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  • A Certain Oklahoma Farmer Had Been Taken So Many ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 1, 2008
     | 1,577 views

    A certain Oklahoma farmer had been taken so many times by the new car dealer that when the dealer wanted to buy a cow, the farmer priced it to him like this Basic cow $200 2-tone exterior $45 Extra stomach $75 Product storage compartment $60 Dispensing unit with 4 spigots $50 Genuine cow hide ...read more

  • This Christmas Has Set Me Off. It Has Given Me ...

    Contributed by Neal Gracey on Sep 1, 2008
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     | 2,139 views

    This Christmas has set me off. It has given me new fire. It is a wakeup call to men, women and children around the world that 200? could be the beginning of new dark ages. There is a possibility that our children's children could be jailed or killed for speaking about Christ. Want to know what's ...read more

  • Fish Tank Life  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 25, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,628 views

    Fish Tank Life A very nice doctor's office had a beautiful fish tank. The fish are bred to look like exotic salt-water fish. They are beautiful, but they are stuck in that expensive tank and going nowhere, chasing each other, killing each other, hoping someone will pay attention and feed them. ...read more

  • An Angel Inside

    Contributed by Samuel Wilder on Nov 10, 2008
     | 4,346 views

    AN ANGEL INSIDE I’ve read that Michelangelo, the great sculptor and painter, was pushing a heavy rock up a small incline to his work area so that he could do some sculpting. A neighbor watched him for over an hour as he worked to get this rock in place. Finally he asked, "Michelangelo, why do you ...read more

  • In Chicago They Have "High Occupancy Vehicle" ...

    Contributed by David Ward on May 13, 2007
     | 1,053 views

    In Chicago they have "High Occupancy Vehicle" lanes that get you there faster because you’re not slowed down by individual vehicles driven by individual people. On the Highway to His heaven, God wants us to travel in a High Occupancy Vehicle. When traveling in the HOV lane we pass up most of the ...read more

  • A Master Martial Artist Asked Bruce Lee To Teach ...

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jun 3, 2007
     | 2,622 views

    A master martial artist asked Bruce Lee to teach him everything Bruce knew about martial arts. Bruce held up two cups, both filled with liquid. “The first cup,” said Bruce, “represents all of your knowledge about martial arts. The second cup represents all of my knowledge about martial arts. ...read more

  • Most Of Us Do Not Wait Well... Jesus Asked The ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 11, 2007
     | 1,966 views

    ‘Most of us do not wait well... Jesus asked the disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they received the promised power to meet all that lay ahead of them as well as an advocate to teach them all that they needed to know.’ ‘It must have been hard to wait. They were under suspicion by the ...read more

  • I Wonder To What Extent God Is Telling His ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 1, 2009
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    I wonder to what extent God is telling his disciples that when we want greatness and recognition we need to walk the road of service because it gets our feet on the ground to what really matters about life and what really matters to Him. The road of service removes the vain desires for glory and ...read more

  • Behind The Back Conflict

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 6, 2009
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    BEHIND THE BACK CONFLICT We say one thing to people’s faces and then another behind their backs. Sometimes it seems easier and not worth the conflict. I remember being asked by a boss about my opinion concerning a fellow employee. I really felt that the boss needed to do his job better in training ...read more

  • Philip Yancey On Revenge  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
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    PHILIP YANCEY ON REVENGE "The problem with revenge is that it never gets what it wants; it never evens the score. Fairness never comes. The chain reaction set off by every act of vengeance always takes its unhindered course. It ties both the injured and the injurer to an escalator of pain. Both ...read more

  • N 2000, I Uprooted Anne And The Three Children, ...

    Contributed by Dale Miller on May 24, 2010
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    N 2000, I UPROOTED ANNE AND THE THREE CHILDREN, AND MOVED THEM FROM THE ONLY HOME THEY HAD EVER REALLY KNOWN, TO THE FROZEN NORTH. CAMERON WAS 8, AMSY 11, AND DEREK WAS 16. BEFORE WE MOVED, I TOOK DEREK ASIDE AND HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH HIM. I TOLD HIM; THE PEOPLE UP THERE DON’T KNOW YOU ...read more

  • High Hopes

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,409 views

    HIGH HOPES A Mother was taking her four-year-old daughter to school. She was a doctor and had left her stethoscope on the car seat. Her little girl picked it up and very excited began to play with it. Excellent, thought the Doctor, My daughter wants to follow in my footsteps! Then the child spoke ...read more

  • Missing Husband

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
     | 5,276 views

    MISSING HUSBAND A woman went to the police station to report her husband as missing. She described him as "29 years old, six foot three, athletic, and handsome." The sergeant shook his head. "Wait a minute, lady. I know your husband. He’s 50, short, and overweight." The woman said, ...read more

  • On "Stuff"

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 2, 2013
     | 1,732 views

    One authority writes: "For example, ever wonder why retail clothing stores have those helpful bags and baskets for gathering all your potential purchases? Retailers know that once you have held an item in your hand, you’re psychologically tied to it and you don’t want to give the item up. The ...read more

  • Mission

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Mar 1, 2016
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    Or what about the missionaries preaching in Africa from Revelation 3:20 (ESV), “Behold, I stand at the door and knock,” without knowing that in this African context only thieves knock on doors to see if anyone is home. Friends, on the other hand, announce their presence by calling out. So these ...read more

  • Get Out Of Kindergarten

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 16, 2020
     | 1,646 views

    John 3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? We have so many discussions and divisions over earthly things like music, gray areas, etc. If we cannot come to agreement on these things how can we reach for ...read more

  • Are You "all Ears" For God's Voice?

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 2, 2023
     | 1,239 views

    A missionary translator was endeavoring to find a word for “obedience” in the native language. This was a virtue seldom practiced among the people into whose language he wanted to translate the New Testament. As he returned home from the village one day, he whistled for his dog and it came ...read more

  • Are You All Ears For God?

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 28, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,036 views

    A missionary translator was endeavoring to find a word for “obedience” in the native language. This was a virtue seldom practiced among the people into whose language he wanted to translate the New Testament. As he returned home from the village one day, he whistled for his dog and it came ...read more

  • Sleepless Nights

    Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 22, 2025
     | 264 views

    When the time came to bring Joseph out of jail into fulfilment of God's plan, God gave sleepless nights to King Pharoah. When the time came to exalt and elevate Daniel in the Babylon kingdom, God gave sleepless nights to King Nebuchadnezzar. Similarly, when God wants to fulfil his plan in your ...read more

  • Mary Did You Know

    Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Apr 4, 2025
     | 301 views

    Mary did you know First choice Luke chapter 2:1-20 Second choice Matthew chapter 1: 18-25 1. I love Christmas but the reason why I love it has changed throughout the years!!! 2. Paul Harvey 3. Story of Bible (creation, Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham, the law, Christmas) 4. ...read more