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  • Little Girl Doesn't Understand Cleansing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
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    Little Girl Doesn’t Understand Cleansing Symbolism of Baptism Pastor Bob Beasley shares a true story told by a father in his church: “Our three-year-old daughter, Rena, sat with us during the baptismal service…which was a new experience for her. She exclaimed in surprise, ‘Why did he push that guy ...read more

  • Being Open-Minded Means That I Am Willing To ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 2, 2009
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    Being open-minded means that I am willing to listen to feedback (like through a mentor as we talked about last week) and might even seek it out. It means that I will truly listen to what you perceive to be inconsistencies or flaws whether in my character or beliefs. It means that I will seriously ...read more

  • Authentic ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2009
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    Authentic Christianity A small child, sitting in church asked his father, “Dad, what is a Christian?” The father replied, “A Christian is a person who loves and obeys God. He loves his friends and neighbours, and even his enemies. He prays often, is kind, gentle, and holy, and is more interested ...read more

  • English Deist, Anthony Collins' Question To A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
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    English Deist, Anthony Collins’ Question to a Commoner, "Is your God a great or a little God?" A well-known English deist, Anthony Collins of the seventeenth century, was walking one day when he crossed paths with a commoner. “Where are you going?” asked Collins. “To church, sir.” “What are you ...read more

  • Implications For Society If Christ Wasn't ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2009
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    Implications for Society if Christ wasn’t Born Have you ever imagined how does this world look like if Jesus were not born in that manger in Bethlehem around two thousand years ago? No Churches; and definitely no Christian institution of any kind. Red Cross does not exist; World Vision and World ...read more

  • It Was Approaching Thanksgiving And Dave's Family ...

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 7, 2010
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    It was approaching Thanksgiving and Dave's family was together. He was in the construction supply business and business was good. In response to hearing about how well things were going, Dave's daughter said "We sure have a lot to be thankful for!" But instead of agreeing, Dave snapped "I worked ...read more

  • During Our Ministry In The Middle-East At One Of ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 13, 2010
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    During our ministry in the Middle-East at one of the underground churches a gentleman used to walk around 5 miles to attend that worship and fellowship. He had a lowly job at a remote construction site in the wilderness and could not afford to buy a conveyance for himself. He did not know any other ...read more

  • The Town Gossip

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2011
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    THE TOWN GOSSIP Many years ago the Moody Church News carried a humorous story about a woman in a small town who was known for being a gossip. One day on vacation she visited the offices of The Chicago Daily News. She was wearing a white dress and inadvertently leaned against a wall where a freshly ...read more

  • A Child's View Of God

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 26, 2011
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    A CHILD'S VIEW OF GOD Many of you know that I did not grow up in the church. My family was not religious, and so, we seldom spoke of God. Still in all, even as a child, I had some conception of God. I don’t know where I got it or how I picked it up, but I had an undeveloped, primitive theology. I ...read more

  • When Does The Size Of A House Become Sinful?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2011
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    WHEN DOES THE SIZE OF A HOUSE BECOME SINFUL? Several years ago, Millard Fuller of Habitat for Humanity addressed the National Press Club on public radio, on which he recalled a workshop he conducted at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary with 200 pastors in attendance. The assembled pastors quickly ...read more

  • God Is Still On The Throne

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 15, 2011
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    GOD IS STILL ON THE THRONE We used to have a song leader in our church in Wiesbaden named Steve who whenever I saw him, I’d ask, “How’s it going Steve?” His response was always the same--he’d say, “God is still on the throne!” He was almost always happy and on top of things when he’d say ...read more

  • Cast The First Stone  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2011
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    CAST THE FIRST STONE A woman named Marilyn Helleberg told about being a teenager at church camp. She said an ugly rumor got started there about two of the counselors and it quickly became the talk of the camp. The next day, at Morning Prayer, the minister read the story of the adulterous woman. ...read more

  • King Henry Ii's Anger

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 10, 2011
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    KING HENRY II'S ANGER King Henry II of England, back in around 1200, had a lot of power. He put an end to a long and bloody civil war, and ruled both England and a large chunk of France for many years. He was so famous that a movie was made about him, about 25 yrs ago, starring Richard Burton and ...read more

  • People Matter

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2011
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    PEOPLE MATTER One woman told the time her professor in nursing school gave a pop quiz. She said "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?'" She thought: "Surely this was some kind ...read more

  • The Three Stone-Carriers  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 3, 2011
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    THE THREE STONE-CARRIERS Many years ago in a church in England, a preacher entered the pulpit and said: "Brethren, before I preach, allow me to tell this story. Many years have passed since I was in this place. On that evening there came three young men, not only with the intention of ...read more

  • Tree Toppers  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 19, 2011
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    TREE TOPPERS I visited a blog that was selling some of these tree toppers and the variety astounded me: Some were wintery decorations. Things like: * Snowmen * Ginger bread men * Spires that looked like the steeples of a Russian church buildings. Then, there were some peculiar decorations ...read more

  • What Do You Have To Sing About?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012
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    WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SING ABOUT? Clarence Darrow, the famous atheist lawyer – once took part in a debate at a church in Chicago. In his attack on the Christian faith, he tried to play on the emotions of the black people who were there, and on their social misery. This was the heart of the ...read more

  • A Thief And A Priest

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2012
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    A THIEF AND A PRIEST The story is told about a Catholic priest who was walking down an alley behind his church when a thief jumped out from behind some garbage cans and pressed the muzzle of his gun into the priest's ribs. The thief said, "Give me your wallet!" Without hesitation, the priest ...read more

  • Trust In The Lord To Fix It

    Contributed by James Ledbetter on Feb 3, 2015
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    A friend pastor of mine once told me a story about trusting in the Lord to fix what is broken. A certain man and his pastor traveled to preach a sermon at another church. And when finished they went to a store to look around. The man bought a doll for his daughter and took it home and gave it to ...read more

  • I'll Take Hymn!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 26, 2016
     | 4,320 views

    One Sunday, a pastor told his congregation that the church needed some extra money. He asked the people to consider donating a little more than usual into the offering plate. He said that whoever gave the most would be able to pick out three hymns. After the offering plates were passed, the pastor ...read more