Contributed by Sermon Central on May 20, 2001
based on 111 ratings
| 2,587 views
Two frogs fell into a deep cream bowl;
The one was wise, and a cheery soul.
The other one took a gloomy view
And bade his friend a sad adieu.
Said the other frog with a merry grin,
"I can’t get out, but I won’t give in;
...read more
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 10, 2001
based on 48 ratings
| 2,479 views
THEIR OWN MORAL VIEWS
John Leo in U.S. News quoted a professor Robert Simon of Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. as reporting that "10 to 20% of his students... acknowledged the Holocaust but couldn’t bring themselves to say that killing millions of people was wrong.... one student told Simon, ’Of
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Darren Ethier on Jul 11, 2001
based on 80 ratings
| 3,768 views
Dwight L. Moody once told the fable of an eagle who was envious of another that could fly better than he could. One day the bird saw a sportsman with a bow and arrow and said to him, "I wish you would bring down that eagle up there." The man said he would if he had some feathers for his arrow. So
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 18, 2001
based on 103 ratings
| 2,653 views
While pastoring in West Texas, I learned to true meaning of Matthew 7:1, "Judge not..." I consider myself a friendly person. Our new neighbors were two truck drivers. One morning I spoke, and there was no response from the neighbor. I gave him the benefit of the doubt and tried again on another
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 16, 2001
based on 3 ratings
| 1,872 views
Reasons Why God Was Never Given Tenure At Any American University
1. He had only one major publication.
2. It was written in a foreign language.
3. He quoted no references.
4. It wasn’t published in a certified journal.
5. Some doubted that He actually wrote it.
6. Sure He created the world,
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2002
based on 4 ratings
| 3,231 views
A CLOSE CALL
Edward Steichen, who eventually became one of the world’s most renowned photographers, almost gave up on the day he shot his first pictures. At 16, young Steichen bought a camera and took 50 photos. Only one turned out -- a portrait of his sister at the piano. Edward’s father thought
...read more
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 15, 2002
based on 25 ratings
| 2,358 views
A WORTHLESS PIECE OF PAPER
In 1830, a man named George Wilson was convicted of killing a government employee while robbing the U.S. Mail. He was tried and sentenced to be hanged. Andrew Jackson, then the President, issued a pardon for Wilson, but Wilson did a strange thing: he refused to
...read more
Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 25, 2002
based on 53 ratings
| 2,238 views
Have you ever seen a mob on TV or movies? They are dangerous, and can become murderous in an instant.
People in mobs are like cattle before a stampede. Ever see that? In the movie Red River, John Wayne and his men are moving cattle along the Chisolm trail, and the cattle are spooked by howling
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Wesleyan
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 15, 2002
based on 144 ratings
| 2,211 views
We need to be like the 84 year old grandmother who fiercely maintained her independence and lived alone in the old family home. Her 4 children lived in the same town, but she rarely called them except in emergencies. It was with some apprehension, therefore, that one of her sons drove to her
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
based on 17 ratings
| 2,059 views
Years ago, while traveling down Highway 23 in eastern Kentucky, we would pass by a beautiful brick church. It was in an ideal location.
The church was closed and the windows were broken out, there had not been services there for many years.
I pondered one day -- wonder what happened to that
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Assembly Of God
Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 9, 2002
based on 2 ratings
| 4,043 views
A lighthouse keeper who worked on a rocky stretch of coastline received oil once a month to keep his light burning. Not begin far from a village, he had frequent guests. One night a woman needed oil to keep her family warm. Another night a father needed oil for his lamp. Then another needed oil to
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001
based on 9 ratings
| 2,696 views
Test pilots have a litmus test for evaluating problems. When something goes wrong, they ask, "Is this thing still flying?" If the answer is yes, then there’s no immediate danger, no need to overreact. When Apollo 12 took off, the spacecraft was hit by lightning. The entire console began to glow
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 24, 2002
based on 1 rating
| 6,580 views
We know how telephone conversations are; we usually hear only one side of the conversation. A young boy was talking and his father was listening, "Hello, sir, I was calling you to see if you could use a lawn boy to do your yard work!" "Oh, I see you already have one!" "Well, is he doing your
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2002
based on 33 ratings
| 1,314 views
In their book Your Work Matters to God, Doug Sherman and William Hendricks wrote: “God has made you with a specific design. As one of His creatures, He has given you personal resources – a personality, talent, abilities, interests and so forth – which can be used vocationally …
It is clear
...read more
Sermon Central