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  • Five Stupid Things We Do For Love

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 22, 2008
     | 3,202 views

    FIVE STUPID THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE The woman at the well in John 4 was like the women Dr. Laura Schlessinger had in mind when she wrote a book called, "Ten Stupid Things Women do to Mess Up Their Lives." Here are 5 of them --- (Now, keep in mind, these didn’t come from me. I’m quoting from the ...read more

  • Bill And Mary

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jun 4, 2008
     | 1,978 views

    BILL AND MARY Bill was a retired pastor who helped out now and then in our church in San Antonio. He was a huge man, the image of what you think of as a lean tall Texan, and he was man with a huge heart. Everyone talked about Bill and what a wonderful pastor he was. Bill died a couple of months ...read more

  • Kierkegaard's Complacent Duck  PRO

    Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Aug 25, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,893 views

    Kierkegaard's Complacent Duck There was a Danish philosopher named Kierkegaard whose writings are weighty and tough to read. But that deep thinker one time told a simple parable that describes how easy it is to slide into complacency. According to his parable, one Spring, a duck was flying ...read more

  • The Wild Mouse

    Contributed by Michael Wiley on Nov 20, 2008
     | 2,555 views

    THE WILD MOUSE When I was a young child, maybe seven or eight, my family and I went to Beach Bend Amusement park in Bowling Green KY, not too far from our home. I love amusement parks. Especially then when mom and dad were paying for everything. The day turned out to be a day that would shape my ...read more

  • The Persistence In Forgiveness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 6,595 views

    The Persistence in Forgiveness After sixteen years as a missionary on the continent of Africa. David Livingstone returned Scotland to address the students at Glasgow University. His body had been ravaged by some 27 fevers that had overtaken him during his years of service. One arm hung useless at ...read more

  • On A Cold Winter Evening A Man Suffered A Heart ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
     | 1,291 views

    On a cold winter evening a man suffered a heart attack and after being admitted to the hospital, the man asked the nurse to call his daughter. He explained, “You see, I live alone and she is the only family I have.” The nurse went to phone the daughter. The daughter was quite upset and shouted, ...read more

  • Science Proves Creationism

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jan 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,085 views

    SCIENCE PROVES CREATIONISM Allen Rex Sandage, the greatest observational cosmologist in the world--who has deciphered the secrets of the stars, plumbed the mysteries of quasars, revealed the age of globular clusters, pinpointed the distances of remote galaxies, and quantified the universe’s ...read more

  • Favorite Child

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on May 14, 2007
     | 6,433 views

    Erma Bombeck. She writes: "Every mother has a favorite child. She cannot help it. She is only human. I have mine--the child for whom I feel a special closeness, with whom I share a love that no one else could possibly understand. My favorite child is the one who was too sick to eat ice cream at ...read more

  • There's A Joke About A Man Who Was A Keen Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,485 views

    There’s a joke about a man who was a keen church goer. The pillar of the church. I looked up pillar of the church in my A-Z of Christianity: a big thick thing that holds everything up and restricts vision. (From Bacon Sandwiches and Salvation by Adrian Plass published by Authentic – a very funny ...read more

  • When I Graduated High School, I Was Like Most ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,893 views

    When I graduated high school, I was like most boys. I knew everything. I was going to get a job and get rich by the end of the year. I was going to be my own man and live life the way I wanted to. My father was retired from the Air Force. When I got ready to join the Navy, he sat me down and ...read more

  • You Are Driving A Bus. You Go East 12 Miles, And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,254 views

    You are driving a bus. You go east 12 miles, and turn south and go 2 miles and take on 9 passengers, and then you turn west and go 3 miles and let off 4 passengers. How old is the bus driver? ***Give the youth a chance to answer the question and eventually ask one of them to explain the question ...read more

  • Let Me Close With A True Story Of A Humble Black ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,782 views

    Let me close with a true story of a humble black pastor in the inner city of Chicago who was diagnosed with terminal cancer. “He was in his late sixties and had been a minister throughout his adult life. His love for the Lord was so profound that it was reflected in everything he said. When he ...read more

  • The Concept Of Grace

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2022
     | 1,836 views

    There is a great article that illustrates the concept of grace written by Charles Stanley. It reads: One of my more memorable seminary professors had a practical way of illustrating to his students the concept of grace. At the end of his evangelism course, he would distribute the exam with the ...read more

  • Am I An Enabler?

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Feb 7, 2023
     | 562 views

    Text, Galatians 6:6, KIV: 6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. Not long ago I had lunch with a pastor friend. We talked about several different things but when I mentioned something I had seen on Sermon Central, he was alarmed! He asked me, ...read more

  • Alex Navalny - Russian Dissident

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Feb 19, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 643 views

    Russian opposition leader and outspoken Christian, Alexei Navalny. Navalny voluntarily returned to Russia - knowing he would be arrested and imprisoned. Navalny, 47, dies while serving a 19-year sentence in a penal colony north of the Arctic Circle. In Navalny’s closing statement during his 2021 ...read more

  • Speed Limit

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 13, 2025
     | 364 views

    Let’s talk about following the speed limit. Why not? Maybe you don’t like being told what to do? That’s the definition of rebellion. Maybe you know better than everyone else. If so, those closest to you suffer the most! The starting point is safety. I have some family members that refuse to ...read more

  • The Business Executive

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 25, 2025
     | 173 views

    Story: A business manager went on holiday to an island in Greece. One day, while he was on the beach, he was called up on his mobile phone by his secretary, wanting some help. He gave her some instructions and told her to call him back when she had finished. As he was pacing up and down ...read more

  • The Emperor And The Seed  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 18, 2002
    based on 224 ratings
     | 9,152 views

    THE EMPEROR AND THE SEED Once there was an emperor in the Far East who was growing old and knew it was coming time to choose his successor. Instead of choosing one of his assistants or one of his own children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young people in the kingdom ...read more

  • Yes, Virginia, There Is A Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,834 views

    "YES VIRGINIA, THERE IS A JESUS." It is truly heartwarming to know that millions of people around the world believe in Santa. Sure, most are under four feet tall, but still it’s amazing that so many believe in the big guy in the red suit. Consider the following: Around the globe, today, live ...read more

  • A Plea For Fishing  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Greene on Dec 30, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,076 views

    A PLEA FOR FISHING: Now it came to pass that a group existed who called themselves fishermen. And lo, there were many fish in the waters all around. In fact, the whole area was surrounded by streams and lakes filled with fish. And the fish were hungry. Week after week, month, and year after ...read more