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  • No One Will Know

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 15, 2025
     | 517 views

    No one will know? A man works at a car factory… getting paid a fair wage for a fair day’s work. His job is to grease the u-joint on the drive train. He gets busy joking around with his co-workers. One car gets by him. He misses applying the grease. He knows it will fail inspection. So he puts a ...read more

  • I Like What The Former Pro Golfer From Georgia, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 818 views

    I LIKE WHAT THE FORMER PRO GOLFER FROM GEORGIA, DOUG SANDERS, SAID, "I AM WORKING AS HARD AS I CAN TO GET MY LIFE AND MY CASH TO RUN OUT AT THE SAME TIME. IF I CAN DIE RIGHT AFTER LUNCH ON TUESDAY, EVERYTHING WILL BE ...read more

  • Daniel The Actor In The Lion's Den  PRO

    Contributed by George Rennau on Nov 5, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 7,629 views

    There once was an out of work actor named Daniel He was so down and out that he’s ready to accept any acting part that came along. One day he saw an advertisement in the PAPER, ACTOR NEEDED TO PLAY A GORILLA. I could do that," Daniel arranged an interview. The employer turned out to be the local ...read more

  • Living And Waiting To Live

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
     | 4,464 views

    LIVING AND WAITING TO LIVE Most of us tend to think that happiness is just around the corner. JOY will come one of these days--when things get better...when we finally get out of school...or get a better job...or get married...or get our kids raised and out of the house...or after we get that ...read more

  • A Modern Parable Of The Unforgiving Slave  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on May 19, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,836 views

    A Modern Parable of the Unforgiving Slave: A bank owner wanted to settle an overdo account with a farmer who owed him several million dollars, so he called him and asked him to come to his office. As the two discussed the situation it became apparent that the farmer couldn’t even meet the monthly ...read more

  • One Of My Pastors As A Young Man Used This ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 21, 2007
     | 1,319 views

    One of my pastors as a young man used this illustration. A guy was asking another guy about his plans for the future. He asked him what are your plans. The guy responded, "I plan on graduating from college and getting a good job." The first guy said, "and then what?" The second guy said, "I’ll ...read more

  • A Book That Has Changed My Life Is What's So ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 26, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,337 views

    A book that has changed my life is What’s So Amazing About Grace? In it the author, Philip Yancey quotes Mark Twain. Apparently Twain used to say he put a dog and a cat in a cage together as an experiment, to see if they could get along. They did, so he put in a bird, pig and goat. They, too, got ...read more

  • Two Older Gentleman Were Talking And One Said To ...

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Feb 11, 2009
     | 2,171 views

    Two older gentleman were talking and one said to the other, "You’re having an anniversary soon, right?" The other replied, "Yup, a big one... 25 years." "Wow," said the other, "what are you going to get your wife for your anniversary?" The other replied, "I’m giving her a trip to ...read more

  • Allure Of Lust And Greed

    Contributed by David Baeder on Jun 10, 2009
     | 3,288 views

    ALLURE OF LUST AND GREED Last night they had another one of those Dateline stings. In the sting, an undercover agent poses as a 13-15 year old on the internet, in one of those on-line chat rooms. Almost every man who came to a house to meet an underage girl for immoral purposes had seen previous ...read more

  • Let Me Begin By Sharing With You A Letter That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joo-Ching Chng on Jan 4, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,757 views

    Let me begin by sharing with you a letter that was written by a young communist to his girl friend. He was breaking off his relationship with her because of his devotion to the communist cause. She gave the letter to her pastor, who gave the letter to Billy Graham. Billy Graham published the ...read more

  • Success Is An Idol When Success Becomes An ...

    Contributed by William Hooper on Jul 12, 2007
     | 2,925 views

    Success is an idol when success becomes an obsession. You may get to the top of the ladder of success, only to discover you’re on the wrong ladder. Success is an idol that can consume you. Many business people are driven. They become workaholics. Doctors in Japan have found a significant ...read more

  • Search And Rescue

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2009
     | 6,295 views

    SEARCH AND RESCUE There is a group of people I hope we never have to meet. They’re job is hard, exciting, frightening and important all at the same time. They do SAR; Search and Rescue. They work near Reno, Nevada and work ski resorts and desert rescue. They pull people off of Mt. Hood, find lost ...read more

  • Thank You, Mom, For Being Strong For Me

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on May 4, 2020
     | 3,103 views

    It almost brings tears to my eyes when I watch the commercials where the child is growing up and is leaving home for college, or to get married and live in another city. I think about how difficult it must have been for my mom to watch me drive off to college in another city. And then later to ...read more

  • Why Should I Let You Into Heaven?

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 5, 2011
     | 1,710 views

    WHY SHOULD I LET YOU INTO HEAVEN? If you were to die today and God were to ask you, 'Why should I let you into my heaven?' what would you say?" Over the years I would have to say that 85% of the answers I get are "I have tried to be a good person, I have tried to be a good parent, I have tried to ...read more

  • While Flyling Home From A Pastor’s ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2001
    based on 157 ratings
     | 3,116 views

    While flyling home from a pastor’s conference I was getting in my seat buckling in and getting ready for the push back from the gate and taxi. I was reading a very interesting article in a business magazine when the flight attendant began to speak. Good morning ladies and gentelman welcome aboard ...read more

  • Eye Of The Needle  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Nov 23, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,548 views

    Ill. – Eye of the needle Jesus was not saying that it is impossible for the rich to be saved. In those days cities were walled and had huge gates, which were open in the day light hours but barred shut at night. If a trader arrived at the city after dark he would not be able to get into the city ...read more

  • Men, Regardless Of Race Or Socioeconomic Group, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,133 views

    Men, regardless of race or socioeconomic group, are less likely than women to get bachelor’s degrees — and among those who do, fewer complete their degrees in 4-5 years claims the Department of Education. Men also get worse grades than women. Men are going to college in greater numbers and are more ...read more

  • From This Week's Time Magazine Nov. ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 27, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 627 views

    Illustration from this week’s Time Magazine Nov. 26, 2007 edition – The article on pages 58, 59. The article shows who are the happiest people, by job, and who are the least happy people, by job. They also have a statement which says, “On the job. Those few at the top ...read more

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    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 12, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 764 views

    ILLUSTRATION... http://www.cbn.com/entertainment/sports/ChristianAthletes/billy_blanks.asp The words, "Not by sight but by faith" adorn the walls of Billy Blanks training center -- a testament to his faith in Christ to overcome many obstacles. "Faith without works is dead" -- is another ...read more

  • I Think Most Of Us Are Looking For A Calling, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,353 views

    "I think most of us are looking for a calling, not a job. Most of us, like the assembly line worker, have jobs that are too small for ...read more