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  • There Was A Preacher Who Was Interviewing With A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,362 views

    There was a preacher who was interviewing with a church search committee. An English teacher headed the committee, and was very concerned that the future pastor spoke properly. "When the hen is on the nest, does she sit or set?" he asked the candidate. The hopeful preacher was frustrated. He didn’t ...read more

  • A Church's Mission Drives Its ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
     | 2,485 views

    A CHURCH’S MISSION DRIVES ITS MORALE John Polak in his book, The Future in Past Tense, says: "A study of the history of the people of God reveals an interesting fact--the wellbeing of the believing community was directly proportional to their obedience to God’s mission for them. When the people of ...read more

  • Fresh Faith, Fresh Gospel

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009
     | 2,478 views

    FRESH FAITH, FRESH GOSPEL The dictionary defines "fresh" as that which is newly made or obtained; that which does retain the original properties without any degradation. Conversely, "staleness" is defined as: having lost the freshness, effervescence, or palatability; lacking originality or ...read more

  • Evangelist Billy Walked Told A Story About The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,980 views

    Evangelist Billy Walked told a story about the city fathers of New York as they contemplated the future growth of the city. They laid out the streets and numbered them from the center outward. When they began, there were only six or seven streets. In their planning maps, they projected how large ...read more

  • Amdrei Bitov, A Russian Novelist, Grew Up Under ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 6, 2003
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    Amdrei Bitov, a Russian novelist, grew up under the atheistic Communist regime. But God got his attention one dreary day. He recalls, “In my twenty-seventh year, while riding the metro in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) I was overcome with a despair so great that life seemed to stop at once, ...read more

  • Michael Faraday, The Great Scientist, Was Taken ...

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jun 19, 2004
    based on 1 rating
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    Michael Faraday, the great scientist, was taken ill. When it became evident that the sickness that had fastened itself upon him would soon result in his death, a group of fellow scientists came to see him--not so much to talk about science as to talk about death. One of them said to him: "Mr. ...read more

  • Show Me The Mommy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,712 views

    SHOW ME THE MOMMY One of the latest reality shows in South Africa is called "Show me the Mommy." An eligible bachelor gets to go out with 3 moms and choose which daughter he wants to date based on his opinion of the mother. Which mom would have raised the most enjoyable girl to date? Moms, ...read more

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

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 21, 2007
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    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

  • Savings Crisis

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 2,589 views

    SAVINGS CRISIS Christian investment expert Hakeem Webb says many households are caught in a mindset that has them spending income they need to be saving, to keep up with the rising cost of their accustomed lifestyle. The Commerce Department reports Americans’ ’06 personal savings rate (disposable ...read more

  • Unchurched Character & Beliefs

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 2,306 views

    UNCHURCHED CHARACTER & BELIEFS Unchurched American adults who have not attended a church or faith community in the past year are less likely to be concerned about the U.S. moral condition, much less likely to believe they are making a positive difference in the world, less optimistic about the ...read more

  • It's Only A Game...

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Feb 2, 2009
     | 1,633 views

    IT'S ONLY A GAME... Unhappy with a series of calls throughout the game, parents and fans in attendance at a Concord, N.H., little league baseball game last Wednesday expressed their displeasure with the umpires by showering them with vulgarities, threatening them and confronting them face-to-face ...read more

  • God's Word And Daniel Webster

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,780 views

    GOD'S WORD AND DANIEL WEBSTER Daniel Webster testified: "If there be anything in my style or thoughts to be commended, the credit is due to my kind parents for instilling into my mind an early love for the Scriptures. From the time that, at my mother's feet or on my father's knee, I learned to ...read more

  • Because He Lives  PRO

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Sep 25, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,901 views

    It’s because He lives we should be able to face tomorrow, it’s because He lives all fear should be gone. Because He lives we are pretty sure who holds the future. Is that the lyrics Bill Gaither wrote? No, but that’s the way many Christians feel. The first verse of Because He Lives says it all. God ...read more

  • Jesus Is The Answer To Our Dilemma

    Contributed by Bokang Abednego Nkhahle on Oct 7, 2019
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,685 views

    The Angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon while he was busy threshing wheat to hide it from the midianites. And said to Gideon, the Lord is with you mighty man of Valour. The one who reside in you is bigger that your dilemma. Gideon did not realise his potential until the angel appeared to him and ...read more

  • Winnowing Fork

    Contributed by Subasini Peter on May 8, 2024
     | 574 views

    God's winnowing fork Imagine God being so good, loving and kind now will have a winnowing fork in His hand to separate the chaff from the grain. All our works in a lifetime we have done will be judged by God. All the works that do not glorify the name of Jesus Christ will be separated. We ...read more

  • In His Book "One Lord, One Faith," Author Rex ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Nov 16, 2001
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,680 views

    In his book "One Lord, One Faith," author Rex Koivisto warns: We cannot read into the [biblical] text some meaning if it conflicts with the writer’s intended meaning. [For example,] in the early 1960’s the folk group Peter, Paul, and Mary sang a song about a young boy’s ...read more

  • The Spirit Shines On The Savior  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
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    THE SPIRIT SHINES ON THE SAVIOR The Holy Spirit’s distinctive role is to fulfill what we may call a floodlight ministry in relation to the Lord Jesus Christ. When floodlighting is well done, the floodlights are placed so that you do not see them; in fact, you are not supposed to see where the ...read more

  • Three Chefs Were Working In A Restaurant One Day, ...  PRO

    Contributed by James H Boyd on Feb 10, 2003
    based on 130 ratings
     | 6,204 views

    Three chefs were working in a restaurant one day, when their kitchen supervisor approached them with an order, and instructions on how to properly prepare it. The first chef looked at the instructions, and said "You can show a recipe to 100 different people, and each of them get a different ...read more

  • Once When I Was Living In St. Louis, I Was Going ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2004
     | 1,911 views

    Once when I was living in St. Louis, I was going to the driving range a few miles away. I was zooming down Interstate 270 in my Mazda pickup when I suddenly lost power. The speedometer went from 80 mph (yes, I confess to speeding!) down to 25 in a few seconds. I pulled onto the shoulder, popped ...read more

  • But The Tongue Is As Volatile As It Is Vital. ...

    Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 14, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,408 views

    “But the tongue is as volatile as it is vital. It was Washington Irving who first said, ‘A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.’ It was James, the half brother of Jesus, who first warned: The tongue is a fire…a restless evil and full of deadly poison (James ...read more