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  • What Are We Teaching?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 22, 2025
     | 542 views

    WHAT ARE WE TEACHING OTHERS? I recently heard the story of a German shepherd that was expecting little ones. She ran out in front of a car and injured her back legs. The doctor said she would heal but it would take a long time. The dog had her litter of puppies. When their eyes were open, ...read more

  • The True Christmas Gift

    Contributed by David Rogers on Dec 15, 2008
     | 3,774 views

    The True Christmas Gift Twas the night before the birth, when all the world did not know what was about to happen Not a creature was stirring, and all men were napping The rabbis were safe and secure in their knowledge Old Herod, the king, the Lord he refused to acknowledge King Herod was ...read more

  • What Can I Give Him, Poor As I ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Feb 4, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,709 views

    "What can I give Him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would give Him a lamb; If I were a wise man, I would do my ...read more

  • Lord Jesus, At This Joyous Season, When We ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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     | 1,640 views

    "Lord Jesus, at this joyous season, When we celebrate thy birth, Flood each heart with kindliness Until it spreads through all the earth. Let the Star the Wise men followed Light our paths again, ...read more

  • A Purpose For Sheep

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jun 14, 2011
     | 7,218 views

    A PURPOSE FOR SHEEP Sad to say, millions of people wander through life with no earthly idea what they’re here for. One of the abiding fascinations of my wife here in Germany are sheep. About once a year, a shepherd brings a flock of sheep near our village, and my wife goes out and makes as many ...read more

  • An Ancient Scottish Legend

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,900 views

    An ancient Scottish legend has this story. A shepherd boy was tending a few sheep on the side of a mountain. One day while wandering in the wilderness, he came to a huge cave. There was a door to the cave and it was closed. And as he was looking around, he noticed a very beautiful flower. ...read more

  • The Cost To Cure Rebellion

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2013
     | 5,073 views

    THE COST TO CURE REBELLION "It cost God nothing, as far as we know, to create nice things, but to convert our rebellious wills, it cost Him crucifixion." C.S. Lewis (From a sermon by ...read more

  • I Saw It Again This Last Summer - The Small ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Aug 24, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,009 views

    I saw it again this last summer - the small cathedral in Bethlehem that marks the birthplace of the Savior. Behind a high altar in the church is a cave, a little cavern lit by silver lamps. There are two entries for pilgrims. One is through the main church, allowing you to admire the grandeur of ...read more

  • Minister Runs Ad In Local Paper To Invite ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2009
     | 5,970 views

    Minister Runs Ad in Local Paper to Invite Straying Sheep Back into the Fold A few years ago I was reading a book by Stephen Gaukroger. He tells the story of a New York Methodist minister who saw the need to bring his ‘ninety nine righteous’ sheep back into the fold. He put an advert in the local ...read more

  • Someone Suggested To Me Recently That If Money ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 23, 2011
     | 3,067 views

    Someone suggested to me recently that if money ever became tight I should consider becoming a joke writer for Christmas crackers. So, I turned to him and asked, "What did the grumpy sheep say when the ...read more

  • A Candy Maker In Indiana Wanted To Make A Candy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,073 views

    A candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ. He began with a stick of pure white hard candy: white to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless ...read more

  • F.b. Meyer Wrote, "All Other Life, From The ...

    Contributed by Joel Preston on Nov 15, 2002
     | 2,369 views

    F.B. Meyer wrote, “All other life, from the aphid on the rose leaf to the archangel before the throne, is dependent and derived. All others waste and grow old; He only is unchangeably the same. All others are fires which he ...read more

  • The Work Of Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 25, 2001
    based on 81 ratings
     | 5,761 views

    The Work of Christmas When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and princes are home, When the shepherds are back with their flock, The work of Christmas begins: To find the lost, To heal the broken, To feed the hungry, To release the ...read more

  • Your Spirit Does Matter

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 2,260 views

    YOUR SPIRIT DOES MATTER A preacher wrote: "Today we have people who claim to be Christians shouting ’God hates fags’ at the funerals of soldiers who have died in Iraq, because these ’Christians’ believe God is punishing America for its tolerance of homosexuals. A recent editorial in the paper ...read more

  • The Heart Of Worship

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,869 views

    THE HEART OF WORSHIP In late 1990's in Watford, England, Matt Redman's church had a high caliber praise band and worship team, yet the pastor knew that the congregation had lost its way in worship. So the Pastor asked "When you come through the doors on a Sunday, what are you bringing as your ...read more

  • The Contrast: Christ Versus Antichrist  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 16, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,373 views

    THE CONTRAST: CHRIST VERSUS ANTICHRIST 1. Christ came from above. Antichrist will ascend from the pit. 2. Christ came in His Father’s name. Antichrist will come in his own name. 3. Christ humbled Himself. Antichrist will exalt himself. 4. Christ was despised. Antichrist will be admired. 5. ...read more

  • A Lady Visiting The Holy Land Came Upon A ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 20, 2007
     | 1,914 views

    A lady visiting the Holy Land came upon a sheepfold located high on a hilltop. Her attention was drawn to one poor sheep lying by the side of the road bleating in pain. Looking more closely, she discovered that its leg was injured. She asked the shepherd how it happened. "I had to break it ...read more

  • A Lady Visiting The Holy Land Came Upon A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,171 views

    A lady visiting the Holy Land came upon a sheepfold located high on a hilltop. Her attention was drawn to one poor sheep lying by the side of the road bleating in pain. Looking more closely, she discovered that its leg was injured. She asked the shepherd how it happened. "I had to break it ...read more

  • Robert Fulghum In It Was On Fire When I Lay Down ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Dec 18, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 6,039 views

    Robert Fulghum in It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It, tells a story involving his daughter, Molly. One day, as Fulghum was ready to leave for work, Molly handed him two brown paper sacks. In one was his lunch. What was in the other was a mystery. When Fulghum asked Molly what was in the mystery ...read more

  • Out Of Bounds

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Nov 18, 2006
     | 2,540 views

    “Out of Bounds” The old shepherd who offered prayer in a Welsh revival meeting put it exactly right when he expressed grief for his backsliding in these words: “Lord, I got among the thorns and briars, and was scratched and torn and bleeding; but, Lord, it is only ...read more