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  • Parts Of A Cake

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009
     | 3,612 views

    PARTS OF A CAKE A daughter is telling her mother how everything is going wrong, she’s failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away. Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, "Absolutely Mom, ...read more

  • Synergistic Effect Of Draft Horses Pulling In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2009
     | 4,628 views

    Synergistic Effect of Draft Horses Pulling in Pairs Compared to Corporate Prayer My friend, if you are negligent about prayer in this way you are letting your church down. I read this week about a horse-pull in Canada where they hitched this one draft horse and he pulled 9,000 pounds. They hitched ...read more

  • Anthropology And Jesus' Appearance

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
     | 1,841 views

    ANTHROPOLOGY AND JESUS' APPEARANCE This past week I attended a series of lectures at Anderson University in which the presenter, Dr Rodney Sadler, Jr from Union Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina showed this picture. (Slide 2) Source: ...read more

  • Circus At The Cross: The Nature Of Executions

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 10, 2010
     | 1,196 views

    CIRCUS AT THE CROSS: THE NATURE OF EXECUTIONS During his 21 years on the bench at Fort Smith, Arkansas, Judge Parker sentenced 160 men to die and hanged 79 of them. It didn't take Parker long to get going. On May 10, 1875 -- only 8 days after he arrived at Fort Smith -- he opened his first term of ...read more

  • A Bug's Life: Small Steps Of Faith

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 15, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,720 views

    A BUG'S LIFE: SMALL STEPS OF FAITH A Bug’s Life, Start time 6:30 Overview from Belknapp: Dot complains to Flik about her underdeveloped wings. She wants to fly now! Flik encourages her, showing her that a seed that starts out small eventually grows into a towering tree-it only takes time and ...read more

  • He Leaks!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,707 views

    "HE LEAKS!" A country church was having their annual revival meeting. On the first night the preacher preached a message about repentance and the need to return to the Lord. At the altar call, a man came down the aisle saying "Fill me Lord, fill me". The next night the preacher challenged the ...read more

  • Stay And Wait And Watch

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2011
     | 5,083 views

    STAY AND WAIT AND WATCH A little boy was told by his father to wait on a corner by a department store, while the father had a tire changed on his car. It turned out that the car required more attention than the man had anticipated, and it took over an hour. The father anxiously hurried back to ...read more

  • Risks And Expectations

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,522 views

    RISKS AND EXPECTATIONS Sohio, the Alaskan subsidiary of Standard Oil of Ohio, drilled a well in the Beaufort Sea in 1983, hoping to tap a geological formation holding several billion barrels of oil. Instead, they hit water, and $120 million went a glimmering. The oil companies know the risk. They ...read more

  • Ingersoll And The Patience Of God

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 5, 2012
     | 4,844 views

    INGERSOLL AND THE PATIENCE OF GOD Robert Ingersoll, an American Agnostic, after delivering one of his addresses, pulled his watch from his pocket and said, "According to the Bible, God has struck men to death for blasphemy. I will blaspheme Him and give Him five minutes to strike me dead and ...read more

  • Because You Did, Dad  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,881 views

    "BECAUSE YOU DID, DAD." James Bryan Smith begins this chapter of his book by telling a story about taking his six year old son to an amusement park. While at the park, he and his son got on a ride. A teenage boy buckled them into their seats and then started the ride. The entire time during the ...read more

  • Bertoldo De Giovanni Is A Name Even The Most ...

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 2, 2012
     | 1,064 views

    Bertoldo de Giovanni is a name even the most enthusiastic lover of art is unlikely to recognize. He was the pupil of Donatello, the greatest sculptor of his time, and he was the teacher of Michelangelo, the greatest sculptor of all time. Michelangelo was only 14 years old when he came to Bertoldo, ...read more

  • Listening To God Compared To Listening To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,984 views

    LISTENING TO GOD COMPARED TO LISTENING TO THE DOCTOR We should treat prayer for what it is, a two way conversation with God, and learn to be quiet long enough for him to get a word in edge ways. Nicky Gumbel, in his book Questions of Life compares it to a visit to the doctor, he writes “Suppose I ...read more

  • Guiding Light

    Contributed by Joe Bertone on Aug 20, 2012
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     | 5,311 views

    GUIDING LIGHT Do you remember this intro? “And now, The Guiding Light.” It is an old one. According to Guinness Book of World Records The Guiding Light was the longest running drama of all time. It came on the air in January 25, 1937 five days after President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s second ...read more

  • A Little Camel Asks Mummy Camel, "Mummy, Why Have ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 27, 2007
     | 1,058 views

    A little camel asks mummy camel, “Mummy, why have I got such big flat feet?” She replies, “Well darling, in the desert you need big flat feet because the sand is soft and they help us to keep stable.” The little camel goes away but then comes back. “Mummy, why have I got such big eyelashes?” “Well ...read more

  • In Ephesians We Are Told To Imitate Christ. What ...

    Contributed by Elizabeth Stutler on Jul 14, 2007
     | 2,595 views

    In Ephesians we are told to imitate Christ. What does this mean in today’s world? Have we forgotten what Christ did for each of us? Has the world pulled us so far away with all of the luxuries and niceties that we have forgotten that Jesus died for us to take away our sin? And that we were told ...read more

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

    Contributed by Art Good on Jul 26, 2007
     | 862 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

  • Offer Up Your Gift — Antonio Stradivarius  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 30, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,268 views

    Offer up Your Gift - Antonio Stradivarius A young boy Antonio loves music, but his voice was high and squeaky, and so he did not make the tryouts for the Cremona Boy’s Choir. When he took violin lessons, the neighbours persuaded his parents to make him stop. Yet Antonio still wanted to make ...read more

  • Now Contrast That With One The Story Of Another ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 11, 2007
     | 1,205 views

    Now contrast that with one the story of another man. He owned a liquor store. One day, the liquor store owner met the Jesus. He poured all of his inventory down the drain. That’s called disposing of your liquid assets. And he owed a lot of money on some of that. He worked for along time paying off ...read more

  • Swindoll Challenges Us With This Thought: "Our ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 27, 2007
     | 1,941 views

    Swindoll challenges us with this thought: “Our friend Solomon, with a limitless supply of money and without any sense of accountability to others, took that trail as far as one could take it. And when it was all said and done, he said, ‘What an empty, futile trip!’ will every young person hearing ...read more

  • Babe Ruth …the Great Bambino  PRO

    Contributed by Fred Parker on Dec 15, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,912 views

    Babe Ruth …The Great Bambino One of the all-time greats in baseball was Babe Ruth. His bat had the power of a cannon, and his record of 714 home runs remained unbroken until Hank Aaron came along. The Babe was the idol of sports fans, but in time, age took its toll, and his popularity began to ...read more

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