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  • 5 Ways To Get Rid Of Your Pastor  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 9, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,848 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

  • Years Ago, There Was A Great Preacher In Our ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,346 views

    Years ago, there was a great preacher in our brotherhood named Owen Crouch. He was a man who had been highly regarded, but he now was retired on limited income. So he was delighted when some businessmen approached him who said wanted him to be part of their company. Because of his sterling ...read more

  • What Is The Purpose Of Baptism?

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,985 views

    What is the purpose of baptism? Steve Atkerson states: “John the Baptist explicitly stated the purpose of his baptism when he said, "I baptize you with water for repentance" (Mt 3:11). Did John baptize them so that they could repent or because they already had repented? That is, was John’s baptism ...read more

  • If Two People Want To Be Married, They Go Through ...  PRO

    Contributed by Nathan Eyland on Mar 10, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,538 views

    If two people want to be married, they go through a number of rites or ceremonies as part of a larger ceremony of marriage. They might exchange rings, they take a vow, the sign papers, and they publicly kiss. Depending on the faith tradition in which they get married, they do all things to be ...read more

  • A Young New Minister Fresh From Bible College ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,922 views

    A young new minister fresh from bible college wanted everybody in the new town where he was preaching to be bapized. One day he was walking through a section in town and spotted a homeless man sitting in an alley. He strolled up to the man and asked him if he knew Jesus. The man informed him that ...read more

  • I'd Like To Finish By Reading This Little Excerpt ...  PRO

    Contributed by Vanita George on Apr 20, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,190 views

    I’d like to finish by reading this little excerpt I picked from TD Jakes’ book called “God’s Leading Ladies” and it goes as below:- To become a leading lady, you must raise the curtain and step forward. You must extend yourself beyond the self-imposed limits, external pressures, and patriarchal ...read more

  • A Friend Of Mine Visited Portugal Some Years Ago ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,734 views

    A friend of mine visited Portugal some years ago on an evangelistic tour. He was delighted to find many believers who were “spiritual giants,” among them a missionary from Great Britain named Eric Barker. He had spent over 50 years in Portugal preaching the gospel, often under adverse conditions. ...read more

  • Mike Breaux, When He Was The Sr. Pastor At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 14, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,465 views

    Mike Breaux, when he was the Sr. Pastor at Southland Christian Church in Lexington, KY, made this point in a dramatic fashion. On the day he was to preach on the very text we’re studying, from James 2, Mike dressed up as a destitute bag lady and entered the Church service just as it began. He was ...read more

  • I Once Took A Graduate Level Class On The ...

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Jan 10, 2010
     | 2,674 views

    I once took a graduate level class on the psychology of learning, and in that class we talked about the way people learn. And I remember one time we were talking about babies and how they perceive certain things. It was kind of amusing actually, but they did a study where they would sit a baby ...read more

  • At The Bottom Of Many Of His Musical Manuscripts, ...

    Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Apr 17, 2010
     | 2,554 views

    At the bottom of many of his musical manuscripts, the great organist and composer Johann Sebastian Bach often wrote the letters "INDNJC." Those letters stood for "In Nomine Domini Nostri Jesu Christi" — in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. INDNJC. They did not appear on Bach's manuscripts by ...read more

  • A Young Boy Gets A Driving ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,029 views

    A Young Boy Gets A Driving Permit A young boy had just gotten his driving permit. He asked his father if they could discuss his use of the family car. His father took him into his study and said, “I’ll make a deal with you. You bring your grades up, study the Bible a little, get your hair cut, ...read more

  • Waiting Vs. Watching For Him

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,853 views

    WAITING VS. WATCHING FOR HIM The Lord told us not only to wait for him but to watch for him, and he has pronounced a special blessing on those who watch. The difference between waiting and watching is illustrated in a story told of a Scotch fishing village. After days at sea, the skipper of a ...read more

  • Wahlstrom's Wonder  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,918 views

    WAHLSTROM'S WONDER I once read about a certain Mr. Wahlstrom who purchased an old bombsight and took it apart to see what made it work. As he began to put it back together, he decided to add to it some spare parts he had from other projects. Over time, friends and neighbors took an interest in the ...read more

  • Loved, To Be Love

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Apr 22, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,078,350 views

    LOVED, TO BE LOVE One of the neatest gifts I've ever received was this little, hand towel. I was given this during my seminary commencement, and have cherished it ever since. The towel has a little saying on it: "Blessed to be a blessing" Isaiah 61:1. Isaiah 61:1-2 says: "The Spirit of the ...read more

  • Repentance And Baptism  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 11, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,971 views

    REPENTANCE AND BAPTISM Steve Atkerson states: "John the Baptist explicitly stated the purpose of his baptism when he said, 'I baptize you with water for repentance' (Mt 3:11). Did John baptize them so that they could repent or because they already had repented? That is, was John's baptism a means ...read more

  • Buried Treasure

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 25, 2011
     | 6,441 views

    BURIED TREASURE In 1992 volunteers from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, excavating in Caesarea dug up 99 gold coins that had been stashed in a makeshift safe beneath the floor of what was once a private dwelling. Caesarea is considered one of Israel’s richest archaeological sites in that ...read more

  • Prevailing Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Oct 7, 2011
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     | 3,483 views

    PREVAILING PRAYER Daniel Nash and Charles Finney were great evangelists in the early 1800s. On one occasion, when meetings had begun in a particular city, a group of young men confronted Charles Finney, openly announcing that they were going to break up the meetings. Finney and Nash decided this ...read more

  • A Few More Hours

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jan 23, 2013
     | 3,774 views

    A FEW MORE HOURS A young lady busied herself getting ready for a blind date. He had promised dinner at an exclusive downtown restaurant with live music and dancing. Wanting to make a good first impression she had taken the day off work. She cleaned her apartment; she went out that afternoon to ...read more

  • Humorous Hospital Charts

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 23, 2013
     | 4,968 views

    HUMOROUS HOSPITAL CHARTS I came across some notes supposedly found on hospital charts, and I thought you might enjoy them as I did: • The patient refused autopsy. • Note: Patient recovering from forehead cut. Patient became very angry when given an enema by mistake. • Patient has chest pain if she ...read more

  • Wife Died

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 3, 2015
     | 4,526 views

    Booth-Tucker preached in Chicago one day, and out from the throng a burdened laborer came and said to him, before all the audience, "You can talk like that about how Christ is dear to you, and helps you; but if your wife was dead, as my wife is, and you had some babies crying for their mother who ...read more