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  • Video Clip - "In Good Company" - Chap. 8 - ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 3, 2005
     | 1,336 views

    (Video Clip - “In Good Company” - Chap. 8 - 0:41:30 - 0:42:10 - Length:0:40) Does that bring up any memories about your Father? You may see a clip like that and remember an intrusive, blunt, inconsiderate man. Or maybe worse: abusive or neglectful. The fact is, for many people the word ...read more

  • A Christian Railroad Engineer Was Speaking To A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,954 views

    A Christian railroad engineer was speaking to a group of fellow workers about heaven. He said, “I can’t begin to tell you what the Lord Jesus means to me. In Him I have a hope that is very precious. Let me explain. Many years ago as each night I neared the end of my run, I would always let out a ...read more

  • The Wheat Of Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,807 views

    The Wheat of Heaven Taken from the stalk of Calvary Placed within the dark, cold earth Silent lies the Wheat of heaven There to wait resurrection birth Left alone in fragrant seed coat Till the time had come to pass It would soon give way to victory Life eternal sprang forth at last When ...read more

  • I Kid You Not Folks, At The Church Where I ...

    Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Nov 7, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,997 views

    I kid you not folks, at the church where I preached before coming to Central---we had enough people complaining back and forth about the temperature that the church board actually ending up voting on the thermostat setting---and then once they decided what it would be---to make sure no one could ...read more

  • Many Of Us Live Our Lives Like Monopoly. You ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 16, 2006
     | 1,315 views

    Many of us live our lives like MONOPOLY. You know how the game works. Players accumulate property, build houses and hotels, and then wait for the other players to land on their property so they have to pay up. Eventually you hope to bankrupt everyone else and have all the money and property. ...read more

  • A Group Of Christians Gathered In A Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 14, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,121 views

    A group of Christians gathered in a church auditorium for an evening Bible Study. Some were talking while waiting for the study to begin. One man began to share with the leader about a church breakfast he’d attended. A well known Bible scholar had been invited to speak at the breakfast. During ...read more

  • Some Time Ago, I Met With A Woman In My Office ...

    Contributed by Scott Turansky on May 24, 2009
     | 1,681 views

    Some time ago, I met with a woman in my office who came to me for marriage counseling. She came alone because she wanted to improve her marriage and save it. We only had one session together. I’m the kind of counselor that sends people home with homework. I encouraged her to look for ways to ...read more

  • Many Of You Know That I Am A Big Fan Of Al Jo...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 31, 2009
     | 1,004 views

    Many of you know that I am a big fan of Al Jolson. Did you know how I became a Jolson fan? It started with Ted Martin’s dad, Danny Martin… Jolson - first superstar. First man to sell a million records. The man who was billed as "The World’s Greatest Entertainer," the man who had the rude ...read more

  • The Town Gossip

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,148 views

    THE TOWN GOSSIP Many years ago the Moody Church News carried a humorous story about a woman in a small town who was known for being a gossip. One day on vacation she visited the offices of The Chicago Daily News. She was wearing a white dress and inadvertently leaned against a wall where a freshly ...read more

  • Afraid Of The Grave  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,087 views

    AFRAID OF THE GRAVE Cemeteries can be spooky places. I heard a funny story about a guy in Scotland we'll call Ian McGregor. After a long evening in the pub, Ian took a shortcut to his house that took him through a dark cemetery. He accidentally fell into a freshly dug grave. Ian tried to climb ...read more

  • Paul Tournier On Persisting In Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2011
     | 3,955 views

    PAUL TOURNIER ON PERSISTING IN PRAYER Paul Tournier, the great psychiatrist and Christian counselor, tells in one his essays about the first time he tried to pray for a solid hour. He says that he set his watch on the table and began to pray, and after what he thought was a good while, checked the ...read more

  • Mom's One-Line Sermons

    Contributed by Jim Bennett on May 7, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,968 views

    MOM'S ONE-LINE SERMONS In John 2:5, at the wedding in Cana, Mary, mother of Jesus, tells the servants, "Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it." That's "Mary's One-Line Sermon." Now, my mom preached some great one-line sermons to me as I was growing up. She had a one-line sermon from Revelation ...read more

  • The Risk Of Defeating The Enemy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2012
     | 4,764 views

    THE RISK OF DEFEATING THE ENEMY During WWII in PNG as the Australian troops were involved in engaging the Japanese in Milne Bay and some of the regions along the North coast, the Australian troops began to realise that if they waited for all the artillery fire to cease that the Japanese in machine ...read more

  • The Finality Of Death  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Hoos on Apr 21, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,362 views

    The Finality of Death When I was just around the age of five or six years old I attended my first funeral. They have since become something that I am used to, but this first time was something that was very memorable for me. I remember standing there, barely able to see into the coffin, and ...read more

  • In His Book "Fatherhood", Bill Cosby Wrote, "Now ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,219 views

    In his book “Fatherhood”, Bill Cosby wrote, “Now that my father is a grandfather he just can’t wait to give money to my kids. But when I was a kid and I asked him for 50 cents, he would tell me the story of his life. How he got up at 5 a.m. when he was 7-years-old and walked 23 miles to milk 90 ...read more

  • I'm Re-Reading A Great Book Entitle, A Man ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,864 views

    I’m re-reading a great book entitle, A Man Called Peter, about Peter Marshall, who served as the Chaplain of the US Senate in the 1940’s. He was a Scottish immigrant who came to America convinced that he was to train for the ministry here. He came without much money, and for the next few years ...read more

  • Servant's Heart

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,300 views

    Illustration- Servant’s Heart A minister shared how in his church they were in desperate need of a person to teach a junior high boys class. • Those willing to do it came down to a list with one name on it. • When the minister heard the name he said, ‘You have got to be kidding’. He says now ...read more

  • It Is Said That On The Evening Of June 18, 1815 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,912 views

    It is said that on the evening of June 18, 1815 a man stood in the tower of England’s Winchester Cathedral gazing anxiously out to sea. At last he found what he was looking for - a ship sending a signal by use of lights. He strained to see the message. All of England held its breath with him, ...read more

  • A Young Man Rushed Into A Service Station One ...

    Contributed by Sharon Stonestreet on Sep 8, 2007
     | 1,606 views

    A young man rushed into a service station one day and asked the manager if he had a pay phone. The manager nodded, “Sure, over there.” The guy inserted a couple of coins, dialed and waited for an answer. Finally someone came on the line. “Uh, sir,” he said in a deep voice, “could you use an honest, ...read more

  • God Will Make Things Right, So Stay With It To ...

    Contributed by David Ward on Dec 30, 2007
     | 1,349 views

    God will make things right, so stay with it to the end ... 1. When it looks like Dorothy won’t get out of the witch’s castle, let alone home to Kansas, stay with it to the end. 2. When it looks like Charlton Heston won’t get those people out of Egypt, and certainly not across the Red Sea, stay ...read more

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