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  • Don't Get Tangled ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
     | 4,543 views

    DON’T GET TANGLED UP A few years ago, at the 2002 Winter Olympics, there were five finalists for the Men’s 1000 Meter Speed Skating Race. During the final lap, the American and Chinese were out front with the Canadian and Korean skaters hot on their heels. Australia trailed behind obviously ...read more

  • Under Authority

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,533 views

    UNDER AUTHORITY I used to be a substitute teacher. Most of the time, I had good classes. Sometimes I had bad classes. But one day, I had a horrible class. Kids were running around the room, throwing paper wads, screaming and yelling. One kid ran out the side door into the courtyard and came back ...read more

  • He's No Longer In The Grave  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
    based on 21 ratings
     | 8,004 views

    HE'S NO LONGER IN THE GRAVE In 1887, twenty two years after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, his coffin was dug up and opened because there were constant rumors that his body was not in the grave. So they dug it up and the body was there. The rumors continued so 14 years later they ...read more

  • Haven: The Real You

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Sep 25, 2011
     | 1,425 views

    HAVEN: THE REAL YOU What is in you is what comes out and always reveals the REAL you. In fact, that which you say yes to is the tell-tale sign of what is inside you. It is the litmus test of whether you are walking in the Spirit or in the "flesh. What's inside comes out. My wife and I watch a ...read more

  • The Shovel

    Contributed by Anthony White on Feb 24, 2009
     | 1,709 views

    THE SHOVEL Captain Levy, a believer from Philadelphia, was once asked how he could give so much to the Lord’s work and still possess great wealth. The Captain replied, "Oh, as I shovel it out, He ...read more

  • Bible Riddles  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,773 views

    Bible riddles Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible? A. Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation. Q. Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible? A. Pharaoh’s daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out A little prophet. Q. What ...read more

  • The Idea That ’the Spirit Can Work ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 4, 2001
    based on 68 ratings
     | 1,244 views

    "The idea that ’the Spirit can work somehow,’ that God can bring something out of it if we just sort of throw it out there, is unjustifiable from those who aim to know the living God and can see his integrity and dedication to quality ...read more

  • I Cannot Praise A Fugitive And Cloistered ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,398 views

    "I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversity, but slinks out of the race where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat." John Milton, Courage - ...read more

  • We Call This "Exegesis." The Greek Word ...

    Contributed by Mike Gillett on Feb 28, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,996 views

    We call this “exegesis.” The Greek word exegeomai means basically “to lead out of.” When applied to the Biblical text, it carries the sense of “reading out” the meaning. The meaning comes from the text. The noun, therefore, could refer to “interpretation” or ...read more

  • Judgment Joke

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 28, 2010
     | 6,595 views

    JUDGMENT JOKE It happened that a fire broke out backstage in a theater. The clown came out to inform the public. They thought it was a jest and applauded. He repeated his warning; they shouted even louder. So I think the world will come to an end amid ...read more

  • Paul Powell Once Said "Many Churches Today Remind ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 4, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 1,666 views

    Paul Powell once said “Many churches today remind me of a laboring crew trying to gather in a harvest while they sit in the tool shed. They go to the tool shed every Sunday and they study bigger and better methods of agriculture, sharpen their hoes, grease their tractors, and then get up and ...read more

  • The Trouble With Money  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 2, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,559 views

    Illustration: The Trouble with Money Guys, just remember, if you get lucky, if you make a lot of money, if you get out and buy a lot of stuff--it’s gonna break. You got your biggest,fanciest mansion in the world. It has air conditioning. It’s got a pool. Just think of all the pumps that are going ...read more

  • My Wife And I Was On Our Way To Church The Other ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,345 views

    My Wife and I was on our way to church the other day; I was in my car and she was in her car. We deceided to find out which one of us would get to the church first. My son was in the car with me and my daughter was in the car with my wife. My wife pulled out of the drive-way before I did and down ...read more

  • Take A Clear Glass Or Cup And Fill It With Dirty ...  PRO

    Contributed by Weston Blankenship on Jul 29, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,199 views

    Take a clear glass or cup and fill it with dirty water. Say this is a type of our sinfull soul before God’s forgiveness. Then dump it out in a bucket and say this is Christ forgivness, He cleans out all the sin. Then wash in the cup in a clean bucket. This is a type of baptism in Jesus name. Then ...read more

  • Recently A Photograph Of Two Sculptors ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 2, 2007
     | 1,466 views

    Recently a photograph of two sculptors decorating a new post office in a suburb of Cologne, West Germany, appeared in our daily newspaper. Two giant hands, each two meters long, seem to be grasping for each other but in vain. One hand, the higher hand, juts right out of the side of the building ...read more

  • Finances Can Be A Great Challenge For All Of Us. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Barron on Jan 19, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,523 views

    Finances can be a great challenge for all of us. Or, perhaps I should say, MOST of us. One guy said: “I never worry about money. I have enough to last me the rest of my life – unless I buy something.” Maybe you heard me tell before about the wife who had been working over next year’s budget, ...read more

  • Few Know That Bill Gates Was Once A Student At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Nov 4, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 1,828 views

    Few know that Bill Gates was once a student at Harvard. He dropped out to give all of his attention to his new love: computers. His mother was a Regent at the University of Washington and was upselt that her son had dropped out of school. She asked a family friend, respected by Bill in his own ...read more

  • Object Lesson: Your Reputation

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Apr 27, 2009
     | 5,871 views

    OBJECT LESSON: YOUR REPUTATION (Light a candle on stage.) It’s easy to keep a fire going. What do you do to it? Not much. You work to get it started, and then it pretty much burns on its own. You may have to protect it, maybe do a little maintenance on it. But the fire is automatic. But if ...read more

  • Prepared

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Nov 5, 2020
     | 4,610 views

    Almost every Sunday morning I begin my sermon with a cute or funny story. This morning I start with a sad story. Bob and Betty were 2 of my dearest friends in Indiana. A strong, loving example of what a married couple should be. However, this couple was always at least 15 minutes late for ...read more

  • Joseph Stowell Spouted Off To His Teacher At ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,356 views

    Joseph Stowell spouted off to his teacher at school and told her to shut up and then he stood up and walked out of the class room. As he walked down the block to his house he noticed that his mother was working in the yard. He stopped dead in his tracks. He thought “What am I going to tell her?” He ...read more

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