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  • Funeral Home Visiting Hours  PRO

    Contributed by Erick Riddle on Sep 3, 2004
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     | 5,931 views

    2 Corinthians 1:1-11 One of the ways to share the comfort you have received from God is to go to the visiting hours and the funeral. In the late ‘80’s I was preaching full time for a small church in Michigan and worked part time in the local funeral home. I frequently saw people from the church ...read more

  • Millionaire /Giving Is Not A One Time Enrollment ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 22, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,622 views

    millionaire /giving is not a one time enrollment fee but daily we must belong to the Lord I Dare You to Do It Again A little church was having a homecoming service to which ex-members, who had moved away, were invited. One of the former members had become a millionaire. When asked to speak, the ...read more

  • Faith And Works  PRO

    Contributed by David Parks on Aug 26, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,190 views

    FAITH AND WORKS There was once a Scotsman who rowed people across a river. On one oar he had carved the word 'faith' and on the other oar he had carved the word 'works'. One day as he was rowing, one of the passengers noticed the carvings and asked him about them. The Scotsman did not reply but ...read more

  • He Leaks!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,197 views

    "HE LEAKS!" A country church was having their annual revival meeting. On the first night the preacher preached a message about repentance and the need to return to the Lord. At the altar call, a man came down the aisle saying "Fill me Lord, fill me". The next night the preacher challenged the ...read more

  • Dr. Pierce Harris Was The Long Time Pastor Of ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 10, 2007
     | 4,543 views

    Dr. Pierce Harris was the long time pastor of First United Methodist Church in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Harris spoke one day at the state penitentiary. He was introduced to the prisoners by one of the inmates. In his introduction, the inmate said, “I want to tell you a story about two boys. • They ...read more

  • Moving The Fence

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
     | 3,788 views

    MOVING THE FENCE Millard Erickson wrote, "The church is the repository of grace...it possesses the gospel, the good news of salvation" During World War II, some American soldiers took the body of their buddy to a local cemetery. The priest stopped them saying, "You can't bury your friend here if ...read more

  • George Barna Wrote The State Of The Church In ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
     | 1,617 views

    George Barna wrote The State of the Church in 2002. Barna conducted a survey of self-pronounced Christians and here’s what he found about their knowledge of the Bible. These are Christians. • 48% could not name the four Gospels. • 52% cannot identify more than two or three of Jesus’ ...read more

  • On March 15 At The Lewis Creek Church (Indiana ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 6, 2009
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    On March 15 at the Lewis Creek Church (Indiana South), Pastor Dave Gates preached a sermon on being "born again." On the way out the door Pastor Dave greeted Bucky, an 80-year-old man that had been attending his church. Pastor Dave said to him, "Will I see you in heaven, Bucky?" After pausing for ...read more

  • Andrew  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,626 views

    Andrew Was the brother of Peter. He preached the gospel to many Asiatic nations; but on his arrival at Edessa he was taken and crucified on a cross, the two ends of which were fixed transversely in the ground. Hence the derivation of the term, St. Andrew’s Cross. Bibliography Information Foxe, ...read more

  • The Town Was Being Overcome With Drought. The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard White on Sep 25, 2002
    based on 43 ratings
     | 3,364 views

    The town was being overcome with drought. The crops were dying, the livestock was thinning out, fresh water supplies were severely diminished. The town decided to gather at the church house and pray for rain. That night as the preached entered the church building he was pleased to see so many ...read more

  • Dr. Ian Paisley, The Fiery Irish Cleric And ...

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Dec 8, 2004
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     | 3,311 views

    Dr. Ian Paisley, the fiery Irish cleric and politician was reputed to have been preaching one Sunday on the End Times - and in particular on the Day of Judgment. As he reached the climax of his address he said that on the Day of Judgment "there would be wailing and gnashing of teeth." At which ...read more

  • Leonard Ravenhill Said This In His Book "Why ...  PRO

    Contributed by C.a. Mccracken on Mar 22, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,113 views

    Leonard Ravenhill said this in his book “Why Revival Tarries” “No man is greater than his prayer life…Poverty–stricken as the church is today in many things, she is most stricken here, in the place of PRAYER. We have many organizers, but few agonizers; many players and payers, few PRAYERS. The ...read more

  • Bill Bradley Was The Basketball Star Of The 1964 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,156 views

    Bill Bradley was the basketball star of the 1964 Olympics. Someone said to him, “I wish I could shoot baskets like you.” Bradley replied, “Would you stay in one place until you hit 24 consecutive baskets?” That can apply to almost any ministry. Practice makes perfect in almost ...read more

  • Consider Jonathan Edwards: "'sinners In The ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 11, 2007
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     | 2,881 views

    Consider Jonathan Edwards: “’Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God’ was one of the most famous sermons preached by [him], and it is reported that his listeners were brought to points of “weeping, swooning, crying out, and convulsions.” The most interesting report, however, is that “Edwards read the ...read more

  • One Of The Most Difficult Problems Protestant ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Jul 14, 2008
     | 1,216 views

    One of the most difficult problems Protestant churches are experiencing is the lack of denominational loyalty. Protestants regularly church-shop. If the preaching isn't good enough, or the youth group isn't large enough, or the music isn't glorious every week…then we search for a church ...read more

  • Leonard Ravenhill Said This In His Book Why ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 20, 2009
     | 1,377 views

    Leonard Ravenhill said this in his book Why Revival Tarries “No man is greater than his prayer life…Poverty–stricken as the church is today in many things, she is most stricken here, in the place of PRAYER. We have many organizers, but few agonizers; many players and payers, few PRAYERS. The ...read more

  • A Few Years Back, A Galveston Church Had A ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 23, 2004
    based on 23 ratings
     | 3,083 views

    A few years back, a Galveston church had a Tithing Demonstration Sunday for its members. On a designated Sunday everyone was asked to give a tithe of one week’s salary. They urged everyone … whether or not they usually tithed … to give a tithe that one time. As you could imagine, the offering ...read more

  • Church Is A Hospital For Sinners  PRO

    Contributed by James Vilgos on Nov 18, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,661 views

    Church is a Hospital for sinners: A Some are content with placebos, fake medicines that you think are healing you so you feel good. Things that get you excited like music, a joke in the sermon, an emotional speaker things that they receive as entertainment and you think that is the Holy ...read more

  • Michelle Collins Of The Globe & Mail

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 13, 2007
     | 1,147 views

    Michelle Collins of the Globe & Mail: When 26-year-old Geoff Emery put money down on his first condominium, he started looking forward to moving out of his mother’s house. The move-in date of November 2005 rolled around only to find himself in November 2006 still living with his mom in Markham. He ...read more

  • In Edward Gibbons Book, The Decline And Fall Of ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Feb 25, 2007
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     | 1,793 views

    In Edward Gibbons book, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, he mentions a statement from one of the most powerful, prosperous, and prestigious Muslim rulers of the Roman era. Gibbons wrote, “It may therefore be of some use to borrow the experience of the same Abdalrahman, whose magnificence ...read more