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  • The Secret To Happiness

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on May 22, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 743 views

    Ecclesiastes tells us that the secret to happiness is to choose happiness. Don't kid yourself into believing that if you're not feeling good all the time then there is something wrong. Olympic athlete, poet, and filmmaker Alexi Pappas has some great advice to keep us grounded. One lesson ...read more

  • Dave Fredrick's -- From The Vineyard - 30-Second ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 29, 2011
     | 1,549 views

    Dave Fredrick's -- From the Vineyard - 30-Second Healing Prayer Exercise Welcome! We are going to begin by taking a little time to pray for physical healing. If you are here for the first time, I promise you, it looks nothing like TV! No one is going to yell at you, push you, or anything else ...read more

  • I Read Recently About A Door-To-Door Salesman Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 28, 2001
    based on 61 ratings
     | 2,023 views

    I read recently about a door-to-door salesman who had the worst kind of luck. Day after day he’d walk up and down the streets with his product. No one would buy a thing. Every day he knocked on the same woman’s door. Every day she turned him away. Finally, he appeared on her doorstep for the ...read more

  • Stay In There!!  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Apr 20, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,812 views

    STAY IN THERE!! I don’t usually begin a sermon on a sad note like this, but sometimes we need to pause and remember what life is all about. There was a great loss recently in the entertainment world. Larry LaPrise, the Detroit native who wrote the song "The Hokey Pokey", died at age 83. I’m ...read more

  • When I Was Attending Bluefield College As A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Feb 3, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,498 views

    When I was attending Bluefield College as a young man many years ago I was talking to a pastor of an Independent Baptist church—someone I had known for several years in my hometown. The college had just started allowing dancing on campus about the time I started attending there. The Pastor I ...read more

  • F. B. Meyer Called On A Poor Woman Who Made Her ...

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Sep 17, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,895 views

    F. B. Meyer called on a poor woman who made her living by taking in washing. When he arrived, she was hanging some clothes on a line. He commended her on how clean and white they looked. Thanking him for the compliment, she invited him in for tea. Time slipped by as they talked about the Lord. ...read more

  • Charlie Smith Was 23 Years Old When The Civil War ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
     | 1,815 views

    Charlie Smith was 23 years old when the Civil War ended; 61 when the Wright Brothers first flew. In 1977 he was recognized as the oldest living American of all time. When asked about his secret for longevity he said: “I ain’t got no special secret for how I live so long. I just live.” Smith avoided ...read more

  • Understanding Church Todd Hunter Has Been A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,590 views

    Understanding Church Todd Hunter has been a church leader and student of cultural movements for over 30 years. He says, “When I’m dealing with young people today, they are living in a different reality and their reality is more based in community. Now I know you hear this all the time and you read ...read more

  • Charlie Smith Was 23 Years Old When The Civil War ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,553 views

    Charlie Smith was 23 years old when the Civil War ended; 61 when the Wright Brothers first flew. In 1977 he was recognized as the oldest living American of all time. When asked about his secret for longevity he said: "I ain’t got no special secret for how I live so long. I just live." Smith avoided ...read more

  • Fresh Faith, Fresh Gospel

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009
     | 2,479 views

    FRESH FAITH, FRESH GOSPEL The dictionary defines "fresh" as that which is newly made or obtained; that which does retain the original properties without any degradation. Conversely, "staleness" is defined as: having lost the freshness, effervescence, or palatability; lacking originality or ...read more

  • When Christ Is In Control

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 5, 2010
     | 3,652 views

    WHEN CHRIST IS IN CONTROL Martin Luther was often very graphic in his description of the activities of the Devil. Asked one time how he overcame the Devil, he replied, "Well, when he comes knocking upon the door of my heart, and asks 'Who lives here?' the dear Lord Jesus goes to the door and ...read more

  • Who Needs Your Help?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,638 views

    WHO NEEDS YOUR HELP? Of the 2,000 passengers on the Titanic, 1517 were lost. At the time the Titanic went down, another ship, the California was only 30 miles away. The Titanic’s operator frantically sent out SOS repeatedly; but the wireless set on the California was closed because there was only ...read more

  • Where's The Baby?

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 24, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,744 views

    WHERE'S THE BABY? Luis Palau tells of a wealthy European family that decided to have their newborn baby baptized in their enormous mansion. Many people were invited, it was an elegant and elaborate affair. They took off their coats and laid them on the bed in a designated room and soon the time ...read more

  • The Antiquated Train On A Branch Line Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,587 views

    The antiquated train on a branch line was creeping slowly through the countryside when suddenly it came to a dead stop. The only passenger in the car, a hurried salesman riding the line for the first time, asked the conductor why they had stopped. The conductor said, "Nothing to worry about, sir. ...read more

  • About A Third Of America's 8th-Graders And A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,747 views

    About a third of America’s 8th-graders and a quarter of its high school seniors are proficient writers, according to national writing test results. Although basically unchanged from ’00, the latest test found modest increases in the skills of lower-performing students. 88% can now demonstrate at ...read more

  • Always Look Skyward

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 11, 2008
     | 1,539 views

    ALWAYS LOOK SKYWARD "A man in the prairie observed an eagle fatally wounded by a gunshot. He writes: "With his eyes gleaming...he slowly turned his head, giving one last...longing look towards the sky. He’d often swept those starry spaces with his wonderful wings...the sky was the home of his ...read more

  • A Fisherman Who Was Out Of Fellowship With The ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Nov 1, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,606 views

    A fisherman who was out of fellowship with the Lord was at sea with his heathen buddies when a huge storm came out of nowhere and was close to destroying their small ship. His friends begged him to do anything, even pray, but he said to his buddies, “It’s been a long time since I’ve done that or ...read more

  • A Small Boy Was On The Witness Stand In An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
     | 4,347 views

    A small boy was on the witness stand in an important lawsuit. The prosecuting attorney cross-examined him, then delivered, he thought, a crushing blow to the testimony. "Your father has been telling you how to testify, has he not?" "Yes," the lad replied and did not hesitate with the answer. "Now," ...read more

  • A Small Boy Was On The Witness Stand In An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
     | 2,818 views

    A small boy was on the witness stand in an important lawsuit. The prosecuting attorney cross-examined him, then delivered, he thought, a crushing blow to the testimony. "Your father has been telling you how to testify, has he not?" "Yes," the lad replied and did not hesitate with the answer. "Now," ...read more

  • The Joy Of Hearing Your Name

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Apr 26, 2023
     | 1,096 views

    This week is the National Football League Draft, a day that thousands of young men have been anticipating for years. I love to watch as the player hears his name called. The smiles. The hugs. Going to the platform and being congratulated by the commissioner. And then donning the jersey and cap of ...read more