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  • Dry Truth Or Dynamic Lies?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 26, 2010
     | 2,148 views

    DRY TRUTH OR DYNAMIC LIES? During my first year of ministry here, I asked a hypothetical question: If you had the choice of attending a church where the pastor believed and taught the Bible but was dry and not a very good speaker, or a church where the pastor believed that the Bible contained many ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Oh, Hosanna  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 20, 2011
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    OH, HOSANNA On a Palm Sunday some time ago, 5-year-old Stephanie sat on her aunt’s lap while they listened to the pastor’s sermon together. He described Jesus’ approach to Jerusalem and how the crowds cried, "Hosanna, Hosanna!" At that, Stephanie perked up and began to sing, "Oh, Hosanna, now ...read more

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  • God's Will And The Tablecloth

    Contributed by John Perry on Apr 8, 2010
     | 2,611 views

    GOD'S WILL AND THE TABLECLOTH It happened in 1948, just a few days before Christmas. A flash flood ravaged a small town, leaving a gaping hole in the wall of an old church building--right behind the pulpit. The young pastor knew there was no time to fix the damage and decided to make the best of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Standing On The Door

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2011
     | 3,964 views

    STANDING ON THE DOOR You see, when we Christians do a poor job, then people don't want to have anything to do with our Christ. God's own name as well as the Christian faith itself is on the line. When we disrespect our supervisors, then our supervisors disrespect our Savior, and we become a ...read more

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  • The Person Who Wastes Today Crying Over ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Feb 15, 2009
     | 1,002 views

    “The person who wastes today crying over yesterday will waste tomorrow crying over ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mary Illustrates

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 4, 2012
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    Mary illustrates that hungry heart that wants to understand the depth of this great salvation. --John ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Some Of Us Fear Conflict, Like The Grass In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 3, 2002
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     | 2,679 views

    Some of us fear conflict, like the grass in the African proverb, “when bull elephants fight, the grass always loses.” Others of us dread conflict much like opening the proverbial can of worms without knowing how to get them back in. Others of us, however, seem to deal with it quite well like the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Addressing A National Seminar Of Southern Baptist ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,822 views

    Addressing a national seminar of Southern Baptist leaders, George Gallup said, "We find there is very little difference in ethical behavior between churchgoers and those who are not active religiously...The levels of lying, cheating, and stealing are remarkable similar in both groups. Eight out of ...read more

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  • A Young Boy Was Waiting After Church For His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 14, 2003
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    A young boy was waiting after church for his family. The pastor saw him standing around and struck up a conversation. Noticing the boy had just come from Sunday School, the pastor thought he would ask him a question to see what he was learning. He said, “Young man, if you can tell me something ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • A Man Passed By A Cage At The Zoo And Noticed ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Nov 8, 2003
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    A man passed by a cage at the zoo and noticed that in the cage was both a large lion and an active monkey. He saw a zoo worker nearby and asked, ‘How does that work having both a lion and a monkey in the same cage? It works ok for the most part. Do they ever not get along? Every once in a ...read more

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  • Addressing A National Seminar Of Southern ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Nov 28, 2004
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     | 2,445 views

    “Addressing a national seminar of Southern Baptist leaders, George Gallup said, "We find there is very little difference in ethical behavior between churchgoers and those who are not active religiously...The levels of lying, cheating, and stealing are remarkable similar in both groups. Eight out of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Where Have All The Tithes Gone? Christian ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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     | 2,216 views

    Where have All The Tithes Gone? Christian Stewardship Association reports 85% of pastor’s feel they haven’t been taught or empowered to teach principles of biblical stewardship and finance. 90% of churches have no program to teach stewardship principles. We are in the midst of a 26-year decline in ...read more

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  • Multigenerational Households: In The 2000 Census ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,467 views

    Multigenerational Households: In the 2000 Census extended families with kids, parents and grandparents, totaled 4.2 million homes. Another 43.6 million households included people from two generations. 57.5 million households consisted of only one generation. Single-adult households are now the most ...read more

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  • During The Tenure Of The Great Orator Henry Ward ...

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Jul 26, 2006
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    During the tenure of the great orator Henry Ward Beecher, a visiting minister (Beecher’s brother) once substituted for the popular pastor. A large audience had already assembled to hear Beecher, and when the substitute pastor stepped into the pulpit, several disappointed listeners began to move ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • There Is Your Revival

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Jun 22, 2007
     | 4,705 views

    *ILLUSTRATION* When my father walked into church that Easter Sunday morning and sat down, God told the pastor of that church, there is your revival. The pastor and another gentleman from the church went over to our home the next week to visit my Dad and to invite him back. 5 weeks after that ...read more

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • We Have All Heard The Expression, "It's Enough ...

    Contributed by Rick D Brackett on Feb 15, 2008
     | 2,968 views

    We have all heard the expression, “It’s enough to make a preacher cuss”. There’s the story of a boy trying to sell a broken down lawnmower. The local pastor walked up and he was able to persuade him to buy it. The pastor pulled on the rope several times but the mower wouldn’t start. The boy told ...read more

    Denomination: Church Of God

  • After The Service Was Over, A Young Man Was ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 9, 2008
     | 2,226 views

    After the service was over, a young man was sitting off to the side of a group. This young man had been in some trouble and was going the wrong direction, but was trying to turn around. The pastor went up to him and asked him about his commitment to God. The young man responded, "I have always ...read more

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Addressing A National Seminar Of Southern Baptist ...

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jul 25, 2008
     | 1,349 views

    Addressing a national seminar of Southern Baptist leader, George Gallup said, "We find there is very little difference in ethical behavior between churchgoers and those who are not active religiously...The levels of lying, cheating, and stealing are remarkable similar in both groups. Eight out of ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Good ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 2,795 views

    GOOD FIGHTS A good fight with your spouse may be good for your health, according to preliminary results of a University of Michigan 17-year study. The study looked at how suppressed anger and the resulting buildup of resentment in a marriage affect overall mortality rates. Couples in which both ...read more

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  • The Gift Of Their Lives

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 21, 2012
     | 2,715 views

    THE GIFT OF THEIR LIVES A Dutch pastor was helping Jews escape the Nazis when he himself caught. He was loaded into a boxcar with several Jews and others to be sent to a concentration camp. It was a long, frightening journey through the night. Finally the train stopped, the doors opened, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist