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  • There Is A Story About A Traveler Who Fell In...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 6, 2008
     | 2,555 views

    THERE IS A STORY ABOUT A TRAVELER WHO FELL INTO A DEEP PIT AND COULDN’T GET OUT. SEVERAL PERSONS CAME ALONG AND SAW HIM STRUGGLING IN THE PIT. THE SENSITIVE PERSON SAID, "I FEEL FOR YOU DOWN THERE." THE REFLECTIVE PERSON SAID, "IT’S LOGICAL THAT SOMEONE WOULD FALL INTO THE PIT." THE AESTHETIC ...read more

  • A Body Is Not Crippled 'til Its Heart Has Ceased ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 22, 2009
     | 2,050 views

    A body is not crippled ’til its heart has ceased to praise. Louis Albert Banks tells of an elderly Christian man, a fine singer, who learned that he had cancer of the tongue and that surgery was required. In the hospital after everything was ready for the operation, the man said to the doctor, "Are ...read more

  • With My Last ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 3,914 views

    WITH MY LAST SONG Louis Albert Banks tells of an elderly Christian man, a fine singer, who learned that he had cancer of the tongue and that surgery was required. In the hospital, after everything was ready for the operation, the man said to the doctor, "Are you sure I will never sing again?" The ...read more

  • In Her Famous Book And Film, "The Hiding Place" ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 15, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,657 views

    In her famous book and film, “The Hiding Place” Corrie ten Boom tells the story of a Dutch Christian family - her family, who had a heart for the Jewish people Her grandfather Wilhelm started a weekly prayer group in 1844 in the city of Haarlem, near Amsterdam for the salvation of the Jews. And ...read more

  • Drink Deeply  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,868 views

    DRINK DEEPLY Picture this: You have just finished a ten-mile hike on a 95 degree day, and on the entire journey you haven’t had a thing to drink. Stumbling with thirst, you come to your father’s house and plea for water. With love and concern, he brings you a cold pitcher of water and a glass and ...read more

  • Deceptive Flowers

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Sep 22, 2009
     | 4,649 views

    DECEPTIVE FLOWERS I have a friend who is a pastor at a church in the lower 48 who was telling me about the flowers in his church. His church, like ours, will take the flowers that were in the worship service that morning, and give them to shut ins or someone who is in the hospital. He said he ...read more

  • Make A Wish

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,419 views

    MAKE A WISH Have you ever dreamed of finding a genie in a lamp where you could get three wishes? Our Pastor, who is in charge of the prison ministry, always tells the same joke, because the prisoner population has a new turnover each time he visits. He always sets them up by asking if they had ...read more

  • The Wandering Sheep

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
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    THE WANDERING SHEEP Dr. Andrew Bonar tells of how in the Highlands of Scotland, a sheep would often wander off into the rocks and get into places that they can't get out of. The grass on these mountains is very sweet and the sheep like it, and they will jump down ten or twelve feet, and then ...read more

  • Cruel Grace  PRO

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 4, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,842 views

    CRUEL GRACE "Thirty years ago, many people chose churches based on whether the church believed and taught the truth. Today, many choose churches based on whether the church makes them feel comfortable. If a church tells the truth, it will gain some people but lose others. One out of five women ...read more

  • I Am A Horrible Public Speaker. I Stutter When I ...

    Contributed by Kelly Benton on Nov 1, 2011
     | 70 views

    I am a horrible public speaker. I stutter when I am nervous, I am self-conscious over a lisp I have. In elementary school I had to take speech classes. I freeze when I am in front of several people. But most would not know this of me. I stand here before you today as I do each week, facing my ...read more

  • Grace Of God

    Contributed by Sunitha Justin on Dec 30, 2018
     | 7,167 views

    Once a man died & went to the gates of heaven. AS he was about to enter in to heaven, Peter stands by the gates and refuses to let him in. Peter says.. tell me why I should let you into heaven. You list out your reasons. I will score you. And If you score 100 points, then I will let you in. So ...read more

  • My Wife Has Become A Historian

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Dec 5, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,758 views

    I had a brother once tell me: "That my wife, has become a historian." Of course, I inquired a little further, into what appeared to be a wonderful achievement. So I asked: “What do you mean my brother?” He replied: “She can tell me everything I have done wrong since we've been ...read more

  • Your Last Meal?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 14, 2026
     | 160 views

    WHAT MEAL WOULD YOU ORDER IF YOU KNEW IT WAS YOUR LAST? WHAT TALE ARE YOU TELLING? SEVERAL YEARS AGO I WAS WITH A 38 YEAR OLD MAN ON DEATH ROW. At midnight we would take a walk to the death chamber. He was given his last request what to eat. He had ordered 2 REUBEN SANDWICHES AND CURLY FRIES. He ...read more

  • Whatever Women Say In Public About Their ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2001
    based on 116 ratings
     | 1,084 views

    "Whatever women say in public about their willingness to share the burden of making a living, in private I hear something entirely different. Married women tell me they resent working, if their working is an absolute necessity. Even part-time work sometimes irritates them if their income ...read more

  • In "People" Magazine, Madonna Said Her Life Has ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,702 views

    In "People" magazine, Madonna said her life has been exhausting since she started her world tour. She said there isn’t a second of her life that isn’t taken up looking after her family or thinking of her show--her day is filled with problems of ...read more

  • You Know It Is Going To Be A Bad Day When...  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Nov 6, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,650 views

    You Know It Is Going To Be A Bad Day When... There is a ’60 Minutes’ crew your driveway when you look out the window. You put both contact lenses in the same eye. Your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles. Your income tax rebate check bounces. Your ...read more

  • In The Movie "Hope Floats", The Young Character ...

    Contributed by Tom Doubt on Jun 30, 2003
     | 1,676 views

    In the movie "Hope Floats", the young character Denise follows her father to his car. The family has suffered a divorce, and the father tells Denise that she can live with him anytime she wants. However, this day Denise is told that he does not want her in his life at this time. ...read more

  • Take A Moment And Poke Yourself In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 29, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,701 views

    Take a moment and poke yourself in the bellybutton (I’d tell you to poke your neighbor, but that might get us into trouble!) Our navel is a constant reminder that we all started life connected to another human being (Dr. Richard Dobbins, founder Emerge Ministries). We spend ...read more

  • How Good Are The Facts?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2005
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,853 views

    HOW GOOD ARE THE FACTS? I claim to be an historian. My approach to Classics is historical. And I tell you that the evidence for the life, the death, and the resurrection of Christ is better authenticated than most of the facts of ancient history . . . ~E. M. Blaiklock, Professor of Classics at ...read more

  • All You Is A New Monthly Time Inc. Women's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,229 views

    All You is a new monthly Time Inc. women’s magazine aimed at reaching ‘value conscious American women.’ Debuting in September with a circulation of 500,000 it will be sold in Wal-Mart. All You will talk to women as they really are—recognizing all they accomplish every single ...read more