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  • Spurgeon's Poor Sermon

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 14, 2012
     | 4,247 views

    SPURGEON'S POOR SERMON Mr. Spurgeon once preached what in his judgment was one of his poorest sermons. He stammered and floundered, and when he got through felt that it had been a complete failure. He was greatly humiliated, and when he got home he fell on his knees and said, "Lord, God, thou ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • And We Have The Word Of The Prophets Made More ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 4, 2008
     | 1,736 views

    "And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns ...read more

    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • The Cure

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 1,970 views

    THE CURE Mrs Smith was so happy: "I’ve cured my husband of biting his nails." I replied, "How did you manage to do that?" "Simple," ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • The Bouquet Of Love

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Nov 23, 2010
     | 2,399 views

    THE BOUQUET OF LOVE In A Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Rev. John R. Ramsey tells how in one church a certain person provided him with a rose boutonniere for the lapel of his suit every Sunday. At first he really appreciated it but then it sort of became routine. Then one Sunday it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Response To Hurting People  PRO

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 3, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,985 views

    RESPONSE TO HURTING PEOPLE In his book Soul Talk, Larry Crabb writes: "Which is worse? A church program to build community that doesn’t get off the ground or one person sitting every Sunday in the back of the church who remains unknown? A Sunday school class that once drew hundreds but has now ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • What Are You Looking For?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,557 views

    WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? A certain man went to Church one Sunday. He frowned when the organist missed a note during the opening hymn. He gave a mean stare at two teenagers talking to each other when the congregation was at prayer. During the Scripture readings, he kept looking impatiently at his ...read more

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  • Failure To Disembark

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Apr 14, 2010
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    FAILURE TO DISEMBARK There was an important business executive who boarded the New Orleans to Washington train. He had a very important business engagement and he needed to be awakened in order to get off the train in Atlanta about five o'clock in the morning. Since he was a heavy sleeper he found ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Once Shaved  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 7, 2011
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     | 1,727 views

    ONCE SHAVED A fellow got up one morning and decided he no longer was going to shave himself; he was instead going to the barber for his morning shave. The town barber also happened to be the local preacher in town. When the guy walked into the barber shop the barber/preacher was not there, he was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • The Shortening Of Private Devotions Starves The ...

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jun 11, 2008
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     | 2,434 views

    The shortening of private devotions starves the soul. William Wilberforce, Christian statesman of Great Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, once said, “I must secure more time for private devotions.” Following a failure in Parliament, he stated that his problems may have been due to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • A Pastor Asked A Ten-Year-Old Boy After Service ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A pastor asked a ten-year-old boy after service one morning if the boy knew why the church served coffee to the adults after church. The boy said, “Sure. ...read more

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  • One's [old] Age Should Be Tranquil, As ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,146 views

    "One's [old] age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity of life seems out of place. At mid-day the sun may burn, and men labor under it; ...read more

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  • In Interview, Stephen King, Horror Author, Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lanny Carpenter on Oct 20, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 1,720 views

    In interview, Stephen King, horror author, was asked about daily writing routine. Said only wrote in morning. When asked if ever wrote at night, replied, "Are you kidding? Not with the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Hispanic Believers: According To Barna Research, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
     | 1,133 views

    Hispanic Believers: According to Barna Research, during a typical week Hispanics are just as likely to attend church (40%), volunteer at their church (24%), pray to God (81%), attend a Sunday school class (15%), and attend a small group meeting for spiritual purposes (15%) as are non-Hispanic ...read more

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  • Postmodernism Is, Almost By Definition, A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006
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     | 2,738 views

    Postmodernism is, almost by definition, a transitional cusp of social, cultural, economic and ideological history when modernism’s high-minded principles and preoccupations have ceased to function, but before they have been replaced with a totally new system of values. It represents a moment of ...read more

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  • A Circuit Riding Preacher Entered One Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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     | 1,734 views

    A circuit riding preacher entered one church building with his young son, and dropped a coin into the offering box in the back. Not many came that Sunday, and those who did didn’t seem too excited about what was said. After the service, the preacher and son walked to the back, and he emptied the ...read more

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  • The Late President Calvin Coolidge Returned Home ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Prater on Jan 21, 2001
    based on 117 ratings
     | 2,718 views

    The late president Calvin Coolidge returned home from church one Sunday afternoon and found his wife sitting in the chair. Unable to go that day, she was still interested in what the preacher had to say. She asked her husband what the preacher spoke about and he said, "Sin." Like most women, a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Subtlety Of Pride  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 14, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 6,189 views

    SUBTLETY OF PRIDE Paul W. Powell once observed: “Pride is so subtle that if we aren’t careful we’ll be proud of our humility. When this happens our goodness becomes badness. Our virtues become vices. We can easily become like the Sunday School teacher who, having told the story of the Pharisee and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Can't Buy Me Love  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Feb 23, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,921 views

    CAN'T BUY ME LOVE A minister was speaking to the Sunday school about the things money can’t buy. “It can’t buy laughter and it can’t buy love” he told them. Driving his point home he said, “What would you do if I offered you $1,000 not to love your mother and father?” Stunned ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • In England About 2 To 3 Miles Off The Coast ...

    Contributed by Shane Rodriguez on Nov 11, 2004
     | 2,504 views

    In England about 2 to 3 miles off the coast there is a place so deep that all the dissolved sewage of London is released there. Each day of the week except Sunday, a ship loaded with garbage goes to the spot and pumps all of the filth of the city into the depth of the sea. the remarkable thing is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Dunn Was Serving As The Pastor Of The First ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jan 11, 2005
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,395 views

    Jim Dunn was serving as the pastor of the First Baptist Church, and his wife, Gladys, was very friendly and welcoming to people. One particular Sunday when the sermon seemed to go on forever, many in the congregation fell asleep. After the service, to be sociable, she walked up to a very ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist