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  • Suppose You Were To Move Into A Large House In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 31, 2001
    based on 106 ratings
     | 1,151 views

    Suppose you were to move into a large house in San Francisco with a group of ten randomly selected homosexual men in their mid-thirties. According to the most recent research from scientific sources, whose authors are without exception either neutral or positive in their assessment of homosexual ...read more

  • Some Of Us Get So Used To The Adrenaline Rush Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 62 ratings
     | 2,331 views

    Some of us get so used to the adrenaline rush of handling crises that we become dependent on it for a sense of excitement and energy. How does urgency feel? Stressful? Pressured? Tense? Exhausting? Sure. But let’s be honest. It’s also sometimes exhilarating. We feel useful. We feel ...read more

  • Just Over A Year Ago, Kerry Packer Died. You've ...

    Contributed by James Jack on Jun 9, 2007
     | 1,230 views

    Just over a year ago, Kerry Packer died. You’ve probably all heard of him. Richest man in Australia, he was. When he died there were memorial services, TV specials, an outpouring of praise for this “Great Australian”. Now I’m not going to compare Packer to an Adolf Hitler, but he was like many ...read more

  • Pat Tillman Played Safety For The Arizona ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jun 12, 2007
     | 2,013 views

    Pat Tillman played safety for the Arizona Cardinals for four years and was offered a 3.6 million dollar contract to return in the fall of 2002 when he decided to LEAVE his LUCRATIVE FOOTBALL CAREER to join the ARMY in response to the 9/11 ATTACK on America. He was trained as an Army Ranger, an ...read more

  • Best Lawyer Story Of The Year, Decade And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,483 views

    BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY. Charlotte, North Carolina. A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, and then insured them against, among other things, fire. Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without yet ...read more

  • The Fire  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,537 views

    THE FIRE H. A. Ironside told the story of pioneers who were making their way across one of the central states to a distant place that had been opened up for homesteading. They traveled in covered wagons drawn by oxen, and progress was necessarily slow. One day they were horrified to note a long ...read more

  • Focus On Christ

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,112 views

    FOCUS ON CHRIST This bit of strange news was released by the Associated Press this past week: RIVERTON, Wyo. -- Officials say a magnifying glass set on a stand in a sunny room started a small blaze in a Wyoming home. UPS worker Buddy Armstrong was delivering a package to 84-year-old Thomas ...read more

  • Roberts Book "One Thing” And He ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 7, 2010
     | 1,422 views

    Roberts book “One Thing” and he states this about our society, “We’ve been bombarded from every angle by the media, and their message is always the same: you don’t look good enough, smell good enough, sing well enough, dance well enough; you aren’t smart enough, aren’t rich enough; and even if you ...read more

  • The Importance Of Friends  PRO

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 29, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
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    THE IMPORTANCE OF FRIENDS One of the most thorough research projects on relationships is called the Alameda County Study. Headed by a Harvard social scientist, it tracked the lives of 7,000 people over nine years. Researchers found that the most isolated people were three times more likely to die ...read more

  • Lee Dye On New Year's Resolutions

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Jan 6, 2013
     | 3,410 views

    LEE DYE ON NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS Lee Dye writes, “It’s that time of year again when we resolve to get off our duffs and run around the block more often, maybe even cut back on tall of those things which we know we aren’t supposed to eat, or drink or smoke. Ah yes, New Year’s Resolutions which for ...read more

  • The Gossipping Preacher

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 22, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 905 views

    Three preachers from the same small town in Arkansas were out fishing together. One of the pastors said, "You know, brothers, I feel safe here with you guys. I think it might be a good time and a good place for each one of us to confess our sins to each other privately and confidentially, ...read more

  • The Baby Chased Away The Darkness

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018
     | 2,458 views

    Main Idea: Jesus was a baby that changed the whole world. Verse: “But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman…” (Galatians 4:4 NKJV). Illustration: Once upon a time there was a village. In the village there lived many men. They were always mad at each ...read more

  • According To Tradition, This Is How An Eskimo ...

    Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Oct 13, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,576 views

    According to tradition, this is how an Eskimo hunter kills a wolf. First, the Eskimo coats his knife blade with animal blood and allows it to freeze. He then adds layer after layer of blood until the blade is completely concealed by the frozen blood. Next, the hunter fixes his knife in the ...read more

  • The Fire

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,818 views

    Illustration: The Fire H. A. Ironside told the story of pioneers who were making their way across one of the central states to a distant place that had been opened up for homesteading. They traveled in covered wagons drawn by oxen, and progress was necessarily slow. One day they were horrified to ...read more

  • Where The Fire Has Been

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
     | 3,751 views

    WHERE THE FIRE HAS BEEN H. A. Ironside told the story of pioneers who were making their way across one of the central states to a distant place that had been opened up for homesteading. They traveled in covered wagons drawn by oxen, and progress was necessarily slow. One day they were horrified to ...read more

  • Death Is Certain But The Bible Speaks About ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 20, 2009
     | 2,218 views

    Death is certain but the Bible speaks about untimely death! It is written in the Bible (Galatians 6:7): ’Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sow, that shall he also reap Here are some men and women who mocked God : John Lennon (Singer): Some years before, during his ...read more

  • You're Not Old Unless You Can Remember...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,923 views

    YOU’RE NOT OLD UNLESS YOU CAN REMEMBER... ...being sent to the drugstore to test vacuum tubes for the TV. ...when Kool-Aid was the only other drink for kids, other than milk and sodas. ...when there were two types of sneakers for boys: high tops and low tops. ...when boys couldn’t wear ...read more

  • Proverbs According To Kids  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 6, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,267 views

    Proverbs According To Kids A first grade teacher collected old, well known proverbs. She gave each kid in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest. These are great: As You Shall Make Your Bed So Shall You... Mess It Up. Better Be Safe Than... Punch A 5th ...read more

  • Servants And Sons

    Contributed by Jim Blevins on May 2, 2009
     | 3,304 views

    SERVANTS AND SONS Imagine at Mt. Sinai with all the lightning, thunder, smoke and the threat of death to any person or animal that even came close to the mountain, and how the people shuddered with fear as God was soon to speak His commandments. How would it have been if, after God had spoken ...read more

  • Loaded Gun

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019
     | 1,414 views

    LOADED GUN Let's start out with a story; there's a young man standing with his eyes glazing over with shock. His eyes slowly shift in utter disbelief from the still smoking gun in his hand to his best friend laying in the floor with an ever-growing red spot on his chest. His eyes fill with ...read more