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  • A Certain Man Wanted To Sell His House In Haiti ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 6, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 993 views

    A certain man wanted to sell his house in Haiti for $2,000. Another man wanted to buy it, but because he was poor, he couldn’t afford the full price. After much bargaining, the owner agreed to sell the house for half the original price with just one stipulation: He would retain ownership for one ...read more

  • When The Infidel Robert G. Ingersoll Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,160 views

    When the infidel Robert G. Ingersoll was delivering his lectures against Christ and the Bible, his speaking ability usually assured him of a large crowd. One night after an inflammatory speech in which he severely attacked man’s faith in the Savior, he dramatically took out his watch and said, ...read more

  • Years Ago, There Was A Wicked Emperor By The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,206 views

    Years ago, there was a wicked emperor by the name of Dionysius. He discovered that near to where he lived was a cave shaped in the form of a funnel with an opening right at the surface. Dionysus used this cave as a workshop for his slaves. He put all the slaves in caves and then he’d go up and put ...read more

  • One Day, A Father Took His Son And One Of His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,139 views

    "One day, a father took his son and one of his son’s friends on a fishing trip. They got to their camp sight, and everything was just perfect. The weather was warm but not hot, the lake was calm, and they had a level campsite. They raised their tent, cooked their dinner, and went to bed ...read more

  • The Importance Of Preaching

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,482 views

    Several years ago “The British Weekly” published this provocative letter: Dear Sir: It seems ministers feel their sermons are very important and spend a great deal of time preparing them. I have been attending church quite regularly for thirty years, and I have probably heard 3,000 of them. To my ...read more

  • Regression Example  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,421 views

    REGRESSION EXAMPLE Several years ago, there was an article in the Virginia Medical Monthly about a lady who regressed in her life development. This lady had three children. When her husband died, she started regressing in her development. Initially she started dressing like a twenty-year-old. She ...read more

  • God Still Surprises Us

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 30, 2009
     | 3,353 views

    GOD STILL SURPRISES US Often God surprises us to our shame. I remember a couple that shared how they tried to witness and help their neighbor who was a raging alcoholic. They prayed for her and took her under their wing but she seemed hopeless. She might get clean for a little while, but then she ...read more

  • Ugliest Dog Content

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 11, 2009
     | 3,349 views

    UGLIEST DOG CONTENT Sam was a 14 year old purebred Chinese hairless dog who won the World’s Ugliest Dog contest. Sam is covered in blackheads. His skin is wrinkled, brown, and dotted with splotches and several lines of warts. His eyes are pale and frightening. His teeth are misshapen and jut ...read more

  • I Will Not Vex My Father

    Contributed by C Jordan on Dec 5, 2009
     | 1,868 views

    I WILL NOT VEX MY FATHER "There is the story of half-a-dozen boys who had severe fathers, accustomed to beat them within an inch of their lives. Another boy was with them who was well beloved by his parents, and known to do so. These young boys met together to hold a council of war about robbing ...read more

  • A Student Conquers The Temptation To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2010
     | 5,786 views

    A Student Conquers the Temptation to Cheat A Struggle with Temptation” At school Joe was good in arithmetic but poor in spelling. Mabel was a fine speller and sat opposite him. On examination day Joe forgot many words, and the tempter said, ‘Look on Mabel’s paper; she has them right!” So Joe ...read more

  • Impact Of Prayer In The Life Of David ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2010
     | 3,449 views

    Impact of Prayer in the Life of David Wilkerson Several years ago, a pastor of a small church in rural Pennsylvania decided to convert the two hours a night he spent watching TV into prayer time. Soon after that, there were some gang members in New York City who had been involved in a brutal, ...read more

  • No To Knowing The Future

    Contributed by Sajeev Painunkal, Sj on Nov 17, 2010
     | 3,781 views

    "NO" TO KNOWING THE FUTURE When I used to work in an urban parish in Calcutta in India, I used to see a man sitting outside my window, on the pavement, with a parrot in a cage. He was a fortune teller. Several people who pass by that way would stop at him to learn about what the future held for ...read more

  • Catching Up

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
     | 1,075 views

    CATCHING UP A woman who had recently moved into a small village in Wiltshire, was in the backyard hanging out the washing on the line when an old, tired-looking dog wandered into the yard. She could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home. As she walked into the house, the dog ...read more

  • Colors Of Storms

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 27, 2011
     | 6,291 views

    COLORS OF STORMS As I was watching the weather warnings run across the TV screen, I began to think about how we go through life's storms without any warnings. Each one of the storms we go through are painted a different color of severity, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red. It could be that a Green ...read more

  • The Trouble Telescope  PRO

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 8, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,546 views

    THE TROUBLE TELESCOPE Most of you have seen the wonderful images from the Hubble Space Telescope. From the far reaches of space, we're able to see God's most breathtaking creations. Do you remember that in the beginning the Hubble Space Telescope was not the wonderful machine that it is today. ...read more

  • This Was The Second Time That Someone Has Died For Me

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
     | 4,021 views

    James Harnish tells the story of a woman in Tampa who probably received the best Christmas present of anyone. It came the week before Christmas. In August she had been diagnosed with severe cardiomyopathy, a rare heart disorder which causes the muscels of the heart to become inflexible. In fact, ...read more

  • Don't Go Back

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Feb 20, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,140 views

    Several years ago, Karen and I was up in the Ruidoso area; and I decided to try a short cut that I thought I knew about. The problem was, the road turned into a very rough dirt road; and the further we went, the worse the road became. We came upon a farmer’s house and land; and there was a ...read more

  • Knock, Knock; Someone’s In Trouble

    Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 27, 2021
     | 1,966 views

    For some reason, the last several weeks we have been getting many visitors at our door. I'm not sure if this is a general trend or if it is just our door. Some of them have been salesmen, religious people, scam artists, and a host of other people. They only had one goal in mind, and that was ...read more

  • My Body, My Swat

    Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 6, 2021
     | 1,183 views

    Usually, I am not easily offended, nor do I easily lose my temper. I did lose my temper when I was six years old but have not been able to find it since. Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage is trying to find it but so far, she has not found it. Many people are ticked off by some minor little thing ...read more

  • There Is A Story About An Old Farmer Whose Mule ...

    Contributed by Darren Rogers on Jan 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,346 views

    There is a story about an old farmer whose mule fell into a well. After many unsuccessful attempts to haul the mule out of the hole, the farmer decided it was hopeless. With sadness, he instructed his boys to fill up several truckloads of dirt and just bury the old mule right in the well. The boys ...read more