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  • Ali Kissed 'em!

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 16, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,281 views

    "ALI KISSED 'EM!" Former boxing writer Harold Conrad visited a women's prison with heavyweight fighter Muhammad Ali. "All the inmates lined up," wrote Conrad. "They were ooh-ing and aah-ing as he went along. There were some good-looking ones. But he kissed only the ugly ones." After they left the ...read more

  • What Time Is It?  PRO

    Contributed by Rod Elmore on Feb 18, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,914 views

    WHAT TIME IS IT? An old man was standing on a crowded bus. A young man standing next to him asked, "What time is it?" The old man said nothing. As the young man walked away, the old man's friend asked, "Why were you so rude to the young man?" The old man answered, "If I had given him the time ...read more

  • June 11, 2001, Timothy Mcvey, The Home-Grown ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,188 views

    June 11, 2001, Timothy McVey, the home-grown terrorist who bombed the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was executed. His final statement to the world was this poem. As he faced his executioner, he still wanted the same thing Adam and Eve wanted. To be master of his own fate—captain of his ...read more

  • Ray O'conner - Ultimate Night Fisherman - He ...

    Contributed by Gary Kins on Jun 21, 2007
     | 1,591 views

    1. Ray O’Conner - Ultimate Night Fisherman - He loved to fish and he loved to teach others how to fish. Owned the home we lived in in Aurora Wisconsin when I was a boy. Ultimate Bullhead Fisherman - Knew where - Favorite sloughs (off the Menomenie River seprating Wisconsin from Michigan?) ... ...read more

  • I Am Reminded Of The Guy Who Shows Up At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 11, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,071 views

    I am reminded of the guy who shows up at heaven’s gates. Peter asks him, “Did you do anything self-sacrificing or noteworthy to show that you loved God and loved others.” “Well,” he replied, “There was one thing. I saw an old lady that was being taunted and ridiculed and physically abused by a ...read more

  • I Remember When I Was A Small Boy That I Was ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008
     | 834 views

    I remember when I was a small boy that I was fascinated with soldiers. I played with little green army men, listened to Dad tell stories of the second world war he was in. I loved to dress up and play army (Get the pictures). I had the steel hat, inside liner, and jacket, etc. I loved playing ...read more

  • We Must Not Be Troubled By Unbelievers When They ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 16, 2008
     | 1,745 views

    “We must not be troubled by unbelievers when they say that this promise of reward makes the Christian life a mercenary affair. There are different kinds of reward. There is the reward which has no natural connection with the things you do to earn it, and is quite foreign to the desires that ought ...read more

  • Two Feet To Follow ...

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jun 16, 2008
     | 1,655 views

    Two feet to follow us, Where ever our feet may trod; Will they lead to folly’s door, Or will they lead to God? Two eyes to observe what we do, To copy our ways and our tastes; Will they help build a growing world, Or will they add to the waste? Two ear to hear what we say, In pleasure, in ...read more

  • Spelling A Word

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 27, 2008
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    SPELLING A WORD A woman died and went to heaven but when she arrived at the "Pearly Gates," she found Peter. "Before you can come in, you have to spell a word," he said. "What word?" she asked. "Any word?" "L-O-V-E. Love," she said. "Come on in. But I was wondering if you'd do me a quick ...read more

  • How To Evangelize Jehovah's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2010
     | 4,238 views

    How to Evangelize Jehovah’s Witnesses David Reed has much experience to draw from when teaching Christians to evangelize Jehovah’s Witnesses. He was a preacher and elder there for many years. Now his book, Jehovah’s Witnesses Answered Verse by Verse is in its 32nd printing and has sold more than ...read more

  • Ever-Flowing Stream Of Grace  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
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    Ever-flowing Stream Of Grace Walk and Not Be Faint: Isaiah 40:31 says, "But those wait for the Lord will gain new strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint" Christians who have close communion with God "...will walk and not ...read more

  • I Don't Believe In Hell

    Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Jul 5, 2023
     | 1,655 views

    Illustration: “I don’t believe in Hell.” The fact that a lot of people have a tough time believing in a literal Hell was brought home to me in a very meaningful way. When I pastored in Chino, CA we lived in a parsonage right next to the Church. I soon noticed that a certain man was walking up ...read more

  • Driven By Hurt

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 11, 2022
     | 1,765 views

    DRIVEN BY HURT! MIGHT I ADD A PREACHER’S PERSPECTIVE TO START THIS LESSON? BE KIND TO EVERY PERSON. PERHAPS YOU DO NOT KNOW THE PROBLEMS AND THE BATTLES OTHERS ARE FACING. A preacher friend of mine was having some self-doubts and fears he was facing. There was a rather large family that had ...read more

  • Jim Wallis Writes In The Call To Conversion ...  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Stokes on Mar 2, 2001
    based on 107 ratings
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    Jim Wallis writes in The Call to Conversion (HarperCollins, 1992, p. 108) his testimony: "When I was a university student, I was unsuccessfully evangelized by almost every Christian group on campus. My basic response to their preaching was, “How can I believe when I look at the way the church ...read more

  • A Follower, Not A Disciple  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Stover on Mar 14, 2001
    based on 132 ratings
     | 5,713 views

    William Barclay writes: It’s possible to be a follower of Jesus without being a disciple; to be a camp-follower without being a soldier of the king; to be a hanger-on in some great work without pulling one’s weight. Once someone was talking to a great scholar about a younger man. He said, "So ...read more

  • Brenda Goodine Shares A Story About Her Friend ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. Darrel Davis on Nov 7, 2001
    based on 91 ratings
     | 3,905 views

    Brenda Goodine shares a story about her friend who decided to talk to her bright four-year-old son, Benji, about receiving Christ. “Benji,” she asked quietly, “would you like to have Jesus in your heart?” Benji thought for a few minutes and then rolling his blue eyes answered, “No. I don’t think I ...read more

  • Folks, The Resurrection Story Is Believable. You ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 13, 2003
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     | 2,317 views

    Folks, the resurrection story is believable. You can believe in the death of Jesus. You can believe in the empty tomb. You can believe in the appearances Jesus made afterwards. It still takes a certain amount of faith to accept it as your own, but it’s like riding a bike. According the laws of ...read more

  • A Father Wanted To Read The Paper, But Was Being ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 24, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,647 views

    A father wanted to read the paper, but was being bothered by his little daughter, Vanessa. Finally, he tore a sheet out of his magazine, on which was printed the map of the world. Tearing it into small pieces, he gave it to Vanessa, and said, "Go into the other room and see if you can put this ...read more

  • Bucket Theology

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 5, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,409 views

    Bucket Theology Two buckets of water were mentioned in the Bible. Do you remember what Pilate did when he had a chance to acquit Jesus? He called for a bucket and washed his hands of the whole thing. Matthew 27:24: “When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was ...read more

  • Believers Lack Biblical Understanding: A Barna ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 2,494 views

    Believers Lack Biblical Understanding: A Barna poll reveals that many born again Americans hold beliefs contrary to Scripture. Among the most disturbing is that 68% think the Bible teaches that God helps those who help themselves. Other alarming beliefs are; that the Holy Spirit does not exist ...read more