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  • A Letter For Joe

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 8, 2010
     | 2,856 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

  • The Fearless Lion Tamer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2010
     | 7,031 views

    THE FEARLESS LION TAMER A 1st grader stood in front of his classroom to make a speech about "What I want to be when I grow up." He said, "I'm going to be a lion tamer and have lots of fierce lions. I'll walk into the cage and they will roar." He paused for a moment, thinking through what he had ...read more

  • Popular Names

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 9, 2010
     | 2,736 views

    POPULAR NAMES (www.ssa.gov) The Social Security Administration keeps records of what children are named each year and publishes those lists for us to consult when naming a child. I looked up some neat facts: 2009 Jacob, Ethan, Michael 2009 Isabella, Emma, Olivia 1990s Michael, Christopher, ...read more

  • A New Man After That Sermon

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 16, 2010
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     | 3,869 views

    A NEW MAN AFTER THAT SERMON The minister’s sermon on this particular Sunday was considerably longer than normal. However, it was so well prepared and inspiring that he just knew it would be a big hit with the congregation. At the end of the service he stood shaking hands with the people as they ...read more

  • Living Without Hope

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 17, 2011
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     | 5,513 views

    LIVING WITHOUT HOPE There was one TV spot which we leased and in my opinion crossed all barriers being the most thought-provoking. It pictured a man sitting in a room by himself with the camera coming up from behind him slowly. As the picture slowly panned past the man to show his dejected face, ...read more

  • Grant's Focus

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 8, 2011
     | 5,180 views

    GRANT'S FOCUS One of the great personalities to come out of the American Civil War was Ulysses S. Grant. One of his strong qualities was his ability to focus. One story is told about him doing some paper work in his tent, and a document he needed was on the other side of tent. So he waddled across ...read more

  • Isolation Society

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 14, 2011
     | 2,212 views

    ISOLATION SOCIETY Here is how Max Lucado rates us as a society: "Call us a fast society, an efficient society, but don't call us a personal society. Our society is set up for isolation. We wear ear buds when we exercise. We communicate via e-mail and text messages. We enter and exit our house with ...read more

  • Voice Of Authority

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 12, 2011
     | 3,496 views

    VOICE OF AUTHORITY When I was serving with YWAM in the summer of 1982, we played a concert at a school in Amsterdam. As the concert ended, the students began to come up to us and talking with us, and believe it or not, some even asked for our autographs. At that moment a tall, thin, man with a ...read more

  • The Mission

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 27, 2011
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    THE MISSION In the movie The Mission, 16th c. Jesuit monks have been working with the Guarani Indians, bringing them not only the gospel but agriculture and medicine and music. Across the ocean, the Treaty of Madrid transfers the land from Portugal to Spain. The Jesuits are evicted, the Indian ...read more

  • Tongue Is Like A Fire

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 9, 2011
     | 4,682 views

    TONGUE IS LIKE A FIRE When we were children, my brother and started a small fire in the field across from our home. We just wanted to burn off some briars and things so that we could clear the field to play. Wow, did we ever clear that field. The wind picked up and before long the fire was ...read more

  • Kill Us, Torture Us, Condemn Us...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Aug 15, 2011
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     | 3,268 views

    KILL US, TORTURE US, CONDEMN US... An early Christian leader named Tertullian (164-200AD) declared: “Kill us, torture us, condemn us, grind us to dust. The more you mow us down, the more we grow, for the seed of the church is the blood of the Christians. Every single drop of our blood springs up, ...read more

  • You Need Someone, Someone Needs You

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Sep 16, 2011
     | 1,464 views

    YOU NEED SOMEONE, SOMEONE NEEDS YOU A rooster minus a hen equals no baby chicks. Kellogg’s minus a farmer equals no corn flakes. If the nail factory closes what good is the hammer factory? Beethoven’s genius wouldn't have amounted to much if the piano tuner hadn't showed up. A cracker maker will ...read more

  • It Costs Something To Be Christian

    Contributed by C Jordan on Feb 21, 2012
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     | 7,114 views

    IT COSTS SOMETHING TO BE CHRISTIAN "It costs something to be a true Christian. Let that never be forgotten. To be a (lukewarm) Christian, and go to church, is cheap and easy work. But to hear Christ’s voice, follow Christ, believe in Christ, and confess Christ, requires much self-denial. It will ...read more

  • Christmas Means ...

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 4, 2012
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     | 5,645 views

    Christmas means that… He descended that we might ascend (John 14:3) He was born that we might be born again (John 3:3) He became a servant that we might become sons (Galatians 4:6-7) He was forsaken that we might not be forsaken (Matthew 28:20) He died that we might live (John 5:24) He came down ...read more

  • A Man Bought A Lawn Mower From A Boy At A Yard ...

    Contributed by Lance Hostetter on Mar 12, 2013
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     | 3,105 views

    a man bought a lawn mower from a boy at a yard sale and took it home. After many tries he could not get it to start and went back to the boy. "I thought you said it ran great" he told the boy. The boy said it does, but you have to cuss at it first! The man said, I can't cuss I'm an elder in my ...read more

  • Adam & Eve's Old House

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 16, 2014
     | 8,716 views

    ADAM AND EVE’S OLD HOUSE One day Adam was out hunting with his two boys and came up to the Garden of Eden where he and Eve had been kicked out for for eating the forbidden fruit. Adam was staring at the Garden and one of his boys said, “Daddy, what is wrong with you? Why are you ...read more

  • John Macarthur: Christ Was Born To Die

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 14, 2014
     | 4,846 views

    John MacArthur: "The reason that Jesus Christ was born was to die. It greatly concerns me today that there are some who are always talking about the fact that Jesus was a wonderful person who through a set of circumstances got Himself into a mess and wound up getting crucified. However, the Word ...read more

  • Birthdays ...

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Jun 10, 2018
     | 9,474 views

    While talking to one of the little ones that came forward during children's hour, I was trying to determine if they were old enough for Vacation Bible School (they were four). So I said, "You are four now, when will you be five?" He looked up with complete confidence and seemed amazed I would ...read more

  • Preaching Too Long

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2019
     | 3,537 views

    A pastor, known for his lengthy sermons, noticed a man get up and leave during the middle of his message. The man returned just before the conclusion of the service. Afterwards the pastor asked the man where he had gone. "I went to get a haircut," was the reply. "But," said the ...read more

  • The Arrogant Skeptic Is Condescending. I Remember ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 2, 2007
     | 2,233 views

    The arrogant skeptic is condescending. I remember a young man who grew up in a Christian church but was going through a period of doubts. He berated his mild-mannered girl friend regarding her faith by saying, “You don’t believe that for yourself. You’re just repeating what somebody else told ...read more