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  • The Post-It Note

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on May 23, 2011
     | 2,182 views

    THE POST-IT NOTE In his book, "Built to Last," Jim Collins describes how 3M employee Art Fry invented the Post-It Note: "One day in 1974, while I was singing in the church choir, I had one of those creative moments. To make it easier to find the songs we were going to sing at each Sunday’s ...read more

  • Searching For The Treasure  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,321 views

    SEARCHING FOR THE TREASURE When Betty Goldstein of Staten Island, New York, entered the hospital, her husband Ron wrapped her 3.5-carat diamond ring in a napkin for safekeeping. But in a forgetful moment, the 63-year-old Goldstein threw the napkin in the trash. When he realized his mistake, he ...read more

  • Worship Is More Than Experience

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,252 views

    WORSHIP IS MORE THAN EXPERIENCE There was a woman who went on a short term missions trip to Kenya, helping the missionaries there. Before she left, she stopped at a remote village where she attended a medical clinic. As the native women outside the clinic began to sing together, she found herself ...read more

  • Destiny...?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 6, 2013
     | 4,685 views

    DESTINY...? During a momentous battle, a Japanese general decided to attack even though his army was greatly outnumbered. He was confident they would win, but his men were filled with doubt. On the way to the battle, they stopped at a religious shrine. After praying with the men, the general took ...read more

  • Forgiveness For Everyone?

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 11, 2015
     | 4,670 views

    Lloyd Prator writes, “Take Adolph Hitler or better Joseph Stalin because he killed more people. What if, at the last minute, as Stalin lay dying, he turned his heart to Jesus and confessed his sins? Suppose he repented at the last minute, repented of the 14 million Russians Stalin killed… Would he ...read more

  • God Hears Everything We Say

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Nov 20, 2020
     | 4,035 views

    There was a man who had a habit of grumbling at the food his wife placed before him at family meals. Then he would pray a blessing to the Lord. One day after his usual combination of complaint and prayer, his little girl asked, “Daddy, does God hear us when we pray?” “Why, of course,” he replied. ...read more

  • Praying For Reagan  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 29, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,709 views

    PRAYING FOR REAGAN Peggy Noonan, in her book "When Character Was King" shares a facinating story about President Reagan and his belief in Prayer: "'Do you know about his ulcer?' Nancy Reagan asked me. We were talking about his early days in the governship. He came home a few months into ...read more

  • A Preacher Had Once To Illustrate The Free Nature ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 18, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,070 views

    A preacher had once to illustrate the free nature of God’s gift of salvation. They stood in the pulpit one morning held up a poinsettia plant and said: “Whoever wants this beautiful Christmas poinsettia may have it. All you have to do is take it.” They stared at me. I waited. And waited. ...read more

  • Receiving Signal  PRO

    Contributed by Tylor Cates on Jan 24, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 3,577 views

    Receiving Signal Prop: A cell phone In our church we have a 5-minute kid story in the big church before we take the kids over to the Junior Church so I’ll tell you how I did it and you can adapt it to your needs. Good morning boys and girls today I’m going to teach you an important lesson. (I ...read more

  • There Is No Exchange! (11.15.05--Heart And ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 14, 2005
     | 2,707 views

    There Is No Exchange! (11.15.05--Heart and Soul!--2 Chronicles15:14-15) Life is full of the tentative. It would seem that the ability to be decisive is fast becoming a relic; replaced instead with a sleek, stream-lined, today’s-age, model that places indecisiveness as the norm and decisiveness as ...read more

  • Here's The Bad News

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Feb 23, 2007
     | 2,084 views

    Here’s the bad news It’s the fact that none of us can ever be worthy; it’s the truth that no one can ever earn or merit God’s grace or favor that is the bad news of the gospel. It has been a universal disease of humanity that we want to be worthy. When we have toiled through the heat of the day and ...read more

  • In A Locked Upper Room On That First Easter, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,790 views

    In a locked upper room on that first Easter, “Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you." When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. John 20:19b-20. Some years back, before skin-grafts were a ...read more

  • Ode To Mom

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,271 views

    ODE TO MOM (from Pearl Sewell and Patti Cowell). POSITION: Mother, Mom, Mama JOB DESCRIPTION: Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work ...read more

  • We Never Know Who Will Respond To The Love Of ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 17, 2007
     | 1,605 views

    We never know who will respond to the love of God and Good News of Jesus Christ, and it is not our job to figure it out, only to keep reaching out to others and sharing the Good News. Mark Early tells the story of Gracia Burnham’s ordeal. She and her husband Martin were missionaries in the ...read more

  • Ode To Mom  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,433 views

    ODE TO MOM (from Pearl Sewell and Patti Cowell). POSITION: Mother, Mom, Mama JOB DESCRIPTION: Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable ...read more

  • A Friend I Grew Up With, Has Always Been A Person ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jun 30, 2007
     | 672 views

    A friend I grew up with, has always been a person who is very – upfront. She has never let an obstacle get in the way of where she was going. Growing up, I was always getting embarrassed by how brash she was. For example, there was a large movie theater in the area that was super popular. It was ...read more

  • There's A Story About A Man, A Writer, Who Used ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Aug 10, 2008
     | 2,310 views

    There’s a story about a man, a writer, who used to go to the beach to do his writing. He had the habit of walking along the beach before he began his work. One day he was walking along the shore; as he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself to think ...read more

  • A Marriage Confession  PRO

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Oct 3, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,511 views

    A Marriage Confession I have a confession to make this morning. I am really not sure how to say this to you. I am embarrassed, ashamed, and really fearful of what you might think of me once you know the truth. I must confess to you this morning that my wife, Ronda, and I have irreconcilable ...read more

  • Being A Blessing

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 25, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,691 views

    BEING A BLESSING Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter. This family made a big impression on me. There were 8 children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell ...read more

  • P-U-L-L Or Pray Until Lesson’s Learned!

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Nov 30, 2023
     | 873 views

    Introduction: A lot of us might remember the acronym P-U-S-H, standing for Pray Until Something Happens! The other day, something happened to me to give a bit of a humorous slant or angle on that idea. Text: Proverbs 3:13-14, KJV: 13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth ...read more