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  • The Story Is Told About The Baptism Of King ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,025 views

    The story is told about the baptism of King Aengus by St. Patrick in the middle of the fifth century. Sometime during the rite, St. Patrick leaned on his sharp-pointed staff and inadvertently stabbed the king’s foot. After the baptism was over, St. Patrick looked down at all the blood, realized ...read more

  • Several Years Ago Johnny Carson Had Billy Graham ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,257 views

    Several years ago Johnny Carson had Billy Graham as a guest on The Tonight Show. At one point there was a lull in the conversation and Johnny said, “You know what, Billy? I bet if Jesus ever came back to earth, we’d do Him in again!” Billy Graham leaned forward in his seat, and said, “In the ...read more

  • Clarence Jordan, Author Of The "Cotton Patch" New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
     | 2,388 views

    Clarence Jordan, author of the “Cotton Patch” New Testament translation and founder of the interracial Koinonia farm in Americus, Georgia, was getting a red-carpet tour of another minister’s church. With pride the minister pointed to the rich, imported pews and luxurious decoration. As they stepped ...read more

  • A Minister Was Speaking About All The Things ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Greene on Jan 23, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 1,721 views

    A minister was speaking about all the things money can’t buy. “Money can’t buy happiness, it can’t buy laughter and money can’t buy love” he told the congregation. Driving his point home he said, “What would you do if I offered you $1,000 not to love your mother and father?” A hush fell over the ...read more

  • It All Depends

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006
     | 2,174 views

    It all depends on where you are, It all depends on when you are, It all depends on what you feel, It all depends on how you feel. It all depends on how you’re raised, It all depends on what is praised, What’s right today is wrong tomorrow, Joy in France, in England sorrow. It all depends on point ...read more

  • That Cross Alone

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 29, 2011
     | 2,874 views

    THAT CROSS ALONE Clarence Jordan, author of the "Cotton Patch" New Testament translation, and founder of the interracial Koinonia farm in Americus, Georgia, was getting a red-carpet tour of another minister's church. With pride the minister pointed to the rich, imported furnishings and luxurious ...read more

  • The Hummingbird And The Vulture  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 23, 2013
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,790 views

    THE HUMMINGBIRD AND THE VULTURE Both the hummingbird and the vulture fly over the desert. All vultures see is rotting meat, because that is what they look for. They thrive on that diet. But hummingbirds ignore the smelly flesh of dead animals. Instead, they look for the colourful blossoms of ...read more

  • Singer Sheryl Crow Said Recently, In A New York ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,130 views

    Singer Sheryl Crow said recently, in a New York Post interview: “I believe in God. I believe in Jesus and Buddha and Mohammed and all those that were enlightened. I wouldn’t say necessarily that I’m a strict Christian. I’m not sure I believe in heaven.” Sheryl Crow is where many people are today; ...read more

  • Willie Nelson Apparently At One Time Owned A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,017 views

    Willie Nelson apparently at one time owned a golf course. He said the great thing about owning a golf course was that he could decide what par for each hole was. He pointed at one hole and said, “See that hole there? It’s a par 47. Yesterday I birdied it.” Well, we cannot decide what par for the ...read more

  • Some Of Us Grew Up With An Extra Kid In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by West Garner on Aug 31, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,840 views

    Some of us grew up with an extra kid in the house. We didn’t know it but he was there at certain times. His name was “Not Me.” He always appeared when something happened. Like when your mom asked, “Who got this play dough in the carpet?” (NOT ME) “Who colored on the walls in the bedroom?” (NOT ...read more

  • Dr. Thomas Holman At The University Of Washington ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 10, 2007
     | 972 views

    Dr. Thomas Holman at the University of Washington in Seattle did a study some years ago with his colleagues. They developed a “life’s events scale” where they determined a numerical value for the different things in life that cause us stress. The loss of a spouse = 100 pts. Divorce = 73 Getting ...read more

  • An Old Lady Was Being Robbed By A Man By Gun ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Dec 12, 2007
     | 1,437 views

    An old lady was being robbed by a man by gun point in her car. He demanded all her money or he would kill her. She told him she was going to heaven because of her Savior Jesus Christ but he would be going to hell because of his life. She continued to talk to him and deliver the message of God’s ...read more

  • There's A Movie Called "Shadowlands" About The ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
     | 1,254 views

    There’s a movie called “Shadowlands” about the life of C.S. Lewis. At one point, Lewis is told by a friend, "I know how hard you’ve been praying .... Now, God is answering your prayer." "That’s not why I pray, Harry," Lewis says. "I pray because I can’t help myself. I pray because I’m helpless. I ...read more

  • Did You Know That In June 2006 Israeli Doctors ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 26, 2008
     | 838 views

    Did you know that in June 2006 Israeli doctors and scientists successfully germinated a 2000 year old date palm, found at the Herodian fortress of Masada on the West Bank of the Dead Sea the seed was tagged the Methuselah. Friends there is coming a time when another seed is going to be ...read more

  • Larry Burkett Reminds Us, "Since Finances Is One ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,434 views

    LARRY BURKETT REMINDS US, “SINCE FINANCES IS ONE OF THE MOST OFTEN DISCUSSED TOPICS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, IT WOULD SEEM OBVIOUS THAT GOD WOULD USE THAT AREA TO TEST OUR OBEDIENCE TO HIM. WE MUST COME TO THE POINT THAT GOD’S APPROVAL IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE WORLD’S RICHES. BEING OBEDIENT MEANS ...read more

  • This Is My Body

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 26, 2008
     | 3,310 views

    THIS IS MY BODY "It was natural then, and it is natural today, to point to a representation of something and say that the representation is the thing. For example, I look at a photograph of our house and say, 'This is our house.' It would not enter anyone’s mind to think I mean that the photograph ...read more

  • God's Great Love

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,482 views

    GOD'S GREAT LOVE One time a father wanted to teach his son the lesson of God's great goodness. He took him to the top of a high hill and pointed northward over Scotland, southward over England, eastward over the ocean, westward over hill and valley, and then sweeping his arm around the whole ...read more

  • Speak, ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
     | 1,747 views

    Speak, Lord Speak, Lord, for thy servant hears. Show me where to go and tell me what to say; Give thy Word to light my path and point the way. Yes, Lord, Thy command is heard. Yes, Lord, I obey Thy Word. I don’t ask for riches, I don’t ask for fame, I don’t ask that honor be ...read more

  • Baptism

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 19, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,746 views

    The story is told about the baptism of King Aengus by St. Patrick in the middle of the fifth century. Sometime during the rite, St. Patrick leaned on his sharp-pointed staff and inadvertently stabbed the king's foot. After the baptism was over, St. Patrick looked down at all the blood, realized ...read more

  • Honesty

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Feb 7, 2022
     | 1,218 views

    Blaise Pascal observed that human life is nothing but perpetual delusion; human relationships are based on mutual deception. Martin Buber wrote of the uncanny game of hide and seek we play - in which the soul seeks to hide from itself. Thomas Merton - our minds are deformed with a contempt for ...read more

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