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  • Guys, Let Me Give You An Example Of Selfless And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on May 21, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 3,771 views

    Guys, Let me give you an example of selfless and sacrificial love in today’s terms. Are you ready? Give your wife the remote control… Now ladies: Do not undervalue that action… It is a significant sacrifice for a guy! Several years ago my wife and vacationed in a time-share condo in Florida with ...read more

  • A Couple Years Ago, Someone Emailed Me A Series ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2006
     | 758 views

    A couple years ago, someone Emailed me a series of photos from a hunting trip in NM. The trip was on mule back, along with dogs, and there was a mountain lion stalking the hunting party. At some point, it attacked, and a mule proceeded to beat the stuffings out of that cougar. That was pretty ...read more

  • We Should Praise God

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 6, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,523 views

    WE SHOULD PRAISE GOD I heard someone say recently that if the only thing God has done in our lives is to save us – we should praise God from the rising of the sun through the darkness of the night. But He has done so much more for us than that. He has given you the sense of taste – so that you ...read more

  • Biblical Stories From Children  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,387 views

    BIBLICAL STORIES FROM CHILDREN The church is meant to supplement what is done in the home. We have a tough job in this department, don’t we? I came across some true statements that kids made in a Sunday School class: "Moses led the Hebrews to the Red Sea, where they made unleavened bread, ...read more

  • The Gas Prank

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,850 views

    THE GAS PRANK According to a story in the Grand Rapids Press, the owner of a small foreign car had begun to irritate his friends by bragging incessantly about his gas mileage. So they decided on a way to get some humor out of his tireless boasting, as well as bring it to an end. Every day, one of ...read more

  • Someone Has To Grow Up  PRO

    Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 19, 2001
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,626 views

    SOMEONE HAS TO GROW UP “We’re all selfish. Selfish to the core. God sometimes chooses to deal with our selfishness by giving us someone to care for who is infinitely more selfish than you. Babies are not only the cutest creatures on the face of the earth, they are by far the most selfish. ...read more

  • John D. Rockefeller Is An Example Of The Benefits ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
    based on 73 ratings
     | 1,362 views

    John D. Rockefeller is an example of the benefits of giving. He achieved what our culture calls success. Rockefeller had amassed more wealth than he could ever spend. By the time Rockefeller was fifty-three his life was a wreck. Throughout his business career he said, “I never placed my head ...read more

  • Jeremy Bassett's 5-Year-Old Niece, Olivia, And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Decker on May 19, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 13,496 views

    Jeremy Bassett’s 5-year-old niece, Olivia, and her best friend, Claire, were participating in a nativity play at school. Claire was playing Mary, and Olivia was an angel. Before the show, a young boy was going around the dressing room repeating, "I’m a sheep, what are you?" Each child responded ...read more

  • Christian Theology In Plain Language  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Oct 29, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,837 views

    ILLUSTRATION: "If God does speak in Scripture, what language does he use? There is a story about an elderly lady who took up Hebrew in her advanced years because she wanted to be able to greet her Maker in his native tongue. That, I fear, is taking a biblical figure of speech to a humorous ...read more

  • Suit Over Bible "Hate" Language  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,613 views

    SUIT OVER BIBLE "HATE" LANGUAGE A Michigan man is suing Zondervan and Thomas Nelson, claiming biblical references to homosexuality as a sin violate his constitutional rights and have caused him emotional pain and mental instability. Bradley Fowler, 39, is seeking $60 million from Zondervan and $10 ...read more

  • The Destiny Of Materialism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,459 views

    THE DESTINY OF MATERIALISM The lure of wealth, or what we might call the magnetism of materialism. “Finns [people from Finland] who can’t get enough of winter swarmed to the northern town of Kemi for the opening of a sprawling ice castle that features a theatre, a playground, an art gallery, and ...read more

  • Two Ardent Fishermen Met On Their Vacation And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Waite on Jan 20, 2006
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,066 views

    “Two ardent fishermen met on their vacation and began swapping stories about the different places they had fished, the kind of tackle used, the best bait, and finally about some of the fish they had caught. One of them told of a vicious battle he once had with a 300-pound salmon. The other man ...read more

  • The Town Gossip

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,809 views

    THE TOWN GOSSIP Many years ago the Moody Church News carried a humorous story about a woman in a small town who was known for being a gossip. One day on vacation she visited the offices of The Chicago Daily News. She was wearing a white dress and inadvertently leaned against a wall where a freshly ...read more

  • Are You Ready To Meet The Lord?

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Aug 22, 2024
     | 561 views

    Text: Proverbs 29:1, KJV: 1 He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. Thrift and second-hand stores are good places to find items like Bibles and other Christian material—no offense to bookstores, of course. One day I was searching for ...read more

  • Death Makes People Angry

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,298 views

    DEATH MAKES PEOPLE ANGRY Back in September of 2004, Casey Neistat of New York City discovered that the battery in his first-generation 5 GB iPod could no longer hold a charge for more than an hour. So he called Apple. Unfortunately for him, Apple basically advised him to buy a new iPod (their ...read more

  • Duke University Did A Study On "Peace Of Mind." ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jul 20, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,089 views

    Duke University did a study on “peace of mind.” Factors found to contribute greatly to emotional and mental stability are: 1. The absence of suspicion and resentment. Nursing a grudge was a major factor in unhappiness. 2. Not living in the past. An unwholesome preoccupation with old mistakes ...read more

  • Duke University Study  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 11, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,084 views

    INTRODUCTION... A Duke University Study A group at Duke University did a study on “peace of mind.” Factors found to contribute greatly to emotional and mental stability are: 1. The absence of suspicion and resentment. Nursing a grudge was a major factor in unhappiness. 2. Not living in the ...read more

  • It's Hard Being...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,934 views

    IT’S HARD BEING... Pastor Ben Patterson, tells the following story: My 5-year-old niece, Olivia, and her best friend, Claire, were participating in a nativity play at school. Claire was playing Mary, and Olivia was an angel. Before the show, a young boy was going around the dressing room ...read more

  • Power, And All The Perks That Goes With It, Comes ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 10, 2005
     | 1,523 views

    Power, and all the perks that goes with it, comes and goes. I am reminded of this in a humorous way in the autobiography of Colin Powell who related an incident that takes place the day after he retires from active duty as Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. ‘I woke up the next morning without ...read more

  • Finding Peace Of Mind

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,483 views

    Finding Peace Of Mind Duke University did a study on “peace of mind.” Factors found to contribute greatly to emotional and mental stability are: · The absence of suspicion and resentment. Nursing a grudge was a major factor in unhappiness. · Not living in the past. An unwholesome preoccupation ...read more