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  • Pray Often

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 1, 2008
     | 2,390 views

    PRAY OFTEN I want to do a little participation here: If you LOVE chocolate, raise your hand. (Wait.) Now, before I go any further, look around at those whose hands are not raised--these are the heathen, non-chocolate-loving people! Now, if you have your hand raised, and you have had some ...read more

  • Amazing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 2,878 views

    Amazing Grace In every country, on every day, there is man trying to work his way into favor with God. Many years ago the Grand Rapids Press covered this story… "Conversation to Hindu Faith Is Tortuous." "A West German businessman has completed his conversion to the Hindu faith by piercing ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago Dr. Nick Stinnett Of The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,665 views

    A few years ago Dr. Nick Stinnett of the University of Nebraska conducted a group of studies called the "Family Strengths Research Project": Stinnett and his researchers identified six qualities that make for strong families. The first quality and one of the most important to be found in strong ...read more

  • 3-D Theology

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 20, 2009
     | 1,982 views

    3-D THEOLOGY When people like Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins claim that they can prove that God doesn’t exist, they are making an arrogant mistake. Pardon me while I draw an example from modern animation. When I was a child, the most glorious cartoons were 2-dimensional animations where ...read more

  • Calling Me Home

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Feb 13, 2023
     | 1,125 views

    I want you all to go back in time with me for a moment when you were a child. We didn’t have xbox, or playstation, or video games. We actually went outside and played face to face with our friends. If you were like me, you'd gather with your friends in the neighborhood and would be out most ...read more

  • A Workshop Leader Teaching Money Management Asked ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2003
     | 2,454 views

    A workshop leader teaching money management asked his class, “Have you ever heard people say, ‘I just don’t know where my money goes’?” When many in the class smiled and nodded, he added, “We don’t know because we don’t look. We don’t ...read more

  • On Her 60th Birthday, A Woman From Brooklyn ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 10, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,249 views

    On her 60th birthday, a woman from Brooklyn decided to prepare her last will and testament. She went to her rabbi to make two final requests: First, she insisted on cremation. “What is your second request?” the rabbi asked. “I want my ashes scattered over Bloomingdale’s.” “Bloomingdales. Why ...read more

  • When I Was Research Head Of General Motors And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 20, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,990 views

    When I was research head of General Motors and wanted a problem solved, I’d place a table outside the meeting room with a sign: Leave slide rules here. If I didn’t do that, I’d find someone reaching for his slide rule. Then he’d be ...read more

  • Abstinent  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 30, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,750 views

    Supermodel Kim Alexis said "I made the decision as a teenager to be abstinent. I wanted to take control of my future. It wasn’t a popular decision then, just like it can be an unpopular decision now. It doesn’t always make me more friends. But the friends I have are true friends. True to ...read more

  • Prime Minister Tony Blair, A Confessed Christian ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 17, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,448 views

    Prime Minister Tony Blair, a confessed Christian wanted to end a televised address to the nation with the words “God bless you!” but he was stopped by his media director, spin-doctor, Alistair Campbell, a convinced atheist, in a celebrated remark, “We don’t do God!” Well that’s not what Micah had ...read more

  • A Four-Year-Old And A Six-Year-Old Presented ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on May 11, 2002
    based on 76 ratings
     | 3,136 views

    A four-year-old and a six-year-old presented their Mom with a house plant. They had used their own money and she was thrilled. The older of them said with a sad face, “There was a bouquet that we wanted to give you at the flower shop. It was real pretty, but it was too expensive. It had a ribbon on ...read more

  • I Heard A Story About A Missionary Who Was ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 14, 2007
     | 1,127 views

    I heard a story about a missionary who was trying to stir up interest to get people to go to a foreign country to preach the gospel. At the end of the service a woman, dragging a little boy behind her, told the missionary, "I just feel like God is calling me to be a missionary." "He is, ...read more

  • Pastoring Is Like Being On The Weather Channel. ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 5, 2005
     | 2,175 views

    Pastoring is like being on the weather channel. When I definitely want to hear the weather I turn there. When dangerous weather occurs the weather bulletins are on multiple channels. It is too important of news to limit to one station. God didn’t limit the gospel to one station, people should ...read more

  • Generations Differ Researcher George Barna Cites ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,852 views

    Generations Differ Researcher George Barna cites varied generational response to authority (older Americans accept it, Boomers want to control it, Busters ignore it), handling contradictions (elder citizens ignore them, Boomers strive to solve them, Busters appreciate them), and life fears ...read more

  • Bible Revision: Authorized A Team Of Vatican ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,898 views

    Bible Revision: Authorized A team of Vatican scholars has been authorized to review the Dead Sea Scrolls with the intention of revising the Bible. The Guardian says, “The influence of radical Jewish groups who wanted to overthrow Roman rule is likely to be featured in the new Bible, bolstering ...read more

  • When The Body Of Christ Is Rich And ...

    Contributed by Hugh Laing on Feb 17, 2010
     | 2,958 views

    When the Body of Christ is rich and prosperous...she very seldom...I want say never...but very seldom has Biblical REVIVAL...but she often does when she's poor...many times the Children of Israel found this out. But this truth does exist beloved...PRAYER IS THE LANGUAGE OF ...read more

  • This World Lays In The Clutches Of Sin Today...we ...

    Contributed by Hugh Laing on Feb 17, 2010
     | 1,646 views

    This world lays in the clutches of sin today...we are fat, bloated, and have forgotten how to weep for the sinfulness that lays all around us and I lay the blame at the feet of God's chosen messengers...the ministers. We tell them what they want to hear...that God will forgive them if they ...read more

  • It Is Natural To Seek Pleasure

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 8, 2020
     | 1,670 views

    “Every creature in the universe is programmed to pursue pleasure. The wolf seeks meat, the bear seeks warmth. That is an indisputable fact, and that's the way God wants it. “Human were created for pleasure, too. But unlike other creatures, humans have the ability to tap into their spiritual ...read more

  • Servant Of God

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Jan 11, 2021
     | 3,997 views

    There was once a servant of God, who had gotten very depressed and tired and went to sleep. He had a vision of an ugly, unlikable frog coming towards him. In the beginning, he didn’t like it. However, the frog followed him, and, whenever he turned around, it was behind him. Finally, when man of ...read more

  • In Sequoia National Park In California, There Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,610 views

    In Sequoia National Park in California, There is a big tree that stands 275 feet high and is 36 feet in diameter. It is called the General Sherman. It is known as the biggest tree in the world. Today I want to talk to you about a tree that reaches from earth all the way to heaven and reaches all ...read more