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  • Winning The Lottery

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011
     | 3,874 views

    WINNING THE LOTTERY Christmas night 2002, Jack Whittaker had five out of five numbers in the West Virginia Power ball drawing. Jack Whittaker had just won $314 million, the largest undivided lottery jackpot in history. He took the one lump payment and received $113 million after taxes. Listen ...read more

  • What A Contagious Christian Looks Like  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,604 views

    WHAT A CONTAGIOUS CHRISTIAN LOOKS LIKE Bill Hybels, Becoming a Contagious Christian: "Recently, I saw a letter written by a relatively new Christian to the person whose life had influenced hers so greatly. She actually lists about a dozen qualities she found contagious in the life of this older ...read more

  • The Lord Hears You

    Contributed by Don Carpenter on Mar 2, 2021
     | 1,839 views

    Will Smith and Gene Hackman star in the 1998 movie, Enemy of the State. The concept is that whether you deserve it or not, the Government has immense capabilities to spy on every minute detail of your life. As unnerving as the film was, technology has only grown more ...read more

  • Will You Wash My Dishes?  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 10, 2001
    based on 90 ratings
     | 4,865 views

    [Will You Wash My Dishes?] Sometimes we get a distorted idea about what love is. One night, a man decided to show his wife how much he loved her. After dinner he began to recite romantic poetry, telling her he would climb high mountains to be near her, swim wide oceans, cross deserts in the burning ...read more

  • Las Vegas Now Has A Call-In "Connection ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 12, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 1,556 views

    Las Vegas now has a call-in “Connection Confession” line where people can call and confess their sins to a recording. America’s first confession line makes it possible, for a fee of $9 per three minutes, to record your sin and if you want to pay a little more you can listen to other people’s sins. ...read more

  • Katherine Kehler Gives Practical Advice On The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 23, 2004
     | 2,288 views

    Katherine Kehler gives practical advice on the need to spend the day with the Lord: Usually our days are filled with the demands of life crying for our attention, ...but today, whether for four, eight or 12 hours, your only priority is to be with your Lord ...to bask in His love, to thank and ...read more

  • A Remarkable Work  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,441 views

    A REMARKABLE WORK When Benjamin Franklin was the Ambassador to France, he occasionally attended the Infidels Club -- a group that spent most of its time searching for and reading literary masterpieces. On one occasion Franklin read the book of Ruth to the club, but changed the names in it so it ...read more

  • Dr. Don Colbert Wrote A Book Called Stress Less ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 19, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,187 views

    Dr. Don Colbert wrote a book called Stress Less in which he tackles the problem of stress in our society. Listen to a few observations he has made as a Medical Doctor. “Did you know that 75 to 90 percent of all visits to a primary care physician’s office are related to stress disorders? That’s ...read more

  • Maybe You Heard About The Fellow Who Was Told By ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,113 views

    Maybe you heard about the fellow who was told by his physician, “Yes indeed, you do have rabies.” Upon hearing this, the patient immediately pulled out a pad and pencil and began to write. Thinking the man was making out his will, the doctor said, “Listen, this doesn’t mean you’re going to die. ...read more

  • Chuck Swindoll Tells This Story About One Of His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,500 views

    Chuck Swindoll tells this story about one of his daughters when she was quite small. One day he came home tired from a long day of ministry. As he sat in his easy chair in front of a relaxing football game, hoping to catch the last half in peace, his young daughter approached him and began ...read more

  • Scientists Came To A Conclusion ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,988 views

    Illustration: Scientists came to a conclusion that through science they could accomplish anything. Because of this they decided they didn’t need God. One scientist was elected to be their spokesperson to tell God he wasn’t necessary anymore. The scientist told God “Mankind doesn’t need you any ...read more

  • One Time The Popular Actress Sophia Loren Sobbed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,432 views

    One time the popular actress Sophia Loren sobbed to her Italian movie director, Vittorio De Sica, over the theft of some of her jewelry. And he said to her, “Listen to me, Sophia. I am much older than you and, if there is one great truth I have learned about life, it is this: NEVER CRY OVER ...read more

  • Some People Are Asleep Because They Have Never ...

    Contributed by Kermit Reaves on Jul 24, 2007
     | 1,993 views

    Some people are asleep because they have never been awake. I am familiar with that state because I was once in it myself. I attended church, heard God’s Word preached, sang the great hymns, listened to others pray — but with no depth of comprehension. I was simply present where others worshiped. I ...read more

  • The American Banking Association Once Sponsored A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Wafford on Aug 17, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,537 views

    The American Banking Association once sponsored a two-week training program to help tellers detect counterfeit bills. The program was unique never during the two-week training did the tellers even look at a counterfeit bill, nor did they listen to any lectures concerning the characteristics of ...read more

  • Have You Had The Experience Of Being Asleep Late ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 16, 2008
     | 1,195 views

    Have you had the experience of being asleep late at night, when everyone is gone to bed, the lights are out and suddenly you hear banging on the door? You shock out of your slumber and wonder what in the blazes is going on? Who would dare knock at this hour of the night? And you’re not sure if ...read more

  • Isaiah 32:2 Each Man Will Be Like A Shelter From ...

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Feb 29, 2008
     | 2,396 views

    Isaiah 32:2 Each man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land When we are saved, transformed and growing under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we become if you like an oasis of God here ...read more

  • I Read The True Story Once About A Woman Who Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 804 views

    I read the true story once about a woman who was babysitting for the 2 year old son of her preacher. The boy was sleeping in her home one night while the preacher and his wife were out of town and the boy woke up at 4:30 a.m. crying for his daddy. “I didn’t know what to do until I remembered my ...read more

  • I Think Christians Need To Wake Up. Story: Larry ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 2,356 views

    I think Christians need to wake up. Story: Larry Burkett hosted a radio broadcast teaching Christian financial principles. In one program he spoke about the value of hiring Christian employees. He received a letter from a listener that said: “I heard your program and decided to hire all ...read more

  • I Read The True Story Once About A Woman Who Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 779 views

    I read the true story once about a woman who was babysitting for the 2 year old son of her preacher. The boy was sleeping in her home one night while the preacher and his wife were out of town and the boy woke up at 4:30 a.m. crying for his daddy. “I didn’t know what to do until I remembered my ...read more

  • From Reader's ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 18, 2008
     | 1,858 views

    From Reader’s Digest: After booking my 90-year-old mother on a flight from Florida to Nevada, I called the airline to go over her needs. The woman representative listened patiently as I requested a wheelchair and an attendant for my mother because of her arthritis and impaired vision. I also ...read more