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  • Return To Roots: Mainline Denominations Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
     | 2,693 views

    Return To Roots: Mainline denominations are casting off generic texts and hymns and reasserting sectarian beliefs to stem declining memberships. Methodists, Presbyterians Lutherans and Episcopalians all too often don’t know their denomination’s historic distinctives. Frequently less than 25% of ...read more

  • One Summer Evening During A Violent Thunderstorm, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 2, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,545 views

    One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm, a mother was tucking her small son into bed. She was just about to turn off the light when he asked in a trembling voice, "Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?" His mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug. "I can’t, ...read more

  • Did You Hear About The Grandmother That Bought ...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 10, 2004
     | 1,056 views

    Did you hear about the grandmother that bought her grandson a book of prayers? The little boy read a prayer every night before he went to sleep. One night he got in bed and had forgotten to read his prayer. The lights were already turned off when he remembered to read a prayer. So the little ...read more

  • It Is An Extremely Hot Day In A Major Desert ...  PRO

    Contributed by Royce Hendry on May 23, 2001
    based on 96 ratings
     | 4,482 views

    It is an extremely hot day in a major desert city. The city bus is crowded. The people are tired and miserable. Suddenly, a young man begins cursing. It’s one cuss word after another. The bus driver looks in mirror and can tell the people are ashamed for him. When the young man got off the bus, ...read more

  • I'm Reminded Of The Story Of A Man Who Had Done ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,672 views

    I’m reminded of the story of a man who had done something wonderful and the king called him in and told him he could mark off as much of the kingdom as he wanted and it would be his. The man took his staff and traced a line in the dirt around himself. The king watched as he finished and said, “Is ...read more

  • The Devil Says, "Whatever You Don't Have, ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
     | 1,402 views

    The devil says, “Whatever you don’t have, whatever irritates, whoever disappoints, whatever is uncomfortable, whatever is missing, think on these things.” God says, > Philippians 4:8 … whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is ...read more

  • The Seriousness Of Errant Doctrine Can Be ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2008
     | 2,326 views

    The seriousness of errant doctrine can be compared to a missile aimed a mere one degree off target. The difference seems slight and negligible at first, yet the results of the error increase dramatically throughout the flight, until the missile totally misses its intended target. So it is with ...read more

  • A Woman Was Working In Her Yard With The Weed ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 20, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,389 views

    A woman was working in her yard with the weed whacker, when she accidentally cut off the tail of her cat. She ran screaming into the house, and told her husband, wondering what to do. He replied calmly, "Get the cat, and the tail, and we'll take them to Wal-Mart." She was incredulous. "How could ...read more

  • Matthew Sprained His Ankle Playing Football. The ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Oct 21, 2008
     | 1,905 views

    Matthew sprained his ankle playing football. The doctor told him to get off his crutches as soon as possible, because the injury would develop scar tissue if he did not walk on it. If an injury develops scar tissue, later on it can be worse and more painful and you lose mobility. Some people ...read more

  • Americans Waste More Than 2 Hours A Day At Work, ...

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 10, 2009
     | 1,643 views

    AMERICANS WASTE MORE THAN 2 HOURS A DAY AT WORK, COSTING COMPANIES $759 BILLION A YEAR, ACCORDING TO SALARY.COM AND AMERICA ONLINE SURVEY Top Time-Wasting Activities 1. Surfing Internet (personal use) 44.7% 2. Socializing with co-workers 23.4% 3. ...read more

  • Dad's Alarm

    Contributed by Paul Collins on Sep 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,939 views

    DAD'S ALARM A father wrote about what happened when his son David was about five years old. They attended a church where it was common for the preacher to invite children to the front for a special sermon. On one particular morning, he brought up a smoke detector and asked the children if anyone ...read more

  • Pants On The Ground

    Contributed by Engleburg Toney on Jun 6, 2010
     | 3,635 views

    PANTS ON THE GROUND I believe the General, Larry Platt, was right. We are talking about something as simple as "Pants on the ground, pants on the ground, looking like a fool with yo' pants on the ground, with the gold in yo' mouth, hat turned sideways, pants hit da ground, call yourself a ...read more

  • Jesus Is Unchanging

    Contributed by David Tack on Oct 26, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,318 views

    JESUS IS UNCHANGING "But nothing about our Lord Jesus Christ has changed down to this very hour. His love has not changed. It hasn’t cooled off, and it needs no increase because He has already loved us with infinite love and there is no way that infinitude can be increased." Ref: Tozer, A.W. I ...read more

  • Relay Team Wins Race By Yelling

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2009
     | 4,078 views

    Relay Team Wins Race by Yelling "Stop" during Final Baton Pass I ran track in High School and my thing was running the sprints, 100, 200, hurdles, relays and such. In my Junior year the School hired a new track coach. At every practice this coach would give a short talk on strategy and tactics for ...read more

  • Guardrails

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2012
     | 4,197 views

    GUARDRAILS A guardrail is actually a system designed to keep vehicles from straying into dangerous or off-limit areas. Now, nobody pays attention to guardrails unless you need one. There are all different kinds of guardrails, but guardrails are that invisible part of our driving experience. We’re ...read more

  • Has Anyone Ever Asked You?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 31, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,566 views

    HAS ANYONE EVER ASKED YOU? Opal Whetset is a Christian writer. One night she was on a Greyhound bus between Flagstaff, Arizona and Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was a cold February night and the bus stopped in a small Indian community. A young American Indian teenager boarded the bus and sat down ...read more

  • The Dog Gone Story!  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 28, 2003
    based on 40 ratings
     | 5,550 views

    THE DOG GONE STORY! Many years ago before airplanes and the great jets of today, people had to travel by ships. These great ocean going vessels were very slow sailing across long distances. The King of Greece made the decision to travel to the USA. The King had heard of the vast land and how God ...read more

  • Bad Granny And Gramps

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 13, 2007
     | 2,062 views

    Bad Granny & Gramps. I know grandparents who promised their grandchildren the same thing, Finish high school and we will pay for your college; And they could, they were very, very, well off. The grandparents picked the potential schools for each of the three children; Stanford, Berkley, ...read more

  • George Burns A Comedian From Another Generation ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Mar 13, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,279 views

    George Burns a comedian from another generation once sang a song titled I wish I was 18 again At a restaurant in Dallas an old man chimed in, And I thought he was out of his head. Just being a young man I just laughed it off When I heard what that old man had said. He said I’ll never again ...read more

  • A Woman Came To Dr. Chalmers One Day And Said: ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Hamby on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,256 views

    “A woman came to Dr. Chalmers one day and said: Dr. Chalmers, I cannot get my child to come to the Savior. I’ve talked and talked to her, but it’s no use.’ The doctor thought to himself … and said, ‘Let me talk with your daughter by myself, and we will see what may be done.’ One day he met with ...read more