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  • A Small Boy Riding A Bus Home From Sunday School ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Beehler on Aug 27, 2001
    based on 297 ratings
     | 5,406 views

    A small boy riding a bus home from Sunday school was very proud of the card he had received, which had a picture and a caption that read: “Have Faith in God.” Then to his dismay the card slipped from his hand and fluttered out the window. “Stop the bus!” he cried. “I’ve lost my ‘faith in God!’” The ...read more

  • The Real Reindeer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 12, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 2,655 views

    THE REAL REINDEER According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after ...read more

  • Adapted From "Can This Be Christmas?"  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 27, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,634 views

    Adapted from “Can this be Christmas?” Can this be Christmas? What’s all this hectic rush and fuss? Where do all these crowds go in such a hurry? They speed by so fast they look blurry! They sit at the lights getting ready to take flight! They dash into the store and then flash out the ...read more

  • This Happened To A Red Headed Model Who Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 19, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,119 views

    This happened to a red headed model who was being baptized. She came out in a white robe and entered the baptistry. As she came up from the water I noticed something floating next to my leg, which was a surprize. It seemed to be moving, as I looked at her I realized she had lost her beautiful red ...read more

  • Everybody Longs For Freedom. But For Many ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 29, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,830 views

    Everybody longs for freedom. But for many people its pursuit leads to bondage. The greatly loved Bible teacher Henrietta Mears knew the secret of true freedom, and she wanted her students to know it too. With young people in mind, she said, "A bird is free in the air. Place a bird in the water ...read more

  • Close With Story Of Old Man In Poor House Years ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 2, 2006
     | 1,078 views

    Close with story of old man in poor house years ago with Baptist young preacher fresh out of Bible College. It was his first encounter with an old dying person. The man was lost, he confessed he was a great sinner and what could he do? The young preacher said his mind when blank, then the Lord ...read more

  • Psalms ...

    Contributed by Sasidaran Kunjan on Nov 26, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,760 views

    Psalms 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. • There is only a THIN LINE BETWEEN TRUTH AND DARKNESS ( Practicing YOGA and rituals than do not conform to the word of God / selecting MOVIES to watch). Do not get entangled into the pattern of the world. • Travel ...read more

  • Empty Hands

    Contributed by Nathan Ingram on Nov 30, 2009
     | 4,716 views

    “Empty Hands” by Martha Nicholson One by one He took them from me, All the things I valued most; Until I was empty-handed, Every glittering toy was lost. And I walked earth’s highways, grieving, In my rage and poverty, Till I heard His voice inviting, “Lift your empty hands to me.” So I held my ...read more

  • I've Read A Lot Of Nursery Ryhmes. One Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,351 views

    "I’ve read a lot of nursery ryhmes. One of the most familiar is "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King’s horses and all the King’s men, couldn’t put Humpty together again." Charles Swindoll says that little nursery ryhme was originally written about people,; ...read more

  • Dr. David Seamands In His Book Healing For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,096 views

    Dr. David Seamands in his book Healing for Damaged Emotions says, “The two primary causes of emotional stress are the failure to receive forgiveness and the failure to forgive.” [Wheaton, ILL: Victor Books, 1989, pp.29-30] Or as the great philosopher Lucy explained to Charlie Brown at the end of ...read more

  • Turn Around

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Sep 27, 2007
     | 2,189 views

    Illustration: Turn Around Repentance is not basically a religious word. It comes from a culture where people were essentially nomadic and lived in a world with no maps or street signs. It’s easy to get lost walking through the desert. You become aware that the countryside is strange. You ...read more

  • In Bear Gryll's Show "Man Vs. Wild." Bear Is ...

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
     | 1,470 views

    In Bear Gryll’s show “Man Vs. Wild.” Bear is constantly dropping himself into life and death scenarios in order to show you how to survive in the harshest environments. He strands himself in popular wilderness destinations where tourists often find themselves lost or in danger and he tells the ...read more

  • French Novelist/Playwright Alexandre Dumas Once ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,435 views

    French novelist/playwright Alexandre Dumas once had a heated quarrel with a young politician. The argument became so intense that a duel was inevitable. Since both men were superb shots they decided to draw lots, the loser agreeing to shoot himself. Dumas lost. Pistol in hand, he withdrew in ...read more

  • Today Is February 14, Saint Valentine's Day, Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 14, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,576 views

    Today is February 14, Saint Valentine’s Day, of course. What do you know about Saint Valentine, or, to use his Latin name, Valentinus? It is difficult to know anything for certain. In fact, historians claim that the details of this man’s life are lost in obscurity. About the only thing they’re ...read more

  • The Distance Between Us And The Moon Is 250,000 ...

    Contributed by Michael West on Mar 17, 2008
     | 1,067 views

    The distance between us and the moon is 250,000 miles, but from here to the sun, it’s a whopping 93 million miles. To make it easier, they start talking light years and that’s where I get lost real fast. For instance let’s take 10 million light years. How far is that in laymen terms? Multiply 5 ...read more

  • The Dove Man

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,541 views

    The Dove Man It is said that a certain guide lived in the deserts of Arabia who never lost his way. He carried with him a homing pigeon with a very fine cord attached to one of its legs. When in doubt as to which path to take, he threw the bird into the air. The pigeon quickly strained at the cord ...read more

  • Hybels' Evangelism Formula For Maximum Impact  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 21, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,903 views

    HYBELS' EVANGELISM FORMULA FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT We call this relational evangelism, and I have spoken of this many times before. It is showing people that we care, it is about building relationships with people who may not know Jesus and in that relationship, bringing them to a place where they can ...read more

  • Charles Spurgeon Had This To Say About Pride: ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 10, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,212 views

    Charles Spurgeon had this to say about pride: “O you self-righteous people, how can you talk about being saved? What saving do you want? You are as full of good works as you can be and your pride shines—how can you be saved? Those who are saved by Jesus are those who are in themselves lost, ...read more

  • There Was A Little Town Called Flagstaff. The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,793 views

    There was a little town called Flagstaff. The town was to be flooded because of a dam that would make a large lake. As the battle over the dam and flooding proceeded the citizens were sure that they had lost their battle. All improvements and repairs in the whole town were stopped. What was the ...read more

  • I Read This Week Of A House Fire In The Middle ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Lovorn on Jul 21, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,129 views

    I read this week of a house fire in the middle east where a man ran back into his burning house to get his valuables, but he didn’t make it out. He was found in the ashes clutching an ivory idol. The headlines read, "Man dies trying to save his god." Two thousand years ago on a hill called ...read more