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  • Who Am I No One. Take Me Out Of The Role Of ...

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Dec 28, 2006
     | 1,403 views

    Who am I no one. Take me out of the role of pastor and I am just another guy. I am 54 balding and gaining weight which describes a lot of men in this world. On my own I am a no buddy. But with Christ I am a pastor of a church. I have a voice to be invited to TV shows and I have your respect ...read more

  • Hard Work, Strong Character  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2001
    based on 95 ratings
     | 2,934 views

    HARD WORK, STRONG CHARACTER Delayed gratification is also important in training children. A lot of parents are unwilling to make sacrifices that are necessary in order to meet their children’s deepest needs. A promotion at work, a TV show, or a nap on the sofa may all seem much more enticing ...read more

  • Top Ten Reasons Hurricane Season Is Like ...

    Contributed by Jim Heckman on Sep 17, 2008
     | 1,834 views

    Top Ten Reasons Hurricane Season Is Like Christmas 10: Decorating the house (with plywood). 9: Dragging out boxes that haven’t been used since last season. 8: Last minute shopping in crowded stores. 7: Regular TV shows pre-empted for ’Specials’. 6: Family coming to stay with you. 5: Family and ...read more

  • Top Ten Reasons Hurricane Season Is Like ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Heckman on Sep 17, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,014 views

    Top Ten Reasons Hurricane Season Is Like Christmas 10: Decorating the house (with plywood). 9: Dragging out boxes that haven't been used since last season. 8: Last minute shopping in crowded stores. 7: Regular TV shows pre-empted for 'Specials'. 6: Family coming to stay with you. 5: Family and ...read more

  • Mtv Gave Us Our First Ever "Reality Show", A ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on May 30, 2015
     | 3,076 views

    MTV gave us our first ever "reality show", a thing called "The Real World" that came out in 1992. The first "Real World" cast sought to show us what happens when you put seven strangers in a house together, and quote, "people stop being polite, and start being real". And the world sat there, glued ...read more

  • Teen Girls: Despite Myspace, Chatting On Im Or ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 990 views

    Teen Girls: Despite MySpace, chatting on IM or surfing iTunes, 12- to-14-year-old girls are still most deeply motivated by TV. 65% say they’re influenced by a TV show or network, and are more likely to multi-task. More than half report regularly instant-messaging; about two-thirds read and write ...read more

  • Aunt Lucy Was Losing Her Hearing And The Doctor ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,048 views

    Aunt Lucy was losing her hearing and the doctor recommended surgery to correct it. She promptly vetoed the idea saying, “I’m 94 years old and I’ve already heard enough.” Mike was watching the last part of the TV show when his Dad called down the basement steps, “Mike Come up for dinner” Mike ...read more

  • Storage Wars. ...

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 6, 2012
     | 2,307 views

    I enjoy watching a TV show called Storage Wars. In this reality show people bid on storage units that have been abandoned after having five minutes to look at them from the doorway. I enjoy watching because many times they find some great treasures worth a lot of money buried in all the other ...read more

  • In The January 15, 1989 Issue Of The Lexington ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 12, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,652 views

    In the January 15, 1989 issue of the Lexington Herald-Leader, an article told this story: A family living in a home in West Palm Beach, Florida, told a film crew it was okay to use the front lawn as a set for an episode of “B. L. Stryker”, a TV show starring Burt Reynolds. They knew cars would be ...read more

  • Hanukkah Vs. Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,984 views

    HANUKKAH VS. CHRISTMAS In his book The Jesus I Never Knew, Philip Yancey recounts an episode of the TV show Thirtysomething in which Hope, a Christian, argues with her husband Michael, a Jew, about the holidays. "Why do you even bother with Hanukkah?" she asks. "Do you really believe a handful of ...read more

  • Why Not Me?

    Contributed by Michael Wiley on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,088 views

    WHY NOT ME? I watched a TV show called, "What Would You Do?" They put actors into everyday situations with hidden cameras to see heat the people around will do. Last week they sent an actor into a grocery store. The actor asks to cut in line. When he gets up to the check out, lights and music ...read more

  • Joshua Challenges Us To Put Away Our Idols! Now, ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Mar 9, 2010
     | 2,411 views

    Joshua challenges us to put away our idols! Now, we have a TV show called American Idol, but let me show you some real idols. These were given to my mother by Art & Ruth Morris, founders of South India Church of Christ Mission. What you are looking at are Hindu pocket gods. Hindus have many gods, ...read more

  • Zacchaeus And The Dragon's Den  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Aug 21, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,114 views

    ZACCHAEUS AND THE DRAGON'S DEN Imagine Zacchaeus before The Dragons Den, (TV show where businessmen invest their millions). Imagine the corrupt entrepreneur Zack making his pitch. Duncan Bannatyne and the other dragons are not going to invest there millions into such a dubious character (rip him ...read more

  • I Was Reading The Other Day How Some Computers ...

    Contributed by Michael Russell on Jan 12, 2009
     | 2,017 views

    I was reading the other day how some computers get taken over as slaves. The owner doesn’t know it, but somehow their computer gets used to send lots of email ads, or to try and gain credit card numbers and passwords to steal money. All sorts of evil goes on, your computer is a slave,, and you ...read more

  • I Believe That The Church In America Is Suffering ...

    Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Mar 30, 2008
     | 1,497 views

    I believe that the Church in America is suffering because too many of us are not growing. We are not allowing God to speak to our lives. We are holding onto sin and attitudes that are not biblical, and we go to church every week, we hear a good message and we go home!! Listen up church - I have ...read more

  • I Had A Profound Thought In Preparing This ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Bird on Jan 14, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,407 views

    I had a profound thought in preparing this sermon. I realized that Jesus is our Womble. Yes, that’s right, our Womble. Some of you might know the Wombles from the British TV show about those very fat lovable furry creatures. Well, did you know that in the UK there is a protest group called the ...read more

  • God Can Turn Evil To Good

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 26, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,223 views

    Myra Wattinger was 40 years old and living in Pasadena, Texas when she experienced a traumatic event in her life. She was raped and then became pregnant. She did not feel that she could take care of a child, so she placed an ad in the Houston Post newspaper at the time she gave birth to a baby ...read more

  • Everybody Loves Raymond: Why Are We Here First?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 8, 2010
     | 2,114 views

    EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND: WHY ARE WE HERE FIRST? In the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond, little Alley begins asking some questions about babies. Raymond, the father, gets nervous and refuses to answer her questions. Later on, Raymond realizes that he needs to answer his daughter’s questions. ...read more

  • Daddy, What Does It Feel Like To Die?  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 19, 2014
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,581 views

    Years ago I heard the compelling story of a young pastor whose son was very sick and not expected to live long. Night after night the pastor and his wife would put their boy to bed and say a prayer hoping for a miracle. One evening, the boy looked at his father and said, "Daddy, what does it feel ...read more

  • You Remember The Story. Paul Was Riding Along The ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Jun 28, 2008
     | 1,848 views

    You remember the story. Paul was riding along the road to Damascus, where he had papers that would allow him to lock up and possibly kill any Christians when he got there. When all of the sudden, a bright light shone down on Paul and Jesus spoke to him in a disembodied voice, "Saul, Saul, why do ...read more