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  • Two Elderly, Excited Southern Women Were Sitting ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gregg Rustulka on Apr 19, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
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    Two elderly, excited Southern women were sitting together in the front pew of church listening to a fiery preacher. When this preacher condemned the sin of stealing, these two ladies cried out at the tops of their lungs, "AMEN, BROTHER!" When the preacher condemned the sin of lust, they yelled ...read more

  • Does He Show Through?  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,326 views

    Does He Show Through? One Sunday on their way home from church, a little girl turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, the preacher’s sermon this morning confused me." The mother said, "Oh? Why is that?" The little girl replied, "Well, he said that God is bigger than we are. Is that true?" The ...read more

  • Timothy J. Keller, Pastor Of Redeemer ...

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Nov 3, 2008
     | 2,733 views

    Timothy J. Keller, Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC, remarks: "...when Jesus weeps, we see that he doesn't believe that the ministry of truth (telling people how they should believe and turn to God) or the ministry of fixing things is enough, does he? He also is a proponent of the ...read more

  • He Fiction Book Of William Golding, The Lord Of ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 13, 2009
     | 1,590 views

    he fiction book of William Golding, The Lord of the Flies, tells about several boys that are abandoned on an island. The beginning of the book is full of hope despite their circumstances. Ralph, one of the boys and the main character of the book, is elected leader. However, through time, we ...read more

  • Here Is A Letter From The Book Fearfully And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,262 views

    Here is a letter from the book Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, by P. Brand. “Dear Lord, I have been re-reading the record of the Rich Young Ruler and his obviously wrong choice. But it has set me thinking. No matter how much wealth he had, he could not-- ride in a car, have any surgery, turn on a ...read more

  • Charlotte Elliott Learned An Important Lesson ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Charlotte Elliott learned an important lesson about Jesus one sleepless night in 1834. She was an invalid, so when her family held a bazaar in Brighton, England, to raise money to build a school, she could only watch from afar. That night she was overwhelmed by her helplessness and could not ...read more

  • The Definition Of Laughter Is "…to Express ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,631 views

    The definition of Laughter is “…to express certain emotions, especially mirth or delight, by a series of spontaneous, usually unarticulated sounds often accompanied by corresponding facial and bodily movements.” The definition itself makes me want to laugh. Scientists have a variety of theories ...read more

  • Kagawa Is A Famous Japanese Christian. He Said ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Kagawa is a famous Japanese Christian. He said that in the cross he found Christianity’s greatest uniqueness. He said, “I am grateful for Shinto, for Confucianism and for Buddhism. I owe much to these faiths. Yet these three faiths utterly failed to minister to my heart’s deepest needs. I was a ...read more

  • Heresy Of Hyper-Grace

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 4, 2026
     | 116 views

    One more brief description of a heresy in our recent past, where grace was turned into lewdness – The Hyper-Grace Movement. They were teaching that since all our past, present, and future sins are forgiven already, you might as well go ahead and do whatever you want. In churches where this took ...read more

  • Multi-Tasking Genes

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 28, 2009
     | 1,274 views

    MULTI-TASKING GENES According to Creation Magazine, "When geneticists found that there were only 20,000 to 30,000 genes in the human genome, [gee’ nome] on par with a 'simple worm,' they were surprised...But...new research shows that our genes can multi-task. By a process dubbed 'alternative ...read more

  • Take One Of Us Home

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 6, 2009
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    "TAKE ONE OF US HOME" I heard about the couple celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. When the festivities were over, the woman turned to her husband and said, "We’ve been miserable for 50 years. We’ve fought every day. We’ve disagreed on nearly everything, and I am convinced that we can’t ...read more

  • Christian Growth Like A Garden

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Nov 3, 2009
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    CHRISTIAN GROWTH LIKE A GARDEN I’ve spent some time lately in the veggie garden; I enjoy the sights and sounds of the garden growing. The beans quietly stretching up through the soil, the tomato plant as it battles against the spring cold with its occasional dash of yellow that may grow into a ...read more

  • A $100 Bill, A $20 Bill And A $1 Bill Meet Up At ...

    Contributed by Timothy Craver on Nov 9, 2009
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    A $100 bill, a $20 bill and a $1 bill meet up at the shredder at the end of their lives. The 100 says, “I’ve seen the whole world during my lifetime. Why, I’ve been on cruises in the Caribbean, safaris in Africa and vacations in Europe.” The 20 says, “Well, I haven’t done quite as well, but I have ...read more

  • Matters Of Debate Between Rabbis Included How To ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 30, 2009
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    Matters of debate between rabbis included how to implement the commands. Contrast later Rabbis words, "How far should you go in admonishing people? Rav said: Until they beat you up for reprimanding them (Arachin 16b)…I might think that you should admonish him even if his face turned white for ...read more

  • History Books Report That Ww Ii Began On Sept 1, ...

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 15, 2009
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    History books report that WW II began on Sept 1, 1939 when German armies invaded Poland. The original plan was to invade on August 26th. The order was sent out to stand down because of a last minute change in plans. All units but one received the news. That unit moved forward on the 26th, ...read more

  • Sometimes Newspaper Editors State The Obvious

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 2, 2011
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    Sometimes newspaper editors state the obvious: * 'If strike isn't settled quickly it may last a while'. * 'War dims hope for peace' * 'Cold wave linked to temperatures' * 'Child's death ruins couple's holiday' * 'Blind woman gets new kidney from dad she hasn't seen in years' * 'Man is fatally ...read more

  • The Multi-Tool  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,703 views

    THE MULTI-TOOL In 1975 Tim Leatherman was touring Europe & Asia with a broken-down Fiat. Its hoses leaked and the wiring failed constantly. He used his pocketknife for everything, from slicing bread to adjusting screws. He wished his pocketknife had pliers attached to it. He came home to design ...read more

  • Christian Man Displays Cross

    Contributed by Matthew Oliver on Oct 20, 2012
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    Christian man Carl Behr of Baldwin, Pennsylvania received a notice on Monday ordering him to remove the 24-foot high illuminated cross he has installed in his front yard and kept lit day and night. But Behr plans to fight the order at a municipal meeting. “It’s all about my faith, and some people ...read more

  • Kamau: A Missionary To Kenya

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Nov 9, 2012
     | 4,004 views

    KAMAU: A MISSIONARY TO KENYA I have a friend named Francis Kamau. Francis felt led to plant a church in the city of Nairobi, Kenya. Francis decided to plant his church in a part of the city packed with bars and brothels. I preached for Francis a few years ago. And as we were leaving his church, ...read more

  • False Alarm

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 27, 2020
     | 2,480 views

    July 24 2020 (UPI) -- A British police department said officers responding to a report of a "large apex predator" -- a black panther -- in a public park arrived to find the supposed dangerous animal was only a stuffed toy. Hors The department said the officers who arrived at the scene ...read more