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  • Under New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
     | 3,247 views

    UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT I am reminded of a story where a salesman was driving through town and became hungry. He saw a sign for a restaurant and parked his car and went in. The first thing he noticed was how dirty the windows were, and then he saw how dirty the table tops were. The waitresses were ...read more

  • The Right Thing To Do

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 1,381 views

    THE RIGHT THING TO DO HOW ABOUT INTEGRITY IN AMERICA? One man wrote: "A package arrived in our mailbox recently. My wife opened the package because it had our address on the package and she believed it could be one of the many sample products that she had signed up for. Inside the package was a ...read more

  • A Place In His Arms  PRO

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Dec 9, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,934 views

    A PLACE IN HIS ARMS Monday I went to Redding to do my weekly shopping and to see my daughter, Monica and the grandkids. Monica is a single mom and works so hard at the bank, then has to come home and cook a meal for the kids and then entertain and care for them until bed time. Then she starts ...read more

  • Spiritual Millionaires

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 5, 2009
     | 4,090 views

    SPIRITUAL MILLIONAIRES Obeying the law justifies no one, Jew or Gentile, because no one obeys the law. There is no one righteous, not even one, Romans 3:10 says. Therefore, the law can only condemn us, not declare us righteous. For example, the law is very clear: "Do not write a check for more ...read more

  • Would You Look At That...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 10, 2009
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     | 3,216 views

    "WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT..." The story is told of an old man whose grandson rode a donkey while they were traveling from one city to another. The old man heard some people mumbling, "Would you look at that old man walking, suffering on his feet, while that strong young boy is totally capable of ...read more

  • One Day A Farmer's Donkey Fell Down Into A Well. ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 21, 2009
     | 1,998 views

    One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn’t worth it to try and retrieve the donkey. So, he invited all his ...read more

  • The Nobel Story

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    THE NOBEL STORY In 1866, Alfred Nobel invented dynamite and built up companies and laboratories in more than 20 countries all over the world. In the process, he amassed a considerable fortune. When Nobel’s brother died, the newspaper made a mistake and ran an obituary for Alfred Nobel. In the ...read more

  • Abundant Life  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
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    ABUNDANT LIFE In December 1990, the threat of war with Iraq was looming. Many reserves and National Guard troops were mobilized. There were some homes where father and mother were both deployed. Recognizing this situation (that both father and mother would be gone overseas), a civic organization ...read more

  • The Adultery Market

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
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    THE ADULTERY MARKET Many of us have seen the wild and funny TV ads that go along with the Super Bowl. But fans in Texas got quite a shock during the game this year. An ad by AshleyMadison.com was seen as inappropriate by the NFL and NBC. But local affiliates in Texas decided that the $250,000 for ...read more

  • The Grace-Filled Father

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jun 24, 2009
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     | 2,573 views

    THE GRACE-FILLED FATHER Six-year-old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to fix his parents pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the counter, opened the cupboard, and pulled out the heavy flour canister, spilling it on the floor. He scooped some of the flour into the bowl ...read more

  • Harland Sanders: Story Of Hope

    Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Aug 28, 2009
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    HARLAND SANDERS: STORY OF HOPE Here’s a man sitting on his porch in Kentucky. He’s only recently retired from the post office, and he’s sitting there when his first Social Security check is delivered. He’s very, very discouraged. He thinks to himself, Is this what life is going to be from now ...read more

  • Losers Weepers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
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    LOSERS WEEPERS A widow, shortly after her husband’s death, was going through his papers. She found a couple of old certificates, yellowed with age and crumbling into dust. They had been made out to her husband more than fifty years ago, and seemed to be some kind of promissory notes. Some sort of ...read more

  • How To Get To Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,973 views

    HOW TO GET TO HEAVEN In 1997 there was survey taken by U. S. News and World Report, "Who do you think is mostly likely to get into heaven?" Mother Teresa had a 79%, Oprah Winfrey 66%, Michael Jordon 65%, Colin Powell 61%, Dennis Rodman 28% and O. J. Simpson 19%. The person completing the survey ...read more

  • Goldfish Dies From Soap Used To Clean Its ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
     | 2,320 views

    Goldfish Dies From Soap Used To Clean Its Tank [KILLER SOAP] Sometimes we consider it our responsibility to correct a brother or sister in Christ. We may notice an action or attitude that is contrary to the teachings of the Bible. So we decide it’s up to us to correct the wrong. We need to be sure, ...read more

  • The Blood Of Lambs

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2009
     | 4,994 views

    THE BLOOD OF LAMBS I just finished a very moving book called, "The Blood of Lambs" by Kamal Saleem (Howard Books, 2009). He describes his life as a terrorist and how he hated Israel and America. He also couldn't stand Christians--that is, until God brought some Christian men into his life after he ...read more

  • Jeans, And No Shoes. That Was, After All, His ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on May 11, 2010
     | 1,969 views

    jeans, and no shoes. That was, after all, his wardrobe for 4 years of college. Bill was brilliant. And He became a Christian while in college. Across street from his college was a church – a church where everyone was well-dressed and very conservative. Bill went there one day. He walked in as he ...read more

  • Philip Yancey's Wife Shares The Suffering Of An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2010
     | 3,776 views

    Philip Yancey’s Wife Shares the Suffering of an Elderly Man Philip Yancey- My wife worked with some of the poorest people in the city of Chicago, directing a program of a church that intentionally seeks out lonely and abandoned senior citizens no one else cares for. Many times I have seen her pour ...read more

  • A Man Was Lost In The Arizona ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 13, 2010
     | 1,843 views

    A man was lost in the Arizona desert. The sun was high and he was very thirsty - when he stumbled upon an old hut where no one lived. The hut had only part of a roof left and the doors were almost off the hinges. So he staggered in and sat down to rest. In the corner of the hut, he saw an ...read more

  • The Life Of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2010
     | 4,204 views

    THE LIFE OF DIETRICH BONHOEFFER This week I want to look at the life of one of the most influential, conservative theologians of the 20th century. To say this man was brilliant would be an understatement. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Berlin in 1927 with a doctorate in ...read more

  • The Root Bears The Fruit  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,571 views

    THE ROOT BEARS THE FRUIT A farmer one planted two fruit trees on opposite sides of his property. The one he planted to provide a hedge hide the unsightly view of an old landfill; the other to provide shade to rest under near a cool mountain stream which ran down beside his fields. As the two ...read more

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