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  • If You Stand Up And Be Counted, From Time To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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     | 2,079 views

    "If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: a man flattened by an opponent can get up ...read more

  • God Will Give Us Opportunities To Try Our ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,429 views

    "God will give us opportunities to try our consecration, whether it be a true one or not. No man can be wholly the Lords unless he is wholly consecrated to the Lord; and no man can ...read more

  • Sam Walton  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 8, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,757 views

    Sam Walton Sam Walton was in the mid 90’s named as one of the richest men in America. You’d never know it! He drove a pickup and lived like a regular person. Asked why he didn’t drive a Rolls Royce he replied, “Where would I put my dogs?” He was successful at least in part because he connected ...read more

  • Two Men Are Standing On The Front Lawn Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Jones on Nov 2, 2000
    based on 136 ratings
     | 3,372 views

    Two men are standing on the front lawn of a church. One man is leaning on the church’s sign and the other is looking at it from the front. The sign reads: Oak Road Bible Believing, Hand Clapping, Foot Stomping, Hemlines Below The Knee, Tie Wearing, Blood Washed, ...read more

  • During The Course Of His Sermon, A Preacher ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    During the course of his sermon, a preacher wanted to emphasize the brevity of life. He took a long pause, then said, “Every member of this church is going to die.” But, to his surprise, a man in the back row responded to this statement with a big smile. Repeat twice, louder…After the sermon he ...read more

  • William Barclay On Temptation

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
     | 7,219 views

    WILLIAM BARCLAY ON TEMPTATION "Temptation is not meant to make us sin; it is meant to enable us to conquer sin. It is not meant to make us bad, it is meant to make us good. It is not meant to weaken us, it is meant to make us emerge stronger and finer and purer from the ordeal. Temptation is not ...read more

  • Show Us God  PRO

    Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Jan 9, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,795 views

    SHOW US GOD The Greek philosopher Socrates made this statement: "Oh that someone would arise, man or god, to show us God." In the minds of scholars, here's one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived; and yet he, himself, had beating in his own breast--and he admitted it--oh that god could ...read more

  • Got Jesus?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 16, 2014
     | 3,644 views

    During a worship service a man began to be moved. Out loud he said “Amen!” People around him were a little disturbed. Then louder he said, “Hallelujah!” A few more people were becoming disturbed. Louder still he shouted “Praise Jesus!”An usher moved quickly down the aisle. He bent over and ...read more

  • Preaching Too Long

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2019
     | 3,523 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

  • Encourage: Plant A Tree

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 6, 2024
     | 1,335 views

    There was a man that looked around the barren community where he lived. The man wanted to do something to help the lifeless areas around his community. The man decided there was nothing he could do to help his neighbors. He prayed and asked God to help him help his family and his friends to bring ...read more

  • The Rock

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 8, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,583 views

    The Rock A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light and the Savior appeared. The Lord told the man He had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his ...read more

  • Your God Is Too Small  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 19, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
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    J. B. Phillips, in his book, “Your God Is Too Small”, responds to an old children’s poem that says, “Christian children all must be Mild, obedient, good as He.” He writes: “This word ‘mild’ is apparently deliberately used to describe a man who did not hesitate to challenge and expose the ...read more

  • Blending In  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 22, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 1,798 views

    BLENDING IN A young police officer was taking his final exam for the police academy and he read the following question in the exam paper: "You are on patrol in the outer city when an explosion occurs in a gas main in a nearby street. On investigation you find that a large hole has been blown ...read more

  • A Young Police Officer Was Taking His Final Exam ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Nov 16, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,800 views

    A young police officer was taking his final exam for the police academy. And he comes across this question: “You are on patrol in the outer city when an explosion occurs in a gas main in a nearby street. On investigation you find that a large hole has been blown in the footpath and there is an ...read more

  • God's Loving Son  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 15, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
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    Illus.: “God’s Loving Son” A certain rich man died and left no heirs. When his household goods were auctioned off, an elderly lady dressed in shabby garments was the only one to bid on the picture of the dead man’s son. It had been greatly cherished by the wealthy father because his only child ...read more

  • Three Men Died On Christmas Eve And Were Met By ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 3,431 views

    Three men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates. “In honor of this holy season,” Saint Peter said, “You must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven.” The first man fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a lighter. He flicked it on. ...read more

  • Before You Judge

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 6, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,337 views

    BEFORE YOU JUDGE Steven Covey recalls riding on the New York subway one Sunday morning. It was a quiet time with many simply reading the paper, resting, or thinking quietly to themselves. But the quiet was shatter when a man and his children entered the car Covey was sitting in. The man sat down ...read more

  • A Few Minutes Before The Services Started, The ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 12, 2009
     | 2,003 views

    A few minutes before the services started, the church people were sitting in their pews and talking. Suddenly, Satan appeared at the front of the church. Everyone started screaming and running for the front entrance, trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away from the evil one. Soon ...read more

  • These ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Apr 30, 2010
     | 1,794 views

    “These Hands” A young man and a young woman were engaged to be married and were looking forward to a near wedding day when the young man was suddenly called to serve his country. From the field of warfare letters regularly came and went and love shone brightly in all of them. The letters from ...read more

  • Are You Worth Saving?

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 14, 2010
     | 3,637 views

    ARE YOU WORTH SAVING? Bishop Moore tells the story of a little boy who was swimming one day in a lake when suddenly he suffered some type of physical difficulty and could swim no farther. The boy struggled for his life. He had gone under twice, when he felt the strong arm of a man lifting him. The ...read more