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  • A Little Girl

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,864 views

    A Little Girl A little girl became restless in church as the preacher’s sermon dragged on and on. Finally, she leaned over to her mother and whispered, "Mommy, if we give him the money now, will he let us ...read more

  • It's Like The Pastor Who Told A Colleague "I Have ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,769 views

    It’s like the pastor who told a colleague “I have 800 members in my church” “How many are active?” his friend enquired. “All of them” came the reply “600 are active for the Lord and the rest are ...read more

  • Oswald Chambers Has Noted: "The Remarkable Thing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,370 views

    Oswald Chambers has noted: "The remarkable thing about fearing God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God you fear everything else." From ...read more

  • Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 5, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,867 views

    TAKE UP YOUR CROSS People in Jesus’ day knew what it meant to "take up" a cross. They saw scores of criminals bearing the cross to the place where they were to be executed, and they witnessed scores of crucifixions, some even by the side of ...read more

  • Dwight L. Moody, The 19th Century American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
     | 1,033 views

    Dwight L. Moody, the 19th century American evangelist, once said, "Forgiveness is not to say, "I will forgive, but not forget." It is not to bury the hatchet with the handle sticking out of the ground, so you can grasp it the ...read more

  • Dwight L. Moody, The 19th Century American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
     | 982 views

    Dwight L. Moody, the 19th century American evangelist, once said, "Forgiveness is not to say, 'I will forgive, but not forget.' It is not to bury the hatchet with the handle sticking out of the ground, so you can grasp it the minute ...read more

  • Augustine's 3 Stages Of Dealing With Sin

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 22, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 173 views

    Augustine's three stages of dealing with sin in the life of a believer: STAGE ONE -- "Lord make me good, but not yet!" STAGE TWO - "Lord, make me good, but not ...read more

  • The Worship Leader Of First Church Big Was Having ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 19, 2002
    based on 184 ratings
     | 2,991 views

    The Worship leader of First Church Big was having a problem. He never had a problem of putting together a worship service together to match the Pastor’s sermon but this Sunday he had met his match. He couldn’t decide what to do. All week he prayed and thought about all the courses and hymns he ...read more

  • The Fine Art Of Doing Nothing  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
    based on 43 ratings
     | 2,444 views

    The Fine Art of Doing Nothing The sign on the stage proclaimed: "The Motionless Man: Make Him Laugh. Win $100." The temptation was irresistible. For three hours boys and girls, men and women, performed every antic and told every joke they knew. But Bill Fuqua, the Motionless Man, stood perfectly ...read more

  • See The Words Spoken "Follow Me And I Will Make ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Nov 10, 2006
     | 2,034 views

    See the words spoken “Follow me and I will MAKE YOU...” Spurgeon explains it this way in his introduction to his sermon on this text, “When Christ calls us by His grace we ought not only remember what we are, but we ought also to think of what He can make us. It is, ‘Follow Me, and I will make ...read more

  • Ship Captain

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,433 views

    Ship Captain The story is told about a ship Captain who had a route that ran from California to Columbia. One day, as he was preparing to leave California, he was approached by some drug dealers who offered him $50,000 to allow a small shipment of drugs on his vessel. He immediately said no. On ...read more

  • The Importance Of Preaching

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,065 views

    Several years ago “The British Weekly” published this provocative letter: Dear Sir: It seems ministers feel their sermons are very important and spend a great deal of time preparing them. I have been attending church quite regularly for thirty years, and I have probably heard 3,000 of them. To my ...read more

  • The Teacher Was Testing The Children In His ...

    Contributed by Steve Miller on Mar 16, 2008
     | 3,456 views

    The teacher was testing the children in his Sunday school class to see if they understood the concept of getting to heaven. He asked them, "If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into Heaven?" "NO!" the children answered. "If I ...read more

  • A Woman From The Slums Of London Sees The Ocean ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
     | 3,275 views

    A Woman from the Slums of London Sees the Ocean for the First Time Long ago, a poor woman from the slums of London was invited to go with a group of people for a holiday at the ocean. She had never seen the ocean before, and when she saw it, she burst into tears. Those around her thought it was ...read more

  • Truth Of Resurrection Grips 19th Century ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2010
     | 3,390 views

    Truth of Resurrection Grips 19th Century Preacher R. W. Dale preached in England in the late 1800s. One day, as he was writing an Easter sermon, a light went on for him as it did for John here in verse 8. He described the event: “‘Christ is alive,’ I said to myself; ‘alive!’ and then I ...read more

  • Mark Twain On Heaven And Hell

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 20, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,671 views

    MARK TWAIN ON HEAVEN AND HELL Mark Twain gave some interesting quotes during his lifetime. One such amusing statement was, "Go to heaven for the climate, hell for the company." He along with others, do not realize how horrible hell will be. We do not hear much about hell these days from the ...read more

  • Showing Favor

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 5,765 views

    SHOWING FAVOR In July of 2005, Angelina Jolie adopted a little Ethiopian child. While she was touring drought and disease and famine stricken Ethiopia, she got the idea that although she couldn’t do every child in Africa a favor, she could grant favor to one child. So she stepped out of her world ...read more

  • Listening For God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 7,819 views

    LISTENING FOR GOD President Franklin D. Roosevelt got tired of smiling that big smile and saying the usual things at all those White House receptions. So, one evening he decided to find out whether anybody was paying attention to what he was saying. As each person came up to him with extended ...read more

  • The June 23, 2008 Issue Of Newsweek Ran A Feature ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,004 views

    The June 23, 2008 issue of Newsweek ran a feature article "The Mythology of Munich". It cited a gathering of the War Cabinet in London to consider an offer from Hitler in which, if Britain would agree to stop fighting, he would let them keep most of their empire. While many were thinking it ...read more

  • So Personal  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,967 views

    SO PERSONAL The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in 1982. In the first 15 years, 54,000 items were left at the Wall. It still takes almost an hour every night, [and much longer on Memorial Day,] to collect all the mementos-a teddy bear, a photo of a soldier's grandchild, a letter from a ...read more

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