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  • Believe It Or Not, The Following Announcements ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,624 views

    Believe it or not, the following announcements actually appeared in various church bulletins. 1. Don’t let worry kill you -- let the church help. 2. Thursday night - Potluck supper. Prayer and medication to follow. 3. Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church and community. 4. ...read more

  • Several Years Ago A Washington, D.c. Tv Reporter ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 4,496 views

    Several years ago a Washington, D.C. TV reporter who was working on an assignment called“The Spirit of Christmas,” telephoned the British Embassy and asked to speak to the British ambassador. “Ambassador,” the reporter said, “you have been very kind to us through the year and we would like to ...read more

  • There Is Story That Probably Was Not Real But ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 11, 2008
     | 1,243 views

    There is story that probably was not real but like any parable simply conveys a deeper sense of truth (stories often do that which is probably why Jesus used so many stories to talk about the kingdom). In this story an elderly woman has learned that she has an inoperable, terminal illness. She ...read more

  • Leaders Are Born And Made

    Contributed by Tim White on May 7, 2011
     | 2,194 views

    LEADERS ARE BORN AND MADE J. Oswald Sanders in his classic “Spiritual Leadership” believes that leaders are both born and made. “While conversion does not normally make leaders of people who would never become such otherwise, Church history teaches that in the hour of full surrender the Holy ...read more

  • Beginning Again  PRO

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Dec 29, 2016
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,102 views

    BEGINNING AGAIN The opening lines of a poem by Louisa Fletcher express this plaintive wish: I wish that there were some wonderful place Called the "Land of Beginning Again," Where all our mistakes, and all our heartaches, And all of our poor selfish grief Could be dropped like a shabby old coat ...read more

  • While D.l. Moody Was Attending A Convention In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 1,888 views

    While D.L. Moody was attending a convention in Indianapolis on mass evangelism, he asked his song leader Ira Sankey to meet him at 6 o’clock one evening at a certain street corner. When Sankey arrived, Mr. Moody asked him to stand on a box and sing. Once a crowd had gathered, Moody spoke briefly ...read more

  • One Day A Gentleman Walked Into One Of Ben ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,784 views

    One day a gentleman walked into one of Ben Franklin’s book stores. As one of the clerks went to assist him, the gentleman asked the clerk the price of the book he wished to purchase. The young clerk looked at the price posted on the book and said, "That book is one dollar, sir." The gentleman ...read more

  • God Is Not A Genie  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 11, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,517 views

    GOD IS NOT A GENIE An auto dealer, facing bankruptcy, was walking along a beach when he kicked a bottle and out popped a genie. "Thanks for setting me free," said the genie. "To show my appreciation, I’ll grant you one wish." "Okay," said the auto dealer, "I want to be the only foreign car dealer ...read more

  • A Video Clip From The Movie "Dead Man Walking" ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Luthy on Jul 13, 2001
    based on 132 ratings
     | 2,378 views

    A video clip from the movie "Dead Man Walking" might give us a better understanding of what mercy really is. In the video, Sister Helen Prejean sits with convicted killer Matthew Poncelet in his cell. When he confesses that he has indeed killed a man, Sister Prejean teaches him that he can become ...read more

  • The Time Was The 19th Of May, 1780. The Place Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 30, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 2,452 views

    The time was the 19th of May, 1780. The place was Hartford, Connecticut. The day has gone down in New England history as a terrible foretaste of Judgment Day. For at noon the skies turned from blue to gray and by mid-afternoon had blackened over so densely that, in that religious age, men fell on ...read more

  • Dishonesty Is A Trait That Never ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 4,289 views

    Illustration: Dishonesty is a trait that never works well for the long haul. There was a man who came home drunk and not wanting to fuss with his wife he snuck up the stairs quietly. He looked in the bathroom mirror and bandaged the bumps and bruises he’d received in a fight earlier that night. He ...read more

  • Sadhu Sundar Singh And A Companion Were ...

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Oct 13, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,682 views

    Sadhu Sundar Singh and a companion were travelling through a pass high in the Himalayan Mountains. At one point they came across a body lying in the snow. Sundar Singh wished to stop and help the unfortunate man, but his companion refused, saying, “We shall lose our lives if we burden ourselves ...read more

  • Windows, Ladders And Bridges

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,846 views

    Sometime when you’re feeling important, Sometimes when your ego’s way up; Sometime when you take it for granted That you are the prize-winning “pup”; Sometime when you feel that your absence Would leave an unfillable hole, Just follow these simple instructions, And see how it humbles your ...read more

  • Praise And Gratitude

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,514 views

    PRAISE AND GRATITUDE After one of the terrible battles of the Civil War, a dying Confederate soldier asked to see the chaplain. When the chaplain arrived, he supposed the young man would wish him to ask God for his recovery; but it was very different. First the soldier asked him to cut off a ...read more

  • Our Motive For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
     | 4,329 views

    OUR MOTIVE FOR MISSIONS When Hudson Taylor was director of the China Inland Mission, he often interviewed candidates for the mission field. On one occasion, he met with a group of applicants to determine their motivations for service. "And why do you wish to go as a foreign missionary?" he asked ...read more

  • Cain's Envy

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 25, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,674 views

    CAIN'S ENVY Cain is displaying an attitude that many non-Christians have about Christians. There is often indignation from those who don’t believe they deserve to be in God’s favor, derogatory statements like, "Christians are a bunch of do-gooders, hypocrites etc." Often this reflects their deep ...read more

  • Stop Talking About Evangelism And Just Do It!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 20, 2022
     | 712 views

    While D. L. Moody was attending a convention in Indianapolis on mass evangelism, he asked his song leader, Ira Sankey, to meet him at six o'clock one evening at a certain street corner. When Sankey arrived, Mr. Moody asked him to stand on a box and sing. Once a crowd had gathered, Moody spoke ...read more

  • Missed By That Much  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,484 views

    MISSED BY THAT MUCH The story is told of a man who rushed into a suburban railroad station one morning and, almost breathlessly, asked the ticket agent: "When does the 8:01 train leave?" "At 8:01," was the answer. "Well," the man replied, "my watch says it's 7:59, the town clock says it's 7:57, ...read more

  • Being Completely Set Apart For God's Use And ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,323 views

    Being completely set apart for God’s use and being a holistic community means able to define who God is calling us to be both individually and corporately. We may need to say “no” to some good things in order to become what we need to be to reach who God wants us to reach. I believe these seven ...read more

  • Children Learn What They Live

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 19, 2022
     | 641 views

    I wish every one of us had inscribed on the walls of our home the words of Dorothy Law Nolte’s work, “Children Learn What They Live,” and then kept this constantly before us in our daily activities: If a child lives with criticism, He learns to condemn. If a child lives with hostility, He learns ...read more

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