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  • How's My Driving?

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 28, 2009
     | 1,585 views

    HOW'S MY DRIVING? A lot of trucks have a sticker on the back that says, "How’s my driving? Call xxx-xxxx to report." This is supposed to make the driver accountable. In Ireland, most people drive very, very courteously. They have roundabouts instead of lights (they do have some lights) where ...read more

  • The Power Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
     | 7,503 views

    THE POWER OF GOD Hudson Taylor: "Many Christians estimate difficulties in the light of their own resources, and thus attempt little and often fail in the little they attempt. All God’s giants have been weak men who did great things for God because they reckoned on His power and presence with ...read more

  • The Only One In Thirty-Five Years

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 5, 2009
     | 1,888 views

    THE ONLY ONE IN THIRTY-FIVE YEARS A soldier in the American Third Army was sent to a rest camp after a period of active service. When he returned to his outfit, he wrote a letter to General George Patton and thanked him for the splendid care he had received. General Patton wrote back that for ...read more

  • It's Up To ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 4, 2009
     | 3,394 views

    It’s Up to You…………… One song can spark a moment, One flower can wake the dream. One tree can start a forest, One bird can herald spring, One smile begins a friendship, One handclasp lifts a soul. One star can guide a ship at sea, One word can frame the goal. One vote can change a nation, One ...read more

  • Civil War General Desires Baptism After Being ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009
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    Civil War General Desires Baptism After being Mortally Wounded Gen. William Nelson, a Union general in the Civil War, was consumed with the battles in Kentucky when a brawl ended up in his being shot, mortally, in the chest. He had faced many battles, but the fatal blow came while he was relaxing ...read more

  • Watch Out For The Weeds  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 23, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,611 views

    WATCH OUT FOR THE WEEDS Watch out for the weeds in your life – the things that come between you and God; between you and serving God. I like the way Rick Warren illustrates weeds. • You don’t have to plan for weeds to grow; it just grows. • The difference between a plant and a weed is this. ...read more

  • A Millionaire Leaves It ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2010
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    A Millionaire Leaves It All A famous millionaire died of cancer. For weeks he suffered intolerable agony. Although surrounded by every luxury and receiving every possible care, he died as wretchedly as a pauper. There was the usual publicity, flowers, telegrams, an expensive bronze casket and a ...read more

  • A Holy Minister In The Hands Of God

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
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    A HOLY MINISTER IN THE HANDS OF GOD We must heed the memorable words written by Robert Murray McCheyne to the Rev. Dan Edwards on 2 October 1840 after his ordination as a missionary to the Jews: "I trust you will have a pleasant and profitable time in Germany. I know you will apply hard to German; ...read more

  • The Ant And The Grasshopper

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2010
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    THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER In a field one summer’s day a grasshopper was hopping about, singing to its heart’s content. An ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. "Why not come and play with me," said the grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling ...read more

  • Second Fiddle

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,463 views

    SECOND FIDDLE One of the first conductors born and educated in the United States to receive worldwide acclaim was Leonard Bernstein. He directed the New York Philharmonic, conducted concerts by some of the world's leading orchestras, wrote symphonies, and music for Broadway hits such as West Side ...read more

  • Only Copy The Original

    Contributed by Allan Kircher on Feb 11, 2011
     | 2,295 views

    ONLY COPY THE ORIGINAL By studying the book of Acts we'll give ourselves a biblical STANDARD to follow. This is important because the sad truth is many churches don't pattern themselves after God's original design. Instead they organize themselves and operate according to the latest trend. They ...read more

  • Something In Their Eyes...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011
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    SOMETHING IN THEIR EYES... A prominent atheist named Matthew Parris wrote in a 2008 essay about a strange phenomenon that he had observed in Africa. Amazingly, as an atheist, he wrote an essay for The Times titled, "Why Africa Needs God." Although Parris made it clear that he does not believe in ...read more

  • The World Is Without Hope

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 5, 2011
     | 3,851 views

    THE WORLD IS WITHOUT HOPE In Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, Cat’s Cradle, an important book comes to light. It is titled, "What Can a Thoughtful Man Hope for Mankind on Earth, Given the Experience of the Past Million Years?" The chief character is anxious to read it. But when he does, he finds that it ...read more

  • Cleaning Up Our Mess

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2011
     | 6,262 views

    CLEANING UP OUR MESS There is a story about President Ronald Reagan when he "...was in the hospital healing from when he had been shot. One day his Vice President walked in the room to find him on his hands and knees wiping up water. The Vice President said, 'Mr. President, they’ll take care of ...read more

  • The Prayer Police

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 16, 2011
     | 4,851 views

    THE PRAYER POLICE A little over 3 years ago, a group of students at an Alabama high school recited the Lord’s Prayer together in the lunchroom, which prompted a suit by the parents of another student. In response, Judge Ira Dement, on October 29, 1997, termed the action "religiously based ...read more

  • A Safe Place

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 3, 2012
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    A SAFE PLACE Some years ago, I used to see Project Safe Place signs. Perhaps you have seen them too. They were most often displayed on houses along residential streets, or on fire stations, or even on public library buildings. They are diamond-shaped with a yellow background and a black logo, ...read more

  • That's My Country

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 11, 2012
     | 3,735 views

    THAT'S MY COUNTRY George Shultz, when Secretary of State during the Reagan administration, kept a large globe in his office. When newly appointed ambassadors had an interview with him and when ambassadors returning from their posts for their first visit with him were leaving his office, Shultz ...read more

  • People Matter

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Apr 13, 2012
     | 2,770 views

    PEOPLE MATTER During my second month of nursing school, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: 'What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?" Surely, this was some kind of joke. I had seen ...read more

  • The Right Use Of The Eyes  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,655 views

    THE RIGHT USE OF THE EYES A bishop of the early church, who was a remarkable example of the virtue of contentment, was asked his secret. The venerable old man replied: "It consists in nothing more than making a right use of my eyes. In whatever state I am, I first of all look up to heaven and ...read more

  • Faith In Tragedy: Luther Bridges  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,855 views

    FAITH IN TRAGEDY: LUTHER BRIDGES A Methodist preacher by the name of Luther Bridges was born in 1884. He married and had 3 sons. Pastor Bridges accepted an invitation to minister at a conference in Kentucky in the year 1910, so he left his family in the care of his father-in-law & made the trip to ...read more