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  • A Persian King Was Lifted Out Of A Life Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Dec 28, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,168 views

    A Persian king was lifted out of a life of poverty and deposited into the luxury of the royal throne. After he became the king, he sent some servants to the old shack that he once lived in. The place of his birth and rearing. The servants were instructed to gather every relic of that part of his ...read more

  • A Minister Decided That A Visual Demonstration ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Newman on Aug 10, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,642 views

    A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon. Four worms were placed into four separate jars. The first worm was put into a container of alcohol. The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke. The third worm was put into a container of ...read more

  • The Minister Was Silent Until They Met A Man Who ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Nov 21, 2007
     | 906 views

    The minister was silent until they met a man who was especially unkept and filthy. His hair was hanging down his neck and he had a half-inch of stubble on his face. Said the minister: "You can’t be a very good barber or you wouldn’t permit a man like that to continue living in this neighborhood ...read more

  • Mushrooms Or Maple Trees: Mushrooms Sprout Up ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,698 views

    Mushrooms or Maple Trees: Mushrooms sprout up overnight and then wither away in a matter of days. Maple trees, on the other hand, grow gradually while learning to withstand the forces of nature that threaten their existence. They result in a majestic fruit bearing entity that lasts for ...read more

  • Forgiveness Is Healing

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 7,834 views

    FORGIVENESS IS HEALING A London psychiatrist once told Dr. Billy Graham that 70% of the people in treatment in England could be released if they could find forgiveness. Their problem, he said, was guilt, and they could find no relief from the grief and pressure under which they lived. Often ...read more

  • Prayer: It Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 11,648 views

    PRAYER: IT IS TAKEN John Oxtoby, who was affectionately known as "Praying Johnny" was sent to hold a revival in Filey. He stopped under a hedge and he wrestled in prayer for the success of his mission. A passer-by heard Johnny Oxtoby’s prayer: "Will thou make a fool of me, God? I told them at the ...read more

  • Ten Commandments: Statutes Of Liberty  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,376 views

    TEN COMMANDMENTS: STATUTES OF LIBERTY In The Gospel and the American Dream, historian Bruce Shelley writes, "In one hand Liberty holds the torch of freedom and in the other the tablet of law. The torch challenges the forces of darkness and tyranny. The tablet of law reminds us that liberty ...read more

  • Os Guinness On A Christian Worldview

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
     | 2,549 views

    OS GUINNESS ON A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW Os Guinness says that a Christian worldview involves believers thinking about anything and everything in a manner that is consistently shaped, directed, and restrained by the truth of God's Word and God's Spirit. Such a Christian worldview encompasses core ...read more

  • A Visiting Minister Was Very Long-Winded. Worse, ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 20, 2009
     | 2,080 views

    A visiting minister was very long-winded. Worse, every time he would make a good point during his sermon and a member of the congregation responded with "Amen" or "That’s right, preacher" he would get wound up even more and launch into another lengthy discourse. Finally, the host pastor started ...read more

  • Whipping The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
     | 2,228 views

    WHIPPING THE SAVIOR Love paid the price for your sins and mine! The great preacher W.A. Criswell saw this in an unusual dream he had one night. In this dream, Dr. Criswell saw the Savior. Jesus’ back was bare. And there was a soldier lifting up his hand and bringing down that awful whip on the ...read more

  • To Whom Are You Giving?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,588 views

    To Whom Are You Giving? An experience in the life of English preacher and theologian Andrew Fuller illustrates this truth. James Duff, in Flashes of Truth, told of a time when Fuller went back to his hometown to collect money for foreign missions. One of his contacts was an old friend. When ...read more

  • Because I'm A Gentleman  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,376 views

    BECAUSE I'M A GENTLEMAN A middle-aged business executive once approached the front entrance of the office building in which he worked. A young feminist came up at the same moment, so he stepped back and held the door open for her to pass on through. She looked at him and said with annoyance, ...read more

  • Missing The Point

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 2, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,641 views

    A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon. Four worms were placed into four separate jars: The first worm was put into a container of alcohol. The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke. The third worm was put into a container of ...read more

  • Jerry Vines Said, "An Unread Bible Is Like Food ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Hereford on Oct 30, 2001
    based on 72 ratings
     | 4,708 views

    Jerry Vines said, "An unread Bible is like food uneaten, a love letter never read, a buried sword, a road map unstudied, gold never mined" ...read more

  • St. Thomas Aquinas Wrote; "No Man Can Live ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 1,184 views

    St. Thomas Aquinas Wrote; “No man can live without delight, and that is why a man deprived of spiritual joy goes over to evil pleasures”. From Art ...read more

  • St. Thomas Aquinas Wrote; "No Man Can Live ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
     | 1,528 views

    St. Thomas Aquinas Wrote; "No man can live without delight, and that is why a man deprived of spiritual joy goes over to evil pleasures." From Art ...read more

  • Dream No Small Dreams

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
     | 3,547 views

    Charles A. Lindberg years ago said: "We actually live today In our dreams of yesterday; And living in the dreams, We dream again." (From a ...read more

  • Don't Change Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2002
    based on 23 ratings
     | 2,553 views

    DON'T CHANGE ME Elie Wiesel, the eloquent Jewish author, once told this story: “A just man comes to Sodom hoping to save the city. He pickets. What else can he do? He goes from street to street, from marketplace to marketplace, shouting, ‘Men and women, repent. What you are doing is wrong. It will ...read more

  • God Comes First  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,728 views

    GOD COMES FIRST If you’ve never been, I suggest you go sometime to Jamestown, VA. It is one of the earliest English-speaking settlements in the new world, & it has been carefully restored so that we can see what life was like 350 years ago. At Jamestown, you’ll discover many interesting things ...read more

  • Stranger Than Fiction: A True Story

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
     | 4,893 views

    STRANGER THAN FICTION: A TRUE STORY A young couple from another church came to one of our assistant pastors for counseling about marital problems they started having soon after their wedding. After just a few minutes of interviewing the two, he could see they were miles apart in tastes, ideas, and ...read more