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  • A Father's Duty Never Ends

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 23, 2009
     | 2,983 views

    A FATHER'S DUTY NEVER ENDS I went to a Saturday matinee showing of that great Sidney Poitier movie, "Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?" and I reveled in that confrontation between Poitier’s world-renowned doctor character and his inner-city postman father. The postman father plays the "I sacrificed ...read more

  • Don't Tape The Trees

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Mar 13, 2009
     | 1,991 views

    DON'T TAPE THE TREES I was talking to a man a few years back, and he told me how he used to have a farm and how he had tried to grow different things to make money. Well, one day he said he hired a young guy to mow his lawn ,but he explained to him that he had just planted about fifty Christmas ...read more

  • When I Was Teaching Middle School, I Faced A ...

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on May 9, 2009
     | 1,427 views

    When I was teaching Middle School, I faced a problem that’s common to all teachers. I’d be giving instructions to the class, and while I was talking, one or two hands would flip up into the air. They had a question. I wasn’t finished giving the instructions, and already they had questions. My ...read more

  • We Have Witnessed To Airplane Crashes This Week ...

    Contributed by Tim Adams on Dec 1, 2009
     | 2,009 views

    We have witnessed to airplane crashes this week on the news. A few years ago a US AIR airplane crashed near Pittsburgh. The cause of that crash was a mystery, because the plane just seemed to fall from the sky. So it was with great interest that the investigators listened to the information ...read more

  • I Guess I've Always Liked Good News. When I Was ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 23, 2009
     | 1,949 views

    I guess I’ve always liked good news. When I was a student at Central College in Iowa, I worshiped at our Campus Church. Each week there was a pretty heavy prayer of confession that was usually preceded by recounting some really bad news stories of the previous week. Eventually a group of us ...read more

  • How To Build A Ladder To Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2010
     | 3,031 views

    How To Build A Ladder To Your Dreams Years ago a young African-American child was growing up in Cleveland, in a home which he later described as "materially poor but spiritually rich." One day a famous athlete, Charlie Paddock, came to his school to speak to the students. At the time Paddock was ...read more

  • At The Bottom Of Many Of His Musical Manuscripts, ...

    Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Apr 17, 2010
     | 2,404 views

    At the bottom of many of his musical manuscripts, the great organist and composer Johann Sebastian Bach often wrote the letters "INDNJC." Those letters stood for "In Nomine Domini Nostri Jesu Christi" — in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. INDNJC. They did not appear on Bach's manuscripts by ...read more

  • You’ve Heard The Expression "Rally ...

    Contributed by Mark Pierce on May 25, 2010
     | 2,966 views

    You’ve heard the expression “Rally Around the Flag.” It is where our national anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner” comes from. Francis Scott Key, as a prisoner aboard a British ship, saw the American flag still flying over Fort McHenry in the early morning hours of September 14, 1814. Today we ...read more

  • Happiness Is The Lord

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
     | 2,944 views

    "HAPPINESS IS THE LORD" Ira F. Stanphill was born in Belview, New Mexico, in 1914. He has written more than 550 songs, the most popular of which are "Mansion over the Hilltop," "Room at the Cross," and, of course, "Happiness Is the Lord." On any number of occasions the Lord has given a song to a ...read more

  • On The Way To The Fair

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Aug 28, 2011
     | 5,262 views

    ON THE WAY TO THE FAIR A man was going to the county fair one day with a pig under one arm and a chicken under one arm, and a basket on his head. He came to a crossroads and didn’t know which way to turn. While he stood there deciding, an attractive young woman approached him, heading the same ...read more

  • Researchers Find That Multi-Taskers Perform ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 27, 2011
     | 1,560 views

    RESEARCHERS FIND THAT MULTI-TASKERS PERFORM POORLY So you think you can multitask? Texting while driving? No problem. Watching television and reading the Bible? No problem. Checking your email while listening to a spouse, a child, or a friend? No problem. In reality, however, according to a team ...read more

  • Giving Brings Hope And Purpose

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 29, 2011
     | 2,452 views

    GIVING BRINGS HOPE AND PURPOSE I have a friend that called me last night. I have known him for many years and he has been struggling with uncertainty like most folks in his business. He was also questioning, "Is this what the Lord wants me to do?" Well, he just came back from a trip where he was ...read more

  • A Sacrifice Of Praise Hurts!

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Mar 1, 2012
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     | 6,507 views

    A SACRIFICE OF PRAISE HURTS! Several years ago, there was a song on Christian radio that said, "We bring a sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord." It had a happy, upbeat tune. Listening to it, I had the feeling that the singers were intrigued by the words but had not personally ...read more

  • Do Not Slander. What Is Slandering? It Can Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2012
     | 3,663 views

    Do not slander. What is slandering? It can be called many things such as: backstabbing, mud-slinging, bad-mouthing, and it could also include condemning someone. Whatever it is, it doesn’t sound good from the pages of scripture. ILL.- William Cowper (English poet) said, “He that slanders me paints ...read more

  • Christ Is The Wind, Christianity Is The Sail  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Mar 2, 2013
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,828 views

    CHRIST IS THE WIND, CHRISTIANITY IS THE SAIL Does the practice of our religion reflect the God we serve? In Shane Hipps' book, "Selling Water by the River: A Book about the Life Jesus Promised and the Religion that Gets in the Way," he uses an analogy from sailing to express what has happened in ...read more

  • Busyness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,660 views

    BUSYNESS Busyness is no sign of spirituality or any kind of a full life. In fact, it’s more likely the sign of an empty life. Tim Kreider, in an article he wrote for The New York Times called The Busy Trap put it this way: “If you live in America in the 21st century, you’ve probably had to listen ...read more

  • Billy Graham's Conversion

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 18, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,993 views

    In an interview on October 15, 2013 Billy Graham said, “There are two basic needs that all people have: the need for hope and the need for salvation. It should not be surprising if people believe easily in a God who makes no demands, but this is not the God of the Bible. Satan has cleverly misled ...read more

  • The Importance Of Preaching

    Contributed by David Parks on Aug 27, 2020
     | 2,153 views

    March 4, 1881 was a beautiful spring day in Washington D.C. James Garfield stood on the Capitol steps, placed a hand on the Bible, another on his heart, faced a crowd of thousands, and was sworn in as the 20th President of the United States. Like every Inauguration, it was a day ripe with ...read more

  • Daniel In The Lion's Den

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 13, 2022
     | 2,466 views

    Need this picture displayed for illustration: https://www.freebibleimages.org/illustrations/moody-daniel-lions/ Charles Stanley tells of a time when he was struggling with much opposition. In the midst of the turmoil, an elderly member of his church invited him to her apartment for lunch. He ...read more

  • How Long Is Eternity?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 22, 2022
     | 1,890 views

    A young boy went up to his pastor after his sermon and said, "Pastor, how long is forever?" The pastor knelt down by the side of the boy and said, "Why would you ask me that question, Billy?" Billy said, "Well, Pastor, you said that we were going to live in one of two ...read more