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  • Sometimes They Go To Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,789 views

    SOMETIMES THEY GO TO HEAVEN The city of Oceanside, in Southern California, is feeling a bit empty these days because it is located near Camp Pendleton, the US Marine base that has recently shipped many of it’s young Marines away to fight in the war in Iraq. The town seems empty, but its store ...read more

  • From The "House Of Bread"  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,812 views

    FROM THE "HOUSE OF BREAD" Christ was born in Bethlehem. The literal meaning for the name Bethlehem is "The House of Bread." Jesus was not born in the house of royalty, or the house of riches, or the house of celebrity. Jesus was not born in Jerusalem, or in Rome, or in Athens or ...read more

  • A Happy Tradition?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 18, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,914 views

    A HAPPY TRADITION? In a 2003 movie called "Pieces of April" a tatooed and rebellious daughter named April invites her disfunctional family to a Thanksgiving meal, hoping to heal old wounds and recreate a sense of family ritual. While they are driving to April’s house, her mom and sister take ...read more

  • A Rabbi And Soap Maker Who Went For A Walk ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 11, 2000
    based on 159 ratings
     | 5,775 views

    "a rabbi and soap maker who went for a walk together. The soap maker had some negative things to say about religion: "What good is religion? Just look around you. what do you see? Trouble, misery, wars - even after all these years and years of preaching and teaching about goodness, truth, peace. ...read more

  • Robert Moffatt, A Scottish Missionary To Africa, ...

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Nov 6, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,418 views

    Robert Moffatt, a Scottish missionary to Africa, returned to England to recruit young men for the missionary field. He was greeted by the fury of a cold British winter. Arriving at the church where he was to speak, he noted only a small group had braved the elements to hear his appeal. What ...read more

  • How Football Is Relative To Church  PRO

    Contributed by Phil Dyar on Mar 23, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,533 views

    {HOW FOOTBALL IS RELATIVE TO CHURCH} 1.QUATERBACK SNEAK-CHURCH MEMBERS QUIETLY LEAVING DURING THE CLOSING HYMN. 2.DRAW PLAY-WHAT MANY KIDS DO WITH THE ORDER OF SERVICE DURING WORSHIP. 3.HALF TIME-THE PERIOD BETWEEN SUNDAY SCHOOL AND WORSHIP WHEN MANY CHOOSE TO LEAVE. 4.TRAP PLAY-YOU"RE ...read more

  • Charles Haddon Spurgeon, "Prince Of Preachers," ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,574 views

    Charles Haddon Spurgeon, "Prince of Preachers," preached his last sermon at the Tabernacle in London on June 7, 1891. Years before, his ministry had almost come to an early end. His congregation had grown so large they had to erect this special building to accommodate the crowds who came to hear ...read more

  • Years Ago, An Evangelist Was Holding A Meeting ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 27, 2004
     | 1,619 views

    Years ago, an evangelist was holding a meeting in South Carolina. Two men in the church a man and his son-in-law had not spoken to each other for many years. Each of them came to church every Sunday. The father-in-law sat on one side of the church and the son-in-law sat on the other side. The ...read more

  • Civil War General Desires Baptism After Being ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009
     | 2,586 views

    Civil War General Desires Baptism After being Mortally Wounded Gen. William Nelson, a Union general in the Civil War, was consumed with the battles in Kentucky when a brawl ended up in his being shot, mortally, in the chest. He had faced many battles, but the fatal blow came while he was relaxing ...read more

  • Atheist Thankful For A Beautiful ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009
     | 4,616 views

    Atheist Thankful for a Beautiful Morning One morning a woman who was a known atheist stepped out of her home on the hillside and was taken back by what a beautiful morning it was. The Cook Inlet sparkled, the air was fresh and crisp, the sky was a blue as she had ever seen it and Denali loomed over ...read more

  • American Dream: Double What You Have

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 30, 2009
     | 1,585 views

    AMERICAN DREAM: DOUBLE WHAT YOU HAVE Don Jaques notes from his sermon "The Secret of Contentment" on sermoncentral.com the following: About 10 years ago, there was a story in U.S. News and World Report. Some of the information in this story is probably just as relevant today, ten years later, as ...read more

  • Cost Of The American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
     | 2,683 views

    Cost of the American Dream About 10 years ago, there was a story in U.S. News and World Report. Some of the information in this story is probably just as relevant today, ten years later, as it was then. The story was about the so-called “American Dream.” I guess that would include owning your own ...read more

  • Racecar Drivers Avoid Thinking About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2009
     | 2,414 views

    Racecar Drivers Avoid Thinking About Death Scott Goodyear, speaking of race-car drivers who have been killed in crashes at the Indianapolis 500, said; “You don’t go look at where it happened, You don’t watch the films of it on television. You don’t deal with it. You pretend it never happened." The ...read more

  • There Was A Logging Community Who Felt The Need ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 15, 2010
     | 1,700 views

    There was a logging community who felt the need of divine worship, so they built a church and called a young preacher. He was alarmed to discover dishonesty among the loggers. People there and those upstream would float their logs in the river down to the mill. Each logger would take a metal die ...read more

  • Importance Of Church Friendships  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,717 views

    IMPORTANCE OF CHURCH FRIENDSHIPS A new Gallup study commissioned by Group Publishing shows that people with close friendships in their church are very satisfied with their congregation, less likely to leave their place of worship, and have a strong friendship with God. Church members who have a ...read more

  • Brezhnev's Wife Defies Atheism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,129 views

    BREZHNEV'S WIFE DEFIES ATHEISM As Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev’s widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just ...read more

  • A Millionaire Leaves It ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2010
     | 3,873 views

    A Millionaire Leaves It All A famous millionaire died of cancer. For weeks he suffered intolerable agony. Although surrounded by every luxury and receiving every possible care, he died as wretchedly as a pauper. There was the usual publicity, flowers, telegrams, an expensive bronze casket and a ...read more

  • If You Can Start The Day Without Caffeine, If You ...

    Contributed by Bret Toman on May 20, 2010
     | 4,285 views

    If you can start the day without caffeine, if you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains ... if you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles ... if you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it ... if you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to ...read more

  • The Impermanence Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,622 views

    The Impermanence of Democracy About 200 years ago, as the United States was beginning its experiment, Alexander Fraser Tytler wrote: “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public ...read more

  • Themistocles Harnesses The Wind To Help Win The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 27, 2010
     | 3,783 views

    Themistocles harnesses the wind to help win the Greek naval battle at Salamis They shall mount up with wings as eagles.”] Themistocles, who led the Greeks in the famous naval battle of Salamis, for some reason unknown to his troops, delayed the engagement. It was expected that he would avail ...read more