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  • While Numerous U.s. Churches Have Been Adding ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,583 views

    While numerous U.S. churches have been adding Spanish services to meet the needs of new immigrants, an increasing number of Hispanic congregations are starting English services. It's an effort to meet the demands of second- and third-generation Hispanics, keep families together and reach ...read more

  • An Unknown Author Wrote, "Longfellow Could Take ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,073 views

    "An unknown author wrote, "Longfellow could take a sheet of paper, write a poem on it and make it worth sixty thousand dollars. That is talent. Rockefeller could sign a piece of paper and make it worth millions. That is capital. A mechanic can take material worth $5 and make it into an article ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago A Certain Pastor Was Sick On A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,230 views

    A few years ago a certain pastor was sick on a Sunday morning. That hadn’t happened for a number of years. He tried to hold my head up long enough to watch a little religious television that morning. A local congregation had a program and their special speaker that day was Oliver North. What he ...read more

  • The Event Occurred Back In The Early 60's When ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Pace on Apr 11, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 1,987 views

    The event occurred back in the early 60’s when Abortion was not a legal option. She was a young High School student. She met a boy that was everything that she dreamed of. She allowed him to have his way with her and she became pregnant. He told her that he had no desire to marry her and was going ...read more

  • Follow Me

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009
     | 5,012 views

    "FOLLOW ME." To understand that calling and Jesus’ invitation, we need to understand the context. In Jesus’ day, childhood education started at age five as young boys went to the synagogue school to learn Hebrew and memorize the Torah. By the time of his bar mitzvah at age 13, a typical Jewish ...read more

  • Christian, If Thou Wouldst Know The Path Of Duty, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,315 views

    Christian, if thou wouldst know the path of duty, take God for thy compass; if thou wouldst steer thy ship through the dark billows, put the tiller into the hand of the Almighty. Many a rock might be escaped, if we would let our Father take the helm; many a shoal or quicksand we might well avoid, ...read more

  • Many Years Ago The Great Preacher Harry Emerson ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Jul 25, 2006
     | 1,379 views

    Many years ago the great preacher Harry Emerson Fosdick told of a teenage girl stricken with polio. As he visited with her, she told him about a conversation she’d had with one of her friends, who told her, "Affliction does so color life." To which this courageous young girl agreed, but said that ...read more

  • You Are My Best Gift

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 28, 2011
     | 1,553 views

    YOU ARE MY BEST GIFT A daughter of a renowned preacher, who was used to gifts her loving dad used to purchase and bring for her after every overseas' trip, was once in for a major disappointment. Due to a mess-up in the airport customs, the gift was lost and her doting Dad landed home without a ...read more

  • Singing Your Resolution

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 27, 2012
     | 2,572 views

    A while back I got discouraged, I got frustrated. Things were not going the way that I had planned. I was tired. I was tired of solving problems and dealing with people. You ever get like that? I didn’t know what to do. I still remember walking up down the road to my house, tears streaming down ...read more

  • What Can You Do When God Seems Invisible And You ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 2, 2008
     | 1,626 views

    What can you do when God seems invisible and you can’t find him it seems or feel him? Ruth Graham can tell us how. Broken marriage & family. Wrote of trusting God in “In every pew sits a broken heart”: “I came to a point where I saw the need to let go even of my questions. I would not have all the ...read more

  • John Wimber Likens The Saying Of Prayers To The ...

    Contributed by Andy Beech on Mar 29, 2008
     | 1,093 views

    John Wimber likens the saying of prayers to the throwing of a ball from one person to another. If you throw a ball to a friend - you throw it so that they can catch it. If you throw the ball and the friend chooses not to catch it, or for some reason is unable to catch it, then there can be no ...read more

  • Extreme Makeovers Are In. Of The 6.6 Million ...

    Contributed by Skip Alexander on Jun 30, 2008
     | 1,776 views

    Extreme makeovers are in. Of the 6.6 million cosmetic-plastic-surgery patients in 2002, nearly a third had multiple procedures at the same time. To facilitate the trend, a one-stop beauty shop has opened called the Advanced Aesthetics Institute. Interested customers consult with a "concierge" and ...read more

  • Intending To Grow

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 19, 2011
     | 4,965 views

    INTENDING TO GROW In the 1920s there was a young African American child who was growing up in Cleveland. One day a famous athlete named Charlie Paddock, came to his school to speak to the students. At the time Paddock was considered "the fastest human being alive." He told the children, "Listen! ...read more

  • Becoming All Things To All People Entails A ...

    Contributed by Tony Klinedinst on Aug 29, 2002
     | 1,941 views

    "Becoming all things to all people entails a giving of oneself which falls just short of compromising our Christian faith. We need to ask ourselves what is nessecary and what is sacrificable. Imagine walking into the home of a Chinese family. If you step to the door and they ask you to remove ...read more

  • It's Likely That If Jesus Were Still Living Among ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Mar 9, 2003
    based on 71 ratings
     | 3,907 views

    It’s likely that if Jesus were still living among us today, He would be considered a criminal. Everyone would be mad at Him… · The FDA for turning water into wine without a license · The EPA for killing fig trees · The American Medical Association for practicing medicine without a license · The ...read more

  • During His 1960 Presidential Campaign, John F. ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 26, 2003
     | 1,841 views

    During his 1960 presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy often closed his speeches with the story of Colonel Davenport, the Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives: On May 19th, 1780 the sky of Hartford darkened ominously, and some of the representatives, glancing out the windows, feared ...read more

  • Show Me The Mommy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,446 views

    SHOW ME THE MOMMY One of the latest reality shows in South Africa is called "Show me the Mommy." An eligible bachelor gets to go out with 3 moms and choose which daughter he wants to date based on his opinion of the mother. Which mom would have raised the most enjoyable girl to date? Moms, ...read more

  • Transient Forgiveness  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on May 9, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,650 views

    Transient Forgiveness (Illustrations Unlimited) Two little brothers, Harry and James, had finished supper and were playing until bedtime. Somehow, Harry hit James with a stick, and tears and bitter words followed. Charges and accusations were still being exchanged as their mother prepared them for ...read more

  • I Heard About Two Kids Who Were In Sunday School ...  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jun 28, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 1,723 views

    I heard about two kids who were in Sunday school one day. The teacher had taught the lesson on Lot’s wife who became a pillar of salt. After Sunday school they were walking out and one of the kids said to the other one, "Do you really believe that Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt?" The ...read more

  • Stones: Throw, Stumble Or Climb ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
     | 2,946 views

    STONES: THROW, STUMBLE OR CLIMB OVER This week, I read a common-sense statement by William Andrew Ward about the way we live together in our world: "We can choose to throw stones, to stumble on them, to climb over them, or to build with them." The first three choices (throwing, stumbling and ...read more

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