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  • What God Can't Do  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Cooper on Jul 15, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,432 views

    WHAT GOD CAN’T DO A Sunday School teacher was questioning her pupils after a lesson on God’s omnipotence. "Now children," she asked, "is there anything God can’t do?" The Pastors son thrust his hand into the air. The teacher, feeling certain that he had missed the point of the lesson, asked ...read more

  • Home For Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 8,357 views

    HOME FOR CHRISTMAS In December 1903, after many attempts, the Wright brothers were successful in getting their "flying machine" off the ground. Thrilled, they telegraphed this message to their sister Katherine: "We have actually flown 120 feet. Will be home for Christmas." Katherine hurried to ...read more

  • One Of Golf's Immortal Moments Came When A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Apr 21, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,046 views

    One of golf’s immortal moments came when a Scotchman demonstrated the new game to President Ulysses Grant. Carefully placing the ball on the tee, he took a mighty swing. The club hit the turf and scattered dirt all over the President’s beard and surrounding vicinity, while the ball placidly waited ...read more

  • A. W. Tozer Said, "God Dwells In A State Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bud Rose on Nov 26, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,233 views

    A. W. Tozer said, “God dwells in a state of perpetual enthusiasm. He is delighted with all that is good and lovingly concerned about all that is wrong. He pursues His labors always in a fullness of holy zeal. No wonder the Spirit came at Pentecost as a sound of a rushing mighty wind and sat in ...read more

  • Four High School Boys Were Late To Their Morning ...

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 15, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,237 views

    Four high school boys were late to their morning classes one day. They entered the classroom and solemnly told their teacher they were detained due to a flat tire. The sympathetic teacher smiled and told them it was too bad they were late because they had missed a test that morning. But she was ...read more

  • That Is Why We Must Realize That There Is No ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 11, 2007
     | 856 views

    “That is why we must realize that there is no need to denounce people who are not living the holy life. The New Testament seems to me to be sorry for them. There is no need to denounce Christians who are not doing their utmost to live the Christian life, because, poor things, they are suffering ...read more

  • Finding One's Purpose With God Can Be A Strange ...

    Contributed by N A on Apr 14, 2008
     | 2,507 views

    “Finding one’s purpose with God can be a strange and mysterious journey; or, it can be as plain as asking God for a task and then watching your desire for that task grow within you. Problem is, most of us forget to ask God to fill us with a fervent spirit to serve Him. Then, years later, we wake ...read more

  • Pastor's Sermon Aimed At ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 9, 2010
     | 1,996 views

    Pastor's Sermon Aimed At ME My pastor shapes his sermons From A to final Z In clear and forthright language, And aims them straight at me. And when he gets to preaching, I look around to see If there might be another Deserving more than me. But every soul ...read more

  • There Was A Girl Named Maria Who Had Broken Up ...

    Contributed by Pastor Steve Zimmerman on Aug 28, 2010
     | 2,797 views

    There was a girl named Maria who had broken up with Jimmy. She told him she simply didn’t want to be with him anymore. But after about a year of being broken up, she wrote Jimmy a letter. She said, “Jimmy, I miss you bad. I think of you all day and all night long. You dominate my mind and I ...read more

  • Woodson Armes Was Pastor Of Polytechnic Baptist ...  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,646 views

    Woodson Armes was pastor of Polytechnic Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas during my seminary years. At a seminary chapel service he told this story from his growing up as a teenager in rural Texas. “As a teenager growing up I really gave my parents a lot of grief. On one particular occasion I ...read more

  • A Path We Feared To See!" Philippians 2:5-11 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 10, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,160 views

    “A Path We Feared to See!” Philippians 2:5-11 Key verse(s): 8:“‘And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death--even the death of the cross.” We love so many things in this life! Yet, there is one thing so worth loving that is seldom afforded even the ...read more

  • A Couple Of Years Ago I Heard A Story Of A Boy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,140 views

    A couple of years ago I heard a story of a boy named Jeremy. He was born with a twisted body, a slow mind and a chronic, terminal illness that had been slowly killing him all his young life. One Sunday morning in early Spring Jeremy’s Sunday school teacher told the children the story of Jesus, ...read more

  • What’s The Harm With A Little Treat?

    Contributed by James Snyder on Sep 23, 2023
     | 748 views

    The last month has been crazy for me and The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. Every month has its crazy element, but this past month beats them all. First, my main computer crashed, and I lost a lot of stuff. Second, we had a hurricane that came through; fortunately, it was only thunder, rain ...read more

  • Wheat ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2012
     | 5,130 views

    WHEAT HARVEST I grew up in Wellington, Kansas which is a small farm town of about 8,000 people located 30 miles south of Wichita, Kansas. Wellington’s big claim to fame is being the Wheat Capitol of the World. The farmers of my home town produce more wheat per capita than anywhere else in the ...read more

  • The Golden Rule Of Family  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,756 views

    THE GOLDEN RULE OF FAMILY One of Grimm’s fairy tales tells of an old man who lived with his son, the son’s wife, and the young couple’s four-year-old boy. The old man’s eyes blinked, and his hands shook. When he ate, the silverware rattled against the plate, and he often missed his mouth. Then ...read more

  • Proverbs According To Kids  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 6, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,459 views

    Proverbs According To Kids A first grade teacher collected old, well known proverbs. She gave each kid in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest. These are great: As You Shall Make Your Bed So Shall You... Mess It Up. Better Be Safe Than... Punch A 5th ...read more

  • Lowell Ogden Tells The Story Of A Little Boy Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,848 views

    Lowell Ogden tells the story of a little boy who lived out in the country around the turn of the century. He had never seen a traveling circus, and one was coming to his town on Saturday. The lad asked his father for permission to go and his dad said that he could, providing his chores were done ...read more

  • Swindoll's Observation: Moses  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Apr 4, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,971 views

    Swindoll’s observation, MOSES p. 107) I believe there are many who have not responded to God’s call on their lives--many who may miss opportunities to flame brightly for Him, like a radiant city shining on a hilltop. I speak to so many who are waiting for some kind of curious sign in the heavens, ...read more

  • Payday Someday  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Preston on Nov 15, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,361 views

    PAYDAY SOMEDAY An Atheist farmer often ridiculed people who believed in God. He wrote the following letter to the editor of a local newspaper: “I plowed on Sunday, planted on Sunday, cultivated on Sunday, and hauled my crops on Sunday; but I never went to church on Sunday. Yet, I harvested more ...read more

  • It Was In December Of 1903, That After Many ...

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Nov 17, 2003
     | 2,291 views

    It was in December of 1903, that after many attempts, the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were successful in getting their “flying machine” off the ground and into the air at Kitty Hawk. Thrilled over the accomplishment, they telegraphed this message to their sister Katherine: “We have ...read more