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  • The Pentecostal Dog

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 12, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 46 views

    Farmer Jones lived in the countryside alone except for his old dog that he had by his side for years. But, unfortunately, his pet died and Farmer Jones went in town to see his pastor about his loss. “Pastor, my dog is dead," he said. "Could you possibly do a funeral service for this old ...read more

  • A Paddy's Day Joke  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,118 views

    A PADDY’S DAY JOKE Paddy was tooling along the road one fine day when the local policeman, a friend of his, pulled him over. "What’s wrong, Seamus?" Paddy asked. "Well didn’t ya know, Paddy, that your wife fell out of the car about five miles back?" said ...read more

  • Many Churches Years Ago Had Mourners Benches. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,023 views

    >> Many churches years ago had mourners benches. Charles Allen in his book God’s Psychiatry said “Today we want God’s blessing without the pain of God’s purging. we want sermons on how to win friends, how to have peace of mind, how to forget our fears. But we ...read more

  • Philip Henry Used To Call The Lord’s Day ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 12, 2001
    based on 87 ratings
     | 3,516 views

    Philip Henry used to call the Lord’s day the queen of days, the pearl of the week, and observed it accordingly. His common salutation of his family or friends, on the Lord’s day in the morning, was that of the primitive Christians--"The Lord is risen, He is risen indeed;" making it his chief ...read more

  • Successful Life: 50% Of Teens Believe Having An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,652 views

    Successful Life: 50% of teens believe having an active spiritual life is a “very important” part of having a successful life according to The State of Our Nation’s Youth 2003-2004 by the Horatio Alger Assoc. Other factors teens consider “very important” to success are having a close family ...read more

  • College Student Gamers: Fully 65% Of College ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,537 views

    College Student Gamers: Fully 65% of college students reported being regular or occasional game players. Women are more likely than men to be regular players of computer and online games--approximately 60% of women compared to 40% men reported this. 20% of gaming students felt that gaming helped ...read more

  • I Want To Matter

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 19, 2009
     | 1,445 views

    I WANT TO MATTER I once asked a friend of mine what was his biggest fear? After listening to his response, I told him that my biggest fear in life is being insignificant. If I can’t make a difference in the lives of those around me, and impact their lives for the sake of the Kingdom, then my ...read more

  • When I Opened My Computer I Found Emails Sent To ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on May 6, 2009
     | 1,334 views

    When I opened my computer I found emails sent to a friend but somehow also sent to me. I inquired as to the reason and was told that a hacker had got into his computer address book and was spewing out messages to all his correspondents. Fortunately it didn’t result in giving my computer a virus. ...read more

  • Connections

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on May 7, 2009
     | 5,648 views

    CONNECTIONS My truck would not start. I tried several things to fix it and even had the battery checked. I thought I was in for a big expense. I prayed for my truck. A friend told me to clean the terminals, which I already had done. But I cleaned them thoroughly again and the truck started ...read more

  • Three Things

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 20, 2009
     | 4,563 views

    THREE THINGS Three things in life that, once gone, never come back 1. Time 2. Words 3. Opportunity Three things in life that can destroy a person 1. Anger 2. Pride 3. Unforgiveness Three things in life that you should never lose 1. Hope 2. Peace 3. ...read more

  • Boredom At The Biltmore

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 6, 2009
     | 2,331 views

    BOREDOM AT THE BILTMORE Have you ever been to the Biltmore House? It’s a fantastic place. No other home like it in America. I’ve been there many times. Over the years we’ve taken several guests to tour. At first we noticed new things and really enjoyed it. Then we began to hear ...read more

  • Parties On The Hindenberg?

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 11, 2010
     | 1,258 views

    PARTIES ON THE HINDENBERG? You may have heard someone say, "I'll just party with all my friends in Hell." My mind goes back to May 16th 1937 at 7:25 pm, the German zeppelin Hindenberg, the largest aircraft ever to fly, exploded while attempting to land in Lakehurst, ...read more

  • Land Of The Dying

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,413 views

    LAND OF THE DYING When John Owen, the great Puritan, lay on his deathbed his secretary wrote (in his name) to a friend, "I am still in the land of the living." "Stop," said Owen. "Change that and say, 'I am yet in the land of the dying, but I hope soon to be in the land of the living.'" ...read more

  • He Will Demand Everything

    Contributed by Kristian Kilgore on Jul 26, 2011
     | 4,015 views

    HE WILL DEMAND EVERYTHING Breezy, self-confident Christians tell us how wonderful it is to accept Christ and then have a good time all the rest of your life; the Lord won’t demand anything of you. Yes, He will, my friend! The Lord will demand everything of you. And when you give it ...read more

  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Who Was Arrested By Adolph ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,750 views

    DIETRICH BONHOEFFER, WHO WAS ARRESTED BY ADOLPH HITLER IN WORLD WAR II, SAW IT COMING AND HE SAID, “WHEN THEY CAME FOR THE FEDERALISTS, I DIDN’T SPEAK UP. H. WHEN THEY CAME FOR THE JEWS, I DIDN’T SPEAK UP. WHEN THE NAZIS CAME FOR THE CATHOLICS, I DIDN’T SPEAK UP. WHEN THEY CAME FOR ME, ...read more

  • One Evening, A Little Girl Was Saying Bedtime ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,332 views

    One evening, a little girl was saying bedtime prayers with her mother. “Dear Harold, please bless Mother and Daddy and all my friends,” she prayed. “Wait a minute,” interrupted her Mother. “Who’s Harold?” “That’s God’s name,” was the answer. “Who told you that was God’s name?” asked the ...read more

  • Mindy Caliguire In Spiritual Friendship Says, ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 1, 2007
     | 583 views

    Mindy Caliguire in Spiritual friendship says, “What do you do when you can’t stand the thought of praying, when the words of the Bible seem plastic and false… when you have been doing everything ‘right’ and the bottom falls out? It’s at these times when it is the spiritual friends who throw ...read more

  • Once Many Years Ago, A Ship Was Tossed In A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 29, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,362 views

    Once many years ago, a ship was tossed in a storm. A man was frightened, but he saw a young boy who looked so calm. He asked the boy, "Son, how can you be so calm in this awful storm?" The little lad replied, "My dad is the captain, and he has never lost a ship at sea." O friend, ...read more

  • But Such An Attitude Is Both Humble And Rare, ...

    Contributed by Ruth Hind on Oct 11, 2008
     | 1,978 views

    But such an attitude is both humble and rare, contrast it with the attitude displayed in a quote by the American writer Gore Vidal, “Every time a friends succeeds a little piece of me dies”. He felt so diminished, so jealous, if some-one other than himself did well that he couldn’t find it in ...read more

  • All Bets Are Off!" Matthew 28: 1-7 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,449 views

    “All Bets Are Off!” Matthew 28: 1-7 Key verse(s): 5&6 “The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.’” “When the game begins, all bets ...read more

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