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  • Two Sisters I Know, Joanne And Linda, When They ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2002
    based on 120 ratings
     | 1,863 views

    Two sisters I know, Joanne and Linda, when they were much younger, were playing at home one day. Joanne, the older of the two became irritated with her younger sister, Linda, and said to her. "You’re getting uglier and uglier every day." Later that same day or was the next day, their gramdma came ...read more

  • A Wealthy Man Once Called His Faithful Assistant ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,462 views

    A wealthy man once called his faithful assistant into his office and said, “I’ve put you name in my will, and you will get $10,000 when I die. As it may be some time before you get that legacy, I want to make you happy by paying you each year the legal interest on that amount. Here is a check for ...read more

  • If You Have Ever Gone To See The Harlem ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 16, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,653 views

    If you have ever gone to see the Harlem Globetrotters you get two teams for the price of one. The second is called the Washington Generals. They have one purpose: Be doormats for the Globetrotters. The passively get stomped in basketball. It is their job to lose. God did not call he church to ...read more

  • Studies In Child Development Have Documented ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 12, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,316 views

    Studies in child development have documented behavioral differences in children even in the first year. In one study, a barrier was placed between the child and his or her mother. The boys, wanting to get back to Mommy, try to get around or over the barrier, or they try to knock it down. The ...read more

  • If 99% Were Good Enough

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,347 views

    What you’d get if 99% were good enough: No phone service for 15 minutes each day. 1.7 million pieces of first class mail lost each day. 35,000 newborn babies dropped by doctors or nurses each year 200,000 people getting the wrong drug prescriptions each year Unsafe drinking water three days a ...read more

  • Clarence Jordan, Author Of The "Cotton Patch" New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
     | 2,562 views

    Clarence Jordan, author of the “Cotton Patch” New Testament translation and founder of the interracial Koinonia farm in Americus, Georgia, was getting a red-carpet tour of another minister’s church. With pride the minister pointed to the rich, imported pews and luxurious decoration. As they stepped ...read more

  • Online News The Daily Audience Online For News ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
     | 1,455 views

    Online News The daily audience online for news has grown dramatically since ‘02 - a surge fueled by the rise in home broadband connections. Some 50 million Americans now seek out news on the internet on a typical day. 71% of these news consumers go online for news on the average day, while 59% get ...read more

  • Online News The Daily Audience Online For News ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2007
     | 885 views

    Online News The daily audience online for news has grown dramatically since ‘02 - a surge fueled by the rise in home broadband connections. Some 50 million Americans now seek out news on the internet on a typical day. 71% of these news consumers go online for news on the average day, while 59% get ...read more

  • I Remember A Game We Used To Play In Phys. Ed., ...

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 4, 2007
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    I remember a game we used to play in phys. ed., during the wrestling unit. There was a circle on the mat, and the object of the contest was to knock your opponent off balance and get some portion of his body to touch outside the designated circle - the goal was to stand your ground - and, as you ...read more

  • That Cross Alone

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 29, 2011
     | 3,497 views

    THAT CROSS ALONE Clarence Jordan, author of the "Cotton Patch" New Testament translation, and founder of the interracial Koinonia farm in Americus, Georgia, was getting a red-carpet tour of another minister's church. With pride the minister pointed to the rich, imported furnishings and luxurious ...read more

  • Look Up In Your Heart  PRO

    Contributed by David Tack on Oct 17, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,181 views

    LOOK UP IN YOUR HEART A.W. Tozer reminds us, "You may be still with arthritis so that you can’t even get on your knees to pray, but you can look up in your heart, for prayer isn’t a matter of getting on your knees. Prayer is the elevation of the heart to God and that is all a man needs to praise, ...read more

  • The Egg Promise

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 7, 2013
     | 7,699 views

    THE EGG PROMISE Two brothers were getting ready to boil some eggs. "I’ll give you a dollar if you let me break three of these on your head," said the older one. "Promise?" asked the younger. "Promise!" Gleefully, the older boy broke two eggs over his brother’s head. Standing stiff for fear ...read more

  • Preaching Too Long

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2019
     | 3,500 views

    A pastor, known for his lengthy sermons, noticed a man get up and leave during the middle of his message. The man returned just before the conclusion of the service. Afterwards the pastor asked the man where he had gone. "I went to get a haircut," was the reply. "But," said the ...read more

  • I Believe That A Picture Of Jesus' Birth Has Been ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 3, 2001
    based on 11 ratings
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    I believe that a picture of Jesus’ birth has been painted throughout the years of a quiet and calm night in which everything was still and hushed. I don’t think so. Let’s think about if for a moment. What if every man in this country had to go back to his hometown on January 31, 2010 and register ...read more

  • Bitter Or Better  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 4 ratings
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    BITTER OR BETTER Dr. Jim Moore, pastor of St. Luke’s UMC in Houston wrote a book entitled "You Can Grow Bitter or You Can Grow Better". He writes that he got the idea for the title from a young woman who once came to him in a most tragic moment in her life. She had tears in her eyes and her ...read more

  • Elizabeth Smart Was Just Re-United With Her ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rob Woodrum on Apr 22, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,653 views

    Elizabeth Smart was just re-united with her family last week, after being abducted from her home and held captive for 9 months. It’s a great bit of good news...what a wonderful relief for everyone involved When I think of Elizabeth, taken from her home by traitorous invaders, forced to live as ...read more

  • Have You Ever Been A Parent Waiting, Watching And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 27, 2004
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    Have you ever been a parent waiting, watching and helping your child to take that first step or two without holding on to some thing. You brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles get in on this too. My daughter started walking by holding onto a coffee table when we lived in Jacksonville, Florida. ...read more

  • Opening Illustration With Marshmallows: Invite ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Aug 12, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
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    Opening illustration with marshmallows: invite three or four from congregation who really like marshmallows - give each one a marshmallow. Ask them to hold it, wait until you’ve walked all the way around the auditorium. If they can wait until you’ve walked all the way around the auditorium, ...read more

  • In His Autobiography In 2004, Pete Rose Finally ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,748 views

    In his autobiography in 2004, Pete Rose finally admitted that he bet on baseball games while employed as manager of the Cincinnati Reds — an infraction that produced a lifetime ban from the sport in 1989. Rose’s admission of guilt came after denying any wrongdoing for almost 15 years. And he has ...read more

  • Every Saturday, A Man Goes Into His Barber Shop. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,954 views

    Every Saturday, a man goes into his barber shop. So this one Saturday he told his barber that he was going to Rome. The barber asked what flight he was going to take. The man responded “A-1.” The barber yelled, “A-1? Are you crazy? That plane’s food is horrible And, you’ll never get a wink of sleep ...read more