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  • Stand Up, On This Thanksgiving Day, Stand Upon ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
     | 2,606 views

    "Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand upon your feet. Believe in man. Soberly and with clear eyes, believe in your own time and place. There is not, and there ...read more

  • Johnny's First Day Of School The Class Was To Put ...  PRO

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on May 9, 2001
    based on 194 ratings
     | 3,335 views

    Johnny’s first day of school the class was to put their right hands over their hearts & repeat the Pledge of Alliegence. The teacher watched the children as he started the pledge, "I pledge allegiance to the flag..." She stopped when she noticed Johnny’s right hand over the left side of his rear ...read more

  • Mother's Day Is Second Only To Christmas In Terms ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 3,292 views

    Mother’s Day is second only to Christmas in terms of gift giving, and is celebrated by 75% of gifters, who spend on average $94 buying gifts, according to Unity Marketing. “Year after year Mom is remembered with traditional gifts, including flowers and plants (51%); candles and accessories (47%); ...read more

  • The American Memorial Day Weekend Automobile Race ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 19, 2009
     | 2,396 views

    The American Memorial Day weekend automobile race known as the Indianapolis 500 (a.k.a. Indy 500) attracts 400,000 spectators every year! It is probably the largest single sporting event that draws such a large crowd. The race requires many pit-stops – tire changes, fuel, oil, or repairs when ...read more

  • The Inner Life - To Few Who Love The Cross

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Feb 22, 2019
    based on 1 rating
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    Thomas a Kempis wrote: Jesus today has many who love his heavenly kingdom, but few who carry his cross; many who yearn for comfort, few who long for distress. Plenty of people he finds to share his banquet, few to share his fast. Everyone desires to take part in his rejoicing, but few are ...read more

  • Godly Mothers: Always With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
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    GODLY MOTHERS: ALWAYS WITH YOU The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is this the long way?" she asked. And the guide said: "Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning." But the young mother was happy, ...read more

  • Your God Is Too Small  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 19, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,518 views

    J. B. Phillips, in his book, “Your God Is Too Small”, responds to an old children’s poem that says, “Christian children all must be Mild, obedient, good as He.” He writes: “This word ‘mild’ is apparently deliberately used to describe a man who did not hesitate to challenge and expose the ...read more

  • Offer Your Life To Him

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 26, 2007
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    OFFER YOUR LIFE TO HIM In a large cathedral in Europe there was a very large, magnificent pipe organ. It was a Saturday afternoon, and the custodian was making one final check the organ loft high in the balcony at the back of the church. He was startled to hear footsteps echoing up the ...read more

  • Keep Your Eyes On The Prize  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,325 views

    Keep Your Eyes on the Prize The year Pete Rose was about to break Ty Cobb's all-time hits record in spring training, he was being interviewed. One reporter blurted out, "Pete, you only need 78 hits to break the record. How many at-bats do you think you'll need to get the 78 hits?" Without ...read more

  • A Man Goes To A Diner Every Day For Lunch. He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
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    A man goes to a diner every day for lunch. He always orders the soup du jour. One day the manager asks him how he liked his meal. The man replies, "It was good, but you could give a little more bread." So the next day the manager tells the waitress to give him four slices of bread. "How was your ...read more

  • Because You're My ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    "BECAUSE YOU’RE MY DAD!" Author Tim Hansel writes: One day, while my son Zac and I were out in the country, climbing around in some cliffs, I heard a voice from above me yell, "Hey Dad! Catch me!" I turned around to see Zac joyfully jumping off a rock straight at me. He had jumped and then yelled ...read more

  • Covering Your Own Sin

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2011
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    COVERING YOUR OWN SIN "Adam, where are you?" God cried as a now sin-tainted Adam and Eve vainly attempted to hide from Him. Adam had a plan: The fig leaves-an easy quick fix, a cover-up. They represent man fixing his sin on his own terms, the quick and easy way. Grab some leaves, cover it quickly. ...read more

  • A Conference With The Devil

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 15, 2022
     | 1,470 views

    A fictitious story has been told of a conference between Lucifer and his demons. It seems as though Satan was upset because he had not deceived enough souls and so he called for a conference with his head demons. "What are we going to do! We are not claiming enough souls for the Kingdom of ...read more

  • Honor Your Mother And Father

    Contributed by Jim Blevins on May 15, 2009
     | 3,814 views

    HONOR YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER One Mother's Day I was preaching in another state and during the Sunday School class I told about one of the two times that I sassed my mother. Now my mom is about 4 foot 11 inches tall and I was approaching 6 feet so I towered over her. She had told me to do something ...read more

  • How To Build A Ladder To Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2010
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    How To Build A Ladder To Your Dreams Years ago a young African-American child was growing up in Cleveland, in a home which he later described as "materially poor but spiritually rich." One day a famous athlete, Charlie Paddock, came to his school to speak to the students. At the time Paddock was ...read more

  • What's Left Of Your Heart

    Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Feb 8, 2010
    based on 1 rating
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    What's Left of Your Heart Anna's wedding day was finally here. She planned for months and months, and in the small church with her family and friends, she was ready to take the vow's with her fiancé, David. He gently took her hand and they turned toward the altar. But, as the minister began to ...read more

  • A Pastor Ran Into The Grocery Store One Day To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tex Cox on Apr 19, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,810 views

    A pastor ran into the grocery store one day to pick up a couple of things he was needing – he was in a big hurry because he was running behind trying to get to his next appointment. He quickly went through the checkout counter – paid for his stuff – grabbed the receipt and change and out the ...read more

  • I Was Reading The Other Day About When The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,420 views

    I was reading the Other day about when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s Admiral Phipps, commander of the British fleet, was told to anchor outside Quebec. He was given orders to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then support them when they attacked the city. ...read more

  • What Are The "Priorities" At Your House?  PRO

    Contributed by David Parks on Sep 18, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
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    WHAT ARE THE "PRIORITIES" AT YOUR HOUSE? WHAT PRIORITIES WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN OUR CHILDREN WHEN THE FOLLOWING HAPPEN? 1. We are early for the game but late to the worship. 2. We see to it that our children do their homework but never check to seek if Bible lessons are completed, 3. They are not ...read more

  • Keep Your Eyes On Me

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,403 views

    KEEP YOUR EYES ON ME One day, a man hired an experienced guide to lead him on a hike into the Swiss Alps. After many hours, they came to a high and remote mountain pass. To the man’s dismay, he saw the path had almost been washed out. What could he do? To the left was a sheer rock cliff, to his ...read more