A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2012
     | 3,243 views

    LEANING OVER A CLIFF Writer Parker Palmer tells of his first experience on an Outward Bound course in his book, The Active Life. He says, "I took the course in my early forties, and in the middle of that course I was asked to confront the thing I had fears about since I had first heard about ...read more

  • Author Ray Bradbury Says: "If We Listened To Our ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Jun 9, 2009
     | 1,385 views

    Author Ray Bradbury says: "If we listened to our intellect, we’d never have a love affair. We’d never have a friendship. We’d never go into business because we’d be cynical. Well, that’s nonsense. You’ve got ...read more

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