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  • When God Forgives, He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010
     | 4,812 views

    “When God Forgives, He Forgets” How different God’s pardon is from ours! So often we forgive as did the mother of the little girl who had been good a whole week, and asked mother for a favor. “I know” was the answer, “that you have been good all this week, but you know your were bad last week.” In ...read more

  • Contentment In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,172 views

    Contentment in the Workplace One of the keys to contentment in your work and finding fulfillment in every area of life is learning to be thankful for what you have been given. Wanting to move forward in your career is not a problem unless it means that you take where you are for granted. As one ...read more

  • Paul Harvey Wrote In Guidepost Magazine About His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ted Mulder on Nov 20, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,205 views

    Paul Harvey wrote in Guidepost Magazine about his own baptism. He said that even though he had received almost every reward for his broadcasting ability that he still felt empty inside. One summer, however, he & his wife were vacationing in a place called Cave Creek, AZ. Sunday morning came & ...read more

  • In The Ultimate Obedience Depicted In 1 Peter 4:1 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 2,640 views

    In the ultimate obedience depicted in 1 Peter 4:1 Believers who have died have ceased from sin will have entered into an eternal condition of holy perfection, free from all sin’s influences and effects (cf. 1 Cor. 15:42–43; 2 Cor. 5:1; Rev. 21:4; 22:14–15). SAFELY HOME I am home in Heaven, dear ...read more

  • In The Ultimate Obedience Depicted In 1 Peter 4:1 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 2,129 views

    In the ultimate obedience depicted in 1 Peter 4:1 Believers who have died have ceased from sin will have entered into an eternal condition of holy perfection, free from all sin’s influences and effects (cf. 1 Cor. 15:42–43; 2 Cor. 5:1; Rev. 21:4; 22:14–15). Poem: Safely Home I am home in Heaven, ...read more

  • In The Ultimate Obedience Depicted In 1 Peter ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
     | 1,894 views

    In the ultimate obedience depicted in 1 Peter 4:1, believers who have died have ceased from sin will have entered into an eternal condition of holy perfection, free from all sin's influences and effects (cf. 1 Cor. 15:42-43; 2 Cor. 5:1; Rev. 21:4; 22:14-15). Poem: Safely Home I am home in Heaven, ...read more

  • What's The Big Deal About The Church?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,784 views

    WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT THE CHURCH? A little girl became restless as the preacher's sermon dragged on and on. Finally, she leaned over to her mother and whispered, "Mommy, if we give him the money now, will he let us go?" I'm sure that's probably how some people feel about most preachers and ...read more

  • In 1969, In Pass Christian, Mississippi, A Group ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,257 views

    In 1969, in Pass Christian, Mississippi, a group of people were preparing to have a "hurricane party" in the face of a storm named Camille. Were they ignorant of the dangers? Could they have been overconfident? Did they let their egos and pride influence their decision? We’ll never know. What we ...read more

  • A Chicken And A Pig Were Walking Past A Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wincci Yin Chee on Jun 19, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,575 views

    A chicken and a pig were walking past a church building one day when they noticed the Sunday morning sermon posted on the outside bulletin board, "Helping the Poor." They walked away when the chicken suddenly came across with a suggestion. "Brother pig, why don’t we give all the poor people a nice ...read more

  • I Like The Old Story About The Guy Who Came ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Oct 10, 2001
    based on 212 ratings
     | 2,074 views

    ILL. I like the old story about the guy who came to church with his family. As they were driving home afterwards he was complaining about everything. He said, “The music was too loud. The sermon was too long. The announcements were unclear. The building was hot. The people were unfriendly.” ...read more

  • I Like The Old Story About The Guy Who Came To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 23, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
     | 4,099 views

    I like the old story about the guy who came to church with his family. As they were driving home afterwards he was complaining about everything. He said, “The music was too loud. The sermon was too long. The announcements were unclear. The building was hot. The people were unfriendly.” He went on & ...read more

  • When It Came To Fishing, Simon, Son Of Jonah, ...

    Contributed by Stephen Evoy on Jan 4, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,887 views

    When it came to fishing, Simon, son of Jonah, appears to have been an angler of dubious ability. There is no record that he ever caught a fish without divine intervention. Most likely, the accounts of those miraculous catches were included in the gospels to assure readers that there was a similar ...read more

  • Henry Wingblade Used To Say That Christian ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,800 views

    Henry Wingblade used to say that Christian personality is hidden deep inside us. It is unseen, like the soup carried in a tureen high over a waiter's head. No one knows what's inside—unless the waiter is bumped and he trips! Just so, people don’t know what's inside us until we've been bumped. But ...read more

  • Henry Wingblade Used To Say That Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
     | 1,167 views

    Henry Wingblade used to say that Christian personality is hidden deep inside us. It is unseen, like the soup carried in a tureen high over a waiter’s head. No one knows what’s inside—unless the waiter is bumped and he trips! Just so, people don’t know what’s inside us until we’ve been ...read more

  • I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
     | 3,011 views

    I CHEATED... Davy Troxel said: My 8-year-old son came home from school with a stuffed animal he had won at the class Valentine party. "How did that happen?" I asked. "Well," he explained, "the teacher put all our names together, then picked one out. I cheated, though," he said, looking ...read more

  • What People Put ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 2,017 views

    WHAT PEOPLE PUT OFF According to a recent USA Today poll, the top five things people put off until the last minute are: House chores/yard work: 47% Holiday gift shopping: 43% Making doctor/dentist appointments: 35% Calling relatives: 31% Changing oil in the car: 29% I think there is one thing ...read more

  • Painting Pictures Of The Lost

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2010
     | 4,144 views

    PAINTING PICTURES OF THE LOST A Bishop Tucker of Uganda was an artist, but how did he become a bishop? One day he was painting a picture of a poor woman, holding a baby, wandering homeless on a stormy night on the dark, deserted street. As the picture grew, the artist suddenly threw down his ...read more

  • Are Your Life's Priorities ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,707 views

    Are Your Life’s Priorities Reversed? Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s, used to say that the three most important things in his life were God, his family, and McDonald’s and that when he got to the office, the order was reversed. As Christians we must never reverse that order. We are an ...read more

  • Make That Same Commitment To Jesus Christ This ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 1, 2008
     | 2,314 views

    Make that same commitment to Jesus Christ this moment, and that assurance will be yours too. You will be prepared to meet your God. Remember and live by the immortal words of P. H. Harding in his awesome poem “Only One Life”: Two little lines I heard one day, Traveling along life’s busy way; ...read more

  • Many Of You Know How Much I Love The Peanuts ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,310 views

    Many of you know how much I love the Peanuts comic strip. In one of the strips, Snoopy, the lovable beagle, was pictured with his left leg broken. Snoopy philosophized about his plight one day while perched on top of his doghouse. He thought, "My body blames my foot for not being able to go places. ...read more