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  • Video Illustration: Clips From The "Finger Of ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 25, 2008
     | 1,207 views

    Video Illustration: Clips from the "Finger of God." In this clip of this movie we see that God is doing supernatural things by His Spirit for people today all over the world. He is winning people in Iraq, China, Africa, USA and other countries by demonstrations of His power not by great speeches ...read more

  • There's An Old Story About A Man Who Dreamed ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 4, 2009
     | 1,404 views

    There’s an old story about a man who dreamed that an angel escorted him to church one Sunday. There he saw a keyboard musician playing vigorously, singers singing, and other musicians playing with gusto. But the man heard no sound. The congregation was also singing – well, most of them, but again ...read more

  • Closed For Alterations  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 16, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,144 views

    CLOSED FOR ALTERATIONS Billy Graham tells a story--a simple illustration--that I want to borrow. A preacher once passed a shop which was no longer open for business. A sign hung in the window that said, "Closed for Alterations." The owner had closed shop for a while in order to remodel the store. ...read more

  • Although 4 Of 5 Teens Claim They Are Christian, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,859 views

    Although 4 of 5 teens claim they are Christian, only 1 in 4 also claims to be “absolutely committed” to the Christian faith.” That is only about half the percentage found among adults. Although an impressive 70% of all teens are engaged in some church-related effort in a typical week, only about ...read more

  • I Once Read A Story About A Preacher's Son Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 5,720 views

    I once read a story about a preacher’s son who was engaged to marry a woman in the church. She had been a woman of poor reputation before coming into the church and accepting Christ as her Lord and Savior. Her reputation preceded her. The church raised a fit over the engagement. They wouldn’t have ...read more

  • Make The First Move

    Contributed by Dr. Zachary Sizemore on May 17, 2011
     | 2,871 views

    MAKE THE FIRST MOVE Many years ago I was preaching in a little mountain church in a close community. There was a division between two men in the church over a cow. Their families had been at odds, and they had brought the argument into the church. One of the men bought a cow and the other man ...read more

  • The Story Of Isaac ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
     | 3,622 views

    THE STORY OF ISAAC WATTS A young boy complained to his father that most of the church hymns were boring and old-fashioned, with tiresome words that meant little to his generation. His father challenged him with these words: "If you think you can write better hymns, why don’t you?" The boy ...read more

  • The Real St. Nick  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 110 ratings
     | 2,454 views

    THE REAL ST NICK A vast multitude was imprisoned in every place," wrote an eyewitness. "The prisons -- prepared for murders and robbers -- were filled with bishops, priests, and deacons ... so there was no longer room for those condemned of crimes."[1] You’d hardly expect to find old St. Nick ...read more

  • The Empty Chair  PRO

    Contributed by Danny Thomas on May 21, 2001
    based on 293 ratings
     | 4,941 views

    The Empty Chair A man’s daughter had asked the local pastor to come and pray with her father. When the pastor arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows and an empty chair beside his bed. The priest assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit. ...read more

  • Saving Grizzly Adams  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 15, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,234 views

    SAVING GRIZZLY ADAMS Rick Stacy, Pastor in Okemos, Michigan tells a story about Ken Bailey. Ken was a laborer on the Alaska Pipeline back in the mid 70’s. He worked up in the icy cold for a year and came back with $30,000. That was a lot of money 30 years ago! He blew it all in a month. He ...read more

  • I Am Always Kind Of Leery About The ...

    Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 7, 2005
     | 1,351 views

    ILLUS: I am always kind of leery about the complements I receive as a preacher of the gospel. I know that many of them are very sincere but I always feel a little unworthy when someone really brags on a message that I have preached. The greatest complement that I ever received was in a ...read more

  • The Sheep Dog  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,020 views

    THE SHEEP DOG A man by the name of Keith Miller told of the time when his daughters were very young. They’d drop them off at the church’s children’s chapel on Sundays before the 11 am service. But one day Keith chanced to be in the class when the preacher was telling the story for the day to the ...read more

  • God Moved The Mountain

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Aug 7, 2025
     | 224 views

    A small church was growing very fast. Every Sunday, more and more people were coming to worship. But there was one big problem—there was no proper parking lot. Many people had to park far away and walk a long distance to the church. The pastor and the church members started praying. They asked God ...read more

  • Missions Is The Growth Measure That Puts Every ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,014 views

    "Missions is the growth measure that puts every other component in its proper perspective. It is the crown of every church’s ministry, proof that the people of God have embraced a biblical worldview. Jesus Christ came into the world to save every person in it, wherever they live, whatever the ...read more

  • Some Would Tend To Think That They Aren't ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Sep 1, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,924 views

    "Some would tend to think that they aren't important, but without them the church is going to fail in its ministry and mission. And without them, those who try to exercise gifts of leadership and teaching and the like are destined to frustration and futility. These ...read more

  • Reconcilation Story

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
     | 2,656 views

    RECONCILATION STORY It was a conversation that has stuck with me over the years. I was not a part of the conversation, per se, but I was a part of the audience that listened. I think that it took place in 1986 but I cannot remember. It was, I remember, a Sunday night at the church where I was ...read more

  • A Little Boy And A Little Girl Were Singing Their ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Dec 10, 2001
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,370 views

    A little boy and a little girl were singing their favorite Christmas carol in church the Sunday before Christmas. The boy concluded “Silent Night” with the words, “sleep in heavenly beans.” His sister elbowed him, and said, “No. Not beans, peas!” The way many of us feel by the time we are ready ...read more

  • A New England High School Teacher Taught A ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Buchanan on Sep 12, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,534 views

    A New England high school teacher taught a course entitled The Bible as Literature. Only seniors in the top 10 percent of the class could take this course. A pre-test was given to evaluate the students’ biblical knowledge. One student defined the Epistles as "wives of the Apostles." A pastor was so ...read more

  • The Preacher's Son Was 5 Years Old And Always ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,289 views

    The preacher’s son was 5 years old and always quick to give an answer. He was in Sunday school one time and the teacher asked: is there anything God can’t do – the rest of the class agreed that God could do anything. The young boy raises his hand and the teacher reluctantly calls on him. Ok, she ...read more

  • Seeing The Face Of God

    Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 1, 2025
     | 367 views

    The world does not need more churches or preachers; but it needs people who can see the face of God. Seeing the face of God means seeing or experiencing the attributes and natures of God. A person who sees or experiences Jesus' nature and displays it in his life is the need of the world. The ...read more