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  • Ambassador To The King—communion Meditation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 24, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,970 views

    AMBASSADOR TO THE KING-- Communion Meditation "I served on the board of a Christian college for several years. During that time, the government of Swaziland wanted to recruit Christian school teachers to come to their country and help them set up a Christian school system. Swaziland is a ...read more

  • For Goodness' Sake  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,109 views

    FOR GOODNESS’ SAKE "Starting next year, high school and college students in Thailand will reportedly be graded not just on academics, but on ’goodness’ as well. Concerned that the competitive education system puts too much emphasis on materialism and not enough on morality, officials told the ...read more

  • A Young, Attractive Bride-To-Be Walked Into A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 29, 2003
     | 2,693 views

    A young, attractive bride-to-be walked into a bridal shop and began looking through wedding dresses. A worker approached her and said, "May I help you?" "Why yes," the bride said,"I need the loudest dress that you have." The worker had a confused look on her face. "Do you mean ’loud’ like bright ...read more

  • Working With Buddy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 30, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,641 views

    Working with Buddy: An out-of-towner drove his car into a ditch in a desolated area. Luckily, a local farmer came to help with his big strong horse named Buddy. He hitched Buddy up to the car and yelled, "Pull, Nellie, pull!" Buddy didn’t move. Then the farmer hollered, "Pull, Buster, pull!" ...read more

  • Marrying All Over Again  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 2, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,245 views

    MARRYING ALL OVER AGAIN As monogamists we think we only marry one mate, but the fact is we all marry a number of people because our mates keep changing, and we have to adjust to these changes and learn to love a different person than the one we married. Through the years all mates change, and ...read more

  • One Day, After Me, My Wife, And Our Oldest Boy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
     | 1,265 views

    One day, after me, my wife, and our oldest boy had finished shopping. We started the journey home. It was 10 miles away. Like all parents do, we always tell our children to use the bathroom before we leave. Well, a few miles of driving and my boy explains painstakingly that he has to go #2. I ...read more

  • The Young Salesman Was Disappointed About Losing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,342 views

    The young salesman was disappointed about losing a big sale, and as he talked with his sales manager he lamented, "I guess it just proves you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink." The manager replied, "Son, take my advice: your job is not to make him drink. Your job is to make ...read more

  • The Famious Evangelist Bill Sunday Was Looking ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,822 views

    The famious evangelist Bill Sunday was looking for people to tell about Jesus. -Since he was going to be in this city he wrote a letter to the mayor in which he asked for the name of individuals he knew who had a spiritual problem and needed help and prayer. -How surprised ...read more

  • Jimmy Carter, In His Autobiography Why Not The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,363 views

    Jimmy Carter, in his autobiography WHY NOT THE BEST? shared an incident that made him aware of his lack of witnessing to people. Each year the congregation of Plains Baptist Church holds a one-week revival service. -In preparation for the week, the congregation would venture into the ...read more

  • A Workshop Leader Teaching Money Management Asked ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2003
     | 2,469 views

    A workshop leader teaching money management asked his class, “Have you ever heard people say, ‘I just don’t know where my money goes’?” When many in the class smiled and nodded, he added, “We don’t know because we don’t look. We don’t ...read more

  • Once, A Man Said, "If I Had Some Extra Money, I'd ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,132 views

    Once, a man said, “If I had some extra money, I’d give it to God, but I have just enough to support myself and my family.” And the same man said, “If I had some extra time, I’d give it to God, but every minute is taken up with my job, my family, my clubs, and what have you—every single minute.” And ...read more

  • No Fool Who Gives  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 2,020 views

    A man is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot ...read more

  • A Man's Wallet  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 2,129 views

    When you touch a mans’s wallet you touch his ...read more

  • In Valladolid (Val-La-De-Lid), Spain, Where ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2003
    based on 136 ratings
     | 1,149 views

    In Valladolid (Val-la-de-lid), Spain, where Christopher Columbus died in 1506, stands a monument commemorating the great discoverer. -Perhaps the most interesting feature of the memorial is a statue of a lion at the base of it where the Spanish National Motto is engraved. -The lion is reaching ...read more

  • On Saturday, December 23, 1972, Richard Knecht Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 15, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 932 views

    On Saturday, December 23, 1972, Richard Knecht of Prospect, Oregon, set out to shatter the existing world sit-up record. For the past six months a Marine Corps captain had held the record, with an amazing 17,007. Knecht was determined to capture the title for his family team, which tours the nation ...read more

  • I'm Not Gentle, I'm Angry

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 17, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,178 views

    I’M NOT GENTLE, I’M ANGRY "Of the seven deadly sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to come, to savor the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and ...read more

  • The Method Of Meekness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 17, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,633 views

    THE METHOD OF MEEKNESS “Jesus calls us to His rest, and meekness is his method. The meek man cares not at all who is greater than he, for he has long ago decided that the esteem of the world is not worth the effort. The rest Christ offers is the rest of meekness, the blessed relief which comes ...read more

  • Breathing In Through A Gentle Answer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 17, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,951 views

    BREATHING IN THROUGH A GENTLE ANSWER On every trip they take, frequent fliers hear these words from the flight attendant: “In an emergency, please make sure your oxygen mask is in place before assisting your child with their mask.” Have you ever wondered why this instruction is given? Because if ...read more

  • If You Don't Believe In Miracles, Listen To This ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 27, 2003
    based on 73 ratings
     | 2,508 views

    If you don’t believe in miracles, listen to this story. There was a young girl who lived on New York, and her parents didn’t allow her to play in the streets, so she had to play upstairs. Now where she played it was a third floor window and she would always play by this window. One day she was ...read more

  • Sometimes Sharing Christ Takes Interesting ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 3, 2003
    based on 22 ratings
     | 3,511 views

    Sometimes sharing Christ takes interesting forms. For months I left the church well into the late night hours. Periodically I would see a man huddled on the corner of our property. At first I feared the man. You see our neighborhood is rough and we have many homeless individuals that roam the ...read more