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  • Grizzly Pun  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 2,147 views

    Grizzly Pun One day in the forest, three animals were discussing who among them was the most powerful. "I am," said the hawk, "because I can fly and swoop down swiftly at my prey." "That’s nothing," said the mountain lion, "I am not only fleet, but I have powerful teeth and claws." "I am the ...read more

  • Is The Reader A True Believer? If So, Has He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 31, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,518 views

    “Is the reader a true believer? If so, has he found any improvement in his old nature? Is it a single whit better now than it was when he first started on his Christian course? He may, and should through grace, be able to subdue it more thoroughly; but it is nothing better. If it be not mortified, ...read more

  • A Marvelous Song By Thomas Arne, Set To The Music ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 30, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,509 views

    A marvelous song by Thomas Arne, set to the music of Isaac Watts, teaches us to endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ (2 Tim. 2:3) "Am I a soldier of the cross, a follower of the Lamb. And shall I fear to own His cause or blush to speak His name? Must I be carried to the skies on ...read more

  • Grace  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 11,787 views

    Grace - an illustration of the effect of grace. By grace, Jesus took our place on the cross, enduring what he didn’t have to, so that we could have a relationship with our father. As an illustration of this, there is a scene in the Hugh Grant movie ’About A Boy’. Towards the end of the movie, the ...read more

  • Spurgeon In His Commentary On Ps. 126 Said, "The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 31, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,109 views

    Spurgeon in his commentary on Ps. 126 said, “The church must not only keep this seed in the storehouse, for such as come to inquire for it, but must also send her sowers forth to cast it among those who are ignorant of its value, or too indifferent to ask for it. “The church must not sit weeping ...read more

  • Guard Your Name

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 21, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,762 views

    Guard Your Name You got it from your father, it was all he had to give So it’s yours to use and cherish, for as long as you may live. If you lose the watch he gave you, it can always be replaced. But a black mark on your name, son, can never be erased. It was clean the day you took it, and a ...read more

  • World War Ii Had Ended. On September 2, 1945 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 30, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 852 views

    World War II had ended. On September 2, 1945 General Douglas MacArthur spoke to the world from the Battleship Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay, “Today the guns are silent...the skies no longer rain death...the seas bear only commerce...men everywhere walk upright in the sunlight. The entire world is ...read more

  • Bad Meat

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jul 3, 2008
     | 2,256 views

    Bad Meat Colin Byrne Smith of Australia told of a missionary who called on a tribe of cannibals. Taking his life in his hands, he crossed the inlet in a small boat, and when confronted by the tribe, meekly endured every insult. Long afterwards, when he had succeeded in converting many and ...read more

  • A "Powerful" ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
     | 5,365 views

    A "POWERFUL" GROANER One day in the middle of the woods, a hawk, a lion, and a skunk were arguing about which one was the most powerful. The hawk said it was because he could fly down and catch his dinner so quickly they could not get away. The lion said he could run the fastest and had the ...read more

  • Senator Mark Hatfield, Former Governor Of Oregon ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,287 views

    Senator Mark Hatfield, former Governor of Oregon and U.S. Senator for 30 years visited India and toured Calcutta with Mother Teresa. They visited the so-called "House of Dying," where sick children are cared for in their last days, and the dispensary, where the poor line up by the hundreds to ...read more

  • The Fingerprints Of God

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,689 views

    THE FINGERPRINTS OF GOD The stars are God's fingerprints. The sun is a mere smidgen of his radiance. The moon is to remind us that he doesn't sleep at night. The vastness of space proclaims the infinity of his wisdom, while the sand pebble indicates his thoroughness with the puniest details. The ...read more

  • I Was Hungry

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 9, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 738 views

    Charles Allen has a satirical comment on bearing one another's burdens: "I was hungry, and you formed a humanities club and discussed my hunger. I was imprisoned, and you crept off quietly to your chapel in the cellar and prayed for my release. I was naked, and in your mind you ...read more

  • The Whole Area Of Service Is A Very Important One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 8, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 2,078 views

    The whole area of service is a very important one in the Christian life. The importance can be seen in the difference between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea in the Holy Land. The two bodies of water are connected by the Jordan River in a direct north-south line along the Great Rift Valley. ...read more

  • The Best Escape  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,564 views

    THE BEST ESCAPE Escapism is usually thought of as a bad thing, because it is a running away from reality. But we need to see there is much reality that we need to escape from. The stress and tension all around us is real, but we have no obligation to be in a state of constant reaction to it. ...read more

  • On January 9, 1985, A Congregational Pastor In ...

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Mar 6, 2004
     | 1,676 views

    On January 9, 1985, a Congregational pastor in Bulgaria named Christo Kuleczef, was arrested and put in jail. His crime was preaching in his church, just like I am right now. It was a crime because the week before the village committee had appointed a new pastor. The secular committee who runs the ...read more

  • Rules Of Chocolate  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 6, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,724 views

    Rules of chocolate: If you’ve got melted chocolate all over your hands, you’re eating it too slowly. Chocolate covered raisins, cherries, orange slices and strawberries all count as fruit, so eat as many as you want. The problem: How to get 2 pounds of chocolate home from the store in a hot ...read more

  • Many People Claim That Their Faith Is A Personal ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Sep 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,733 views

    Many people claim that their faith is a personal matter, not public. So it’s OK to tear down the symbols of our faith, like a cross on Mt. Soledad, or removing a small cross from the official seal of Los Angeles, while leaving a large image of the goddess Pomona intact — a pagan image of the Roman ...read more

  • A Widely Circulated Story Over The Internet Is ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
     | 1,112 views

    A widely circulated story over the Internet is one that is told a couple of different ways but with the same kind of an ending. One way that I have heard it (and perhaps have told it) is that a rushing businessman knocks over a child’s fruit stand in his hurry to catch a train. He stops after ...read more

  • If You've Been Watching The Stock Market For The ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 4, 2009
     | 1,556 views

    If you’ve been watching the Stock Market for the last few months, you know our country is suffering from a crisis of confidence. I hope you’re not letting the news from wall street get you down. I thought it might cheer you up if I shared a stock report that hasn’t made the news: (get out your ...read more

  • His One Mistake - He Brushed His Teeth Twice A ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,239 views

    His One Mistake - He brushed his teeth twice a day. The doctor examined him twice a year. He wore rubbers when it rained. He slept with the windows opened. He stuck to a diet with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. He golfed. He got at least 8 hours of sleep every night. He never smoked, ...read more

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