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  • It's The Third Sunday In June, And I'd Like To ...

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Jun 15, 2008
     | 3,016 views

    It's the third Sunday in June, and I’d like to say happy Father's Day to all the dads here today. Father's Day owes its existence primarily to the persistence of one Sonora Smart Dodd. Sonora got the idea for Father's day in 1909 while listening to a Mother's Day sermon. Sonora had been raised by ...read more

  • Some People Treat God Like They Do A Lawyer; ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,207 views

    Some people treat God like they do a lawyer; they go to Him only ...read more

  • Since Its Father's Day I Would Like To Share ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jason Wall on Jun 21, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,032 views

    Since its Father’s Day I would like to share with you two things that you will never hear a man say on Father’s Day. You would never hear a father say to his son, “…here are the keys to my brand new truck, and here is my platinum Master Card… go wild!” And you would never hear a father say to his ...read more

  • To Be Like Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Apr 17, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,462 views

    MY DESIRE, TO BE LIKE JESUS; MY DESIRE, TO BE LIKE HIM. HIS SPIRIT FILL ME, HIS LOVE O’ERWHELM ME, IN DEED AND WORD, TO BE LIKE HIM.” --Lillian Plankenhorn, 1946 Is that your heart’s prayer? How can one ever be like Jesus? The secret to being ...read more

  • Be Like The Spider  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Aug 2, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
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    BE LIKE THE SPIDER There was a man who was cleaning up his desk one Friday afternoon when he noticed an envelope that had been opened. Someone must have placed it there while he was on the phone. He opened it and read it, and to his shock and dismay it was a notice of being terminated, being ...read more

  • A Brother Like That  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,452 views

    A BROTHER LIKE THAT A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. "Is this your car, Mister?" he asked. Paul nodded. "My brother gave ...read more

  • Sex Is Like A ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 19, 2009
     | 1,838 views

    Sex is Like a Maserati (Based on an illustration given by Pastor Ed Young Fellowship Church C3 conference February 19, 2009) Pastor Young was talking to a porn actress from Europe about salvation through Jesus Christ. She did not believe and questioned him. She wondered if she would have to ...read more

  • Like Eggs

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,955 views

    C. S. Lewis – It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on ...read more

  • More Like ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
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    More Like Jesus What then is it to be more like Jesus in righteousness and faithfulness. Consider the story of: William Howard Doane (who) was a wealthy nineteenth-century industrialist who entered the business world at age sixteen and was president of his own manufacturing company by age ...read more

  • Like Their Parents

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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    Quote: BILLY GRAHAM who said: "Children will invariably talk, eat, walk, think, respond, and act like their parents. Give them a target to shoot at. Give them a goal to work toward. Give them a pattern that they can ...read more

  • Be Like Mike...?  PRO

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 2, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,590 views

    BE LIKE MIKE...? Gary Thomas, in his book Authentic Faith, describes a friend of his named Mike. He met Mike when he went to college. Mike was a leader among students. He had everything: a contagious personality, athletic ability, good looks, and natural appeal. And everybody wanted to be around ...read more

  • Faith Like That

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 2, 2012
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    FAITH LIKE THAT The bishop's car ran out of petrol. His wife, who was a passenger remembered seeing a garage half a mile back down the road. He got out the car and started to search the boot of the car for a container, but the only one he could find was his baby grandson's potty - so that had to ...read more

  • Like A Child

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2012
     | 3,258 views

    LIKE A CHILD Yo-Yo Ma, one of the most famous cellists in our day, once said, "When people ask me how they should approach performance, I always tell them that the professional musician should aspire to the state of the beginner. In order to become a professional," he says, "you need to go through ...read more

  • Like A Glove

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2022
     | 1,814 views

    Here’s a story of how I explain the Holy Spirit in us to children. I take an empty glove and tell the kids that it's a magic glove. I tell them it is amazing because it can pick things up. Then, I drop it on a hymn book or Bible and tell it to pick up the book. When it doesn't move, I ...read more

  • Once There Was A Father With A Son Who Was Lazy. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Kallan on Mar 5, 2003
    based on 61 ratings
     | 3,871 views

    Once there was a father with a son who was lazy. He tried to convince his son that he should join him in the work on his farm. The son was not convinced. The father was actually worried, how his son would earn his living after his death. Therefore, before his death, the father called his son and ...read more

  • A Father Insures The Safety Of His Son In A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 1 rating
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    A Father Insures the Safety of His Son in a Blizzard A little boy was eagerly looking forward to the birthday party of a friend who lived only a few blocks away. When the day finally arrived, a blizzard made the sidewalks and roads nearly impassable. The lad’s father, sensing the danger, hesitated ...read more

  • What Is God Like? This Is A Question, Which Has ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,797 views

    What is God like? This is a question, which has exercised the minds of mankind. It reminds me of the story of the little girl who was in deep concentration over her drawing. Her mother asked her what she was drawing and received the curt reply, “God.” Her mother ...read more

  • We Are Created After The Likeness Of The Eternal ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jan 25, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,705 views

    We are created after the likeness of the eternal God. This has both moral and motivational implications. In our morals and motives we are to reflect God’s character. Thus, I am to be not only an extension of his life…I am an expression of his character. If my salvation is working, my life ...read more

  • Christ-Like Simplicity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,347 views

    CHRIST-LIKE SIMPLICITY Francis de Sales, 17th cent. writer, said that Christ-like simplicity is similar to what we see in little children "who with one hand cling to their father, and with the other gather strawberries or blackberries along the hedges. For just like this, while you are gathering ...read more

  • Like Filthy Rags  PRO

    Contributed by Richard White on Jan 3, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,108 views

    LIKE FILTHY RAGS Jeff Bridges says, "Christians can never in themselves merit salvation through their personal holiness." Our Righteousness is like a filthy rag before a holy God. One of the early church fathers ...read more