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  • This Is Pretty Amazing  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 3, 2002
    based on 116 ratings
     | 2,305 views

    THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING (writer unknown) What is the shortest chapter in the Bible? Answer - Psalms 117 What is the longest chapter in the Bible? Answer - Psalms 119 Which chapter is in the center of the Bible? Answer - Psalms 118 Fact: There are 594 chapters before Psalms 118 Fact: There are 594 ...read more

  • A New Light  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 20, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 5,505 views

    A NEW LIGHT One of the greatest tragedies for people would be to live in darkness when they could live in the light… Rose Crawford had been blind for 50 years. Then she had an operation in an Ontario hospital. She said, “I just can’t believe it,” as the doctor lifted the bandages from her ...read more

  • A Substitute Kindergarten Teacher At Forest Hills ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 14, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,243 views

    A substitute kindergarten teacher at Forest Hills Elementary School in Coral Springs, Fla., is under fire after telling her class that there is no Santa Claus. By the time parent Melissa Shea complained to assistant principal Lisa George, Fabiola Mehu-Pelissier had already been spoken to, with ...read more

  • Setting Out From Hamburg, Germany, One Day To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jan 31, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 1,920 views

    Setting out from Hamburg, Germany, one day to give a concert in London, violinist Fritz Kreisler had an hour before his boat sailed. He wandered into a music shop, where the proprietor asked if he might look at the violin Kreisler was carrying. He then vanished and returned with two policemen, one ...read more

  • Have You Ever Been Around Someone Who Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2003
     | 848 views

    "Have you ever been around someone who was unbelievably good looking, extremely attractive, and a lot smarter than you are? When you’re in a social situation people want to listen to him, not you. Suppose you don’t care for that person, but you’re kept in a room with him twenty-four hours a day ...read more

  • When You Fully Comprehend That There Is More To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 1,757 views

    When you fully comprehend that there is more to life than just here and now, and you realize that life is just preparation for eternity, you will begin to live differently. You will start living in light of eternity, and that will color how you handle every relationship, task, and circumstance. ...read more

  • Finding Rage/Anger  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,965 views

    Finding Rage/Anger I wanted to find out what the Bible had to say about ’rage’ so I went to an on-line Bible search program and typed in ’rage’. Up came 153 selections. I thought, "wow, the Bible has a lot of rage in it." But then as I began to read I noticed I not only had ’rage’ but I also had ...read more

  • Erasmus, The Famous Renaissance Scholar, Once ...

    Contributed by Joanna Beveridge on May 25, 2007
     | 3,465 views

    Erasmus, the famous Renaissance scholar, once told a classic story which was designed to emphasize how important it is that we take up the torch of Christ’s ministry with great commitment. In the story, Jesus returns to heaven after his time on earth. The angels gather around him to learn all ...read more

  • Paul Called The False Teachers "Hypocritical ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 3, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,751 views

    Paul called the False Teachers "hypocritical liars whose consciences have been seared." In other words, they convinced themselves that they are above any outside standard. So it’s no surprise that they themselves do NOT follow the rules they make for their followers. We run into the same kinds ...read more

  • 2) A Story Is Told About A School District That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,814 views

    (2) A story is told about a School District that had banned using the name of "Christ" in any of their Christmas programs. Sort of ironic isn’t it that Christ couldn’t be mentioned along with Christmas. Though they could use the name "Christmas" they began calling the Holiday programs things like ...read more

  • My Friends We Are Living In A Generation That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,923 views

    My friends we are living in a generation that has forgotten what this country was founded upon and the price it has cost throughout history to keep this country free. We have forgotten that 231 years ago the landscape of the world was changed, both politically and physically. Of those day’s ...read more

  • We Have At Our Disposal Today More Knowledge Than ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
     | 917 views

    We have at our disposal today more knowledge than at any time in history. More information has been produced in the last thirty years than in the previous five thousand. Today information doubles every four years. Knowledge alone isn’t enough.: Did you know ... --that only two people in ...read more

  • You're Driving A Bus For Sunday School. At Your ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,038 views

    You’re driving a bus for Sunday school. At your first stop you pick up 7 kids. At the next stop you pick up 4 kids and at the next stop 6 kids. You drop them all off and go out for more. The next three stops you get 5 kids each and the last stop 2, and actually drop off 3. How old is the ...read more

  • Someone Once Said: "Here's The Beautiful Thing: ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 22, 2008
     | 3,092 views

    Someone once said: “Here’s the beautiful thing: you don’t need to fully understand the Trinity to worship the Trinity, pray to the Trinity, and enter into the life of the Trinity. They tell me that deep within the core of the sun, the temperature is 27 million degrees. The pressure is 340 billion ...read more

  • You've Heard The Term "On The Bubble." It Refers ...

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 18, 2008
     | 1,581 views

    You’ve heard the term “on the bubble.” It refers to a team that may or may not be eligible for a tournament. So many times we feel as if we’re on the bubble. We’re not. We’re in! A lot of controversy lately about College Football – the BCS. Now you Oklahoma fans have no problem with it. ...read more

  • Some Don't Pray Much At All. A Fisherman Who Was ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
     | 1,605 views

    Some don’t pray much at all. A fisherman who was out of fellowship with the Lord was at sea with his godless companions when a storm came up and threatened to sink their ship. His friends begged him to pray; but he demurred, saying, "It’s been a long time since I’ve done that or even entered a ...read more

  • Citizenship

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on May 27, 2009
     | 3,215 views

    Every year, in US they are at least 50,000 couples who are married just for the citizenship… I know a bright young man; his name is __________, who after several years of waiting his green card, with no possibility to run his own business without legal papers, decided to take this short cut. He ...read more

  • Get Off Your Horse, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
     | 7,115 views

    GET OFF YOUR HORSE, CORPORAL A rider on horseback, many years ago, came upon a squad of soldiers who were trying to move a heavy piece of timber. A corporal stood by, giving lordly orders to "heave." But the piece of timber was a trifle too heavy for the squad. "Why don’t you help them?" asked ...read more

  • Confession Without Change

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 28, 2009
     | 3,248 views

    CONFESSION WITHOUT CHANGE Four preachers met for a friendly gathering. During the conversation one preacher said, "Our people come to us and pour out their hearts, confess certain sins and needs. Let's do the same. Confession is good for the soul." In due time all agreed. One confessed he liked ...read more

  • When I Was A Kid, I Remember My Mum Coming To Me ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 17, 2009
     | 1,841 views

    When I was a kid, I remember my Mum coming to me and blaming me for something I had not done. Mostly when she came to me with punishment I deserved it, but not this time. She was so sure that I was the culprit. In the end there was nothing I could say or do to convince her that I had not committed ...read more