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  • I Have Heard Karl Ingersoll, Another Grand ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Oct 6, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,059 views

    I have heard Karl Ingersoll, another Grand Mananer and pastor of Fredericton First Wesleyan, say, “The measure of the greatness of a man’s love for God is not found in his attention to the things he has to do, but in his attention to the things he doesn’t have to do.” That is, your salvation ...read more

  • Every Year The Whole World Celebrates The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Oct 8, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,947 views

    Every year the whole world celebrates the Christmas season, the day when the savior of the world became flesh. The first century Christians does not celebrate Christmas in fact it is not the exact time when Jesus Christ was born, December 25 was the birth of the pagan god “Mitra” according to ...read more

  • On Her 60th Birthday, A Woman From Brooklyn ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Parks on Oct 21, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,038 views

    On her 60th birthday, a woman from Brooklyn decided to prepare her last will and testament. She went to her rabbi to make two final requests: First, she insisted on cremation. “What is your second request?” the rabbi asked. “I want my ashes scattered over Bloomingdale’s.” “Bloomingdale’s. Why ...read more

  • Good Is The Enemy Of Great. And That Is One Of ...

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
     | 2,138 views

    “Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. We don’t have great schools because we have good schools. We don’t have great government, principally because we have good government. Few people attain great lives, in large part because ...read more

  • Pastor And Writer Bruce Larson On A Visit To ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 2, 2005
     | 1,628 views

    Pastor and writer Bruce Larson on a visit to the Menninger Clinic, asked the staff to identify the single most important ingredient in the treatment of the mentally disturbed. They were unanimous in singling out hope as the most important factor, but went on to confess they didn’t really know how ...read more

  • Walking Through A State Park Near Miami, My Wife ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,381 views

    Walking through a state park near Miami, my wife and I saw a Cuban family enjoying a picnic as half a dozen raccoons begged for handouts. The family responded by tossing them bits of food and saying repeatedly, “Oye, chico, ven aca.” (C’mere, boy.”) I later confessed to my wife that my ...read more

  • Dr. Charles Ryrie Says That According To The Laws ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,787 views

    Dr. Charles Ryrie says that according to the laws of chance, it would require two hundred billion earths, populated with four billion people each, to come up with one person whose life could fulfill one hundred accurate prophecies without any errors in sequence. Yet the Scriptures record not one ...read more

  • Beware In Your Prayers, Above Everything Else, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,886 views

    "Beware in your prayers, above everything else, of limiting God, not only by unbelief, but by fancying that you know what He can do. Expect unexpected things, ‘above all that we ask or think’. Each time, before you Intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can do, ...read more

  • Walking Through A State Park Near Miami, My Wife ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,658 views

    Walking through a state park near Miami, my wife and I saw a Cuban family enjoying a picnic as half a dozen raccoons begged for handouts. The family responded by tossing them bits of food and saying repeatedly, "Oye, chico, ven aca." (C’mere, boy.") I later confessed to my wife that my ...read more

  • But The Reason That He Rose From The Dead With ...

    Contributed by John Tung on Apr 10, 2007
     | 1,251 views

    But the reason that he rose from the dead with the first morning sun was that he would not wait more than a second than necessary to rise from the dead. Just like a child would wake up bright and early on Christmas Day in order to open up his presents. He is so excited to see his presents. ...read more

  • Story: I Heard A Story About A Missionary Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,586 views

    Story: I heard a story about a missionary who was trying to stir up interest to get people to go to a foreign country to preach the gospel. At the end of the service a woman, dragging a little boy behind her, told the missionary, "I just feel like God is calling me to be a missionary." "He is, ...read more

  • Abe Lincoln Told The Story Of A Blacksmith Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,085 views

    Abe Lincoln told the story of a blacksmith who heated a piece of iron in the forge, not knowing what he was going to make. At first he thought of shaping it into a horseshoe but changed his mind. After hammering on the iron for a while, he decided to try to make it into something else. By this time ...read more

  • Louis Albert Banks, In His Book ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,822 views

    Illustration: Louis Albert Banks, in his book Windows for Sermons, tells of a father who had to punish his little daughter. Later that day the youngster, who was upset at first, came to her daddy and climbed up onto his lap. Hugging him tightly around the neck, she said, “Daddy, I do love ...read more

  • These, Then, Are The Two Points I Wanted To ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 14, 2007
     | 461 views

    “These, then, are the two points I wanted to make. First, that human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and cannot really get rid of it. Secondly, that they do not in fact behave in that way. They know the Law of Nature; they break it. ...read more

  • The Point: The Best Way To Work On A Marriage Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,337 views

    [The Point: The best way to work on a marriage is to work on yourself.] On their first visit to a marriage counselor, a couple kept blaming the other person for the troubled relationship. So, to help them focus on their own flaws, the counselor asked each of them, "What have you personally done ...read more

  • Many Different Dates Have Been Observed As The ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 17, 2007
     | 1,070 views

    Many different dates have been observed as the birthday of Jesus. January 2 was the first we know about. Later May 20 was observed. At different periods Christmas has been on April 18, April 19, March 25, March 28, and January 6. For a long time the Eastern Orthodox Church observed January 6 and it ...read more

  • The Love Of God

    Contributed by C Jordan on Feb 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,488 views

    THE LOVE OF GOD: A certain medieval monk announced he would be preaching next Sunday evening on "The Love of God." As the shadows fell and the light ceased to come in through the cathedral windows, the congregation gathered. In the darkness of the altar, the monk lighted a candle and carried it to ...read more

  • Going Home

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 3,974 views

    GOING HOME For the first time since the Depression, more Americans ages 75 and older have been leaving the South than moving there, according to a New York Times analysis of Census Bureau data. The reversal appears to be driven in part by older people who retired to the South in their 60s, but ...read more

  • Living Standards In Britain Are Set To Rise ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
     | 1,638 views

    Living standards in Britain are set to rise above those in America for the first time since the 19th century, according to a report by the respected Oxford Economics consultancy. It says the GDP per head in Britain will be £23,500 in '08 vs. £23,250 in the U.S., reflecting both the strength of the ...read more

  • I Read This Story About Leonard ...

    Contributed by Jerry Hillyer Ii on May 9, 2008
     | 1,953 views

    I read this story about Leonard Bernstein: Leonard Bernstein, the conductor, was once asked, ‘What is the hardest instrument to play?’ Without a twinge of hesitation, he replied, ‘Second fiddle. I can always get plenty of first violinists. But to find one who plays second violin with as much ...read more