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  • The Cussing ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 9, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,404 views

    ILLUSTRATION: THE CUSSING DEACON A Preacher was made aware that he had a Deacon in his church who was from time to time known to cuss. In his attempt to help the Deacon overcome this terrible habit, the Preacher decided he should spend some personal time with the Deacon so they could have a long ...read more

  • A Soapmaker, Who Was Not Saved, Walked Along The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Yount on Nov 30, 2001
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,779 views

    A Soapmaker, who was not saved, walked along the road with a preacher one day. He said to the preacher, “The gospel you preach has not done much good. There is still a lot of wickedness in the world, and wicked people, too.” Quietly they walked on. The preacher did not reply to his ...read more

  • Subway Superhero

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 22, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,539 views

    SUBWAY SUPERHERO Just a few years ago, an astonishing thing happened in New York City. A construction worker named Wesley Autrey was standing on a subway platform with his two young daughters waiting on a train. Suddenly another man on the platform, apparently suffering from a seizure, stumbled ...read more

  • Confess?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 20, 2024
     | 1,015 views

    Three preachers were in a boat fishing. The one preacher said: THE BIBLE SAYS CONFESS YOUR FAULTS ONE TO ANOTHER. So the one brother confessed that he loved dirty books and movies. The next preacher said: I am a dram drinker, I love to drink beer and alcohol. The first preacher said: I have to ...read more

  • Courage V. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
     | 5,067 views

    COURAGE V. JUDGMENT I heard a story this week about a bull that loved to chew his cud while sitting beneath a shade tree. That particular tree was located just a stone’s throw from a set of railroad tracks. And every time that train came blowing by, it would disturb his afternoon nap and frustrate ...read more

  • Flip Wilson Was A Popular Comedian Several Years ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 15, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 5,418 views

    Flip Wilson was a popular comedian several years ago, and one of his characters was a Preacher at the “What’s Happening Now Church.” Flip did a Skit where he told about this preacher. He’d shout out: "IF THIS CHURCH IS GOING TO SERVE GOD IT’S GOT TO GET DOWN ON ITS KNEES AND CRAWL!!!" And the ...read more

  • A Drunk Stumbles Into A Baptismal Service On ...

    Contributed by C Jordan on Jul 26, 2008
     | 5,637 views

    A drunk stumbles into a baptismal service on Sunday afternoon down by the river. He proceeds to walk into the water and stand next to the preacher. The minister notices the old drunk and says, "Mister, are you ready to find Jesus?" The drunk looks back and says, "Yes, preacher, I sure am." The ...read more

  • The Silent Sermon  PRO

    Contributed by Bishop Johnathan Hester on Nov 17, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,430 views

    THE SILENT SERMON A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending Services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the preacher decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The preacher found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for ...read more

  • Kingdom Infrastructure

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 10, 2011
     | 2,585 views

    KINGDOM INFRASTRUCTURE America’s economic health is partly dependent upon infrastructure: speedy roads, bridges, trains, electrical capacity, usable water, high speed internet, trained or skilled workers, etc. Healthy churches are foundational to getting God’s work done: they support the ...read more

  • Shrewd And Smart

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 22, 2025
     | 245 views

    3 Greeks and 3 Turks are traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the 3 Turks each buy tickets and watch as the 3 Greeks buy only a single ticket. “How are 3 people going to travel on only one ticket?” asks one Turk. “Watch and you’ll see,” answers one Greek. They all board the train. ...read more

  • Failure To Disembark

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Apr 14, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,779 views

    FAILURE TO DISEMBARK There was an important business executive who boarded the New Orleans to Washington train. He had a very important business engagement and he needed to be awakened in order to get off the train in Atlanta about five o'clock in the morning. Since he was a heavy sleeper he found ...read more

  • I Remember Hearing A Story About A Man Who Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 30, 2001
    based on 102 ratings
     | 2,540 views

    I remember hearing a story about a man who had missed church for a number of weeks. The preacher had often called him and asked where he was, but the man kept putting the preacher off. Finally, one day, the preacher stopped by for a visit on a cold winter day. The man was sitting in front of his ...read more

  • View Everyone As God's Creation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,699 views

    VIEW EVERYONE AS GOD’S CREATION Presbyterian biblical scholar/ minister/author Carl Howie tells about an incident that took place in a New York subway. It was winter, and an especially cold and bitter night. Very few people were on the subway at that hour. At each station, the train would screech ...read more

  • Navy Seals

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
     | 4,127 views

    NAVY SEALS I don’t know much about the army but here is something I read recently about those Navy Seals who shot Osama Bin Laden. It’s good to be a Navy SEAL right now. The elite sailors are being showered with praise for their successful operation in Pakistan that resulted in the killing of ...read more

  • A Man Had A Heart Attack And Was Rushed To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,278 views

    A man had a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. He could receive little company and was to avoid excitement. While in the hospital a rich uncle died and left him a million dollars. His family wondered how to break the news to him with the least amount of excitement. It was decided to ask ...read more

  • Million Dollar Story

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
     | 1,257 views

    MILLION DOLLAR STORY A man had a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. He could receive little company and was not to be excited. While in the hospital a rich uncle died and left him a million dollars. His family wondered how to break the news to him with the least amount of excitement. It ...read more

  • Well Said  PRO

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 1, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,266 views

    WELL SAID A woman, who was a terrible cook, gave a preacher a pie to take home to his family. After tasting the pie, they simply threw the rest in the trash, unable to eat it. The next Sunday, the woman asked the preacher, "How did you like my ...read more

  • Warren Wiersbe, Theologian And Writer, Tells A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,537 views

    Warren Wiersbe, theologian and writer, tells a story as taken from a source. “A miserable looking woman recognized F.B. Meyer (preacher and teacher) on the train and ventured to share her burden with him. For years she had cared for a crippled daughter who brought great joy to her life. She made ...read more

  • Your Spirit Does Matter

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 2,263 views

    YOUR SPIRIT DOES MATTER A preacher wrote: "Today we have people who claim to be Christians shouting ’God hates fags’ at the funerals of soldiers who have died in Iraq, because these ’Christians’ believe God is punishing America for its tolerance of homosexuals. A recent editorial in the paper ...read more

  • Flip Wilson Was A Popular Comedian Several Years ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Nov 18, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
     | 1,627 views

    Flip Wilson was a popular comedian several years ago, some of you are old enough to remember him, and some are not. 1. But one of his characters was a Preacher at the "What’s Happening Now Church." In a skit that he did he told about this preacher. 2. He’d yell: "IF THIS CHURCH IS GOING TO ...read more