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  • Too Smart For Hell  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 6, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,909 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
     | 1,839 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
     | 909 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
     | 2,881 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
     | 2,217 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
     | 1,999 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
     | 1,485 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
     | 5,522 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
     | 3,022 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
     | 1,895 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
     | 931 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

  • Two Questions  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 1, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,206 views

    TWO QUESTIONS An elementary school teacher was lecturing to her class on the dangers of not bundling up properly to face the winter cold. She told them a dramatic story about a naughty little boy who disobeyed his mother and went sledding one afternoon without his mittens, cap, and snow suit. ...read more

  • Was Jesus Born In Pennsylvania?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 29, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,313 views

    When a little boy in a suburban Philadelphia Sunday School class was asked where Jesus was born, he quickly answered, "Philadelphia!" The teacher said, "No, try again." The little boy thought about the question and said, "How about Pittsburgh?" When the teacher ...read more

  • At A Recent Gathering Of Seminary Professors, One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,146 views

    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 anymore," he said. "As ...read more

  • My Hometown Is Dadeville, Alabama The County Seat ...

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 29, 2006
     | 4,654 views

    My hometown is Dadeville, Alabama the county seat of Tallapoosa County, and I presently live in Wetumpka, the county seat of Elmore County. However, I was born in San Diego, California when my dad was in the United States Navy for 4 years. He met my mom there who was from Fort Meade, Florida - ...read more

  • The Intriguing Thing About Contrasts Is Their ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 15, 2009
     | 1,917 views

    The intriguing thing about contrasts is their similarities. For example, Bill Crowder (RBC Ministries) illustrates this with the two top rock bands in the 1960’s, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Both bands were from England, and both bands were revolutionary in their music, but the ...read more

  • What Are You Afraid Of? The Barney Story

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Sep 11, 2012
     | 3,616 views

    WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? THE BARNEY STORY A few years ago, a church in Seattle, Washington was having a big kick-off Sunday. They wanted to do something for their children's programs. So they brought in Barney the Dinosaur. They learned, Kids like Barney when he’s on TV or in a stuffed animal. ...read more

  • In His Book, Metamorpha, Kyle Strobel Tells About ...

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 20, 2008
     | 1,240 views

    In his book, Metamorpha, Kyle Strobel tells about a friend of his whose name is Cassie. Cassie was a first-year seminary student whose view of God had never been challenged. Suddenly, she found herself in a setting in which it seemed to her that her image of God was being dismantled. It was as ...read more

  • Ask: What Is Faith Through Experience?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 21 ratings
     | 2,878 views

    ILL: Ask: What is Faith through Experience? A vocational school teacher taught a class of mentally impaired teenagers. Looking at his students’ capabilities rather than their limitations, he got them to play chess, restore furniture and repair electrical appliances. Most important, he taught ...read more

  • The Physics Professor Had Just Finished His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ron Crow on Mar 7, 2003
    based on 23 ratings
     | 2,263 views

    The physics professor had just finished his lecture about the pendulum, wherein he had shown the mathematical proof that an untouched pendulum will always swing in ever-decreasing arcs. He then asked for a volunteer to demonstrate this fact by standing against a wall with a pendulum bob against ...read more