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Be A Man

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019

BE A MAN 1. Be a Protector 2. Be a Provider 3. Be a Partner 4. Be the SPIRITUAL LEADER ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:13

Tags: Manhood, Responsibilities

Denomination: Pentecostal

Bass And Carp

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 18, 2019

two fish (Bass –Carp) One time there was two fish who were best friends. They we an odd couple, one was a high-strung bass the other a laid-back carp. One day they were swimming around talking about girl fish and enjoying each other’s company. Then suddenly, a worm drops in front of them, the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:22-24

Tags: Temptation, Bait

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sins Will Find You ( Billy Bob)

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 18, 2019

Billy Bob –South Pittsburg My friend Billy Bob Johnson lived in South Pittsburg, Tennessee when he was a young whipper snapper. By our standards South Pittsburg Would be considered out in the sticks at that time, but they had a soda shop at the local drug store. That is where all the young ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-7

Tags: Punishment, Sins

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lillie Mae And The Rookie

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 18, 2019

Lillie Mae and the Rookie (Fruit of the Spirit) Gal 5:21-25 Do you all remember Bubba and Billy Bob; I called ole Bubba down in Hazel Green this week to check on Billy Bob, Daisy and the rest of the family. I ask him how everyone was doing. He said everything is fine with everyone; but they had ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:21-25

Tags: Fruit Of The Spirit, Lying

Denomination: Pentecostal

Don't Let Go

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 18, 2019

Bulldog and two Dobermans There was a Bulldog pup that lived in a fenced in yard. The little Bulldog was a peaceful little dog that loved to play in the yard. About three doors down lived two Dobermans, they were quite aggressive. Every day they would go by the little Bull dog and harass him. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:35-36

Tags: Endurance, Hold On

Denomination: Pentecostal

Desperation

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 19, 2019

DESPERATION While walking down the road of life we often reach a place of desperation, a place where all hope is gone and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:28-30

Tags: Deliverance, Desperation

Denomination: Pentecostal

Blind Man

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 21, 2019

BLIND MAN As I sit beside the road my nostrils are filled with the dust of countless ages past. I sit in the solitude of self-pity as I contemplate this prison.My prison is not one that locks me in but it’s one that locks me out; I don’t have bars that contain me but my dungeon is a world of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:35-42

Tags: Change, Blindness

Denomination: Pentecostal

Let God's Grace Find You

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Mar 1, 2019

LET GOD’S GRACE FIND YOU, IT WILL COME WHERE YOU ARE 1.GOD’S Grace went to the mountain top for Abraham when he was about to sacrifice Isaac; GOD provided a ram 2.GOD’S Grace went to the prison where Joseph was; Found Him and made Him second in command in all Egypt 3.GOD’S Grace went to the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Grace, Mercy

Denomination: Pentecostal

Help Daisy! It's Gotta Hold On Me

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Mar 4, 2019

INTRO: Let me tell you about my friend Billy Bob. Ole Billy Bob came in to work one day looking like he had been run over by a buzz saw. He had scratches all over and big pop-knots on each side of his head. With a look of despair, Billy Bob said,” Well son it happened like this; after work ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:16-19

Tags: Sin, Destruction

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sunday's Coming

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Apr 15, 2019

HELLO, MY NAME IS PETER It’s Thursday evening and we were enjoying a private dinner with the JESUS. It should have been a great celebration, But Jesus kept talking about betrayal and death. WE couldn’t understand what he was getting at, then he broke the bread and told us it was his body. Then He ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-10

Tags: Crucifixion, Resurrection

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lost Sheep

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Aug 9, 2019

When the sheep strayed, the shepherd left the 99 and searched for the lost one. I was that lost sheep, I got saved at an early age, and loved the lord with all my heart. Everything was great in my life, I married the girl of my dreams, then my world fell apart. In 1968, I got a letter from ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:4

Tags: Loss, Recovery

Denomination: Pentecostal

Giving

Contributed by Steve Malone on Oct 2, 2019

“I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare. In other words, if our expenditure on comforts, luxuries, amusements, etc, is up to the standard common among those with the same income as our own, we are probably giving ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 24:24

Tags: Giving, Sacrifice

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Boat In The Storm

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Oct 27, 2019

ILLUS: BOAT THRU THE STORM Imagine you’re in a small boat and a sudden storm comes up. The sky is dark the wind is howling; the waves are raging. All of a sudden there are 20-foot swells and your boat is being tossed like a twig in a stream, one minute you are at the bottom of the swell the next ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:12

Tags: Bad Fruit, Good Fruit

Denomination: Pentecostal

Forgiveness

Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 3, 2021

It was in a church in Munich that I saw him, a balding heavyset man in a gray overcoat, a brown felt hat clutched between his hands. People were filing out of the basement room where I had just spoken, moving along the rows of wooden chairs to the door at the rear. It was 1947 and I had come from ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Tags: Forgiveness, Hurt

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In The Name Of Jesus Stop!

Contributed by Steve Malone on Sep 7, 2022

Telemachus was a monk in the 4th century. One day in prayer, He felt called by God to leave immediately and head to Rome. So he put his possessions in a sack and headed out. Upon arriving in Rome, he was immediately caught up in the crowd. The crowd was immense and excited. Soon ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:9

Tags: Courage, Peacemakers, Martyrs, Telemachus

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Diamonds Are Nothing More Than Chunks Of Coal ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Worker Satisfaction: A Recent Gallup Poll Shows ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Worker Satisfaction: A recent Gallup Poll shows workers are most satisfied with their relationships with coworkers and the physical safety conditions of their workplaces, and are least satisfied with the amount of work-related stress and their incomes. Over the past year, workers have grown more ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

Satisfied Workers: A Recent Gallup Poll Shows ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Satisfied Workers: A recent Gallup Poll shows that workers are most satisfied with their relationships with coworkers and the physical safety conditions of their workplaces, and are least satisfied with the amount of work-related stress and their incomes. Over the past year, workers have grown more ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Unhappy: Half Of U.s. Workers Are Happy With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Unhappy: Half of U.S. workers are happy with their jobs, down from nearly 59% in ’95. A new Conference Board survey says the biggest decline in job happiness was among workers between 35 and 44 earning $25K to $35K per year. Experts claim the drop has been driven by rapid changes in technology ...read more

Tags: Workplace

The Young Salesman Was Disappointed About Losing ...  PRO

Contributed by David Browne on Dec 9, 2000

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

Tags: Go, Great Commission, Evangelism Fear Of, Authority, What Is Evangelism?  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist