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  • Process-Oriented God

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 26, 2010
     | 2,196 views

    The following thoughts are from Sy Rogers: God is event and process oriented – Most Christians are only event orientated. But the development of a baby is a process caused by one passionate event in the bedroom. Birth is an event but there is a process of growth and maturity. God will not zap a ...read more

  • I Can't Tell A Lie

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jun 5, 2011
     | 2,182 views

    I CAN'T TELL A LIE A grandmother was looking after her two little grandchildren, a 7-year-old girl, and a 5-year-old boy, and both these children had been very, very naughty. As the time drew near for their mother to pick them up, the little girl asked, "Are you going to tell Mummy how we ...read more

  • So Hungry

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 16, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,853 views

    SO HUNGRY The silence of the congregation partaking of the Lord’s Supper was suddenly broken by a loud exclamation. A 5-year-old girl was watching that passing out of the bread and juice and asked her mother is she could take some. Her mother said that she was not old enough to take some. With ...read more

  • The New Baby...?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 13, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,239 views

    THE NEW BABY...? For weeks a six-year-old lad kept telling his first-grade teacher about the baby brother or sister that was expected at his house. One day the mother allowed the boy to feel the movements of the unborn child. The six-year old was obviously impressed, but made no comment. ...read more

  • Sometimes His Ways Are Hard To Understand At The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 6, 2001
    based on 70 ratings
     | 5,898 views

    Sometimes His ways are hard to understand at the time, I can offer a personal example: Teenage children can be quite a trial, even a pain! 25 years ago my son was! He was keen on old vehicles that he intended to renovate. Against my better judgement, so I thought at the time, he acquired an old ...read more

  • Recently Jeanie And I Have Been Working On A ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005
     | 1,511 views

    Recently Jeanie and I have been working on a project to install a mantle above our fireplace. It is going to be beautiful when we finish it, if we ever finish it. The problem is that we started with a piece of wood that had already been molded into something else. It had been a piece of ...read more

  • The Evangelist David Pawson Tells A Story About A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andy Beech on Nov 29, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,681 views

    The evangelist David Pawson tells a story about a budgerigar that sang hymns. He belonged to an old lady in Cardiff and could sing a whole verse of ’What a friend we have in Jesus!’ And when visitors come to this old folks home they heard a little voice saying ’What a friend we have in Jesus,’ ...read more

  • There Was A Military Officer Who Happened To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Martin Kim on Oct 25, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,416 views

    There was a military officer who happened to stop by an island in the South Pacific. The military officer discovered that the island was inhabited by cannibals. Cannibals are humans who eat other humans. One day he came cross an old tribal chief. He saw the chief reading the Bible in the ...read more

  • How I Want To Go  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Oct 19, 2002
    based on 32 ratings
     | 4,953 views

    HOW I WANT TO GO An old preacher was dying. He sent a message for his Doctor and his Lawyer, both church members, to come to his home. When they arrived, they were ushered up to his bedroom. As they entered the room, the preacher held out his hands and motioned for them to sit on each side of ...read more

  • On Being A Daddy James Tippins  PRO

    Contributed by J T on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 1,854 views

    "On Being A Daddy" James Tippins My 3.5 year old daughter was used to me being home all the time. Being a business consultant in a home office was a luxury for my family. After a few years of part time ministry, I was called to serve as an excutive pastor at a church. This was a great time to ...read more

  • How I Want To Go  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,662 views

    How I want to go An old preacher was dying. He sent a message for his Doctor and his Lawyer, both church members, to come to his home. When they arrived, they were ushered up to his bedroom. As they entered the room, the preacher held out his hands and motioned for them to sit on each side of the ...read more

  • Satisfied Mind

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jul 9, 2007
     | 3,228 views

    Satisfied Mind (By Rhodes & Hayes)(Starrite Music) How many times have you heard someone say "If I had his money, I could do things my way?" Little they know that it’s so hard to find One rich man in ten with a satisfied mind. Once I was winning in fortune and fame Everything that I ...read more

  • Priorities In Life And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,515 views

    Priorities in Life and Church Several years ago, because of all the tornados in the area, a developer in Tulsa, Oklahoma, offered an optional tornado-safe room in the new homes he was selling. Nine of the first ten buyers opted to pay the extra $2,500 for the room, which can also be used as a ...read more

  • An Art Gallery Testimony

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012
     | 4,961 views

    AN ART GALLERY TESTIMONY There is the story about an old English farmer who went to London and visited one of the great art galleries in the city. There he was attracted by a painting of the crucifixion. He sat before it, studying each detail with intense interest. At last, forgetful of his ...read more

  • Somebody’s Happy Somewhere.

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,625 views

    A grumpy old man and his wife . . . While on a road trip, an elderly couple stopped at a roadside restaurant for lunch. After finishing their meal, they left the restaurant, and resumed their trip. When leaving, the elderly woman unknowingly left her glasses on the table, and she didn't miss ...read more

  • In Sir Edwin Arnold’s Light Of Asia, He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 11, 2000
    based on 90 ratings
     | 7,862 views

    In Sir Edwin Arnold’s Light of Asia, he tells a parable from the Buddha about a mother who had lost her child. Carrying its dead body in her bosom, she come to the buddha and said:"Lord and Master, do you know any medicine that while be good for my child?" "Yes," he said, "bring me a mustard seed ...read more

  • Bent Low  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,199 views

    BENT LOW A city boy visited his cousin who lived on a farm in the country for the first time. The city boy had never seen wheat growing in a field. It was an impressive sight for him, the wheat golden brown and ready for harvesting. He noticed that some of the wheat stood tall in the field, ...read more

  • Long Days Ago A Very Poor Woman Living In England ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Feb 25, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 2,564 views

    Long days ago a very poor woman living in England near Windsor Castle. She lived so close that she could look over the palace gardens and see grapes growing there. Her little child became very sick and she thought how good it would be to have a few of those grapes for nourishment. She took a ...read more

  • The Seasons Are Changing, The Dogwoods Are ...

    Contributed by Erik Hinchey on Apr 28, 2005
     | 2,811 views

    The seasons are changing, the dogwoods are beginning to bloom, and the grass is growing and is most likely in desperate need of a trim. There is Life springing up all around us. The earth is slowly waking up from it’s three month slumber, with a stretching yawn the warmth of the sun is felt again, ...read more

  • Barna Research Group Reports That 31% Of U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 1,629 views

    Barna Research Group reports that 31% of U.S. adults (10 million people) have not attended a Christian church service in the past 6 months. This is up from only 17% just 18 months earlier. The jump is attributed to growing numbers of Baby busters, men and non-white adults not attending church. This ...read more