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  • Wouldn't God Show Through?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,654 views

    One Sunday on their way home from church, a little girl turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, the preacher’s sermon this morning confused me. The mother said, "Oh? Why is that?" The little girl replied, "Well, he said that God is bigger than we are. Is that true?" The mother replied, "Yes, that’s ...read more

  • What's The Big Deal About The Church?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,678 views

    WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT THE CHURCH? A little girl became restless as the preacher's sermon dragged on and on. Finally, she leaned over to her mother and whispered, "Mommy, if we give him the money now, will he let us go?" I'm sure that's probably how some people feel about most preachers and ...read more

  • What's On The Other Side  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,029 views

    WHAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, "Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side." Very quietly the doctor said, "I don’t know." "You don’t know? You, a Christian man, does not know what is on ...read more

  • No Other Plan

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 17, 2011
     | 7,086 views

    NO OTHER PLAN An old legend imagines Jesus arriving in heaven right after the Ascension, welcomed by all the angels. Then the angel Gabriel asks Jesus, "You suffered much, dying for the sins of mankind. Does everyone down on earth know it?" "Oh, no," replied the Savior, "just a handful of folks ...read more

  • Twas Battered And Scarred, And The Auctioneer ...

    Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Jun 4, 2008
     | 2,305 views

    Twas battered and scarred, and the auctioneer thought it scarcely worth his while to waste much time on the old violin. But he held it up with a smile; "What am I bidden, good folks?" he cried. "Who’ll start the bidding for me?" "A dollar, a dollar"; then two!" "Only two? Two dollars, and who’ll ...read more

  • I'd Rather Be Able To Pray Than Be A Great ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,646 views

    "I'd rather be able to pray than be a great preacher; Jesus Christ never taught his disciples how ...read more

  • British General Oglethorpe Commented To John ...

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Oct 17, 2006
     | 746 views

    British General Oglethorpe commented to John Wesley, “Preacher, I never forgive.” Wesley replied, ...read more

  • Merchantmania: According To A July Ebay Survey, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,511 views

    Merchantmania: According to a July eBay survey, more than 724,000 Americans report eBay is their primary or secondary income source. Another 1.5 million say they supplement their income by selling on eBay. A separate MasterCard study estimates there are 5 million web-driven ...read more

  • Religion Of Itself Will Only Make Us Like The ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on May 6, 2009
     | 1,673 views

    Religion of itself will only make us like the Pharisees, a contradiction of Christianity. No man can save himself. Nothing that we can offer can change a sinner to a saint! I remember seeing a carton showing a scholarly man sitting on top of a great pile of books, looking at himself in a mirror, ...read more

  • No Longer On Trial

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on May 11, 2010
     | 3,575 views

    NO LONGER ON TRIAL In a museum art gallery of old masters, one visitor was being particularly and audibly critical of these great works of art. Finally, an elderly attendant could stand it no longer and said, "If you please, sir, the pictures are no longer on trial...but the spectators are." ...read more

  • How Little Of Scripture There Is In Modern ...

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Nov 19, 2011
     | 1,652 views

    "How little of Scripture there is in modern sermons compared with the sermons of those masters of theology, the Puritan divines! Almost every sentence of theirs seems to cast side lights upon a text of Scripture; not only the one they are preaching about, but many others as well are set in a new ...read more

  • Big Idea Productions' Parent Classic Media ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,457 views

    Big Idea Productions' parent Classic Media Holdings, Inc. has been acquired by U.K.-based Entertainment Rights, owner of rights to many characters, including Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids, Postman Pat, and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. VeggieTales officials say the organization has a ...read more

  • A Minister Friend Of Mine Received A Christmas ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 14, 2001
    based on 105 ratings
     | 4,306 views

    A minister friend of mine received a Christmas card with a note in it from a lady in his congregation. He said she was very complimentary about his preaching, & compared him with Billy Graham. She finished by writing, "I think you are one of the really great preachers of all time." Later that ...read more

  • The Story Is Told About A Little Boy Who Found A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 15, 2001
    based on 141 ratings
     | 1,270 views

    The story is told about a little boy who found a rat in his back yard. He jumped on it. He stomped on it. And he killed it. He was so proud of himself, & he ran to show it to his mother. But he didn’t realize that the preacher had come to call. So the excited boy ran into the house, carrying ...read more

  • Close With Story Of Old Man In Poor House Years ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 2, 2006
     | 1,015 views

    Close with story of old man in poor house years ago with Baptist young preacher fresh out of Bible College. It was his first encounter with an old dying person. The man was lost, he confessed he was a great sinner and what could he do? The young preacher said his mind when blank, then the Lord ...read more

  • Praise The Lord And "Amen"

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Dec 16, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,657 views

    "PRAISE THE LORD" AND "AMEN" Story has it that there was a preacher that was trying to sell his horse. One day a potential buyer came to the church for a test ride. The preacher said, "Before you start, you should know that this horse only responds to church talk." Go is 'praise the lord' and stop ...read more

  • E.s.p.  PRO

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 8, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,172 views

    E.S.P. I heard about a man who asked his wife to balance the checkbook. He came home that night to find she had four neatly typed pages, detailing all the expenses of the past months--the milkman, the cleaners, the grocery store, and many others. One entry read, "E.S.P. $24.21." "What does that ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago A Certain Pastor Was Sick On A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,266 views

    A few years ago a certain pastor was sick on a Sunday morning. That hadn’t happened for a number of years. He tried to hold my head up long enough to watch a little religious television that morning. A local congregation had a program and their special speaker that day was Oliver North. What he ...read more

  • A Minister Received A Christmas Card With A Note ...

    Contributed by Les Sinks on Aug 4, 2007
     | 2,499 views

    A minister received a Christmas card with a note in it from a lady in his congregation. He said she was very complimentary about his preaching, & compared him with Billy Graham. She finished by writing, "I think you are one of the really great preachers of all time." Later that day, when he showed ...read more

  • Does He Show Through?  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,036 views

    Does He Show Through? One Sunday on their way home from church, a little girl turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, the preacher’s sermon this morning confused me." The mother said, "Oh? Why is that?" The little girl replied, "Well, he said that God is bigger than we are. Is that true?" The ...read more

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