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  • Seems St. Peter And The Devil Had An Agreement To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,196 views

    Seems St. Peter and the Devil had an agreement to share the costs of maintaining the fence between Heaven and Hell. One weekend there was a bit of a brawl in Hell that got out of hand, and part of the fence was smashed. It went unfixed for weeks and St. Peter approached the Devil about mending ...read more

  • Clarence Jordan, Author Of The "Cotton Patch" New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
     | 2,446 views

    Clarence Jordan, author of the “Cotton Patch” New Testament translation and founder of the interracial Koinonia farm in Americus, Georgia, was getting a red-carpet tour of another minister’s church. With pride the minister pointed to the rich, imported pews and luxurious decoration. As they stepped ...read more

  • One Of The Past Gold Medalists On The U.s. Swim ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,550 views

    One of the past gold medalists on the U.S. Swim Team gave this account as to the cost of the medal that he had won. He had swam a total of 45,000 miles in the last four years. From now until the 2000 Olympics, he will have swam an equivalent of two times across the Pacific Ocean. -All of that is ...read more

  • Larry Burkett Reminds Us, "Since Finances Is One ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,504 views

    LARRY BURKETT REMINDS US, “SINCE FINANCES IS ONE OF THE MOST OFTEN DISCUSSED TOPICS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, IT WOULD SEEM OBVIOUS THAT GOD WOULD USE THAT AREA TO TEST OUR OBEDIENCE TO HIM. WE MUST COME TO THE POINT THAT GOD’S APPROVAL IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE WORLD’S RICHES. BEING OBEDIENT MEANS ...read more

  • Cheap Grace  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,071 views

    CHEAP GRACE Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves. Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, communion without confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, ...read more

  • Real Persecution

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,907 views

    REAL PERSECUTION There's a cartoon that puts persecution in perspective. In the four panels, we see people praying--first a New Testament Christian: "Lord, give me the courage to face this accusing mob." Then a Reformation Christian: "Lord, help me declare Your truth despite the cost." A 20th ...read more

  • Ashes To Diamonds

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
     | 2,807 views

    ASHES TO DIAMONDS A company in Switzerland transforms the ashes of the dearly departed into a diamond of up to 1 carat in 6-8 weeks. A pound of ashes is enough to make a diamond; a human body leaves behind an average 5.5 to 6.6 pounds of ashes. The carbon, which makes up about 15% of the ashes, is ...read more

  • That Cross Alone

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 29, 2011
     | 3,230 views

    THAT CROSS ALONE Clarence Jordan, author of the "Cotton Patch" New Testament translation, and founder of the interracial Koinonia farm in Americus, Georgia, was getting a red-carpet tour of another minister's church. With pride the minister pointed to the rich, imported furnishings and luxurious ...read more

  • Hey, Do You Ever Wonder Why God Gave Wings To ...

    Contributed by Ed Lu on Oct 22, 2011
     | 3,678 views

    Hey, do you ever wonder why God gave wings to chicken? Can’t fly. Can’t float. God gave chicken wings for people! In fact, chicken wings are the most expensive part of the chicken. Wings cost almost as much as the whole chicken nowadays. Ever feel like a wing on a chicken? Don’t think you can do ...read more

  • The Egg Promise

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 7, 2013
     | 6,995 views

    THE EGG PROMISE Two brothers were getting ready to boil some eggs. "I’ll give you a dollar if you let me break three of these on your head," said the older one. "Promise?" asked the younger. "Promise!" Gleefully, the older boy broke two eggs over his brother’s head. Standing stiff for fear ...read more

  • Getting Along

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 7, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 966 views

    I read this account from Readers Digest: To save money, I suggested to one of my grown sons that we all live together in one house. I could tell he didn’t think it would be cost-effective when he asked, Who’s going to pay the therapist? That is something to think about. We love our families, but ...read more

  • The Tragedy On The Drawbridge

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jun 12, 2023
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     | 1,251 views

    A man had the duty to raise a drawbridge to allow the steamboats to pass on the river below and to lower it again for trains to cross over on land. One day, this man's son visited him, desiring to watch his father at work. Quite curious, as most boys are, he peeked into a trapdoor that was ...read more

  • Mark 8:35 For Whoever Wants To Save His Life A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
     | 4,948 views

    Mark 8:35 For whoever wants to save his life a will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. (NIV) Now, Jesus is not talking about the cost of our salvation here, because that is free! Romans 6:23 says, “The FREE gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our ...read more

  • More Government Procreation Policies: In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,527 views

    More Government Procreation Policies: In September, a pro-population town council member in Inari, Lapland (Finland), vowed to give up his political career if only the town’s women produced at least 80 babies next year and 85 the year after. At the other end of the spectrum, India’s Health Minister ...read more

  • Ten Things A Mom Doesn't Want To Hear  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,042 views

    TEN THINGS A MOM DOESN’T WANT TO HEAR 1. I swallowed a goldfish. 2. Your lipstick works better than crayons. 3. Does grape juice leave a stain??? 4. The principal called... 5. But DAD says that word all the time. 6. What’s it cost to fix a window??? 7. Has anyone seen my earthworms??? 8. I ...read more

  • Gene Vieth In His Book "The Soul Of The Lion, The ...

    Contributed by Roy Carter on Dec 12, 2005
     | 1,509 views

    Gene Vieth in his Book “The Soul of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” brings up an interesting point here. He says that after Edmund leaves the Beaver’s house, Lewis begins writing from Edmunds point of view and that forces us see things from Edmunds point of view. It reminds us we have done ...read more

  • Profits Up—wages Down: Even Though The Economy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,683 views

    Profits Up—Wages Down: Even though the economy added 2.2 million jobs in ‘04 and produced strong growth in corporate profits, wages for the average worker fell for the year, after adjusting for inflation—the first such drop in nearly a decade. The problem is not with the jobs themselves, but that ...read more

  • Carpe Diem." Seize The Day. Make The Most Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Flowers on May 4, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,846 views

    “Carpe Diem.” Seize the day. Make the most of every opportunity. Seize – the day. Notice the phrase is not “with utmost care and caution, after you have worked out the cost/benefit analysis and determined that there is no logical reason why all systems should not be go, and have assured ...read more

  • Friday, I Did A Quick Web Based Search, And I Was ...

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Aug 5, 2005
     | 1,277 views

    Friday, I did a quick web based search, and I was surprised by what I found. I answered four questions: 1. Do you and your spouse have any children under the age of 18 from this marriage? 2. Can you locate your spouse, and is he or she willing to sign the divorce documents with you? 3. Have you ...read more

  • Stupid With ...

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Nov 14, 2008
     | 1,432 views

    Stupid with money Will Smith Item: Dog shrink Cost: $2,500/month When the pressure of life get his dogs down, Smith’s four Rottweilers visit the Sigmund Freud of the canine world — renowned Hollywood hound analyst Cesar Millan, a.k.a. “The Dog Whisperer.” Apparently, it takes a special talent to ...read more

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