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  • Selfish  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 19, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,466 views

    Selfish A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, 5, and Ryan, 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. “If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, ‘Let my brother have the first pancake; I can wait.” Kevin ...read more

  • To Murder Character Is As Truly A Crime As To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 3,549 views

    To murder character is as truly a crime as to murder the body: the tongue of the slanderer is ...read more

  • Time

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,874 views

    Time A man flew into Chicago & hired a taxi to take him downtown. As he was riding along they came to a red light & the driver went right on through the red light. The man said, "Hey, the light was red. You’re supposed to stop." The driver said, "Yeah, I know, but my brother does it all the ...read more

  • There Was A Father Who Took His Two Young ...

    Contributed by Mick Court on Jun 22, 2008
     | 2,166 views

    There was a father who took his two young children to an amusement park. They were so excited. After going on all the rides they wanted, he said now it is time for the ghost train! They both didn't want to go, and yet the father insisted it was part of the experience of going to an amusement park. ...read more

  • What Can Wash Away My Sin?

    Contributed by John Bright on Mar 4, 2025
     | 293 views

    Your hands are wonderful creations of God! Look at your hands. But if left to do whatever we want – those hands get us into trouble. Try telling a child, “Don’t touch that!” Eve used her hand to pick a forbidden fruit. Adam received the forbidden fruit from Eve. Cain used his hand to murder ...read more

  • A Small Girl Had Been Promised The Privilege Of ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 13, 2006
     | 4,381 views

    A small girl had been promised the privilege of climbing to a nearby hilltop where her brother enjoyed playing. But when she came within sight of the steep, rough path, she drew back in dismay. “Why, there isn’t a smooth spot anywhere. It’s all bumpy and stony!” she exclaimed.  “Yes,” said her ...read more

  • Sir Thomas Beecham, The British Conductor, Once ...

    Contributed by Paul Green on Feb 5, 2010
     | 2,120 views

    Sir Thomas Beecham, the British conductor, once saw a distinguished-looking woman in a hotel foyer. And he was sure that he knew her from somewhere, but for the life of him he couldn’t remember where or her name. But he stopped to talk to her anyway. And as the pair talked he vaguely remembered ...read more

  • Obscurity

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Aug 20, 2019
     | 2,802 views

    In his book Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places, Eugene Peterson recounts the story of the fourth century church father Gregory of Nyssa whose brother Basil had arranged for him to be made bishop of Cappadocia. "Gregory objected," Peterson writes. "He didn't want to be stuck ...read more

  • Do It Myself

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,158 views

    It is said that D.L. Moody, in his early days in Chicago, was a regular attendant on the noonday prayer meeting at a local church. At one of these meetings a rich brother rose and told those present of an opportunity to do a certain good thing if only three or four hundred dollars could be raised ...read more

  • I Grew Up In Indiana And There Were A Lot ...

    Contributed by Steven Wunderink on Jul 3, 2007
     | 962 views

    Ill. I grew up in Indiana and there were a lot of tornados that went through our farm. I remember one in particular where all eight of us kids and my mother and father huddled in the basement waiting for one to pass. My oldest brother remembered something that needed to be tied down or something ...read more

  • God And Grandma

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,533 views

    GOD AND GRANDMA Two boys were spending the night at Grandma's house. At bedtime, the two boys were saying their prayers when the youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs: "I PRAY FOR A THOMAS THE TRAIN SET! I PRAY FOR AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER! I PRAY FOR A NEW SPIDERMAN ACTION FIGURE!!!" His ...read more

  • The Bible – For Mature Audiences Only

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Nov 5, 2019
     | 3,664 views

    Recently I have been preaching sermons on topics submitted by the members of the church. I thought that was a good idea until someone requested I preach from Genesis 38. It’s not your typical children’s bedtime Bible story. It’s more on the lines of a scandalous storyline for a daytime soap ...read more

  • Have A Backpack Filled With Many Things And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Judah Thomas on May 22, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,743 views

    (Have a backpack filled with many things and things hanging off of it.) Life is kind of like backpacking in a tunnel. Imagine for a moment that I was backpacking in a tunnel, and the further I went the smaller the tunnel became. Eventually these (skis or whatever) would jam against the wall. I ...read more

  • Being A Father Continues To Teach Me About ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jul 24, 2006
     | 894 views

    Being a Father continues to teach me about patience. It is an ongoing lesson. I can remember thinking, “When will he start walking? When will he talk? When will she say my name? When will he learn some manners? When will he learn to be polite?” As we together develop and grow in our love for God ...read more

  • What's Your Life Worth?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
     | 3,466 views

    WHAT’S YOUR LIFE WORTH? It’s worth $50,000, according to the international standard used most private and government-run health insurance plans to determine whether to cover a new medical procedure. More simply, insurance companies calculate that to make a treatment worth its cost, it must ...read more

  • Broken Things

    Contributed by Oyewole O. Sarumi on Mar 2, 2011
     | 5,531 views

    BROKEN THINGS God does not see as man sees. He placed high premium on broken things. He prefers to deal and bless only things and people that are broken. However, when compared to man, the gap is huge. Man prefers things that are not broken and places value on such. Once anything is broken, man's ...read more

  • The Fellowship Of His Suffering

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Sep 13, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,404 views

    THE FELLOWSHIP OF HIS SUFFERING "Paul Marshall of the Hudson Institute estimates that at least 600 million -- and maybe closer to 700 million -- Christians world-wide are experiencing some level of persecution. That means roughly one in every three people who profess the name of Christ is ...read more

  • God's Grace Is Like Lightning And Transforms ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2009
     | 6,549 views

    God’s Grace Is Like Lightning and Transforms Whoever it Strikes Martin Luther found that out. Walking through the forest one day, praying and working through spiritual torment, literally, the lightning did strike close by. And he felt that as the summons of God. Luther came closer, and when God ...read more

  • Some Early Settlers Were Traveling Together ...

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 14, 2008
     | 2,461 views

    Some EARLY SETTLERS were traveling together across the western prairies of the United States. One day they were horrified to see a fire fanned by strong wind coming their way. As the flames raced closer and closer, one man, to the amazement of the others, set fire to a large patch of grass ...read more

  • Spirit Of Gradualism

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 10, 2025
     | 125 views

    I lived in Lee County, Virginia and we would travel 68 from our house through Cumberland Gap, Tennessee to Middlesboro, Ky. We traveled through the national park. Linda and I would see a ground hog. The ground hog would stand on his hind legs to watch the traffic go by. We developed a love watching ...read more