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  • Make Sure Your Ax Is Sharpen

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Feb 16, 2023
     | 1,265 views

    When we were young we did not have central heating and air. As a matter of fact I do not remember us having a window unit. What we had was a fireplace in the winter time and a screen door in the summer. I remember that old fire place. If it was real cold we would put a blanket over the door ...read more

  • A Lady's Sick Of Her Husband's Drinking, So She ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,701 views

    A lady’s sick of her husband’s drinking, so she decides to teach him a lesson. She dresses up like Satan, and when her husband walks in from being out all night, she jumps out from behind the sofa and screams. He says, ...read more

  • Business Destroys Relationships. It Substitutes ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,032 views

    Business destroys relationships. It substitutes shallow frenzy for deep friendship. It feeds the ego but starves the inner man. It fills a calendar but fractures a family. It cultivates a program that plows under priorities. Many a church boasts about its active program: "Something for every night ...read more

  • Paul Harvey Told A Story About A Lady Who Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rich Young on Jan 5, 2001
    based on 115 ratings
     | 2,876 views

    Paul Harvey told a story about a lady who was overweight and blamed it on the traffic on the city street. She would go to bed at night and the traffic outside her window would keep her awake. So, rather than lay there awake, she’d get up and eat. Her reason for ...read more

  • In Order Of Importance  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,968 views

    IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE After months of working overtime as a financial analyst for a large corporation, I returned home one night at 12:30. As I crawled into bed, my wife awoke. "You’ve got to alphabetize," she commented. "What do you mean?" I ...read more

  • If It Don't Rain  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 1, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,890 views

    If It Don’t Rain I would climb the highest mountain Swim the deepest ocean too I would crawl the hottest desert I’d do anything for you I would leap the tallest building I’d bear any trial or pain There’s no ...read more

  • Protect The Flag

    Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 23, 2011
     | 2,791 views

    PROTECT THE FLAG In Kenya, as elsewhere, the military buildings are very important. There are permanent teams that guard the buildings and all properties of the army that no enemy will come in and destroy or steal our secrets. But the most precious thing in a military building is the flag of that ...read more

  • Where Moods Must Get Off! (11.02.05--Faith That ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 1, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,163 views

    Where Moods Must Get Off! (11.02.05--Faith That Flies!--Jeremiah 21:1-2) I’m by no means an exercise nut! Despite the fact that I have had a daily routine for many years which includes ten minutes on the weight bench and ten on the elliptical trainer, the fact that most mornings you will find me ...read more

  • The Difference Between God's Law And God's Grace  PRO

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jan 20, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,153 views

    The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ … (Verse 17) If you compare the two, you’ll find that when the Law came down, 3,000 people died. That’s in Exodus 32:28. When the Holy Spirit came down, 3,000 people were saved. That’s in Acts 2:41. That’s the ...read more

  • What Is A Praise Chorus?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2002
    based on 32 ratings
     | 4,850 views

    WHAT IS A PRAISE CHORUS? An old farmer went to the city one weekend and attended the big city church. He came home and his wife asked him how it was. "Well," said the farmer, "It was good. They did something different, however. They sang praise choruses instead of hymns." "Praise choruses," ...read more

  • Crown Of Thorns  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,740 views

    CROWN OF THORNS Nearly thirty years ago on Saturday night I sat in an indoor arena excitedly watching a beautiful Arabian stallion receive the very high honor of "Legion of Merit." The lights were turned off and a large spotlight appeared at the entrance gate. Music played as this beautiful bay ...read more

  • What Would Have Happened Had Moses Tried To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,685 views

    What would have happened had Moses tried to figure out what was needed to accomplish God’s command? One of the biggest arithmetical miracles in the world was required in the desert. Moses led the people of Israel into the desert….Now what was he going to do with them? They had to be fed, and ...read more

  • Choosing Courage; Finding Peace  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 5, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,727 views

    CHOOSING COURAGE; FINDING PEACE By Steve Goodier http://www.LifeSupportSystem.com "Do you know what my son James dreamed about last night?" a friend asked me. "He dreamed about YOU," she went on. "James told me this morning that in his dream he was being chased by King Kong. Then he met ...read more

  • A Little Boy, Not More Than Eleven Or Twelve ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 8, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,552 views

    A little boy, not more than eleven or twelve years of age, somewhat delicate in health, and rather backward, once went to a large boarding school. The first night that he slept there, when they came to go to bed, he glanced timidly round the room to see what other boys were doing, and then he saw ...read more

  • Parable Story  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 22, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,980 views

    PARABLE STORY Theological belief is sometimes a murky matter. A candidate for ordination as a minister was asked, "What part of the Bible do you like best?" He said: "I like the New Testament best." Then he was asked, "What Book in the New Testament is your favorite?" He answered, "The Book of the ...read more

  • While The Sixth Saying Of Jesus On The Cross Was ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Sep 7, 2006
     | 1,832 views

    While the sixth saying of Jesus on the Cross was a declaration of triumph, “It is finished!”, this last one is a declaration of trust. “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” The word commit means, “to deposit something of great value in a safe place.” Our life is filled with all types of ...read more

  • Some People Have Such Bad Nerves That They ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 25, 2007
     | 1,182 views

    1.Some people have such bad nerves that they cannot sleep in church. 2. If people sleep during the sermon, the pastor needs to wake up. 3. Sometimes how well you sleep depends on how little you lie. 4. If you cannot sleep at night, don’t count sheep, talk to the ...read more

  • When Alexander The Great Set Out On His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rob Ross on Jan 14, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 2,807 views

    When Alexander the Great set out on his campaigns, he divided all his possessions among his friends. Someone said "But you are keeping nothing for yourself ." "O yes, I am." He said "I have kept my hopes." William Barclay wrote "A person can endure ...read more

  • The Town Was Being Overcome With Drought. The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard White on Sep 25, 2002
    based on 43 ratings
     | 3,393 views

    The town was being overcome with drought. The crops were dying, the livestock was thinning out, fresh water supplies were severely diminished. The town decided to gather at the church house and pray for rain. That night as the preached entered the church building he was pleased to see so many ...read more

  • His Is The Season Of The Song. What Holiday, ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008
     | 1,660 views

    his is the season of the song. What holiday, other than perhaps Easter, do we celebrate and remember with so much singing? Christmas carols and songs are a part of this holiday season. What would Christmas be like without the classic carols, “Silent Night” or” Away In A Manger?” Or the traditional ...read more