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  • I Was Speaking With My Oldest Daughter About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 2,107 views

    I was speaking with my oldest daughter about spreading rumors, and gossip. I explained that gossip was mean and hurtful and not something Jesus Christ would have us do. I was quiet, while I waited for her to speak. Then she said in a quiet voice from the ...read more

  • God Will Give You Words

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Apr 23, 2009
     | 1,515 views

    GOD WILL GIVE YOU WORDS Michael was asked to speak at his youth group. He didn’t know what to say, but as soon as he stood up, God gave him powerful words to say. The Holy Spirit will give you the words to say. Luke ...read more

  • A Nationwide Survey Of 2200 Seven To Eleven ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Sep 26, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 1,983 views

    A nationwide survey of 2200 seven to eleven years old by the Foundation for Child’s Development indicated that most American children feel good about their lives, their families, and just being themselves. But more than two-thirds are also afraid. Afraid of “someone bad” skulking around their ...read more

  • Charity Chill: Donor-Financed Organizations ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
     | 2,000 views

    Charity Chill: Donor-financed organizations report flat or declining giving year-to-date. Reasons are economy jitters, stock market gloom, lower consumer confidence and election uncertainty. Wealthy donors are waiting to see if the estate tax is rolled back¾a Bush promise. ...read more

  • One Sunday, A Monk Was Invited To Speak About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Francis Neil Jalando-On on Nov 3, 2000
    based on 134 ratings
     | 2,609 views

    One Sunday, a monk was invited to speak about the ‘love of God.’ He waited until it is dark and proceeded in the altar with a lighted candle. He first illumined the crown of thorns then the two hands that are nailed after that he continued to light the spear wound in the side and lastly he put the ...read more

  • A Mother Was Preparing Pancakes For Her Sons, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2001
    based on 145 ratings
     | 1,570 views

    A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, 5, and Ryan, 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. "If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, ’Let my brother have the first ...read more

  • Hypocrisy Is Like The 12-Year-Old Boy Who Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,196 views

    Hypocrisy is like the 12-year-old boy who was waiting for his first orthodontist appointment and was a bit nervous. Apparently he wanted to impress the dentist. On the patient questionnaire, in the space marked "Hobbies," he had written, "Swimming, riding my bike, and flossing." That’s a ...read more

  • I Shall Tell You A Great Secret, My Friend. Do ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on May 25, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,637 views

    1. I shall tell you a great secret, my friend. Do not wait for the last judgment. It takes place every day. Albert Camus 2. To sensible men, every day is a day of reckoning. John W. Gardner 3. When we come to the end of life, the question ...read more

  • Sharing Your Testimony!

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 4, 2021
     | 2,313 views

    My wife Marge said she was 8 years old when during a time of revival in Alberta, Canada she received Jesus as her own personal Saviour. This was in 1948 and the next day she could hardly wait to tell all her friends about Jesus and how she was saved. ...read more

  • Once There Was A Pastor Who Was Such A Golf ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 2, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,123 views

    Once there was a pastor who was such a golf addict that one Sunday he called in sick and went golfing instead. Two angels were above him on the golf course, discussing the situation. One angel said, “You just wait. I’m gonna punish him good for this.” The other angel just floated back to see what ...read more

  • Another Man Wrote A Book On How To Catch Fish. ...

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jun 25, 2005
     | 1,884 views

    Another man wrote a book on how to catch fish. The book was an instant best seller. In a matter of weeks, the man was scheduled to talk about fishing on all the talk shows, and he was kept constantly busy with personal appearances and book signings. Over the next few years, he had taught just ...read more

  • Which Way Is Up?

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,262 views

    Which Way Is Up? Some years ago I read about a speedboat driver who had recently survived a racing accident. He said that he had been at near top speeds when his boat veered slightly and hit a wave at a dangerous angle. The combined force of his speed and the size and angle of the wave sent the ...read more

  • One Day My Mother Was Out And My Dad Was In ...

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Feb 16, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,558 views

    One day my mother was out and my dad was in charge of me and my brother who is four years older than I am. I was maybe 3 and one half years old and had just recovered from an accident in which my arm had been broken among other injuries. Someone had given me a little ’tea set’ as a get-well gift ...read more

  • An Australian Mining Town Will Always Remember ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 29, 2008
     | 1,340 views

    An Australian mining town will always remember the year of the dramatic rescue. An earthquake killed one miner and trapped two others 3,000 feet under the ground. Days turned into weeks as miners bore through tons of rock; rescuers could only work one at a time on their backs in a cramped rescue ...read more

  • Rescue From The Biggest Prison

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2009
     | 3,316 views

    RESCUE FROM THE BIGGEST PRISON An Australian mining town will always remember the year of the dramatic rescue. An earthquake killed one miner and trapped two others 3,000 feet under the ground. Days turned into weeks as miners bore through tons of rock; rescuers could only work one at a time on ...read more

  • Charles Stanley On Forgiveness

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 22, 2009
     | 3,919 views

    CHARLES STANLEY ON FORGIVENESS Charles Stanley, in his book The Gift of Forgiveness, states, "A person who has an unforgiving spirit is always the real loser, much more so than the one against whom the grudge is held." He adds, "Un-forgiveness, by its very nature, prevents individuals from ...read more

  • Looking For Pac Man Fulfillment

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 2, 2010
     | 1,907 views

    LOOKING FOR PAC MAN FULFILLMENT I was in the 5th grade, sitting tortured in a classroom, couldn’t wait for the dumb day to be over because at home ... I had waiting for me ... Pac Man on my Atari 2600. The day before I had plunked down $40 to have this game for myself. That was like 1982 - so it’d ...read more

  • Match Made In Heaven

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 16, 2012
     | 2,281 views

    There is a story about a couple that went to heaven and in this life they loved each other, but from a distance. So when they got to heaven, they decided to get married. They said to Peter, "Pete, we want to get married." And Peter says, "You have got eternity, why don't you think of it for 50 ...read more

  • Clean Pigeon

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 9, 2015
     | 4,088 views

    Lester Roloff told about visiting a friend in Massillon, Ohio who had a number of pigeons. During the visit his friend showed him one of the birds and said, “See this bird. She just flew 500 miles from St. Louis to Massillon non stop.” Roloff interrupted his host: Come on, non stop! How do you ...read more

  • John Todd Was A Minister In 19th Century New ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 13, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,740 views

    John Todd was a minister in 19th Century New England. Born in Vermont, but soon moved to Connecticut, when Todd was six years old, both parents died, and Todd was given a home by an aunt who lived nearby. He lived with his aunt until he left to study for the ministry. While he was away, his aunt ...read more

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