Contributed by James Wilson on Dec 16, 2000
based on 245 ratings
| 13,166 views
A ten-year old, who was becoming quite knowledgeable about the Bible because of her grandmother’s teaching, asked her grandmother: "Which Virgin was the
...read more
Scripture:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Rob Short on Apr 6, 2001
based on 189 ratings
| 9,404 views
In 1994, two Christian missionaries answered an invitation from the Russian Department of Education to teach morals and ethics in a large orphanage. About 100 boys and girls who had been abandoned, abused, and left in the care of a government-run program were in the orphanage.
It was nearing
...read more
Scripture:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Don Jones on Jan 20, 2007
based on 2 ratings
| 9,776 views
Edward Kimball, Sunday school teacher, was not one of the ordinary type. Mere literal instruction on Sunday did not satisfy his ideal of the teacher’s duty. He knew his boys, and, if he knew them, it was because be studied them, because he became acquainted with their occupations and aims,
...read more
Scripture:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 14, 2005
based on 5 ratings
| 4,770 views
*Christmas is a time when God came near. And God comes near today.
*Joe McKeever told the story of a little girl named Rachel. Like many preschoolers, Rachel had a problem waking up in the middle of the night, scared and crying. The only thing that would sooth her fears was crawling into bed with
...read more
Scripture:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2004
based on 9 ratings
| 3,894 views
IT’S HARD BEING...
Pastor Ben Patterson, tells the following story:
My 5-year-old niece, Olivia, and her best friend, Claire, were participating in a nativity play at school. Claire was playing Mary, and Olivia was an angel. Before the show, a young boy was going around the dressing room
...read more
Scripture:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2004
based on 5 ratings
| 3,867 views
TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE
Dr Robert Leroe, a pastor in Saugus, Massachusetts tells this story:
One of our local Catholic Priests stopped by the church a few weeks ago and was admiring our sanctuary. He was surprised that our church has 2 stained glass windows with pictures of Mary. I gave him my
...read more
Scripture:
Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 13, 2004
based on 19 ratings
| 3,802 views
“Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace
...read more
Scripture:
Denomination:
Church Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2004
based on 2 ratings
| 2,613 views
“The fact of Jesus’ birth is the final and immeasurable proof that God
...read more
Scripture:
Contributed by Joel Pankow on Dec 22, 2004
based on 4 ratings
| 4,017 views
Whenever a farmer in western Kansas buys a new truck or combine or something, they are hesitant to bring it out or tell anyone about it. I’m not quite sure why that is - but I think a part of it is they don’t want the other farmers to get jealous over what they’ve got and they don’t want to come
...read more
Scripture:
Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Hal Seed on Dec 3, 2007
based on 4 ratings
| 5,658 views
When the wise men come to Jesus, they bring three gifts: Gold, which is the gift for royalty, a gift for a king. Incense, which was for divinity, a gift you give a God. And myrrh, which is a funeral gift, a gift used for burial. Their gifts show amazing insight.
At first hearing, you might think
...read more
Scripture:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Steve Greene on Dec 29, 2007
based on 5 ratings
| 5,295 views
One Sunday a visitor showed up in a more formal, liturgical church than he was used to attending. The church was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. That made it all the more obvious when this visitor got excited about something the minister said and he shouted out “Praise the Lord!”
What was
...read more
Scripture:
Denomination:
Nazarene
based on 6 ratings
| 4,088 views
Henry Blackaby said, "You never find God asking persons to dream up what they want to do for Him...Without doubt, the most important factor in each (Biblical) situation was not what the individual wanted to do for God. The most important factor was what God was about to do." (Experiencing God, page
...read more
Scripture:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2008
based on 4 ratings
| 4,614 views
The Heart of Mary: Submission to the Lord
"I am the Lord's servant... May it be to me as you have said." (Luke 1:38)
The first desire in the child of God who wants to enjoy the favor of God in his life is to die to self and surrender to the will of God in his life. The key word here "servant"
...read more
Scripture:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by David Simpson on Jan 14, 2013
The Romans dominated the country. The Jewish people were captive to Roman law and Roman ways. That is what compelled Joseph to travel with his pregnant wife Mary from Nazareth to Bethlehem (some 80 miles). To return to his ancestral home for the purpose of registering for the Roman census. Just
...read more
Scripture:
Denomination:
Christian Church
Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 1, 2011
based on 2 ratings
| 5,031 views
GOD’S GLORY AT MARANATHA
At the 2009 Kansas high school state track championship, an unusual thing happened. The team that won the girls 3,200-meter relay was disqualified. But what happened next was even more unusual. The team that was awarded the state championship by default turned right around
...read more
Scripture:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 25, 2013
based on 1 rating
| 3,404 views
TIENE que agacharse
El anuncio fue primero a los pastores. Ellos no piden a Dios si estaba seguro de que sabía lo que estaba haciendo . El ángel había ido a los teólogos , tendrían que primero consultó sus comentarios. Si hubiera ido a la elite , habrían mirado alrededor para ver si alguien estaba
...read more
Scripture: