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  • Which Side I'm On

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 5, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,923 views

    WHICH SIDE I’M ON Every Sunday morning without fail an elderly man could be seen walking to church. Everyone in the block knew he was deaf, unable to hear a word of the congregational hymns, the choir music, or the sermon. A cynical neighbour wrote him a note, "Why do you spend your Sundays in ...read more

  • What I Came To Do  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,799 views

    WHAT I CAME TO DO The word Hosanna literally means “Save!” “Save!” the crowd shouted. I wonder if Jesus thought, “That’s exactly what I’m here to do. How right you are, but how little you understand.” Without knowing the details, the crowd was clearly articulating what ...read more

  • How Sick I Really Was  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Apr 4, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,636 views

    HOW SICK I REALLY WAS A wealthy businessman lay on his deathbed. His preacher came to visit and talked about God’s healing power and prayed for his parishioner. When the preacher was done, the businessman said, "Preacher, if God heals me, I’ll give the church a million dollars." Miraculously, ...read more

  • I Want To Summarize A Statement That An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Richards on May 18, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,085 views

    I want to summarize a statement that an Episcopalian minister by the name of Robert Capon made about the greatest threat to Christianity today. I don’t think I could agree with him more. Listen to what he said, "The most critical issue facing Christians is not abortion, pornography, the ...read more

  • I Was Officiating At A Wedding In The Niagara ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Oct 2, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,223 views

    I was officiating at a wedding in the Niagara region on Friday, and an older man - a friend of the bride’s family - spoke to me about his spiritual journey. At one point he said, “I know the first thing that I’d like to ask God when I see him face to face”. I thought he might say that he wanted to ...read more

  • It Was Absolutely Amazing. I Was In West ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,550 views

    It was absolutely amazing. I was in West Africa—Timbuktu to be exact—and the missionaries were telling me that in that culture the larger the women were the more beautiful they were thought to be. In fact, a young missionary who had a small, trim wife said that the nationals had told him she was a ...read more

  • In A Business Magazine I Read, There Was An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Dec 6, 2000
    based on 132 ratings
     | 7,267 views

    In a business magazine I read, there was an article about a company, imaginary I hope, that was planning its Christmas sales campaign. The board of directors was puzzled how they could beat their competitors, then suddenly the chairman had an idea. "We’ll have a crib," he said, getting very ...read more

  • Why Do I Give?  PRO

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 128 ratings
     | 2,897 views

    Why do I give? The first thing that popped into my head was that I don’t want to be a free loader. I know that it costs money to run a church. On average it takes 40 square foot of building space per person that attends church. Multiply that times $100.00 to $150.00 a foot to build and it doesn’t ...read more

  • I Need More Crosses  PRO

    Contributed by Rob Morton on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 132 ratings
     | 4,603 views

    I NEED MORE CROSSES One Sunday a minister was finishing up a series on marriage. At the end of the service he was giving out small wooden crosses to each married couple. He said, "Place this cross in the room in which you fight the most and you will be reminded of God’s commands and you ...read more

  • I Can Still Drive!!  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Cassara on Sep 8, 2001
    based on 173 ratings
     | 2,535 views

    I CAN STILL DRIVE!! At a nursing home in Florida, a resident group was discussing ailments: "My arms are so weak I can hardly lift this cup of coffee," said one. "Yes, I know, my cataracts are so bad I can’t even see my coffee," replied another. "I can’t turn my head because of the arthritis in my ...read more

  • I Heard A Definition Of The Contrast ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 14, 2001
    based on 29 ratings
     | 2,338 views

    ILL. I heard a definition of the contrast between infatuation & love. It says, "Infatuation is when you think your husband is as handsome as Tom Cruse, as amusing as Rodney Daingerfield, as intellectual as Albert Einstein, as devout as Billy Graham, & as athletic as Hulk Hogan." That is ...read more

  • Who Am I Hurting?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,530 views

    WHO AM I HURTING? When we hate our enemies we give them power over us - power over our sleep, our appetites, our happiness. They would dance with joy if they knew how much they were worrying us. Our hate is not hurting them at ...read more

  • I'm So Important  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,901 views

    I'M SO IMPORTANT Former Secretary of Labor Raymond Donovan tells the story of being on Air Force One. He was in the back compartment of the jet while President Reagan was in the front of the compartment. The phone rang in the back compartment and the voice said, "Mr. Donovan, the president would ...read more

  • A Power Higher Than I  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 25, 2001
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,597 views

    A Power Higher Than I After trying everything else, Shelly was present for her first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Skeptical and listening half- heartedly at first, the words of Martha caught her attention. Martha told the group, "I just knew that I could handle alcohol and my other problems on my ...read more

  • All I've Got  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,076 views

    ALL I'VE GOT “You’ll never realize Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you’ve ...read more

  • I Can't Remember  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 1, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,553 views

    I Can’t Remember A few years ago, rumors spread that a certain Catholic woman was having visions of Jesus. The archbishop decided to check her out. ’Is it true, m’am, that you have visions of Jesus?’ asked the cleric. ’Yes,’ the woman replied. ’Well, the next time you have a vision, I want you ...read more

  • Why Am I Here?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,776 views

    WHY AM I HERE? "Many years ago I attended a birthday party for my gay friend and co-worker, Julian. Sixty gay men and four straight women had gathered to celebrate in a high-rise penthouse with a dramatic sweeping view of the San Francisco Bay. Greeting me warmly, Julian exuberantly kissed me on ...read more

  • I Loved You Enough  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 11, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,416 views

    I Loved You Enough “You don’t love me!” How many times have your kids laid that one on you? Someday when my children are old enough to understand the logic motivation a mother, I’ll tell them: · I loved you enough to bug you about where you were going and what time you would get home. · I loved ...read more

  • I Serve, God Does  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 15, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,221 views

    I SERVE, GOD DOES Humility in leadership can be achieved if one learns to view his role as a simple service to others. Indeed, this is the very essence of leadership: giving energy, not receiving it. And perhaps the surest way to ensure such an outward flow of energy is to think of oneself ...read more

  • Where Am I Going?  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,306 views

    Where Am I Going? It’s comforting to hear that even Albert Einstein had a brain cramp now and then. One time, for instance, he was taking a train to an out of town engagement. The conductor stopped by to punch his ticket, but the great scientist preoccupied with his work, explained that ...read more