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  • When We Pray For Other People And Focus On Their ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,431 views

    When we pray for other people and focus on their needs and concerns we are involved in a significant form of volunteerism – we are investing our time in the lives of other people and when we do that, personal benefits are returned to us. We begin to feel a sense of value and purpose when we are ...read more

  • In Phillip Yancy's Book Entitled "Church: Why ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,863 views

    In Phillip Yancy’s book entitled “Church: Why Bother”? he quotes a Pulitzer Prize winning writer named Annie Dillard. She described Church Worship this way: Week after week I was moved by the pitiful worship service in which no follower of Christ cheered. We had fatigued Bible readings and a laggy ...read more

  • Chuck Swindoll Has Written A Book Entitled ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,905 views

    Chuck Swindoll has written a book entitled “Living on the Ragged Edge.” In the introduction of that book Swindoll discusses the fast paced life of California. He says many people are getting fed up with the fast paced life of California and are moving to other slower environments. In fact, Swindoll ...read more

  • Our Father's Home

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Dec 24, 2006
     | 3,519 views

    Story: “Our Father’s Home” Two strangers, a small boy and an older man, were fishing from the banks of the Mississippi River. As time passed they discovered that, although the fishing was rather poor, conversation was good. And by the time the sun began to sink in the west they had talked of ...read more

  • The Funniest Easter Story Ever!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 25, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,659 views

    The Call to Worship had just been pronounced starting Easter Sunday Morning service in an East Texas church. The choir started its processional, singing "Up from the Grave He Arose" as they marched in perfect step down the center aisle to the front of the church. However, unfortunatley, ...read more

  • From Chicago To Memphis  PRO

    Contributed by Ray Pritchard on Aug 28, 2003
    based on 12 ratings
     | 6,972 views

    From Chicago to Memphis That’s always how it is in the life of faith. Many times you will be called to step out for God and you will be precisely where Abraham was—believing God but not knowing what the future holds. When I think of that principle, my mind goes back to a conversation I had ...read more

  • What's The Big Deal About The Church?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,791 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

  • Who Saved Me?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,833 views

    WHO SAVED ME? During a terrible storm at sea that threatened every moment to carry the ship to the bottom, one of the ship’s crew was doing something on the deck when a great sea struck the ship and went fairly over the deck, striking this man with great force, disabling him and carrying him into ...read more

  • Ten Things A Mom Doesn't Want To Hear  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,488 views

    TEN THINGS A MOM DOESN’T WANT TO HEAR 1. I swallowed a goldfish. 2. Your lipstick works better than crayons. 3. Does grape juice leave a stain??? 4. The principal called... 5. But DAD says that word all the time. 6. What’s it cost to fix a window??? 7. Has anyone seen my earthworms??? 8. I ...read more

  • My Youngest Brother, Afflicted With Down's ...

    Contributed by John Gerald on Sep 11, 2004
     | 2,673 views

    My youngest brother, afflicted with Down’s Syndrome, could catch and tie up a half ton bull that others were afraid to get near. The bull did not offer to harm him. Mom was busy about her regular duties, but happened to look out toward the lot, and saw the bull standing at a fence post most of the ...read more

  • A Guy Called David Randolph Spoke About A Time ...

    Contributed by David Smith on Apr 21, 2005
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    A guy called David Randolph spoke about a time when he was in Milan in Italy, and was watching a circus parade moving through the streets. Suddenly one of the elephants veered off and marched into a church. The church doors were large, and were open because of the summer heat. So the elephant ...read more

  • Alzheimer's Has Struck More Than Five Million ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,953 views

    Alzheimer's has struck more than five million Americans, up 10% from 5 years ago ('02).The number is expected to more than triple by 2050, absent a cure, as the 85-and-over population soars and boomers move into their late 60s and 70s. The disease afflicts 1 in 8 people 65 and over, and 42% of ...read more

  • God Will Catch You

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 27, 2008
     | 1,500 views

    God Will Catch You When my girls were little munchkins, they often caught me off guard as they climbed up on the table or on the slide and after jumping off would shout, "Daddy, catch me!" I could have been ten feet away and would lunge toward them to catch them before they hit the ground. They ...read more

  • What's Vision?

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Apr 23, 2010
     | 6,159 views

    WHAT'S VISION? When God gives us a vision, something inside us begins to change. It consumes our thoughts, every move we make we dwell on the burden. • Vision points you in a direction. • Vision gives you an opportunity to become more than you already are. • Vision means that you are not ...read more

  • Let Me Tell You A Story About A Small Island In ...

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 29, 2005
     | 1,686 views

    Let me tell you a story about a small island in the South Seas inhabited by a group of people who had very little contact with the outside world. Theirs was a beautiful island – lush vegetation, wonderfully sweet-tasting fruit, and many domesticated animals good for eating. It was a tropical ...read more

  • The Parable Of The Dragonfly

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011
    based on 1 rating
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    THE PARABLE OF THE DRAGONFLY Down below the surface of a quiet pond lived a little colony of water bugs. They were a happy colony, living far away from the sun. For many months they were very busy, scurrying over the soft mud on the bottom of the pond. They did notice that every once in a while ...read more

  • A Pair Of Michigan Robbers Entered A Record ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 2, 2009
     | 1,165 views

    A pair of Michigan robbers entered a record shop nervously waving revolvers. The first one shouted, ’Nobody move!’ When his ...read more

  • Hope  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 16,211 views

    Hope Carolyn Self tells how she and her husband Bill and son Bryan took advantage of a school holiday and went to a secluded spot in the North Georgia mountains. It started out as a beautiful weekend. Bill returned to Atlanta on Saturday night to preach in his church on Sunday. He would return on ...read more

  • On The 19th Of November 1967, In The Vicinity ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    "On the 19th of November 1967, in the vicinity of Dak To, Viet Nam Chaplain Charlie Waters was moving with one of the companies of his Battalion when it engaged a heavily armed enemy battalion. As the battle raged and the casualties mounted, Chaplain Waters, with complete disregard for his safety, ...read more

  • I Read Recently The Story Of A 10-Year-Old Boy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2001
    based on 127 ratings
     | 6,125 views

    I read recently the story of a 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t understand why, after three months of training, ...read more