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  • No Money- No Learning – But ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2009
     | 2,140 views

    “No Money- No Learning – But Joy” A prayer meeting was being held at a mission chapel. A poor worker came and kneeled at the altar. He could not understand even the simple Gospel message. While others were rejoicing, he kept on saying, “Jesus! Jesus! Jesus” which was all the prayer he knew. Soon ...read more

  • First Gave Us

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 2, 2014
     | 12,177 views

    We can give to God only what he first gave us. We’re like the kid who wanted to give his dad a birthday gift, so he went to his father’s closet, took a tie off the rack, wrapped it up and presented it to him with a “Happy Birthday, Dad!” When we give to God, we take something wonderful that He ...read more

  • Lake Speed Has Been One Of The Prominent Racers ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,705 views

    Lake Speed has been one of the prominent racers on the NASCAR circuit. He said “Most of my life I had all the things the world says will make you happy, the big house, the cars and boat and I had also been very successful. But there was still an emptiness inside. And when the Lord asked that ...read more

  • I Once Heard About Two Sisters Who After ...

    Contributed by Sharon Stonestreet on Sep 8, 2007
     | 1,262 views

    I once heard about two sisters who after inheriting their parents home, lived together. This arrangement worked out well until one of the sisters got her feelings hurt by the other one and they fought back and forth until they decided they had to divide the house in two and not speak to each other ...read more

  • Clayton Bell Once Said: There Are Two Big Lies ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 9, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,680 views

    Clayton Bell once said: There are two big lies that Satan has been perpetrating ever since the Garden of Eden. The first is that God is mean, vindictive, a spoilsport whose main role in life is to keep us from being fulfilled and happy--when we step out of bounds, he takes delight in making us pay. ...read more

  • A Children's Easter Play Was In The Stage Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Mar 23, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,831 views

    A children’s Easter Play was in the stage of preparation . The director was supervising the cast to make certain that each child would feel comfortable with his or her assigned role. One young lad was offered a speaking part, but he turned it down, saying, "I would rather play the part of the stone ...read more

  • It's The Third Sunday In June, And I'd Like To ...

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Jun 15, 2008
     | 2,876 views

    It's the third Sunday in June, and I’d like to say happy Father's Day to all the dads here today. Father's Day owes its existence primarily to the persistence of one Sonora Smart Dodd. Sonora got the idea for Father's day in 1909 while listening to a Mother's Day sermon. Sonora had been raised by ...read more

  • Stay In There!!  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Apr 20, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,527 views

    STAY IN THERE!! I don’t usually begin a sermon on a sad note like this, but sometimes we need to pause and remember what life is all about. There was a great loss recently in the entertainment world. Larry LaPrise, the Detroit native who wrote the song "The Hokey Pokey", died at age 83. I’m ...read more

  • The Trouble With Money  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 2, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,545 views

    Illustration: The Trouble with Money Guys, just remember, if you get lucky, if you make a lot of money, if you get out and buy a lot of stuff--it’s gonna break. You got your biggest,fanciest mansion in the world. It has air conditioning. It’s got a pool. Just think of all the pumps that are going ...read more

  • Completeness In God

    Contributed by Victor Yap on May 1, 2002
     | 3,112 views

    COMPLETENESS IN GOD Ray Stedman said: God is absolutely necessary for the completeness of life. Without God you cannot understand the world around you. You can’t understand yourself or your neighbor or God himself. You will never have any answers without God, but if you have fallen away or ...read more

  • Madonna Said, "Money . . . Sex . . . Food. . . . ...

    Contributed by Brian Oberg on Jul 22, 2005
     | 2,272 views

    Madonna said, "Money . . . sex . . . food. . . . they’re not what’s going to make us happy. They’re not real. They don’t last. There’s only one thing that lasts, and that’s your soul. And if you don’t work on that, and you don’t pay attention to that, then all the money in the world is not ...read more

  • I Was Five And Running Fast Away From My ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Aug 31, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 928 views

    I was five and running fast away from my parents, just did not understand the word stop. As I ran I was just trying to get around that long wooden things called a breakwater, just wanted to run through that puddle on the end, it only looked to be an inch deep and ran into it and whoosh, down I ...read more

  • Together Again  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Apr 5, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,383 views

    TOGETHER AGAIN----- TOGETHER AGAIN OVER YONDER GOD’S PROMISE THE WAY IT WILL BE NEVER AGAIN TO KNOW PARTING TOGETHER AGAIN YOU AND ME TOGETHER AGAIN UP IN HEAVEN REMOVED FROM LIFE’S SORROW AND CARE NO WORRY ABOUT A TOMORROW TOGETHER AGAIN OVER THERE TOGETHER AGAIN GLAD REUNION HAPPY MEETING IN ...read more

  • Deistic Teens- Researchers With The National ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,692 views

    Deistic Teens- Researchers with the National Study of Youth and Religion have concluded American teens believe in a combination of works based righteousness, religion as psychological well-being, and a distant, non-interfering god. With no place for sin, judgment, salvation, or Christ; their creed ...read more

  • Heaviest-Ever Newborn

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 28, 2009
     | 1,104 views

    HEAVIEST-EVER NEWBORN KISARAN, Indonesia – Indonesia’s heaviest-ever newborn drew curious crowds Friday to a hospital where the boy named Akbar — or the "Great" in Arabic — came into the world at a record 19.2 pounds (8.7 kilograms). Akbar Risuddin was born to a diabetic mother in a 40-minute ...read more

  • Letter Of Reference

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
     | 2,458 views

    LETTER OF REFERENCE There's a story about a Jewish man; * Who applied to work for First International Bank of Israel; * That bank asked for a letter of recommendation; * And the young Jewish man put down his Rabbi to be the reference. * The Rabbi wrote, 'His father came from the distinguished ...read more

  • Eternal Life

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 1, 2020
     | 2,811 views

    The eternal life I am talking about is best described by Thomas Guthrie: "Eternal life is deliverance from eternal death, deliverance from the curse of breaking God’s law, and deliverance from the doom of a burning hell. Eternal life is eternal blessedness- the pardon from sin’s guilt, and ...read more

  • H.a. Ironside Wrote: "Have You Noticed That A ...

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Nov 26, 2008
     | 1,983 views

    H.A. Ironside wrote: “Have you noticed that a man’s use of his money is often the acid test of his character? . . . If you are afraid that perhaps the love of money is getting a grip upon you just try giving away some of it, and if you feel more cheerful and happy than before, then love of money ...read more

  • Together Again

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 18, 2009
     | 3,720 views

    Together Again Together again, over yonder God’s promise the way it will be Never again to know parting Together again, you and me. Together again, up in heaven Removed from life’s sorrow and care No worry about a tomorrow Together again, over there. Together again, glad reunion Happy meeting in ...read more

  • The Bible And The Bounty

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,361 views

    THE BIBLE AND THE BOUNTY The English ship Bounty, commanded by Lt. William Bligh, journeyed to the South Pacific in 1787. Many signed on considering the voyage a trip to paradise. Bligh appointed a young friend, Fletcher Christian, to the post of second in command. The Bounty stayed in Tahiti for ...read more

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