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  • Fearfighter, A Kind Of Psychiatric Computer, Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,744 views

    Fearfighter, a kind of psychiatric computer, is one of two programs endorsed by Britain’s health advisory watchdog for people with panic attacks, mild depression, or phobias. People uncomfortable with getting advice from a computer can still choose to see therapists, but the option of logging on ...read more

  • Hope Is Certain, Not Uncertain

    Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 25, 2008
     | 3,661 views

    HOPE IS CERTAIN, NOT UNCERTAIN Our use of the word "hope" is usually based on uncertainty. Suppose an engaged couple says, "We have an outdoor wedding planned for Saturday; we hope it doesn't rain." In saying this, they are saying that the possibility of rain is there, but their preference is for ...read more

  • Scan Checks From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,659 views

    SCAN CHECKS FROM HOME Soon you will be able to deposit checks by scanning them at home and sending them electronically to your bank. No need to visit a branch or an ATM. This is possible because of the Check Clearing for 21st Century Act which allows banks to exchange electronic images of checks. ...read more

  • I Heard About A Young Single Preacher Who Took ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Nov 24, 2008
     | 1,472 views

    I heard about a young single preacher who took his first part-time church while he was still in seminary. He preached a message one Sunday called, “10 Facts on How to Have the Perfect Marriage and raise Perfect Children.” A few years later he got married. He pulled out the old sermon to preach ...read more

  • Are You Drawing Or Building?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
     | 2,884 views

    Are You Drawing or Building? Dr. J.B. Gambrel tells an amusing story from General Stonewall Jackson's famous valley campaign. Jackson's army found itself on one side of a river when it needed to be on the other side. After telling his engineers to plan and build a bridge so the army could cross, ...read more

  • In 1833 Charles Darwin Went To The South Sea ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 2, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,546 views

    In 1833 Charles Darwin went to the South Sea Islands looking for the so-called “missing link.” As he studied the cannibals who lived there he concluded that no creatures were more primitive and hw as convinced that nothing on earth could possible lift them to a higher level. He thought that he ...read more

  • Formula For Going To Heaven

    Contributed by John Bright on May 27, 2023
     | 911 views

    That’s right – heaven or hell is the final destination for every human being. I want to crystal clear about this! All humans have been born into a state of Sin (with a big S). We commit sin (with a little s) because we are Sinners – not vice versa. At the instant of salvation, our Sin nature is ...read more

  • The Formula For Peace

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 16, 2025
     | 273 views

    Most of the time, we have no control over the circumstances of our lives, so we react by way of rebellion and complaining. Let me share a little formula with you: E + R = O Event + Response = Outcome We have no control over the events – things just happen. We often try hard to control ...read more

  • Definition Of Sin

    Contributed by John Bright on Mar 4, 2025
     | 241 views

    The Greek word for sin is ‘hamartia.” It means ‘to miss the mark.” This classic interpretation refers to an archer missing the bullseye with an arrow. There are three possible causes for the miss: • Unintentional – archer did not mean to miss – still wrong – Hebrew word: ‘chattah’ – ...read more

  • 57 Cents  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Feb 16, 2002
    based on 212 ratings
     | 2,326 views

    57 CENTS One afternoon a little girl, who had eagerly wished to go, turned back from the Sunday-school door, crying bitterly because there was no more room . . . [I] asked her why it was that she was crying, and she sobbingly replied that it was because they could not let her into the ...read more

  • The Dog Gone Story!  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 28, 2003
    based on 40 ratings
     | 5,344 views

    THE DOG GONE STORY! Many years ago before airplanes and the great jets of today, people had to travel by ships. These great ocean going vessels were very slow sailing across long distances. The King of Greece made the decision to travel to the USA. The King had heard of the vast land and how God ...read more

  • How To Evangelize Jehovah's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2010
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    How to Evangelize Jehovah’s Witnesses David Reed has much experience to draw from when teaching Christians to evangelize Jehovah’s Witnesses. He was a preacher and elder there for many years. Now his book, Jehovah’s Witnesses Answered Verse by Verse is in its 32nd printing and has sold more than ...read more

  • You Can Have My Room

    Contributed by Jeffrey Dillinger on Dec 20, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,814 views

    YOU CAN HAVE MY ROOM Wally was a 7th grade student who was bigger than any of the other students in his Sunday school class. His mother had been an alcoholic when he was born, and as a result, Wally just did not have all the mental capabilities that the rest of his classmates had. But somehow he ...read more

  • The Little ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,487 views

    The Little Fireman In Phoenix, Arizona, a 26-year old mother stared down at her 6 year old son, who was dying of terminal leukemia. Although her heart was filled with sadness, she also had a strong feeling of determination to HANG ON. Like any parent, she wanted her son to grow up and fulfill ...read more

  • There Was An Old Monastery That Had Fallen Upon ...

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Sep 11, 2008
     | 1,437 views

    There was an old monastery that had fallen upon hard times. It was once a great order, but as a result of waves of persecution in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and the rise of secularism in the nineteenth century, all its branch houses were lost and it had become decimated to the extent ...read more

  • I Can Never Have Too Much Ice Cream

    Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 30, 2021
     | 957 views

    It was one of those hectic weeks that flew by, and I didn’t know it until the end of the week. Friday night at supper time, it was one of those sneaky crashes. But, unfortunately, all the energy during the week had been pushing both of us forward, and we had no options but to keep plowing ...read more

  • A Father And His Son Were Seated At The Dining ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on Mar 26, 2001
    based on 184 ratings
     | 6,066 views

    A father and his son were seated at the dining room table, while the mother was finishing the final preparations on the family’s dinner. While the father and son were seated, the father asked the son if he would say the prayer for the meal. The youngster nodded his head, and said that he would ...read more

  • Falling Out Of Bed  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Sep 7, 2001
    based on 123 ratings
     | 6,020 views

    Illus.: “Falling Out of Bed” A little boy constantly fell out of bed. No matter what his parents did, the boy couldn’t sleep without rolling out of bed. An uncle came to visit and in the middle of the night the usual thump and cry was heard. In the morning the uncle teased the boy and asked ...read more

  • My Name Is "I Am"  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Preston on Nov 15, 2002
    based on 23 ratings
     | 4,540 views

    MY NAME IS “I AM” I was regretting the past and fearing the future. Suddenly my Lord was speaking: “My name is “I AM.” He paused. I waited. He continued, “When you live in the past with its mistakes and regrets, it is hard. I am not there. My name is not ‘I WAS.’ When you ...read more

  • Two Little Boys Got Into A Fight. But The Next ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Leiter on Jan 15, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
     | 2,610 views

    Two little boys got into a fight. But the next morning Johnny took his cap and headed for Bobby’s house again. Surprised, an older member of the family said teasingly, "What! Going to play with him again? I thought you had a fight last night and was never going to have anything more to do with ...read more