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  • Flood Stories

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Jul 17, 2011
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     | 2,062 views

    FLOOD STORIES One evidence that the Genesis flood was a real event is the prevalence of flood stories in other ancient cultures, remnants of the story passed on by Noah’s descendants, stories corrupted as his descendants forgot the one true God. The Mesopotamian flood story describes their gods ...read more

  • The Story Of Justice

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jul 28, 2011
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     | 5,805 views

    THE STORY OF JUSTICE We all know the story; the bad guys, lead by Ugly Nasty have robbed the bank, the savings of the people of Rattlesnake Gulch have been taken to the abandoned mine. But before Jake and his henchmen left they abducted the school teacher, (the stunningly beautiful, even in black ...read more

  • A Story Of Revenge

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Aug 29, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,433 views

    A STORY OF REVENGE The other day, a soldier was in my office. He had been exposed to radiation poisoning while deployed in Afghanistan and was brought home to prepare for death. But he told me his story and said he wasn't prepared to die and meet God on Judgment Day. This soldier said that his ...read more

  • The Story Of Januarius

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 17, 2011
     | 1,777 views

    THE STORY OF JANUARIUS Januarius, as bishop of Benevento, was performing one of the works of mercy when he was arrested. He was visiting some deacon friends in prison. They were then all rounded up and put in the arena with the wild beasts, who refused to eat them. (I find it comforting ...read more

  • Timothy's Story

    Contributed by Timothy Enns on Oct 5, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,406 views

    TIMOTHY'S STORY I want to tell you a story today about a little fellow named Jason. The circumstances that Jason was born into not entirely clear. What we do know is that his birth parents, for what ever reason, decided not to care for him or could not care for him. Instead they decided to place ...read more

  • Chippie's Story  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Nov 14, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,816 views

    CHIPPIE'S STORY Max Lucado shares the story of a parakeet named Chippie. Chippie’s owner decided to clean his cage...with a vacuum cleaner. She was almost finished when the phone rang, so she turned around to answer it. Before she knew it, Chippie was gone. In a panic she ripped open the vacuum ...read more

  • The Story Of The Teacup

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 5, 2011
     | 5,785 views

    THE STORY OF THE TEACUP There was a couple who used to go to England to shop in the beautiful stores. They both liked antiques and pottery, especially teacups. This was their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. They were in this one shop when they saw a beautiful teacup. They said, "We’ve never ...read more

  • Bryon's Story

    Contributed by Arron Chambers on Dec 21, 2011
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     | 1,809 views

    BRYON'S STORY Do you know that Jesus is still in the life-changing business? Bryon Widner does. Bryon used to be one of the leaders of the white power movement as the found of the Vinlanders gang of skinheads. He’d covered his body and face with tattoos that were designed to communicate hate and ...read more

  • Hezekiah's Story

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Dec 22, 2011
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    HEZEKIAH'S STORY Laos 2001. Hezekiah's life had been so transformed that he had to tell someone. When he returned to the village he grew up in, he told the 35 relatives and villagers who met him and demanded to know why he had converted to Christianity, "Jesus is the only way I can be saved from ...read more

  • The Story Of The Gipper

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Feb 2, 2012
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     | 2,771 views

    THE STORY OF THE GIPPER It was halftime of the 1928 Army vs. Notre Dame Game that legendary head coach Knute Rockne gave his "win one for the Gipper" speech to his beleaguered players. Notre Dame was having one of its worst seasons on record and Rockne was trying to salvage what he could of the ...read more

  • A Story Of Doubt

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 1, 2012
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     | 18,154 views

    A STORY OF DOUBT The little boy cried out over and over, "Mom where are you?!" He was walking back and forth in the front of the store. People with shopping carts full of milk, bread, fruit, and other household items rattled past the frantic boy as they raced to wait in line for a check out ...read more

  • Trung's Story

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Jan 3, 2013
     | 2,492 views

    TRUNG'S STORY To Dinh Trung was arrested more than 25 times for preaching the gospel in rural Vietnam. During his 24th imprisonment, in 1991, he was deprived of food for 12 days. He said: "In prison, I worshipped the Lord a lot, praying and singing in a room by myself. My room was the prison ...read more

  • A Story To Tell

    Contributed by Bobby Jenkins on Feb 2, 2013
     | 3,978 views

    A STORY TO TELL (A poem to honor our military veterans ) By Pastor Bobby W. Jenkins Jr. A story to tell, one we can’t fully understand One of sacrifice and bravery of so many men A story to tell of a perilous fight That cost so many their lives and gathered such might A story to tell of the ...read more

  • Offering Story

    Contributed by Gerald Manning on Nov 23, 2015
     | 11,751 views

    Words of Offering: A rich, but cynical businessman said to one of his staff, "Show me a truly unselfish act and I will give you a $100 bill." The staffer, said, "OK, walk with me at the lunch hour." They went to that part of town where there were lots of street people. The staffer said, ...read more

  • The Story Of The Chair

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 22, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 699 views

    Those of you who have heard of Evangelism Explosion by D. James Kennedy know the illustration of the chair. You know, a person can say ‘Yes, I see that chair. That’s a chair. I acknowledge that’s a chair. I believe that’s a chair. And I think that chair could hold me up if I sat in it.’ But ...read more

  • Brand Must Tell A Story: Story Telling Is A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,980 views

    Brand Must Tell A Story: Story telling is a fundamental way humans transmit and process information. Brand recognition is no substitute for brand connection and it’s through brand stories where consumers can connect. It is through brand story telling that corporate ...read more

  • Buddhism Has A Story Similar To The Story Jesus ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jan 16, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,327 views

    Buddhism has a story similar to the story Jesus told about the Prodigal Son. In the story Jesus told, the father sees his wayward son, and runs to greet him. The prodigal says he no longer deserves to be considered a son, but the loving father throws a party for him and freely restores him to ...read more

  • I Close With A Story With A Story From The Life ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Feb 23, 2007
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     | 1,193 views

    I close with a story with a story from the life of the great British preacher, Brownlow North. He had lived a wicked life before he was saved. One evening as he entered a church where he was to preach, a stranger walked up to him in a hurried manner, and said, "Here is a letter for you of great ...read more

  • I Close With A Story With A Story From The Life ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,945 views

    I close with a story with a story from the life of the great British preacher, Brownlow North. He had lived a wicked life before he was saved. One evening as he entered a church where he was to preach, a stranger walked up to him in a hurried manner, and said, "Here is a letter for you of great ...read more

  • Story: St. Augustine - So The Story Goes - Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 2, 2004
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     | 3,085 views

    Story: St. Augustine - so the story goes - was struggling to understand the doctrine of the Trinity. So he decided to go for a walk on the beach, where he saw a little boy digging a hole in the sand with a seashell. The boy then ran off to the ocean, filling the shell, and rushed back to pour it ...read more

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