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  • Are You A Christian?  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Feb 4, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,768 views

    ILLUSTRTATION: ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN? Addressing a national seminar of Southern Baptist leaders, George Gallup said, "We find there is very little difference in ethical behavior between churchgoers and those who are not active religiously...The levels of lying, cheating, and stealing are remarkable ...read more

  • Years Ago, A Large Statue Of Christ Was Erected ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 1,611 views

    Years ago, a large statue of Christ was erected high in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile. Called “Christ of the Andes,” the statue symbolizes a pledge between the two countries that as long as the statue stands, there will be peace between Chile and Argentina. Shortly after the ...read more

  • Public's Confidence: Gallup's Annual Measure Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,972 views

    Public’s Confidence: Gallup’s annual measure of public confidence in institutions reports the military is #1 followed by the police and the church. Banks are #4. While the military’s rating is lower than in ‘02, the church has been slowly recovering from the sharp decline in confidence it ...read more

  • A Young Preacher-To-Be, Having Passed His ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 19, 2006
     | 4,761 views

    A young preacher-to-be, having passed his doctrinal examinations, faced his trial sermon. In a cavernous auditorium sat three ministers and 75 others who came to listen. When he stepped into the pulpit, the vast room and the searching, critical eyes caused him to falter. Two weeks later his name ...read more

  • Do You Remember The Feelings Of Disappointment ...  PRO

    Contributed by Phillip Weaver on Apr 9, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
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    Do you remember the feelings of disappointment Dorothy and her friends had when the Great and Magnificent Wizard of Oz was exposed behind the curtain? Do you remember that scene? The Wizard spoke with much sound and fury, but seemed to have little substance once the curtain was pulled back. Did ...read more

  • Consecration To Career

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 18, 2006
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    Consecration to career The late English property developer John Redhead worked hard all his life, and made a lot of money. Upon his death recently, he stipulated that his ashes be made into two egg timers, and be presented to his bank manager and taxman. Why? Towards the end of his life, ...read more

  • Living In Darkness  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Nov 5, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,666 views

    CHILREN’S SERMON I once heard about a confrontation between a young boy and his mother. The mother asked her son, "Young man, there were two cookies in the pantry this morning! May I ask how it happened that there’s only one now?" The boy didn’t flinch but said, "It must’ve been so dark I didn’t ...read more

  • I Was Just Watching The Movie,

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 30, 2009
     | 1,385 views

    I was just watching the movie, “Chicken Run” the other night. In the movie, the rooster, played by Mel Gibson has convinced two rats who scrounge for things to get them what they need to help the chickens escape the chicken farm. The rats had been demanding eggs, but the hens had refused. But ...read more

  • Signs You're In A Bad Church  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 5, 2009
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    Signs You’re in a Bad Church 10. The church bus has gun racks. 9. The church staff consists of Senior Pastor, Associate Pastor and Socio-pastor. 8. The Bible they use is the "Dr. Seuss Version." 7. There’s an ATM in the lobby. 6. The choir wears leather robes. 5. Worship services are B.Y.O.S.: ...read more

  • Pay For The Eggs

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jun 29, 2009
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    PAY FOR THE EGGS Charles Spurgeon and his wife, according to a story in the Chaplain magazine, would sell, but refused to give away, the eggs their chickens laid. Even close relatives were told, "You may have them if you pay for them." As a result, some people labeled the Spurgeons greedy and ...read more

  • When I Was A Boy Some Adults Were Joking About ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 20, 2009
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    When I was a boy some adults were joking about the answer to a question. One said, “Oh, I would tell you the truth three or four different ways before I would like to you.” Some people actually do that, even until this day. A classic example is the Great International Horse Race that took placing ...read more

  • What Are Your Spiritual Gifts? What Comes Easy To ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 10, 2009
     | 5,750 views

    What are your spiritual GIFTS? What comes easy to you that is not so easy for others? A man is pulled over by a police officer for a broken headlight. The cop looks in the car and sees a collection of knives on the backseat. "Sir," he says. "Why do you have all those knives?" "They’re for my ...read more

  • Obedience Is What ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2010
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    OBEDIENCE IS WHAT MATTERS "… If two angels in heaven were given assignments by God at the same time, one of them to go and rule over the greatest nation on earth and the other to go sweep the streets of the dirtiest village, each angel would be completely indifferent as to which one got which ...read more

  • Attitude Is Everything

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 2,635 views

    ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING Harry Emerson Fosdick once told how as a child, his mother sent him to pick a quart of raspberries. Reluctantly he dragged himself to the berrypatch. His afternoon was ruined for sure. Then a thought hit him. He would surprise his mother and pick two quarts of raspberries ...read more

  • Edison Burns All His Mistakes  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,084 views

    EDISON BURNS ALL HIS MISTAKES Thomas A. Edison's plant was on fire. As he helplessly watched it burn, taking his costly experiments up in flames, he called his son Charles. "Come!" he said. "You'll never see anything like this again!" Then he called his wife. As the three stood gazing, Edison ...read more

  • Noah Legends

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 25, 2011
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    NOAH LEGENDS One website I visited examined different flood stories from such diverse nations as · East Africa · Argentina · Australia · Bolivia · Borneo · Burma · Cuba (original natives) · Fiji · Egypt (Book of the Dead) · Iceland · India · Mexico · New Zealand · Russia- Vogul · Vietnam- ...read more

  • Elizabeth Elliot: "If The Only Thing You Have To ...

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Aug 1, 2011
    based on 1 rating
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    Elizabeth Elliot: "If the only thing you have to offer is a broken heart, you offer a broken heart. Realizing that nothing I have, nothing I am will be refused on the part of Christ, I simply give it to Him as the little boy gave Jesus his five loaves and two small fishes--with the same feeling of ...read more

  • Worship And The Woman At The Well

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 29, 2011
     | 3,855 views

    WORSHIP AND THE WOMAN AT THE WELL The Nelson Study Bible states: "By mentioning the two different worship sites, the woman was perhaps trying to shift the conversation away from the subject of her own sins to theological questions. Or perhaps she realized that she was a sinner (v. 18), and knew ...read more

  • Short And To The Point

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 19, 2011
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    SHORT AND TO THE POINT The Gettysburg Address was a simple speech made by A. Lincoln to dedicate the cemetery of that great battle. It consisted of 272 words and lasted a little over 2 minutes. Speeches of that day usually went hours, as Everett Edward’s two hour speech just before Lincoln. We ...read more

  • True Leadership

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Mar 9, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,009 views

    TRUE LEADERSHIP From the pages of “The Essence of True Leadership (Be a Leader and not a Boss)” V.Balu, D.B. Jain College, Chennai - 600 096. T. Nadu, S. India… The legendary Russi Modi of Tata Steel in India, was a phenomenal success with thousands of his company's employees. Revealing the ...read more