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  • There Was A Story About A Man Who Died & When ...

    Contributed by John Perry on May 15, 2010
     | 2,080 views

    There was a story about a man who died & when they were winding up his estate it was discovered that in his will he wanted his estate left to the devil! Since the estate involved a property the executors of the will were at a loss as to how they would leave real estate to the devil. After some ...read more

  • A Band Of Theologians  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 4, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,632 views

    A BAND OF THEOLOGIANS Dr. Robert Jastrow, scientist and agnostic once said, "Now we see how astronomical evidence leads to a biblical view of the origin of the world." He concluded w/a monumental statement: "For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends ...read more

  • St. Augustine Once Said, "It Was Pride That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,127 views

    St. Augustine once said, “It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men angels.” I would change that by saying, “It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men acceptable before God.” Paul W. Powell, the former President of the Annuity ...read more

  • Gracious Father, I Humbly Beseech Thee For Thy ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 8, 2008
     | 820 views

    “Gracious Father, I humbly beseech thee for thy Holy Catholic Church; fill it with all truth, in all truth with all peace. Where it is corrupt, purge it; where it is in error, direct it; where it is superstitious, rectify it; where anything is amiss, reform it; where it is right, strengthen and ...read more

  • The Suffering Christ

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jan 1, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,390 views

    I could never believe in God if it were not for the Cross. In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it? I turn to that lonely, twisted, tortured figure on the cross—nails through hands and feet, back lacerated, limbs wrenched, brow bleeding from thorn-pricks, mouth ...read more

  • The Power Of Presence

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Sep 7, 2021
     | 2,707 views

    The Neil Diamond song, Sweet Caroline” is played at every Red Sox home game in Boston's Fenway Park before the bottom of the 8th inning. The tradition is said to date back to 1997 when the stadium DJ played it in honour of a newborn baby girl born of one of the staff members. The baby was of ...read more

  • The Final Picture Of God's Love For Us Through ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jul 22, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,004 views

    The final picture of God’s love for us through Jesus Christ comes for a story told by the late Pastor Louis Valbracht as he relates an event in his life. He says: I remember when I returned from over seas at the end of W.W. II, I was met by a nearly-three-year-old daughter whom I hadn’t seen ...read more

  • Predictions Of His 2nd Coming  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,091 views

    PREDICTIONS OF HIS 2ND COMING: Earliest known prediction by Tichonius 381 A.D.; Then 500 A.D. by Hippolytus (170-236). Later, predictions surrounded the 1st millennium: 1000 A.D., 1009 A.D., & 1033 A.D. were popular. 1533 A.D. was agreed upon by both Michael Stiefel (1486-1567) a friend of ...read more

  • On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 1,812 views

    ON BACKSLIDING A. M. Hills (From Backsliders and Worldly Christians) -- "It is doubtful if a moral fall is ever precipitous. People decline in religion and backslide gradually. Like descending a stairway, they go down step by step." Herman Melville -- "We warn you against little concessions, ...read more

  • All In Tune  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Dow on Sep 18, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 4,156 views

    ALL IN TUNE “Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all turned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So one hundred worshipers [meeting] ...read more

  • The Big Return On Faithfulness  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,910 views

    THE BIG RETURN ON FAITHFULNESS It was a stormy night in Birmingham, England, and Hudson Taylor was to speak at a meeting at the Severn Street schoolroom. His hostess assured him that nobody would attend on such a stormy night, but Taylor insisted on going. "I must go even if there is no one but ...read more

  • The Method Of Meekness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 17, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,324 views

    THE METHOD OF MEEKNESS “Jesus calls us to His rest, and meekness is his method. The meek man cares not at all who is greater than he, for he has long ago decided that the esteem of the world is not worth the effort. The rest Christ offers is the rest of meekness, the blessed relief which comes ...read more

  • For Too Long Our Culture Has Said, ‘if It Feels ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Biolsi on Apr 7, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,145 views

    "For too long our culture has said, ‘If it feels good, do it.’ Now America is embracing a new ethic and a new creed: ‘Let’s roll.’ In the sacrifice of soldiers, the fierce brotherhood of firefighters, and the bravery and generosity of ordinary citizens, we have glimpsed what a new culture of ...read more

  • This Fellow Was Very Nervous As He Contemplated ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 12, 2007
     | 1,288 views

    This fellow was very nervous as he contemplated asking Miss Jones to marry him. So he decided to ask her over the telephone. So he calls on the telephone. And he says, "Is this Miss Jones?" And she says, "Yes." And he says, "Could I talk to you?" ...read more

  • Spiritual Health Test

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 30, 2020
     | 2,730 views

    There are seven questions for self discovery that the great theologian A.W. Tozer encourages us to consider. These questions, if answered honestly, speak volumes about our spiritual health. They are: What do I want most? What do I think about most? How do I use the money that God has given ...read more

  • This Was Not The Despairing Cry Of A Helpless ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,648 views

    “This was not the despairing cry of a helpless martyr. It was not an expression of satisfaction that the end of His sufferings was now reached. It was not the last gasp of a worn-out life. No, it was the declaration on the part of the Divine Redeemer that all for which He came from heaven to earth ...read more

  • When The Builders Of A Proposed Bridge Across The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,472 views

    When the builders of a proposed bridge across the Niagara Falls began construction many years ago, the first matter at hand was how to span the river w/ the suspension cables. Launching a simple kite, the builders were able to get a thin string across. Using the string, they drew a rope across, ...read more

  • Learn When To Shut Up  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Sep 16, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 1,632 views

    1) Learn when to Shut Up . It is commonly known in the world of advertising that the most successful ad campaigns don’t try to change people: they try to reflect how people are already feeling. Advertisers know that consumers won’t respond to an ad unless the ad is a response to them. This is why ...read more

  • 24 Year Old Danny Simpson Was Sentenced To 6 ...  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Sep 16, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 422 views

    24 year old Danny Simpson was sentenced to 6 years in jail for robbing a bank. Danny got 6 years in the clink for stealing $6,000. But the gun he used in the robbery ended up in a museum. The .45 caliber Colt semi-automatic turned out to be an antique made in 1918 by the Ross Rifle Company. His ...read more

  • I Recently Had To Clean Up Some Brickwork At ...  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Sep 16, 2004
    based on 22 ratings
     | 1,676 views

    I recently had to clean up some brickwork at home. New bricks had been laid and I had to clean off the excess cement. So I bought a litre of hydrochloric acid and mixed it at about ½ litre to a bucket of water. This was just the right amount to keep the acid effective in cleaning the brickwork ...read more

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