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  • Hairdo's And Ego  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 15, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,242 views

    HAIRDO’S AND EGO A friend of mine who teaches Bible school had her straight hair permed in to a curly style. One morning she noticed that 4 yr. old Jack, who was usually cheerful, looked sad and bewildered. "Is something wrong, Jack?" Jenny asked him. "Your hair," he mumbled. "You noticed!" ...read more

  • A Man Was Packing A Shipment Of Food ...

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Aug 20, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,401 views

    "A man was packing a shipment of food contributed by a school for the poor people of Appalachia. He was separating beans from powdered milk, and canned vegetables from canned meats. Reaching into a box filled with various cans, he pulled out a little brown paper sack. Apparently one of the ...read more

  • A Recent Survey Of Discipleship Journal Readers ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 26, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,724 views

    A recent survey of Discipleship Journal readers ranked areas of greatest spiritual challenge to them. These are listed in this order. 1. Materialism. 2. Pride. 3. Self-centeredness. 4. Laziness. 5. Tied were: Anger/Bitterness/Sexual lust. 6. Envy. 7. Gluttony. 8. Lying. (3) There’s little ...read more

  • Percentage In A 1985 Survey Who Said That, Aside ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,444 views

    Percentage in a 1985 survey who said that, aside from earning a living, the reason they work is to keep from getting bored: 54. Percentage in a 1989 survey who said they are sometimes or often bored at work: 41. Percentage in a 1990 survey who said they are generally bored by what goes on in ...read more

  • C. Franklin Graham, Son Of Billy Graham, Spoke ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 2, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,368 views

    C. Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham, spoke at a memorial service for the slain youth of Columbine High School and prayed at the first inauguration services for George W. Bush. Each time he was criticized for talking about and using the name of Jesus Christ. He wrote a book about this called, ...read more

  • Imagine A Town Which Has Everything To Offer: ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Jan 11, 2007
     | 964 views

    Imagine a town which has everything to offer: State-of-the-art hospitals, prestigious schools, award winning entertainment, and many other things. There is nothing a person could need which couldn’t be found in this town except one thing: the water makes people sick; any time someone dares drink ...read more

  • I Want To Summarize A Statement That An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Richards on May 18, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,330 views

    I want to summarize a statement that an Episcopalian minister by the name of Robert Capon made about the greatest threat to Christianity today. I don’t think I could agree with him more. Listen to what he said, "The most critical issue facing Christians is not abortion, pornography, the ...read more

  • Jesus Makes The Statement

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 10, 2010
    based on 1 rating
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    Jesus makes the statement “I am the bread of life.” Disbelief sets in on the participants. Even though Jewish tradition and the Talmud had many teachings in Jewish schools on the phrases “eating and drinking” in a metaphorical sense.They criticize His choice of words, they get mad and angry and ...read more

  • Judgment Epidemic

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 22, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,283 views

    JUDGMENT EPIDEMIC At a recent gathering of seminary professors, one teacher reported that at his school the most damaging charge one student can lodge against another is that the person is being "judgmental." He found this pattern very upsetting. "You can’t get a good argument going in class ...read more

  • Why Would The Angel Talk To You?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 24, 2012
     | 2,634 views

    There's conversation in the Peanuts comic strip between Peppermint Patty and her friend Marcie. They are walking to school and Peppermint Patty says, "I'm going to ask the teacher if I can be Mary in the Christmas play this year." Marcie answers, "She already asked me, sir." Patty continues, ...read more

  • My Wife And Were Enjoying A Cruise On A Recent ...  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 30, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,660 views

    My wife and were enjoying a cruise on a recent vacation. At the dinner table that second evening, that dreaded question came up regarding my occupation. (Now I am not ashamed of being a minister, but telling people I am a minister will erect walls that cannot be scaled) I replied that I would ...read more

  • My Wife And Were Enjoying A Cruise On A Recent ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,570 views

    My wife and were enjoying a cruise on a recent vacation. At the dinner table that second evening, that dreaded question came up regarding my occupation. (Now I am not ashamed of being a minister, but telling people I am a minister will erect walls that cannot be scaled) I replied that I would tell ...read more

  • The Creation Is A Testimony To The Existence Of ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 6, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,644 views

    The creation is a testimony to the existence of God. A young man told his mother one day he was an atheist, that he didn’t believe in God any more. She quietly responded, "If there is no God, who made the world? He replied, "Nobody made it, it just happened." A few days later he came home from ...read more

  • Salt Is Used For Healing 2000 Years Ago There ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,831 views

    Salt Is Used for healing 2000 years ago there wasn’t a drug store on every corner. If a soldier was hurt in battle, if a farmer was gored by a bull, if a child fell down and scraped his knee there was a common treatment. The wound was bathed in salt and water. And it proved to be an excellent ...read more

  • I Made A List Of Crisis That People Sometimes ...

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009
     | 2,346 views

    I made a list of crisis that people sometimes face and I want to read them to you and see if you’ve faced any of these in your life. COMMON CRISIS PEOPLE OFTEN FACE 1. The loss of a valued relationship…such as breaking up with a boyfriend of girlfriend, or divorce. The dissolving of a longtime ...read more

  • H.b. London Jr., Of Focus On The Family, Writes ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
     | 1,678 views

    H.B. London Jr., of Focus on the Family, writes about his relationship with his father, who was a pastor: "My father was a great preacher. I only wish I had known him better. He was an absentee dad. I searched for a relationship with him until the time of his death, but I never found it. To give ...read more

  • Athiesm On Campus

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 18, 2009
     | 1,501 views

    ATHIESM ON CAMPUS 70-75% of Christian youth leave the church after high school. Intellectual skepticism is one of the major reasons they walk away. Most Christian students are unequipped to resist rabidly anti-Christian college professors who are intent on converting their students to atheism. ...read more

  • Perhaps You Read The Email That Made The Rounds ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,880 views

    Perhaps you read the email that made the rounds the week of Sept of 11th. It was called “What a Difference a Day Makes." It is particularly appropriate during our national holiday of Thanksgiving: On Monday, we e-mailed jokes. On Tuesday, we did not. On Monday, we were fussing about praying in ...read more

  • As A Two And Three-Year Old I Used To Gather All ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Apr 23, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,924 views

    As a two and three-year old I used to gather all my stuffed animals together and stand up on box and begin to “preach” to them. My Mom called me her “little preacher boy.” As a child God put within my imagination the dream of being a preacher. As a teenager I began to pursue my divine-daring ...read more

  • Not-So-Blessings  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,571 views

    NOT-SO-BLESSINGS Recently I was taking another turn teaching the children on Wednesday night. After opening with some conversation with the kids about what was going on in their lives I asked for any prayer requests. One girl asked that we pray for her because school would soon start and she was ...read more