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  • Praying In Agreement

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Nov 30, 2011
     | 2,655 views

    PRAYING IN AGREEMENT Our individual prayers have great power. But there is even more power when we come together as a church and pray in agreement. Now, we know that in human terms total agreement is impossible. No two people can be in complete agreement … much less a whole congregation of ...read more

  • Who Do I Shoot?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 19, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,326 views

    WHO DO I SHOOT? A new soldier was on sentry duty at the main gate. His orders were clear. No car was to enter unless it had a special sticker on the windshield. A big Army car came up with a general seated in the back. The sentry said, "Halt, who goes there?" The chauffeur, a corporal, said, ...read more

  • Athanasius Contends For The Deity Of Christ  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,573 views

    ATHANASIUS CONTENDS FOR THE DEITY OF CHRIST If Jesus is something less than God, he has no right and no power to forgive our sins. If Jesus can’t forgive our sins, we have no hope. Yes, the doctrine of the deity of Christ is worth contending for. And there is nobody God used more to contend for ...read more

  • A Christ-Less Christmas.

    Contributed by Danny Janes on Dec 7, 2012
     | 4,446 views

    One of the most enjoyable jobs I ever had before entering the ministry was when I worked for Sears as a salesman in the Men’s Department. I worked there while I was in high school, and part of the time while I was in college. And always the most memorable night of the year to be scheduled to work ...read more

  • Humpty Dumpty

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Sep 18, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,596 views

    I am sure that you all know the nursery rhyme about Humpty Dumpty. I think you can all say it with me. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. So what was Humpty Dumpty? Everybody knows ...read more

  • The Gossipping Preacher

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 22, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,196 views

    Three preachers from the same small town in Arkansas were out fishing together. One of the pastors said, "You know, brothers, I feel safe here with you guys. I think it might be a good time and a good place for each one of us to confess our sins to each other privately and confidentially, ...read more

  • Stress Management

    Contributed by David Parks on Nov 4, 2024
     | 548 views

    Stress Management A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how ...read more

  • Amy Alt Is Well Aware Of These Studies, And They ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rob Morton on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 2,090 views

    Amy Alt is well aware of these studies, and they frighten her. Amy was featured in the Los Angeles Times article from 1996 where I found the other statistics I’ve used today. Her husband, Steve, decided he was unhappy and didn’t want to be married anymore. He left her. She tried to reconcile ...read more

  • Michaelangelo  PRO

    Contributed by Jeffrey Poms on May 1, 2002
    based on 70 ratings
     | 1,820 views

    Michaelangelo: In 1502 in Florence Italy there was a large block of marble given to a church in Santa Maria, the church immediately hired who they thought was a professional to sculpt this enormously huge piece of rock. The man was not a professional and soon after commencing this great task the ...read more

  • I Was Driving A Group Of Teenagers To A Concert ...

    Contributed by Danny Ferguson on May 27, 2003
     | 2,247 views

    I was driving a group of teenagers to a concert last weekend and while we were all talking one of them turned to me and said, “Did you know that there is an actual atheist in the class below me? Can you believe that?” It sounded like she was talking about a Bigfoot sighting. I said, “You don’t ...read more

  • The Other Day, Hunter My 6 Year Old Shocked Me As ...

    Contributed by David Schaal on Sep 10, 2003
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    The other day, Hunter my 6 year old shocked me as I came in the door. He said Dad, did the trash man come yet? I said, “I think so,” he said,” Good, I will go get the trash can and bring it in.” I thought, “ I am such a great leader, I have taught my son the responsibilities of taking care of and ...read more

  • From Crowd To Mob  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,263 views

    FROM CROWD TO MOB Have you ever seen a mob on TV or movies? They are dangerous, and can become murderous in an instant. People in mobs are like cattle before a stampede. Ever see that? In the movie Red River, John Wayne and his men are moving cattle along the Chisolm trail, and the cattle are ...read more

  • The Bay Of Fundy At The Head Of The ...

    Contributed by John Ingham on Aug 19, 2004
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     | 5,556 views

    Illustration: The Bay of Fundy at the head of the St. Lawrence River is 110 miles long and 32 miles wide when it empties into the bay. It is a spectacle to see the currents of the mighty St.Lawrence rushing to meet the tides of the Atlantic Ocean. You would think there could never be anything that ...read more

  • W. A. Criswell Tells Of A Man, In The Days Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    W. A. Criswell tells of a man, in the days of Queen Victoria, who was sentenced to life in prison for a crime he did not commit. A friend on the outside, convinced of his innocence, worked untiringly for his release. Finally, after years of research, the friend found the information he ...read more

  • Two Days

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,633 views

    TWO DAYS There are two days we should not worry about. One is yesterday, with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed, forever beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot bring back yesterday. We cannot undo a single act we ...read more

  • It's Good To Be A Man, Isn't It, Men? 12 Top ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,020 views

    It’s good to be a man, isn’t it, men? 12 top reasons it’s good to be a man. 1: Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. 2: A 5-day holiday requires only one suitcase. 3: When clicking through the channels, you don’t have to stall at every shot of somebody crying. 4: Guys in hockey masks ...read more

  • Moment Of Truth" Is A Television Show Where ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 28, 2008
     | 1,492 views

    "Moment of Truth" is a television show where contestants can win money by confessing the truth. Lauren was on a recent episode and went through some routine questions working her way up to $25,000. Then the questions got tough about adultery and lying. With her husband in the audience, she ...read more

  • Content Creation By Teens Continues To Grow, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
     | 1,950 views

    Content Creation by teens continues to grow, with 64% of online teens 12 to 17 engaging in at least one type of content creation vs. 57% in ’04. 39% of online teens share their own artistic creations online while 33% create or work on web pages or blogs for others or school. 28% have created their ...read more

  • Taylor's Expectant ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
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    TAYLOR’S EXPECTANT PRAYER When Hudson Taylor went to China, he made the voyage on a sailing vessel. As it neared the channel between the southern Malay Peninsula and the island of Sumatra, the missionary heard an urgent knock on his stateroom door. He opened it, and there stood the captain of the ...read more

  • Imitating ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,437 views

    “Imitating Christ” At the close of a Gospel service an intelligent-looking man came to the minister and said, “I do not see any necessity for the Blood of Christ in my salvation. I can be saved without believing in His shed Blood.” “Very well,” said the minister, “how then do you propose to be ...read more