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  • What Not To Buy Your Wife  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 18, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,752 views

    What NOT to Buy Your Wife 1. Don’t buy clothing that involves sizes. The chances are one in seven thousand that you will get her size right, and your wife will be offended the other 6999 times. 2. Avoid all things useful. The new silver polish advertised to save hundreds of hours is not going to ...read more

  • Former President Ronald Reagan Learned The Need ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jan 20, 2003
     | 2,509 views

    Former President Ronald Reagan learned the need for decision-making early in his life. A kindly aunt had taken him to a cobbler to have a pair of shoes custom-made for him. The shoemaker asked, "Do you want a round toe or a square toe?" Young Ronald hemmed and hawed, so the cobbler said, "Come ...read more

  • In The Movie, "Dead Poets Society," Neil Perry ...  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,154 views

    In the movie, "Dead Poets Society," Neil Perry was a boy from a wealthy family studying in a very exclusive New England prep school. He wanted very much to become an actor when he grew up. But his father wanted him to be a medical doctor. The school produced a play in which Neil had the lead ...read more

  • Nothing Else  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 3,523 views

    NOTHING ELSE In his book, I Shall Not Want, Robert Ketchum tells about a Sunday school teacher who asked her group of children if any of them could quote the entire twenty-third psalm. A little four-and-a-half-year-old girl was among those who raised their hands. A bit skeptical, the teacher ...read more

  • A Couple Of Years Ago On America's Funniest Home ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 21, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,628 views

    A couple of years ago on America’s Funniest Home Videos, a young boy was shown on Christmas morning. He came down to see a large present beside the tree and ran over to tear it open to see what was inside. The paper went flying and suddenly he broke into a dance and jumped around the room ...read more

  • Our Daughter, Little Kelsey, Turned One Year Old ...

    Contributed by Thomas Baird on Mar 1, 2004
     | 2,408 views

    Our daughter, little Kelsey, turned one year old a little over a week ago… and she is not walking yet… All of our other kids were walking by her age… and Kelsey is not even trying. I told Derek yesterday that I know why she is not trying… Because we will take her wherever she wants to ...read more

  • In Honor Of Mother's Day  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 12,479 views

    IN HONOR OF MOTHER’S DAY Barbara Weiser of Kewanee, Illinois recalls this converstation with her daughter when she was six: "Mom, there are five things I want to be when I grow up." "Oh, yeah? What are they?" "I’m going to be a model, a movie star, a traveler and travel all around the world, ...read more

  • The 5th Grade Bible School Class Was Reading ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 2, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,033 views

    The 5th grade Bible School class was reading about the tremendous crowds that followed Jesus during his earthly ministry. “Why do you think so many people wanted to be around Jesus?” the teacher asked. One boys hand shot up- “Because Jesus had money?” “No,” the teacher replied, “in fact Jesus was ...read more

  • Many Of You I'm Sure Remember Charles Barkley, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Randy Bennett on Aug 21, 2004
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    Many of you I’m sure remember Charles Barkley, the NBA Basketball star who didn’t want people watching him too closely. People were disappointed with his actions and attitude on and off the court and challenged him to be a better role model. His response was basically, “Hey, I’m a basketball ...read more

  • A Man Named Floyd Collins, In 1925, Was Exploring ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bud Rose on Nov 26, 2005
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     | 2,842 views

    A man named Floyd Collins, in 1925, was exploring near Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and got stuck. He was fifty-five feet from the surface and he got stuck. Icy water was dripping in his face. The rescuers came in and diverted the water, and they talked with him, they calmed him down, but they couldn’t ...read more

  • Prayer Power "If You Do Not Feel Like Praying, It ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,341 views

    Prayer Power “If you do not feel like praying, it is probably a good indication that you should start praying immediately.” (Billy Graham) “Prayer is not an easy way of getting what we want, but the only way of becoming what God wants us to be.” (Studdert Kennedy) “Prayer is a serious thing. We may ...read more

  • The Bait Of Satan

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 1, 2006
     | 4,604 views

    John Bevere taught us from the “Bait of Satan” They (Christians) think churches are like cafeterias; they can pick and choose what they like! They feel the freedom to stay as long as there are no problems. But this does not agree at all with what the Bible teaches. You are not the one who chooses ...read more

  • Raquel Welch Was One Of Hollywood's Most Famous ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jul 28, 2006
     | 2,138 views

    Raquel Welch was one of Hollywood’s most famous beauties. She said: I’d acquired everything I wanted yet I was totally miserable. I thought it peculiar that I’d obtained everything I wanted as a child: wealth, fame, accomplishment in my career. I had beautiful children, a lifestyle that seemed ...read more

  • One Day, Ten-Year Old Ryan Was Driving Imaginary ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,512 views

    One day, ten-year old Ryan was driving imaginary race cars with his friends. Several minutes later he came bounding into the house and yelled, "Mom, you’ve got to come quick. Billy wants to accept Jesus into his heart." Skeptical of the child’s sudden interest in spiritual things, Susie asked, ...read more

  • Most Of Us Have Never Been To Nisswa, Minnesota, ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Apr 23, 2009
     | 1,534 views

    Most of us have never been to Nisswa, Minnesota, but I, for one, would like to go there someday. And when I go, I need to plan to stay over for Wednesday night. Not that I want to go to church there (Sorry about that, Chief!). No, the reason I want to visit Nisswa is for the Turtle Races. Every ...read more

  • Live Like You Were Dying: The Bucket List

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Jun 5, 2009
     | 2,668 views

    LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING: THE BUCKET LIST A couple of years ago my wife and I saw a movie entitled “The Bucket List” starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. Both men discovered that they had incurable diseases and wound up being roommates in the hospital. They became good friends and ended ...read more

  • A Vow To Cherish

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 20, 2009
     | 3,111 views

    A VOW TO CHERISH In the movie A Vow to Cherish a husband struggles with his wife’s Alzheimer's. The most difficult thing is the fact that she doesn’t know him and he is a complete stranger to her. He kneels in front of her and pledges he will love her till the day they die. He recites the vows ...read more

  • How Corrie Ten Boom Got Started

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 13, 2011
     | 2,038 views

    HOW CORRIE TEN BOOM GOT STARTED Corrie Ten Boom following WW II, understood that God was leading her to come to America. She survived the Nazi death camps and wanted to tell her story. She arrived here with only 50 dollars; no friends; no place to stay; and no speaking invitations. She writes, ...read more

  • Six Kinds Of Toxic People

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
     | 2,709 views

    SIX KINDS OF TOXIC PEOPLE Life Coach Cheryl Robinson says there are six kinds of toxic people. There are the blamers who are always complaining about what is wrong in their life and blaming others. Then there are the drainers. They’re like vampires who will come and suck everything out of you ...read more

  • Downward Trends In U.s. Christianity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
     | 3,781 views

    DOWNWARD TRENDS IN U.S. CHRISTIANITY In George Barna's new book on U.S. Christians called Futurecast, he tracks annual changes from 1991 to 2011 and shows that all the major trend lines of religious belief and behavior ran downward except two: More people claim they have accepted Jesus as their ...read more