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  • The Called

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 15, 2019
     | 3,871 views

    The Called are those who have been summoned by God. Called to salvation (Rom. 8:30) Called both Jews and Gentiles (1 Cor. 1:24) Called "with a holy calling" (2 Timothy 1:9) Called with a heavenly calling (Heb. 3:1) Called out of darkness into His marvelous light (1Pet. 2:9) Called to ...read more

  • Who Was Salome?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 11, 2025
     | 340 views

    By comparing Matt. 27:56 with John 19:25, it seems likely that Salome was sister to Mary (Jesus’ mother). “By inference from the other Gospel accounts, Salome is also identified with the mother of the sons of Zebedee (Mt. 27:56) and with the sister of Mary the mother of Jesus…. (John 19:25)… If ...read more

  • The Christian's Passion  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,737 views

    The Christian's Passion "Denying Oneself" There is a tale of the great English actor Macready. Macready was once asked by a preacher; "What is the difference between you and me?" You see the actor appeared before crowds night after night proclaiming fiction and people listened with delight. The ...read more

  • Love Is A Process  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,201 views

    LOVE IS A PROCESS When we obey the truth, whether we feel like it or not, we can "love one another deeply from the heart." That's what Bible College professor, Yohanna Katanacho, discovered. He pastors a small church in the Israeli city of Jerusalem. He is a Palestinian living in Israel, and a ...read more

  • False Converts

    Contributed by Rick Palmer on Oct 5, 2018
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,372 views

    As an archery deer hunter I walk a lot out in nature. Yesterday as I was walking across a corn field I found a small branch of pretty colored leaves. My wife loves collecting leaves and doing crafts with them. I looked around and there were no trees with in a great distance from the leaves. How ...read more

  • For The Rest Of My Life!!  PRO

    Contributed by Ian Biss on Jul 2, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 5,225 views

    FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!! A little girl had been trying for months to learn the art of tying her shoes. She finally grasped the knack and was able to do it by herself. Her parents expected the child to be delighted, but were surprised by her disappointment. Her father asked why she was crying. ...read more

  • There Are Some Events You'd Just Rather Not Be A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,556 views

    There are some events you’d just rather not be a part of. For example, on November 2, 2002, a coalition of atheist organizations (such as American Atheists, the Young Atheist Society, and the Institute for Unicorn Research) will be sponsoring the “Godless Americans March on Washington”. After so ...read more

  • Paying The Bully  PRO

    Contributed by William Neel on Jan 14, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,625 views

    In his book Fuzzy Memories, Jack Handey writes: There used to be this bully who would demand my lunch money every day. Since I was smaller, I would give it to him. Then I decided to fight back. I started taking karate lessons. But then the karate lesson guy said I had to start paying him five ...read more

  • I Heard Howard Hendricks Tell About A Time Early ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 24, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 946 views

    I heard Howard Hendricks tell about a time early in his teaching ministry when he worked up a humdinger of a series on prayer. At the end of his study he knew more about prayer than he had ever imagined he could know. He had worked it into a grand presentation and couldn’t wait to preach it. As ...read more

  • When Hitler Began Interfering With The Churches ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 19, 2003
    based on 46 ratings
     | 2,426 views

    "When Hitler began interfering with the churches and humiliating the German Jews, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a loyal German himself, began to resist and protest. He refused to participate in the state churches, which bowed down to the fuehrer’s demands. Several of Bonhoeffer’s friends urged him to bend. ...read more

  • A Man Went To Church With An Angel As Guide. The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Doubt on Jan 28, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,375 views

    A man went to church with an angel as guide. The church was filled, but oddly, there was no sound. The organist played, but no music could be heard; the choir’s lips moved, but no song came forth. The pastor went through the motions of preaching, but the man heard nothing. He asked the angel, ...read more

  • But I Just Have To Give!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 22, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,913 views

    BUT I JUST HAVE TO GIVE! Eric Hulstrand writes in Leadership magazine: "While I was preaching one Sunday, an elderly woman, Mary, fainted and struck her head on the end of the pew. Immediately, an EMT in the congregation called an ambulance. As they strapped her to a stretcher and got ready to ...read more

  • Seeking The Feet Of Jesus On The Farm During ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 30, 2005
     | 2,963 views

    Seeking the feet of Jesus on the farm during prayer so that I might one day hear Him say “Well done good and faithful servant”. Instead He spoke to my heart, that if I wanted to be a “good and faithful servant”, one thing I would have to do all the days of my life and that is to follow where His ...read more

  • What Do People Want In Their Pastors? A New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,548 views

    What Do People Want In Their Pastors? A new study by Hartford Institute researcher Adair Lummis reveals that, first and foremost, lay leaders want a pastor with an authentic religious life. Most lay people define that as a person whose faith combines both head and heart; a person whose lifestyle ...read more

  • There Was A Large Preachers' Convention Held In ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 13, 2007
     | 2,211 views

    There was a large PREACHERS’ convention held in Nashville, Tennessee. And during the BREAK, several of the PREACHERS ran across the street from the CONVENTION CENTER to purchase some SNACKS from a CONVENIENT STORE. The STORE CLERK started CHECKING out the PREACHERS one by one—CHIPS, GUM, ...read more

  • Turn Around

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Sep 27, 2007
     | 2,298 views

    Illustration: Turn Around Repentance is not basically a religious word. It comes from a culture where people were essentially nomadic and lived in a world with no maps or street signs. It’s easy to get lost walking through the desert. You become aware that the countryside is strange. You ...read more

  • God Fulfills His Promise

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Feb 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,145 views

    ILUSTRATION God gave me a dream one night, I was on the platform preaching in a large church with a pie shaped auditorium, and there were people there I knew and people I didn’t know. The presence of the Lord had inhabited the place and the glory was falling. God told me, this was my pastorate. Go ...read more

  • You Probably Didn't Know I Watched Or That My ...

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 7, 2008
     | 2,008 views

    You probably didn’t know I watched or that my eyes did see That you have practiced what you preached And you influenced me. You spoke your words with power and you caused me to believe I thank my God for men like you for you influenced me. You taught me by the life you lead your actions were the ...read more

  • Just Hours Before His Crucifixion, Jesus Showed ...

    Contributed by J. Allen Lucas on Mar 17, 2008
     | 2,193 views

    Just hours before His crucifixion, Jesus showed His love once again for mankind by sitting down and serving His disciples. While they bickered among themselves as to who was the greatest among them, Jesus set about the task of ministry. It was not a glorious position of preaching or standing in ...read more

  • A Vicar Was Retiring After 25 Years In The ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 19, 2008
     | 2,882 views

    A vicar was retiring after 25 years in the parish. As he came to clear out his bedroom, he found a small bowl with 5 eggs and £1,000 in it. Baffled he called his wife, "Darling, what is this little basket under the bed with five eggs and £1,000 in it?" "Oh," she said "I must confess that everytime ...read more