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  • Who Calls My Name?  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 4, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,608 views

    WHO CALLS MY NAME? Bob Crabtree, AG Superintendent of Ohio, tells while in the USSR, he saw two shepherds come together in the middle of the road. They had 300 sheep all become one group. He had to wait as the shepherds talked. Finally, Bob wondered how would they ever separate all those sheep. ...read more

  • I Didn't Go And See  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 17, 2001
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,241 views

    I DIDN'T GO AND SEE The story is about shepherd who was a youth on that first Christmas night. And now he is old and as his grandson sits on his knee he recalls that night, "A long, long time ago, when I was a little more than a boy, I was out on the Judean hills one night with some other ...read more

  • Bad Company

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,475 views

    BAD COMPANY George Washington once wrote, "Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your reputation. For it’s better to be alone than in bad company." William Gladstone said, "Choose wisely your companions, for a young man’s companions, more than his food or clothes, his home or ...read more

  • You Don't Know What You've Got Till It's Gone  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 7,744 views

    YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’VE GOT TILL IT’S GONE Our power is shut off, and suddenly we become thankful for electricity. Our garbage is not picked up, and suddenly we become thankful for the garbage collector’s weekly stop. A good friend dies, and suddenly we discover how much he meant to us. Our ...read more

  • A "Cast" Sheep  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,040 views

    A "CAST" SHEEP There is an Old English shepherd’s term called a "cast" sheep. This is a sheep that has turned over on its back and can’t get back up again. It happens frequently. And when it happens, all the sheep can do is lie on its back, with its feet flaying frantically in the air. Sometimes ...read more

  • Have You Ever Gone To A Car Show?

    Contributed by Art Good on Jun 5, 2007
     | 1,132 views

    Have you ever gone to a car show? Recently I went to a car show in Carlisle PA. I noticed that some guys are Chevy guys, some like Ford, others are into Pontiacs, or Oldsmobile or whatever. But when you get to a car show people are talking with each other, they all “ooh” and “ahh” over cars and ...read more

  • In Texas Last Week, An 18 Year Old Man Was ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Jun 7, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,241 views

    In Texas last week, an 18 year old man was arrested for wearing a noose in public. As Jewelry. Seems kind of morbid doesn’t it? A noose is an instrument of an agonizing death. It represents vigilante law, I would never be proud to wear a noose. What about an electric chair? Did you know you ...read more

  • What Does A Line That Goes Down The Middle Of The ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Jun 7, 2007
     | 1,149 views

    What does a line that goes down the middle of the road mean? Solid line, no passing. Stay on your own side of the road. Dotted line, like one in picture means you can pass if there is nothing coming the other way. Whether solid line or dotted line, reminds you that you are supposed to drive on ...read more

  • Few Years Ago I Met A Couple Who Had A Bad Child. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Art Good on Jun 7, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,350 views

    Few years ago I met a couple who had a bad child. This boy was in trouble at home, in trouble at school, in trouble in the neighborhood and in trouble with the law. He was caught stealing, smoking, drinking and doing drugs. He swore, cheated, lied, was disrespectful of anyone in authority and at ...read more

  • Check Out The People You Listen To On The Radio, ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Jun 7, 2007
     | 1,222 views

    Check out the people you listen to on the radio, CD’s, the shows you watch, the people we cheer for on the football fields, and the basketball courts, how many of them are anti-Christian in their life, in their lyrics? Yet we put up posters of them, and pay for their CD’s and their DVD’s and watch ...read more

  • There Is A Neat Feature On Windows Xp…it's Called ...  PRO

    Contributed by Art Good on Jun 8, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,430 views

    There is a neat feature on Windows XP…it’s called “System restore”. Here’s how it works… Suppose you suffer a system crash on Thursday, you downloaded a bad program or something…You’re not a computer expert and you aren’t sure how to recover the last 2 weeks of financial information you had saved ...read more

  • Phil Yancey Writes About It In His Book, What's ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Jul 26, 2007
     | 3,224 views

    Phil Yancey writes about it in his book, What’s So Amazing About Grace? It’s a picture of what our church is, can be, will be, should be. One of the pictures Jesus often uses of grace is of a wedding banquet. So this is what Yancey writes: Accompanied by her fiance, a woman went to the Hyatt ...read more

  • Recently I Read About A Pastor Who Had A Thorn. ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Jul 26, 2007
     | 1,334 views

    Recently I read about a Pastor who had a thorn. He had just started - getting involved in teaching and preaching and sensing that it might be some area of calling for him. It was on a Sunday morning at this church and five minutes into his message he started to get dizzy and woozy and the room ...read more

  • A Friend In Erie Who Had A Huge Irish Setter. ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Jul 26, 2007
     | 1,138 views

    A friend in Erie who had a huge Irish Setter. Truman was not very discriminating when it came to chasing after female dogs. He didn’t much care what kind of dog she was, he was interested. Truman was getting himself in trouble so my friend put in one of those invisible fences. Collar on dog. ...read more

  • The Other Night I Put The Boys Into Bed. ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Jul 26, 2007
     | 871 views

    Illus. The other night I put the boys into bed. “Good night, go to bed, no talking. See you in the morning” Pretty clear right? I was 5 feet from the door and I heard them talking. So I went back in. Reminded them, no talking. Go to bed! 10 minutes later I hear giggling. I walk in just as ...read more

  • It's Kind Of Like Someone Who Has A Slow Leak In ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Jul 26, 2007
     | 1,116 views

    It’s kind of like someone who has a slow leak in their tire. Each day it loses a little bit of air. And they might even notice it looks a little low. But they don’t take care of it. One morning they go outside and their tire is completely flat! And they think to themselves, “Man, my tire just ...read more

  • Soren Kierkegard, The 19th Century Danish ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Aug 14, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,125 views

    Soren Kierkegard, the 19th century Danish religious philosopher, told a story about a town where only ducks lived. Every Sunday the ducks would waddle out of their houses and waddle down Main Street to their church. They waddled into the sanctuary and sat in their proper pews. The duck choir ...read more

  • A Man Spread Vicious Rumors And Harmful Gossip ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Aug 14, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,142 views

    A man spread vicious rumors and harmful gossip about another man. In this small village the judge not only presided over cases where the law was broken but also over cases involving unethical or improper conduct. So the man who had spread the malicious gossip was brought before the judge. The ...read more

  • Christmas Night 2002, Jack Whittaker Had Five Out ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Aug 14, 2007
     | 1,607 views

    Christmas night 2002, Jack Whittaker had five out of five numbers in the West Virginia Power ball drawing. Jack Whittaker had just won $314 million, the largest undivided lottery jackpot in history. He took the one lump payment and received $113 million after taxes. Listen closely to this part. ...read more

  • A Young Banker Was Driving His Bmw, In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Art Good on Aug 14, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,499 views

    A young banker was driving his BMW, in the mountains, during a snowstorm. As he rounded a turn the vehicle slid out of control and toward a cliff. At the last moment he unbuckled his seatbelt and jumped from the car. Though he escaped with his life, his left arm was caught near the hinge of the ...read more

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