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  • A Few Resolutions  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
     | 6,975 views

    A FEW RESOLUTIONS Here are a few less-serious resolutions: “I have resolved not to do drugs anymore, because I get the same effect just standing up really fast.” “I have resolved to live in my own little world, because at least they know me here.” “I have resolved to stay married, because ...read more

  • Is It Dangerous To Spend So Much Time Talking ...

    Contributed by Marty Boller on Oct 29, 2005
     | 1,524 views

    Is it dangerous to spend so much time talking about Narnia & Aslan? One little girl named Hila wrote to Lewis asking him to tell her Aslan’s OTHER NAME. Lewis responded with clues from the stories. “Well, I want you to guess. Has there ever been anyone in THIS world who… Arrived at the same time ...read more

  • Generation X Marketing Advice: Following Are Key ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,508 views

    Generation X Marketing Advice: Following are key points drawn from the Generation X Parents: From Grunge to Grown Up. (1) They want value and permanence, being such a rare commodity sells even better. (2) Gen Xers want “quantity time” with their kids. (3) If an Xer thinks you’re offering a great ...read more

  • A Preacher Told About His Nine-Year-Old Daughter ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 13, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,547 views

    A PREACHER told about his nine-year-old daughter who one day JUMPED off the SCHOOL BUS as it stopped in front of her house and SLAMMED her way through the front door. She MARCHED up the stairs into her ROOM and again SLAMMED the DOOR. All the time she was muttering under her breath: ...read more

  • Scientists Came To A Conclusion ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,170 views

    Illustration: Scientists came to a conclusion that through science they could accomplish anything. Because of this they decided they didn’t need God. One scientist was elected to be their spokesperson to tell God he wasn’t necessary anymore. The scientist told God “Mankind doesn’t need you any ...read more

  • Horses In The Salad—readers' Digest Online, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,065 views

    Horses in the Salad—Readers’ Digest Online, Reader Contributions, Hazel Boone, Kelowna, BC, 1999 "I took Spanish lessons every day while my husband and I lived in Argentina. After a month, my tutor encouraged me to ’speak to the shop clerks, the maid. Speak to everyone and practise, practise.’ A ...read more

  • Holiness

    Contributed by Steven Wunderink on Jul 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,388 views

    Holiness Are you living a HOLY life? If I went to your friends at work and asked, "Is (you) a Christian?" How would they answer? Would they say "Absolutely! The guy prays at every meal, he will pray with people who are hurting, he always is there to help out, and he is the best employee at our ...read more

  • Anger Is The Spontaneous Reaction We Have When ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007
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    Anger is the spontaneous reaction we have when someone interferes with our will or messes up our plans. If you doubt that, see what emotion seizes you on the way home when someone cuts you off on Loop 410. (The other day, Susan and I were driving to church when a car wasn’t cooperating with my ...read more

  • Maybe You Have Been Hit With So Much Adversity ...

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 10, 2007
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    • Maybe you have been hit with so much adversity you feel like the little girl who was riding along on her bike when she bumped her head on the low hanging branch of a tree. • She ran into the house hollering, "Mom, Joey hit me!" • Her Mom looked up from what she was doing and said, "Sissy, Joey ...read more

  • Men In Black

    Contributed by Mark Nichols on Mar 12, 2008
     | 2,905 views

    Men In Black. Begin video with Will Smith’s character at the training center for Men In Black. He arrives late. He says, “Excuse me, but why are we here?” A marine promptly stands up and says, “We are here because you’re looking for the best of the best sir!” Will Smith laughs and says, “This ...read more

  • A Pastor Tells The Story Of Traveling Home From ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Aug 10, 2008
     | 1,799 views

    A pastor tells the story of traveling home from his student church in Tennessee on a Sunday night. As he neared his home the car in front of him swerved and plunged down the bank. He stopped and rushed over to the car, which was overturned. He thought everyone had been killed. But the doors ...read more

  • The Jews Of Paul's Time, By And Large, Rejected ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 11, 2008
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    The Jews of Paul’s time, by and large, rejected the Son of God, and the covenant of faith. That’s why they revolted over and over against the Romans, who ultimately destroyed Jerusalem and scattered them all over the world. Here, Paul gets really cutting. He lumps the Jews who reject Christ ...read more

  • Who Is The Worst Sinner You Know?

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009
     | 3,634 views

    WHO IS THE WORST SINNER YOU KNOW? "Who is the worse sinner you know? Are you more aware of your own sin or those sins of others? Because of God’s amazingly gracious heart toward those who thoroughly deserve only His wrath, He both planned for and provided this mediator to resolve the divine ...read more

  • When God Forgives, He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010
     | 4,919 views

    “When God Forgives, He Forgets” How different God’s pardon is from ours! So often we forgive as did the mother of the little girl who had been good a whole week, and asked mother for a favor. “I know” was the answer, “that you have been good all this week, but you know your were bad last week.” In ...read more

  • The Miser

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 9, 2011
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    THE MISER A man calls up this very rich man in the community and says, "Our records shows that you have never given to our charity and we were wondering if you would like to donate?" The rich man replied, "Does your record show I have a elderly mother who was left penniless when my father died, ...read more

  • House Fire And Marshmallows

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,677 views

    HOUSE FIRE AND MARSHMALLOWS As the coals from our barbecue burned down, our hosts passed out marshmallows and long roasting forks. Just then, two fire trucks roared by, sirens blaring, lights flashing. They stopped at a house right down the block. All twelve of us raced out of the back yard, down ...read more

  • The Tug On The Kite

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018
     | 7,677 views

    Main Idea: We cannot see God, but we know He is there because we can feel Him. Verse: “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10 NKJV). Illustration: A boy in Pakistan was flying his kite very high, so high it could not be seen. A man asked him, “How do you know your kite is up there?” The ...read more

  • Foot In Mouthj

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 25, 2020
     | 3,134 views

    Here is a true story from Patrick Grilliot: We Uber drivers never know whom we’re going to end up with as a passenger. One day, I was driving over a new bridge, the design of which was very confusing. Completely confounded, I muttered, “I’d love to meet the genius who designed this mess.” With ...read more

  • A Strange Funeral In The Backyard

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 12, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 900 views

    A Backyard Neighbor Funeral Mr. Green peered over his fence and noticed that the neighbor’s little boy was in his backyard filling in a hole. Curious about what the youngster was up to, Mr. Green asked, “What in the world are you doing, Jimmy?” Tearfully, little Jimmy replied, “My special little ...read more

  • Ignatius Of Loyola Advocated A 28 Day Retreat ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 17, 2007
     | 2,091 views

    Ignatius of Loyola advocated a 28 day retreat and examination (he lived hundreds of years ago). Most of us can’t get away for 28 days but we can take a weekend retreat or just ...read more