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  • Two Brothers Were Left Alone In The Kitchen. The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,107 views

    Two brothers were left alone in the kitchen. The older brother pulled the egg carton out of the refrigerator. He pulled the eggs out of the refrigerator and told his little brother, “I’ll give you five dollars if you let me break three of these eggs over your head.” The little brother said, “You ...read more

  • I Once Heard A Story Of A Man Who Was Walking ...

    Contributed by Scott Bounds on Dec 20, 2009
     | 1,868 views

    I once heard a story of a man who was walking along a beach. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. Off in the distance he could see a person going back and forth between the surf’s edge and the beach. Back and forth this person went. As the man approached he could see that there were ...read more

  • More Than A Golf Ball

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2011
     | 2,918 views

    MORE THAN A GOLF BALL Curtis Strange, one of the golfers in the Master’s Tournament, teed up on the 12th hole and hit a beautiful shot. It rolled right up and dropped in the cup for a hole-in-one. The crowd went crazy with applause and cheering. Then Curtis Strange did an interesting thing. He ...read more

  • The Three-Legged Chicken

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 4, 2012
     | 2,827 views

    THE THREE-LEGGED CHICKEN One day a traveller was driving down a back country road when he noticed that there was a three-legged chicken running alongside his car. He stepped on the gas but at 50 miles per hour, the chicken was still keeping up. After about a mile of running, the chicken ran up a ...read more

  • Ideal Love

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,875 views

    Ideal Love a. There was a Dad who took his kids to do a little shopping. As they drove up, they spotted an eighteen-wheeler parked with a big sign on it that said, "Petting Zoo." The kids jumped up in a rush and asked, "Daddy, Daddy. Can we go? Please. Please. Can we go?" "Sure," He said giving ...read more

  • There Was This Parrot Who Lived In A Bar. Well ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Nov 26, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,348 views

    There was this parrot who lived in a bar. Well the barkeeper decided to sell the bar and a group of church people who needed a new church bought it to convert it to a place to meet for worship. So the bar was open it’s last night for business. After midnight when the bar closed down and the ...read more

  • After The Baptism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,345 views

    AFTER THE BAPTISM Recently my 7-year-old son was baptized at nearby Lake Tahoe. With tears streaming down my face, I watched as he came out of the water, then excitedly asked if he felt any different. "Yeah, Mom, I do," he replied. "Now I have water up my nose!" (Leslie A. Williamson, ...read more

  • An Old Country Preacher Was Challenged By A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,917 views

    An old country preacher was challenged by a highly educated agnostic. The skeptic asked, “Why do you Christians constantly claim assurance of victory in the battle of eternity?” The old preacher replied: “Well, Son, it says in the beginning of my Bible that God was in charge when time started up. ...read more

  • Would You Believe Me If I Told You That The ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,921 views

    Would you believe me if I told you that the square root of orange is turquoise? or If I told you to always remember you’re unique, just like everyone else. or that 42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot. Or maybe that you can do more with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word. Doubt ...read more

  • Can You Think Back To Some Of Your Greatest ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 22, 2008
     | 1,301 views

    Can you think back to some of your greatest childhood memories? A younng boy got a motorcycle, then a bicycle for his birthday, then a 22 rifle for Christmas. So he set them all up and took a picture because he did not want to forget that moment. Someone stole the bicycle, and that motorcycle ...read more

  • The Humorous Story Is Told Of A Baseball Manger ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 3, 2006
     | 3,805 views

    The humorous story is told of a baseball manger who decided to play a rookie in right field one day. The regular fielder wasn’t happy about it and loudly makes it know from the bench that it was a big mistake to play the kid. As it turned out the rookie was so nervous that he messed up ...read more

  • Response To An Insurance Company) I Am Writing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,939 views

    (Response to an insurance company) I am writing in response to your request for additional information. In block #3 of the accident form, I put "trying to do the job alone" as the cause of my accident. You said in your letter that I should explain more fully, and I trust that the following details ...read more

  • Helping The Fallen

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 25, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,516 views

    HELPING THE FALLEN One of the most touching moments in NBA history took place in a 2003 playoff game between the Portland Trailblazers and the Dallas Mavericks. Actually, it happened before the game began. Natalie Gilbert was a 13-year-old 8th grader who had won the chance to sing the national ...read more

  • One Of My Favorite Stories Is About A Young ...

    Contributed by Blake Inscore on Sep 26, 2008
     | 2,381 views

    One of my favorite stories is about a young seminary student who was terrified of speaking in front of others. He waited until his last semester to taking his preaching class, knowing that he would have to get up and present a sermon. His professor tried to reassure him that God would give him the ...read more

  • Have You Ever Heard Of The Lotus Effect? The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Howard Flynn on May 17, 2001
    based on 55 ratings
     | 2,010 views

    Have you ever heard of the Lotus Effect? The lotus is a beautiful blossom with dazzling whiteness. It is the national flower of India, the sacred flower of Hinduism, and prominent in Buddhism. It begins its life in the mud of a pond, shoots up through the muck and scum, and blossoms with a ...read more

  • Flip Wilson Was A Popular Comedian Several Years ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 15, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 4,915 views

    Flip Wilson was a popular comedian several years ago, and one of his characters was a Preacher at the “What’s Happening Now Church.” Flip did a Skit where he told about this preacher. He’d shout out: "IF THIS CHURCH IS GOING TO SERVE GOD IT’S GOT TO GET DOWN ON ITS KNEES AND CRAWL!!!" And the ...read more

  • Story Of Sheep  PRO

    Contributed by Michael King on Jul 20, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,592 views

    STORY OF SHEEP In the Highlands of Scotland, sheep would often wander off into the rocks and get into places that they couldn’t get out of. The grass on these mountains is very sweet and the sheep like it, and they will jump down ten or twelve feet, and then they can’t jump back again, and the ...read more

  • Born Again Tree

    Contributed by Erik Stadler on Jan 6, 2011
     | 6,723 views

    BORN AGAIN TREE Back when I was growing up we had a tree in our back yard. And is often the case after a storm the tree’s trunk cracked and blew down. There wasn’t anything we could do to save that tree. So my father borrowed a chain saw and cut down the tree right at the bottom so that all ...read more

  • We Humans Tend To Come To Blockages And Stop. ...

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Dec 28, 2012
     | 2,549 views

    We humans tend to come to blockages and stop. The other day I was using a vacuum cleaner, the nice new yellow one here at the hall, I turned it on and it worked (tuned it on made all the right noises). But it had no suck. It had become blocked and jammed with hay where the hose met its body, thanks ...read more

  • A Young College Student In A Small ...

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Oct 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,827 views

    Illustration: A young college student in a small town attended college across the street from a vey conservative and traditional church. Bob, was a very different kind of individual. His dress was unorthodox, his tee shirt had holes and he wore blue jeans and he always went bare foot. The ...read more

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