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  • Let Me Get A Fry?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 20, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,306 views

    Once upon a time, last week, I picked up my son after football and he was hungry. So he and I stop at Burger King to pick up a snack. Well, I bought my son two of his basic food groups, Chicken Nuggets, and French Fries. After going through the drive-through, and tossing the bag of food in the ...read more

  • Whose Are You?

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 5, 2023
     | 665 views

    Do you remember, how once in the gospel, the Pharisees, trying to trap Jesus, came with that question about paying your tax? And how he asked them, “Show me the coin used for paying the tax." And how then he asked: "Whose portrait is it?" And how they answered, "It bears the ...read more

  • Tony Campolo Wrote A Book Called "The Kingdom Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Feb 26, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 1,891 views

    Tony Campolo wrote a book called “The Kingdom of God is a Party.” In chapter one, he tells the story of a trip to Honolulu in the mid 80’s. Having crossed far too many time zones from Philadelphia to Hawaii, he found himself awake and needing breakfast at 3:30am local time. He ended up in a ...read more

  • Tony Campolo Wrote A Book Called "The Kingdom Of ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 6, 2007
     | 2,119 views

    Tony Campolo wrote a book called “The Kingdom of God is a Party.” In chapter one, he tells the story of a trip to Honolulu in the mid 80’s. Having crossed far too many time zones from Philadelphia to Hawaii, he found himself awake and needing breakfast at 3:30am local time. He ended up in a ...read more

  • Tony Campolo Wrote A Book Called "The Kingdom Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,666 views

    Tony Campolo wrote a book called “The Kingdom of God is a Party.” In chapter one, he tells the story of a trip to Honolulu in the mid 80’s. Having crossed far too many time zones from Philadelphia to Hawaii, he found himself awake and needing breakfast at 3:30am local time. He ended up in a greasy, ...read more

  • Twenty Nigerian Churches Demolished For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 25, 2001
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,028 views

    Twenty Nigerian Churches Demolished For ’Enviromental’ Concerns by Obed Minchakpu KANO, Nigeria (Compass) -- Twenty church buildings were demolished July 6-13 in Kano city of northern Nigeria by the Kano State Environmental Planning and Protection Agency (KASEPPA) after the agency claimed the ...read more

  • Pragmatic Religion  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2002
    based on 32 ratings
     | 3,336 views

    PRAGMATIC RELIGION Years ago in Germany, there was a young Jewish boy who had a profound sense of admiration for his father. His family’s life centered on the acts of piety and devotion prescribed by their religion. The father was zealous in attending worship and religious instruction, and ...read more

  • Billy Finds A Home  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jul 9, 2001
    based on 93 ratings
     | 3,327 views

    Illus.: “Billy Finds a Home” It happened many years ago, in a small town in one of our southern states. One evening, during an electrical storm, a bolt of lightning struck a house, setting it on fire. The fire spread quickly and burned the house to the ground. A man and his wife perished but ...read more

  • A Fisherman  PRO

    Contributed by Jun Tadena on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,714 views

    A Fisherman During the first and second centuries, the symbol of Christianity was the fish. A present-day Christian decided that a fishhook would be the proper emblem for a soul-winner to use for winning people to Christ, so he had a little golden fishhook made to be worn on the lapel of his coat. ...read more

  • On Crowns

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 4,392 views

    ON CROWNS Crowns have always been the sign of authority and Kingship. Charlemagne, whom historians say should deserve to be called "great" above all others, wore an octagonal crown. Each of the eight sides was a plaque of gold, and each plaque was studded with emeralds, sapphires, and pearls. The ...read more

  • How Not To Market The Church

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
     | 2,382 views

    HOW NOT TO MARKET THE CHURCH When we speak of marketing the church (writes David Wells) we are not referencing such things as advertising church events, providing excellence in church programming, being kind to visitors, or providing ample parking. No one is arguing the importance and value of ...read more

  • The Wrong Oil  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,889 views

    THE WRONG OIL Phil (a member of our congregation) owns a stunning sports car. It's a Viper. It's a thing of beauty. And it has a powerful engine with 10 cylinders. Most of us common folks have cars with 6 and 8 cylinders... but this car has TEN cylinders. I'm pretty sure it can take you anywhere ...read more

  • Give The Spirit More Of You

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 13, 2012
     | 5,612 views

    GIVE THE SPIRIT MORE OF YOU R.A. Torrey: "It is of the highest importance from the practical standpoint that we decide whether the Holy Spirit is merely some mysterious and wonderful power that we in our weakness and ignorance are somehow to get hold of and use, or whether the Holy Spirit is a ...read more

  • Little Gifts

    Contributed by Gerald Manning on Dec 14, 2015
     | 5,422 views

    The man was quite obviously hard pressed by life .. his clothing was a bit tattered, he hadn’t shaved for several days, his face was gaunt, his eyes vacant. He was hungry, no doubt, and all I had in my pocket was a quarter. I knew that it wouldn’t buy much, but perhaps it was a start, and I ...read more

  • On The 28th May 1972 The Duke Of Windsor, The ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jun 6, 2008
     | 1,261 views

    ON THE 28TH MAY 1972 THE DUKE OF WINDSOR, THE UNCROWNED KING EDWARD 8TH DIED IN PARIS. THE SAME EVENING A TELEVISION PROGRAMME REHEARSED THE MAIN EVENTS OF HIS LIFE. EXTRACTS FROM EARLIER FILMS WERE SHOWN, WHICH HE ANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS UPBRINGING, BRIEF REIGN AND ABDICATION. RECALLING HIS ...read more

  • How To Start A Fire

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,486 views

    HOW TO START A FIRE The great Chicago fire of October 8-10, 1871, reportedly began when a cow kicked over a lantern in Mrs. O'Leary's barn. Indeed, there was a cow in the barn belonging to Patrick and Catherine O'Leary of De Koven Street, Chicago, and fire did start in that barn. Why did the fire ...read more

  • Put God First And Give Him What Is ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jan 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,286 views

    Put God first and give Him what is His! “Now about the collection for God’s people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do. On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have ...read more

  • God's Will Is God's Word

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 7,888 views

    GOD’S WILL IS GOD’S WORD Jimmy is a professional fisherman. He makes his living fishing on the BASS (Bass Angler Sportsman Society) circuit. He is also a devout Christian and belongs to the FBC Keys, Oklahoma. This year, BASS made a ruling that to be eligible for the fisherman of the year award ...read more

  • You See Many People Want The Benefits Of Being ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,535 views

    You see many people want the benefits of being in the Son without actually “being in the Son.” They want ‘heaven without the hassle’. So it is pretty common for people to believe in Christ and yet still walk in darkness. In 2 Corinthians 11:14, “And no wonder For Satan himself masquerades as an ...read more

  • God Gives A Warning, A Serious Warning. Wise And ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 19, 2007
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    God gives a warning, a serious warning. Wise and sensitive souls respond quickly to the warning. Others do not. Charles Swindoll said he and his wife Cynthia were flying from Portland to Los Angeles after a pastors’ conference. After the flight reached cruising altitude, meals were being ...read more

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