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  • Ben Hooper

    Contributed by David Swanger on Jan 19, 2024
     | 1,149 views

    In Rising Above the Crowd, Brian Habour tells the story of Ben Hooper. When Ben was born in the foothills of East Tennessee, little boys and girls like Ben who were born to unwed mothers were ostracized and treated terribly. By the time he was three years old, the other children would scarcely play ...read more

  • Phillip Keller Visited A Potter In Pakistan A...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,621 views

    Phillip Keller visited a potter in Pakistan and gained the most understanding ever of the meaning found in "Your will be done in earth as it is in heaven." The words of the prophet came to mind: "Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear my words" (Jer. 18:2). ...read more

  • I Saw A Movie Recently Titled "Oh Brother Where ...  PRO

    Contributed by James May on Sep 3, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 3,840 views

    I saw a movie recently titled “Oh Brother Where Art Thou” where three escaped criminals were on the run. One scene in this movie stands out to me more than any other. While on the run they are involved in a baptismal scene at the river. Two of the criminals are baptized by the preacher and they ...read more

  • Looks Can Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
     | 3,837 views

    LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING Girolamo Savonarola was one of the great preachers of the fifteenth century. He preached in the great cathedral of Florence, Italy, which contained a magnificent marble statue of Mary. One day he noticed an elderly woman praying before this statue and then realized it was ...read more

  • Feelings Aside

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,646 views

    FEELINGS ASIDE A man once came to a preacher and said, "I was filled with joy in the meeting yesterday. Now it has all gone—all—and I do not know what to do. It is as dark as night." "I am so glad," was the preacher's reply. He looked at the servant of Christ with astonishment and said, "What ...read more

  • Reconciliation

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,355 views

    Main Idea: The word “reconciliation” in the Biblical context means “bringing God and man together.” Verse: “Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation” (2 Corinthians 5:18 NKJV). Illustration: The preacher ...read more

  • The Heart Of Worship  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Jul 16, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,587 views

    ILL: The Heart of Worship There’s a recent song that was written by a young man who lead the worship at church. He was an extremely talented singer, but the preacher there took him aside and told him that he could not lead the singing at church until things changed because he saw that he was more ...read more

  • Preach Christ...?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,861 views

    PREACH CHRIST...? A middle-aged farmer wanted to be a preacher for years, but wasn't sure if it was God's will. One day, while he was working in the field, he decided to rest under a tree. As he looked up into the sky he saw that the clouds seemed to form into the letters P and C. As he thought ...read more

  • Preach The Right Message

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Oct 8, 2008
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     | 2,754 views

    Preach the Right Message Take a look at the example of Pastor Carlton Pearson from Tulsa, Oklahoma. By all standards, he was a very successful preacher with a church of over 5,000 members. Well-known for being a powerful speaker, he reached many and continued to grow his church. However, one ...read more

  • Pastors And Friends

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 4, 2009
     | 2,972 views

    PASTORS AND FRIENDS Years back, a minister friend of mine made this comment in a Preacher’s Meeting. He said, "I’m sure you all know by now that none of us can afford the luxury of having friends in the churches we serve. We must remain aloof in order to protect ourselves from all kinds of ...read more

  • Commitment Or Contentment?

    Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,193 views

    COMMITMENT OR CONTENTMENT? Four masked men came in with assault rifles screaming at the preacher and members during the worship service. They said that anyone who would deny their faith could leave safely, but the pastor had to stay and face the outcome. Silence fill the church, and finally, ...read more

  • Inside And Outside

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,788 views

    INSIDE AND OUTSIDE The little girl one Sunday as her family drove home from church, she turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, there’s something about the preacher’s message this morning that I don’t understand." The mother said, "Oh? What is it?" The little girl replied, "Well, he said that God ...read more

  • The Late Rev. Seth Joshua Tells How He Met A Man ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 23, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,697 views

    The late Rev. Seth Joshua tells how he met a man who said that he could not swallow what the preachers called “original sin.” “My good fellow,” said Rev. Joshua, “there’s no occasion for ...read more

  • The Heating ...

    Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Jun 23, 2008
     | 1,544 views

    THE HEATING APPARATUS Charles Haddon Spurgeon was showing a group of people around the Metropolitan Tabernacle church in London. After some time the famous preacher informed the visitors that we wished to show them the heating ...read more

  • H.g. Wells -- Here's The Whole Quote, "I Am An ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Nov 22, 2008
     | 5,351 views

    H.G. Wells -- here's the whole quote, "I am an historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher from Nazareth is irrevocably the very center of history. Jesus Christ is easily ...read more

  • Trust The Prayer

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 2, 2021
     | 4,715 views

    A TRUSTING PRAYER Did you hear about the young preacher that graduated Bible School? He accepted a small country church to be the pastor. It was the only church that would have him. He was the only candidate that would go to the small church. So they were matched up pretty well. His first ...read more

  • Do Not Keep On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
     | 3,684 views

    DO NOT KEEP ON BABBLING Dr. Clarence Bass, professor at Bethel Theological Seminary, early in his ministry preached at a church in Los Angeles. He thought he had done quite well as he stood at the door greeting people as they left the church. The remarks about his preaching were complimentary. ...read more

  • Speaking Of Church Attendance, Have You Ever ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 4, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,203 views

    Speaking of church attendance, have you ever heard Murphy’s Law for Preachers: Law # 1: If the weather is extremely bad, church attendance will be down. Law #2: If the weather is extremely good church attendance will be down. Law #3: If the ...read more

  • He Is The Potter; We Are The Clay. He Is The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Dec 15, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,675 views

    He is the potter; we are the clay. He is the shepherd; we are the sheep. He is the Master; we are the servant. No matter how educated we are, no matter how much power and influence we may think we possess, no matter how long we have walked w/ Him, no matter how significant we may imagine ...read more

  • When Alexander The Great Was About To Destroy ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 29, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,154 views

    “When Alexander the Great was about to destroy the city Lampsacus, his old master Anaximenes came out to meet him. Alexander, suspecting his design, that he would intercede for the city, being determined to destroy it, swore that he would not grant him any thing he should ask. Then said ...read more