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  • Translating "Pride"

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
     | 5,318 views

    Dwight Lehman once heard a missionary tell how he was trying to do translation work in a particular tribe and found it hard to translate the word "pride," or at least the concept. He finally came to the idea to use their word or words for the ears’ being too far apart. In other words, he conveyed ...read more

  • God's Resources

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Oct 31, 2011
     | 2,079 views

    GOD'S RESOURCES Imagine if I had two checkbooks sent to me and I could use either one. One was connected to my account and the other to Bill Gates. If I was going to buy a new Rolls Royce this week, then how foolish would it be to even try to use mine. ...read more

  • Worrywarts

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,658 views

    Illustration – Worrywarts A man was trying to encourage his friend not to worry. “Worry is a waste of time,” he said. After all, 80% of the things people worry about never happen anyway.” Aha” the worrier cried. “That proves that worry works” No, it doesn’t prove any such thing “Yesterday ...read more

  • Christaholics

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,855 views

    Author Calvin Miller writes: “Many Christians are only “Christaholics” and not disciples at all. Disciples are cross-bearers; they seek Christ. Christaholics seek happiness. Disciples dare to discipline themselves, and the demands they place on themselves leave them enjoying the happiness of their ...read more

  • How Will You Finish Your Race?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 22, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 443 views

    The Greeks had a race in their Olympic games that was unique. Oddly enough, the winner was not the runner who finished first and fastest. It was the first runner who finished the race with his torch still lit. I am not trying to outrun others. I just want to run all the way to the ...read more

  • An Image That Has Stuck With Me For A Long Time ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 4, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,337 views

    An image that has stuck with me for a long time took place in August of 1999. A group of us were in Jamaica on a mission trip. We were loading up in the bus to go back to the hotel. We would get up the next morning and fly back to the United States. We had spent only a week with the young ...read more

  • Jesus Said The Times Before His Second Coming ...  PRO

    Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 28, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,300 views

    Jesus said the times before His second coming would include a multiplication sign, a mental sign, a moral sign, and a miracle sign. Concerning the latter, He was talking about the nation of Israel. He reminds us to keep our eyes on the fig tree. When it begins to blossom you know the end is ...read more

  • The Wife Of A Zulu Chief Attended A Salvation ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 8, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,141 views

    The wife of a Zulu chief attended a Salvation Army meeting and was saved. When her husband heard about it, he forbade her to go again. However, eager to hear more about Jesus, she went again. When her husband heard about it, he met her on her return trip and beat her savagely that he left her ...read more

  • George W. Bush, In An Airport Lobby, Noticed A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tj Tipton on Mar 29, 2001
    based on 274 ratings
     | 4,773 views

    George W. Bush, in an airport lobby, noticed a man in a long flowing white robe with a long flowing white beard and flowing white hair. The man had a staff in one hand and some stone tablets under the other arm. George W. approached the man and inquired, "Aren’t you Moses?" The man ignored ...read more

  • Years Ago On A Variety Show, A Guest Appeared ...  PRO

    Contributed by James May on Apr 20, 2001
    based on 141 ratings
     | 4,326 views

    Years ago on a variety show, a guest appeared that was a body builder. As he entered the stage with his huge muscular body the crowd went crazy as the body builder began to flex his muscles and show his power. The first question asked of him was this: “What do you use all those muscles for?” ...read more

  • Eric Woke Up In The Hospital After A Devastating ...  PRO

    Contributed by Johnny Carver on Apr 12, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 2,188 views

    Eric woke up in the hospital after a devastating accident at his work place. He had a severely broken neck and a number of other traumatic injuries. When he was able to speak with the doctor, he asked what his chances of surviving and walking again. The doctor told him that only 3% of patients with ...read more

  • I Read A Story Once About A Farmer In Southern ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 1,461 views

    I read a story once about a farmer in southern Louisiana who captured a mallard duck and tied it with a cord to a stake at the edge of a pond. Through the winter the mallard swam around with the domestic ducks and even ate from the hand of the farmer. When Spring came, all of the other wild ducks ...read more

  • Calm The Storm, Calm Your Heart  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 15, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,651 views

    CALM THE STORM, CALM YOUR HEART One pastor’s wife was very afraid to take flights. Husband asks her to pray. Fear was controlling her. "Let Him know you’re afraid of flying, and God will help you." Over time, she overcame the fear. One day, she was flying with her friend through a violent ...read more

  • Truth—not So Absolute: The People Groups Least ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 2,373 views

    Truth—Not So Absolute: The people groups least likely to believe in absolute moral truth are Baby Busters (those 36 and younger—only 13% embrace absolute truth), Catholics (16%) and adults who are not born again Christians (15%). The groups most likely to endorse the existence of absolute moral ...read more

  • Changing Ethnicity: Using Census Data, Barna ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,238 views

    Changing Ethnicity: Using Census data, Barna Research describes the likely contours of America’s faith in 2050. The Census Bureau expects the U.S. population to go from the current 293 million to 420 million in ‘50. It projects whites will drop from 69.4% to 50.1%; blacks will go from 12.7% to ...read more

  • I Heard My Parent Complain Time And ...

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 24, 2006
     | 1,159 views

    Illustration: I heard my parent complain time and time again of how tired they were yet they went to work any way , how much they wanted this or that , yet they never bought it. That didn’t make since to me, if I want something I just take it, why didn’t they? The Burden of Love. I know now about ...read more

  • Are You Going Deaf?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 2, 2011
     | 1,907 views

    ARE YOU GOING DEAF? Fed up with people telling him he was going deaf, a man went to get his hearing tested. After examining the man, the audiologist place a clock on a desk and asked the man if he could hear it ticking. The man replied; "Yes I can." The audiologist then placed the clock at the ...read more

  • A Christmas Letter To God  PRO

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 14, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,905 views

    A CHRISTMAS LETTER TO GOD A small boy was writing a letter to God about the Christmas presents he wanted. "I've been good for six months now," he wrote. After a moment's reflection, he crossed out "six months" and wrote "three." After a pause he changed that to "two weeks." There was another pause ...read more

  • Death

    Contributed by Jeffrey Rowe on Dec 29, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,453 views

    In Psalm 23, death is described as casting a shadow. Let’s look at that for a moment. Have you ever been enjoying a nice sunny day when all of a sudden a dark cloud hides the sun? All of a sudden you’re in this shadow! What does the shadow do? It hides the light. It makes it more difficult to ...read more

  • The Body Of Christ Is Not Divided  PRO

    Contributed by Silas Eke on Feb 26, 2015
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,473 views

    A Baptist Pastor had a dream and found himself fully dressed with a Bible in hand at the gate of heaven. As he was about to enter, he heard so many people crying and wailing in hell. He went to the gate and met the gate-keeper. He asked the gate-keeper “Who are those crying? Is there a Baptist ...read more

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