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  • The Dead Letters

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 6, 2011
     | 1,735 views

    THE DEAD LETTERS Quote: Phillip Brooks: The Bible is like a telescope. If a man looks through his telescope he sees worlds beyond; but if he looks at his telescope, he does not see anything but that. The Bible is a thing to be looked through to see that ...read more

  • Dead To Garlic

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 20, 2011
     | 2,477 views

    DEAD TO GARLIC The problem is we are so accustomed to sin we do not recognize it's gravity. I once read the news account of the two Lake Worth, Florida, high school boys. They were suspended from school because they ate so much garlic that no one could stand to have them around. They had read ...read more

  • The Dead Donkey

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 12, 2012
     | 3,214 views

    THE DEAD DONKEY A city boy, Kenny, moved to the country and bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey died." Kenny replied, "Well then, just give ...read more

  • Living Or Dead

    Contributed by Max Furman on Dec 24, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,188 views

    On Easter Sunday, religious leaders and the disciples had all witnessed the same event. However, both saw something differently. A few years ago, I was getting ready to leave the house for a run and as my wife and I talked, I learned that she was soon going to run an errand. Jokingly, I told her ...read more

  • Cycles Of Dying Churches

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 16, 2022
     | 1,130 views

    Almost all churches go through “lifecycles” - they start with a MAN, a visionary leader has a passion to to accomplish a God-given Vision -- then they become a MOVEMENT. At this stage the people are nearly 100% committed. They spend time together at each other’s homes and in Bible studies. Then ...read more

  • Sort Of Dead To Sin  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 24, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,195 views

    Sort of Dead to Sin] In a classic Leadership cartoon by Mary Chambers, two couples are seated in a living room engaged in Bible study. One of the women is speaking. "Well," she says, "I ...read more

  • Dead Poets Society

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 19, 2003
     | 2,115 views

    Opening illustration: Dead Poets Society Time 14:00-18:22 Mr. Keating gathers his English class in the hallway of the school, telling them to look closely at the pictures of the alumni on the wall: all photos of once invincible, hopeful students, now dead. Mr. Keating asks the students what they ...read more

  • Dead To Sin, Remade In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,379 views

    DEAD TO SIN, REMADE IN CHRIST When Standard Oil Company began to refine petroleum, there was a black substance, a by-product, that no one knew what to do with. It was black, sticky, and stinky. It couldn’t be buried because it would just find its way to the surface again. It couldn’t be burned ...read more

  • Head Of A Dead Snake

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,369 views

    HEAD OF A DEAD SNAKE When 53-year-old Danny Anderson was feeding his horses Monday night, a 5-foot rattlesnake slithered onto his central Washington property. Anderson and his 27-year-old son, Benjamin, pinned the snake with an irrigation pipe and cut off its head with a shovel. A few more ...read more

  • Dead Man Bleeding  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Feb 5, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,621 views

    DEAD MAN BLEEDING The question about impossibilities applied to God's sovereignty is a display of foolish unbelief. A lady brought her husband to the psychiatrist as a last ditch effort; the man thought he was dead. The shrink did everything he could to convince the man otherwise, but the crazy ...read more

  • Buyer's Remorse And A Dead ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
     | 3,414 views

    BUYER’S REMORSE AND A DEAD DONKEY A city boy, Kenny, moved to the country and bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100.00. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey died." Kenny replied, ...read more

  • Music To Raise The Dead

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 10, 2010
     | 1,703 views

    "MUSIC TO RAISE THE DEAD", an album from a Christian Rock group called Resurrection startled the Christian world with it's intensity in the 1970's. They did this in a day when many conservative pastors and evangelists actively thundered their warnings from the pulpit against the evils of rock music ...read more

  • Raffling A Dead Donkey

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 13, 2011
     | 2,540 views

    RAFFLING A DEAD DONKEY Jean Paul, a Cajun, moved to Texas and bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry, but I got some bad news. The donkey died." "Well then, just give me my money ...read more

  • Dead People Everywhere

    Contributed by Jeff Gauss on Jun 29, 2012
     | 2,288 views

    DEAD PEOPLE EVERYWHERE Sometimes the most basic truths of Christianity can be quite confusing. Take for instance the first time little Suzy attended a funeral service. The minister used the phrase, "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust." Suzy didn't understand so she asked her grandma, who was with her, ...read more

  • Daddy, Is God Dead?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 13, 2022
     | 403 views

    A little girl looked up at her daddy while sitting on his lap and asked, "Daddy, I need to ask you something. Is God dead?" The father said, "Honey, why in the world are you asking me such a ridiculous question! What would make you ask me such a question?" His daughter ...read more

  • Why We Believe That Jesus Rose From The Dead

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 25, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 718 views

    If Jesus did not rise from the dead, the Christian faith is a foolish fantasy. However, if the resurrection of Christ did occur, it confirms His life, message, and atoning work. It is the basis of our hope of life beyond the grave. Christ is alive, and the evidence is overwhelming. Here are some of ...read more

  • Megachurch Marketing: 30,000 People Attend ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,036 views

    Megachurch Marketing: 30,000 people attend Houston’s Lakewood Church every weekend to hear Pastor Joel Osteen. 7 million more catch his Sunday sermons on TV, which costs $15 million a year. Osteen’s book, Your Best Life Now, has sold 2.5 million copies. The flourishing Lakewood enterprise brought ...read more

  • This Prayer Was Found In The Clothing Of A Dead ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gary Macdonald on Dec 13, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
     | 2,403 views

    This prayer was found in the clothing of a dead child at Ravensbruck concentration camp. O Lord, remember not only the men and woman of good will, but also those of ill will. But do not remember all of the suffering they have inflicted upon us: Instead remember the fruits we have borne because of ...read more

  • God Ain't Dead

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jun 26, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,270 views

    A pastor wrote: "Some time ago I saw a picture of an old burned-out mountain shack. All that remained was the chimney...the charred debris of what had been that family’s sole possession. In front of this destroyed home stood an old grandfather-looking man dressed only in his underclothes with a ...read more

  • Bureaucrats: They Are Dead At 30 And Buried At ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
     | 1,027 views

    Bureaucrats: they are dead at 30 and buried at 60. They are like custard pies; ...read more

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