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  • Years Ago My Dad Taught Me A Lesson Which I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 899 views

    Years ago my dad taught me a lesson which I remember till today. As usual, I had to learn it the hard way. As I recall, he sent me into the yard to remove a rose bush. Instead of doing what he said and “digging it up”, I cut it off just below the ground and roughed up the dirt like I had dug it ...read more

  • A Pastor Shared His Experience Of Witnessing To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,212 views

    A pastor shared his experience of witnessing to a Jewish man. When the minister attempted to share about the death of Jesus on a cross, the man rebuffed him with these words: “Why do I want to believe in someone who is cursed by hanging on a tree?” The suffering at the cross was a long and lonely ...read more

  • A Woman Who Was A Very Devout Christian For Many ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,653 views

    A woman who was a very devout Christian for many years had a husband who was not a Christian. He liked to go to bars and accused her of not wanting to be with him. He objected to her going to church. She decided to start going to the bars with him. She made this choice at a little fork in the road. ...read more

  • Men Did You Know That Because A Woman's Vocal ...

    Contributed by Eldon Reich on Aug 24, 2007
     | 1,464 views

    Men did you know that because a woman’s vocal cords are shorter than a man’s she can actually speak with less effort than you can. Shorter vocal cords not only cause a woman’s voice to be more highly pitched, but also require less air to become agitated, making it possible for her to talk more with ...read more

  • First, Realize For Us, "The Lord's Coming Is ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 14, 2007
     | 2,314 views

    First, realize for us, "The Lord’s coming is near". For us, the believer, it is temporary while we wait for the reward. We have such a great reward coming even the streets are described as streets of gold. The kingdom of God where there will be perfect love, perfect peace, where every tear wiped ...read more

  • There's A Movie Called "Shadowlands" About The ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
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    There’s a movie called “Shadowlands” about the life of C.S. Lewis. At one point, Lewis is told by a friend, "I know how hard you’ve been praying .... Now, God is answering your prayer." "That’s not why I pray, Harry," Lewis says. "I pray because I can’t help myself. I pray because I’m helpless. I ...read more

  • President Lincoln Was Known To Be A Kind Man. ...

    Contributed by Michael West on Apr 2, 2008
     | 716 views

    President Lincoln was known to be a kind man. One day while staring out the window someone asked him why he was so serious. Lincoln’s reply, “today is butcher day.’ They’re going to shot a lot of boys today in the army for retreating under fire or doing something else in wartime. I don’t blame ...read more

  • Sees The Potential

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 2,756 views

    Sees the Potential - John 1:40-42 Born Simon, called Peter. “Rockman.” Peter, this was a strange name given for the unstable son of Jonas who appeared to have in him nothing of the steadfastness of a rock. Someone once noticed that Andrew Carnegie had a lot of millionaires working for him. When ...read more

  • Win Arn, A Leading Church Consultant Conducted A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Win Arn, a leading church consultant conducted a survey: He surveyed members of nearly a thousand churches asking the question, “Why does the church exit?? The results? Of the church members surveyed, 89 percent said, “The church’s purpose is to take care of my family’s and my needs.? For many, the ...read more

  • Contentment, Rosy, Dimpled Maid, Thou Brightest ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Contentment, rosy, dimpled maid, Thou brightest daughter of the sky, Why dost thou to the hut repair, And from the gilded palace fly I've trac'd thee on the peasant's cheek; I've mark'd thee in the milkmaid's smile; I've heard thee loudly laugh and speak, Amid the sons of want and toil; Yet in the ...read more

  • Richard Sibbes Commented On This Passage In His ...

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009
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    Richard Sibbes commented on this passage in his book, The Bruised Reed. He said of Jesus, He died that he might heal our souls …and by that death save us… And has he not the same heart in heaven? ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ cried the Head in heaven when the foot on earth was trodden ...read more

  • Jehovah-Shammah

    Contributed by Darryl Womack on Oct 30, 2009
     | 2,477 views

    JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH I love to play peek-a-boo. My grandson Cayden loves to watch as I cover my face and then move my hands and say peek-a-boo. He’ll laugh and laugh. Ever wonder why that works so well at entertaining babies. It’s because they haven’t figured out yet that you really haven’t gone ...read more

  • * A Mailman Got A New Route. On The First Porch ...

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Nov 9, 2009
     | 2,112 views

    *** A mailman got a new route. On the first porch he came to he was confronted by a ferocious-looking German Shepherd poised to jump. The mailman approached the mail box and the dog sprang straight up, 5 feet, and landed in the same place, the mailman was relieved to see the dog keep his distance. ...read more

  • Let Me Share A Story I Recall From My Short Time ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 22, 2010
     | 2,312 views

    Let me share a story I recall from my short time as a religious. One of the young brothers came from a large family. He was a little downbeat in his approach, but seemed happy in his own way. His director called him in one day and, in the course of direction, suggested that he challenge his ...read more

  • Brethren, If We Will Do God’s Work In ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 7, 2010
     | 2,874 views

    Brethren, if we will do God’s work in God’s way at God’s time with God’s power, we shall have God’s blessing and the devil’s curses. When God opens the windows of heaven to bless us, the devil will open the door of hell to blast us. God’s smile means the devil’s frown! Mere preachers may help ...read more

  • Too Important Not To Share

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 14, 2010
     | 2,783 views

    TOO IMPORTANT NOT TO SHARE Mercedes Benz was the company who first produced a car body design that absorbed the force of a collision on impact. One Mercedes Benz TV commercial shows their car colliding with a cement wall during a safety test. Since then of course many other car companies have ...read more

  • A New Man After That Sermon

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 16, 2010
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     | 3,425 views

    A NEW MAN AFTER THAT SERMON The minister’s sermon on this particular Sunday was considerably longer than normal. However, it was so well prepared and inspiring that he just knew it would be a big hit with the congregation. At the end of the service he stood shaking hands with the people as they ...read more

  • How Big Is Your Frying Pan?  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Casteel on Jun 9, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,659 views

    HOW BIG IS YOUR FRYING PAN? Adrian Rogers tells the following story, "I heard of a fisherman who was fishing; and, if a fish was over 18 inches long, he just threw it back. And, somebody asked him, 'Why do you do that?' He said, 'Well, I only have an 18-inch frying pan.'" Well, I ...read more

  • Adam & Eve's Old House

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 16, 2014
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    ADAM AND EVE’S OLD HOUSE One day Adam was out hunting with his two boys and came up to the Garden of Eden where he and Eve had been kicked out for for eating the forbidden fruit. Adam was staring at the Garden and one of his boys said, “Daddy, what is wrong with you? Why are you ...read more

  • Preaching Too Long

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2019
     | 3,087 views

    A pastor, known for his lengthy sermons, noticed a man get up and leave during the middle of his message. The man returned just before the conclusion of the service. Afterwards the pastor asked the man where he had gone. "I went to get a haircut," was the reply. "But," said the ...read more

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