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  • A Man Came Home From Work One Day And Discovered ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A man came home from work one day and discovered a monkey in the house. So he found his wife and asked her, “Where did the monkey come from?” She replied, “It was so cute I just had to have it, so I bought it ” The man was furious about sharing the house with a monkey so he said, “Where will the ...read more

  • One Of Images Which Remains With Me Is The Sight ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 5, 2000
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    One of images which remains with me is the sight of the Nile valley seen from 35,000 feet up when returning from the Middle East. There was a green fertile strip on both sides of the river and then nothing but sand - and that’s where David felt he was. When I was preparing this message television ...read more

  • In Australia The Early Prison Authorities Knew ...

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Oct 14, 2007
     | 963 views

    In Australia the early prison authorities knew this To control and break the really bad prisoners They developed a solitary confinement gaol at Port Arthur, Where prisoners could have no contact with anyone else they were kept in a dark cell and even the prison guards wore cloth on their feet when ...read more

  • Gehenna

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 23, 2009
     | 1,293 views

    GEHENNA Ben-Hinnon is also known as Gehenna, a word Jesus used for hell. At the time of Jesus, it was a garbage dump, where a fire constantly burned, consuming the relentless supply of garbage from a large city like Jerusalem. Gehenna is a place on earth which communicates the nature of hell. ...read more

  • Hope And A Grateful Heart  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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    HOPE AND A GRATEFUL HEART There is an old legend of a man who found the barn where Satan kept his seeds ready to be sown in the human heart. On finding the seeds of discouragement more numerous than others, he learned that those seeds could be made to grow almost anywhere. When questioned, Satan ...read more

  • Open Your Eyes

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 27, 2010
     | 1,582 views

    OPEN YOUR EYES My granddaughter was here yesterday. She is two years old. I pointed out some pelicans sitting on a pole, but for a long time she could not see them. She didn't know where to look. I should talk. I ask my wife sometimes "Where are the car keys?" She says "Have a girl look and ...read more

  • Dry Truth Or Dynamic Lies?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 26, 2010
     | 1,969 views

    DRY TRUTH OR DYNAMIC LIES? During my first year of ministry here, I asked a hypothetical question: If you had the choice of attending a church where the pastor believed and taught the Bible but was dry and not a very good speaker, or a church where the pastor believed that the Bible contained many ...read more

  • Gratitude - The Greatest Virtue

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 21, 2019
     | 2,898 views

    Thankfulness leaves no room for DISCOURAGEMENT. There is a legend of a man who found the barn where Satan supposedly kept his seeds ready to be sown into the human heart. On finding these seeds of discouragement more numerous than the other seeds, he learned that those seeds could be made to grow ...read more

  • Awesome Thanksgiving Illustration

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 7, 2022
     | 1,278 views

    There is a legend of a man who found the barn where Satan supposedly kept his seeds ready to be sown into the human heart. On finding these seeds of discouragement more numerous than the other seeds, he learned that those seeds could be made to grow almost anywhere. When Satan was questioned, he ...read more

  • It Was 1741, And An Old Man Was Wandering The ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 6, 2007
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    It was 1741, and an old man was wandering the streets of London. His name was George Frederick Handel. At this point, he was angry at life. His mind kept going back to the time when he was famous and had the applause of royalty and the elite of London. But now his mind was full of despair and ...read more

  • The Statue That Lies

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2011
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    THE STATUE THAT LIES In the book, "The Day America Told the Truth," 91% of Americans admit to lying regularly. 86% of Americans routinely lie to their parents. 75% admit to lying to their friends. 73% admit lying to their siblings. And 75% admit lying to their spouse. None of this is new news to ...read more

  • Joe Bayly, A Christian Author And Leader, Had A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2012
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    Joe Bayly, a Christian author and leader, had a son named Tim who was not following the Lord. This caused great tension in the home until one day Joe told his son he had to move out. Taking Tim aside, he said, "Tim, you're not living for God and you need to leave our home." Tim left, but his ...read more

  • John Balca Was One Of The Early Apostolic ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 8, 2006
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    -John Balca was one of the early Apostolic pioneer missionaries in Eastern Europe. He was particularly focused in the country of Yugoslavia in the 1930-1950’s. In his autobiography, he writes of the many difficulties that God helped him to overcome in the establishing of an Apostolic church in ...read more

  • Worthy To Suffer For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
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    WORTHY TO SUFFER FOR HIM John Balca was one of the early pioneer missionaries in Eastern Europe. He was particularly focused on the country of Yugoslavia in the 1930-1950’s. In his autobiography, he writes of the many difficulties that God helped him to overcome in the establishing of an Apostolic ...read more

  • Pastor Makes A Tough ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
     | 3,251 views

    Pastor Makes A Tough Decision In his book The Jesus Revolution, pastor and author Leith Anderson shares a story about the tension that sometimes comes between obeying God and obeying the law of the land. A number of years ago, he and three others were traveling to a Communist country where ...read more

  • The First

    Contributed by Robert Kelley on May 16, 2008
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    The first "customer" of the day came into heaven’s gates & St.Peter met him. "Where’s Jesus" I just want to praise Jesus!" Peter greeted him, " That’s great but first you must take a test." The newby proclaimed, "Anything, just to see Jesus." "Ok, said Pete, " Spell God". " g - o- d, no Capital G ...read more

  • Crime Scene Investigation

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION It was September 18, 1910 on a Saturday at the Hiller home in Chicago. Clarence Hiller had spent the day painting his house. By early evening everyone was in bed asleep. The Hillers woke up in the early morning and noticed. Clarence went to investigate why a gas light ...read more

  • The House With The Unused Room

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Feb 11, 2020
     | 1,586 views

    How many times have you seen a house that looked so promising, you couldn’t help but want to buy it? That very thing happened to me some time ago. I was interested in buying a home, and sure enough, there was one caught my eye! It wasn’t too far from where I was working, the price seemed ...read more

  • Sniper Camp - U.s. News And World Report ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 23, 2001
    based on 148 ratings
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    - Sniper Camp - U.S. News And World Report carried this story. The U.S. Marines conduct a secret sniper program in Quantico, Virginia. The school admits 25 men for an eight week course of sixteen hour days. Very few pass. To graduate, each goes on a mock mission into a well defined area where ...read more

  • Back In The 17th Century, The Dutch Artist ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Feb 25, 2005
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     | 1,551 views

    Back in the 17th century, the Dutch artist Rembrandt painted two portraits of a famous Roman heroine named Lucretia. One portrait was painted the 1664. Two years later, he painted a second portrait of Lucretia in a different pose. For over 300 years, the two paintings were never seen together. ...read more

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