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  • Don't Just Know Scripture—let It Change You

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Feb 16, 2010
     | 1,938 views

    DON'T JUST KNOW SCRIPTURE--LET IT CHANGE YOU A father shared an experience he and his wife had with their young children. They began as a family to memorize Scripture, one verse a week. They kept the verses on cards in the middle of the table, and discussed their meanings when they recited the. ...read more

  • Blankets Or No Blankets  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,810 views

    BLANKETS OR NO BLANKETS A good Presbyterian minister of Old Scotland, of the staid and orthodox type, had a poor old woman in his congregation who was in the habit of saying, "Praise the Lord," "Amen," when anything particularly helpful was said. This practice greatly disturbed the minister and ...read more

  • If We Could Only See From God's Perspective

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 7, 2022
     | 867 views

    A man was walking along a railroad track on a very dark night when he came to a bridge.  He had gotten halfway across when he heard a train whistle up ahead.  He quickened his pace, but soon could see the light of the oncoming locomotive approaching.   With nowhere ...read more

  • But It Doesn't Always Go According To Plan; In ...

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Oct 5, 2009
     | 4,937 views

    But it doesn’t always go according to plan; in fact some days do anything but go according to plan. I can remember a day when I was on faults (I was for years a faults-man in the power distribution industry) I was called out in the wee small hours, to a Ute that had hit a pole and the lines had ...read more

  • A Fictional Story Is Told Of A Time Shortly After ...

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on Feb 14, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,753 views

    A fictional story is told of a time shortly after Jesus was raised from the dead and returned to heaven. In this made-up story, the angel Gabriel was talking with Jesus and congratulating Him on having defeated the devil with His death on the cross and resurrection from the grave. and secured the ...read more

  • A Fictional Story Is Told Of A Time Shortly After ...

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on Feb 12, 2008
     | 1,148 views

    A fictional story is told of a time shortly after Jesus was raised from the dead and returned to heaven. In this made-up story, the angel Gabriel was talking with Jesus and congratulating Him on having defeated the devil with His death on the cross and resurrection from the grave. and secured the ...read more

  • How The Words Of Psalm 23 Echoed In Their Hearts! ...

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Sep 20, 2009
     | 1,724 views

    How the words of Psalm 23 echoed in their hearts! "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death" (Psalm 23:4 KJV). How dark that valley seemed as their tear-blurred eyes stared at the two caskets! It had been summer vacation. A family camping trip. The two girls laughing down ...read more

  • Addicted To Unkind ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
     | 4,474 views

    Addicted to Unkind Words Joseph Telushkin, author of Words That Hurt, Words That Heal, lectures throughout our country on the powerful and often negative impact of words. He often asks those in his audience if they can go 24 hours without saying any unkind words about or to another person. ...read more

  • I've Heard The Statement, "There Are No Atheists ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 3, 2007
     | 2,094 views

    I’ve heard the statement, “There are no atheists in a foxhole.” It’s true that a man who ignored God all his life will probably call out to Him when he’s facing enemy fire. But how much better to be like the World War II General I read about. Lt. General Sir William Dobbie was Governor General of ...read more

  • The Directions Were Wrong  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 13, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,934 views

    The Directions Were Wrong The doubleheader train was bucking a heavy snowstorm as its steam engines pulled it west. A woman with a baby wanted to leave the train at one of the little stations along the route. She repeatedly called, “Don’t forget me!” to the brakeman responsible to call out the ...read more

  • Cecil B. Demille Was Making One Of His Great ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Cecil B. DeMille was making one of his great epic movies. He had 6 cameras at various points to pick up the overall action and 5 other cameras set up to film plot developments involving major characters. The large cast had begun rehearsing the scene at 6am and they went through it four times. ...read more

  • Victoriously Living Over The Flesh  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,645 views

    Victoriously Living Over the Flesh Romans 8:12-14, "Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation--but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, ...read more

  • Generation To Generation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 25, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,858 views

    GENERATION TO GENERATION A little girl called out, "Mommy, you know that vase china cabinet, the one that’s been handed down from generation to generation?" Yes, dear, I know which one you mean, what about it? "Well, Mommy, I’m sorry, but this generation just dropped it!" Now some earthly ...read more

  • During Cold War A Jewish Rabbi In Russia Became ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005
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    During Cold War a Jewish Rabbi in Russia became very discouraged & disillusioned. In his despair one evening he took a long walk in the night. He was so engrossed in his thoughts as he walked that he did not notice that he was walking in to an area secured by the Russian authority. As he walked ...read more

  • Peer Pressure And Flies  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,412 views

    PEER PRESSURE AND FLIES Once a spider built a beautiful web in an old house. He kept it clean and shiny so that flies would patronize it. The minute he got a "customer" he would clean up after him so the other flies would not get suspicious. Then one day this fairly intelligent fly came buzzing ...read more

  • Goodbye, Mother!

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 9, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 25,172 views

    GOODBYE, MOTHER! A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed a little old lady following him around. Thinking nothing of it, he ignored her and continued on. Finally he went to the checkout line, but she got in front of him. "Pardon me, sonny" she said, ...read more

  • Stress Management

    Contributed by David Parks on Nov 4, 2024
     | 405 views

    Stress Management A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how ...read more

  • One Day, After A Near Eternity In The Garden Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Cunningham Iii on Dec 17, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,458 views

    One day, after a near eternity in the Garden of Eden, Adam calls out, "Lord, I have a problem." "What’s the problem, Adam?", The Lord replies. "Lord, I know you created me and have provided for me and surrounded me with this beautiful garden and all of these wonderful animals, but I’m just not ...read more

  • Under New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
     | 3,491 views

    UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT I am reminded of a story where a salesman was driving through town and became hungry. He saw a sign for a restaurant and parked his car and went in. The first thing he noticed was how dirty the windows were, and then he saw how dirty the table tops were. The waitresses were ...read more

  • Driving Very Fast  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,406 views

    DRIVING VERY FAST In his book "Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life", Pastor Charles Swindoll tells a story about the 19th Century agnostic Thomas Huxley. Some of you might recognize the name Thomas Huxley as a man who promoted Darwinism and Humanism in his attacks on Christianity in Europe in ...read more