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  • William Randolph Hearst Invested A Fortune ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2001
    based on 90 ratings
     | 2,430 views

    William Randolph Hearst invested a fortune collecting art treasures from around the world. One day Mr. Hearst read the description of a valuable art item which he sent his agent abroad to find. After months of searching, the agent reported that he had finally found the treasure. To the surprise of ...read more

  • Better Than Shopping  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 1, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 2,256 views

    BETTER THAN SHOPPING It was a few days before Christmas on the Oregon coast. Two men whose families lived next door opted to go sailing while their wives went Christmas shopping. An unexpected storm surprised the weekend sailors. Before long, the sea became angry, and the two had a ...read more

  • This Story Is About A Cave Which Lived Under The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 9, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,114 views

    This story is about a cave which lived under the ground, as caves have the habit of doing. It had spent its life in darkness. It heard a voice calling to it: "Come up into the light; come and see the sunshine." The cave retorted: "I don’t know what you mean; there isn’t anything but darkness." ...read more

  • For Joachim Neander Praise Was Evoked By ...  PRO

    Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Aug 26, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,503 views

    For Joachim Neander praise was evoked by life-changing memories from his youth. To say he was a rebel is probably an understatement. Most of his youth was spent with little regard for God and His Word. Sometimes he even outrightly mocked the Word of God and those who preached it. Neander and ...read more

  • The Famious Evangelist Bill Sunday Was Looking ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,665 views

    The famious evangelist Bill Sunday was looking for people to tell about Jesus. -Since he was going to be in this city he wrote a letter to the mayor in which he asked for the name of individuals he knew who had a spiritual problem and needed help and prayer. -How surprised ...read more

  • It's Been Many Years Since I Played Golf, But I ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Apr 12, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 210 views

    It’s been many years since I played golf, but I remember an incident that occurred when I was playing with some other preachers. I hit a tee shot and lost track of the ball. I was pretty sure it went into the rough and went there looking for it. As I searched, another golfer yelled from the ...read more

  • Financial Crisis

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 27, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,763 views

    . Bobby Eklund states: Families are in financial crisis, not always because of economic downturns or situations out of their control, but because we normally bring these problems upon ourselves. Families have readily accepted the notion that the best way to get things done is through debt. It is ...read more

  • Cutting Edge Database Marketing Is Giving The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,428 views

    Cutting edge database marketing is giving the Internet leader a highly effective advantage. Jeff Bezos, President, says, "What we’re doing is personalizing the store for every customer. We have something called instant recommendations. If you’re a repeat customer, the store greets you by name and ...read more

  • Families In Financial Crisis

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 1, 2006
     | 1,383 views

    Bobby Eklund states: 1. Families are in financial crisis, not always because of economic downturns or situations out of their control, but because we normally bring these problems upon ourselves. Families have readily accepted the notion that the best way to get things done is through debt. It is ...read more

  • According To Abc News, "Stressful ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 16, 2006
     | 1,615 views

    ILLUSTRATION: According to ABC News, “Stressful is perhaps the best way to sum up the last year of Ken Lay’s life. In May the former CEO of the Enron Corp. was convicted of defrauding investors and employees by repeatedly lying about Enron’s finances. He was expected to receive a long jail ...read more

  • Billy Graham Told Of A Meeting He Had With ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 18, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,838 views

    Billy Graham told of a meeting he had with German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, former mayor of Cologne, imprisoned by Hitler for opposing the Nazi regime, and later chancellor of the West German Federal Republic. Adenauer truly deserves the title of "statesman" as he picked up the broken pieces of ...read more

  • God Pursues You  PRO

    Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Jan 10, 2013
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,989 views

    GOD PURSUES YOU God is constantly initiating and seeking man to come to him. Malcolm Muggeridge, socialist and philosophical author, wrote, "I had a notion that somehow, besides questing, I was being pursued." C.S. Lewis said he remembered, "...night after night, feeling whenever my mind ...read more

  • Life Begins At Conception

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 20, 2014
     | 1,695 views

    Barry McCarty says, "In 1979 I debated Dr. Robert Thompson, the medical director of the largest abortion clinic in Pittsburg. My case in that debate had two major contentions: 1) That every human being has an unalienable right to life; and 2) that from the moment of conception an unborn child is ...read more

  • Joseph M. Stowell - Some Time Ago, I Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,332 views

    Joseph M. Stowell - Some time ago, I was chatting with a man who consults with some of the largest U.S. companies about their quality control. Because ministry is a form of human quality control, I thought I’d ask him for some insights. He said, "In quality control, we are not concerned about the ...read more

  • Be Rich Toward God  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Bauer on Aug 1, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,850 views

    Be rich toward God. Grandparents are often accused of spoiling the grandchildren Why? The children see grandpa sitting on the floor playing with his toddler grandchildren. The son or daughter is shocked and jealous: "Dad, I’m surprised. You never got down on the floor and played with ...read more

  • Sometimes As Pastors We Can Be Susceptible To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Willis on Oct 30, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,586 views

    Sometimes as pastors we can be susceptible to rare gaffes. So its no surprise that the story is told about the baptism of a King by St. Patrick in the middle of the fifth century. Sometime during the ritual, St. Patrick leaned on his sharp-pointed staff and inadvertently stabbed the king’s foot. ...read more

  • A Young Lady Was Soaking Up The Sun's Rays On A ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 29, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,185 views

    A young lady was soaking up the sun's rays on a Florida beach when a little boy in his swimming trunks, carrying a towel, came up to her and asked her, "Do you believe in God?" She was surprised by the question but she replied, "Why, yes, I do." Then he asked her: "Do you go to church every ...read more

  • At Kokomo's Jackson Morrow Park, Marylu And I ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 28, 2009
     | 1,172 views

    At Kokomo’s Jackson Morrow Park, Marylu and I were hiking. We like to walk several times a week, and a walk in the woods can add an pleasant environment. I decided to take a short cut near the creek…I thought the ground was solid, but I immediately sunk in mud up to my thigh! And I wasn’t dressed ...read more

  • A. The Story Is Told Of A Pig Farmer Down South ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,109 views

    A. The story is told of a pig farmer down south who called a local church and asked to speak to the Head Hog at the Trough. 1. The church secretary said, “If you are referring to our minister, you are welcome to call him Brother, or Reverend if you are so inclined, but it would be improper to refer ...read more

  • Joseph M. Stowell Said, "Some Time Ago I Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,415 views

    Joseph M. Stowell said, "Some time ago I was chatting with a man who consults with some of the largest U.S. companies about their quality control. Because ministry is a form of human quality control, I though I’d ask him for some insights. "He said, ’In quality control, we are not concerned about ...read more

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