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  • Play For The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 2,244 views

    PLAY FOR THE MASTER The young man had waited for this moment for many months even years. He had practiced and practiced. It was his premiere appearance as a concert violinist. The audience heard much about his amazing talent, and they packed out the prestigious concert hall to hear him. They ...read more

  • Playing With Beethoven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,614 views

    PLAYING WITH BEETHOVEN A college girl visited the home of Beethoven. She slipped under the rope and began playing Beethoven’s piano. She said to the one in charge, "I suppose every musician who comes here wants to play this piano." He explained to her that recently the great Paderewski was ...read more

  • Playing At Religion

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on May 2, 2008
     | 2,550 views

    PLAYING AT RELIGION An elderly man visited a church during a business meeting. After a number of reports were presented, the chairman of the evangelism committee stood and solemnly stated that there were 200 homes in their county without a Bible. There was a moment of silence, and then the ...read more

  • Playing Church

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Aug 10, 2008
     | 3,183 views

    PLAYING CHURCH Some years ago I met Johnny Moore. Johnny is the lead singer for "His Glory". He tells his story of how he was on his way home one night before he got serious with the Lord. He’d been kinda "playing church." He was on his way home from a Wednesday night prayer meeting, and he ...read more

  • Playing With Sin

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jul 9, 2009
     | 5,428 views

    Two girlfriends went to Mexico for a holiday and smuggled in a giant mouse to the US assuming it to be a puppy. It wheezes throughout the night and they just pet and snuggle him to bring relief to his pain. In the morning they took him to the Vet who disclosed to them that it was a rat with rabies ...read more

  • Playing God

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011
     | 2,687 views

    PLAYING GOD Have you ever felt like you were adrift in the ocean with no clue on how to get to shore? A lot of times in life we get a curveball when we are expecting a fastball. We get frustrated when we try to figure God out. Without knowing it a lot of times we even try to play God. When you ...read more

  • Playing In The Dirt

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
     | 5,131 views

    PLAYING IN THE DIRT If you see a baby playing in the dirt, the baby may be dirty but you pretty much don’t make a big deal about it because it’s understood that babies play in dirt. Babies try to eat dirt. Babies scrub themselves in dirt. Dirt is a toy to a baby. But if you see a ...read more

  • 1950's Game,

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
     | 3,746 views

    1950’s Game, "Going To Jerusalem," Misrepresented the Christian Life Mark 8:33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter – same word. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.” (NIV) Peter’s attitude was not only ...read more

  • Twister Was The Subject Of A Huge Publicity ...

    Contributed by Timothy Gardner on Nov 7, 2009
     | 1,948 views

    “Twister was the subject of a huge publicity campaign when it was introduced in 1966. After Johnny Carson and Eva Gabor hooked themselves together in front of millions of viewers on the "Tonight" show in May of that year, the rush was on to buy the game. Considering the simplicity of its design ...read more

  • Ever Play A Board Game And Try To Play Without ...

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Jan 19, 2009
     | 1,666 views

    Ever play a board game and try to play without reading the rules? You figure you can figure it out as you go. And then you get to a situation that you don’t know what to do. Err one has a different idea, people start getting mad, people quite the game, call others names, cheaters. Why the ...read more

  • Medical Terminology Play On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009
     | 2,518 views

    Medical Terminology Play on Words Sandy has seen a lot of doctors this last year, and as I’ve tagged along, I have learned a lot of medical terminology. I’m sure many of you, as you’ve had medical issues, have learned some interesting terminology, as well. It’s a strange language, isn’t it, because ...read more

  • Let The Master Play

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 22, 2010
     | 2,441 views

    LET THE MASTER PLAY An organist was practicing one day in a great church in Europe. As he was playing, a man came up to the organ and asked if he could play. The organist looked at him and thought to himself. "I shouldn’t let this man play, just look at him, he is unshaven, his clothes are ...read more

  • The Final Play Of The Game  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,091 views

    THE FINAL PLAY OF THE GAME It's never too late to trust Jesus. Oops, I need to qualify that. There IS a time when it's too late to trust Jesus. If you die without putting your faith in Jesus, then it's too late. Someone observed about the thief on the cross that there is one deathbed conversion in ...read more

  • Fox Sports Play Of The Day  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 3,136 views

    FOX SPORTS PLAY OF THE DAY "Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, everyone of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit’" (Acts 2:38). Pat Summerall spent 50 years with the national Football League. He was ...read more

  • What Is The Goal Of Playing Football?  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 31, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 3,715 views

    WHAT IS THE GOAL OF PLAYING FOOTBALL? Well, of course, we would say winning. But there is a clearer point than winning, it is scoring points. We might score 6 points in a touchdown, three points in a field goal, two points in a safety, or one point in a point after the touch down. WHAT IF I TOLD ...read more

  • But, I Was Playing Cards  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,124 views

    BUT, I WAS PLAYING CARDS During the Revolutionary War, a loyalist spy appeared at the headquarters of Hessian commander Colonel Johann Rall, carrying an urgent message. General George Washington and his Continental army had secretly crossed the Delaware River that morning and were advancing on ...read more

  • The Plays Of Natural Lively Children Are The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
     | 1,450 views

    "The plays of natural lively children are the infancy of art. Children live in a world of imagination and feeling. They invest the most insignificant object with any ...read more

  • Joshua Bell, Plays The Noted ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,579 views

    Illustration: Joshua Bell, plays the noted “Gibson ex Huberman” Stradivarius violin worth $3.5 million. He commands $1,000 a minute performances all over the world. But the Washington Post wondered what might happen if Bell were asked to dress down and play as a street musician near one of the ...read more

  • In William Shakespeare's Play, The Merchant Of ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Sep 18, 2007
     | 1,100 views

    In William Shakespeare’s play, The Merchant of Venice (Act 1, Scene 3), one of the characters (Antonio) says: The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul producing holy witness Is like a villain with a smiling ...read more

  • There Is An Old Story Of A Pastor That Plays ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 11, 2008
     | 1,535 views

    There is an old story of a pastor that plays hooky from church and goes to the golf course. Peter points out the pastor’s sin and God tells Peter that He will punish the pastor. The pastor proceeds to play the greatest game of his life. His drives were long and straight. His putts were nothing but ...read more