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  • I Want To Stay With You  PRO

    Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 26, 2008
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,115 views

    I Want to Stay With You That reminds me of what happened one Sunday after a Child Dedication service. As a young family was driving away from church after the dedication of their baby, little Johnny, the older brother, cried all the way home in the back seat of the car. His mother asked him three ...read more

  • Some Fun Hearing What Kids Think About Husbands ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,655 views

    Some fun hearing what kids think about husbands and wives. HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? Alan, age 10—You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. Kirsten, age 10—No person ...read more

  • Unforgettable Bombs - All We Can Do Is Pray?

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Sep 30, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,153 views

    Elmer Bendiner, a crewmember in a World War II B-17 bomber, the Tondalayo, was barraged by flak from Nazi antiaircraft guns. That was not unusual, but on this particular occasion, the gas tanks were hit. Later Elmer reflected on the miracle of a 20 mm shell piercing the fuel tank without touching ...read more

  • Society's Slide Into Sexual Immorality  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 25, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,306 views

    Society's Slide Into Sexual Immorality We are now some 30 years into the sexual revolution that began in the 1960s. What has been the impact on society? What are the implications for the future? Sex is everywhere. It permeates the movies and the television programs we watch, the music we hear, ...read more

  • A Small Congregation In The Foothills Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Crow on Sep 2, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,448 views

    A small congregation in the foothills of the Great Smokies built a new sanctuary on a piece of land willed to them by a church member. Ten days before the new church was to open, the local building inspector informed the pastor that the parking lot was inadequate for the size of the building. Until ...read more

  • The Call Of Bishop Cowther

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,604 views

    The Call of Bishop Cowther That day, as the slaves were packed into the Portuguese slave ship, they probably did not know that they would be free within a few hours. Even as they were freed by the captain of the British frigate, I don’t think anyone knew the incredible long range results. One of ...read more

  • We Get A Whole Bunch

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 1,269 views

    We Get a Whole Bunch Pastor John R Ramsey once wrote, "For some time I have had a person provide me with a rose boutonniere to pin on the lapel of my suit every Sunday. Because I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think much of it. It was a nice gesture that I appreciated, but ...read more

  • Andy Stanley Tells The Story Of When He Was 13 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 6,013 views

    Andy Stanley tells the story of when he was 13 and learning the meaning of the phrase, “Actions speak louder than words.” His dad was the Associate pastor of First Baptist in Atlanta when the senior pastor was asked to resign. Charles Stanley was asked to preach on Sundays until a suitable ...read more

  • One Of Hitler's Bodyguards Was A Man Named Kurt ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 28, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 6,965 views

    One of Hitler’s bodyguards was a man named Kurt Wagner. He adored Hitler and reverenced him as a god. At the end of the war, with Hitler a suicide in a Berlin bunker, Kurt’s faith was shattered and he planned a suicide. Going for a final cup of coffee, he picked up a discarded Gospel tract and ...read more

  • What God Can't Do  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Cooper on Jul 15, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,309 views

    WHAT GOD CAN’T DO A Sunday School teacher was questioning her pupils after a lesson on God’s omnipotence. "Now children," she asked, "is there anything God can’t do?" The Pastors son thrust his hand into the air. The teacher, feeling certain that he had missed the point of the lesson, asked ...read more

  • Facing Crisis  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 26, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,748 views

    Pastor Andrew Murray of South Africa once faced a terrible crisis. Gathering himself into his study, he sat a long while quietly. Prayerfully, thoughtfully. He wrote this in his journal. 1. I am here by God’s appointment; in that fact I will rest. 2. He will keep me here in His love and ...read more

  • I Want You To Watch A Modern Day Example Of What ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005
     | 1,170 views

    I want you to watch a modern day example of what we’re talking about in a clip from the movie, Simon Birch (Chapter 8). Notice particularly the contrast between how some people relate to little Simon Birch versus others. If we were looking for an example of how to not win a child to the Lord I ...read more

  • Church Stats

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 2,398 views

    Church Stats: · 23.9% of Americans belonged to an evangelical denomination in ’65 compared to 25.4% in ’96. · In ’65, 27.2% belonged to a mainline denomination, in ’96 it was down to 22.1%. · Catholics have declined from 23.9% of the U.S. population in ‘65, to 21.8% in ’96. · In ’90, 65% of ...read more

  • Why People Give According To Dr. Ron L. Jones, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,363 views

    Why People Give According to Dr. Ron L. Jones, pastor, author and VP of development at College of Biblical Studies in Houston people give: (1) Because they feel connected to the cause represented by the ministry. (2) Because they believe the ministry is producing changed lives. (3) Because they ...read more

  • My Labeling System  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,662 views

    MY LABELING SYSTEM I have my own system for labeling homemade freezer meals. Forget calling them "Veal Parmigiana" or "Turkey Loaf" or "Beef Pot Pie." If you look in my freezer you’ll see "Whatever," "Anything," "I Don’t Know," and, my favorite, "Food." That way when I ask my husband what he ...read more

  • Three Boys Were Talking About Their Fathers ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 22, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 1,775 views

    Three boys were talking about their fathers exellence. One of them said:my father is a great professor. When he is talking about a subject, only 10 persons in the world can understand him!The second boy said: my father is great brain surgeon, when he is talking about his surgery only 5 person in ...read more

  • Gem Collection

    Contributed by Roger Miller on Apr 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,747 views

    GEM COLLECTION Len Sweet, a Methodist preacher, tells how he complimented a woman in Rustin, Louisiana on her jewelry. She smiled and said, "Thank you. I collect gems." I agreed and said, "It shows." "No," she insisted. "I don't collect those gems. I collect real 'gems.' I have a gem of a ...read more

  • A Letter For Joe

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 8, 2010
     | 2,778 views

    A LETTER FOR JOE Joseph Parker was a popular preacher in London, England in the late 1800's. He was the pastor of the large City Temple. One Sunday as he was going to the pulpit a woman in the balcony tossed a piece of paper on the platform before him. He picked it up and read it. It contained ...read more

  • Are You ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 30, 2010
     | 1,369 views

    Are you crazy? When viewed from an earthly perspective, the man seems crazy. If we were as close to God as Ezra, it would be seen that his world was crazy. Crazy to think that one could defy God’s laws and yet escape God’s judgment! Indeed, the one pulling his hair out was one of the few sane ...read more

  • Who Did You Come To Worship?

    Contributed by Jun Suyat on Apr 25, 2011
     | 2,024 views

    WHO DID YOU COME TO WORSHIP? Henry Ward Beecher was one of the great preachers of the 19th Century. He was ill one Sunday, so a substitute pastor walked up to the pulpit as the worship service began. Seeing that Dr. Beecher would not be speaking that day, a number of people got up and headed for ...read more