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  • Paul Harvey Tells About A Airline Stewardess Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
     | 1,189 views

    Paul Harvey tells about a airline stewardess who was being harassed by a slightly inebriated man up in the first class section who was making passes at her and trying to get her to agree to meet him in his hotel suite that night. With some difficulty she got away from him, only to encounter another ...read more

  • Before You Judge

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 6, 2009
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    BEFORE YOU JUDGE Steven Covey recalls riding on the New York subway one Sunday morning. It was a quiet time with many simply reading the paper, resting, or thinking quietly to themselves. But the quiet was shatter when a man and his children entered the car Covey was sitting in. The man sat down ...read more

  • Donald Grey Barnhouse: The Truck And Its ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2009
    based on 1 rating
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    Donald Grey Barnhouse: The Truck and Its Shadow Donald Grey Barnhouse, famous preacher of the past century wrote of driving his children to his wife, and their mother’s funeral; “I was driving with my children to my wife’s funeral where I was to preach the sermon. As we came into one small town ...read more

  • In Her Book "Smoke On The Mountain”, ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 31, 2010
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    In her book “Smoke on the Mountain”, Joy Davidson told of a missionary in a dark corner of Africa where the men had a habit of filing their teeth to sharp points. The missionary was working hard at trying to convert an old native chief. This missionary was very much Old Testament in his approach, ...read more

  • Father Will Be Angry

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jun 14, 2010
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    FATHER WILL BE ANGRY The story is told of a young boy was driving a big hayrack down the road and it turned over right in front of a farmer's house. The farmer came out and saw the young boy crying and said, "Son, don't worry about this, we can fix it. Right now dinner's ready. Why don't you come ...read more

  • A Man Once Came To Peter Marshall, Former ...  PRO

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 13, 2012
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    A man once came to Peter Marshall, former chaplain of the Unites States Senate, with a concern about tithing. “I have a problem,” he said. “I have been tithing for some time. It wasn’t too bad when I was making $20,000 a year; I could afford to give up $2,000. But now that I am making $500,000, ...read more

  • A Surprise Ending For A Couple Who Met ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 16, 2012
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    A SURPRISE ENDING FOR A COUPLE WHO MET ON-LINE A couple from Zenica, Central Bosnia, are divorcing after accusing each other of being unfaithful following an online affair. “They met online, where he called himself “Prince of Joy,” and she called herself “Sweetie.” Their real names were Sana and ...read more

  • All Moms Know This Stuff  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2012
    based on 14 ratings
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    ALL MOMS KNOW THIS STUFF One mom was out walking with her 4-year-old daughter when her girl picked up something from the ground and started to put it in her mouth. The mother tells what happens in her own words: "I took the item away from her and I asked her not to do that." My daughter quickly ...read more

  • New Church Treasurer

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 4, 2022
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    The day the old church treasurer resigned, the church asked the local grain elevator manager to take the position. He agreed under 2 conditions: 1. No treasurer’s report would be given for the first year 2. No questions be asked about finances during that year The people were surprised but finally ...read more

  • Voice Mail  PRO

    Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 20, 2001
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     | 3,841 views

    VOICE MAIL While we have a direct access to our Heavenly Father, imagine if He had one of those computer-answering devices. It might be something like this: As we begin to pray we hear... Thank you for calling your Heavenly Father’s house. Your call may be monitored for quality assurance. Please ...read more

  • Two Traveling Angels Stopped To Spend The Night ...

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 29, 2005
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    Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family! The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion’s guest room. Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole ...read more

  • In The Town Of Port Hope In Ontario, There Is A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In the town of Port Hope in Ontario, there is a monument erected, not for a politician or a war hero, but for a poor, unselfish working man who gave most of his life and energy to help those who could not repay him. Joseph Scriven was born in Dublin 1820. In his younger days, he had the potential ...read more

  • Our Family Dog Happy Is A Big Baby! For Such A ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 25, 2007
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    Our family dog Happy is a big baby! For such a big dog, she is afraid of some of the silliest and smallest things. Recently my wife and I were at the store and our two year son Sebastian saw a toy that he just had to have. It is a plastic ball that has little raised numbers and farm animals on ...read more

  • Learning To Get Up Quickly  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2010
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    LEARNING TO GET UP QUICKLY In the book A View From the Zoo, Gary Richmond tells about the birth of a giraffe: The first thing top emerge are the baby giraffe's front hooves and head. A few minutes later, the little newborn is hurled forth, falls ten feet, and lands on its back. Within seconds, ...read more

  • Deformed Foot Straightened By Long-Term Painful ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010
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    Deformed Foot Straightened by Long-term Painful Pressure In Paul’s life he did face suffering for Christ - Colossians 1:24: "Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for His body’s sake, which is the Church." None of us ...read more

  • The Lord's Supper With Grandma

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Oct 13, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,285 views

    In 1999 the church I was serving designated a particular Sunday morning service for celebrating the lives of our shut-ins. Every effort was made to get them to the church that day. We highly encouraged their family to make arrangements but had volunteers step up where that didn’t work. After the ...read more

  • Titanic: Code Of Honor

    Contributed by Mark Adams on Sep 10, 2011
     | 3,326 views

    TITANIC: CODE OF HONOR I bet a lot of you remember the movie Titanic. That song came out, and for a few days we loved Celine Dion, until we'd heard it so many times we started wishing we could put her on that boat to sink with the rest of them. Titanic was a movie that was loosely based on the ...read more

  • An Atheist's Perspective On Evangelism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2014
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    Perhaps you've heard of Penn and Teller the comedy team who has worked Las Vegas for years. Penn Jillette is an atheist, but he recorded a video journal a few years ago telling the story about a man who waited to speak to him after one of their shows. Penn said the man was a successful businessman ...read more

  • Crickets And Crosses

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Mar 30, 2023
     | 954 views

    Early one Easter morning I stood before an old church graveyard. The crickets were chirping their morning melody for me. I saw three crosses that had been placed there by the congregation, erected as a reminder of the crosses on the hill called Calvary. Calvary, where Jesus was crucified between ...read more

  • A Reggie Jackson Perspective

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2011
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    A REGGIE JACKSON PERSPECTIVE Dave Bosewell tells the story of Earl Weaver who was the manager of the Baltimore Orioles and how he handled slugger Reggie Jackson. Weaver had a rule that no one could steal a base unless the steal sign was given. This upset Jackson because he knew pitchers and ...read more

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