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  • There Was A Man In A Community That Had The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,943 views

    There was a man in a community that had the reputation for always being able to catch fish. Regardless of the time of the year it was, or whether anybody else was catching fish, this man was always managed to come back with a boat load of fish. His brother-in-law, who happened to be a Game Warden ...read more

  • Airport Terminals Are Entertaining Venues To Hang ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 13, 2008
     | 1,460 views

    Airport terminals are entertaining venues to hang out if you cannot afford the movies! The most interesting storylines involve watching people arriving or leaving. The couple huddled – more like a locked embrace – as she struggles to let him go through security. My recent trip to British Columbia ...read more

  • 91% Of Americans Admit To Lying Regularly To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 2,864 views

    · 91% of Americans admit to lying regularly to the people closest to them. · 77% see no point in observing the Sabbath. · 74% would steal items from those who would not really miss them. · 55% would consider cheating on their spouse · 93% of adults and teens say, “they and nobody else determine ...read more

  • A Girl Knelt In The Confessional And Said, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Eatock on Jan 23, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,054 views

    A girl knelt in the confessional and said, "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned." "What is it, child?" "Father, I have committed the sin of vanity. Twice a day I gaze at myself in the mirror and tell myself how beautiful I am." The priest turned, took a good look ...read more

  • Jesus Has Taken On The Pain That You Should ...

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Nov 12, 2006
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    Jesus has taken on the pain that you should receive… so we can benefit giving blood is a little bit like this isn’t it you may experience a little bit of pain when the needle is inserted but when you give blood you are giving not necessarily so ...read more

  • Alex Haley, The Author Of Roots, Has A Picture ...

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 7, 2009
     | 1,916 views

    "Alex Haley, the author of ROOTS, has a picture in his office, showing a turtle sitting on a fence post. He says, ‘Any time I start thinking, WOW, ISN’T THIS MARVELOUS WHAT I’VE DONE!’ I look at that picture and remember what I learned a ...read more

  • As You All Know By Now, My Favorite Football ...

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Nov 12, 2009
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    As you all know by now, my favorite football team is the Cleveland Browns, and may God have mercy upon me! Our current coach, although hopefully not for long, has a favorite saying when ask about why his team is performing so badly. When asked he simply says, ...read more

  • In A Hurry

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2011
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    IN A HURRY The American minister and writer Philip Brooks (1835-93); was noted for his poise and quiet manner. However, one day a friend saw him feverishly pacing the floor like a caged lion and asked him what the trouble was. "The trouble is," replied Brooks, "that I’m ...read more

  • It Was Said That The Outstanding Characteristics ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    It was said that the outstanding characteristics of the great New England preacher Phillips Brooks were poise and calmness. His close friends, however, knew that at times he suffered moments of frustration and irritability. One day a friend saw him pacing the floor like a caged lion. ‘What is the ...read more

  • Marriage Seminar  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
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    MARRIAGE SEMINAR While attending a Marriage Seminar dealing with communication, Tom and his wife Grace listened to the instructor, "It is essential that husbands and wives know each other’s likes and dislikes." He addressed the man, "Can you name your wife’s favorite ...read more

  • Consider Adam And Eve's Situation In The Garden ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007
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    Consider Adam and Eve’s situation in the garden before the fall. So far everything’s perfect. The earth and the inhabitants of that earth have the perfect environment, the perfect provision, the perfect jobs to do, the perfect companionship everything is flawless. So what is going to come along ...read more

  • Let Me Share An Example From My Own Experience. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Feb 25, 2008
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    Let me share an example from my own experience. I was privileged to be on the mission field of East Africa in 1963. While in Tanzania (then called Tanganyika) I was blessed to work alongside Bill Lewis, our Southern Baptist missionary to the Rungwe district near Mbeyu. Bill was one of the ...read more

  • Where Is Your Treasure?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    WHERE IS YOUR TREASURE? Long ago, in a kingdom far, far away, a rich king hired a "fool" to entertain him and make him laugh when he was sad. He gave the fool a golden scepter and told him that when he met a greater fool than he, to pass the golden scepter to that person. Years passed and one ...read more

  • Don't Quit  PRO

    Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 19, 2001
    based on 16 ratings
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    DON'T QUIT When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low, and the debts are high, and you want to smile, but you have to sigh. When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don’t you quit. Life is queer ...read more

  • Nothing We Have Is Attributable To Our Own ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 31, 2003
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    "Nothing we have is attributable to our own strengths and talents. People think so. It’s an attitude that was expressed very effectively by James Stewart’s character in the movie, “Shenandoah”. He was the patriarch of a large Southern family, running a very successful plantation when the Civil ...read more

  • My Family And I Were Watching America's Funniest ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2006
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    My family and I were watching America’s Funniest Videos Friday night. There’s clip of a bike race. A guy is approaching the finish line, way out in front. He pauses to raise his hands in victory, and as he does, he wipes out. As he gets back up, some 20 other bikes pass him and he creeps across ...read more

  • It’s All ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 7, 2010
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    It’s All Mine George W. Truett, a well-known pastor, was invited to dinner in the home of a very wealthy man in Texas. After the meal, the host led him to a place where they could get a good view of the surrounding area. Pointing to the oil wells punctuating the landscape, he boasted, “Twenty-five ...read more

  • Don't Quit

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Nov 17, 2008
     | 3,601 views

    DON’T QUIT When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low, and the debts are high, and you want to smile, but you have to sigh. When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don’t you quit. Life is queer ...read more

  • Giving Because You Have To

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Oct 16, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,634 views

    GIVING BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO One Saturday I was working in the yard, and I came walking around the corner of my house. And there was a boy there, on a bicycle. He was wearing Scout uniform, and I’m guessing he must have been about ten or eleven years old. It didn’t take me long to figure out what he ...read more

  • Sin No Nym

    Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 29, 2025
     | 558 views

    Sin No Nym Josie loved words. She liked to clap their sounds and spell them out. One day she wrote a big word on her paper: S I N N O N Y M She giggled. “Listen! It sounds like sin–no–name.” --- Word Play at Home Daddy peeked over. “That’s funny,” he said. “What do you think it ...read more