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  • Faith: A Living, Daring Confidence

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Nov 16, 2009
     | 3,306 views

    FAITH: A LIVING, DARING CONFIDENCE "Faith is a living, daring confidence in God’s grace, so sure and certain that the believer would stake his life on it a thousand times. This knowledge of and confidence in God’s grace makes men glad and bold and happy in dealing with God and with all creatures. ...read more

  • Real Mothers

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 3, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,763 views

    REAL MOTHERS Real Mothers don't eat quiche; they don't have time to make it. Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils are probably in the sandbox. Real Mothers often have sticky floors, filthy ovens and happy kids. Real Mothers know that dried Playdoh doesn't come out of shag ...read more

  • God's Word And Daniel Webster

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,911 views

    GOD'S WORD AND DANIEL WEBSTER Daniel Webster testified: "If there be anything in my style or thoughts to be commended, the credit is due to my kind parents for instilling into my mind an early love for the Scriptures. From the time that, at my mother's feet or on my father's knee, I learned to ...read more

  • Are You Prepared?

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 25, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,903 views

    ARE YOU PREPARED? One day, a king died. His servants spread the unbelievable news all over the palace. He had died in his bed of natural causes. "Where has he gone?" asked one of the king's wisest counselors "Why, to Heaven of course!" answered all the others. "No", said the other gravely, "I ...read more

  • What You Don't Know

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Nov 12, 2011
     | 2,348 views

    WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW They say, "What you don't know can't hurt you." But it's not true, is it? Suppose your house is invaded by termites that are eating away at the studs and beams and rafters, and you don't know it. Suppose you are on an extended trip but you left water boiling on the ...read more

  • The Danish Philosopher, Kierkegaard, Tells A ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 6, 2012
     | 1,958 views

    1. The Danish philosopher, Kierkegaard, tells a parable of a theater where a variety show is proceeding. Each show is more fantastic than the last, and is applauded by the audience. Suddenly the manager comes forward. He apologizes for the interruption, but the theater is on fire, and he begs his ...read more

  • He Who Is

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 22, 2012
     | 2,610 views

    He Who is "the image of the invisible God" (Col. 1:15),(21) is Himself the perfect man. To the sons of Adam He restores the divine likeness which had been disfigured from the first sin onward. Since human nature as He assumed it was not annulled,(22) by that very fact it has been raised up to a ...read more

  • Being Self

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Feb 29, 2016
     | 8,799 views

    A little boy named Adam wanted to be like his friend Bobby. Adam loved the way Bobby walked and talked. Bobby, however, wanted to be like Charlie. Something about Charlie’s stride and accent intrigued him. Charlie, on the other hand, was impressed with Danny. Charlie wanted to look and sound like ...read more

  • The Worst Boss Ever

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
     | 2,256 views

    What if you had a boss that demanded that you check in with him every ten minutes no matter what? What if he required that even if you were in the middle of other important work in your office? What if he demanded that whether you were at the office or at home? What if he required that even if ...read more

  • The Candle

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 2, 2021
     | 1,959 views

    *THEY WILL ONLY SEE THE LIGHT OF HOPE. (AUTHOR UNKNOWN) HIS LIGHT AM I TO SHINE WHERE HE SHALL SAY; AND LAMPS ARE NOT FOR SUNNY ROOMS NOR FOR THE LIGHT OF DAY. BUT FOR THE DARK PLACES OF THE EARTH, WHERE SHAME AND WRONG AND CRIMES GIVE BIRTH. OR FOR THE MILKY TWILIGHT GRAY, WHERE WANDERING SHEEP ...read more

  • A Funny Marriage Sermon-Starter

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 23, 2022
     | 5,160 views

    An 80 year-old woman was recently married to her 4th husband. A reporter questioned the occupation of her newly acquired husband. She replied that he owned a funeral home. Curious about the other husbands, the reporter also asked about their occupations. The woman paused for a while and stated ...read more

  • I Was Hungry

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 9, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,171 views

    Charles Allen has a satirical comment on bearing one another's burdens: "I was hungry, and you formed a humanities club and discussed my hunger. I was imprisoned, and you crept off quietly to your chapel in the cellar and prayed for my release. I was naked, and in your mind you ...read more

  • Winnowing Fork

    Contributed by Subasini Peter on May 8, 2024
     | 682 views

    God's winnowing fork Imagine God being so good, loving and kind now will have a winnowing fork in His hand to separate the chaff from the grain. All our works in a lifetime we have done will be judged by God. All the works that do not glorify the name of Jesus Christ will be separated. We ...read more

  • But A Recent Gallop Poll Commissioned By The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,256 views

    BUT A RECENT GALLOP POLL COMMISSIONED BY THE SUNDAY SCHOOL BOARD SAID, “FIFTY NINE PERCENT OF 3700 PEOPLE RANDOM SELECTED WHILE LEAVING 217 CHURCHES BELIEVE, THEY COULD STAND BEFORE GOD ON THEIR OUR OWN MERITS, AND THAT IN THE END, GOD WILL BE FORCED TO GRADE US ALL ON THE CURVE ANYWAY.” PERHAPS ...read more

  • The Story Of Isaac ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
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    THE STORY OF ISAAC WATTS A young boy complained to his father that most of the church hymns were boring and old-fashioned, with tiresome words that meant little to his generation. His father challenged him with these words: "If you think you can write better hymns, why don’t you?" The boy ...read more

  • Auto Body Repair Ministry--I Have A Friend Back ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 9, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,215 views

    - AUTO BODY REPAIR MINISTRY--I have a friend back home, Michael. Michael is without a doubt a man with a call from Jesus Christ into ministry. Michael ministry is owning and running an auto body repair shop. Running an auto body repair shop may sound like the farthest thing there is from a church, ...read more

  • An Easter Parable: Edith Easter  PRO

    Contributed by Harvie Neatherlin on Jun 17, 2003
    based on 131 ratings
     | 15,166 views

    AN EASTER PARABLE: EDITH EASTER Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas. She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office ...read more

  • Edith Burns Was A Wonderful Christian Who Lived ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Apr 4, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,660 views

    Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas. She was the patient of doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. One of his favorite patients was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it ...read more

  • Edith Burns Was A Wonderful Christian Who Lived ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,487 views

    Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas. She was the patient of doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. One of his favorite patients was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it ...read more

  • The Story Of Edith Burns  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 22, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,418 views

    THE STORY OF EDITH BURNS Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas. She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with ...read more