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  • The Sleep Son  PRO

    Contributed by Daniel Harman on Aug 28, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,101 views

    THE SLEEP SON A mother watched her son begin to drain of energy as the week went on. By the end of the week he’d lost his desire to get out of bed. She heard the alarm go off through his bedroom door. Apparently he just kept punching the little snooze button on the top. Finally, after 3 or 4 extra ...read more

  • Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover

    Contributed by Tim Parsons on Sep 24, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,864 views

    STORY. I once new a man that was very well off but dressed has a poor man for the reason he did not want people to know that he had money, one day he went to buy a car and stop at this dealership to buy a new car, he was dress in his bib overalls. As he was in the cat Lot looking at some a ...read more

  • Often It Is Not Just What We Give But We Give In ...

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Nov 16, 2006
     | 1,213 views

    Often it is not just what we give but we give in relation to what we have. That’s the idea behind proportion. For instance, when I was in Atlanta as a youth pastor, we were feeding the homeless and passing out winter coats one fall evening. In fact, it was actually snowing that night! While I was ...read more

  • Do Any Of You Remember The Loss Of The Vessel ...

    Contributed by Tony Searles on Nov 24, 2006
     | 1,829 views

    Do any of you remember the loss of the vessel called the "Central America"? She was in a bad state, had sprung a leak, and was going down. She therefore hoisted a signal of distress. A ship came close to her, and its captain asked, through the trumpet, "What is wrong?" "We are in bad repair and are ...read more

  • Jesus, As An Example

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 11, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,305 views

    Illustration: Jesus, as an example D. M. Stearns was preaching in Philadelphia. At the close of the service a stranger came up to him and said, “I don’t like the way you spoke about the cross. I think that instead of emphasizing the death of Christ, it would be far better to preach Jesus, the ...read more

  • It's Been Said That God Is Like Coke...he's The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 5,759 views

    It’s been said that GOD is like Coke...He’s the real thing. GOD is like General Electric...He brings things to life. GOD is like Bayer Aspirin...He works wonders. GOD is like Hallmark Cards...He cares enough to send the very best. GOD is like Tide...He gets the stains out that others leave ...read more

  • My Unspoken Prayers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,954 views

    An unknown confederate soldier wrote: I asked God for strength that I might achieve I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey I asked for health that I might do greater things I was given infirmity that I might do better things I asked for riches that I might be happy I was given poverty ...read more

  • Don't Negotiate With Satan!  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Rogers on Aug 15, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,598 views

    Don’t Negotiate With Satan! A hunter raised his rifle and took careful aim at a large bear. As the hunter was about to pull the trigger the bear spoke in a soft soothing voice, "Isn’t it better to talk than to shoot? What do you want? Let’s negotiate the matter." Lowering his rifle, the hunter ...read more

  • Louis Pasteur's Theory Of Germs Is Ridiculous ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 16, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,519 views

    "Louis Pasteur’s theory of germs is ridiculous fiction." -- Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse, France, 1872. "The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon." -- Sir John Eric Ericksen, Surgeon to Queen Victoria ...read more

  • There Was A Man Named Yates Who Was A ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Oct 17, 2007
     | 1,689 views

    There was a man named Yates who was a sheepherder. He was very poor and struggled to feed his family but at least he owned his ranch. For years he struggled to survive until one day an oil company came and asked if they could drill for oil on his land. He agreed and the oil company drilled and ...read more

  • How Do You Say Thank-You For Miscarriage? I Don't ...

    Contributed by Chris Willis on Oct 17, 2007
     | 1,651 views

    How do you say thank-you for miscarriage? I don’t exactly know, but what I do know is that miscarriage has helped me to . . . - It’s helped me love and appreciate my wife more. - It’s helped me hug my nieces tighter. - It’s helped me sing louder praise to God. - It’s helped me long for heaven ...read more

  • Disguise And Camouflage Are Important Tactics In ...

    Contributed by W F on Nov 4, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,113 views

    Disguise and camouflage are important tactics in warfare. General Peter Cosgrove is the recently retired Chief of the Australian Defence Force. In his autobiography he tells about his first tour of duty as a young lieutenant in Vietnam. His first posting was at a base near the village of Dat Do. ...read more

  • Appropriate Church Behavior

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 16, 2007
     | 1,825 views

    Appropriate Church Behavior In church last Sunday I noted a small child who was turning around smiling at everyone. He wasn’t gurgling, spitting, humming, tearing the hymnbooks, or rummaging through his mother’s handbag. He was just smiling. Suddenly his mother jerked him around, and in a stage ...read more

  • You Hear The Jokes About Hell Being Some Big ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,162 views

    You hear the jokes about hell being some big party. Hell can also be a seductive for all those fans of sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll. One of them, a kid from an Ohio Christian school named Brian Warner is today better known as Marilyn Manson. For more than a decade, he has made millions with his ...read more

  • Religious Literacy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,655 views

    RELIGIOUS LITERACY Just as schools teach reading, writing and arithmetic, Boston University's Stephen Prothero thinks religion ought to become the "4th R" of American education. He notes although 90% of people in the U.S. claim they are Christian, only a few know anything about religion. Only 10% ...read more

  • You're Driving A Bus For Sunday School. At Your ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,764 views

    You’re driving a bus for Sunday school. At your first stop you pick up 7 kids. At the next stop you pick up 4 kids and at the next stop 6 kids. You drop them all off and go out for more. The next three stops you get 5 kids each and the last stop 2, and actually drop off 3. How old is the ...read more

  • Hindrances  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 25, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,163 views

    HINDRANCES Hindrances: These are those things that the Bible doesn’t necessarily call sin, but that can get in the way. Let me give you an example: It’s not illegal to run the 100-yard dash wearing snow-mobile suit and snow boots. But you’re not going to win. In fact, you’ll probably pass out ...read more

  • Young People Routinely Grow Up To Love Their ...

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jul 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,525 views

    Young people routinely grow up to love their childhood coaches. These leaders routinely criticize and push the envelopes of the same young people who claim later to love them like a parent. Why? Because they did not just love them enough to encourage them. They cared enough to tell them the truth ...read more

  • You've Heard The Term "On The Bubble." It Refers ...

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 18, 2008
     | 1,339 views

    You’ve heard the term “on the bubble.” It refers to a team that may or may not be eligible for a tournament. So many times we feel as if we’re on the bubble. We’re not. We’re in! A lot of controversy lately about College Football – the BCS. Now you Oklahoma fans have no problem with it. ...read more

  • My Daughter Elia Has Given Me Permission To Tell ...

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jan 11, 2009
     | 2,571 views

    My daughter Elia has given me permission to tell this story. Elia faced a huge dilemma in high school when her best friends from junior high days started hanging out with a rough crowd, starting smoking and crossing all sorts of boundaries. In order to keep the friendships she would have to start ...read more

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