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A Husband And His Wife Were Sound Asleep When ...

Contributed by Daniel Cabrera on May 2, 2013

A husband and his wife were sound asleep when suddenly the phone rang. The husband picked up the phone and said, "Hello? How in the world would I know? What do I look like, a weatherman?" He then slammed the phone down and settled into bed. "Who was that?" ...read more

Tags: Wonder, Adultery, Cheating, Marriage Struggle

Denomination: Christian Church

The More I Learn, The More I Realize I Dont ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The more I learn, the more I realize I dont know. The more I realize I dont ...read more

Tags: Thought

Thank You, Dad  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 23, 2004

THANK YOU, DAD Thank you Dad, for giving us a very special gift. Its the most important gift of all, That only love can give. You read us the Bible at bedtime and taught us how to pray. You made sure we made it to church every Sunday. And even though we acted like we didn’t hear a thing, When I’m ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-12

Tags: Father's Day, Parenting

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Prayer Is Communicating With God For The ...  PRO

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Dec 15, 2003

Prayer is communicating with God for the purposes of knowing Him, seeking His heart, and doing His will. It is putting your ear ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Prayer How To

Denomination: Baptist

Never Cite, To Justify A Story, The Publics ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Never cite, to justify a story, the publics right to know. The publics right to know is just a self-righteous phrase to mask the ...read more

Tags: News

The Line Between Failure And Success Is So Fine ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it: so fine that we are ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Poem: If  PRO

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Jul 6, 2005

It’s like Amy Carmichael wrote in her poem IF: If I belittle those whom I am called to serve, talk of their weak points in contrast perhaps with what I think of as my strong points; if I adopt a superior attitude then I know nothing of Calvary love. If I take offense easily, if I am content to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:33-49

Tags: Friendship New Friends, Friendship General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

As We Begin Our Study Today It Is Necessary That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

As we begin our study today it is necessary that we understand that these temptations were very much real. C. S. Lewis made these insightful observations about temptation: “No man knows how bad he is until he has tried very hard to be good. A silly idea is current that good people do not know what ...read more

Tags: Temptation Resisting

You See, I Understand What It's Like To Be Hooked ...  PRO

Contributed by Robbie Bankens on Aug 9, 2005

You see, I understand what it’s like to be hooked on prescription pain killers and muscle relaxers. I know what it’s like to wake up drunk in a ditch, laying in your own vomit and not remember how you got there. I know what it’s like to pass out in the middle of the night in a graveyard, because ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

My Friends, If You See A Temptation Coming, And ...  PRO

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007

My friends, if you see a temptation coming, and you can avoid it, run! Don’t wait around, don’t play around, run. You drop a match in your lap, you don’t sit there and wonder how long it can sit there before it burns you. You get rid of it. … > 1 Samuel 17:48 When the Philistine started ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

I Love The Story About The Little Girl Who Went ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 9, 2001

I love the story about the little girl who went to Sunday School. When she came home with her Sunday School papers, she & her mom were leafing through them & they came to a picture of Jesus. Her mother asked, "Do you know who that ...read more

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus, Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sunday Morning August 31 1997 We Awoke To The ...  PRO

Contributed by David Whitten on Nov 29, 2001

Sunday Morning August 31 1997 we awoke to the news that seemed to rock the world. It was the of a Princess. Millions watched as news reporters described in great detail the events that caused the of Princess Diana. Up dates told every late breaking tid bit of information. The world sat hungrily ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony, Great Commission, Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

C. S. Lewis Made These Insightful ...

Contributed by Hugh Laing on Mar 1, 2010

C. S. Lewis made these insightful observations about temptation: “No man knows how bad he is until he has tried very hard to be good. A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. That is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

Denomination: Baptist

Real Mothers

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 3, 2010

REAL MOTHERS Real Mothers don't eat quiche; they don't have time to make it. Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils are probably in the sandbox. Real Mothers often have sticky floors, filthy ovens and happy kids. Real Mothers know that dried Playdoh doesn't come out of shag ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Workshop Leader Teaching Money Management Asked ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2003

A workshop leader teaching money management asked his class, “Have you ever heard people say, ‘I just don’t know where my money goes’?” When many in the class smiled and nodded, he added, “We don’t know because we don’t look. We don’t ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:49-56

A Little Girl Who Was Late Coming Home For ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 12, 2004

A little girl who was late coming home for supper. Her mother made the expected irate parent’s demand to know where she had been. The little girl replied that she had stopped to help Janie, whose bicycle was broken in a fall. "But you don’t know anything about fixing ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Compassion

Denomination: Lutheran

How Do You Recognize The Right Business ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"How do you recognize the right business opportunity for you? It sort of falls in my mind in the same category as How do you ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

It's Like The Two Old Ladies Who Were Playing ...  PRO

Contributed by Mike Dubose on Feb 6, 2002

It’s like the two old ladies who were playing cards… One lady said, “I hate to ask you this – I know we’ve been playing cards together for years – but you know, I’m getting old & my mind is growing feeble – but, What is your name?” The other lady looked at ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-34

Tags: God The Father, Friendship General

Denomination: Methodist

Churches Present State-- Barna Did A Recent Pole ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 1, 2002

Churches present state-- Barna did a recent pole and 90% of the USA claims to be Christian. He then did another pole and asked certain Christian concepts - Here are the results: He asked Christians what Jesus’ Great Commission was from Matthew 28:19,20 - 86% responded with the wrong answer or did ...read more

Tags: Misconceptions, Church General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Deacons And Lights

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Oct 7, 2011

DEACONS AND LIGHTS In our church, we have someone that does the maintenance and replaces light bulbs and things like that. They do not want their pastor to do this for two good reasons: 1) I know very little about maintenance, and my church knows that I know very little. 2) They don't want the ...read more

Tags: Deacons

Denomination: Baptist