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  • This Is One May Surprise You. "The 3rd Most ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Apr 14, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 1,396 views

    This is one may surprise you. “The 3rd most common mistake is the buying and selling of cars,” as Ron Blue says. Why? The buying and selling of cars plays right into pride and ego. When pride and ego get involved, logic goes out the window. Someone has said, “Logic and automobile purchases do not ...read more

  • I Remember Seeing A Carton Showing A Scholarly ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 25, 2008
     | 1,273 views

    I remember seeing a carton showing a scholarly man sitting on top of a great pile of books, looking at himself in a mirror, and above his head a question mark. He has mastered every subject of learning, but couldn’t answer the problem of himself! The infection of sin has warped human nature so ...read more

  • We're Like The Little Boy Who Was Sitting In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 126 ratings
     | 1,594 views

    We’re like the little boy who was sitting in church one day. The preacher was going on and on about how great heaven would be. He talked about the streets of gold and the angels and about seeing God face to face. He concluded his message by asking the members of the congregation to raise their ...read more

  • A River Funny  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 16, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 18,174 views

    A River Funny A preacher was winding up his temperance sermon with great fervor: "If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take it and throw it into the river." The congregation cried, "Amen!" "And if I had all the wine in the world, I’d take it and throw it in the river." The congregation ...read more

  • Greg Laurie, Pastor Of Harvest Church In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 13, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,556 views

    Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Church in Riverside, California, was having lunch with Billy Graham. Ruth, Billy’s wife, had made a classic southern lunch of fried chicken, collard greens, and the works. It was Greg’s first time to meet Billy Graham; he was nervous. Greg says, “I had many questions ...read more

  • Don't Move The Piano  PRO

    Contributed by James Chandler on Jan 10, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,996 views

    A new preacher at the local church walked into the auditorium of His new church. He thought it would be best to move the piano from the right side of the stage to the left side of the stage, so he moved it. Soon after he was fired for the disruption caused by the new ...read more

  • Charles Spurgeon The Great English Victorian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,589 views

    Charles Spurgeon the great English Victorian preacher wrote of the death of Richard Baxter, the great Puritan preacher. Baxter lay dying. Some friends came to see him. They asked him what we all asked at times like that, “How are you doing?” Baxter was weak and obviously near death. But with great ...read more

  • Falling Asleep In Church

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Apr 22, 2009
     | 3,408 views

    FALLING ASLEEP IN CHURCH Please don't think I'm complaining about folks who fall asleep in church. I understand some people can’t help it. I am convinced that some people fall asleep in church during the sermon because their have a physical ailment. Some folk must have a snooze button attached at ...read more

  • Delivering Death Notices

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 30, 2011
     | 2,041 views

    DELIVERING DEATH NOTICES When I lived in Albuquerque I was trained by the Albuquerque Police Department to deliver death notifications to people in town. The Police Department used local preachers wearing suits with Police Chaplain badges instead of sending uniformed officers because it was ...read more

  • One Afternoon, While Playing Golf At Bay Hill In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Hensley on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,988 views

    One afternoon, while playing golf at Bay Hill in Orlando, I was teamed up with the legendary football coach, Lou Holtz. As one of the men spoke of our team, he questioned Mr Holtz about his silence, afterall he was known as the "master motivator"! Lou looked at him and said, "It is hard to be a ...read more

  • An Instrument Of Peace  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,603 views

    AN INSTRUMENT OF PEACE "Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that ...read more

  • A Harmonious Will

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,433 views

    Watchman Nee: "An obedient will and a harmonious will are very different. Obedience is related to actions, whereas harmony is related to character. The obedient will of a servant is seen in carrying out every order of his master. "But the harmonious will is shown in the son who knows the father’s ...read more

  • Churches And Culture

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 13, 2010
     | 3,046 views

    CHURCHES AND CULTURE In survey after survey, researchers find that the lifestyles of born-again Christians are virtually indistinguishable from those of nonbelievers. The divorce rate among Christians is identical to that of nonbelievers. Christian teens are almost as sexually active as ...read more

  • When A Christian Grows

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
     | 2,363 views

    WHEN A CHRISTIAN GROWS Dr. Bonar once remarked that he could tell when a Christian was growing. In proportion to his growth in grace he would elevate his Master, talk less of what he was doing, and become smaller and smaller in his own esteem, until, like the morning star, he faded away before the ...read more

  • As A Third-Century Man Was Anticipating Death, ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 27, 2008
     | 1,962 views

    As a third-century man was anticipating death, he penned these last words to a friend: "It’s a bad world, an incredibly bad world. But I have discovered in the midst of it a quiet and holy people who have learned a great secret. They have found a joy which is a thousand times better than any ...read more

  • There Is A Tale Told Of That Great English Actor ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Dec 9, 2001
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,140 views

    There is a tale told of that great English actor Macready. An eminent preacher once said to him: "I wish you would explain to me something." "Well, what is it? I don’t know that I can explain anything to a preacher." "What is the reason for the difference between you and me? You are appearing ...read more

  • There Is A Tale Told Of That Great English Actor ...

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,889 views

    There is a tale told of that great English actor Macready. An eminent preacher once said to him: "I wish you would explain to me something." "Well, what is it? I don’t know that I can explain anything to a preacher." "What is the reason for the difference between you and me? You are appearing ...read more

  • This Being Easter Our Leadership Met And Decided, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Kersten on Jan 22, 2004
    based on 140 ratings
     | 3,188 views

    This being Easter our leadership met and decided, "You know, we want to get a really special speaker. Why don’t we call the best preacher in the world and ask him to speak." And they did and he said "No". So they said, "Well if we can’t have the best speaker, as least we can get the smartest ...read more

  • There Is A Tale Told Of That Great English Actor ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,984 views

    There is a tale told of that great English actor Macready. An eminent preacher once said to him: “I wish you would explain to me something.” “Well, what is it? I don’t know that I can explain anything to a preacher.” “What is the reason for the difference between you and me? You are appearing ...read more

  • A Flattered Pastor Becomes ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2009
     | 3,199 views

    A Flattered Pastor Becomes Proud A pastor received a Christmas card with a note in it, from a lady in his congregation. He said she was very complimentary about his preaching and compared him with Chuck Swindoll. She finished by writing, "I think you are one of the really great preachers of all ...read more