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  • Chuck Mistler Testifies  PRO

    Contributed by Izak Shipman on Jun 13, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 2,156 views

    Chuck Mistler testifies A few years ago, we flew back to California late one Sunday night from a seminar in Washington State. Tired and hungry, we still had to face another one-hour drive home from the airport. Trying to check out of the airport parking lot, we found at least 30 cars in ...read more

  • Perspective: Adapted. The Author Is Linda ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Oct 11, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,195 views

    PERSPECTIVE: Adapted. The author is Linda Senese On Monday there were people fighting against praying in schools. On Tuesday you would have been hard pressed to find a school where someone was not praying. On Monday there were people were trying to separate each other by race, sex, color and ...read more

  • A Woman Was Washing Dishes One Night And As She ...

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Dec 23, 2003
     | 1,558 views

    A woman was washing dishes one night and as she looked at the plate she asked herself, “How many times have I washed this plate?” And she put the plate down, went to her room, packed a small bag, and left the house. That night she called home to check on the kids and said she loved them all but she ...read more

  • This Is The Beginning Of Lent. Most People Are ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 24, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 5,280 views

    This is the beginning of Lent. Most people are looking for things to give up for Lent. It you haven’t made up your mind maybe these will help. GIVE UP grumbling! Instead, "In everything give thanks." Constructive criticism is OK, but "moaning, groaning, and complaining" are not ...read more

  • If 99.9 Percent Is Good Enough, Then …

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 2,286 views

    If 99.9 Percent Is Good Enough, Then … Two million documents will be lost by the IRS this year. 811,000 faulty rolls of 35mm film will be loaded this year. 22,000 checks will be deducted from the wrong bank accounts in the next 60 minutes. 1,314 phone calls will be misplaced by ...read more

  • If 99.9 Percent Is Good Enough, Then...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,447 views

    If 99.9 percent is good enough, then... - Two million documents will be lost by the IRS this year. - 811,000 faulty rolls of 35mm film will be loaded this year. - 22,000 checks will be deducted from the wrong bank accounts in the next 60 minutes. - 1,314 phone calls will be misplaced by ...read more

  • Mavis Jackson Lived In Anaheim California And She ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Jan 2, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,566 views

    Mavis Jackson lived in Anaheim California and she often walked past the Crystals Cathedral. She keep saying to herself that someday she was going to go to that church. Then one Sunday she decided that today was the day. She got all dressed up in her best clothes as her Midwestern upbringing ...read more

  • Two Horses  PRO

    Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Jan 12, 2007
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,960 views

    Two Horses ~ Author Unknown Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. >From a distance, each looks like every other horse. But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing. Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is ...read more

  • Interestingly, Stress Is Produced By Not Only ...  PRO

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 13, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,529 views

    Interestingly, STRESS is produced by not only NEGATIVE experiences, but also by POSITIVE ones. It was for this reason that Donna Parker HESITATED telling her husband about him WINNING the Reader’s Digest Association Sweepstakes. She was ECSTATIC when she got the CALL INFORMING her that a ...read more

  • I Read A Story Recently About A Terrible Fire In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 965 views

    I read a story recently about a terrible fire in a chemical plant. Several area fire departments responded to the blaze, and the whole community gathered at a distance to watch. The media was there in helicopters and satellite remote trucks. The president of the company was among the crowd, and he ...read more

  • When We Give Our Lives To Christ And Become His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,254 views

    When we give our lives to Christ and become His follower we will want to hold on loosely to the things of this world. Back in 1987 on a commuter flight from Portland, Maine, to Boston the pilot, Henry Dempsey, heard an unusual noise near the rear of the plane. Dempsey turned the controls over to ...read more

  • You Can Tell What We're Going Through When You ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Feb 19, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,294 views

    You can tell what we’re going through when you come over to our house and check out the bookshelf. We’ve got James Dobson’s entire library: “Dare to Discipline”, “The Strong Willed Child”; “Parenting isn’t for Cowards.” I can’t tell you that I’ve actually read them all! We’ve got others, “How to ...read more

  • Do Unto Others

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,097 views

    DO UNTO OTHERS There is a story about a rather legalistic Seminary student who wanted to have a Scriptural basis for everything he did. He felt he was on solid ground if he could quote the Bible, book, chapter and verse to okay his actions. He did all right with that until he began to fall in ...read more

  • Parents: How Do You React?

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 3, 2008
     | 1,548 views

    PARENTS: HOW DO YOU REACT? When it came to our children’s younger days in school, they pretty much were raised in a semi-protected environment. They all went to pre-school at our church in Florida. As the minister, they know Daddy was just down the hall; in fact Deb was the Assistant Director. ...read more

  • Shortly After The First Edition Of The Miami ...

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Jun 26, 2008
     | 2,310 views

    Shortly after the first edition of the Miami Herald had gone to press on Sunday night, December 29, 1946, Timothy Sullivan answered the telephone on the city desk. “Please help me,” a woman’s voice pleaded. “My husband is bleeding to death.” Sullivan got the entire story. The man’s name was Rudy ...read more

  • Fathers, Serve With Intensity  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,991 views

    "Fathers, Serve With Intensity" The Bible gives four Christian character traits that can build a lasting legacy for the Lord. The second is to live a life that serves with intensity. Colossians 3:23-24 says, "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not men, ...read more

  • There Is A Story About A Rather Legalistic ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
     | 1,990 views

    There is a story about a rather legalistic Seminary student who wanted to have a scriptural basis for everything he did. He felt he was on solid ground if he could quote the Bible, book, chapter and verse to okay his actions. He did all right with that until he began to fall in love with a ...read more

  • A Study Released This January From The Barna ...

    Contributed by Dillon Burroughs on Mar 9, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,925 views

    A study released this January from the Barna organization revealed that 73% of today’s youth have been involved in some form of psychic or witchcraft related activity. The most popular of these activities includes playing with Ouija boards and the reading of witchcraft and Wicca related books. In ...read more

  • Money ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2010
     | 4,268 views

    Money Talks -Most of us have probably heard the saying, “Money talks.” Words are one thing, but when someone slaps down their money or writes the check, their words take on new meaning. Sometimes money produces results that seemed slow in coming with any other approach. This might be due to greed, ...read more

  • Radical Faith  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 24, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,733 views

    RADICAL FAITH I want to read to you the opening story from David Platt's book "The Radical Question" (Multnomah Press). Imagine a scene that took place in Asia not so long ago: A room in an ordinary house, dimly lit, all the blinds on the windows closed. Twenty leaders from churches in the ...read more

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