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  • Praying For Them For Years

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 3, 2008
     | 1,842 views

    PRAYING FOR THEM FOR YEARS David Stone is a preacher I know, and his mother changed my prayers for my children. She says that from day one she prayed that God would just surround them with an envelope of protection from Satan. But... she also prayed from day one for the girl that one day Dave ...read more

  • Colossians 4:6 Addresses The Way We Talk, Saying ...

    Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 18, 2008
     | 2,114 views

    Colossians 4:6 addresses the way we talk, saying that our speech should always be gracious, seasoned with salt (4:6). In the ancient world, salt was valuable, and served at least two purposes as nothing else could do. First it was a purifying agent. In those centuries before refrigeration, salt was ...read more

  • Forgiveness Is Healing

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 7,958 views

    FORGIVENESS IS HEALING A London psychiatrist once told Dr. Billy Graham that 70% of the people in treatment in England could be released if they could find forgiveness. Their problem, he said, was guilt, and they could find no relief from the grief and pressure under which they lived. Often ...read more

  • True Believer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,673 views

    TRUE BELIEVER There was a young seminarian who was taking an oral examination for his ordination process. During the questioning, one of the examiners asked him if he believed in a personal devil. "No," he replied, "I do not believe in the devil." Hearing this, the examiners began to discuss the ...read more

  • Every Member Is A Sinner  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 24, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,613 views

    "EVERY MEMBER IS A SINNER" There's a worn-out story about the preacher who was getting fired-up in his sermon. He thundered, "Every member of this church is a sinner!" When he hollered this a second time for emphasis, there was a man on the back row who had a broad smile come across his face. ...read more

  • Horton's Theology

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,504 views

    HORTON'S THEOLOGY One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can’t see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton agrees to help protect the Whos ...read more

  • One Day, People Are Going To Forget About The ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 7, 2009
     | 1,508 views

    “One day, people are going to forget about the Heisman Trophy, the jump pass and the national championship. One day, this [championship] ring is going to rust. There are only four things that are going to last forever: God, his word, people and rewards.” "Because I’m so passionate about it, and ...read more

  • Good Friday: Sunday's Comin'  PRO

    Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 26, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,206 views

    GOOD FRIDAY: SUNDAY'S COMIN' Tony Campolo tells a story of preaching on Good Friday at his church in Philadelphia. He got up to preach to his predominantly black congregation-–and he was "ON"! The folks were encouraging and hepping him along, and he got excited. He could hear some saying, "Help ...read more

  • A Message Delivered But Not Received

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
     | 3,145 views

    A MESSAGE DELIVERED BUT NOT RECEIVED Back in April of 1865, a telegraph office was thrown into consternation by hearing the paperboys outside the office crying out the news that President Lincoln had been shot. After a few angry words, the telegraphers realized that the only way news could have ...read more

  • Sleeping Church

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Sep 26, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,594 views

    Martin Luther once dreamed that the devil was listening to reports from his agents on the progress they were making against the Kingdom of God. One reported, "A company of Christians were crossing the desert, and I loosen the lions on them, and all were lost." The devil replied, ...read more

  • Boy Eating Apple

    Contributed by John Bright on Jan 17, 2021
     | 2,243 views

    A four-year-old boy was eating an apple in the back seat of the car, when he asked, "Daddy, why is my apple turning brown?" "Because," his dad explained, "after you ate the skin off, the meat of the apple came into contact with the air, which caused it to oxidize, thus ...read more

  • Do You See, Do You See, All The People Sinking ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 29, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,603 views

    Do you see, do you see, all the people sinking down, Don’t you care, don’t you care, are you gonna let them drown, How can you be so numb, not to care if they come, You close your eyes and pretend the job’s done. Oh Bless me Lord, bless me Lord, you know it’s all I ever hear, No one aches, no one ...read more

  • Remembering God's Faithfulness

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
     | 13,137 views

    Michelle Johnson writes, “Sometimes we need to take a look at where we’ve been with God to really understand His faithfulness and love for us. She was staying with her son at the hospital following a serious surgery. On that particular morning, she was exhausted by their stay, and her steps were ...read more

  • Stay Awake In Church

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 3,555 views

    STAY AWAKE IN CHURCH Each of us should periodically make a personal spiritual assessment. If we have never truly been awake, we must ask the God of grace to help us believe. We must confess our sin, declare our faith in Christ, and ask Christ to make us brand-new — to receive him as our Savior. ...read more

  • Spiritual Health Checks

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,810 views

    Spiritual Health Checks (Hungry for God's Word) A healthy Christian will not find his strength or determine his weakness in the size of the church he attends. Healthy Christians gain strength to overcome the flesh, the world, and the devil by what is written in Acts 2:42, "They devoted ...read more

  • Astronaut On Moon Sees The Love Of God

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 24, 2025
     | 215 views

    One of the best testimonies of God’s goodness and love you will ever hear is from astronaut Jim Irwin. He served as the Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15. Jim was the eighth person to walk on the Moon. *And he told about an experience he had when he went to the moon. Jim said: "When I looked ...read more

  • Charlie's Thanksgiving List

    Contributed by Perry Hancock on Nov 22, 2022
     | 1,294 views

    Charlie’s Thanksgiving List The pastor at the downtown men’s shelter was ready to begin the Thanksgiving service. Everyone was ready for him to begin and finish since the service was before the meal. After a few hymns were sung, it was time for the pastor’s Thanksgiving sermon. This year he had ...read more

  • How Can It Be True?  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 2, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,124 views

    HOW CAN IT BE TRUE? I had on brand new clothes, khaki shirt & pants, sent to me in Tibet by some church in the United States. I was 6 years old, and they were size 10. But they were new, and they were mine, and this was a very important event, so I wanted to wear them, and like little ...read more

  • Remember Our Survivors  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 3, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,689 views

    REMEMBER OUR SURVIVORS Can you hear me? Can you hear my friends and I? We’re crying out to you from underneath the rubble and debris, from down under the dust and stones... please tell us that we have not been left alone- please comfort our souls to know that though we cannot return, that you will ...read more

  • The Guys' ...

    Contributed by Ken Hubbard on Feb 3, 2010
     | 2,018 views

    The Guys’ Rules We always hear "The Rules" from the female point of view...Now here are the rules from the male side. Please note...these are all numbered “1” on purpose! 1. Men ARE NOT mind readers. 1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You’re a big girl. If it’s up, put it down. We need it up, ...read more