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  • Words In The Spirit

    Contributed by D. Marie Hamilton on Apr 16, 2011
     | 2,739 views

    WORDS IN THE SPIRIT When I was asked to be the preacher for the North Little Rock Ministerial Alliance Community Thanksgiving Service, I was floored. I didn't think that anybody thought that much about me. I was honored by the gesture, but the moment I said "yes," my nerves got the best of me. I ...read more

  • The Year Was 1772, And A Baptist Preacher Serving ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jan 26, 2001
    based on 99 ratings
     | 2,933 views

    The year was 1772, and a Baptist preacher serving a small country church was called to pastor a large, more prestigious church in London, England. As the story goes, John Fawcett delivered his farewell sermon and packed up his family’s earthly possessions, ready to go. It was the tears of his ...read more

  • A Pastor Tells Of A Mission Tour To The Far East. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 3, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 1,402 views

    A pastor tells of a mission tour to the Far East. While in Hong Kong, he observed a hungry little girl outside a bakery window. She had fallen asleep with her face pressed against the window that separated her from the fresh bread inside. He took slides of that scene. When sharing his slide ...read more

  • In Canada It Is Possible To Go Camping Hundreds ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 1,589 views

    In Canada it is possible to go camping hundreds of miles away from any city or town. If it is a cloudy night, and there is no phosphorus in the area, the blackness is total. A hand held three inches from your face cannot be seen. But if there is a city nearby, perhaps a hundred miles away, the ...read more

  • The Breath Of Masochism  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,966 views

    THE BREATH OF MASOCHISM Some psychologists and psychiatrists, following Freud’s lead, point to the Beatitudes as proof of Jesus’ imbalance. Said one distinguished British psychologist, in a speech prepared for the Royal Society of Medicine: “The spirit of self-sacrifice which permeates ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of The Preacher Who Went To ...  PRO

    Contributed by George Bannister on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,178 views

    The story is told of the preacher who went to pastor a particular church. He was one who was fond of preaching on water baptism. Week after week he would preach about baptism. Finally in desperation, the deacons requested that he allow them to pick his scripture text for the following Sunday’s ...read more

  • A Certain Ungodly Tavern-Keeper Who Liked Music ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 29, 2002
    based on 61 ratings
     | 1,802 views

    A certain ungodly tavern-keeper who liked music decided to attend one of John Wesley’s meetings to hear the singing. He had resolved however, not to listen to the sermon. He sat with his head down and fingers in his ears. But when God wants to speak to a man’s soul, He has His ways. A fly ...read more

  • I Came Across Some Definitions Of Things We Use ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 4, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,051 views

    I came across some definitions of things we use in the church. MAGI: The most famous trio to attend a baby shower. MANGER: 1. Where Mary gave birth to Jesus because Joseph didn’t have private health cover. 2. The Biblical proof that holiday travel has always been rough. BULLETIN: Church ...read more

  • A Popular Play And Movie This Time Of Year, One I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,814 views

    A popular play and movie this time of year, one I always enjoy watching is A Christmas Carol. There is one scene that has always fascinated me. The Ghost of Christmas Past has just paid a very discomforting visit to Ebenezer Scrooge. Clearly the old miser is shaken by the entire ordeal. But when he ...read more

  • Pastor Encuentra 5 Huevos En Una Caja De Zapatos ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ezequiel Alaniz on Jan 10, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 1,908 views

    Pastor encuentra 5 huevos en una caja de zapatos con $10,000.00 pide explicación a su esposa y ella le dice yo me propuse poner un huevo por cada mal sermón que dieras automáticamente el pastor piensa que los billetes eran por todos los Buenos sermones y para reafirmar su sentimiento de presunción ...read more

  • Treasure In Christ, But "Out Of Gas"  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,719 views

    TREASURE IN CHRIST, BUT "OUT OF GAS" Several years ago, on New Year’s Day, a beautiful float in the Tournament of Roses parade suddenly sputtered and quit. It was out of gas. The whole parade was held up until someone could get a can of gas. The amusing thing was this float represented the ...read more

  • I'd Give More Praise  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,072 views

    "I'D GIVE MORE PRAISE" The Duke of Wellington, the British military leader who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, was not an easy man to serve under. He was brilliant, demanding, and not one to shower his subordinates with compliments. Yet even Wellington realized that his methods left something to be ...read more

  • Billy Graham's Rebuttal To Johnny Carson About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,134 views

    Billy Graham’s Rebuttal to Johnny Carson about Second Coming Several years ago Johnny Carson had Billy Graham as a guest on his show. At one point there was a lull in the conversation and Johnny said, "You know what Billy, I bet if Jesus ever came back to earth, I bet we’d do him in again!" Billy ...read more

  • George Whitfield's Sense Of Urgency In Preaching ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
     | 5,506 views

    George Whitfield’s Sense of Urgency in Preaching the Gospel "It should bless our hearts to see people turn to Christ, but it should also break our hearts when they turn away. George Whitfield often had to stop preaching because he broke into tears. When someone suggested that he should control ...read more

  • Love Gives To The Limit

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 3, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,462 views

    LOVE GIVES TO THE LIMIT The late great Scots Church of Scotland theologian, educator, author, and radio and television presenter, William Barclay (1907 - 1978), once said, "Love never calculates; love never thinks how little it can decently give; love’s one desire is to give to the uttermost ...read more

  • Elderly Woman Bitter For 50 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 23, 2009
     | 4,038 views

    Elderly Woman Bitter for 50 Years Ray Stedman- A woman in her 80’s told me that, fifty years before, her aunt had said something insulting to her, and this woman had never forgiven her. 50 years later she could recount the event to the precise detail, and she felt all the same bitterness, anger, ...read more

  • Mistakes And The Certainty Of Son Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 27, 2009
     | 3,466 views

    Mistakes and the Certainty of Son of Man The late great English theologian and divine, Frederick William Robertson (1816 - 1853), once said, "Life, like war, is a series of mistakes, and he [or, she] is not the best Christian nor the best general who makes the fewest mistakes. Poor mediocrity may ...read more

  • Who Would You Quote In Outer ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2009
     | 3,668 views

    Who Would You Quote in Outer Space? On Christmas Day 1968, the three astronauts of Apollo 8 circled the dark side of the moon and headed for home. Suddenly, over the horizon of the moon rose the blue and white earth, garlanded by the glistening light of the sun against the black void of space. ...read more

  • Charles Wesley Would Not Be Adopted  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,701 views

    CHARLES WESLEY WOULD NOT BE ADOPTED In 1721, a wealthy Irishman offered to adopt Charles Wesley and make him his legal heir. The 13-year-old boy refused the offer, choosing to continue his way through school under very difficult circumstances. This turned out to be one of the most momentous ...read more

  • Charlemagne's Final ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,607 views

    Charlemagne’s Final Communication In 1000 AD, 186 years after the death of Emperor Charlemagne, officials of the Emperor Otto re-opened Charlemagne’s tomb. Before them was an extraordinary sight. In the midst of all the finery buried with him—the gold, the jewels, the priceless treasure—there was ...read more