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  • Then God!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 18, 2007
     | 3,955 views

    THEN GOD! WHAT IS THE LITTLE AMONG SO GREAT A NEED? JESUS ALREADY KNEW WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO! JESUS JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT KIND OF FAITH PHILIP HAD? PHILIP HAD THE FAITH --- BUT THEY LET GO OF THE FAITH --- THEN GOD! A. THERE IS MORE TO THE TEST THAN JUST REALIZING PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY! John 6:5 ...read more

  • The Lovely Words Of Praise And Faith Found In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Sep 29, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,515 views

    The lovely words of praise and faith found in the hymn Now Thank We All Our God would lead us to believe that this hymn was written during a time of victory. Quite the opposite was the case. Martin Rinkart, a Lutheran pastor in Eilenburg, Germany, wrote the hymn during the Thirty Year War which ...read more

  • Once A Farmer Was Interviewing Prospective ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Gibson on Apr 10, 2001
    based on 137 ratings
     | 3,235 views

    Once a farmer was interviewing prospective workers. The farmer liked one young man especially as he seemed very joyful and able. He asked the man ’What makes you think you can have the job ?’. The man answered, ’I can sleep when the wind blows!’. The farmer thought his answer very strange but liked ...read more

  • Chuck Swindoll Tells A Story About A Man Living ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Sep 5, 2001
    based on 58 ratings
     | 4,716 views

    Chuck Swindoll tells a story about a man living in Atlanta who was flipping through the Yellow Pages in search of a restaurant. His noticed an entry for a place called The Church of God Grill. His curiosity got the best of him and he dialed the number. A man answered with a cheery, "Hello! Church ...read more

  • Let Me Close Off With A Baptism I Was Able To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 10, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 2,052 views

    Let me close off with a baptism I was able to witness in Lexington. A man after the service was baptized, he was in a wheel chair, he had MS. Before he was baptized into Christ, he shared this story. He said that he was so pumped about being baptized that he woke up at 4 in the morning. And ...read more

  • More Incorrect  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,132 views

    *More Incorrect* Two young engineers applied for a single position at a computer company. They both had the same qualifications. In order to determine which individual to hire, the applicants were asked to take a test by the department manager. Upon completion of the test, both men missed only ...read more

  • I Can Remember Another Time When Dad And I Went ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on Aug 9, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,386 views

    I can remember another time when Dad and I went to lunch at Wimpy’s. Wimpy’s was one of those hole in the wall kind of establishments that served the basic hot dogs and hamburgers. It was found on the south side of Lansing in a predominately African-American neighborhood. When we entered this one ...read more

  • David Peterson, Former Pastor At The First ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Clark on Nov 29, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,027 views

    David Peterson, former pastor at the First Presbyterian Church in Spokane, Washington, told about a time when he was preparing his sermon. His little daughter came in and said, "Daddy, can we play?" He answered, "I’m awfully sorry, Sweetheart, but I’m right in the middle of preparing this sermon. ...read more

  • When The Preacher's Car Broke Down On A Country ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,244 views

    When the preacher’s car broke down on a country road, he walked to a nearby roadhouse to use the phone. After calling for a tow truck, he spotted his old friend, Frank, drunk and shabbily dressed at the bar. “What happened to you, Frank?” asked the good reverend. “You used to be rich.” Frank ...read more

  • When The Preacher's Car Broke Down On A Country ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,760 views

    When the preacher’s car broke down on a country road, he walked to a nearby roadhouse to use the phone. After calling for a tow truck, he spotted his old friend, Frank, drunk and shabbily dressed at the bar. "What happened to you, Frank?" asked the good reverend. "You used to be rich." Frank told a ...read more

  • Easter Is To Our Faith What Water Is To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,054 views

    Easter is to our faith what water is to the ocean, what stone is to the mountain, what blood is to your body. It is the unique substance of redemptive reality. It is the first and final word in the dictionary of God. It says that Christ is the Author and Finisher of our faith. —Raymond I. ...read more

  • One Way To Win: Bet It All

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 12, 2009
     | 2,138 views

    ONE WAY TO WIN: BET IT ALL God has the answers that we need. I often see people not trusting in God and truly seeking His face. Worshiping with others and seeking out the answers that we are looking for is often done superficially. We show up once or twice and wonder why "church" doesn't seem to ...read more

  • Maybe God Wants Us To Say Wow

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 25, 2009
     | 2,905 views

    MAYBE GOD WANTS US TO SAY WOW Last week a young man asked me why God made sharks. I could have come up with many scientific answers, but again the point of all this is to give God glory, so I finally answered "Maybe sometimes God just wants us to say wow." I used to wonder why God made mosquitoes ...read more

  • Why Worship?  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on Apr 9, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 5,341 views

    WHY WORSHIP? We need to let go of our intellectual idea of worship and realize there is more to worship than a sermon; we have to let go of our evangelistic notion of worship and reckon with the fact that worship is not primarily directed toward the sinners who need to be converted; we must let ...read more

  • I Never Will Forget Hearing The Testimony Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Feb 10, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,793 views

    I never will forget hearing the testimony of a pastor whose experience I heard on tape one day in class, when I was in seminary. I do not remember the pastor’s name. But, I can recall most of what he said when he gave the testimony that I am about to share with you. He said, "When I first started ...read more

  • There Are Times When People Are Not Ready For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 24, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,886 views

    There are times when people are not ready for what happens, even though they should be ready. My friend Curt Hatch went to Moody Bible Institute. He paid his own way by working at a night job. Curt had to choose, at times, which classes in which he would stay awake. One of those was not a first ...read more

  • Henry W. Grady Was Speaking On The Greatness Of ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 4, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,662 views

    Henry W. Grady was speaking on the greatness of America, and he said, “I have stood by Hampton Roads in Chesapeake Bay, and saw there deployed the great naval strength of America. And then, on the shore, the parading might of our armies. And as I looked at the navy and as I looked at the army, I ...read more

  • 5 Ways To Get Rid Of Your Pastor  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 9, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,723 views

    5 WAYS TO GET RID OF YOUR PASTOR John R. Rice told of five ways to get rid of your pastor that you might should think about. 1. Sit on the front pew, smile and say AMEN real loud. Your pastor will preach himself to death. 2. Compliment your Pastor often, pat him on the back, brag on how well he ...read more

  • Serving Jesus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,616 views

    Serving Jesus • A certain family in a Southern Baptist Church had been inactive for years. • The family simply never went to church any more and every effort to get them to attend had failed. • One day one of the sons, name John, was bitten by a rattlesnake. The father immediately sent for the ...read more

  • Dr. Norman Shawchuck Has Pastored United ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 1, 2007
     | 1,787 views

    Dr. Norman Shawchuck has pastored United Methodist congregations in North Dakota and Indiana and is a prolific author and retreat leader in the area of spiritual formation. His contemporary prayer of repentance is so personally powerful: “O God, I surrender to you the habits and sins that, like ...read more