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  • The Counsel Of The Wicked

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 28, 2011
     | 4,200 views

    THE COUNSEL OF THE WICKED I remember talking with a young man in jail. He was telling me that his family had hired a lawyer to get him out (whom I always heard was a good attorney) but he wasn't sure he wanted to trust the lawyer. I asked him why. He responded that the other guys in his jail ...read more

  • Christians Are Known For...

    Contributed by Troy Borst on May 3, 2011
     | 1,888 views

    CHRISTIANS ARE KNOWN FOR... If you were to Google the phrase "Christians are known for" what do you think the results would be? What are people who call themselves followers of Christ known for... whether good or bad? The following are some of the results you would find: ... being trustworthy ...read more

  • The Signet Ring

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Sep 4, 2011
     | 4,302 views

    THE SIGNET RING "...I will make you like my signet ring, for I have chosen you,' declares the LORD Almighty" (Haggai 2:23). We don't often hear about signet rings anymore; but in Bible times, they were very significant. f In other words, you knew something was from the king because it was marked ...read more

  • Match Made In Heaven

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 16, 2012
     | 2,468 views

    There is a story about a couple that went to heaven and in this life they loved each other, but from a distance. So when they got to heaven, they decided to get married. They said to Peter, "Pete, we want to get married." And Peter says, "You have got eternity, why don't you think of it for 50 ...read more

  • The Unthankful Pig

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 6, 2022
     | 1,624 views

    HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE LESSON OF THE PIG? Seems a big fat pig is roaming around the forest and finds all likes of delicious juicy acorns on the ground. The acorns are strewn on the ground. The pig eats and eats the acorns until the acorns are gone. The pig takes a long nap. When the pig wakes up ...read more

  • There Was A Certain Professor Of Religion Named ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Nov 9, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 5,965 views

    There was a certain Professor of Religion named Dr. Christianson, a studious man who taught at a small college in the Western United States. Dr. Christianson taught the required survey course in Christianity at this particular institution. Every student was required to take this course his or ...read more

  • A U.s. Volunteer Nurse Helps In Haiti After ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2010
     | 2,767 views

    A U.S. Volunteer Nurse Helps in Haiti After Earthquake Gene McCoy is the Sr. Minister of the Memorial Christian Church in Mt. Home, AR. His oldest daughter, Heidi, is a nurse and has gone to Haiti to serve with a medical team. She was written her folks several times, which I have shared via email. ...read more

  • In "People" Magazine, Madonna Said Her Life Has ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,677 views

    In "People" magazine, Madonna said her life has been exhausting since she started her world tour. She said there isn’t a second of her life that isn’t taken up looking after her family or thinking of her show--her day is filled with problems of ...read more

  • We Have No Control Over How We Feel, How We Act – ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,107 views

    We have no control over how we feel, how we act – our attitudes, and actions – except as they are determined by our thoughts. All these element are irrevocably tied together. But since we do have control over what we think, it is possible to control our attitudes and ...read more

  • A Little Over Ten Years Ago, Rush Limbaugh Burst ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,967 views

    A little over ten years ago, Rush Limbaugh burst on the national landscape with his daily three hour radio show. One of the trademark lines that you often hear him say is, "Talent on loan from God." Regardless of what you think about ...read more

  • Tame The Tongue  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,471 views

    TAME THE TONGUE Employed by the human-development center of a corporation in the Midwest, a young woman was training the employees in proper dress codes and etiquette. One day as she was stepping onto the elevator, a man casually dressed in jeans and a golf shirt got on with her. Thinking of her ...read more

  • Media Wary 57% Of American Parents Are More ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,261 views

    Media Wary 57% of American parents are more concerned about their children’s overuse of media than smoking, drinking, sexual behavior, being overweight or developing eating disorders, finds a Common Sense Media poll. 68% think media influences the health and well-being of their kids with TV as ...read more

  • Our Society Has Adopted The Use Of An Ancient ...

    Contributed by David Dewitt on May 12, 2008
     | 1,448 views

    Our society has adopted the use of an ancient Greek word as a type of prefix. The Greek word is mega which means great. Think about it. We use mega a great deal. • Mega-mall • Megabytes • Mega-size drinks • Megachurches I argue that we need to be people ...read more

  • We Praise What We ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 2, 2008
     | 2,315 views

    We Praise What We Enjoy C.S. Lewis said: “I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment. It is not out of compliment that lovers keep on telling one another how beautiful they are; the delight is incomplete till ...read more

  • We Are Not Meant To Live In Darkness. We Were ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 14, 2008
     | 1,890 views

    We are not meant to live in darkness. We were created to live in the light—in God’s light. I worked with a young lady several years ago whose boyfriend surrendered to the darkness. He blew his brains out with a shotgun just as she entered their bedroom. It was devastating. I knew the guy. ...read more

  • Bliss

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Nov 25, 2008
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     | 1,722 views

    Bliss: I remember a picture Aunt Thelma had on her wall that seemed to sum up her way of thinking. It was a magazine picture of a pre-school child sitting on a potty chair reading a little children's book. The caption read, "Bliss does not require far away places or exotic settings." ...read more

  • A Recent News Report Stated That Many Students ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 4, 2008
     | 1,234 views

    A recent news report stated that many students lie, cheat, and steal and still think they are good. They even steal from their "friends." The implications for the future are alarming. Imagine if your doctor cheated his way through medical school? We still need truth. Wrong ...read more

  • A Pious Church Member, Who Thought Himself To Be ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 22, 2009
     | 2,753 views

    A pious church member, who thought himself to be a great Christian, visited the junior department of the Sunday school. The Superintendent asked him to say a few word to the boys and girls. He stood pompously before them and asked, "Why do you think people call me a Christian?" There was an ...read more

  • Spell-Check

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 19, 2009
     | 2,798 views

    SPELL-CHECK A student was reading an article by a seminary professor. As he read, he did not notice any mistakes. Later, the student copied the article into Word and several misspellings and errors showed up. In the same way, we can think we are living well and doing good spiritually, even ...read more

  • I Stand Before You As A Former Bank Manager, ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Feb 21, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 789 views

    I stand before you as a former Bank Manager, well aware that some types of ‘Banker’ are not especially popular at the moment; but I think it is the banker in me calculating that in the last 7 years I have probably preached less than 1% of my sermons on the subject of money. A very poor ...read more