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  • Let Me Tell You, Please: I Don't Understand God's ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jun 11, 2007
     | 1,677 views

    Let me tell you, please: I don’t understand God’s procedure. I mean, God called a nation, Israel. AND GOD GAVE TO THEM LAWS AND RESTRICTIONS… A very restraining life-style, requirements and commandments, tens and hundreds… Take a look in Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy… But after that, the same ...read more

  • Lenin Claimed That If Communism Was Implemented ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,962 views

    Lenin claimed that if Communism was implemented there would be bread in every household. Coming from a former communist country we saw that the answer to our problems could not be the Communism. Some of us have witnessed the despair in people’s lives. Communism did never tell us how it would solve ...read more

  • William Edward Parry Was A British Explorer. In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jul 15, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,629 views

    William Edward Parry was a British explorer. In the early 1800s he led an expedition to the Arctic Ocean. They wanted to go farther north to continue their chartings. So they calculated their location by the stars and then started a very difficult and treacherous march north. They walked the ...read more

  • A Young Police Officer Was Taking His Final Exam ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 24, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,059 views

    A young police officer was taking his final exam for the police academy And he read the following question in the exam paper: “You are on patrol in the outer city when an explosion occurs in a gas main in a nearby street. On investigation you find that a large hole has been blown in 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
     | 1,498 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

  • An Elderly Carpenter Was Ready To Retire. He Told ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
     | 2,929 views

    An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker ...read more

  • Is Marriage Necessary?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
     | 3,074 views

    IS MARRIAGE NECESSARY? 44% of Americans ages 20 to 69 believe marriage is not necessary in order to have a committed, fulfilling, life-long relationship, reports a Zogby/AOL poll. Marriage Savers' president Mike McManus finds the number shocking. He says, "People who are married live longer, ...read more

  • The "Yes" Face

    Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Feb 17, 2010
     | 3,044 views

    THE "YES" FACE I read a story about our 3rd president, Thomas Jefferson, him and his companions were traveling the countryside when they came upon a river that had overran its banks because of heavy rain. The bridge had been washed out and they had to cross the river on horseback fighting against ...read more

  • The Evil In Ourselves

    Contributed by Steven Ferber on Apr 10, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,699 views

    THE EVIL IN OURSELVES A few weeks ago Americans were stunned by the news that an American soldier in Afghanistan apparently killed 17 Afghan civilians. Friends and teachers of Robert Bales describe him as caring, gregarious and self-confident before he just "snapped." One childhood friend told the ...read more

  • When You Have Nothing Left But God, Then Fgod Is Enough

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
     | 7,709 views

    Pastor Norm Johnson tells the story of Bill who was gravely ill in the hospital. Norm was visiting him when the doctor came in and point blank said, “Bill, you're dead. There’s no hope. You’d better get your things in order.” Just that bluntly, no hope, no comfort, no, “How are you doing?” After ...read more

  • What Would You Do?

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 9, 2009
     | 1,296 views

    WHAT WOULD YOU DO? A young police officer was taking his final exam for the police academy and he was set the following problem to solve. "You are on patrol in the outer city when an explosion occurs in a gas main in a nearby street. On investigation you find that a large hole has been blown in ...read more

  • A Man Entered A Bar, Bought A Glass Of Beer And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 19, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,560 views

    A man entered a bar, bought a glass of beer and then immediately threw it into the bartender’s face. Quickly grabbing a napkin, he helped the bartender dry his face while he apologized with great remorse. "I’m so sorry," he said. "I have this compulsion to do this. I fight it, but I don’t know what ...read more

  • Blending In  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 22, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 1,663 views

    BLENDING IN A young police officer was taking his final exam for the police academy and he read the following question in the exam paper: "You are on patrol in the outer city when an explosion occurs in a gas main in a nearby street. On investigation you find that a large hole has been blown ...read more

  • After The Crash

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jan 16, 2005
     | 1,866 views

    After the Crash The police in a particular town received a call reporting a car being driven wildly through the streets. Within three minutes two policemen in a squad car received the alert and rushed to intercept the offending motorist. The policemen stopped at an intersection and was shocked ...read more

  • Griping Is Not An Unusual Trait Shared By A Good ...  PRO

    Contributed by Denise Raterta on Oct 31, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,797 views

    Griping is not an unusual trait shared by a good number of believers whether they are at work, at home or in church—demanding bosses, nagging wives, stubborn kids, boring preachers, incompetent government, rising prices, the list of our objects of complaint goes on and on. If we fined ourselves ...read more

  • A Young Police Officer Was Taking His Final Exam ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Nov 16, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,552 views

    A young police officer was taking his final exam for the police academy. And he comes across this question: “You are on patrol in the outer city when an explosion occurs in a gas main in a nearby street. On investigation you find that a large hole has been blown in the footpath and there is an ...read more

  • National Religious Broadcasters Has Written To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,879 views

    National Religious Broadcasters has written to its 1,200 members decrying a recent FCC ruling that allows the federal agency to influence religious programming content. The ruling states, programming “primarily devoted to religious exhortation, proselytizing or statements of personally held ...read more

  • I Am Your Shield  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,570 views

    "I am your shield" Genesis 15:8-16 This was exactly what Abram needed to hear. He KNEW what a Shield was. Remember that Abram had just returned from battle. He probably owed his own life to the strength of his Shield. The shield is what absorbs the shock of the spear and sword. It repels ...read more

  • One Of Denmark's Leading Sculptors Had A Burning ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,475 views

    One of Denmark’s leading sculptors had a burning ambition to create the greatest statue of Jesus ever made. He began by shaping a clay model of a triumphant, regal figure. The head was thrown back and the arms were upraised in a gesture of great majesty. It was his conception of Christ the King: ...read more

  • On The 19th Of November 1967, In The Vicinity ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,009 views

    "On the 19th of November 1967, in the vicinity of Dak To, Viet Nam Chaplain Charlie Waters was moving with one of the companies of his Battalion when it engaged a heavily armed enemy battalion. As the battle raged and the casualties mounted, Chaplain Waters, with complete disregard for his safety, ...read more

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