Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jan 26, 2001
based on 99 ratings
| 3,111 views
The year was 1772, and a Baptist preacher serving a small country church was called to pastor a large, more prestigious church in London, England. As the story goes, John Fawcett delivered his farewell sermon and packed up his family’s earthly possessions, ready to go. It was the tears of his
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Tony Miano on Dec 11, 2000
based on 99 ratings
| 3,030 views
A Wall Or Bridge
They say a wife and husband, bit by bit,
Can rear between themselves a mighty wall,
So thick they cannot speak with ease through it,
Nor can they see across it, it stands so tall.
Its nearness frightens them, but each alone
Is powerless to tear its bulk away;
and each dejected
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
*other
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2001
based on 154 ratings
| 2,163 views
John Newton, the writer of the most popular hymn in history, "Amazing Grace" said:
"… 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
...read more
Contributed by Keith Wessel on Apr 14, 2001
based on 122 ratings
| 3,039 views
The other night Public Television was broadcasting “Jesus Christ, Superstar.” I had never seen it (of course I was sooooo young when it first came out). I don’t really recommend it, but I guess I watched the last part of it out of theological curiosity more than anything else. Liz and I were
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 17, 2001
based on 147 ratings
| 2,803 views
I love the story about the mom & dad with a son who was a freshman in college. He blew off his freshman year. He wasn’t very responsible, didn’t make good grades, squandered his money, & finally came back home. His parents told him, “If you go back to school you’ll have to pay your own
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Mark Hiehle on Jul 20, 2001
based on 76 ratings
| 2,155 views
Whenever I walk through the mall, I pass the Army Recruiter Office and notice all the incentive posters and slogans in the windows. "Sign up today and receive $50,000 for college!" "Get a $20,000 signing bonus!" "Join the Navy and see the world!" "You can Fly High in the US Air Force!" "We are
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Nazarene
based on 72 ratings
| 1,554 views
Story: Andrew Carnegie, the famous steel magnate of the 19th Century had a sister who complained that her sons were always asking for money but never replied to her letters. So Carnegie bet her £100 that he could get them to reply within a week.
So he sat down and wrote to each of his nephews
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Anglican
Contributed by Gary Macdonald on Nov 1, 2001
based on 56 ratings
| 5,051 views
- Mary had a little Lamb,
His fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
The Lamb was sure to go.
He followed her to school each day,
When it wasn’t against the rules.
He made the children laugh and play,
To have a Lamb at school.
Then the rules were changed one day,
Against
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Carla Powell on Mar 2, 2002
based on 4 ratings
| 2,201 views
A couple weeks ago, I attended a lecture at the University of Michigan
law school sponsored by Lord of Light Lutheran Church in Ann Arbor.
The speaker was Paul Simon, formerly a senator from Illinois. He
indicated that the word "idiot" comes from Latin words that mean
’someone who does not get
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 20, 2002
based on 3 ratings
| 1,921 views
Not long ago I was meeting a friend for breakfast at a local restaurant. Out the window I saw a lady walking across the lane of traffice in the parking lot, when a car nearly hit her. She entered the restaurant, looked at me and said, “Jesus Christ! That lady almost ran me over!”
So I said,
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by David Yarbrough on Mar 15, 2002
based on 12 ratings
| 1,561 views
One day, in 1888, Alfred Nobel picked up the morning newspaper and read his obituary. It was his brother who had passed away, but an over-zealous reporter, who had failed to check the facts, wrote that the world saw Alfred Nobel as the inventor of dynamite, an armaments manufacturer, a merchant of
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2002
based on 12 ratings
| 4,080 views
FROM BAD TO WORSE
There is a great lesson to be learned from the dictionary. When things start going bad, we often fear they will only get worse. It seems that "worse" will take us to the "worst". To prevent the "worse" from turning in to the "worst" look at the unique set up God has provided in
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 16, 2002
based on 20 ratings
| 18,626 views
A River Funny
A preacher was winding up his temperance sermon with great fervor: "If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take it and throw it into the river."
The congregation cried, "Amen!"
"And if I had all the wine in the world, I’d take it and throw it in the river."
The congregation
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 6, 2002
based on 5 ratings
| 5,747 views
GOD'S WORK IN GOD'S WAY
Missionary statesman Hudson Taylor had complete trust in God’s faithfulness. In his journal he wrote: Our heavenly Father is a very experienced One. He knows very well that His children wake up with a good appetite every morning...He sustained 3 million Israelites in the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
based on 14 ratings
| 3,252 views
AND, DRIVER, HURRY PLEASE
If you think using cellphones is a distraction while driving a car,
just imagine how affected a woman was while traveling on an intercity
bus in northern Greece last weekend. As we pick up the story, the
passenger was so deep in conversation when the driver reached her
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2002
based on 1 rating
| 1,834 views
In the movie "Forrest Gump", toward the end, Jenny goes back to her old home place that she grew up. As she & Forrest walk toward the house, she goes further & picks up rocks & throws them at the house. Eventually after breaking a window, she falls to the ground & Forrest comes & sets down on the
...read more
Tags:
Sermon Central