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  • Two Brothers Were Convicted Of Stealing Sheep...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 9, 2015
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,592 views

    Two brothers were convicted of stealing sheep many years ago in England. In accordance with the punishment of those days, they were branded in the forehead with the letters “ST” for sheep thief. One brother, unable to bear the stigma, fled to a foreign country where he died full of bitterness and ...read more

  • Arthur S. Demoss Foundation Spends Millions Of ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 30, 2008
     | 1,919 views

    “Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation spends millions of dollars regularly since 1999 on television and other forms of media advertising offering the free book, “Power for Living”. Non-denominational pastor and author Jamie Buckingham wrote the book. DeMoss’ business reached half a billion dollars in ...read more

  • How To Train An ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008
     | 3,209 views

    How To Train An Elephant Have you ever wondered how to train an elephant? The first step is making it believe it can’t run away. Get your elephant—preferably a baby one—and tie it to a strong steel stake in the ground, like you would tie a horse to a hitching post. The baby elephant will try to ...read more

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

    Contributed by Elizabeth Stutler on Jul 14, 2007
     | 2,943 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

  • Not So Long Ago I Was In Cootamundra, A Small ...

    Contributed by Cameron Smith on Aug 4, 2007
     | 1,655 views

    Not so long ago I was in Cootamundra, a small drought stricken town in the middle of nowhere when I heard a story of a particular farmer. A Christian man who grew wheat, who had survived the drought when suddenly the rains came. And they came hard, so hard in fact that hail came with it. And 20 ...read more

  • The Second Richest Man In Rockefeller's Time Was ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Sep 18, 2007
     | 1,916 views

    The second richest man in Rockefeller’s time was Andrew Carnegie (car-NEGG-ee). He spent the first 66 years of his life accumulating wealth, and then spent the last 18 giving as much of it away as he could. He said, “I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and ...read more

  • Ron Mehl: Love Found A Way

    Contributed by C Jordan on Dec 7, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,503 views

    QUOTE: By Ron Mehl (Love Found a Way). “Some people think I get a little carried away with Christmas. No, they don’t actually say anything (who wants to offend the pastor?). But I can tell. I’ve caught them rolling their eyes or changing the subject. I know that they’re thinking. They think I’m too ...read more

  • Dr. Rod Cooper, A Professor At Denver Seminary ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,377 views

    Dr. Rod Cooper, a Professor at Denver Seminary grew up on a pig farm. In one field there were 200 or 300 little pigs running around. Every day at 4:00 a.m. he went out to feed them, and when he walked in they would all scatter except for one little pig that would come up and chew on his shoe. He ...read more

  • I Have A Friend Back Home Named Alison. I've ...

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 11, 2004
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    I have a friend back home named Alison. I’ve known Alison for several years now, and I’ve noticed something. In fact its hard to help noticing if you’re around her a lot. She loves birthdays. You see, Alison will turn 16 this year. And though her birthday isn’t ‘til August, she’s been talking about ...read more

  • Little Boy Sees The Parade But Misses The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2009
     | 7,325 views

    Little Boy Sees the Parade but Misses the Circus Lowell Ogden tells the story of a little boy who lived out in the country around the turn of the century. He had never seen a traveling circus, and one was coming to his town on Saturday. The lad asked his father for permission to go and his dad said ...read more

  • You're Beautiful To God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,523 views

    YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL TO GOD R.C. Buckner, a big, bold and brash man, lived about 100 years ago in Texas. This imposing figure had a very tender heart for children, starting Buckner's Children's Homes all across the state. The children affectionately called him "Papa Buckner" and would run up to him ...read more

  • Maybe It's Good News......maybe It's Bad News.

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 15, 2019
     | 4,022 views

    Many times we really don’t know what we should specifically pray for. We are not omniscient. We don’t know everything, nor can we see into the future. So we don’t know whether the things we’re asking for will turn out good or bad for us. An old story illustrates: A Chinese gentleman lived on the ...read more

  • Some Gifts You Keep  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 40 ratings
     | 2,273 views

    *Some Gifts You Keep* Some things you keep. Like good teeth. Warm coats. Bald husbands & chubby wives. They’re good for you, reliable and practical and so sublime that to throw them away would make the garbage man a thief. So you hang on to the older gifts, because something old is sometimes ...read more

  • About Nine Years Ago, They Found That Their ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 20, 2007
     | 1,098 views

    About nine years ago, they found that their worship service had lost its spark Senior minister Mike Pilavachi says, “We seemed to be going through the motions, but I noticed that although we were singing the songs, our hearts, were far from Him.” They became too focused on what they liked about the ...read more

  • Fishing Story  PRO

    Contributed by Brent Williams on Jun 19, 2001
    based on 89 ratings
     | 6,957 views

    Fishing Story Story # 1: Jimmy an orphan from a foster home, is fishing by himself on the end of a pier. Full of curiosity like most ten year olds, he leans over the edge to look at an insect crawling next to him and falls into the water. Unable to swim, he frantically splashes and screams, ...read more

  • Strange Theories  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,109 views

    STRANGE THEORIES These are the results of a “Creative Scientific Theories Contest” sponsored by Omni magazine: GRAND PRIZE WINNER: When a cat is dropped, it always lands on its feet. And when toast is dropped, it always lands with the buttered side facing down. I propose to strap buttered toast ...read more

  • Listen - God Says, Don't Buy Into The Myth Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 3,044 views

    Listen - God says, don’t buy into the myth of more - thinking that having more (of something or someone) will make you happy.... Don’t buy into the myth of thinking that you are just one purchase, one buck, one promotion, one relationship, one accomplishment, one good time or one gut busting ...read more

  • Here's A Passage From Time Magazine, Which Named ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Sep 10, 2002
     | 1,746 views

    Here’s a passage from Time Magazine, which named him the Person of the Year for 2001. On the morning of September 11th, primary day of the New York City, Rudy Giuliani was paddling along with all the other lame ducks into oblivion. The tower of strength had become an object of pity: the iron man’s ...read more

  • A Story Is Told About A Meeting Satan Had With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Adam Deibert on May 7, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,911 views

    A story is told about a meeting Satan had with his chief demons. Christianity was spreading rapidly and growing fervently, and they needed to devise a way to undermine the work. The arch deceiver called for suggestions. “We could bring some more hypocrites into the church” said one. “No,” said ...read more

  • When You First Met "J.e.", You Could Tell He Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 29, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,711 views

    When you first met “J.E.”, you could tell he was a very angry man. In fact, at age 54 he’d been an angry person for many years. In a Bible study that night, many questions had been raised in his mind. Talking with the leader afterward, J.E. said, “I asked Jesus to be my Savior when I was 9 years ...read more