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  • The New Preacher, Fresh Out Of College, Had Just ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 7, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,766 views

    The new preacher, fresh out of college, had just moved into town. He was nervous but excited about all of the opportunities. After a few days, a nurse at the hospital called and said that he needed to come and visit Mabel. He had never met Mabel but she was a member of the church. On the way to ...read more

  • Suppose That The Super Bowl Was Being Held At ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 27, 2006
     | 2,657 views

    Suppose that the Super Bowl was being held at Ericsson Stadium (where the Carolina Panthers play but this will fit at any Pro football stadium.) You would love to go, wouldn’t you? What do you need in order to get in? You need a ticket! If you don’t have a ticket, there’s nothing you can do – you ...read more

  • Jim Cymbala (As Described In His Book Fresh Wind ...  PRO

    Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Oct 24, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,561 views

    Jim Cymbala (as described in his book Fresh Wind Fresh Fire) looked around a saw a small rag tag group of church goers surrounded by a city of muggers, transvestites, drug addicts and more, and realized he was in trouble. He was overcome by his own inadequacy to lead the church, as well as his ...read more

  • It Was Robert Fulghum Who Wrote "All I Really ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 16, 2006
     | 762 views

    It was Robert Fulghum who wrote "All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten." It appeared in a number of different places. You’ve probably seen some of it around schools and other places. Fulghum touches on an important fact of life – that we develop our basic values for life by the ...read more

  • Not Recognizing What Is All Around Us. We Feel ...

    Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Dec 4, 2006
     | 1,860 views

    Not recognizing what is all around us. We feel helpless by our circumstances, missing the help and truth all around us One ship found itself stranded at sea and unless help came soon, it was certain the crew would all die of thirst. Finally in the distance they saw a ship and frantically ...read more

  • A Reasoning ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
     | 4,777 views

    A REASONING FAITH Richard Dawkins in The God Delusion says that Christian Faith is non-thinking. He believes religion was responsible for the 9/11 bombings. "Get rid of God and all religions, and you will have peace on earth." Atheists buy into the thought that the natural sciences have displaced ...read more

  • Micaela Played T-Ball. Many Of You Know About The ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 24, 2009
     | 2,538 views

    Micaela played t-ball. Many of you know about the t-ball experience. One of the kids asked me if Micaela’s team was good. I chuckled because from what I see no t-ball team is “good.” They are there to learn some basics and have fun. The biggest struggle that the coaches face is not kids who can’t ...read more

  • Good Works Are Often Percieved As Random Acts Of ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 3, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,621 views

    GOOD WORKS ARE OFTEN PERCIEVED AS RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS DOING THINGS FOR CHARITY AND SO ON - BUT THE PROPHET ISAIAH SAYS, ISA. 64: 6 ALL OF US HAVE BECOME LIKE ONE WHO IS UNCLEAN, AND ALL OUR RIGHTEOUS ACTS ARE LIKE FILTHY RAGS; THE GOOD THAT EVERY HUMAN BEING CARRIES OUT IS TAINTED ...read more

  • A Little Girl's Security In A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
     | 4,394 views

    A Little Girl’s Security in a Storm There was a devout Christian mother who was always teaching her daughter lessons of faith and trust, especially telling her that she need never be afraid at any time because God was always near. One summer evening she tucked her little girl in bed after her ...read more

  • In The World Today...we Are Trying To Marry ...

    Contributed by Hugh Laing on Feb 17, 2010
     | 1,840 views

    In the world today...we are trying to marry Christianity to all the wrong things...we are trying to marry it to prosperity...popularity...personalities...politics...and beloved...it ain't working 'cause it's broken! And yet many ministers preach a PROSPERITY DOCTRINE today because it feeds our ...read more

  • When We Buried My Father Ten Years Ago (2000), My ...

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 1, 2010
     | 2,288 views

    When we buried my father ten years ago (2000), my mother had him buried in his bathrobe and pajamas. She wanted to communicate the truth that the Christian’s body is only asleep at death, that one day his body will awake, and there will be a resurrection! The bathrobe and pajamas were a beautiful ...read more

  • The Secret To Success

    Contributed by Pastor Gbenga Shadare on May 4, 2010
     | 2,889 views

    THE SECRET TO SUCCESS We see the secret to the success of the Man Jesus. He saturated himself with the divine and consequently he excelled. You don't degrees, qualification or a good family name to excel. You need only Christ. Christ is enough! Christ is sufficient! Your excellence is found in ...read more

  • Self-Centered Christianity  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,294 views

    SELF-CENTERED CHRISTIANITY John Koessler pastored for years before becoming a professor in the pastoral studies department at Moody Bible Institute. In 2007 he wrote, A Stranger In The House of God, chronicling his experience in various churches. "Most of the Christians I know are disappointed ...read more

  • Inlets And Outlets

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Dec 5, 2011
     | 2,680 views

    INLETS AND OUTLETS My favourite spot here on Cape Sable Island is the walk from Cat Rock to Clam Point. It’s a beautiful location, quiet and peaceful, and I love meeting God there. But along the way, you will walk by several ponds. Some of the ponds are quite nice. But some of them are not. ...read more

  • The Lord's Game Plan

    Contributed by Eugene Morell on Jan 7, 2012
     | 2,811 views

    THE LORD'S GAME PLAN After I had been a Christian for a while, I felt that I was being called ton the ministry. I figured that the Lord had made just about his biggest mistake by calling me. When I told Barbara about what I felt, I rejoiced when she told me that I couldn’t be a pastor because all ...read more

  • Acceptance: Such A Simple Thing

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Jun 26, 2012
     | 6,728 views

    ACCEPTANCE: SUCH A SIMPLE THING Charles Shultz, creator and author of the Peanuts cartoon characters often conveys a Christian message in his comic strips. In one strip he conveys through Charlie Brown the need we have to be loved and accepted. Lucy demonstrates our human inability to love one ...read more

  • Ridiculous Gifts  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 11, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,644 views

    RIDICULOUS GIFTS There is a program in the US called “Good Morning America.” This was about 10 years ago, there was a lady named Joan London, who did a segment on Christmas Gifts and made some suggestions about the list: “You may want to include these in your list: • Jaguar 220 – this is a ...read more

  • The Vow To God

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Nov 12, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,801 views

    A businessman was traveling on a plane for the first time. He had always been terrified of flying but his next appointment required him to do so. The flight was going well when suddenly the plane shuddered. The pilot came over the intercom and announced that the engines on the right side had ...read more

  • Who's Got The Power?

    Contributed by Dr. David Hallum on Jul 10, 2017
     | 3,305 views

    The light switch in the main bathroom in our house has been sketchy and in need of replacement for some time. Last Friday night it finally gave up the ghost. Do you think it broke in the “on” position or the “off” position? Of course it broke in the off position. If you drop buttered bread it ...read more

  • You Have Never Given God Anything. We Have Only ...

    Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007
     | 1,515 views

    You have never given God anything. We have only returned to Him what is already His—that’s what the Bible makes clear. A.W. Tozer said it like this: I am obliged to tell you that God doesn’t need anything that you have. He does not need a dime of your money. It is your own spiritual welfare ...read more