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  • They Were Sitting On The Back Porch Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 1,699 views

    They were sitting on the back porch of the parsonage and the man said, "Pastor, I’ve got something to tell you. I’ve never told this to a soul, it’s extremely difficult to tell you this now, but my wife and I have had a fight almost every day for the past 30 years of our marriage." The pastor was ...read more

  • William Phelps Taught English Literature At Yale ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,238 views

    William Phelps taught English literature at Yale for forty-one years until his retirement in 1933. Marking an examination paper shortly before Christmas one year, Phelps came across the note: " This is a mystery to me. Only God knows the answer to this question. Merry ...read more

  • A Sunday School Teacher Was Trying To Demonstrate ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
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    A Sunday school teacher was trying to demonstrate the difference between right and wrong to her young teen class. She chose stealing for her example. The teacher said: "All right let’s use this example. If I were to go into a man’s pocket and take his wallet with all his ...read more

  • Martin Luther Understood This When He Wrote, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 13, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,624 views

    Martin Luther understood this when he wrote, "The maid who sweeps her kitchen is doing the will of God just as much as the monk who prays. The Christian shoemaker does his Christian duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, ...read more

  • A Retired Person Became Interested In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 13, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,291 views

    A retired person became interested in the construction of an addition to a shopping mall. Observing the activity regularly, he was especially impressed by the conscientious operator of a large piece of equipment. The day finally came when he had a chance to tell this man how much he’d enjoyed ...read more

  • Architect Frank Lloyd Wright Once Told Of An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 13, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,042 views

    Architect Frank Lloyd Wright once told of an incident that may have seemed insignificant at the time, but had a profound influence on the rest of his life. The winter he was 9, he went walking across a snow-covered field with his reserved, no-nonsense uncle. As the two of them reached the far end ...read more

  • Where Are The Rotten Ones!?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,359 views

    WHERE ARE THE ROTTEN ONES!? There was once a lady who complained about everything and everybody. Finally, her minister found something that she couldn’t complain about. The lady’s crop of potatoes was the finest for miles around. He said to her, “For once you must be pleased. Everyone is saying ...read more

  • You Don't Know What You've Got Till It's Gone  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 8,248 views

    YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’VE GOT TILL IT’S GONE Our power is shut off, and suddenly we become thankful for electricity. Our garbage is not picked up, and suddenly we become thankful for the garbage collector’s weekly stop. A good friend dies, and suddenly we discover how much he meant to us. Our ...read more

  • A Brazilian Boy Says Thanks  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,240 views

    A BRAZILIAN BOY SAYS THANKS Max Lucado tells about living as an American in Brazil. One day, as he was walking along the street on his way to the University to teach a class, he felt a tug on his pants leg. Turning around, he saw a little boy about 5 or 6 years old with dark beady eyes and a dirty ...read more

  • How Robinson Crusoe Gives Thanks  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,427 views

    HOW ROBINSON CRUSOE GIVES THANKS The apostle Paul didn’t say to give thanks “for” all circumstances, but “in” all circumstances. All our circumstances in life are not good, but there will always be something in those circumstances for which to give thanks. When Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on ...read more

  • Washington's Proclamation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,024 views

    WASHINGTON’S PROCLAMATION In 1789, our nation’s first President, George Washington, issued the following proclamation: Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and ...read more

  • I Am Really Content...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,241 views

    I AM REALLY CONTENT... I am really content — until I start looking through the Sears catalogue. I liked my car — until I saw the new P T Cruiser. I am satisfied with my clothes — until I stroll through American Eagle, or the other Mall stores. I love our home — until I think of what it would ...read more

  • A Heart Focused On God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 6,775 views

    A HEART FOCUSED ON GOD One writer (Warren Wiersbe) wrote a book called Victorious Christian about a woman named Fanny Crosby. Crosby was the author of over 8000 songs including several that we sang today. In fact she wrote so many that she had to write under pseudonymns just so she could get more ...read more

  • The Most Unhappy Person  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,585 views

    THE MOST UNHAPPY PERSON In his latest book, Jumping Hurdles, Hitting Glitches, Overcoming Setbacks, Steve Brown writes, “The most unhappy person in the world is not someone who didn’t get what he or she wanted. The most unhappy person is the one who got what he or she wanted and then found out ...read more

  • Standing On The Word  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 21, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,053 views

    Standing on the word I saw my two year old daughter natalie carry my bible by the case’s handle. She dragged it in front of a tall table we have, and as I was about to take it away from her the Lord stopped me and said: "I’m showing you something." She took the bible layed it on the floor and then ...read more

  • Bruce Wilkinson, The Author Of The Extremely ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,974 views

    Bruce Wilkinson, the author of the extremely popular, Prayer of Jabez, tells about an experience of his that illustrates this truth. I was taking a coffee break during a family conference in Kentucky when Will walked up and stood beside my chair. He was about nine. He asked if I wanted to donate ...read more

  • Imagine You're A Financial Counselor. Today You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2004
     | 1,656 views

    Imagine you’re a financial counselor. Today you have two appointments, first with an elderly woman and then a middle-aged man. The woman’s husband died six years ago. She says, “I have no more money. The cupboards are bare. These two dollars are all I have to live on, yet I feel as if God ...read more

  • Randy Comes To Our Young Adult Ministry Every ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 29, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 2,440 views

    Randy comes to our young adult ministry every week. He has a speech impediment and usually stands in the corner by himself. When I go to greet him and tell him how glad I am to see him, he says the same thing to me every week. “I almost didn’t come tonight, and I don’t think I’ll be coming ...read more

  • Leave It Up All Year Long  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 29, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,197 views

    LEAVE IT UP ALL YEAR LONG Not too many years ago newspapers carried the story of Al Johnson, a Kansas man who repented, who came to faith in Jesus Christ. What made his story so remarkable was not his conversion, but the fact that as a result of his newfound faith in Christ, he confessed to a bank ...read more

  • Christmas: A Season Of Stress?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,818 views

    Christmas: A Season of Stress? The picture the Bible gives us of the first Christmas is one of peace and serenity. You can see it with your mind’s eye: There are the shepherds, gathered around a campfire under a clear, starlit sky, quietly talking among themselves about their flocks, their ...read more