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  • A Light In The Darkness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,993 views

    A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS In 1963, my grandfather was serving as the Senior Minister of West End United Methodist Church in Nashville. West End is situated right across the street from Vanderbilt University, and has always been a wealthy, predominately white church. One communion Sunday, a black ...read more

  • Go Back! You're Too Young

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,668 views

    GO BACK! YOU'RE TOO YOUNG Wilbur E. Nelson told the story of his father who was the senior elder in his church for many years. He said: "When I was a boy, eleven years of age, an evangelist held a series of meetings in our church. One night he asked every Christian to come forward and also asked ...read more

  • Of A Sister In Faith Losing Her Valuable Purse ...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 22, 2011
     | 1,714 views

    Of a Sister in faith losing her valuable purse and then miraculously recovering it. Two years ago, the ladies of our Church went to buy some gifts in a busy market for Church widows and orphans during Christmas time. Mission accomplished, when they returned to the Church, one Sister in faith found ...read more

  • God, Send Us Bigger Rattlesnakes  PRO

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 26, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,177 views

    GOD, SEND US BIGGER RATTLESNAKES There was a farmer who had three sons: Jim, John, and Sam. No one in the family ever attended church or had time for God. The pastor and church members tried for years to interest the family in the things of God, but to no avail. Then one day, a rattlesnake bit ...read more

  • The Heart Of The Saviour

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 19, 2012
     | 4,636 views

    THE HEART OF THE SAVIOUR I am reminded of the story of a wee lass who sought baptism and membership in a country church. The elders questioned the child in a perfunctory manner, but they were not inclined to believe that such a young person could actually understand what it meant to be saved. So, ...read more

  • Where Your Treasure Is...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 31, 2012
     | 3,239 views

    I once read about in one of Richard Wurmbrand’s books. “An elder of a local free Church in Communist Romania was brought before the judge for embezzlement - a crime he had not committed. His defence lawyer started his defence plea by telling the Court of a well known story about the man that was ...read more

  • Come Anyway (No Excuse Sunday)

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Nov 7, 2020
     | 2,452 views

    To make it possible for everyone to attend church this Sunday, we are going to have a special "No Excuse Sunday": • We will provide pillows to nap for those who need the extra sleep on Sunday morning. • We will have extra cushions for those who feel that our pews are too hard. ...read more

  • Serving Jesus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,628 views

    Serving Jesus • A certain family in a Southern Baptist Church had been inactive for years. • The family simply never went to church any more and every effort to get them to attend had failed. • One day one of the sons, name John, was bitten by a rattlesnake. The father immediately sent for the ...read more

  • I Heard A Story One Time About A New, Cocky ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,738 views

    I heard a story one time about a new, cocky young preacher, straight out of seminary. He was going to preach his very first sermon in a big, old Presbyterian church. The church had an elevated pulpit with a long flight of stairs leading up to it. This kid was about as prideful as he could be. All ...read more

  • The Story Is Told That John Wesley, A Founder Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Feb 12, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
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    The story is told that John Wesley, a founder of Methodism, changed his view about church division after a dream in which he was first transported to the gates of Hell. He asked, “Are there any Presbyterians here?” “Yes,” was the reply. “Any Roman Catholics?” “Yes.” “Any Congregationalists?” “Yes.” ...read more

  • Lee Strobel Story

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 4,037 views

    LEE STROBEL STORY I have been fascinated by the testimony and story of Lee Strobel. Lee was a journalist for the Chicago Tribune. By his own testimony he was ruthless. He liked his high end lifestyle of work, travel and partying. By his own admission he was an atheist. He had no time for his ...read more

  • Last Week We Attended Our Niece's Wedding. Our ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 4, 2009
     | 1,320 views

    Last week we attended our niece’s wedding. Our little 2 year-old granddaughter Lydia was the Flower Girl and our 5-year-old grandson David was Ring-Bearer. Susan was talking to David after the wedding about what a great job he did coming up that aisle. She told him, “Charis said you were an ...read more

  • What Percentage Will Go To Heaven?

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Apr 21, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,080 views

    [Pastor Clendennen speaking:] For many years, in the church I pastored, we had an all-night prayer meeting the last Friday night of every month. One such Friday night, out of four-hundred members, there were forty-one of us present. As I was praying, I heard this Word from the Lord: “You are ...read more

  • Is He Welcome

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Feb 21, 2025
     | 433 views

    John 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. Sadly, there are many buildings with church on the sign that Jesus is knocking on the door to get in. Some He has never been in and others He had been in but they turned Him by denying the Scriptures. Many people in those buildings ...read more

  • The Deception Of Effective Leadership  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Feb 9, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,322 views

    Research from Barna concerning Leadership: The Deception of Effective Leadership Most pastors are content with the way things are going in their ministry. A national survey among pastors revealed that a majority feel they are doing an excellent or good job in leading people spiritually in ...read more

  • God's Salvation ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 6,385 views

    GOD’S SALVATION CHURCH In the 1990s, a cult from Taiwan relocated to San Dimas, California, and registered itself as God’s Salvation Church. In 1997, the Chen Tao cult, also known as the Flying Saucer cult, led by Hon-Ming Chen, headed to Garland (mistaken for "God Land"), Texas, where they expect ...read more

  • Money ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2010
     | 4,905 views

    Money Talks -Most of us have probably heard the saying, “Money talks.” Words are one thing, but when someone slaps down their money or writes the check, their words take on new meaning. Sometimes money produces results that seemed slow in coming with any other approach. This might be due to greed, ...read more

  • Radical Faith  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 24, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,289 views

    RADICAL FAITH I want to read to you the opening story from David Platt's book "The Radical Question" (Multnomah Press). Imagine a scene that took place in Asia not so long ago: A room in an ordinary house, dimly lit, all the blinds on the windows closed. Twenty leaders from churches in the ...read more

  • The Train Whistle

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 7, 2011
     | 3,289 views

    THE TRAIN WHISTLE "I lived in Germany during the Nazi holocaust. I considered myself a Christian.  I attended Church since I was a small boy.  We had heard the stories of what was happening to the Jews, but like most people we tried to distance ourselves from the reality of what was really ...read more

  • We Hear You Now Lord!

    Contributed by David Holwick on Sep 14, 2012
     | 2,199 views

    On July 1, 2003, a visiting evangelist at the First Baptist Church of Forest, Ohio, was conducting an evening revival. Rev. Don Hardman had just finished his sermon on repentance and was closing with prayer. Apparently he felt that he had not accomplished what he was there for. A storm was ...read more