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  • One's As Good As Another  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,522 views

    ONE’S AS GOOD AS ANOTHER Did you hear about the farmer who asked his neighbor if he could borrow a rope? The neighbor said, “Sorry, I’m using the rope to tie up my milk.” “Milk?” said the farmer. “You can’t tie up milk with a rope.” The neighbor replied, “I know, but when a man doesn’t want to ...read more

  • A Custom Of The Natives In New Guinea Is Told. At ...

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 48,346 views

    A custom of the natives in New Guinea is told. At certain times they have rituals, songs, and dances. They work themselves up into a frenzy and the ritual culminates in what are called “the murder songs,” in which they shout before God the names of the people they wish to kill. When the natives ...read more

  • I Read About An Instant Cake Mix That Was A Big ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 27, 2005
     | 1,751 views

    I read about an instant cake mix that was a big flop. The instructions said all you had to do was add water and bake. The company couldn’t understand why it didn’t sell -- until their research discovered that the buying public felt uneasy about a mix that required only water. Apparently people ...read more

  • A Bird Had No Interest In Learning The Song Its ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 2, 2005
     | 1,251 views

    A bird had no interest in learning the song its master wanted to teach it while its cage was full of light. Its master covered the cage to darken it. He then whistled the same song over and over until the bird learned it by heart. When it could repeat it note for note, the owner uncovered the cage ...read more

  • In Germany, They First Came For The Communists ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 1,792 views

    In Germany, they first came for the Communists and I did not speak up because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the Jews and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the ...read more

  • Mark Twain Married A Christian Lady. She At First ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,428 views

    Mark Twain married a Christian lady. She at first didn’t want to marry, but later did. He at first went through the motions of religion with her, but later said he couldn’t keep up the hypocrisy. In time, she came to the place where she no longer believed in a personal God. During a time of deep ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 1,861 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
     | 1,624 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
     | 2,746 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
     | 2,162 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
     | 1,761 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
     | 1,588 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
     | 975 views

    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 Holiness Of God

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,941 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 2 ratings
     | 2,326 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
     | 1,995 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
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,522 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
     | 1,499 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
     | 1,818 views

    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
     | 2,795 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