Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 31, 2021
Children’s letters to the Pastor
Dear Pastor, I would like to go to heaven someday because I know my brother won't be there. Stephen. Age 8, Chicago
Dear Pastor, I know God loves everybody but He never met my sister. Yours sincerely, Arnold. Age 8, Nashville.
Dear Pastor, Please say
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 26, 2007
The great philanthropist Stanley S. Kresge was often in the company of college presidents or other fund-raisers asking for endowment or financial aid. During the course of discussion, Mr. Kresge would always ask one question, "Do you think the world is better today than it was 2,000 years ago?" I’d
...read more
Denomination:
Pentecostal
based on 1 rating
| 1,313 views
A few weeks ago I visited my family physician, Dr. Stuckert. After a few minutes in the waiting room the nurse took me back. The first thing she did was weigh me, then she took my temperature. Then she asked, why I had come to see the doctor. I told her, I was having headaches for the last
...read more
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
based on 2 ratings
| 1,997 views
Earl Palmer, in a fine little book entitled The Enormous Exception, tells the story of a pre-med student at the University of California, Berkeley "who became a Christian after a long journey through doubts and questions." When Palmer asked the young man why he had chosen Jesus Christ, he answered
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Traci Loewe on Jul 30, 2007
One day, Marty was knocking on some doors to hand out some flyers for their churches upcoming Bible camp. Marty noticed a young lady watching TV in her apartment. There were some old toys outside of her door, so it was obvious to him she might have some children that could come to camp. Marty
...read more
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 14, 2007
based on 4 ratings
| 702 views
Jack
A young man of age 22 was diagnosed with testicular cancer. It was serious. Jack was given a very low chance of making it. But a year later he was healthy and cancer free. A few weeks later it was discovered that Jack had a tumor the size of a football in his belly. It was intertwined around
...read more
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 10, 2007
based on 2 ratings
| 1,518 views
A lot of you have probably never heard of Kyle McDonald,
• Kyle’s mission was to trade one red paperclip for an entire house.
• Before you say, “This guy is nuts,” you should know that he did it , he succeeded.
• He started in July a few years ago.
• He found someone who would trade in a
...read more
Denomination:
Christian Church
Contributed by Dale Harlow on Dec 17, 2007
based on 1 rating
| 2,488 views
But there was a time when you got to Christmas and it all slowed down. You would have the week between Christmas and New Year’s sort of as the holiday. It is not that you didn’t work during that time, but things slowed down significantly. But like those hospital stays it has been shortened
...read more
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Jim Nicodem is the founding, senior pastor of Christ Community Church with campuses in St. Charles, Dekalb, and Blackberry Creek, Illinois. In his sermon “The Straight Scoop on Anger” Pastor Jim shares this illustration: “You’re watching a football game, your favorite team. We’ll assume it’s the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
based on 2 ratings
| 4,159 views
WHERE IS YOUR TREASURE?
Long ago, in a kingdom far, far away, a rich king hired a "fool" to entertain him and make him laugh when he was sad. He gave the fool a golden scepter and told him that when he met a greater fool than he, to pass the golden scepter to that person.
Years passed and one
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2008
based on 1 rating
| 978 views
A man who flew his own plane got tired of the long auto trip from the airport to his country place, which was situated on a lovely lake. The idea came to him to equip his plane with pontoons, so he could land right in front of his cottage. However, on his first trip up to the country with his
...read more
Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FATHER AND A DAD
A Father isn't a Dad because he has given you 'life'.
Or just because your Mother is his wife.
If you have a problem, a Father may not care.
A Dad will ask about your problem, and let you know he is there.
A Father thinks that respect is due him
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 8, 2008
Letting Children Free to Develop?
I’ve used this illustration before, but I think it speaks so well as to the nature of guidance and children:
A Gentleman was once talking with a man who told him that he did not believe in giving little children any moral instruction whatsoever. His theory was
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Other
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Aug 21, 2023
based on 1 rating
| 674 views
Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that God is asleep when
it comes to nations, or that He is out of touch when it comes
to carnal banquets, or that He sits in Heaven wringing His
hands when it comes to godless rulers (and foolish
presidents!) who make unfair, rash, or stupid decisions.
Mark it
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 12, 2024
based on 2 ratings
| 1,081 views
Farmer Jones lived in the countryside alone except for his old dog that he had by his side for years.
But, unfortunately, his pet died and Farmer Jones went in town to see his pastor about his loss. “Pastor, my dog is dead," he said. "Could you possibly do a funeral service for this old
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Sermon Central