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  • Hold Fast

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2012
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     | 5,149 views

    HOLD FAST A ships crew can be suddenly obligated to ABANDON SHIP and take to the life boats. Such was the case of an American whaling ship in the South Seas. A huge leviathan of the deep, wounded by his pursuits, ran out the mile long line then returned again and struck the ship with incredible ...read more

  • Looking At The Light

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 6, 2012
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     | 7,275 views

    LOOKING AT THE LIGHT A pastor told a story of a man in his congregation who had lost literally hundreds of thousands of dollars. He owed everybody. One day the pastor asked him, "How in the world are you even surviving? How can you smile? How can you be enthusiastic about Jesus and about life when ...read more

  • The Moral Basis Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2012
     | 3,220 views

    THE MORAL BASIS OF GOVERNMENT Richard Halverson, present chaplain of the United States Senate, wrote: ``To be sure, men will abuse and misuse the institution of the State just as man because of sin has abused and misused every other institution in history including the Church of Jesus Christ, but ...read more

  • Remember The Duck

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2022
     | 1,581 views

    A little boy visiting his grandparents was given his first slingshot. As he practiced in his Grandma’s backyard, he spied her pet duck. On an impulse, he took aim and let fly. The stone hit, and the duck fell dead. The boy panicked. Desperately he hid the dead duck in the woodpile only to look up ...read more

  • Have You Heard About The Little Boy Who Attended ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 3, 2001
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     | 3,877 views

    Have you heard about the little boy who attended church for the first time and was asked how it went? He replied, "The music ...read more

  • Death

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Feb 29, 2016
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    IN LATE WINTER DURING THE FIFTY-NINTH YEAR of his life, John Donne braved the weather and rough roads of the English countryside to keep his final preaching engagement before the king in London. He had spent most of that winter, what would be his last, battling “consumption,” and on several ...read more

  • Launching Into The Deep

    Contributed by Tom Feola on Feb 6, 2012
     | 2,923 views

    LAUNCHING INTO THE DEEP Dr. Robert Schuller's hobbies include raising koi fish. Asked why some grow big while others stay small, he replied, "If a koi fish lives in a small tank it will never grow longer than two or three inches. In a larger pond they can grow up to ten inches long--in ponds the ...read more

  • Love Your Neighbour

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Oct 12, 2021
     | 1,390 views

    Canadian Folk singer (and believer) Bruce Cockburn wrote this song for his church in San Franciso. The story is told in Christianity Today, October 12, 2021. ORDERS; (Bruce Cockburn) The just the merciful the cruel The stumbling well-intentioned fool The deft the oaf the witless pawn The golden ...read more

  • The Lone Ranger And Tonto Were Travelling On A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
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    The lone Ranger and Tonto were travelling on a train. "Tonto, good indian friend, loyal companion, would you get me a glass of water?" Tonto goes off and returns after a few minutes with a glass of water. "Thanks good indian pal, friend." The Lone Ranger drinks the water. After a few ...read more

  • Overcoming Evil  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,189 views

    OVERCOMING EVIL Overcoming locked gates, tall fences and snapping dogs presents a challenge for us meter readers in rural Oklahoma, where we are required to read all meters: no estimates are allowed. One time a co-worker succeeded in getting past a particularly vicious watchdog tied to a chain ...read more

  • The Big Sale  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 1,603 views

    *The Big Sale* It was the day of the big sale. Rumors of the sale and an advertisement in the local paper were the main reasons for the long line that formed in front of the store by 8:30, the store’s opening time. A small man pushed his way to the front of the line, only to be pushed back ...read more

  • Sleepless: Over 82 Million (40%) U.s. Adults And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,665 views

    Sleepless: Over 82 million (40%) U.S. adults and teens suffer from some type of insomnia. National Sleep Foundation’s ‘02 poll reveals only 32% of Americans sleep 8 hours on weekdays. People work online late at night, are prey to a 24/7 philosophy of life, and have careers that require long hours. ...read more

  • Someone Took The Time To Do The Research For Us. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,132 views

    Someone took the time to do the research for us. If we live to 75… We will spend 3 years in school (24 hours a day) 7 years eating 14 years working 5 years driving/riding in airplane 5 years talking 1 year recovering from sickness 24 years sleeping 15 years amusing ourselves Now what if you spent ...read more

  • Someone Told This Story: It Is Easy To Become A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,698 views

    Someone told this story: It is easy to become a slave to hatred in our hearts. A good friend of mine, "Roy", became angry with another friend of mine, "Lee", several years ago. "Roy" has never forgiven "Lee" for the trespass, and "Lee” never knew that "Roy" was angry with him. Recently, I bumped ...read more

  • John Fischer, On A Hill Too Far Away: Tells ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,896 views

    John Fischer, On a Hill Too Far Away: tells about a church in Old Greenwich, CT which has a ten-foot cross located not on a wall or suspended from the ceiling or even on the steeple of the building. This cross is bolted firmly in front of the platform not three feet from where the preacher ...read more

  • I Like The Story Of A Couple Celebrating Their ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 3,852 views

    I like the story of a couple celebrating their 50th anniversary. She offered her secret to long and happy marriage: "On my wedding day, I decided to make a list of ten of my husband’s faults which, for the sake of our marriage, I would overlook." One guest asked what some of them were. "To tell ...read more

  • The Difference Between Desire And Desperation = ...

    Contributed by Andrew Hamilton on Oct 25, 2002
     | 3,905 views

    The difference between desire and desperation = my aunt and uncle would like to come to Australia from Ireland – if they could find the time and money – but at present they are flat out and money is going into other things. That’s desire – they would like to come to Australia If we want a picture ...read more

  • Defining Deviancy Down

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 15, 2007
     | 748 views

    Defining Deviancy Down U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan recently published a disturbing essay entitled “Defining Deviancy Down.” In the November 22 issue of The New Republic, commentator Charles Krauthammer writes that “Moynihan’s powerful point is that with the moral deregulation of the ...read more

  • Dr. James Dobson Writes In "Preparing For ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
     | 729 views

    • Dr. James Dobson writes in “Preparing For Adolescence” that there are several important things to note about emotions (Pgs. 124-136): o They are cyclical-no one stays up to long or down to long…we go from high to low and back again. o Don’t rely solely on impressions…be sure your inner voices are ...read more

  • Coil And Spring! (11.07.05--Christian ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 3, 2005
     | 2,740 views

    Coil And Spring! (11.07.05--Christian Soldiers!--Ephesians 6:10-17) As I walked with her this morning in the dim morning light, she trotted obediently at my side. There was no pulling on her part. She simply walked obediently at heel anticipating each new smell that wafted through the nearby ...read more

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