An old man was eating in a truck stop when three Hell's Angels bikers walked in. The first biker approached the old man, threw his cigarette into the old man's pie, and then took a
seat at the counter.
Then, a second biker walked over to the old man, spit into his glass of milk, and then
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Greg Warren on Apr 19, 2001
based on 111 ratings
| 2,905 views
The following quotes from people at various stages of their lives shows the maturity that should take place in our perspective toward God and the world around us.
PROGRESSION OF WISDOM WITH AGE
You can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. Age 7
I like my teacher
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
BARNA ON NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS
When it comes to the types of resolutions people make, Americans not surprisingly focus on self-oriented changes. Among those planning to make resolutions, the top pledges for 2011 relate to weight, diet and health (30%); money, debt and finances (15%); personal
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
OBJECT LESSON: EGG OSMOSIS
Osmosis is the process by which water enters our tissues. All of our cells are surrounded by a membrane that selectively allows in anything the cell needs but prevents unwanted molecules from entering.
Weigh a couple of uncooked eggs and carefully place them into a
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
The Blessing of the Overcomers
What do the overcomers (the ones who defy gravity) of this world get according to Scripture?
a. Revelation 2:7:
i. 7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
based on 3 ratings
| 2,312 views
In the 1950s a psychologist, Stanton Samenow, and a psychiatrist, Samuel Yochelson, sharing the conventional wisdom that crime is caused by environment, set out to prove their point. They began a 17-year study involving thousands of hours of clinical testing of 250 inmates here in the District of
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
based on 5 ratings
| 1,715 views
It’s easy to live a long life, at least in America. Look at the statistics: Out of every 100,000 persons, 88,361 reach 50 years of age, more than 70,000 make it to 70, and almost 17,000 get to 85 or more. Staying around a long time, however, should not be our primary goal. Rather, we should be
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006
I remember the scene from the movie “Pearl Harbor” where the crews of B-17 bombers are inside their heavy bombers, trying to “lighten them up” so that the Doolittle raiders can take off from aircraft carriers and bomb Tokyo. They had to jettison every pound they could drop, otherwise the planes
...read more
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
Strong Small Churches - The bigger a church grows, the worse it becomes both in quality and in its capability to reach new people. This surprising finding comes out of a Germany -based Institute of Church Development study of churches worldwide. In churches with attendance of less than 100, 31% of
...read more
Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Jan 13, 2001
based on 75 ratings
| 3,337 views
The Kingdom of Ebla was about 300 miles southwest of Haran and Abram would have passed through it on his journey to Canaan. The Ebla Kingdom was unknown to history until it was discovered in 1968 by Archaeologists and Professor Paolo Matthiae of the University of Rome. In 1975 the archives of the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
based on 63 ratings
| 1,926 views
Randy Brantley, of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention Evangelism Dept, said that a "code blue" needs to be issued for reaching today’s teenagers. Pointing out that "code blue is the hospital term for a life-or-death emergency, Brantley notes: "Suicide has increased 120 percent among kids ages 10
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Mark Mccool on Apr 21, 2003
In times of war, acts of heroism were performed when men sacrificed their lives for a platoon of soldiers, or even one man, who was wounded by enemy fire!
On October 6, 1944, Lieutenant General Alexander M. Patch, Seventh Army Commander, placed the Congressional Medal of Honor on 2nd Lieutenant
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
PEOPLE FOR HIS POSSESSION – 1 Peter 1:9
This refers back to Malachi 3:16-17 where the prophet speaks of the time when God will gather His priceless jewels to Himself.
> 1 Corinthians 6:20 You were bought with a price …
I am a special possession, I need to remember my value.
The value of even the
...read more
Sermon Central