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  • Avoiding The Rocks

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
     | 2,390 views

    AVOIDING THE ROCKS Alan was my prayer partner at a previous church and he tells the story of going white water rafting on a Christian retreat. He said he always got stuck being the captain of the boat and sure enough for the 4th year in a row, he was named captain. So his job was to direct the men ...read more

  • The Full Fly

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,743 views

    The Full Fly A fly was buzzing along one morning when he saw a lawn mower someone had left out in their front yard. He flew over and sat on the handle, watching the children going down the sidewalk on their way to school. But one little boy tripped on a crack and fell, spilling his lunch on the ...read more

  • Poem: Don't Quit

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Jul 16, 2007
     | 2,741 views

    POEM: DON’T QUIT When things go wrong as they sometime will, when the road your trudging seems all up hill, When funds are low and debts are high, and you want to smile but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit rest if you must but please don’t quit. Life is queer with it’s twist ...read more

  • Heading In The Opposite Direction

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 4, 2007
     | 2,283 views

    1. We need to work in partnership with God. 1-3 Jonah wasn’t always working together with God, he was a reluctant prophet who was singing from a different hymn sheet to God. After all God had said go to Nineveh – Jonah headed in the opposite direction for Tarshish. Jonah actions remind me of ...read more

  • When I Was In High School, There Was Two Twin ...

    Contributed by Kevin Barron on Feb 23, 2008
     | 1,670 views

    When I was in high school, there was two twin brothers who were one year ahead of me in school. They turned 16, they got their licenses, and then a nice used sports car appeared in their driveway, paid for, at least in part, by dear old dad. Not too much time passed before they were in an accident ...read more

  • True Friends?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,401 views

    True Friends? Two little boys were the best of friends. As they grew up, their friendship only deepened. One became a preacher and the other a priest. And they would meet each week for coffee at the local Starbucks, no matter what else might be happening. After one such meeting, they shook hands ...read more

  • Work Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 4,019 views

    Work of Love Aleida Huissen, 78, of Rotterdam, Netherlands, has been smoking for 50 years. And for 50 years she has been trying to give up her harmful habit. But she has not been successful—that is, until recently. She has now given up cigarettes, cigars, and pipes. GOODNESS GRACIOUS! The secret? ...read more

  • What Does Living By Faith Mean Today? It Means ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 122 ratings
     | 5,993 views

    What does living by faith mean today? It means deciding what is the controlling principle in our lives. Is it luck or chance? I had just parked my car at the office and a lady came up to me and said, "That’s a nice car but I wouldn’t want to drive it!" I was rather puzzled and asked "Why not?" ...read more

  • Church Conflicts Happen For Pretty Unusual ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Erickson on Jan 28, 2001
    based on 124 ratings
     | 8,930 views

    Church conflicts happen for pretty unusual reasons. In the 1890s there was a small Baptist church in Mayfield County, Kentucky. The church had just two deacons, and those two men seemed to be constantly arguing and bickering with each other. On a particular Sunday, one deacon put up a small wooden ...read more

  • We're Like The Little Boy Who Was Sitting In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 126 ratings
     | 1,593 views

    We’re like the little boy who was sitting in church one day. The preacher was going on and on about how great heaven would be. He talked about the streets of gold and the angels and about seeing God face to face. He concluded his message by asking the members of the congregation to raise their ...read more

  • I'm Amused By The Story Of The Boy Who Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Mar 21, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 2,836 views

    I’m amused by the story of the boy who was fishing on a stream when a group of teenagers arrived on the scene with their rods and reels and fancy flies. They thrashed the water as they joked and laughed casting and reeling in repeatedly but catching nothing. The boy sat intently watching the tip of ...read more

  • Charles Swindoll In His Book On Grace Puts It ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Hamby on May 3, 2001
    based on 92 ratings
     | 2,955 views

    Charles Swindoll in his book on Grace puts it this way, "You want to mess up the minds of your children? Here’s how - guaranteed! Rear them in a legalistic, tight context of external religion, where performance is more important than reality. Fake your faith. Sneak around and pretend your ...read more

  • Vance Havner Says, "God Is Faithful, And He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Yount on Oct 28, 2001
    based on 53 ratings
     | 4,675 views

    Vance Havner says, “God is faithful, and He expects His people to be faithful. God’s Word speaks of faithful servants, faithful in a few things, faithful in the least, faithful in the Lord, faithful ministers. And all points up that day when He will say, “Well done, thou good and faithful ...read more

  • The Last Minute  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 12, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,423 views

    This brings me to my "TERM PAPER THEORY." The student knows the whole semester: there will be a term paper required at the end of the term. So, the night before the paper is due, the student pushes the dead line, runs to the library and does the last minute research, and can’t hold his head ...read more

  • A River Funny  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 16, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 18,106 views

    A River Funny A preacher was winding up his temperance sermon with great fervor: "If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take it and throw it into the river." The congregation cried, "Amen!" "And if I had all the wine in the world, I’d take it and throw it in the river." The congregation ...read more

  • In The Movie "Forrest Gump", Toward The End, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,773 views

    In the movie "Forrest Gump", toward the end, Jenny goes back to her old home place that she grew up. As she & Forrest walk toward the house, she goes further & picks up rocks & throws them at the house. Eventually after breaking a window, she falls to the ground & Forrest comes & sets down on the ...read more

  • Harry Truman Enjoyed Telling About The Man Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,653 views

    Harry Truman enjoyed telling about the man who was hit on the head at work. The blow was so severe he was knocked unconscious for an extended period of time. His family, convinced he was dead, called the funeral home and asked the local undertaker to pick him up at the hospital, which he did. ...read more

  • On Saturday, December 23, 1972, Richard Knecht Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 15, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 912 views

    On Saturday, December 23, 1972, Richard Knecht of Prospect, Oregon, set out to shatter the existing world sit-up record. For the past six months a Marine Corps captain had held the record, with an amazing 17,007. Knecht was determined to capture the title for his family team, which tours the nation ...read more

  • During Henry Ward Beecher's Ministry People ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kim Huffman on Mar 30, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,030 views

    During Henry Ward Beecher’s ministry people would come from far and wide to hear him preach. One particular Sunday, Beecher got sick on Sunday morning and a substitute preacher was called to fill the pulpit. A large crowd had assembled to hear Beecher preach. As the service started it was announced ...read more

  • Christian Nation: After Years Of Complaining ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,678 views

    Christian Nation: After years of complaining about Hollywood, conservative Catholics and Evangelical Christians are gaining traction. But the battle is a long way from over, and the culture is still up for grabs. Many of these developments stem more from a long-overdue recognition of the importance ...read more