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  • The Great Evangelist George Whitefield Once Asked ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 11, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 1,693 views

    The Great Evangelist George Whitefield once asked a coal miner what he believed. “Oh,” the miner answered, “That’s easy. I believe what my church believes.” “And what does your church believe?” asked the evangelist. “Well, the church believes what I believe.” “But what do you believe?” ...read more

  • The Village Atheist Was Not A Bad Man, He Just ...

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Feb 5, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,541 views

    THE VILLAGE ATHEIST WAS NOT A BAD MAN, HE JUST DIDN’T BELIEVE. HE WAS NOT INTERESTED IN CHURCH...AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE IN THE AREA. ONE DAY THE CHURCH BUILDING CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND THE WHOLE TOWN RAN TOWARD IT TO HELP EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES.. INCLUDING THE VILLAGE ATHEIST HEY, THIS IS SOMETHING ...read more

  • How Did Titus Do In Crete?

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Feb 5, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,358 views

    How did Titus do in Crete? Titus led the church in Crete until 105 AD, when he died at age 94. The church in Crete experienced many internal and external stresses, much of it due to the friction of the island. These tensions, however, did not impact the religious strength or stamina of the church ...read more

  • I Was Talking To A Man On Friday About Our ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 17, 2010
     | 2,737 views

    I was talking to a man on Friday about our Church. He said he didn’t like our way of doing Church. I asked him what he meant and he said that he could not see how a Church could have a band out the front and what appeared to him to be a concert going on and so many people. He said "That’s not my ...read more

  • Staying In The Shallow End

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 28, 2011
     | 3,771 views

    STAYING IN THE SHALLOW END He stays at the shallow end of the pool for a long time, refusing invitations to come out into the deeper water, even with his dad. But after a long time considering it, my grandson Zion Brave Bennett thrusts himself into the pool, swimming underwater and then ...read more

  • What If There Was No Christmas?

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 5, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,670 views

    WHAT IF THERE WAS NO CHRISTMAS? Lets ponder the what if - say- the antichrist powers would have defeated Christ at birth and therefore eliminated Christianity? what would have been lost? i. There would be no Christmas joy ii. There would be no kids smiles iii. There would be no Merry Christmas ...read more

  • Craig Von Buseck Tells Of Serving As An Assoc...

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,559 views

    Craig von Buseck tells of serving as an associate pastor in Pennsylvania. After more than five years on staff, he began sensing that the Lord wanted him to leave this church to complete his ministry training. Relations were beginning to become strained between himself and the senior pastor. While ...read more

  • The City Told Us They Were Going To Bury The ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Apr 9, 2007
     | 589 views

    The city told us they were going to bury the lines in the front of the first church I pastored. But, they said they would redo anything they damaged in front. They tore up most of the landscaping in front. Finally came the time to replace what had been destroyed. Trucks filled with granite ...read more

  • A Better Vow  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2003
    based on 22 ratings
     | 5,809 views

    A BETTER VOW Eric Snyder, Minister of the Farwell Church of Christ tells this story: I recently did a wedding. During the wedding rehearsal, the groom pulled me aside and made me an offer. He said "Look, I’ll give you $100 if you’ll change the wedding vows. When you get to me and the part ...read more

  • "Theology In The Pew"  PRO

    Contributed by Ronald Keller on Oct 15, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,060 views

    “THEOLOGY IN THE PEW” “A large share of people who attend Protestant or Catholic churches have adopted beliefs that conflict with the teachings of the Bible and their church, according to the latest release from the Barna Research Group (www.barna.org). There are some fundamental Christian precepts ...read more

  • The Power Of Shame

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 6,026 views

    THE POWER OF SHAME I remember how troubled I was after attending the funeral of an old lady who used to be my visitation partner for many years in a two-person team at a former church. Her brother and sister-in-law were deacons at the church. When I heard she had cancer some years after I left, I ...read more

  • You'll Never Know

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 8, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,928 views

    YOU'LL NEVER KNOW You may be going through some troubles right now. But trust in the Lord, because He will surely take care of you. He has already blessed and cared for us in countless ways. This week I thought back to one example from my life. It was over at Emmanuel Baptist Church in the ...read more

  • Your Mess Becomes Your Message

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 21, 2011
     | 3,099 views

    YOUR MESS BECOMES YOUR MESSAGE Joe Almanza grew up in a family of organized crime called the Mexican Mafia: "We were supplying most of the heroin for the Southern and Midwestern US. I became addicted to heroin. I went to many drug addiction agencies. I sold some heroin to an undercover agent ...read more

  • I Think Of A Young Man Named Adrian Who Was In My ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 7, 2008
     | 2,136 views

    I think of a young man named Adrian who was in my Youth Group back in a former church. Adrian’s dad --- who had, unfortunately, never been much of a dad to Adrian --- decided to move to Mexico right before Adrian’s senior year of High School. A family in our church took Adrian in to live with ...read more

  • Stranger Than Fiction: A True Story

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
     | 5,168 views

    STRANGER THAN FICTION: A TRUE STORY A young couple from another church came to one of our assistant pastors for counseling about marital problems they started having soon after their wedding. After just a few minutes of interviewing the two, he could see they were miles apart in tastes, ideas, and ...read more

  • Sex Is Like A ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 19, 2009
     | 2,090 views

    Sex is Like a Maserati (Based on an illustration given by Pastor Ed Young Fellowship Church C3 conference February 19, 2009) Pastor Young was talking to a porn actress from Europe about salvation through Jesus Christ. She did not believe and questioned him. She wondered if she would have to ...read more

  • Why Be So Negative?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 12, 2025
     | 183 views

    NEGATIVE: One young boy stood holding on to the poles behind me. He was a smart young man. During the trip the young boy talked how stupid his teachers were. The conversation turned about how bad the principal and the office staff was. Then he told me how our best Sunday School teacher was ignorant ...read more

  • In One Community -- The Village Atheist Was Not ...

    Contributed by Karl Popke on May 28, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,351 views

    In one community -- the Village atheist was not a bad man. He just didn’t believe. He wasn’t interested in church…and there was only one in the area. And this church was,-- well, mostly a social club. Heartlessly and spiritually dead—no conversions or decisions for Christ had been made for some ...read more

  • Spite Fences  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 10, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,550 views

    SPITE FENCES: I had a good friend that pastored a church in the same town where I pastored. We had a very good friendship and often pent time together. We both loved to laugh. The church my friend pastored was next to a local grocery store. The grocery store venders would park in the back of the ...read more

  • Information Below Taken From J.c. Willke's Book ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 22, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,503 views

    Information below taken from J.C. Willke’s book ABORTION AND SLAVERY: Slavery: Dred Scott 1857 7-2 Decision The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that black people were not legal persons, therefore they had no legal rights. They were the property of the owner. They could choose to sell, buy or even ...read more