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  • Those Who Love Each Other Want To Be Together ...

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 14, 2008
     | 1,593 views

    Those who love each other want to be together always. And God wants to be with you always. That in itself is proof that he loves you. And you and I cannot resist such love. Or, if we can, we shouldn’t. God’s love ought to melt away ...read more

  • Fresh Out Of Gift Ideas, A Man Buys His ...

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Nov 2, 2009
     | 3,121 views

    Fresh out of gift ideas, a man buys his mother-in-law a large plot in an expensive cemetery. On her next birthday, he buys her nothing, so she lets him have it. "What are you complaining about?" he ...read more

  • A Teacher Gave The Following Situation To A Class ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Gilbert on Aug 24, 2001
    based on 127 ratings
     | 2,206 views

    A teacher gave the following situation to a class of students. How would you advise a mother who was pregnant with her fifth child based on the following facts. Her husband had syphilis. She had tuberculosis. Their first child was born blind. Their second child died. Their third child was ...read more

  • Edmund Hillary Attempted To Climb Mount Everest ...  PRO

    Contributed by James O. Davis on Dec 5, 2001
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,169 views

    Edmund Hillary attempted to climb Mount Everest in 1952. A few weeks later after his failed attempt, he was asked to address a group in England. Hillary walked to the edge of the stage, made a fist and pointed at a picture of the mountain. He said in a loud voice, "Mount Everest, you beat me the ...read more

  • A Man Fell Off A Cliff, But Managed To Grab A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,412 views

    A man fell off a cliff, but managed to grab a tree limb on the way down. The following conversation ensued: "Is anyone up there?" "I am here. I am the Lord. Do you believe me?" "Yes, Lord, I believe. I really believe, but I can’t hang on much longer." "That’s all right, if you really believe ...read more

  • A Young Boy Was Waiting After Church For His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 14, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 2,534 views

    A young boy was waiting after church for his family. The pastor saw him standing around and struck up a conversation. Noticing the boy had just come from Sunday School, the pastor thought he would ask him a question to see what he was learning. He said, “Young man, if you can tell me something ...read more

  • A Story Is Told About A Famous Preacher Long Ago ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donald Smith on Apr 24, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,293 views

    A story is told about a famous preacher long ago who pastored a church that was filled every Sunday by people who traveled miles on foot just to hear his messages. One day, as the church was emptying, a passerby asked one of the people in the church why this preacher’s messages were so compelling. ...read more

  • D. Bonnie Ricks States "…learn What Being Set ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 10, 2005
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    d. Bonnie Ricks states “…Learn what being set apart really means... It means leading a life that is a reflection of Jesus Christ. It means demonstrating with your life that life in Jesus makes a difference. It means showing people through your actions what the love of God really means. It means ...read more

  • Who Are Evangelicals? Gallup Has At Times Asked ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,633 views

    Who Are Evangelicals? Gallup has at times asked 3 qualifying questions to make the determination; have you had a born-again experience committing yourself to Jesus Christ, have you tried to encourage someone to believe in Christ, and do you believe the Bible is the actual word of God? 22% of ...read more

  • Our Personal Rainbow

    Contributed by Susan Blader on Nov 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,120 views

    Our Personal Rainbow And did you know that God gives each of us our own personal rainbow? No two people will see the same rainbow. A rainbow is formed by a raindrop that acts like a prism, separating sunlight into its individual color components. If you stand looking at a rainbow, and someone ...read more

  • Anyone Else?

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 19, 2010
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    ANYONE ELSE? A man fell off a cliff, but managed to grab a tree limb on the way down. The following conversation ensued: "Is anyone up there?" "I am here. I am the Lord. Do you believe me?" "Yes, Lord, I believe. I really believe, but I can't hang on much longer." "That's all right, if you ...read more

  • Money

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 29, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,919 views

    Married for many years, Paul had been ignored by his wife, Liz, for some days, so eventually he confronted her with what he perceived as the problem. 'Come on Liz, admit it,' he ranted, 'You only married me because my granddad left me $6 million, didn't you?' 'You really are silly, Paul,' retorted ...read more

  • Positive Discipline

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 29, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,234 views

    POSITIVE DISCIPLINE Zig Ziglar says he looked into a mirror one day and realized he needed to lose a lot of weight. He really wanted to get in shape. As an incentive, he put a picture of a thin man on the refrigerator door. There are all kinds of gimmicks offered as motivators to dieting. You can ...read more

  • Sir Leonard Wood Once Visited The King Of France ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,345 views

    Sir Leonard Wood once visited the King of France and the King was so pleased with him he was invited for dinner the next day. Sir Leonard went to the palace and the King meeting him in one of the halls, said, “Why, Sir Leonard, I did not expect to see you. How is it that you are here?” “Did not ...read more

  • A Story Is Told Of A Father Who Overheard His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,219 views

    A story is told of a father who overheard his son talking on the phone. “Hello sir,” the boy said, “I was calling to see if you could use a lawn boy to do your yard work. Oh, I see, you already have one. Well, is he doing your work to your satisfaction? He is Thank you, sir, I was just checking.” ...read more

  • In The Second Century Theologian And Church ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
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    In the second century theologian and church father, Justin Martyr wrote to the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius c.155 ce, in response to 3 charges: (Slides) Charges: Sloth, Atheism, Cannibalism “Everywhere we [Christians], more readily than all men, endeavor to pay to those appointed by you the taxes ...read more

  • While Touring, Europe A Tourist Visited A Lovely ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,917 views

    While touring, Europe a tourist visited a lovely estate in Italy. He admired the beautiful garden encountering the gardener he said, "You've done a beautiful job. How long have you worked here?" "Twenty-five years," came the answer. "How often has the owner been to this estate?" "Four ...read more

  • Well I Want To Talk To People About Christ, But ...

    Contributed by Damon Rambo on Apr 4, 2008
     | 1,260 views

    Well I want to talk to people about Christ, but I’m scared. What kind of excuse is that? Imagine for a moment that you were the parent of a child that just got ran over. And you went to one of the people who were standing on the side of the street, watching, and you ask them “why didn’t you warn ...read more

  • Christ-Like Simplicity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,780 views

    CHRIST-LIKE SIMPLICITY Francis de Sales, 17th cent. writer, said that Christ-like simplicity is similar to what we see in little children "who with one hand cling to their father, and with the other gather strawberries or blackberries along the hedges. For just like this, while you are gathering ...read more

  • When God Forgives, He Forgets

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 12, 2010
     | 2,781 views

    WHEN GOD FORGIVES, HE FORGETS How different God’s pardon is from ours! So often we forgive as did the mother of the little girl who had been good a whole week, and asked mother for a favor. "I know," was the answer, "that you have been good all this week, but you know you were bad last week." ...read more