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  • Irs Threat: The Irs, Faced With A Small But ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 1,767 views

    IRS Threat: The IRS, faced with a small but rapidly growing tax rebellion among small business owners, has put them on notice that if they refuse to withhold taxes from workers’ paychecks they might be prosecuted. The formal I.R.S. notice to tax lawyers and other professionals says the claim that ...read more

  • Rowland V. Bingham, Founder Of The Sudan Interior ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,558 views

    Rowland V. Bingham, founder of the Sudan Interior Mission, was once seriously injured in an automobile accident. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. The following day, when he regained consciousness, he asked the nurse what he was doing there. "Don’t try to talk now, just rest," she ...read more

  • A "Do It Yourself" Catalog Firm Received The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,594 views

    A "Do it yourself" catalog firm received the following letter from one of its customers: "I built a birdhouse according to your stupid plans, and not only is it much too big, it keeps blowing out of the tree. Signed, Unhappy. The firm replied: "Dear Unhappy, We’re sorry about the mix-up. We ...read more

  • A Man Called Up The Local Armory To Get A Report ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,057 views

    A man called up the local armory to get a report on the number and status of the weapons and vehicles. A private answered the phone and said, "We’ve got 3 jeeps, 4 tanks, 500 rifles, and a ton of ammo. Oh, we also have two Cadillacs for the fat generals." There was silence, then this response, ...read more

  • A Circuit Riding Preacher Entered One Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,700 views

    A circuit riding preacher entered one church building with his young son, and dropped a coin into the offering box in the back. Not many came that Sunday, and those who did didn’t seem too excited about what was said. After the service, the preacher and son walked to the back, and he emptied the ...read more

  • For Years Scientists Were Puzzled ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Apr 27, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,487 views

    ILLUSTRATION: For years scientists were puzzled about apples that had worms in them but had no breaks in the surface of the apple! How did they get inside when there did not appear any outward signs of entrance? What they discovered was that a certain worm lays its eggs right on the apple ...read more

  • On Oct. 3, 1863, The War Between The North And ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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    On Oct. 3, 1863, the war between the North and South raged, and Abraham Lincoln was weary with his anguished responsibility. Despite that he was able to write, ‘’The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, ...read more

  • The Story Is Told That After Helen Keller's ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Mar 15, 2001
    based on 146 ratings
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    The story is told that after Helen Keller’s teacher, Anne Sullivan, had given her the names of physical objects in sign language, Miss Sullivan attempted to explain God and tapped out the symbols for the name "God." Much to Miss Sullivan’s surprise, Helen spelled back, "Thank you for telling me ...read more

  • You Believe What?  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Aug 27, 2001
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,112 views

    YOU BELIEVE WHAT? Between 1976 and 1997, the number of Americans who believed in astrology grew from seventeen percent to thirty-seven percent. During the same period, the percentage of Americans who professed a belief in reincarnation nearly tripled -- from nine percent to twenty-five percent. ...read more

  • Playing With Beethoven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,247 views

    PLAYING WITH BEETHOVEN A college girl visited the home of Beethoven. She slipped under the rope and began playing Beethoven’s piano. She said to the one in charge, "I suppose every musician who comes here wants to play this piano." He explained to her that recently the great Paderewski was ...read more

  • A President Prays  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,444 views

    A PRESIDENT PRAYS Personal prayer, it seems to me, is one of the simplest necessities of life, as basic to the individual as sunshine, food and water--and at times, of course, more so. By prayer I mean an effort to get in touch with the Infinite. We know that our prayers are imperfect. Of course ...read more

  • The Holiness Of God

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,599 views

    The Holiness of God: I was in B.Q (D.I.Y.STORE) this week getting some paint for these walls in the church and I had it mixed on a machine, but the main ingredient was white their were tints of other colours but the main one used was white... And its the same with God’s Holiness God’s love is a ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Man Who Was Making His Way ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 14, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,087 views

    The story is told of a man who was making his way across a snow-covered field to a bar. As he neared the bar, he happened to look back and notice that his little boy had followed him across the field by placing his little feet in his dad’s footprints. The little boy looked up and said rather ...read more

  • How Many Of You Know That Life Brings Many ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,935 views

    How many of you know that life brings many challenges? One person said, “Life is hard, and then you die.” In daily life we need a constant source of supply. Otherwise, we live in a fearful state with anxiety. Are you familiar with “Frank and Ernest”? One cartoon strip shows Frank sound asleep. ...read more

  • All Your Strength

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 6,197 views

    Illustration: One day a small boy was trying to lift a heavy stone, but he couldn’t budge it. His father, passing by, stopped to watch his efforts. Finally he said to his son: “Are you using all your strength?’ “Yes, I am,” the boy cried, exasperated. “No,” the father said calmly, “You’re not. ...read more

  • Aren't We Like That Sometimes? We Have So Much ...

    Contributed by Mike Rexroat on Aug 5, 2007
     | 1,417 views

    Aren’t we like that sometimes? We have so much that when we lose something it isn’t that big of a deal? I read this week about an actual Ebay listing for a 1962 Ford Thunderbird Convertible...it had 5,487 original miles...in perfect showroom condition. A man called about it and he asked the ...read more

  • Someone Received A Christmas Card That Has A ...

    Contributed by Alton Coleman on Feb 1, 2008
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    Someone received a Christmas card that has a special significance for us all. I’d like to summarize it for you: "If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent us an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist. If our greatest need ...read more

  • Henry Wingblade Used To Say That Christian ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,741 views

    Henry Wingblade used to say that Christian personality is hidden deep inside us. It is unseen, like the soup carried in a tureen high over a waiter's head. No one knows what's inside—unless the waiter is bumped and he trips! Just so, people don’t know what's inside us until we've been bumped. But ...read more

  • In '06, American Consumers Spent $3.2 Billion ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
     | 2,599 views

    In '06, American consumers spent $3.2 billion buying Halloween decorations, up over 21% from '05. This makes Halloween second only to Christmas for holiday decorating. It's not just Halloween. In '06 about $5 billion of the industry’s $19.2 billion in retail sales were generated from fall ...read more

  • Advice And Instructions Taken From Actual ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 26, 2008
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    Advice and instructions taken from actual military sources. Some of these guys must have had a sense of humor. "When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend." --U.S. Marine Corps "Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground." ...read more