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  • Seven Year Old Tommy Had Been Asking His Parents ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Oct 30, 2007
     | 4,885 views

    Seven year old Tommy had been asking his parents for a dog but they were not convinced that the family needed one. After Tommy’s repeated pleas, his dad told him if he would help his mother with chores around the house he could earn enough money to buy a dog. Tommy was more than eager to accept ...read more

  • Fight Club

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Feb 9, 2008
     | 2,505 views

    In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who makes our lives more beautiful than what they could ever be on their own. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, About ten years ago, a movie came out that just about everyone saw. It was called “Fight ...read more

  • In The Book

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Oct 19, 2009
     | 1,881 views

    In the book “101 Romantic Ideas” Laura Jeanne Allen tells the following story. My Grandfather and Grandmother were married for over half a century, and played their own special game from the time they had met each other. The goal of their game was to write the word "SHMILY" in a surprise place ...read more

  • Torch Races!" Job 6:8-13 Key Verse(S) 9:". . . ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 27, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,242 views

    “Torch Races!” Job 6:8-13 Key verse(s) 9:“. . . that God would be willing to crush me, to let loose his hand and cut me off!” Sometimes it doesn’t matter how quickly you run the race; just that you finish. Everyone has bad days; days which like any other days start out all right but somewhere ...read more

  • The Impact Of The Sexual Sins On This Society: ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 12, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,078 views

    The Impact of the sexual sins on this society: Noel Hornor states: Sex is everywhere. It permeates the movies and the television programs we watch, the music we hear, the magazines and books we read, the talk shows we listen to. Society, it seems, is obsessed with sex. Perhaps never has society had ...read more

  • He Was Graduated From The Finest Four-Star ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,195 views

    He was graduated from the finest four-star Christian college. The product of a distinguished evangelical church, he had a good personal grasp of the Scriptures. From a strong Christian family, he was a personable and handsome green shoot -- the whole nine yards! Like many in his league, however, ...read more

  • What Happens When We Learn About A Really Bad ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,426 views

    What happens when we learn about a really bad guy repenting? It happens all the time in prison ministry, yet many of us think those people aren’t worth saving. They had more chances than most of us are willing to give them, yet God hasn’t given up on them. Jeffrey Dahmer was a convicted murderer ...read more

  • Moses' Stutter  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,056 views

    Moses’ Stutter The hallway is silent now except for the two wheels of the mop bucket and the shuffle of the old man’s feet. Both sound tired. Both know these floors. How many nights has Hank cleaned them? Always careful to get in the corners. Always careful to set up his yellow caution sign ...read more

  • Years Ago, A Very Wealthy Man Shared With His ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 20, 2007
     | 2,017 views

    Years ago, a very wealthy man shared with his devoted young son a passion for art collecting. Together they travelled the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection. Priceless works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others adorned the walls of the family estate. The ...read more

  • What A Friend We Have In Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Jun 24, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,172 views

    WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS Only the Lord and the man in question really know what burdens of sorrow and affliction were heaped upon the writer of this great hymn. One thing we do know, however, is that this beautiful and blessed hymn would never have been penned if the author had not known ...read more

  • Bible Leads Brazilian Prostitutes To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2010
     | 3,435 views

    Bible Leads Brazilian Prostitutes to Christ "Pastor is it OK to sell a Bible to a prostitute?" You see Laura was a member of a small church in Brazil. She sold Avon products to supplement the family income. One of her weekly routes took her through the red light district. One day after asking her ...read more

  • Leaning Over A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2012
     | 3,206 views

    LEANING OVER A CLIFF Writer Parker Palmer tells of his first experience on an Outward Bound course in his book, The Active Life. He says, "I took the course in my early forties, and in the middle of that course I was asked to confront the thing I had fears about since I had first heard about ...read more

  • Una Bolsa Con Agujeros

    Contributed by James Dina on Dec 2, 2020
     | 947 views

    UNA BOLSA CON AGUJEROS "Sembráis mucho y traéis poco; coméis, pero no tenéis suficiente; bebéis, pero no os llenáis de bebida; os vestís, pero nadie se calienta; y el que gana un salario, gana un salario para meterlo en un saco con agujeros". (Hageo ...read more

  • Unsung Heroes-Claudius Lysias

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Aug 22, 2023
     | 553 views

    Introduction: He was a high-ranking officer in the Roman army, mentioned only a couple of times in Scripture. We don’t know if he ever became a Christian, but we do know that he saved the life of Paul the apostle at least twice! Text: Acts 24:22-23, KJV: 22 And when Felix heard these things, ...read more

  • Unintentionally Humorous Texts: The "Bad Axe” Incident

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on May 3, 2024
     | 328 views

    Introduction: This is a follow up to the story of Elisha being asked, maybe as an afterthought?, to go with student prophets as they built a new facility. One of these men had borrowed an axe but something awful happened. By the way, this story has nothing whatsoever to do with the city of Bad ...read more

  • The Following Were Answers Provided By 6th ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,635 views

    The following were answers provided by 6th graders during a history test. Watch the spelling! Some of the best humor is in the misspelling. Even funnier read aloud to someone else! 1. Ancient Egypt was inhabited by mummies and they all wrote in hydraulics. They lived in the Sarah Dessert. The ...read more

  • Pearls From God—communion Meditation  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 45 ratings
     | 3,551 views

    PEARLS FROM GOD-- COMMUNION MEDITATION The cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. With her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them: a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box. "Oh please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please!" Quickly the mother checked ...read more

  • The Cheerful Girl With Bouncy Golden Curls Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Fakes on Nov 10, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,168 views

    The cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them: a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box "Oh please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please?" Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box ...read more

  • Your Bucket Is Filled!" Philippians 2: 1-11: ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 21, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,579 views

    “Your Bucket is Filled!” Philippians 2: 1-11: Key verse(s): 4 “Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.” (Consider Your Neighbor!) On a recent Saturday, awakening to a beautifully sunrise and cool breezes, I lazed in bed putting tasks upon the ...read more

  • Complete Silence  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Dec 29, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,535 views

    COMPLETE SILENCE In college, one of the jobs I had was working in a medical file warehouse. Talk about mundane, boring, monotonous. These were huge warehouses that contained millions of files from hospitals all over the San Francisco Bay Area. I did one of three things: I pulled a file for a ...read more

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