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  • How God Treats Repentant Sinners

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 12, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,756 views

    HOW GOD TREATS REPENTANT SINNERS When Billy Graham was driving through a small southern town, he was stopped by a policeman and charged with speeding. Graham admitted his quilt, but was told by the officer that he would have to appear in court. The judge asked, "Guilty, or not guilty?" When Graham ...read more

  • Erwin Mcmanus Asked A Highly Educated Ucla ...  PRO

    Contributed by Douglas Vincent on Mar 17, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,215 views

    Erwin Mcmanus asked a highly educated UCLA graduate what he was planning to do with his life. Looking for clarification he asked, “you mean to pay the bills?” Erwin answered with no small amount of passion, “No, not to pay the Bills” He went on to explain to him that if his only goal was to pay ...read more

  • The World Needs Men...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,946 views

    THE WORLD NEEDS MEN... who cannot be bought; whose word is their bond; who put character above wealth; who possess opinions and a will; who are larger than their vocations; who do not hesitate to take chances; who will not lose their individuality in a crowd; who will be as honest in small ...read more

  • A Boy Of About 6 Or 7 Years Of Age Was Throwing ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Jul 26, 2006
     | 1,289 views

    A boy of about 6 or 7 years of age was throwing small rocks at the house one day when he accidentally broke the living room window. His older brother was about 19 years old and he told his dad that he had seen his brother do it, but that it was plainly an accident. He told his dad that if any ...read more

  • The Only Survivor Of A Shipwreck Was Washed Up On ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 9, 2006
     | 2,561 views

    The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed fervently for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but no hope in sight. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to ...read more

  • There's The True Story Of A Young Married Man Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Nov 6, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,610 views

    There’s the true story of a young married man who was accepted as an African Missionary. It was the great ambition of his young life. He reported to New York harbor with his wife and soon arrived in Africa. It wasn’t long, however, that he found his wife could not physically tolerate the ...read more

  • I Remember The Scene From The Movie "Pearl ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006
     | 1,432 views

    I remember the scene from the movie “Pearl Harbor” where the crews of B-17 bombers are inside their heavy bombers, trying to “lighten them up” so that the Doolittle raiders can take off from aircraft carriers and bomb Tokyo. They had to jettison every pound they could drop, otherwise the planes ...read more

  • Calm The Storm, Calm Your Heart  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 15, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,548 views

    CALM THE STORM, CALM YOUR HEART One pastor’s wife was very afraid to take flights. Husband asks her to pray. Fear was controlling her. "Let Him know you’re afraid of flying, and God will help you." Over time, she overcame the fear. One day, she was flying with her friend through a violent ...read more

  • Ps. 15:4 Describes A Righteous Person As One "Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Apr 4, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,618 views

    Ps. 15:4 describes a righteous person as one “who keeps his oath even when it hurts.” The brilliant Christian scholar and writer C. S. Lewis took that truth seriously. His biography tells of the suffering he endured because he kept a promise he had made to a buddy during World War I. This ...read more

  • This Bomb Was Tested Above The Arctic Circle On ...

    Contributed by Tim Richards on May 24, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,895 views

    This bomb was tested above the Arctic Circle on October 30, 1961. The explosion was so intense that the flash was visible over 600 miles away. People felt the air move over 160 miles away. Everything in a radius of 15.25 miles was completely destroyed. Very severe damage extended to a distance of ...read more

  • An Eiderly Widow, Restricted In Her Activities, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Aug 22, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,127 views

    An eIderly widow, restricted in her activities, was eager to serve Christ. After praying about the matter, she decided that although she might not be capable of walking from house to house to invite others to Church, she was still able to play the piano. The next day she placed this small ad in ...read more

  • Smoke Signal  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 40 ratings
     | 4,088 views

    The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the ...read more

  • After Cleaning Out His Office Files One Monday ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,642 views

    After cleaning out his office files one Monday afternoon, a federal employee was faced with mountains of old documents and reports. He stacked them on top of his wastebasket with a sign reading: “Rubbish.” The next day, the papers were still there, so he added the words: “Please remove.” On ...read more

  • Calvin & Hobbes Comic Strip. Well, On One ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 7, 2009
     | 2,537 views

    Calvin & Hobbes comic strip. Well, on one Mother’s Day, Calvin is pictured standing by his mother’s bed. "Hey, Mom! Wake up. I made you a Mother’s Day card." "My, how sweet of you." she says. "I did it all by myself. Go ahead & read it." She begins to read: "I was going to buy a card with hearts ...read more

  • Smoke Signal

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Aug 18, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,730 views

    SMOKE SIGNAL The only survivor of a shipwreck came upon a small, uninhabited island. He prayed repeatedly for God to save him and everyday scanned the horizon for his answer. Even though he was exhausted and in despair, he eventually managed to build a little hut to keep him out of the weather ...read more

  • Questions Help You Learn...?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010
     | 3,778 views

    QUESTIONS HELP YOU LEARN...? A father and his small son were out walking one day when the lad asked how electricity could go through the wires stretched between the telephone poles. "I don't know," said his father. "I never knew much about electricity." A few blocks farther on, the boy asked ...read more

  • Heaven To Earth, East To West  PRO

    Contributed by John Fallahee on Jun 23, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,171 views

    HEAVEN TO EARTH, EAST TO WEST 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; 12 as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. Two distances are described here: heavens above the earth and East ...read more

  • What Makes Jerusalem So Great?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 8, 2010
     | 2,034 views

    WHAT MAKES JERUSALEM SO GREAT? "Archaeologists and historians have long wondered why Jerusalem should have been established where it was, and why it should have become great. It enjoys none of the physical features which favored the advancement and prosperity of other important cities in the ...read more

  • Lost At The Corner

    Contributed by Merv Budd on May 10, 2011
     | 4,010 views

    LOST AT THE CORNER At a 1999 conference in Houston, speaker Marti Ensign, a missionary to Africa, told of bringing some African pastors to the United States for a big meeting. During their free time, these Africans wanted to go shopping. Even though they were in a small town, Marti knew there was ...read more

  • Are You Planting The Right Seed?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,548 views

    ARE YOU PLANTING THE RIGHT SEED? Some time ago "Reader’s Digest" told the story about a company who mailed out some special advertising business post cards with a mustard seed glued to it with the following caption that went something like this: "If you have faith as small as this mustard seed in ...read more