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  • Based On My Sermon On Laodicea And Revelation ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 16, 2001
    based on 117 ratings
     | 3,284 views

    (Based on my sermon on Laodicea and Revelation 3:19-20. Re:Jesus’s call to us to repent, and that He is still knocking, calling, waiting for us to repent.) "We can be thankful that Jesus still loves Laodicea and is still knocking. In fact, He has been knocking on some of our hearts so long that ...read more

  • I Remember Hearing A Story About A Man Who Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 30, 2001
    based on 102 ratings
     | 2,460 views

    I remember hearing a story about a man who had missed church for a number of weeks. The preacher had often called him and asked where he was, but the man kept putting the preacher off. Finally, one day, the preacher stopped by for a visit on a cold winter day. The man was sitting in front of his ...read more

  • In A Certain Pond, There Were Two Ducks And A ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Westervelt on Feb 5, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,242 views

    In a certain pond, there were two ducks and a frog who were neighbors and the best of friends. They played together all day long during the summer time. But as the cold drew near and the water dried up, the ducks realized they would have to move. This would be easy for them, but what about their ...read more

  • My Dad And I Were Having A Conversation Not Too ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 20, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,169 views

    My Dad and I were having a conversation not too long ago about what people wear to church these days. He’s a suit and tie kind of a guy on Sundays, and was disappointed to see church attire becoming more casual. He said, “I was always taught that you should dress like you’re going to meet the ...read more

  • Reformation's Two Martins

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,053 views

    Reformation’s Two Martins At the beginning of the Reformation, Martin of Basle came to a knowledge of the truth, but, afraid to make a public confession, he wrote on a leaf of parchment: “O most merciful Christ, I know that I can be saved only by the merit of thy blood. Holy Jesus, I acknowledge ...read more

  • Did You Know That There Is Only One Way To Get ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,956 views

    Did you know that there is only one way to get to Heaven? You have to believe in Jesus. You have to be a friend of His. A father took his son to a carnival one time for his birthday. The son asked six of his friends to go along. The father bought a whole roll of tickets for the seven boys. Each ...read more

  • Some People Found A Beautiful Log House In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,532 views

    Some people found a beautiful log house in Colorado that was high in the mountains. It had a beautiful view, and they had their heart set on buying it. They prayed about the house, but one thing after another went wrong. The timing was not right, their financing didn’t go through. They had prayed ...read more

  • Snoopy's Week

    Contributed by Mark Bauer on Aug 1, 2007
     | 1,774 views

    For years there has been a Snoopy poster that shows how he spends his week: On Sunday, he dances, with the caption, "Party-Time!" On Monday, he scowls, with the caption, "Don’t speak to me." On Tuesday, he lies flat on his back as though dead, with the caption, "God, get me through ...read more

  • Billy Graham Used To Tell A Story Of A Professing ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 9, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,757 views

    Billy Graham used to tell a story of a professing Christian who got a job in a lumber camp that had the reputation of being very ungodly. When a friend heard that he had been hired, he said to him, “If those lumberjacks ever find out you’re a Christian, your going to be in for a very hard time!” ...read more

  • Happy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 4,303 views

    HAPPY According to a 12/07 Gallup poll, 84% of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in their personal life at this time, while 14% are dissatisfied. This ratio has been fairly stable since 1979. The poll asks respondents to choose "very happy," "fairly happy," or "not too happy." ...read more

  • Shifting Sands

    Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on May 3, 2009
     | 3,147 views

    SHIFTING SANDS One of my favorite things to do at the beach is to just sit or stand on the beach right where the waves wash up under my feet. The waves are refreshing, but I like most what happens as the waves retreat. As the waves retreat, the water takes the sand around and under my feet away. ...read more

  • Hope In Anguish

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 10, 2009
     | 4,407 views

    HOPE IN ANGUISH I remember times of betrayal that cut deep into my heart, pain beyond a flesh wound. These are the deepest cuts that never seem to heal, a soul wound like Frodo stabbed by the ring-wraith's sword, an ache that will not heal. I remember times of fear wondering how the money would ...read more

  • No More Fear Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
     | 7,020 views

    NO MORE FEAR OF FALLING At the time it was completed in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world. During the first phase of the project, 23 men fell to their death. There were very few safety devices, and things seemed to be going from bad to worse. So when it ...read more

  • In The Play A Raisin In The Sun, There's A Scene ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 25, 2010
     | 2,636 views

    In the play a Raisin in the Sun, there’s a scene where Walter has lost all of the family’s savings, savings that were going to make his family’s dream come true. His sister, Beneatha, is so disgusted with him she says, “There ain’t nuthin’ left to love.” In an emotion filled moment, Mama puts her ...read more

  • I Loved Being Invited To The Prayer Meeting ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 31, 2010
     | 1,573 views

    I loved being invited to the prayer meeting before Church when I first came to know Jesus personally. We would pray around in a circle one at a time. It was great and I learned the many ways that people prayed, some long and fancy with “Thees” and “Thys” all through them and others just like a ...read more

  • There Was A Tyrannical Husband Who Demanded That ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 31, 2010
     | 2,162 views

    There was a tyrannical husband who demanded that his wife conform to rigid standards of his own choosing. She was to do certain things for him as wife, mother, and homemaker. In time she came to hate him as much as she hated his list of rules. He died and in time she came to love another man whom ...read more

  • Keep Your Fire Hot  PRO

    Contributed by John Perry on Feb 8, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,466 views

    Keep Your Fire Hot A pastor went to visit a man who had been absent from church for some time. When the pastor arrived at the house of his wayward parishioner he found him sitting by a fire of glowing coals. The man fully expected his pastor to rebuke him for his tardy attendance at services. But ...read more

  • Jesus' Frustration

    Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Oct 17, 2010
     | 3,032 views

    JESUS' FRUSTRATION Living our lives, trusting Jesus, does not mean that we will never feel futility or pointlessness. The clear implication of Isaiah 49: verse 4 is that Jesus felt this way. How many times did Jesus have to say, "ye of little faith." "When the disciples failed to grasp the ...read more

  • Do You Know Who I Am?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on May 22, 2011
     | 3,299 views

    DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? A student sat through an exam. The teacher supervising said time up but still the student carried on. The teacher said; "Hand your exam paper in now or I'm not going to accept it." Still the student carried on. Thirty minutes later the student got up and stood before the ...read more

  • God As My Guard  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 24, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,705 views

    GOD AS MY GUARD I remember one time driving on a completely unknown route. It was dark, early in the morning, just after midnight. I didn’t know the way and I thought I can drive ahead and somehow will find the town I was looking for. It was the time when all the routes in Kenya were very poor ...read more

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