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  • The Lack Of Evangelism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011
     | 5,853 views

    THE LACK OF EVANGELISM (Evangelism Statistics from Michael Parrot, Acts Evangelism, Spokane, WA, 1993, pp. 9-11.) • Ninety-five percent of all Christians have never won a soul to Christ. • Eighty percent of all Christians do not consistently witness for Christ. • Less than two percent are ...read more

  • Good Without God

    Contributed by John Sears on Jul 20, 2011
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     | 4,128 views

    GOOD WITHOUT GOD An atheist organization recently got into hot water when it put up a billboard that crossed over onto church property. The message on the billboard read, "I can be good without God." What do you think? The funny thing is I agree, I think they are right! They have hit something ...read more

  • Count Your Many Blessings  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Feb 16, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,138 views

    COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS While on a short-term missions trip, Pastor Jack Hinton was leading worship at a leper colony on the island of Tobago. A woman who had been facing away from the pulpit turned around. "It was the most hideous face I had ever seen," Hinton said. "The woman's nose and ears ...read more

  • The Substance Of Faith

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Mar 1, 2012
     | 3,319 views

    THE SUBSTANCE OF FAITH Example: Give some play-doh to 2 people and ask them to create something out of that "substance" In the millennia-old Aristotelian tradition, as well as early modern traditions that follow it, substances or ousia are treated as having attributes and modes or things. This ...read more

  • On Your Knees

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on May 1, 2012
     | 2,048 views

    ON YOUR KNEES A young stranger to the Alps was making his first climb, accompanied by two stalwart guides. It was a steep, hazardous ascent. But he felt secure with one guide ahead and one following. For hours they climbed. And now, breathless, they reached for those rocks protruding through the ...read more

  • Music Abuse

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 2,726 views

    MUSIC ABUSE The Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine analyzed the lyrics of the top 279 songs of 2005. Nearly 80% of rap songs contained references to illicit drugs, alcohol or tobacco, followed by country (37%), R&B (20%), rock (14%) and pop (9%). When combined, 42% of all songs had some ...read more

  • Middle Age Is Miserable

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 2,123 views

    MIDDLE AGE IS MISERABLE Middle age is truly miserable, according to an 80-country study showing depression is most common among men and women in their 40s. Researchers found happiness follows a U-shaped curve where life begins cheerful before turning tough during middle age and then returning to ...read more

  • Approval Of The Master

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 23, 2008
     | 4,572 views

    APPROVAL OF THE MASTER A young man once studied violin under a world-renowned master. Eventually the time came for the student’s first recital. Following each selection, despite the cheers of the crowd, the performer seemed dissatisfied. Even after the last number, with the shouts louder than ...read more

  • Charlie Wrote About His Experience As A Kid ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 15, 2008
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    Charlie wrote about his experience as a kid growing up in the American south and planting peanuts. Because peanuts are tubers that grow on the roots beneath the ground, you cannot see how well they’re developing. So being an impatient kid, he decided to dig them up to see how they were doing. Well, ...read more

  • Meaningless Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2008
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     | 5,092 views

    Meaningless Life Mark Twain expressed thoughts about the meaningless of life in view of man’s inevitable death. Shortly before his death, he wrote, "A myriad of men are born; they labor and sweat and struggle;...they squabble and scold and fight; they scramble for little mean advantages over each ...read more

  • There Was A Man Who Used To Have Problems Getting ...

    Contributed by Todd Brock on Nov 13, 2008
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    There was a man who used to have problems getting his son to clean his room. He would insist that his son, “Do it now,” and he would always agree to do so, but then he wouldn’t follow through – at least, not right way. After high school, the son joined the Marine Corps. When he and his dad were ...read more

  • Alexander Kept "Hope" For Himself

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
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    ALEXANDER KEPT "HOPE" FOR HIMSELF As Alexander the Great was setting out on his conquest of Asia, he inquired into the finances of his followers. To ensure that they would not be troubled over the welfare of their dependents during their absence, he distributed crown estates and revenues among ...read more

  • Significant Connections  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,999 views

    SIGNIFICANT CONNECTIONS 70% of American adults identify family or family members as their most significant connection. 33% gave their entire nuclear family this status while 22% conferred it up on their spouse and 17% their children. 29% of American adults say their church is their most ...read more

  • Suddenly Out Of The Sky Three Great Bolts Of ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
     | 1,289 views

    Suddenly out of the sky three great bolts of lightning flashed simultaneously. What a display of power. On March 5, 1979, what was called “the most powerful burst of energy ever recorded” occurred. It was described as follows: “The burst of gamma radiation picked up by the satellites lasted ...read more

  • Wild Bill Resurrected?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 15, 2013
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     | 3,828 views

    WILD BILL RESURRECTED? In 1876, Wild Bill Hickock was killed in Deadwood, SD by Jack McCall while playing poker at the Nuttal and Mann's Saloon. You may recall that he was holding what has been referred to as the "Dead Man's Hand" (2 8s and 2 Aces -- all black with an unknown 5th card). He was ...read more

  • Visiting Preacher  PRO

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 13, 2014
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,308 views

    A pastor went out visiting his church members on a Saturday afternoon. At one house, it was obvious that someone was home, but nobody came to the door even though the preacher knocked several times. Finally, the minister took out his church business card and wrote out "Revelation 3:20" on the ...read more

  • When God Says...what?

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 14, 2014
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     | 7,561 views

    A young preacher in Ft. Worth, Texas was trying to make an impression on a Pastor Search Team who had come to his church to hear him preach. The young man was preaching on the time in the Old Testament when God had enough with His disobedient people and finally said to them, "Ichabod!", which ...read more

  • Lead Us Not Into Temptation

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 28, 2019
     | 5,403 views

    A young driver was in a hurry to get to an appointment and illegally parked his car. He left this note under the windshield wiper of his auto: So sorry, but I have circled the block for twenty minutes. I am late for an appointment and if I don't park here, I'll lose my job! ...read more

  • The World Slept When Jesus Came.

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 21, 2020
     | 1,714 views

    Ken Gire writes, “Where you would have expected angels, there were only flies. Where you would have expected heads of state, there were only donkeys, a few haltered cows, a nervous ball of sheep, a tethered camel, & a furtive scurry of curious mice. Except for Joseph, there was no one to share ...read more

  • Adam & Eve

    Contributed by John Bright on Jan 17, 2021
     | 3,837 views

    The story of Adam and Eve was being carefully explained in the children's Sunday School class. Following the story, the children were asked to draw some picture that would illustrate the story. Little Bobby was most interested and drew a picture of a car with three people in it. In the front ...read more