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  • Judge Not . . .  PRO

    Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 59 ratings
     | 7,838 views

    JUDGE NOT . . . A small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness to the stand in a trial -- a grand-motherly, elderly woman. He approached her and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know me?" She responded, "Why, yes, I do know you, Mr. Williams. I’ve known you since you were a young boy. And ...read more

  • Quote From A Monk Named Brother Jeremiah. ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Nov 26, 2003
     | 2,650 views

    Quote from a monk named brother Jeremiah. "Listen carefully. If I had my life to live over again, I would try to make more mistakes next time. I would relax. I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have ever been on this trip. I know very few things that I would take seriously next time ...read more

  • Of Course We Know Practically Speaking That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,298 views

    Of course we know practically speaking that every child will not have a father, a physical father present. Some fathers die or are incapacitated. But every child needs a father. The world and especially the African American community are suffering from father absence. There is a father hunger that ...read more

  • When My Wife And I First Got Married, We Moved To ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 23, 2007
     | 1,165 views

    When my wife and I first got married, we moved to St. Louis where I started seminary. It was a stressful time the first year. I started learning Greek and Hebrew and learned the fine art of being married. I had enough time in my schedule to clean the house, do the dishes and do the laundry while ...read more

  • Prayer Skit Adapted From Something I Heard On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jerry Smith on Apr 14, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,793 views

    Prayer skit adapted from something I heard on Christian radio Jennifer says --- Ryan, I am going to spend some time in prayer. Please don’t disturb me. (goes across the room and kneels in prayer) “Oh Lord, I am your servant. I want to do your will no matter what it is.” (Ryan pokes his head in ...read more

  • Joseph Was Despised Because Of His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,598 views

    Joseph was despised because of his Behavior. (Vv. 8-11) Joseph was despised not for doing evil but for doing good. Joseph typifies the Lord in many ways. Sidlow Baxter observes that he was the beloved son, that he was the rejected servant, and also the exalted Savior. The way that he was despised ...read more

  • What Are We Preaching?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 31, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,804 views

    WHAT ARE WE PREACHING? False teachings abound whenever people do not know the truth. Many of our churches today do not teach the truth because many pastors do not know the Bible. In our seminaries, almost 50 percent of professors now teach that there was no virgin birth of Jesus, and that story ...read more

  • Child Of A King

    Contributed by Dwight Clough on Dec 29, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,298 views

    Imagine for a moment that you were a child in a super rich family. If you wanted a new car, it’s yours. If you wanted a week in Europe or in the South Pacific, no problem. For you, money is no object. Whatever you want is yours. Most of us will never be in that situation. But, in reality, we are in ...read more

  • On "Prairie Home Companion," With Garrison ...  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jan 27, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,865 views

    On "Prairie Home Companion," with Garrison Keillor, they frequently advertise a product called Powdermilk Biscuits. "Powdermilk Biscuits, heavens they’re tasty! You can find them in your grocers, in the big blue box with the stains that indicate freshness. Powdermilk Biscuits: they give shy people ...read more

  • I Recall The Story Of The Sea Captain Who Was A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 16, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,015 views

    I recall the story of the sea captain who was a Christian and given to much prayer. A great storm was blowing and someone came the wheelhouse where the Captain was. It was a great storm. A man shouted to the Captain, "Why are you not praying?" The Captain said, "I pray during the calm and when the ...read more

  • Recently, I Heard The Story About A Young ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,551 views

    Recently, I heard the story about a young Baptist minister who started a new ministry. He was stopped by one man in the church before he ever started preaching his first Sunday. The man said, “I run this church. I have money. I sent the last ...read more

  • When Thomas Dewey Lost The '48 Election To Harry ...

    Contributed by Roy Probus on Dec 27, 2007
     | 1,842 views

    When Thomas Dewey lost the ’48 election to Harry Truman, after everyone expected a Dewey landslide, Dewey later said he "...felt like the man who woke up to find himself inside a coffin with a lily in his hand and thought: ’If I’m alive, what ...read more

  • One Old Minister Heard Some Ask In A Service ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 7, 2008
     | 1,459 views

    One old minister heard some ask in a service "Pastor did not Peter say the devil walk about as a roaring lion?" The pastor answered saying "The reason the devil is roaring is that Jesus pulled all his teeth and all the devil can do is make noise because he is ...read more

  • There Are Two Kinds Of Success. One Is The Very ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,282 views

    "There are two kinds of success. One is the very rare kind that comes to the man who has the power to do what no one else has the power to do. That is genius. But the average man who wins what we call success is not a genius. He is a man who has merely the ordinary qualities that he shares ...read more

  • When Examining A Precious Stone, Gemologists ...

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Feb 19, 2007
     | 2,051 views

    When examining a precious stone, gemologists often look at it in the sunlight. When I was selling Rainbow cleaners, I would shine a bright light in the room to reveal dirt floating in the air. So how do our spiritual lives stand up to the sunlight? Are they ...read more

  • Jesus Cared

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 2, 2013
     | 7,265 views

    JESUS CARED Henri Nouwen once said, "What we see, and like to see, is cure and change. But what we do not see and do not want to see is care: the participation in the pain, the solidarity in the suffering, the sharing in the experience of brokenness. And still, cure without care is as ...read more

  • Getting Even

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2019
     | 3,053 views

    Mrs. Smartt was fumbling in her purse for her offering when a large television remote fell out and clattered into the aisle. The curious usher bent over to retrieve it for her and whispered, “Do you always carry your TV remote to church?” “No,” she replied, “but my husband refused to ...read more

  • No Parts Left Over!" Psalm 37: 25-26 Key ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 14, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,134 views

    “No Parts Left Over!” Psalm 37: 25-26 Key verse(s): 25: “I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.” When I was a boy I received one of those expensive model cars for Christmas. It was not your typical model with only about a hundred ...read more

  • The Golden ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010
     | 4,061 views

    The Golden Rule Four men sit down together. In the discussion they start to speak about what is called “the Golden Rule,” and how it is understood. The first speaks. “Leviticus 19 says, “Love your neighbour as yourself.” But who is my neighbour? The great rabbi Hillel, who is one of the main ...read more

  • Good For Goodness' Sake

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 26, 2010
     | 3,900 views

    GOOD FOR GOODNESS' SAKE “You better watch out, you better not cry Better not pout I'm telling you why - Santa Claus is coming to town He's making a list and checking it twice; Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice Santa Claus is coming to town He sees you when you're sleeping - He knows when ...read more