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  • A Lad Was Told By His Mother Not To Play Near A ...

    Contributed by Shane Rodriguez on Nov 11, 2004
     | 3,856 views

    A lad was told by his mother not to play near a certain pond. One day the temptation was so much that the lad fell into the pond. He knew what he had done was wrong, so he grabbed his writing slate and wrote Dear mother i am sorry i have been bad. if you forgive me please rub it out. Back came the ...read more

  • Paul Could Have Been Filled With Bitterness, But ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 12, 2008
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     | 1,776 views

    Paul could have been filled with bitterness, but he overflowed with the joy of the Lord, and we can too! Our hands are not in chains today. We are blessed far more than most people in the world. But if all of that was taken away, we would still have grace; we would still have Heaven; we would still ...read more

  • The Flat Tire

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,786 views

    THE FLAT TIRE Two students were taking organic chemistry at the university. Having done well in their work and labs, they were both going into the final exam with solid A's. So far, so good. Trouble was, they were so confident that they decided to party the night before the big test. It was a ...read more

  • We Must Give Practical Help To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on May 6, 2001
    based on 90 ratings
     | 1,481 views

    . We must give practical help to the disadvantaged, perhaps by supporting a Christian relief agency. When John Wesley visited his congregations he would question his assistants as to their progress in the faith. He would often ask if their ...read more

  • One Verse In Every Six In The First Three ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,094 views

    "One verse in every six in the first three Gospels relates either directly or indirectly to money. Sixteen of our Lords forty-four parables deal with the use of misuse of money. A loving, joyful, liberal giving to the Lord’s ...read more

  • We Were In Spain A Few Weeks Ago And We Went To A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Simon Mattholie on Sep 10, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,691 views

    We were in Spain a few weeks ago and we went to a water park to keep the kids happy. Now I don’t mind swimming, but I don’t do heights – really. Anyway, Dom my youngest decides that he and I are going to go down some of the water shoots - there was one called the black hole, and actually it was ...read more

  • The Cross God Now Sends You He Has Considered ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,374 views

    "The cross God now sends you he has considered with His all-knowing eyes, understood with His divine mind, tested with His wise justice, warmed with loving arms and weighed with His own hands to see ...read more

  • Unexpected Answer

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 26, 2021
     | 2,456 views

    My sister didn’t do as well on her driver’s-ed test as she’d hoped. It might have had something to do with how she completed this sentence: “When the ______ is dead, the car won’t start.” She ...read more

  • Michael Nelken], A Connecticut Psychiatrist And ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on May 23, 2006
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    [Michael Nelken], a Connecticut psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who has written a book about Adolf Hitler contends that people are more in danger of doing evil than they realize…[He writes,] “temptations to do wanton things don’t just come now and then, but are ever present. Impulses to do evil fly ...read more

  • William Gurnall In His Book "The Christian In ...

    Contributed by Thomas Black on Feb 2, 2005
     | 2,542 views

    William Gurnall in his book "The Christian In Complete Armour" writes: "Ask faith to look through the keyhole of the promise and tell you what it sees there laid up for him that overcomes; ask it to listen and tell you whether it cannot hear the shout of those crowned saints receiving the reward ...read more

  • The American People And Their Elected Leaders ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,373 views

    "The American people and their elected leaders will continue to be faced with hard choices and difficult moments, for resolve is continually being tested by those who envy us our prosperity and begrudge us our freedom. America will remain great and act responsibly so long ...read more

  • Holiness & Humility:stand By Thyself...for I Am ...

    Contributed by Apostle Bishop Pastor Tarrance Austin Sr. on Aug 12, 2009
     | 1,420 views

    Holiness & Humility:Stand by thyself...for I am holier than thee".The great test of whether the Holiness or Humility we seek or to attain is truth and life will be whether it be manifest in the increasing humility it produces.Standing by yourself doesn't ...read more

  • Busy Doctors  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,827 views

    *Busy Doctors* One fella walked into a doctor’s office and the receptionist asked him what he had. "Shingles," he said. So she took down his name, address and medical insurance number and told him to have a seat. Fifteen minutes later a nurse’s aid came out and asked him what he had. "Shingles," ...read more

  • More Incorrect  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,915 views

    *More Incorrect* Two young engineers applied for a single position at a computer company. They both had the same qualifications. In order to determine which individual to hire, the applicants were asked to take a test by the department manager. Upon completion of the test, both men missed only ...read more

  • On August 14, 1989, Time Reported The Sad Story ...

    Contributed by Bryan Dill on Sep 9, 2003
     | 1,941 views

    On August 14, 1989, Time reported the sad story of a man from East Detroit who died of fear. He had taken a number of fur-trapping expeditions over the years and had been bitten by his share of ticks. Then he heard about Lyme disease, which is carried by deer ticks. He became obsessed with the ...read more

  • In 1932 Herbert Taylor Was Assigned The Job Of ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 7, 2004
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     | 2,484 views

    In 1932 Herbert Taylor was assigned the job of saving an aluminum products company from bankruptcy. The company’s products were better than their competitor’s. Their sales people were no better than their competitors’. So he decided that their company would be known for the character, ...read more

  • Edison: Complete Forgiveness

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 26, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,764 views

    EDISON: COMPLETE FORGIVENESS When Thomas Edison and his staff were developing the incandescent light bulb, according to Ken Sande, it took hundreds of hours to manufacture a single bulb. One day, after finishing a bulb, notes Sande, Edison handed it to a young errand boy and asked him to take it ...read more

  • That's My Country

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 11, 2012
     | 3,283 views

    THAT'S MY COUNTRY George Shultz, when Secretary of State during the Reagan administration, kept a large globe in his office. When newly appointed ambassadors had an interview with him and when ambassadors returning from their posts for their first visit with him were leaving his office, Shultz ...read more

  • Out Of Ink?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 19, 2012
     | 3,492 views

    OUT OF INK? According to MSNBC, The British Medical Journal recently reported the case of a 76-year-old woman who visited her doctor complaining of stomach problems. When the scans came back, doctors were amazed to see a long object in her stomach. It was a pen! The woman remembered having put a ...read more

  • Arabian Horses Go Through Rigorous Training In ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 3, 2009
     | 917 views

    Arabian horses go through rigorous training in the deserts of the Middle East. The trainers require absolute obedience from the horses, and test them to see if they are completely trained. The final test is almost beyond the endurance of any living thing. The trainers force the horses to do without ...read more

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