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  • Lord, I'm So ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Nov 2, 2009
     | 1,762 views

    "Lord, I’m so discouraged I don’t know what to do. I have so many burdens, And I gave them all to you. But you didn’t take them, Jesus. Will you tell me why that’s so?" "The answer’s simply, Little ...read more

  • You Be Jesus!

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,106 views

    YOU BE JESUS! A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, 5, and Ryan, 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. "If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, 'Let my brother have the first ...read more

  • Respect The Redeemer!!!

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jul 7, 2015
     | 4,558 views

    This new birth experience is bound to generate oodles of respect and love in the Saved for the Saviour (Luke 7:47). If Success in the Book of Thomas Edison is 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration, then let it be said that major component of the “all odds surmounting love” (I Cor 13:7) in the ...read more

  • A Thankful Heart

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 21, 2019
     | 4,399 views

    Matthew Henry, the famous Bible scholar, was once accosted by thieves and robbed of his billfold. He wrote these memorable words in his diary: "Let me be thankful, first, because I have never been robbed before; second, although they took my billfold, they did not take my life; third, ...read more

  • Charles Colson Told The Following Story In An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 12, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,728 views

    Charles Colson told the following story in an address at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi: I love the illustration about a man named Jack Eckerd. A few years ago I was on the Bill Buckley television program, talking about restitution (one of my favorite subjects) and criminal ...read more

  • Keeping The Last Note

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 21, 2011
     | 3,544 views

    KEEPING THE LAST NOTE When little Elena was diagnosed with the rare and terminal form of pediatric brain cancer in 2006, her parents were told she had just 135 days to live. The distraught couple vowed to make each moment special for Elena and her sister Gracie, then four. "We wanted to protect ...read more

  • As Long As We Are In This World, The Physical ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chad Wright on May 11, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 1,945 views

    As long as we are in this world, the physical heart will need help. Science has found one avenue to attempt to help the heart. It has been making great strides on creating and implementing an artificial heart. The world’s first recipient, Robert Tools, lived for 151 days after his artificial heart ...read more

  • What Kids Need  PRO

    Contributed by Lyn King on Jun 15, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,320 views

    WHAT KIDS NEED Today’s kids desperately need Dads who: . . . play catch, enjoy tea parties or wrestle because the heart of a child is there and they set out to capture it. . . . laugh till their belly hurts and tears fall from their eyes while secretly creating deep friendships and memories that ...read more

  • You May Have Heard Of The Story Of The Old ...  PRO

    Contributed by Merv Budd on Nov 1, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,616 views

    You may have heard of the story of the old lumberman who came into a store and said he’d like to buy a chainsaw because he had heard that they were quicker and easier for cutting down trees than his old one man saw. So he comes back a few days later and says the saw’s broken he wanted a ...read more

  • A Paraphrase Of Psalm 19:7-14  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 26, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,101 views

    A PARAPHRASE OF PSALM 19:7-14 BY Lynnea J.H. Tanner “The law of the Lord is without flaw, putting our soul back to wholeness. The things the Lord reveals are unwavering, consistent in their nature, giving great understanding to the unlearned. The basic principles God has laid out are right making ...read more

  • Darcie Sims Tells Why Christmas For Her Is "The ...

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 15, 2002
     | 1,533 views

    Darcie Sims tells why Christmas for her is “the hardest holiday”. Darcie is part of Compassionate Friends, a support group network of bereaved parents. Her son died and for her and her daughter Christmas Past means bittersweet memories. Darcie writes, “All those traditions that mean so much now ...read more

  • I Came Across An Interesting Story About A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,039 views

    I came across an interesting story about a legendary lawyer by the name of Sir Lionel Luckhoo. He was the flamboyant Guyanese barrister who died at the age of 83 and was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s most successful advocate with 245 consecutive successful defenses in murder ...read more

  • Read The Instructions

    Contributed by Robert Mitchell on Apr 27, 2008
     | 3,252 views

    READ THE INSTRUCTIONS Have you ever been given instructions on how to do something, but you were pretty sure that you could figure it out, so you threw out the instructions? I did that one time with a brand new entertainment center. I had put all kinds of furniture together before and I just ...read more

  • Radical Solutions

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,656 views

    RADICAL SOLUTIONS A pastor was walking along a river one day, when he came across some boys who were fishing. But this was no ordinary way of fishing, because to the surprise of the onlooker, they were casting a tire into the water. The result? They were hauling the fish in by the bucketload! As ...read more

  • A Man Came Back From A Weekend Retreat Experience ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 28, 2010
     | 1,187 views

    A man came back from a weekend retreat experience and, when a friend asked him how it was, he said, "I died!" The friend asked him what he meant. "You see," the man answered, "I went to this thing not knowing what to expect. But in the process of that long weekend, I discovered that I had spent ...read more

  • Do You Have Enough Points To Get To Heaven?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 12, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,248 views

    I heard a story the other day about a guy who died and stood before the gates of heaven. An angel met him and said, “We have a new plan for getting into heaven. We’re now using a point system and you need 1,000 to enter.” The man told the angel that this would be no problem as he started rattling ...read more

  • The Eating Thing  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Hamilton on Sep 29, 2002
    based on 89 ratings
     | 3,993 views

    The Eating thing Let me share with you a fairly personal issue that I’m working through that has caused me to ask this question about loving God. Last year – in fact for a number of years now I have been aware that I have been struggling with an addiction. As soon as I say the word it arouses ...read more

  • Living The Impossible Dream!" Job 40: 1-5: Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 3, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 2,254 views

    “Living the Impossible Dream!” Job 40: 1-5: Key verse(s): 2 “‘Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!’” Sooner or later everyone reads or hears about Cervantes’ story of Don Quixote. Cervantes is thrown in prison in Seville. Finding himself ...read more

  • Melody Is Standing At The Pulpit, With Her Head ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,740 views

    Melody is standing at the pulpit, with her head bowed as she is praying. (This script is in front of her.) The pastor is in the back of the sanctuary, with a microphone. - - - - - - - - BEGINNING OF SKIT - - - - - - - Melody: Our Father Who Art In Heaven. Pastor: Yes? Melody: (looking around ...read more

  • The Most Important Obligation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,277 views

    THE MOST IMPORTANT OBLIGATION As important as your obligation as a doctor, a lawyer or a business leader may be, your human connections with your spouse, your children and your friends are the most important investment you will ever make. At the end of your life, you will never regret not having ...read more

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