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  • But The Question On The Floor Is "What If". What ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Dascoli on Dec 14, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,627 views

    But the question on the floor is “What if”. What If Jesus Never Came? What’s the big deal? Toward the end of the Christmas classic It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey cries out, “I want to live again! I want to live again!" Immediately he’s flashed from the previous scene and finds himself ...read more

  • O Brother Where Art Thou?  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on May 11, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,444 views

    INTRODUCTION... O Brother Where Art Thou? I was flipping through the TV the other night and one of the stations had on a movie that I have enjoyed watching before that stars George Clooney and was released in 2000. "O Brother Where Art Thou?" is a story about three prisoners (George Clooney, John ...read more

  • Our Father's Home

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Dec 24, 2006
     | 3,197 views

    Story: “Our Father’s Home” Two strangers, a small boy and an older man, were fishing from the banks of the Mississippi River. As time passed they discovered that, although the fishing was rather poor, conversation was good. And by the time the sun began to sink in the west they had talked of ...read more

  • How Do You Maintain Humility? Success Can ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
     | 1,339 views

    How do you maintain humility? Success can sometimes dazzle you in the achieving, but there’s usually someone around to help you keep perspective. TV anchorman Tom Brokaw has a story about that: Brokaw was wandering through Bloomingdale’s in New York one day, shortly after he was promoted to ...read more

  • But How Can It Be, As Christians Claim, That The ...

    Contributed by W F on Mar 31, 2007
     | 972 views

    But how can it be, as Christians claim, that the Bible has one Author but many writers? It’s helpful to see it like this. Maybe you’ve been watching the series on the ABC called, “Constructing Australia.” Last week’s episode was all about the construction of the Kalgoorlie pipeline which carries ...read more

  • Some Unknown Writer Penned These Words: I Have ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 980 views

    Some unknown writer penned these words: I have played enough sports, been in touch with enough coaches, watched enough games, and read closely enough to know that there’s one strategy that’s deadly. And it’s so subtle. You think you can win by doing it, but you lose. It’s called sitting on the ...read more

  • General George Patton Of Ww Ii Fame Was A Great ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,403 views

    General George Patton of WW II fame was a great student of the history of warfare. During the battles of North Africa, Patton’s troops and tanks were engaged in a series of attacks and counter-attacks with the German Panzer Divisions under the command of General Erwin Rommell, generally considered ...read more

  • How Do You Maintain Humility? Success Can ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,202 views

    How do you maintain humility? Success can sometimes dazzle you in the achieving, but there’s usually someone around to help you keep perspective. TV anchorman Tom Brokaw has a story about that: Brokaw was wandering through Bloomingdale’s in New York one day, shortly after he was promoted to ...read more

  • A Defendant Was On Trial For Murder In Oklahoma. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Jun 28, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,991 views

    A defendant was on trial for murder in Oklahoma. There was strong evidence indicating guilt, but there was no corpse. In the defense’s closing statement the lawyer, knowing that his client would probably be convicted, resorted to a trick. "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I have a surprise for you ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago I Was Made Aware Of How Much We ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,635 views

    A few years ago I was made aware of how much we all depend upon light in our lives, it was brought home to me one winters night, when a power cut hit Wigston it plummeted the whole area into darkness. I was in the middle of preparing sermon notes at the time and I couldn’t see a thing, the ...read more

  • The Spirit Makes The Call

    Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 18, 2008
     | 1,666 views

    THE SPIRIT MAKES THE CALL In Colossians 3:15 we're told to let the peace of God rule in our hearts. Incidentally, the Greek word for rule is the same one used in other writings for referee. In other words, it says to let Christ make the call. Now we know what a referee is and what he does. In ...read more

  • I Read A Fascinating Article Last Week That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 808 views

    I read a fascinating article last week that invited me to watch a breath-taking phenomenon that only occurs once every 44 years. It is the aligning of Jupiter and Venus with the Moon. Added to this amazing spectacle, viewed best with binoculars because the evening light would make it hard to see ...read more

  • A City Boy, Kenny, Moved To The Country And ...

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Feb 24, 2009
     | 1,719 views

    A city boy, Kenny, moved to the country and bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100.00. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey died." Kenny replied, "Well then, just give me my money ...read more

  • You Know Not ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
     | 2,844 views

    YOU KNOW NOT WHEN The people of Martinique sent representatives to that smoldering volcano, Mount Pelee, to see what the condition was. They returned and gave false reports and the city slept on, in all its vice. Nature took warning and the reptiles commenced crawling down the mountainside, birds ...read more

  • During My Undergraduate Studies Some Years Ago, I ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 26, 2009
     | 1,079 views

    During my undergraduate studies some years ago, I interviewed a lady whose religious belief was a hybrid of different religions. She spoke of trying to climb to a higher consciousness as her spiritual guide (which was an apparition that looked like an embryo with thousands of tentacles protruding ...read more

  • Sheep Need Fresh Pasture And Water Daily And In ...

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 26, 2009
     | 6,991 views

    Sheep need fresh pasture and water daily and in the desserts of Palestine that can be no easy task. A shepherd will search for water sometimes for hours every day. He carries a pail with him that he will fill over and over again for any sheep who cannot access the water. A shepherd will lead his ...read more

  • There, But For The Grace Of God, Goes...(Insert ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
     | 3,682 views

    THERE, BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD, GOES...(INSERT YOUR NAME) Someone has said that the only person God sends away empty is the person full of himself. Charles Spurgeon once said, "Our imaginary goodness is more hard to conquer than our actual sin." I fall into the thinking that I can do things on my ...read more

  • In 1990, There Were Only Three Known Christia...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 3, 2009
     | 1,223 views

    In 1990, there were only three known Christians in Kazakhstan and no Christians in Uzbekistan, but now more than 15,000 in Kazakhstan and 30, 000 in Uzbekistan. There were only 500 Christians in Iran in 1979, but more than one million Iranians believing Jesus Christ today, most of whom meet in ...read more

  • Samson Confused With ...

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 28, 2009
     | 3,086 views

    Samson confused with He-man http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snufwP5SO-Y&NR=1 He-Man is a heroic fictional character in the Masters of the Universe franchise. He is the alter ego of Prince Adam and also the twin brother of She-Ra. He-Man and his friends defend Eternia and the secrets of Castle ...read more

  • A Man Was Sitting On The Edge Of The Bed, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Dec 28, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,483 views

    A man was sitting on the edge of the bed, watching his wife, who was looking at herself in the mirror. Since her birthday was not far off he asked what she'd like for her birthday. "I'd like to be six again", she replied, still looking in the mirror. On the morning of her birthday, he arose ...read more

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