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  • A Priest And Pastor From The Local Parishes Are ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 27, 2009
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    A priest and pastor from the local parishes are standing by the side of the road holding up a sign that reads, "The End is Near! Turn yourself around now before it’s too late!" "Leave us alone you religious nuts!" yelled the first driver as he sped by. From around the curve they heard ...read more

  • What Makes A Good ...

    Contributed by Timothy Gardner on Nov 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,548 views

    "What makes a good church? If all the… …Lazy folks get up …sleepy folks wake up …Discouraged folks cheer up …Gossiping folks shut up …Dishonest folks fess up …Estranged folks make up …Depressed folks look up …Disgusted folks sweeten up …Lukewarm folks fire up …Sanctified folks show ...read more

  • Does He Know Me?

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 20, 2010
     | 2,104 views

    "DOES HE KNOW ME?" A multinational company celebrated her 10th anniversary with a grand ballroom banquet. They invited the former president of the United States, President Gerald Ford. The coordinator was excited to receive the President at the airport. He turned to his boss, standing beside ...read more

  • Jesus Is Coming To Dinner

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 3, 2011
     | 5,139 views

    JESUS IS COMING TO DINNER One of the greatest compliments an individual can pay to another is to invite him/her home to dinner. The Church reminds the world today that Jesus is coming again and the world should get its house in order, for the master of the universe is coming to dine in the hearts ...read more

  • Army Of The Lord

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 12, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,669 views

    ARMY OF THE LORD A friend was in front of me coming out of church one day, and the preacher was standing at the door as he always is to shake hands. He grabbed my friend by the hand and pulled him aside. The Pastor said to him, "You need to join the Army of the Lord!" My friend replied, "I'm ...read more

  • The Cross Of Victory

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 30, 2012
     | 5,873 views

    THE CROSS OF VICTORY John Stott is his book The Cross of Christ, wrote, "It is impossible to read the New Testament with being impressed by the atmosphere of joyful confidence which pervades it, and which stands out in relief against the rather jejune (superficial) religion that often passes for ...read more

  • Motherhood Out Of Order  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,604 views

    MOTHERHOOD OUT OF ORDER There was a cartoon that portrayed a three-year-old, freckle-faced boy in a hallway. His pajamas are unsnapped, his diaper’s bagging, and he’s got a little teddy bear dangling in his hand. He is standing in front of his mother and father’s bedroom door, which is shut. On ...read more

  • There Is A Growing Awareness Of The Exalted ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 15, 2012
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    There is a growing awareness of the exalted dignity proper to the human person, since he stands above all things, and his rights and duties are universal and inviolable. Therefore, there must be made available to all men everything necessary for leading a life truly human, such as food, clothing, ...read more

  • In Valladolid, Spain, Where Christopher Columbus ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In Valladolid, Spain, where Christopher Columbus died in 1506, stands a monument commemorating the great discoverer. Perhaps the most interesting feature of the memorial is a statue of a lion destroying a word that had been part of Spain’s motto for centuries. Before Columbus made his voyages, the ...read more

  • He Is The Second-String Quarterback On His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,985 views

    He is the second-string quarterback on his junior high football team. She is a housewife who substitutes for teachers at the elementary school down the street. The nurse has her beeper clipped to her blue jeans as she shops for groceries. The vice-president is surrounded by those who protect him as ...read more

  • A Woman Drove Her Pickup Truck To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,390 views

    A woman drove her pickup truck to the fairgrounds pulling a horse trailer. She was trying to back into a space. On one side was a ditch and it was a very narrow space she was trying to back into. She would pull up and then back up. Soon people began to stand around watching her. She was getting ...read more

  • The Meek Is Like The Mango Tree. All Its ...  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 4, 2007
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,477 views

    The meek is like the mango tree. All its branches hang with fruit. Passer-by come and assails it with stones and sticks. It responds by dropping the fruit at every blow, at the feet of those who assail it. At the close of the season, it stands scarred and battered, its leaves torn off, its ...read more

  • Are You In The Secret Service?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jul 2, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 877 views

    A friend was in front of me coming out of church one day, and the preacher was standing at the door as he always is to shake hands. He grabbed my friend by the hand and pulled him aside. The Pastor said to him, “You need to join the Army of the Lord!” My friend replied, “I’m already in the Army ...read more

  • Have You Noticed That People Are More And More ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 1,813 views

    Have you noticed that people are more and more angry then ever before? Consider the following… § One anger management firm stated that “one out of every five Americans has an anger management problem.” § According to FBI statistics, there were 23,305 homicides in 1994 and the most common reason was ...read more

  • When David Brainerd Took The Message Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Luthy on Nov 16, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,314 views

    When David Brainerd took the message of redemption to the North American Indians from 1743 to his death at age 29 just four years later, a revival broke out that impacted the Native American community. Baugh writes, "The revival had greatest impact when Brainerd emphasized the compassion of the ...read more

  • 22 Percent Of Married Men And 14 Percent Of ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Mar 30, 2006
     | 1,136 views

    22 percent of married men and 14 percent of married women have strayed at least once during their married lives. -Source: Associated Press According to a 2005 study by Keynote, an Internet industry research firm 30 percent of online daters are married or live with a significant other. In 2002, ...read more

  • Flight Simulator And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
     | 3,171 views

    Flight Simulator and Grace Grace. A word used in a variety of ways. It is a word that has been used as an alternative term for prayer. It has been used to describe the way a person moves. It has also been used by many parents to name their daughters. Still, none of these uses seem to catch the ...read more

  • The Rise And Fall Of Nine Rich Men  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,764 views

    THE RISE AND FALL OF NINE RICH MEN A popular story recounts a meeting that may have taken place at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago in 1923. There is debate whether the meeting in fact occurred, but what is not in question is the actual rise and fall of the men featured in the story, who were ...read more

  • Frank Abagnale Was The World's Greatest Con ...

    Contributed by Bruce Ritter on Feb 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,472 views

    Frank Abagnale was the world’s greatest con artist. The movie Catch Me If You Can is based on the true-life story this man, who bilked the government out of more than $5 million by the time he was 21. Raised in the home of a father who cheated the government and a mother who cheated on her husband, ...read more

  • The Most Memorable 4th Of July Celebration For Me ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,476 views

    The most memorable 4th of July celebration for me happened at Fort Devens, Massachusetts in 1986. The fireworks are usually excellent at any military base for the 4th of July, but that is not what I remember. The cannons shooting at the playing of the 1812 Overture was impressive, but not the most ...read more

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