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  • Happy Birthday America!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,399 views

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! You have a rich, spiritual history that continues to influence us today. * My County, ‘Tis of Thee was written by a Baptist minister, Samuel Francis Smith. * The Pledge of Allegience was written in 1892 by a Baptist minister, Francis Bellamy. * The words “In God We Trust” ...read more

  • If You Have Ever Gone To See The Harlem ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 16, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,697 views

    If you have ever gone to see the Harlem Globetrotters you get two teams for the price of one. The second is called the Washington Generals. They have one purpose: Be doormats for the Globetrotters. The passively get stomped in basketball. It is their job to lose. God did not call he church to ...read more

  • During Vacation Bible We Had Over 10% Of Those ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on Jul 19, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,382 views

    During vacation Bible we had over 10% of those attending come to Christ for the first time. And while I was talking to one of them, I made a simple statement. "Well, now that you’ve accepted Jesus, you’re a part of God’s family." Sounded innocent enough to me, almost welcoming…but the child’s ...read more

  • One Communion Sunday, The Communion Steward ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Aug 20, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 17,936 views

    One communion Sunday, the communion steward prepared communion with a twist. When it came time to uncover the elements the grape juice looked darker than usual. The pastor thought nothing of it and began to serve the communion. Promptly upon receiving the cup, each recipient’s face had a ...read more

  • Little Pigs, Little Pigs Let Me In. Not By The ...

    Contributed by Matthew Koscielski on Jun 23, 2007
     | 1,508 views

    Little pigs, little pigs let me in. Not by the hair of our chiny, chin, chin. Then I’ll huff and puff and blow your house in. So the big bad wolf huffed and puffed, and blew the house of the second pig in. So off they ran......... I give you this question. “My little pigs, when the Big Bad Wolf, ...read more

  • In Saudi Arabia Today, Millions Of Muslims Are ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,951 views

    In Saudi Arabia today, millions of Muslims are observing the festival of Eid al-Adha. In this festival, Muslim pilgrims will pass 3 pillars. These pillars represent the Devil. All of the pilgrims there will take turns throwing stones at those pillars. In the past 20 years, over 3200 Muslims ...read more

  • Wouldn't It Be Wonderful If Someone Secretly ...

    Contributed by Gerald Albers on Nov 9, 2007
     | 1,958 views

    Wouldn’t it be wonderful if someone secretly deposited one million dollars into your checking account? But, did you know the million dollars would do you no good until you knew it was there? In the book of Ephesians there are many treasures, but they will do you no good until you discover that ...read more

  • One Time A Minister Was Talking With A Man With ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 13, 2009
     | 3,103 views

    One time a minister was talking with a man with not much education. The preacher was asking him about spiritual matters. The preacher asked, "Aren’t you concerned about your soul?" He replied, "No, I have no soul." The preacher replied, "I thought every one had a soul." The poor fellow ...read more

  • Too Close To Where I Got In  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Apr 9, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,335 views

    TOO CLOSE TO WHERE I GOT IN A little boy fell out of the bed in his sleep. His father picked him up and put him back in bed. He asked him, "Son, what happened?" The little boy responded, "I fell asleep too close to where I got in." I believe that describes too many Christians today...they have ...read more

  • Worldliness Is A Hard Word To Define, Mainly ...

    Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on May 5, 2009
     | 2,775 views

    Worldliness is a hard word to define, mainly because the world sees their way of thinking as a good thing. Consider what one online dictionary has to say about the matter. “Worldliness is the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated through cultivation or experience or ...read more

  • Think Steps, Not Programs

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Oct 5, 2010
     | 1,829 views

    THINK STEPS, NOT PROGRAMS In his book, Seven Practices of Effective Ministry, Andy Stanley writes: "Think Steps, Not Programs" (p. 88). The idea is this: Instead of having a strategic vision that focuses on programs, you have a strategic vision of a people-process, a pathway that takes people from ...read more

  • Come In Through The Door

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on May 13, 2011
     | 2,883 views

    COME IN THROUGH THE DOOR There's an old spiritual. I'm sure you've heard it. It starts out, 'So high you can't get over it, so low you can't get under it, so wide you can't get around it! You gotta come in through the door.' That's what Jesus tells us in this passage from John's ...read more

  • Writing About The Importance Of Helping People ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2004
     | 2,392 views

    Writing about the importance of helping people become all they can be, author and speaker John Maxwell writes, "In 2000, Atlanta Braves star pitcher John Smoltz suffered a blow that could have ended his illustrious career. After battling various injuries for several seasons, he underwent ligament ...read more

  • We Are Sons And Daughters  PRO

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 5, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,150 views

    WE ARE SONS AND DAUGHTERS The moment we put our faith in Christ, we not only became children of God, we became His full adult children. That’s the meaning of the word "sons" in this context. In other words, God doesn’t treat us like little babies in his family. He treats us as His mature, ...read more

  • We Need Models

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 15, 2011
     | 3,566 views

    WE NEED MODELS Peter tells us not only that Jesus Christ is the model but what are the tools and pieces to put together so that this model is complete and working for God's glory and our security in our lives. I remember getting a model car for a birthday present when I was about 12. It was a ...read more

  • Love Her Or Loathe Her, Winfrey Has Become Proof ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
     | 955 views

    Love her or loathe her, Winfrey has become proof that you can’t be too rich, too thin or too committed to rising to your place in the world. With 49 million viewers each week in the USA and more in the 122 other countries to which the show is distributed, Winfrey reaches more people in a TV day ...read more

  • The People Of God

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Sep 24, 2007
     | 1,884 views

    The people of God: Individuals, and in a state of distinctness from all the nations amongst which, in their calamitous dispersion, they are scattered; but they have no national existence -- no king, no country, no organization, no government, no political being. Just so the great community of ...read more

  • Please Notice That Paul Did Not Pray For These ...

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Nov 28, 2009
     | 2,597 views

    Please notice that Paul did not pray for these Christians to get the Lord’s resurrection power. They already had it! And Christian, so do you. So, how well do you know the power of His resurrection? Paul prayed for them to spiritually know and see the power they already had. *It actually reminds ...read more

  • Baptism  PRO

    Contributed by David Fox on Nov 10, 2001
    based on 143 ratings
     | 10,615 views

    “Baptism” – Comes from the Greek word - “Baptismo” which means to immerse or dunk. Baptismo is a word which was used to describe: a) Sinking ships as they sank water would fill the inside of ship. b) Another usage describes a garment being immersed into dye… the dye penetrates ...read more

  • In My Home Town There Was A Company That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Daniel Birchfield on Dec 4, 2001
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,369 views

    In my home town there was a company that purchased some land and began to build what was to become a large grocery store. The foundation was laid, the frame of the building was erected, then, for some unknown reason, all work stopped. For years the unfinished building stood as a sort of ...read more