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  • A Man Went To A Barbershop To Have His Hair Cut ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 27, 2006
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,816 views

    A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said: "I don’t believe that God ...read more

  • The Truth That Many People Never Understand, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 793 views

    "The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to ...read more

  • A Deacon Once On A Visit To John Wesley's Home, ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 16, 2007
     | 3,212 views

    A Deacon once on a visit to John Wesley’s home, was bragging on how much he suffered and was willing to suffer for the Lord. Then a puff of smoke from the fireplace blew into his face. He said "See Wesley how I suffer for Christ!" Wesley’s reply was "Man ...read more

  • Speaking English  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 5, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,068 views

    SPEAKING ENGLISH (A) The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. (B) On the other hand, the French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. (C) The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer ...read more

  • Stephen Brow - "He Didn't Come To Keep Us From ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
     | 689 views

    Stephen Brow - "He didn’t come to keep us from suffering; He came to suffer as we must suffer. He didn’t come just to keep us from being afraid; He came to be afraid as we are afraid. He didn’t come just to keep us from ...read more

  • Sabbath Sympathy

    Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Jun 1, 2018
     | 4,192 views

    Never one to back down from a fight, Jesus takes the bait, and summons the man. He literally says, “Rise in the midst of the group.” And there are two reasons for this request. He wants everyone to see and witness this event. He wants him up and in the middle. The second is this. As a ...read more

  • Railroads And Canal Boats

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Mar 20, 2008
     | 2,269 views

    RAILROADS AND CANAL BOATS In 1829, Martin Van Buren sent the following letter to then President Andrew Jackson: To: President Jackson The canal system of this country is being threatened by the spread of a new form of transportation known as "railroads." The federal government must preserve the ...read more

  • Perspective

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
     | 5,558 views

    Perspective The story is told about a seven-year-old boy who fell into a deep excavation being dug for a New York subway. He was taken bruised and suffering to the nearest hospital. When the doctor began to examine his injuries, the little boy took a deep breath and said, "I wish I could sing. I ...read more

  • I Prefer To Have Too Much Confidence, And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
     | 1,726 views

    "I prefer to have too much confidence, and thereby be deceived, than to be always mistrustful. For, in the first case, I suffer for a moment at being ...read more

  • There Are Six Varieties Of Wounds That A Person ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Lobbs on Nov 4, 2000
    based on 138 ratings
     | 6,387 views

    There are six varieties of wounds that a person can receive in their body. Abrasive wound - Where the skin is scraped off. This can result from stumbling or by carrying a rough object or by a glancing blow Confused wound - caused by a heavy blow. Incised wound - produced by a knife or spear or ...read more

  • Arthritic Church

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 30, 2009
     | 3,096 views

    ARTHRITIC CHURCH Dennis is suffering from Rheumatoid arthritis. Many of you are familiar with the disease. The body attacks itself causing pain, disfigurement, and an inability for the body to function as it should. My friends, the Bible says that we are the Body of Christ. This church and our ...read more

  • Dietrich Bonheoffer Wrote, "It Is A Good Thing ...

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Jun 10, 2009
     | 1,366 views

    Dietrich Bonheoffer wrote, "It is a good thing to learn early that God and suffering are not opposites but rather one and the same thing and necessarily so; for me, the idea that God himself ...read more

  • In A Survey Taken By The Church Growth ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 22, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,187 views

    In a survey taken by the Church Growth Institute, the #1 reason for people not going to church is that “church is boring.” The #2 reason is that “church is irrelevant.” (It says nothing to my life!) But the #3 reason for people ...read more

  • Subway Superhero

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 22, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,704 views

    SUBWAY SUPERHERO Just a few years ago, an astonishing thing happened in New York City. A construction worker named Wesley Autrey was standing on a subway platform with his two young daughters waiting on a train. Suddenly another man on the platform, apparently suffering from a seizure, stumbled ...read more

  • Technology ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 1,479 views

    TECHNOLOGY ANXIETY Disconnect Anxiety Solutions Research Group claims 27% of the population suffers increased levels of anxiety when separated from their cell phones or the Internet, and that a further 41% suffer ...read more

  • Although I Do Not Know Why…  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on Mar 8, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,824 views

    A quote from Cliffe Knechtle… “Although I do not know why God allowed evil, I do know that he wants to destroy it. That is why there is hell. Although I do not know why God allowed pain, I do know he wants to wipe every tear from our eyes and give us joy for eternity in his presence. That is why ...read more

  • I Was Watching A Movie The Other Day Called ...

    Contributed by Cameron Smith on Aug 4, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,922 views

    I was watching a movie the other day called Blood Diamond, a film about the terrible loss and suffering caused by internal conflict in Sierra Leone. The main character turns to his friend and says “Sometimes I wonder if God will ever forgive us for what we’ve done to each other. Then I look around ...read more

  • What Is A Martyr?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
     | 1,869 views

    WHAT IS A MARTYR? A Christian Martyr is one who: Chooses to suffer death rather than to deny Christ, or His work...Sacrifices something very important to further the Kingdom of God...Endures great suffering for Christian ...read more

  • Helen Roseveare Is A British Medical Doctor Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,186 views

    Helen Roseveare is a British medical doctor who worked for many years as a missionary in Zaire. During the revolution of the 1960s, she often faced brutal beatings and other forms of physical torture. On one occasion, when she was about to be executed, she feared God had forsaken her. In that ...read more

  • Virtues Are Not Emotions. Emotions Are Movements ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
     | 2,929 views

    Virtues are not emotions. Emotions are movements of appetite, virtues dispositions of appetite towards movement. Moreover emotions can be good or bad, reasonable or unreasonable; whereas virtues dispose us only to good. Emotions arise in the appetite and are brought into conformity with reason; ...read more