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  • Max Lucado Describes The Choice Joseph Made To Be ...

    Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Dec 4, 2006
     | 2,355 views

    Max Lucado describes the choice Joseph made to be obedient by comparing it to going out on a limb for God. He claims, Quote from Max Lucado (TAKEN OFF A SERMON TAPE): Joseph was perched firmly on his branch in the tree. It was thick, reliable and perfect for sitting. It was so strong that he ...read more

  • Dealing With People Is So Very Difficult, This ...

    Contributed by John Quigley on May 29, 2007
     | 1,837 views

    Dealing with people is so very difficult, this week on Thursday as I was working on my sermon for today, my computer system went down. I was no longer able to connect to the internet, I was studying for the sermon and I was no longer able to do so. I called the folks at Wild Blue and told them what ...read more

  • Judging Books! (10.20.05--That Person!--Esther ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 19, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,732 views

    Judging Books! (10.20.05--That Person!--Esther 3:5-6) The other day, a jehovah’s witness came to my door. I’ve seen them many times in the past as they slowly travel down my driveway and descend upon my doorbell. I know what differentiates my faith from theirs and have learned stock answers to ...read more

  • Anne Lamont Was Addicted To Coke And Alcohol, ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 3, 2007
     | 2,011 views

    Anne Lamont was addicted to coke and alcohol, involved in a messy affair that produced a child whom she had just aborted, and she watched her best friend die of cancer. Sometimes Anne would visit a small church nearby sitting in the back listening to the singing but always leaving before the ...read more

  • The Empty Chair

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
     | 3,128 views

    Subject: The Empty Chair > > A man’s daughter had asked the local minister to come > and pray with her father. When the minister arrived, he > found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on > two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed.The minister > assumed that the old fellow had been ...read more

  • The Empty Chair  PRO

    Contributed by Danny Thomas on May 21, 2001
    based on 293 ratings
     | 4,341 views

    The Empty Chair A man’s daughter had asked the local pastor to come and pray with her father. When the pastor arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows and an empty chair beside his bed. The priest assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit. ...read more

  • Keep Your Eyes On The Prize  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,866 views

    Keep Your Eyes on the Prize The year Pete Rose was about to break Ty Cobb's all-time hits record in spring training, he was being interviewed. One reporter blurted out, "Pete, you only need 78 hits to break the record. How many at-bats do you think you'll need to get the 78 hits?" Without ...read more

  • A Man's Daughter Had Asked The Local Minister To ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007
     | 990 views

    A man’s daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her father. When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed. The minister assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit. "I guess you ...read more

  • Daddy's Empty ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Aug 28, 2009
     | 3,422 views

    DADDY’S EMPTY CHAIR A man’s daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her father. When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed. The minister assumed that the old fellow had been informed of ...read more

  • But Sometimes I Think The Church Has Forgotten ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,410 views

    But sometimes I think the church has forgotten how to celebrate How to party Maybe it is because we have forgotten what Jesus has done for us. Or maybe because the stories the Bible have gotten old and we haven’t been around any new believers to remind us of the hope we have in Jesus Christ. That ...read more

  • Bondage — It's All In The Mind!

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on Apr 19, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,901 views

    Bondage ~ It’s all in the mind! Harry Houdini had a problem. The famed escaped artist found himself in a jail cell that he couldn’t get out of. His mind began to wander back to the challenge he made…any jail cell, he claimed, couldn’t hold him, that is until now. Thirty minutes had gone by since ...read more

  • Several Years Ago, I Heard The Story Of Larry ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,713 views

    Several years ago, I heard the story of Larry Walters, a 33-year-old man who decided he wanted to see his neighborhood from a new perspective. He went down to the local army surplus store one morning and bought forty-five used weather balloons. That afternoon he strapped himself into a lawn chair, ...read more

  • According To James Hamilton, There Are Two Kinds ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,524 views

    According to James Hamilton, there are two kinds of Bible readers--those who skim the surface and those who dig deep. He describes them by comparing them to two common insects. He writes, "One is remarkable for its imposing plumage, which shows in the sunbeams like the dust of gems; as you watch ...read more

  • The Power Of A Compliment

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 1, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,743 views

    THE POWER OF A COMPLIMENT Helen Mrosla writes: "In an earlier grade, I’d taped Mark’s mouth shut for talking too much in class. Now he was a student in my junior high school math class. "His class had worked hard all week. By Friday the students were getting cranky. So, for a break, I asked ...read more

  • I Received This In An Email..."Origination ...

    Contributed by William Akehurst on May 12, 2008
     | 2,263 views

    I received this in an email..."origination unknown" Reasons Why I Owe My Mother...Things she taught me about life. My mother taught me RELIGION. ’You better pray that koolaid stain will come out of the carpet.’ My mother taught me LOGIC. ’ Because I said so, that’s why .’ My mother taught me ...read more

  • Christmas Pants

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 10, 2009
     | 4,447 views

    CHRISTMAS PANTS I told you about a pair of guys who had exchanged the same pair of moleskin pants for over a decade. Each year they tried to outdo one another with the only rules being they couldn’t damage the pants and they had to use scrap material. I’d left the story with Kunkel having received ...read more

  • In 2009 Picher Oklahoma Closed It’s ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Aug 19, 2010
     | 2,184 views

    In 2009 Picher Oklahoma closed it’s doors… the entire city closed, evacuated, and shut down. Once it was a town of 20,000 people… in the first quarter of 1900’s it was a boomtown and had abundant lead and zinc. The Picher area became the most productive lead-zinc mining field in the Tri-State ...read more

  • Praying To People

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 28, 2013
     | 1,757 views

    PRAYING TO PEOPLE Two young boys were spending the night at their grandparents. At bedtime, the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their prayers when the youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs. "I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE... I PRAY FOR A NEW PLAYSTATION... I PRAY FOR A NEW VCR..." ...read more

  • Knock, Knock... Who's ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,391 views

    Knock, Knock... Who’s There? An excuse often given by those who refuse to receive the gospel of Christ is, “Later, I am not ready yet.” Nevertheless, Jesus says, “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him and he with Me” ...read more

  • What A Wacky World We Live In

    Contributed by James Snyder on Apr 1, 2023
     | 646 views

    I like the old saying, “Just when you think it can’t get any worse, it does.” This is the kind of world we live in today, and I’m still not adjusted to this sort of thing. I’m not sure I will ever adjust to the world around me. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I will be watching the ...read more

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