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  • Vacation For Seniors!

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jul 22, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,014 views

    A number of years ago I attended a pastors gathering in Toronto. A retired Pastor, now crippled by a stroke, sat along the wall on a chair, all alone. In his prime he was a highly esteemed professor, author and preacher. Now, he sat alone and unnoticed. I walked across the room and lamented this ...read more

  • Preach!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 25, 2021
     | 1,553 views

    “PREACH” The word, “preach” comes from the Greek word, kerusso, and means to proclaim as a herald or make a proclamation in a public gathering. The herald may not even have liked the message he was to proclaim or the people may not have wanted to hear it and, thus, the temptation for the herald ...read more

  • In Matthew Chapter 22 We Read Of A Parable That ...

    Contributed by Virgil Gibson on Oct 17, 2007
     | 1,298 views

    In Matthew Chapter 22 we read of a parable that Jesus gave. A king made a marriage for His son, and he sent forth his servant to bid people to the wedding. He told them that he had prepared a dinner, and asked them to come to the wedding. They would not come, so he sent the servant forth again. ...read more

  • I Will Never Forget The Story Of A Famous Bishop ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 28, 2007
     | 1,940 views

    I will never forget the story of a famous bishop who spoke to a gathering of ministerial students. He repeated Jesus’ story of the wise and foolish maidens. Then he looked at those young men and challenged them, “Young men, would you rather be in the light with the ten wise maidens or out in the ...read more

  • A Loaded Mini-Van Pulled Up To The Only Remaining ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 3, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,379 views

    A loaded mini-van pulled up to the only remaining campsite. Four youngsters leaped from the vehicle and feverishly began unloading the gear and setting up the tent. The boys rushed off to gather firewood while the girls along with their mother began to set up the camp stove and cooking utensils. A ...read more

  • The Best Food For You Is The Word Of God Itself. ...

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Nov 20, 2008
     | 1,989 views

    "The best food for you is the Word of God itself. Sermons and books are well enough, but streams that run for a long distance above ground gradually gather for themselves somewhat of the soil through which they flow, and they lose the cool freshness with which they started from the spring head. ...read more

  • In The Film The Matrix, We Are Taken To The Year ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 6, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,729 views

    In the film The Matrix, we are taken to the year 2199. The world has been taken over and is being run by AI: artificial intelligence. Harvested humans live in a computer generated dreamworld of artificial reality, never understanding that they are captives of an evil empire. But there are a few ...read more

  • A Farmer One Planted Two Fruit Trees On Opposite ...  PRO

    Contributed by Danny Rogers on Nov 29, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,166 views

    A farmer one planted two fruit trees on opposite sides of his property. The one he planted to provide a hedge hide the unsightly view of an old landfill; the other to provide shade to rest under near a cool mountain stream which ran down beside his fields. As the two trees grew, both produced began ...read more

  • Size Of Congregation Doesn't Guarantee ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2010
     | 2,972 views

    Size of Congregation Doesn’t Guarantee Fruitfulness It is important to note that large crowds do not necessarily mean that a teacher has a fruitful ministry. He may have a “successful” ministry, in the sense that the world measures success: by buildings, budgets, and bodies. But a “successful” ...read more

  • The Root Bears The Fruit  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,498 views

    THE ROOT BEARS THE FRUIT A farmer one planted two fruit trees on opposite sides of his property. The one he planted to provide a hedge hide the unsightly view of an old landfill; the other to provide shade to rest under near a cool mountain stream which ran down beside his fields. As the two ...read more

  • A Certain Persian King Was Elevated From A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 16, 2001
    based on 107 ratings
     | 2,589 views

    A certain Persian king was elevated from a poverty-stricken home to the glory of a royal throne. After he became king he sent his servants to the old shack where he was reared, with orders to gather every relic of those days. They brought fragments of his home: many broken toys, his patched ...read more

  • When Attendees At A Drunk-Driving "Awareness ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 21, 2001
    based on 39 ratings
     | 1,544 views

    When attendees at a drunk-driving "awareness picnic" saw a woman being given a field sobriety test by police, they gathered around to watch the "demonstration." It wasn’t a demonstration: a police officer saw Linda M. Harris, 53, the coordinator of the Dona Ana County (N.M.) drunken-driving ...read more

  • Seeing The Value?  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 8, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,159 views

    Seeing the value? An artist took a paint brush and painted a picture in two colors. He called the picture ’BLUE AND GRAY." The artist listened to a critic that couldn’t even paint and threw the picture in a corner and it gathered dust many years. One day someone saw the picture and offered to buy ...read more

  • Brock (Huard)mentioned That A Few Years Ago ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Apr 14, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,693 views

    Brock (Huard)mentioned that a few years ago while playing for the Seattle Seahawks each quarterback on the roster was a Christian: John Kitna, Trent Dilfer, and himself. He shared that just before the team would emerge from the tunnel at Husky Stadium (during the years the new Seahawk Stadium was ...read more

  • A Noted Evangelist Was Coming To Town And The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 6, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,148 views

    A noted evangelist was coming to town and the organizers formed appropriate committees to prepare for the event. In its first meeting, the finance committee chair sadly announced that ’for lack of quorum’ the committee cannot transact business. He then suggested another meeting date and then asked ...read more

  • Rembrandt, The Famous Dutch Artist, Painted His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,131 views

    Rembrandt, the famous Dutch artist, painted his famous “Three Crosses” in 1653. The painting presents a harsh DEPICTION of the CRUCIFIXION of Jesus hanging lifeless between two thieves. At the foot of the cross are SOLDIERS and ONLOOKERS. As you scan the CROWD gathered at the FOOT of the CROSS, ...read more

  • How They Knew God's Love

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 9, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,143 views

    “How They Knew God’s Love” We tried to visit the lepers at least once a month, when they gathered out on the grass, and we went over what they had learned and sought to make clear the way of salvation by the use of Gospel posters. Sometimes we asked them questions, to see if they really ...read more

  • Harmonic Convergence

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Nov 18, 2008
     | 1,534 views

    HARMONIC CONVERGENCE On August 16, 1987, a group of people tried to apply this concept (karma) with what they called the Harmonic Convergence. Thousands of people gathered at Mount Tamalpais just north of San Francisco and other designated religious hot spots around the world, such as Stonehenge, ...read more

  • An Outstretched Hand

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 9, 2009
     | 2,344 views

    AN OUTSTRETCHED HAND In Stockholm, Sweden, a woman was injured as she rushed to catch a streetcar. She stumbled in front of the moving car and was caught beneath it. The police sent for a crane to lift the car off her body. While waiting for the crane a crowd of people gathered out of curiosity. ...read more

  • In 1996, The Chicago Tribune Ran A Story On Buddy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2002
    based on 42 ratings
     | 2,562 views

    In 1996, the Chicago Tribune ran a story on Buddy Post, a lottery winner who is “living proof that money can’t buy happiness.” In 1988, he won $16.2 million in the Pennsylvania Lottery. Since then, he has been convicted “of assault, his sixth wife left him, his brother was convicted of trying to ...read more

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