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  • I Made A List Of Crisis That People Sometimes ...

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009
     | 2,060 views

    I made a list of crisis that people sometimes face and I want to read them to you and see if you’ve faced any of these in your life. COMMON CRISIS PEOPLE OFTEN FACE 1. The loss of a valued relationship…such as breaking up with a boyfriend of girlfriend, or divorce. The dissolving of a longtime ...read more

  • Judgment Epidemic

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 22, 2010
     | 2,843 views

    JUDGMENT EPIDEMIC At a recent gathering of seminary professors, one teacher reported that at his school the most damaging charge one student can lodge against another is that the person is being "judgmental." He found this pattern very upsetting. "You can’t get a good argument going in class ...read more

  • J. I. Packer On The Goal Of Theology  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,911 views

    J. I. PACKER ON THE GOAL OF THEOLOGY 'And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent' (John 17:3) The well known Christian author, Jim Packer, lectures in systematic theology at Regent's College in Vancouver. One of his former students says ...read more

  • When I Was In Bible College I Meet An ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jul 23, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 3,382 views

    When I was in Bible College I meet an interesting young man by the name of Shannon. What made him interesting were his looks. His hair was a different color each week, his ears were loaded with earrings, and he wore the big loose grunge style clothing. But the most interesting point of style was ...read more

  • Doctrinal Differences

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 27, 2017
     | 3,885 views

    I began my Christian journey, like most I suppose, with a narrow doctrinal point of view. But, I was curious and did not stay within denominational boundaries. The graduate school of theology that I chose had professors who were from a wide variety of Protestant backgrounds. Professors there tried ...read more

  • Loose Connections

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on Mar 31, 2008
     | 4,180 views

    LOOSE CONNECTIONS In a seminary missions class, Herbert Jackson told how, as a new missionary, he was assigned a car that would not start without a push. After pondering his problem, he devised a plan. He went to the school near his home, got permission to take some children out of class, and had ...read more

  • Substitute Teacher Finally Admits She Doesn't ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009
     | 3,884 views

    Substitute Teacher Finally Admits She Doesn’t Know Subject Matter Have you ever tried to stand and teach, and there you are in front of the class, and you realize all of a sudden that you are out of your depth and that you haven’t got a clue as to what is going on and what to say? That makes for ...read more

  • I Heard An Interesting News Item This Week. ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 27, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,471 views

    I heard an interesting news item this week. According to the US Government it will now cost $160,140 for the average middle class American family to raise a child to the age 18. If you are quick on the draw with your math facts you just estimated what it may cost you to raise your children. For ...read more

  • Several Of Us Go Pick Up The Inner City Kids And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Nance on May 13, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 1,437 views

    Several of us go pick up the inner city kids and bring them to Bible classes once a week. One of the questions I like to ask the kids at Inner City is this: Does you mamma love you? They always answer, “Yes!” Then I ask them why and they tell me, “She has to, she’s my mamma!” You can’t ask ...read more

  • Too Smart For Hell  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 6, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,681 views

    TOO SMART FOR HELL According to U.S. News & World Report, 78% believed in Heaven and believed they were going there. Only 60% believed in Hell, but only 4% believed they were going there. In the same article, the Rev. Mary Kraus observed "My congregation would be stunned to hear a sermon on ...read more

  • New To Teaching, Craig Maginnis Was Finishing Up ...

    Contributed by Paul Decker on May 19, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,667 views

    New to teaching, Craig Maginnis was finishing up his fourth-grade class’ unit on genetics when Robert raised his hand. “I understand how a mother gives the baby her genes,” he said, “but how does the father do it?” Unprepared for the question, Mr. Maginnis told him to ask his parents. “They ...read more

  • Recently We Asked A Lady How It Was That She ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 15, 2004
     | 837 views

    Recently we asked a lady how it was that she became a Christian. She’s actively involved in church and loves the Lord, but we knew that her parents weren’t church-goers. She said that one Sunday when she was 10 years old, she walked to a church down the block from her house and just went in. An ...read more

  • A Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Found An Exciting New ...

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,604 views

    A pre-kindergarten teacher found an exciting new thing for the Sunday School class. The teacher wrote a song about popcorn, taught it to the children, and had them crouch down on the floor to sing it. At appropriate points in the song, all the children would "pop up." The teacher soon had them ...read more

  • Wealth Vs. Happiness: The Number Of Households ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,050 views

    Wealth Vs. Happiness: The number of households with more than $1 million in net worth (excluding primary residence) has risen to a record high and at a record rate according to recent research by TNS Financial Services. The number of wealthy U.S. households has shot to 8.2 million as of mid-‘04, a ...read more

  • Your Self Esteem Is A Reflection Of How You ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 26, 2006
     | 1,772 views

    Your self esteem is a reflection of how you believe other people see you. It consists of who you think other people think you are. And that can be a real downer. Lindy Chappoten, a pitcher of middling talents who played for the old Shawnee Hawks in the Class D Sooner League, was once traded to the ...read more

  • Your Self Esteem Is A Reflection Of How You ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 26, 2006
     | 1,285 views

    Your self esteem is a reflection of how you believe other people see you. It consists of who you think other people think you are. And that can be a real downer. Lindy Chappoten, a pitcher of middling talents who played for the old Shawnee Hawks in the Class D Sooner League, was once traded to the ...read more

  • Beer Into Bread

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Apr 21, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,864 views

    BEER INTO BREAD There was a young boy in his school class, and his teacher was telling them how foolish the Bible is and the stories written in the Bible. In particular, she pointed out the story where Jesus turned the water into wine. She asked the boy to stand up and said, "Surely you do not ...read more

  • Have Faith

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,748 views

    "HAVE FAITH" My husband, Ron, once taught a class of mentally impaired teenagers. Looking at his students’ capabilities rather than their limitations, Ron got them to play chess, restore furniture and repair electrical appliances. Most important, he taught them to ‘have faith’ that is to believe ...read more

  • Lin Smalec Writes, "I Read Recently About A ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 31, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,722 views

    Lin Smalec writes, "I read recently about a children’s Sunday School class that heard the Christmas story and sang the beloved Christmas carol, “Silent Night”. They were then asked to draw what they thought the nativity scene might have looked like. One little fellow did a good likeness of Joseph, ...read more

  • When I Attended College I Had A Speech Professor ...

    Contributed by Don Crowson on Feb 1, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 819 views

    When I attended college I had a speech professor who came in one morning and had the class take out a piece of paper. “On the paper,” he said, “write out five things you cannot do using the statement, ’I can’t do…’” I wrote out those things. One was, “I can’t cook.” He then instructed us to ...read more

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