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  • Over Your Head

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019
     | 1,544 views

    OVER YOUR HEAD I remember struggling in the water and I remember going under. I also remember the distinct feeling that I was going to die. What I learned as a young child was that one should be careful about getting in over one's head. I would like to ask you a question. How many of you can ...read more

  • Come Anyway (No Excuse Sunday)

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Nov 7, 2020
     | 2,111 views

    To make it possible for everyone to attend church this Sunday, we are going to have a special "No Excuse Sunday": • We will provide pillows to nap for those who need the extra sleep on Sunday morning. • We will have extra cushions for those who feel that our pews are too hard. ...read more

  • Be Ready, Have A Plan.

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 17, 2021
     | 2,132 views

    PEOPLE NEVER PLAN TO FAIL, THEY FAIL TO PLAN AND BECOME TRAPPED TO BE DOOMED. WHAT IS FAILURE? WHAT IS SUCCESS? LIFE OFTEN HAS MANY TEMPORARY SET BACKS? We must be ready! ALBERT EINSTEIN did not beginning talking until he was 4 years. Many of Einstein’s family and friends thought he was mentally ...read more

  • Daniel In The Lion's Den

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 13, 2022
     | 1,683 views

    Need this picture displayed for illustration: https://www.freebibleimages.org/illustrations/moody-daniel-lions/ Charles Stanley tells of a time when he was struggling with much opposition. In the midst of the turmoil, an elderly member of his church invited him to her apartment for lunch. He ...read more

  • Simple Confession, Profound Forgiveness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2022
     | 751 views

    In 1818 one out of six women who had children died of something called “childbirth fever.” A doctor’s daily routine back then started in the dissecting room, where he performed autopsies, and from there he made his rounds to examine expectant mothers. No one even thought to wash his hands...at ...read more

  • Fighting Temptation

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Oct 4, 2023
     | 1,120 views

    Have you seen the Kid’s Candy Challenge videos? • What happens in the Kid’s Candy Challenge is the parent tells their small child or children that they can have some candy • But they have to wait until mom or dad gets back • The candy is set right in front of them • Along with a phone to ...read more

  • Thief Gets The Bird  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,395 views

    THIEF GETS THE BIRD A man in Ontario, Canada returned home one evening to find his more valuable and easily-fenced goodies stacked neatly beside the door. When the homeowner saw the living room was also spattered with blood, he feared the worst for his beloved house pet, a large African parrot. The ...read more

  • His Last Convert  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Apr 21, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,058 views

    HIS LAST CONVERT There where a lot of notable wealthy people on the Titanic in 1912. But the most notable passenger on the Titanic was someone that most of the world has never heard of before. He was a man by the name of John Harper. He was a plan ordinary Pastor from the city of Glasgow, ...read more

  • He Chooses Whom He Will! (10.18.05--That ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 16, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,210 views

    He Chooses Whom He Will! (10.18.05--That Person!--Judges 4:4ff) My first job out of college was a long time in coming. It was with a small publishing company that published inspirational magazines, greeting booklets and high quality cookbooks. I met my immediate supervisor at the receptionist ...read more

  • I Was A Young Youth Pastor In Augusta, Ga, Doing ...

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Feb 1, 2007
     | 1,645 views

    I was a young youth pastor in Augusta, GA, doing my best to train a group of kids to reach out to others. Granted – some of my ideas met resistance (imagine that!), and the culture there turned out to be very different than what was actually communicated to me at the beginning. However, I figured ...read more

  • There Were Two Seven Year Old Girls That Could ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,737 views

    There were two seven year old girls that could not wait for Christmas. You remember that time in your life when you didn’t sleep much the week before Christmas because of the excitement. These girls felt that excitement, they couldn’t wait to open their presents from the mom and dad. The Christmas ...read more

  • The Beggar And The Bread

    Contributed by Ryan Reed on May 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,484 views

    THE BEGGAR AND THE BREAD A beggar came and sat before me. "I want bread," he said. "How wise you are," I assured him. "Bread is what you need. And you have come to the right bakery." So I pulled my cookbook down from my shelf and began to tell him all I knew about bread. I spoke of flour and ...read more

  • On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
     | 3,029 views

    ON PRAYER Dr. Lewis Sperry Chafer told a story on the subject of prayer. A certain minister was in the habit of profound prayers, oftentimes resorting to words beyond the understanding of his simple flock. This went on week after week, to the dismay and frustration of the congregation. At last, a ...read more

  • Let The Love Of Christ Move You

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 14, 2009
     | 2,152 views

    LET THE LOVE OF CHRIST MOVE YOU I’ve met this guy that I will call Bob. Bob just recently got out of prison. He got caught up in using and did some stupid stuff. He was sent for prison. He had been trying do right and do good but he just got out of control. He was sorry about what he had done and ...read more

  • A Letter From John Wayne

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,660 views

    A LETTER FROM JOHN WAYNE Dr. Robert Schuller’s teenage daughter, Cindy, was in a motorcycle accident and had to have her leg amputated. John Wayne was a big fan of Robert Schuller. He heard Dr. Schuller say on one of his programs that his daughter had been in an accident and had to have her leg ...read more

  • The Prayer Of Grandma Jones

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
     | 5,063 views

    THE PRAYER OF GRANDMA JONES I'd like to tell you the story about an old lady that everybody called "Grandma Jones." She had a close relationship with Jesus. And she knew that Jesus wanted her to be a soul-winner. She wanted to lead others to Christ. However, Grandma Jones was pretty much home ...read more

  • The Pickle Jar As Far Back As I Can Remember Sat ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Nov 13, 2001
    based on 80 ratings
     | 2,625 views

    The pickle jar as far back as I can remember sat on the floor beside the dresser in my parents’ bedroom. When he got ready for bed, Dad would empty his pockets and toss his coins into the jar. As a small boy I was always fascinated at the sounds the coins made as they were dropped into the jar. ...read more

  • He Who Has The Son Has It All

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 31, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,086 views

    I wrote this at the end of 2014 Fourteen years from the Millennium seemed a long time and now we are into a new year – again!! I have spent much of last week preparing to lead a pilgrimage to Israel – a new experience for me. And with the new it is good to recall the old. Our Gospel reading is ...read more

  • Forgiveness

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 3, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,769 views

    It was in a church in Munich that I saw him, a balding heavyset man in a gray overcoat, a brown felt hat clutched between his hands. People were filing out of the basement room where I had just spoken, moving along the rows of wooden chairs to the door at the rear. It was 1947 and I had come from ...read more

  • One Man's Life Provides A Dramatic Answer To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Dunn on Mar 12, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,245 views

    One man’s life provides a dramatic answer to the question, can God indeed bring positives out of troubled times? This young man’s name is David, and he is an awesome picture of God’s using difficulties for good. For years he viewed trials as something that affected only his external world, and any ...read more

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