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  • Don't Let The Devil Hang A Nail On Your Door!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 8, 2022
     | 3,792 views

    A Haitian pastor illustrated to his congregation the need for total commitment to Christ by sharing this parable: A certain man wanted to sell his house for $2,000. Another man wanted very badly to buy it, but because he was poor, he couldn't afford the full price. After much bargaining, ...read more

  • Small Things With Great Love

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011
     | 3,260 views

    SMALL THINGS WITH GREAT LOVE Gary Morsch is the founder of Heart to Heart in Kansas City. As a physician, he has done magnificient work around the world taking medical supplies to low income people. Several years ago, he took a trip to Calcutta and Mother Teresa's House for the Destitute Dying. He ...read more

  • On An Average Day In The Usa: 1,169,863 People ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,100 views

    On an average day in the USA: 1,169,863 people take a taxi, 176,810,950 eggs are laid, 21,000 gallons of oil are spilled from tankers and barges, 63,288 cars crash, 28 mailmen are bitten by dogs, 2 billion $1 bills are in circulation, industry generates nearly 1 pound of hazardous waste for every ...read more

  • As We Look Today At The Eighth Commandment, "You ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
     | 2,437 views

    As we look today at the eighth commandment, “You shall not steal,” here are a couple of stories to remind us that crime does not pay. A London taxi driver found an ingenious way to keep his cab clean. He would wrap up the leftovers from his lunch together with any other garbage he found in the cab ...read more

  • I Just Want The Site

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 28, 2010
     | 1,623 views

    "I JUST WANT THE SITE" London businessman Lindsay Clegg told the story of a warehouse property he was selling. The building had been empty for months and needed repairs. Vandals had damaged the doors, smashed the windows, and strewn trash all over the place. As he showed a prospective buyer ...read more

  • Abortion, Child Sacrifice, And Other Forms Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 6, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,422 views

    Abortion, child sacrifice, and other forms of infanticide were both legal and acceptable in pagan societies from the earliest times. One of the major signs of depravity in ancient Rome was that its unwanted babies were abandoned outside the city walls to die from exposure to the elements of from ...read more

  • While Walking Down The Street One Day A Us ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,971 views

    While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance. “Welcome to heaven,” says St. Peter. “Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, ...read more

  • There’s A New "Reality" Tv Show On Fox ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Olson on Mar 13, 2001
    based on 191 ratings
     | 3,329 views

    There’s a new "reality" TV show on Fox Network called "Temptation Island" that is the subject of discussion these days. Many people are very upset about it and various groups are fighting against it. Temptation Island is a short-order unscripted series in which four unmarried couples travel to ...read more

  • The Cat With Limited Vision  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 3, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,036 views

    THE CAT WITH LIMITED VISION. There was a beautiful pedigreed cat that lived in a hugh mansion on a hill. The cat had everything. The cat was warm in the cold winter, cool in the hot summer. The cat had a choice of food: fresh tuna, beef, or pork. The cat ate out of silver dishes. The cat drank ...read more

  • A Green And White Plate!" 2 Corinthians 5: 16-21 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 24, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,304 views

    “A Green and White Plate!” 2 Corinthians 5: 16-21 Key verse(s): 17: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!.” “London businessman Lindsay Clegg told the story of a warehouse property he was selling. The building had been empty for months and ...read more

  • What Do You See?  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jul 7, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,359 views

    WHAT DO YOU SEE? I don’t know if you’ve heard of Scott Ginsburg, but he is known for something very strange. As of today, he has worn a "Hello my name is..." tag for 3140 days. On one occasion he had given a speech to an employee group in South Dakota and told how he started wearing the name tag. ...read more

  • Disfigured War Veteran Helps Boy Regain Sight ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
     | 3,567 views

    Disfigured War Veteran Helps Boy Regain Sight Only to be Rejected Ps 33:18-19 “But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.” It is not that God does not exist; man who does not want to ...read more

  • What Happens Every 15 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
     | 4,633 views

    What Happens Every 15 Minutes Hands on Illustration: Set the timer for 15 minutes – I am setting this timer for 15 minutes and 15 minutes from now it will ring and at that point I will tell you how valuable 15 minutes are in this world. When the Timer goes off and rings this is what would have ...read more

  • Remove The Hate — Be Pure  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Mar 30, 2013
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,948 views

    REMOVE THE HATE -- BE PURE "And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood (Hebrews 13:2)." Three years ago, Chris Simpson led a white pride march. Two years ago, he abandoned the white supremacist movement. This past April (2012), he was ...read more

  • Sharing Love

    Contributed by Rob Roy on May 22, 2024
     | 1,048 views

    In Irving Illinois a group purchased the old school building and made it into a long term alcohol recovery program. Some of those started coming to worship at the Irving church, two had met there, Matt and Kim, I and not using their real names. My favorite wife, Lisa and I got to know them, ...read more

  • During World War Ii, The Nazis Set Up A Camp ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2002
     | 925 views

    During World War II, the Nazis set up a camp factory in Hungary where hundreds of Jewish prisoners had survived in disease infested barracks on little food and gruesome backbreaking work. Each day the prisoners were marched to the compound¡¦s giant factory where tons of human waste and garbage were ...read more

  • One Evening Mother Was Busy Fixing Supper. Her ...  PRO

    Contributed by Martin Kim on Oct 5, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,155 views

    One evening mother was busy fixing supper. Her little boy came up to her and gave her a piece of paper. She dries her hands on her apron and reads. For cutting the grass: $5.00 For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00 For going to the store for you: $.50 Baby-sitting my kid brother while ...read more

  • Iceberg Anger

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 23, 2008
     | 3,332 views

    Iceberg Anger Do you know what you are feeling? Can you identify why you are feeling the way you are? This is so huge and complicated that it often takes years of intentional effort to figure these things out. And the more messed up we are, the longer and harder and more painful it can be. An ...read more

  • A Story Was Told About A Business Man Who Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,974 views

    A story was told about a business man who was selling a warehouse and its property. The building had been empty for months and needed repairs. Vandals had damaged the doors, smashed the windows, and strewn trash around the interior. As he showed a prospective buyer the property, the business man ...read more

  • Losers Weepers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
     | 3,603 views

    LOSERS WEEPERS A widow, shortly after her husband’s death, was going through his papers. She found a couple of old certificates, yellowed with age and crumbling into dust. They had been made out to her husband more than fifty years ago, and seemed to be some kind of promissory notes. Some sort of ...read more