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  • Love Of God

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 16, 2010
     | 5,866 views

    LOVE OF GOD Let’s say you had a child who kept getting in trouble, you kept bailing him out as a child, and eventually as he grew up even you couldn’t bail him out anymore, you had to let him go live his life the way he was choosing because nothing you or anyone else did could stop ...read more

  • Two Young Children On Mother's Day Presented ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Steve on Mar 8, 2002
    based on 125 ratings
     | 6,171 views

    Two young children on mother’s day presented their mom with a houseplant. The older of the children said with a sad face, “There was a bouquet we wanted to give you at the flower shop. It was really pretty, but it was too expensive. It had a ribbon on it that said, ‘Rest in ...read more

  • The Younger A Person Is, The Less Likely They Are ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,359 views

    The younger a person is, the less likely they are to engage in the religious behavior. 34% of Baby Busters (people ages 18 to 35) say they are "absolutely committed to the Christian faith," compared to 52% of Baby Boomers (ages 1946-64), 63% of the Builders (ages 55 to 73), ...read more

  • Attending Church Matters

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jun 27, 2010
     | 2,142 views

    ATTENDING CHURCH MATTERS The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry in spring 1997 released an article that shows older people who base their Christian faith on TV programmes have a higher rate of depression and lower health than the general population. While those who base their Christian life ...read more

  • How Long, O Lord?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,607 views

    How Long, O Lord? Overview of Revelation—Revelation 1:1-8 A woman went to the doctor’s office, where she was seen by one of the new doctors, but after about 4 minutes in the examination room, she burst out, screaming as she ran down the hall. An older doctor stopped her and asked what the problem ...read more

  • We Read In The Papers, We Hear On The ...

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jun 16, 2008
     | 3,065 views

    We read in the papers, we hear on the air, Of killing and stealing, and crime everywhere. We sigh, and we say, as we notice the trend, "This young generation! Where will it all end?" But can we be sure that it’s their fault alone? That maybe most of it isn’t really our own ? Too much money to spend ...read more

  • Prayed Into The Kingdom

    Contributed by Michael Walther on May 25, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,705 views

    PRAYED INTO THE KINGDOM Chuck Sackett did not grow up in a Christian home. But he joined the Boy Scouts and wanted to complete the “God and Country” merit badge. So he walked a few blocks to a small church for several weeks. He filled out his papers, and did what he had to do get that badge. ...read more

  • Forgiving And Forgetting

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 15, 2010
     | 4,910 views

    FORGIVING AND FORGETTING Mr. Peale tells a story about a man who suffered from many health problems: headaches, skin troubles, gastric disturbances, insomnia. It did not take Mr. Peale long to discover that one basic cause was the burning anger that he felt toward his brother. The brother, the ...read more

  • The Golden ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010
     | 3,749 views

    The Golden Rule Four men sit down together. In the discussion they start to speak about what is called “the Golden Rule,” and how it is understood. The first speaks. “Leviticus 19 says, “Love your neighbour as yourself.” But who is my neighbour? The great rabbi Hillel, who is one of the main ...read more

  • Two Elderly, Excited Southern Women Were Sitting ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Nov 27, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,024 views

    Two elderly, excited Southern women were sitting together in the front pew of church listening to a fiery preacher. When this preacher condemned the sin of stealing, these two ladies cried out at the tops of their lungs, "AMEN, BROTHER!"When the preacher condemned the sin of lust, they yelled ...read more

  • Who Came To Worship

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,551 views

    Henry Ward Beecher knew he was going to be absent from the pulpit of Plymouth Church one Sunday, so he asked his brother to preach for him. When the worship service began, and it became apparent that the great preacher would not be speaking that particular morning, some people got up and started to ...read more

  • Now, He's Meddling

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 5,710 views

    Two elderly, excited Southern women were sitting together in the front pew of church listening to a fiery preacher. When this preacher condemned the sin of stealing, these two ladies cried out at the tops of their lungs, "AMEN, BROTHER"When the preacher condemned the sin of lust, they yelled again, ...read more

  • The New Baby...?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 13, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,802 views

    THE NEW BABY...? For weeks a six-year-old lad kept telling his first-grade teacher about the baby brother or sister that was expected at his house. One day the mother allowed the boy to feel the movements of the unborn child. The six-year old was obviously impressed, but made no comment. ...read more

  • Jas 3:1 Not Many Of You Should Presume To Be ...

    Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jul 27, 2007
     | 915 views

    Jas 3:1 Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who ...read more

  • A Man Flew Into Chicago & Hired A Taxi To Take ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 2, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 6,501 views

    A man flew into Chicago & hired a taxi to take him downtown. As he was riding along they came to a red light & the driver went right on through the red light. The man said, "Hey, the light was red. You’re supposed to stop." The driver said, "Yeah, I know, but my brother does it all the ...read more

  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer (German Hung By Nazi's At The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 4, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
     | 2,342 views

    Dietrich Bonhoeffer (German hung by Nazi’s at the age of 35) in his book life together has a chapter on confession – it is one of the most powerful discussions on biblical confession that I have ever read…. Bonhoeffer writes Why is that it is often easier for us to confess our sins to God than ...read more

  • Love Your Enemies  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,029 views

    LOVE YOUR ENEMIES An Armenian nurse had been held captive along with her brother by the Turks. Her brother was slain by a Turkish soldier before her eyes. Somehow she escaped and later became a nurse in a military hospital. One day she was stunned to find that the same man who had killed her ...read more

  • There Was A Professor Who Told His Class That ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 2, 2007
     | 1,519 views

    There was a professor who told his class that man is only a meaningless piece of protoplasm. He dismissed class early because of grief over his young daughter, whose life would be scarred because she had run off with an older man. A Christian student asked, “How can ...read more

  • Warren Wiersbe Tells A Story Of When He Was A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,273 views

    Warren Wiersbe tells a story of when he was a young man preaching on the last days with all the events of prophecy clearly laid out and perfectly planned. At the end of the service an older gentleman came up to him and whispered in his ear, “I used to have the Lord’s return planned out ...read more

  • The Pressure Is On!

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 3, 2024
     | 728 views

    This older Jewish man was on the operating table awaiting surgery and he insisted that his son, a renown surgeon, perform the operation. As he was about to receive the anesthesia he asked to speak to his son. Yes Dad, what is it? Dont be nervous, do your best and just remember, if it doesnt ...read more

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