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  • Commitment Or Contentment?

    Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,069 views

    COMMITMENT OR CONTENTMENT? Four masked men came in with assault rifles screaming at the preacher and members during the worship service. They said that anyone who would deny their faith could leave safely, but the pastor had to stay and face the outcome. Silence fill the church, and finally, ...read more

  • Are We Hypocrites?

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 13, 2025
     | 266 views

    I once saw a video of a pastor who had figures, covered with sheets, up in the front of the church. As he started to preach, they were uncovered and you could see monsters and scary characters related to Halloween. The preacher kept asking, “Should these be in the House of God?” The congregation ...read more

  • Let Me Use An Illustration From Physical Science ...

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,914 views

    -Let me use an illustration from physical science to give us some insight into the infilling of the HS. If you’ve ever done a speedometer check, then you are probably familiar with the formula for determining velocity or speed. When you take the distance traveled and divide it by the amount of time ...read more

  • Titanic's Last Hero

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Jan 25, 2008
     | 4,137 views

    Titanic’s Last Hero John Harper was born into a Christian family May 29, 1872. He became a Christian 13 years later and had already started preaching by age 17. He received training at the Baptist Pioneer Mission in London, and in 1896 he founded a church, now known as Harper Memorial Church, which ...read more

  • Andy Stanley Tells The Story Of When He Was 13 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 6,014 views

    Andy Stanley tells the story of when he was 13 and learning the meaning of the phrase, “Actions speak louder than words.” His dad was the Associate pastor of First Baptist in Atlanta when the senior pastor was asked to resign. Charles Stanley was asked to preach on Sundays until a suitable ...read more

  • Five Thousand Fishes And Two Thousand Loves?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 6, 2022
     | 2,120 views

    • A young preacher graduated from Bible College and was invited back to his home congregation to preach a sermon. He wanted to make a good impression. He did his best to prepare to preach to his home church. He wrote his sermon word for word and memorized it. He had a very dramatic beginning to the ...read more

  • John Maxwell Tells In His Book, "The Leader ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 16, 2001
    based on 106 ratings
     | 3,145 views

    John Maxwell tells in his book, “The Leader Within You,” the story of the building of the Great Wall of China. They built it so high that no one could get over it. And they built it so thick that no one could tunnel through it. They built this gigantic wall that still exists today. And then the ...read more

  • The Action Of Karma  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,356 views

    THE ACTION OF KARMA The teaching of karma (literally translated the word means “action”) indicates that karma is something negative, the acting is wrong. Karma is something you must be released from. Karma is the reason for the poverty of the beggar; the illness of the sick, and the hopeless ...read more

  • Howard Hendricks Shares How In Their Church In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 20, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,947 views

    Howard Hendricks shares how in their church in Dallas they were in desperate need of a person to teach a junior high boys class. Those will to do it came down to a list with one name on it. When Howard Hendricks heard the name he said, ‘You have got to be kidding’. He says now that he could not ...read more

  • But We Seem To Live In Two Different Worlds, The ...

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 13, 2005
     | 2,013 views

    But we seem to live in two different worlds, the rich and the poor. A striking example is shared by Brett Blair, a pastor in the Kentucky Annual Conference. Blair shared that some years ago before the death of Mother Theresa, a television special depicted the grim human conditions that were a ...read more

  • My 5 Year Old Son Evan And I Were Driving In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ronnie Brown on Nov 9, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,402 views

    My 5 year old son Evan and I were driving in Atlanta. He saw some spotlights moving the clouds. He asked me what they were and what they were for. I told him that they were called spot lights and people used them to draw attention to a certain place. It’s like they are say "Come over here and see ...read more

  • Pastors Not Aligned: A New Survey Found That 4 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,035 views

    Pastors Not Aligned: A new survey found that 4 out of 10 of the nation’s Protestant pastors don’t agree with their denomination on political and theological matters. Ellison Research found that 19% of pastors are more liberal theologically than their denomination, 23% are more conservative and 59% ...read more

  • The Bait Of Satan

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 1, 2006
     | 4,523 views

    John Bevere taught us from the “Bait of Satan” They (Christians) think churches are like cafeterias; they can pick and choose what they like! They feel the freedom to stay as long as there are no problems. But this does not agree at all with what the Bible teaches. You are not the one who chooses ...read more

  • Folks, The Word Of God Produces Spiritual Life, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 18, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,958 views

    Folks, the Word of God produces spiritual life, as the following story illustrates: The true story of the Mutiny on the Bounty has often been retold. One part that deserves retelling was the transformation wrought by one book. Nine mutineers with six native men and twelve native (Tahitian) ...read more

  • Several Years Ago The Minnesota ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 4, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 854 views

    Illustration: Several years ago the Minnesota Crime Commission released a statement that backs up what the Bible teaches about our human nature. In its report it stated that “every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely selfish, and self-centered. He wants what He wants when He ...read more

  • I Remember An Experience Early In My Life When ...

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Nov 29, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,819 views

    I remember an experience early in my life when God began teaching me to learn to listen for His voice and to turn to Him for help. I was outside playing on a sunny day. We had a maid, Beulah, who watched over us during the weekdays. Mother of course had 5 children in 6 years and 9 days, so we ...read more

  • Marked Men

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 4,258 views

    MARKED MEN There is a professor at Howard University Divinity School, a teacher and scholar, with an unusual name. A name that tells this very story. The distinguished professor of New Testament, the author of the book Troubling Biblical Waters, is named Cain Hope Felder. Dr. Felder tells his ...read more

  • Love In The Home

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 3, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,838 views

    LOVE IN THE HOME If I live in a house of spotless beauty with everything in its place, but have not love, I am a housekeeper--not a homemaker. If I have time for waxing, polishing, and decorative achievements, but have not love, my children learn cleanliness--not godliness. Love leaves the ...read more

  • I'll Miss The Challenge

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,702 views

    I'LL MISS THE CHALLENGE A certain rabbi was adored by his community; everyone was always delighted with what he had to say. All, that is, except for Isaac, who never missed an opportunity to contradict the rabbi's point of view and point out flaws in his teachings. The others were disgusted with ...read more

  • Christian Caste System

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
     | 3,486 views

    CHRISTIAN CASTE SYSTEM Division is the opposite of unity. When we exclude or separate others based on race, socioeconomic status, age, appearance or personal hygiene we are dividing. In his autobiography, Mahatma Gandhi wrote that during his student days he read the Gospels seriously and ...read more