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  • Commitment

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
     | 15,117 views

    Dave Hood tells the story of training to run a 5K run. Every time his wife and he would go running on their favorite trail, they’d walk a little faster, and with a little more gusto. One day, a half mile in and a young lady came at them sprinting towards them. They jumped out of the way so she ...read more

  • When Architect Sir Christopher Wren Designed The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,219 views

    When architect Sir Christopher Wren designed the interior of Windsor Town Hall near London in 1689, he built a ceiling supported by pillars. After city fathers had inspected the finished building, they decided the ceiling would not stay up and ordered Wren to put in some more pillars. England’s ...read more

  • I'm Going To Give You A Quick Quiz. Don't Worry, ...

    Contributed by Brian Stevenson on Nov 24, 2006
     | 2,542 views

    I’m going to give you a quick quiz. Don’t worry, it’s easy! I’ll give you a word and you give me the opposite. READY? The opposite of Fast is… Slow. The opposite of Long is… Short. The opposite of Cold is… Hot. The opposite of Young is… Old. The opposite of Soft is… Hard. The opposite of Sour ...read more

  • A Few Resolutions  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
     | 6,683 views

    A FEW RESOLUTIONS Here are a few less-serious resolutions: “I have resolved not to do drugs anymore, because I get the same effect just standing up really fast.” “I have resolved to live in my own little world, because at least they know me here.” “I have resolved to stay married, because ...read more

  • Power In Agreement  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,052 views

    How much power can people in agreement have? The answer: the power of life and death. During the brutal reign of Joseph Stalin, who murdered 30 million Russians and bought godless communism to Russia, Stalin, let it be known that he planned to murder the Jews of Russia. When the believers in ...read more

  • Mama Eagles Are Caring Loving Creatures. ...

    Contributed by Sherry Proskine on Jul 23, 2007
     | 2,060 views

    Mama eagles are caring loving creatures. Somewhere along the line the mama eagle decides it’s time the baby eagles learn to fly. She takes the little eagle out of the next and flies up as high as she can go. At this point, she drops the fledgling, and he falls fast. The fledgling has never ...read more

  • Fact: Since 1900, The Percentage Of The World's ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 7, 2007
     | 793 views

    Fact: Since 1900, the percentage of the world’s atheistic and non-religious peoples (agnostics, secularists, com­munists, and so on) has grown from 0.2 percent to 21.3 percent - in other words from less than one-fifth of one percent to over one fifth of the world’s population. This is the most ...read more

  • Q ...

    Contributed by C Jordan on May 16, 2009
     | 1,219 views

    QUOTE: “I tell the Lord my troubles and difficulties, and wait for Him to give me the answers to them,” said one man of God. “And it is wonderful how a matter that looked very dark will in prayer become crystal clear by the help of God’s Spirit. I think Christians fail so often to get answers to ...read more

  • Bill Hybels On Prayer As An Unnatural ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
     | 4,202 views

    Bill Hybels on Prayer as an Unnatural Activity Bill Hybels begins his book Too Busy Not to Pray with these words: “Prayer is an unnatural activity. From birth we have been learning the rules of self reliance and self sufficiency. Prayer flies in the face of such deep seated values…. It is an ...read more

  • The Four Sham Pillars

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
     | 1,869 views

    THE FOUR SHAM PILLARS In 1689 the architect Sir Christopher Wren designed the interior of Windsor Town Hall near London. He built a ceiling supported by pillars. After city fathers had inspected the finished building, they decided the ceiling would not stay up, and so they ordered Wren to put in ...read more

  • Jesus And I

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 4, 2021
     | 2,744 views

    When missionary Dan Crawford's body was found, a well worn New Testament was found in the coat pocket of that great missionary to Africa. Inside he had penned the words of a man unashamed of the testimony of His Lord: I cannot do it alone! The waves dash fast and high; The fog comes chilling ...read more

  • A Priest And A Rabbi Are Discussing The Pros And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 30, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,320 views

    “A priest and a rabbi are discussing the pros and cons of their various religions, and inevitably the discussion turns to repentance. The rabbi explains Yom Kippur, the solemn Day of Atonement, a day of fasting and penitence, while the priest tells him all about Lent, and its 40 days of ...read more

  • For Decades, We Have Heard Of Couples That Run ...

    Contributed by Jason Cole on May 20, 2005
     | 2,089 views

    For decades, we have heard of couples that run off to Las Vegas to obtain the equivalent of fast-food marriages. You just walk in, put your money down and they pronounce you man and wife. The results of a rash decision are not usually good results. I was saddened to hear of a recent article in ...read more

  • The Fellowship Of The Church  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,035 views

    THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE CHURCH Calvin, who saw that the Devil’s chief device was disunity and division and who preached that there should be friendly fellowship for all ministers of Christ, made a similar point in a letter to a trusted colleague: "Among Christians there ought to be so great a ...read more

  • I Read An Article In The Atlantic Journal The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,851 views

    I read an article in the Atlantic Journal the other day; it said, “The world is too big for us. Too much going on, too many crimes, too much violence and excitement. Try as you will you get behind in the race…It’s an incessant strain, to keep pace… and you still lose ground. Science empties its ...read more

  • Jerry Clower Tells Of (4) Men Driving In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,169 views

    Jerry Clower tells of (4) men driving in Mississippi who entered the town of Kosciusko. One of them said, “This is Kas-ciusko.” The other said, “No, you mispronounced it. It’s Kozy-us-ko. A third one said, “You’re both wrong. It’s Kusy-asko.” They argued until they pulled into a fast food ...read more

  • The Importance Of Perspective  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,632 views

    THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSPECTIVE When I think of perspective I am often reminded of a conversation between me and my son in the summer he turned four. That spring, Mark had asked for a spot in the family garden to call his own. He turned the soil, broke the clumps, and planted his favorite ...read more

  • Compromise

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on May 20, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,346 views

    COMPROMISE A hunter went out into the forest to shoot a bear. With winter fast approaching he planned to make a warm coat out of the bearskin. Soon he saw a bear coming toward him, he raised his gun and took aim. "Wait," said the bear, "why do you want to shoot me?" The hunter replied: ...read more

  • A Friend Of Mine Told Me About A Time He Was A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,354 views

    A friend of mine told me about a time he was a youth counselor at church camp. During the week they had various types of activities. They had bible classes, and prayer groups, and hiking, and worship services, and of course some type of sporting competition every day. All the kids were having a ...read more

  • Beseeching – True Spiritual ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,201 views

    Beseeching – True Spiritual Awakening Unlike the spiritual and political leaders of Israel, a nation that is vigilant has Christians and leaders who are not blinded by their sin. People who have a Biblical understanding about the heart of mankind find joy in what the prophet Joel wrote, “Even ...read more