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  • Prayer Skit Adapted From Something I Heard On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jerry Smith on Apr 14, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,537 views

    Prayer skit adapted from something I heard on Christian radio Jennifer says --- Ryan, I am going to spend some time in prayer. Please don’t disturb me. (goes across the room and kneels in prayer) “Oh Lord, I am your servant. I want to do your will no matter what it is.” (Ryan pokes his head in ...read more

  • Leonard Ravenhill (From Revival Praying) -- Is ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 15, 2007
     | 2,842 views

    Leonard Ravenhill (From Revival Praying) -- Is it really a comfort to know that the recent converts will become just like us? What if they are as lazy and self-excusing in the matter of personal devotion to Jesus and active engagement in soul-winning as the rest ...read more

  • Love For Our Neighbor Consists Of Three Things: ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 8, 2008
     | 837 views

    “Love for our neighbor consists of three things: to desire the greater good of everyone; to do what good we can when we can; to bear, excuse and hide other’s faults”. (Barton, B. B. (1993). John. ...read more

  • Steve Brown Has Inside His Bible Written The ...

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Apr 29, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,806 views

    Steve Brown has inside his Bible written the following, "I wouldn’t be so shocked at my own sins if I didn’t have such a high opinion of myself." Now, this is not an excuse for sin, neglect, disrespect or irresponsibility in your work, ...read more

  • Our Lives Revolved Around Education. Under No ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,945 views

    "Our lives revolved around education. Under no circumstances were we to miss a day of school...No excuses would be accepted and all illnesses would presume to be feigned. Indeed, my grandfather announced that if we died, he would ...read more

  • Seeking Jesus

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 17, 2020
     | 3,028 views

    Luke 19:3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. People will climb a wall to catch a foul ball at the game, but find any excuse to miss church. Revival will be ...read more

  • Yesterday, The Orlando Sentinel Reported On A Man ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Nov 1, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,539 views

    Yesterday, the Orlando Sentinel reported on a man by the name of Timothy Pilgreen. Timothy is being held on 2 charges of murder and 4 charges of attempted murder after driving over 6 Outlaw Biker gang members on their motorcycles. Later, he blamed his rage on a history of drugs, alcohol and ...read more

  • No Longer Can The Church Say

    Contributed by Rick Brown on Feb 23, 2008
     | 1,990 views

    SAINT WALKS IN ON BISHOP AND SEES HIM COUNTING MONEY. EXCUSE ME I DID NOT MEAN TO INTERRUPT. AS HE TURNS TO LEAVE THE BISHOP SAYS “NO LONGER CAN THE CHURCH SAY SILVER AND GOLD HAVE I NONE.” AS THE SAINT PULLS THE DOOR TO ...read more

  • Being A Journalist Is Simply Wonderful. It Is A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,231 views

    "Being a journalist is simply wonderful. It is a lifelong license to follow that most basic human traitcuriosity. It is permission to probe and delve into whatever interests you, as thoroughly or as superficially as you like, and then move on. You have a license to ask virtually any human ...read more

  • After A Physical Examination, A Man Said, "Tell ...

    Contributed by Tim Parsons on Jun 7, 2006
     | 2,166 views

    After a physical examination, a man said, "Tell me in plain language, Doc, what’s really the matter with me?" "Do you want it straight? "Yes." "Well, there isn’t a thing wrong with you except that you’re just plain lazy!" "Okay," drawled the ...read more

  • Love For Our Neighbor

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,145 views

    Love for Our Neighbor John Vianney, 18th Century Pastor, is quoted as saying, “Love for our neighbor consists of three things: to desire the greater good of everyone; to do what good we can when we can; to bear, excuse, and hide other’s faults. The kind of love that Jesus is ...read more

  • We Christians Too Often Substitute Prayer For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,183 views

    “We Christians too often substitute prayer for playing the game. Prayer is good; but when used as a substitute for obedience, it is nothing but a blatant hypocrisy, a despicable Pharisaism...To your knees, man! and to your Bible! Decide at once! Don’t hedge! Time flies! Cease your insults to God, ...read more

  • Asking The Tough Questions Is Good Medicine! ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 11, 2007
     | 1,364 views

    Asking the tough questions is good medicine! James L. Mays, Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament Interpretation at Union Theological Seminar in Virginia talks about how “Christians who live in a world that constantly raises the question ‘Where is your God’ {shows} the real nature of our ...read more

  • John Vianney, 18th Century Pastor, Is Quoted As ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
     | 2,064 views

    John Vianney, 18th Century Pastor, is quoted as saying, “Love for our neighbor consists of three things: to desire the greater good of everyone; to do what good we can when we can; to bear, excuse, and hide other’s faults. The kind of love that Jesus is talking about here is the sacrificial love of ...read more

  • There Was Once A Monk Who Joined A Very Strict ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,567 views

    There was once a monk who joined a very strict monastic order. In fact, they were so strict that the monks had to take a vow of silence which could only be broken every five years, and then only with two words. After his first five years, the monk went to see the abbot for his two-word interview. ...read more

  • Is Evangelism Too Hard?

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 11, 2014
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     | 3,972 views

    Jenn Hopkins writes of attending a funeral several years ago. "There he lay, dead. He was gone and unsaved. Lived a life and then, in the flash of an eye, he was in Hell. Someone I loved and respected was gone and so was my opportunity to share the Gospel with him. His funeral was in a church, one ...read more

  • The Bible. God's Manual For Life

    Contributed by Jesse Crooks on Mar 10, 2020
     | 2,436 views

    The Bible God’s manual for living Joshua 1:8 Psalm 119: 11 Last year we finally traded vans. We drive one until it falls apart in the road. Our van would no longer go in reverse, and it would have been too expensive to replace the transmission. The new one didn’t have the owner’s manual, ...read more

  • John Vianney, 18th Century Pastor, Is Quoted As ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
     | 1,426 views

    John Vianney, 18th Century Pastor, is quoted as saying, “Love for our neighbor consists of three things: to desire the greater good of everyone; to do what good we can when we can; to bear, excuse, and hide other’s faults. The kind of love that Jesus is talking about here is the sacrificial ...read more

  • According To A Upi News Item; The Metropolitan ...

    Contributed by Vera Hughes on Feb 20, 2008
     | 1,558 views

    According to a UPI news item; the Metropolitan Insurance Company received some unusual explanations/excuses for accidents from its automobile policyholders. The following are just few: • An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car, and vanished. • I had been driving my car for 40 years ...read more

  • Sin Of Omission

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 25, 2011
     | 2,668 views

    SIN OF OMISSION We see sad events transpiring today: Mothers smothering children and fathers shaking babies. But if one did not do this and if they said, "I didn’t strike the baby, I just never fed the baby, I never changed a diaper. I never placed a warm blanket over the baby. I didn’t DO ...read more