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  • Now I'm A Fisherman And The First Rule Of Fishing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Schlenker on Aug 7, 2002
    based on 49 ratings
     | 3,530 views

    Now I’m a fisherman and the first rule of fishing is to stay afloat in your boat. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I would wake up and walk outside to take a deep breath and smell the air to catch an understanding of the humidity. I’d then look up at the horizon and I see how many clouds ...read more

  • Viktor Was Seated In A Crowded Train Headed For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bryan Ness on Sep 4, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,531 views

    Viktor was seated in a crowded train headed for Budapest. He was one of the leading bee experts in Hungary and he was transporting a box of bees, which he had placed under his seat. He was enjoying the passing scenery and the cool breeze coming from the open window. As he was talking to the ...read more

  • While Lonely People Shake Their Fists At Heaven ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rex S. Wignall on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,986 views

    While lonely people shake their fists at heaven and angrily ask, “God why have You forsaken me? Where are you?” we Christians often forget one central fact about God’s personal experience with loneliness. Charles Swindoll reminds us in his eloquent way: God knows, my friend and He does care. ...read more

  • He Was Healed  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 4, 2002
    based on 43 ratings
     | 9,999 views

    HE WAS HEALED Tony Campolo tells a story about being in a church in Oregon where he was asked to pray for a man who had cancer. Campolo prayed boldly for the man’s healing. That next week he got a telephone call from the man’s wife. She said, "You prayed for my husband. He had cancer." Campolo ...read more

  • World's Biggest Liar Contest  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,796 views

    World’s Biggest Liar Contest LONDON (Nov. 14) - The World’s Biggest Liar will defend his title against a small but devious group of challengers in a pub in northern England Thursday. George Kemp beat five-time winner John Graham last year with a string of tall tales including one about his ...read more

  • The Empty Gift  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002
    based on 33 ratings
     | 7,285 views

    THE EMPTY GIFT "I was enjoying 1st grade to the fullest until one day in December when the little girl behind me set "it" on her desk. It was the tiniest Christmas present imaginable, less than an inch on each side with white glossy paper tied up with a sliver of red cellophane. Immediately I was ...read more

  • This Past Week I Sat By A Hospital Bed Of A Man ...

    Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Dec 18, 2002
     | 2,520 views

    This past week I sat by a hospital bed of a man who more than likely will never come home. I walked into the room, and it’s hard to explain the emotions going on in there. I started to initiate some small talk; we talked about his family, his home, and then his condition. I then told him that ...read more

  • There Is A Legend Which Recounts The Return Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Mar 26, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,046 views

    There is a legend which recounts the return of Jesus to glory after His time on earth. Even in heaven He bore the marks of His earthly pilgrimage with its cruel cross and shameful death. The angel Gabriel approached Him and said, "Master, you must have suffered terribly for men down there." "I ...read more

  • The Suffering Of "El Santo"  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,666 views

    THE SUFFERING OF "EL SANTO" Sister Yolanda Tarango discovered "El Santo" one day when as a small girl she was sent to the family shed to finish throwing her pity party. She noticed a strange parcel in the corner, covered with a heavy cloth. Peering under the cover, she was shocked to find bloody ...read more

  • A Silver Reminder  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,861 views

    A SILVER REMINDER At Camp Udairi in the desert of Kuwait, the loss of the dining facility has brought with it an unlikely reminder of God’s protection. Chaplain (Major) Barbara K. Sherer tells the story in an article on Beliefnet.com. The dining hall caught fire one morning, and because of the ...read more

  • A Couple Of F-15's Are Escorting A C-130 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Apr 20, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,978 views

    A couple of F-15’s are escorting a C-130 Hercules, and their pilots are chatting with the pilot of the transport to pass the time. Talk comes around to the relative merits of their respective aircraft. The fighter pilots contend that their airplanes were better because of their superior speed, ...read more

  • Someone Tells About A Pastor Who Was Late For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 1, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,975 views

    Someone tells about a pastor who was late for church. He flagged down a taxicab and instructed the cabdriver to do everything within his power to get him to church on time. So the cab sped off and weaved through traffic for about ten blocks. The dangerous driving ended in a fatal accident. Both ...read more

  • Last Year (2002), A&e Produced A Made-For-Tv ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 20, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,352 views

    Last year (2002), A&E produced a made-for-TV movie entitled Shackleton: The Greatest Survival Story of All Time. It is the account of the British explorer Ernest Shackleton and the 27 men with him who attempted to cross the continent of Antarctica. Temperatures around the South Pole can reach as ...read more

  • Freeing Gollum  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 26, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,421 views

    FREEING GOLLUM In the film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, we are introduced to a frightening creature named Gollum. He lives in the area known as Middle Earth and goes about with a croaking throat muttering. At one time he possessed the ring of power and it corrupted him with its evil. ...read more

  • God, Can You Help Me Mother?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,025 views

    GOD, CAN YOU HELP ME MOTHER? Elisa Morgan, President of the Christian mother’s organization called MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) International, writes: “I’m probably the least likely person to head a mothering organization. I grew up in a broken home. My parents were divorced when I was 5. My ...read more

  • Thomas Dorsey Was A Black Jazz Musician From ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Jun 22, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,513 views

    Thomas Dorsey was a black jazz musician from Atlanta who was known in the early 1920’s for the suggestive lyrics he combined with original music. Then God touched his life and in 1926 he gave up the suggestive music and began to write spiritual music. In 1932 times were hard for Dorsey as they were ...read more

  • Charles Fuller Once Announced That He Would Be ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,952 views

    Charles Fuller once announced that he would be speaking the following Sunday on “Heaven.” During that week, a precious letter was received from an old man who was very ill. Here is part of his letter: “Next Sunday you are to talk about Heaven. I am interested in that land, because I have held a ...read more

  • Magic Trick  PRO

    Contributed by David Korsen on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,034 views

    INTRODUCTION Let’s have a little fun together... -I want each of you to think of a number between 1-9. -Now multiply that number by nine. -Add the digits of your answer together (if 35, 3 + 5 = 8). -Now subtract five. -Now if A=1, B=2, C=3 etc., what letter is represented by the number you have ...read more

  • It Is Hard To Believe Now, But The Potato Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
     | 2,644 views

    It is hard to believe now, but the potato was once a highly unpopular food. When first introduced into England by Sir Walter Raleigh, newspapers printed editorials against it, ministers preached sermons against it, and the general public wouldn’t touch it. It was supposed to sterilize the soil in ...read more

  • The Following Excerpt Was Sent To Icon New Market ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,833 views

    The following excerpt was sent to Icon New Market Films: "I realize you probably never have the occasion to see him, but if you do, could you tell Mel Gibson that a 74 year old woman named Hally Raisor saw the Passion and as a result she gave her life to Jesus Christ and was baptized. The only ...read more