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Tony Campolo was giving a major address at a women’s conference. At a point in the program the women were being challenged with a several thousand dollar goal for their mission project, the chairperson for the day turned to Dr Campolo and asked him if he would pray for God’s blessing on the women
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by David Rumley on Jan 4, 2007
A runner and his daughter:
• A daughter asked her father, who ran on a consistent basis… After one cold morning like today… the daughter asked…
• Dad, do you determine how far you will run each time, or do you go as far as you feel like it?
• I find if I am running and think about how I am
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 30, 2002
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A person who knew nothing about football was taken by a friend to a college football game. The friend explained the game as clearly as possible before they arrived.
As the officials met with the captains of both teams for the coin toss, the football fan was asked by the clueless friend what was
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Church Of God
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jan 20, 2003
Former President Ronald Reagan learned the need for decision-making early in his life. A kindly aunt had taken him to a cobbler to have a pair of shoes custom-made for him. The
shoemaker asked, "Do you want a round toe or a square toe?" Young Ronald hemmed and hawed, so the cobbler said, "Come
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2003
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NOTHING ELSE
In his book, I Shall Not Want, Robert Ketchum tells about a Sunday school teacher who asked her group of children if any of them could quote the entire twenty-third psalm. A little four-and-a-half-year-old girl was among those who raised their hands. A bit skeptical, the teacher
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 4, 2003
Christian philanthropist Fred Smith tells how his daughter Brenda and her husband Rick befriended an ex-convict and the woman with whom he was living. Rick gave the man a job. Brenda spent time with the woman, bought things for her, and witnessed to her about Christ. Together they convinced the
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Wesleyan
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I’ve heard a story once of a little boy who brought his broken toy to the altar one Sunday morning. He asked God to fix it for him. God said He would fix the toy. No problem. So the kid became real excited that God was going to fix it, and he got up with his toy and went home. Every morning of that
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Salvation Army
GOD GIVE ME FINISHED WOOD? I NEED FINISHED WOOD NOW!
Several years ago I had a dream. In my dream I felt the need to build for God. The need was so real, I had to build.
I began my job my praying. I started asking God for two by fours.
God I need lumber to accomplish Your plan, finished
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 10, 2007
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Robin Meyers, in his book Morning Sun on a White Piano, quotes theologian Ernest Campbell who summarizes the ministry of Jesus with these words: “A reforming Jew, convinced that the people had turned love into legalism, [Jesus] went about asking those people who thought they were ‘in’ (Pharisees,
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Helen Roseveare is a British medical doctor who worked for many years as a missionary in Zaire. During the revolution of the 1960s, she often faced brutal beatings and other forms of physical torture. On one occasion, when she was about to be executed, she feared God had forsaken her.
In that
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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the pumpkin
"What it’s like to be a Christian ? "
A lady had recently been baptized. One of her
coworkers asked her what it was like to be a
Christian. She was caught off guard and didn’t
know how to answer. But, when she looked up,
she saw a jack-o’-lantern on the desk and
answered, "It’s
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Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 2, 2007
You Can’t Get There From Here
A young man, new in town, was looking to take his car in for some bodywork. He didn’t know the exact location of the body shop, but set out to find it on his own.
After an hour or so of searching to no avail, he decided to stop in at a gas station and ask for
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Baptist
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The Attorney and the Fisherman
A hard-driving corporate attorney saw a fisherman he knew from church one afternoon, legs dangling off the pier as he helped his two young sons catch crabs. “Why aren’t you out there fishing?” he asked.
“Because I’ve caught enough fish for today.”
“Why don’t you catch
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 10, 2007
A church had an unusual ritual every Sunday morning.
• Before the church sang the Doxology, they would stand up,
• everyone would turn to the right and face a blank white wall,
• and they would sang.
• Every Sunday they did this
• Finally a visitor to the church was confused and asked,
• “Why
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Christian Church
Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 30, 2007
In the movie, Hotel Rwanda, based on a true story from the Rwandan civil war and genocide, Paul Russebegina played by Don Cheadle goes and makes a deal with the leader of the genocidal Interahamwe militia to get more supplies for his hotel where he is hiding refugees. The deal goes fine, but this
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Lutheran
Contributed by Richard Goble on Jan 2, 2008
It Doesn’t Work Any Other Way
My granddaughter, who is 3 years old, has entered the “Why” stage of development. It doesn’t matter what I am doing, she will invariably ask, “Papaw, what are you doing?” No matter what I tell her, the next question is always, “Why?” This is followed by an endless
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2008
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While pastoring a church in north Louisiana I was helping a friend with a problem he had with a car. He was a mechanic by trade and profession. His wife made the best biscuits you ever put in your mouth. Having stopped at the right time several times before I knew when she set them on the table. He
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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Ideal Love
a. There was a Dad who took his kids to do a little shopping. As they drove up, they spotted an eighteen-wheeler parked with a big sign on it that said, "Petting Zoo." The kids jumped up in a rush and asked, "Daddy, Daddy. Can we go? Please. Please. Can we go?"
"Sure," He said giving
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Contributed by Mick Court on Jun 22, 2008
There was a father who took his two young children to an amusement park. They were so excited. After going on all the rides they wanted, he said now it is time for the ghost train! They both didn't want to go, and yet the father insisted it was part of the experience of going to an amusement park.
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Catholic