Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
One more chuckle: A pastor arrived at the local ministerial meeting early. The pastor of the church where the meeting was being held was out front changing the message on the church sign. The sign read: “God saved the best for last—You shall not covet.” The
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Assembly Of God
Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Oct 17, 2007
Phil Jenkins observes that many Christians in the Northern hemisphere really do not trust or believe the words in the Bible. As a result there are few miracles and many churches are dying. On the other hand, Christians in the Southern hemisphere, (Central America, South America, Africa, & Asia) do
...read more
Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
based on 1 rating
| 2,202 views
The mystery as to those who are saved. The preacher said that conversion was like going through a doorway which had written over it "whosoever will may come" (see Rev 22:17), but as he passed through it and looked back on the other side of the doorway he saw the
...read more
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Charles Wallis on Nov 25, 2008
Recently a young man committed suicide live on the internet while others watched. Some thought he was faking it but some people actually encouraged him to take his life. No one tried to stop him until it was too late. In the same way, we are watching
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 22, 2025
According to Forbes.com, “If you thought cliques were a thing of your past—something from your high school years—you thought wrong. According to a new CareerBuilder survey, 43% of workers say their office is populated by cliques—which are tightly knit
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 23, 2001
based on 132 ratings
| 3,099 views
.B. Simpson, the founder of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, told of a
man who advertised for a coachman. Among those who came were two who seemed
to him to be particularly bright. He took them aside and asked them how near
they could drive to the edge of a precipice without falling
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Tim George on Feb 5, 2001
based on 123 ratings
| 2,898 views
Did I ever tell you about the young Zoad?
Who came to a sign at the fork of the road
He looked one way and the other way too
The Zoad had to make up his mind what to do - Well, the Zoad scratched his head,
And his chin, and his pants. - And he said to himself, "I’ll be taking a chance.
If I go to
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Rita Sims on Aug 4, 2001
based on 85 ratings
| 2,552 views
A pastor went to visit some prospective members. It was a husband and wife and their son. At the beginning of the visit, it was a typical visit. They were getting to know each other, what they had done in their lives. Finally, the woman said, "I can’t stand it anymore. I’ve got to say
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
United Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2001
based on 51 ratings
| 2,754 views
Though many of us have seen pictures of a huge eagle’s nest high in the branches of a tree or in the crag of a cliff, few of us have gotten a glimpse inside. When a mother eagle builds her nest she starts with thorns, broken branches, sharp rocks, and a number of other items that seem entirely
...read more
Scripture:
Contributed by Andrew Hamilton on Oct 26, 2002
I was talking to a pastor friend on the phone recently and he said listen to this – ‘who is this denomination? See if you can guess.
I am a newly formed denomination that has been in existence for a few decades. We came out of the mainstream church because we didn’t believe there was enough
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2002
based on 44 ratings
| 1,993 views
For most of his life, Hudson Taylor was haunted and depressed both by his desire to see the Chinese saved and his fear of responsibility. In many instances, he trusted God for what at the time were remarkable requests: In 1881, he asked for another 70 missionaries within three years, and he got 76.
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
based on 4 ratings
| 1,972 views
Self-righteous service comes through human effort. True service comes from a relationship with the divine Other deep inside.
Self-righteous service is impressed with the "big deal." True service finds it almost impossible to distinguish the small from the large service.
Self-righteous service
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 7, 2003
based on 9 ratings
| 2,249 views
James Michener, writing in his book, The Source, tells the story of a man named Urbaal, who was a farmer living about 2200 B.C. He worshiped two gods, one a god of death, the other a goddess of fertility.
One day, the temple priests tell Urbaal to bring his young son to the temple for
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Gregg Bitter on May 5, 2003
based on 1 rating
| 2,770 views
A year or so ago the rage on TV was the reality shows. Survivor was the first one that made it it big. The selling point was that instead of actors, these were real, every-day people. The outcome was not scripted and no one knew who would come out the survivor at the end. Since then many other
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Lutheran