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  • Busy Doctors  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,281 views

    *Busy Doctors* One fella walked into a doctor’s office and the receptionist asked him what he had. "Shingles," he said. So she took down his name, address and medical insurance number and told him to have a seat. Fifteen minutes later a nurse’s aid came out and asked him what he had. "Shingles," ...read more

  • When I Was A Kid We Used To Rent A Cottage At The ...

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 11, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,446 views

    When I was a kid we used to rent a cottage at the beach every summer. Most of our time was spent on the beach, but when we would walk through town, what would "catch my little-girl-eyes" would be cheap junk like pencils with lobster erasers, or little metal toys that made this great clicking noise. ...read more

  • Halfway Through The Second Grade, Mrs. Sergeant, ...

    Contributed by Ric Feeney on Jun 7, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,359 views

    Halfway through the second grade, Mrs. Sergeant, who lived up to her name, sent a note home to the young boy’s parents. It was added onto his report card and therefore entered into his permanent record. It said, “Your son day dreams too much. He is always looking out the window and his mind ...read more

  • Lets Be Honest, There Are Things We Face In Our ...

    Contributed by Randall Bergsma on Dec 19, 2006
     | 1,368 views

    Lets be honest, there are things we face in our lives, and times when we are afraid. Your newly married and your thinking “What did I get myself into? I don’t know what I’m doing. ”You have a friend in trouble and you think “I don’t know what to say!” You’re in your job and you think, “Why did ...read more

  • Really Listen To Your Child. This Is So ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 3, 2008
     | 1,929 views

    Really listen to your child. This is so important. I remember one time when Zach was about five, and he came up to me while I was reading and said, "Daddy?" I said, "What?" He said, "Daddy?" I said, "What?" He said again, "Daddy?" Finally I put down my book in exasperation and said, "What, Zach? I ...read more

  • Drop Leaf Table With The Leaves ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 29, 2008
     | 1,249 views

    Illustration: Drop leaf table with the leaves down to begin with. • Everybody loves a party. Last night my family was together and the activity and conversation around the table was great. We were loud. It’s a good thing they put us in a room by ourselves. We love to talk, we love to eat, and ...read more

  • Wait? -- I Don't Have To Wait!! Why Doesn't God ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Lotze on Sep 27, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,353 views

    Wait? -- I don't have to wait!! Why doesn't God just get up to speed? Well, what if I we're going to go under a surgeons knife to redo my face - but I wanted to stay awake during the operation so that I could freely give out my counsel to the surgeon - and tell him to hurry! Hurry! If he was to ...read more

  • Jeremy Was A Christian. He Had Been Saved At ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 6, 2009
     | 1,093 views

    Jeremy was a Christian. He had been saved at the age of 16, baptized, and was a faithful church member. When Jeremy chose a career, he did not pray about it or ask God for direction. He did what seemed obvious to him. When he dated, he was not careful to date only godly Christian women. When he ...read more

  • Victor Frankl: Prisoner Story

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 25, 2009
     | 3,680 views

    VICTOR FRANKL: PRISONER STORY Victor Frankl was a Viennese psychiatrist whose entire family was captured and kept in Concentration camps in Nazi Germany. While Frankl was being held prisoner his father, mother and wife all died in camps. Only Frankl’s sister and himself survived. Dr. Frankl has ...read more

  • My Way Or The Wrong Way  PRO

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Feb 17, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,891 views

    MY WAY OR THE WRONG WAY How many of you remember the game show that used to be on TV called "Let's Make A Deal"? I believe it was Monty Hall who would tempt people with what was behind different doors, or he would show them a wad of cash and say you can have the cash or choose what's behind door ...read more

  • The Lord's Answer

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 12, 2010
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    THE LORD'S ANSWER A man once said to a servant of the Lord, "I am such a helpless, miserable sinner; there is no hope for me. I have prayed, and resolved and tried, and vowed until I am sick of my unavailing efforts." "Do you believe that Christ died for our sins, and rose again?" was the ...read more

  • Intimacy: How Is Your Prayer Life?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 18, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,278 views

    INTIMACY: HOW IS YOUR PRAYER LIFE? Eugene Peterson: "She came to see me at the recommendation of a friend. She had been troubled for years, seeing psychiatrists and not getting any better. The consultation had been arranged on the telephone so that when she walked into my study it was as a first ...read more

  • When Are You Going To Talk About Sin?

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Jun 28, 2019
     | 2,082 views

    It was early in the year, and I asked myself, “What is the most important things my congregation needs to know.” I had decided to preach a series on what Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount, or the Plain, if you go by Luke. I mapped out the series, then I began to talk about what Jesus had to ...read more

  • Inspect Versus Expect

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Feb 13, 2023
     | 1,182 views

    There was a young boy who was notorious for cleaning according to what his parents would inspect, but not necessarily what they would expect. In other words, he would do things like fold and put away the dirty laundry, and put away the dirty dishes thinking they were clean. Things looked tidy on ...read more

  • Some Of You May Have Heard Of Brother Lawrence, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 9, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,016 views

    Some of you may have heard of Brother Lawrence, who in the 15th century penned the work “Practice the Presence of God”. When he was dying, he was asked, “What are you doing, Brother Lawrence?” His reply, “I’m doing what I plan to do through all eternity - worship God. When I die I won’t change ...read more

  • Baseball Basics  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,202 views

    *Baseball Basics* At one point during a game, the baseball coach said to one of his young players, "Do you understand what cooperation is? What a team is?" The little boy nodded in the affirmative. "Do you understand that what matters is whether we win together as a team?" The little boy ...read more

  • Even Scientists Are Stumped By There Own Response ...

    Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Sep 22, 2006
     | 1,699 views

    Even scientists are stumped by there own response to what is infallible proof¡ Science says if there is any such thing as infallible proof, it is the repetition of the same experiment. Jesus rose from the dead, and Mary Magdalene encountered him¡ experiment one. The women encountered him¡ ...read more

  • One Preacher Noted: "If We Had Witnessed Jesus' ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,348 views

    One preacher noted: “If we had witnessed Jesus’ struggle that night, we might have said, ‘If He is so broken up when ALL He is doing is praying, what will He do when He faces a real crisis? Why can’t He approach this ordeal with the calm confidence of His 3 sleeping friends?’ Yet when the test came ...read more

  • I Have Often Said When People Ask Me Questions ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,905 views

    I have often said when people ask me questions about the second coming of Christ, “I’m in sales, not management.” Of course, any time someone asks me a biblical question that I’m not sure about I always answer the same way. Even if I thought I knew the answer, I’m still in sales and not ...read more

  • Just Believe By Joel Vicente

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Oct 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,007 views

    JUST BELIEVE by Joel Vicente THOUGH TIME MAY BE TOUGH AND THE ROAD REAL ROUGH JUST BELIEVE THOUGH YOU’VE CRIED MANY TEARS AND WAITED MANY YEARS JUST BELIEVE IF GOD SAID HE WILL THEN JUST BE STILL AND BELIEVE FOR GOD WILL TRULY DO WHAT HE PROMISED YOU IF YOU JUST BELIEVE JUST BELIEVE IN HIS ...read more