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  • When I Was A Boy We Had An Elderly Lady That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2002
    based on 72 ratings
     | 1,741 views

    When I was a boy we had an elderly lady that lived near us named Julie Mae Brown. She was up in years and had become almos deaf and couldn’t hardly see. Despite these issues, Julie Mae wanted to be in church on Sunday Morning but she couldn’t get there on her own. It became the responsibility of ...read more

  • Bill Wilson Pastors An Inner City Church In New ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Mar 22, 2002
    based on 99 ratings
     | 1,792 views

    Bill Wilson pastors an inner city church in New York City. His mission field is a very violent place. He himself has been stabbed twice as he ministered to the people of the community surrounding the church. Once a Puerto Rican woman became involved in the church and was led to Christ. After her ...read more

  • Value Of Life A Store Owner Was Tacking A Sign ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 15, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 1,854 views

    Value of Life A store owner was tacking a sign above his door that read ’Puppies for Sale.’ These signs had a weird way of attracting children. And sure enough, a little boy appeared at the sign. "How much are you gonna sell those puppies for?" he asked. The store owner replied" Anywhere from ...read more

  • I'd Like To Relate To You A Story That A Son ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,370 views

    I’d like to relate to you a story that a son tells about his father that made an impact upon him for the rest of his life. He recounts: The cold Iowa dawn was still an hour off, but already Dad and I had finished a big job on our farm. We’d loaded 100 head of cattle for market into two waiting ...read more

  • Woodson Armes Was Pastor Of Polytechnic Baptist ...  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,214 views

    Woodson Armes was pastor of Polytechnic Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas during my seminary years. At a seminary chapel service he told this story from his growing up as a teenager in rural Texas. “As a teenager growing up I really gave my parents a lot of grief. On one particular occasion I ...read more

  • Faith In A Father's Love  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Nov 26, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,122 views

    FAITH IN A FATHER'S LOVE Here’s how the story of Finding Nemo develops in the movie: Nemo’s father loved him very much. He watched over Nemo and protected him from every evil. Nemo and his dad were best friends. There are reasons why so many people enjoy the blockbuster hit Finding Nemo. It is a ...read more

  • Mavis Lays An Egg  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,124 views

    MAVIS LAYS AN EGG On a bright, beautiful day, full of promise, Mavis laid an egg. This was not an extraordinary event since Mavis was a chicken, but Mavis was not pleased. "An egg? An egg? What do I want with an egg?" said Mavis to herself. "An egg is just not in my plans. I’ll have to get rid ...read more

  • I Have A Friend In Nashville Who Had Two Very ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Adams on Jan 1, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,485 views

    I have a friend in Nashville who had two very different sets of grandparents. On his father’s side, his grandfather had worked in factories, and had spent all his life saving money vigorously. They seldom traveled, though they bought a nice farm and a large house in another state. They stayed ...read more

  • I ...

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 12, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,501 views

    INTRODUCTION...www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4361829,00.html I want to share a story with you from last week in the Rocky Mountain Newspaper in Denver, Colorado. The story centers around a hot dog vendor and a fancy restaurant. "The beef between a hot dog vendor and ...read more

  • About 15 Years Ago I Was Visiting My Wife ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 11, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,375 views

    ILL.: About 15 years ago I was visiting my wife (we were dating back then) and I was playing with her little sister. As usual she was jumping all over me so we started play wrestling. I had her in a pretend headlock and she couldn’t get out (she was 4). She called a time out and said she needed to ...read more

  • I Scratched A Car!!!  PRO

    Contributed by Ludwing Villamizar on Oct 26, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,903 views

    I scratched a Car!!! I was about 17 at the time. I finally was able to drive a car. I took my mom to work in a car that a friend had lent her for the day. It was a stick shift. After dropping off my mom my small cousin jumps to the front seat while eating chips. The driveway to the house we lived ...read more

  • I Want To Start Today With A Little Object Lesson ...

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 29, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 744 views

    I want to start today with a little object lesson if I may. In this dish I have a crumpled piece of newspaper. I am going to set fire to it. See how quickly the flame consumes the paper? I have to drop it back into the dish if I’m going to keep from getting burned, don’t I? Okay, now what has ...read more

  • The Homeless Man

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
     | 2,808 views

    THE HOMELESS MAN There is a big church in North Carolina that has classes every summer to help train people in different ministries. During one such period a few years ago, a young man appeared on campus where hundreds of others were. But this young man didn’t take part in any classes. He was ...read more

  • Jorge And The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
     | 2,407 views

    JORGE AND THE TRANSLATOR Jorge Rodriguez was the meanest, orneriest bandit on the Texas-Mexico border. The guy would slip across the line, raid the banks of south Texas, and steal ’em blind. Before they could catch him, he would race back into Mexico and hide out. No matter how hard the law tried, ...read more

  • Police Officer Saves Choking ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009
     | 2,997 views

    Police Officer Saves Choking Child Listen to the story of Les Brown, a San Diego police officer, who was driving down a new section of the interstate - Highway 5 - one day! He heard an emergency alert over his police car radio - a code blue - indicating that someone was dying! The address was ...read more

  • So What Does This Gentle Restoration Or ...

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009
     | 3,167 views

    So what does this gentle restoration or correction look like? Well here’s what it doesn’t look like, from a real example I observed: “How could you be so stupid, did you grow up with wolves? You are going to pay for this buster, and you’re going to straight to hell where you belong.” I have left ...read more

  • I Have Prayed For A Sick Lady Who Had Cancer, And ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 26, 2010
     | 1,646 views

    I have prayed for a sick lady who had cancer, and she died. In fact more than one person I have prayed for has died and not been healed. Do you want someone like me to pray for you? Why weren't they healed? Not enough faith? I prayed for a wonderful Pastor who had cancer who was involved in doing ...read more

  • The Bigger Miracle

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,513 views

    THE BIGGER MIRACLE Pastor Steve Yeschek lost his sister, Judy, after a five-year battle with cancer. She was a woman who, as Steve described her, was a party animal—-a big drinker with a self-contented lifestyle. She was someone everybody loved, because she exuded excitement and a thrill for life. ...read more

  • An Atheist In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010
     | 2,755 views

    An Atheist in Battle What the people in Gilead did in Judges 11:7 to Jephthah is what our nation has done to God. We only turn to Him when in distress. During the Korean War an atheist soldier was in a foxhole and bullets were flying above him. Some of his comrades were fallen in the field ...read more

  • Phil Sheldrake's Story

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 10, 2011
     | 2,632 views

    PHIL SHELDRAKE'S STORY At the age of 14 Phil Sheldrake was invited by a school friend to attend an event called Festival ’89. The event was being held on Sun Corner in Billericay and hosted by the preacher J. John. That night, Phil came to find a personal faith in Jesus. With his best friend, ...read more

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