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  • Submission?

    Contributed by Tim Chinn on Apr 4, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,484 views

    SUBMISSION? A poll was taken a few years ago asking, both men and women this question, “Should wives submit to their husbands?” (In 1998, the Southern Baptists also sparked controversy with their statement that wives should "submit graciously" to the "servant leadership" of their husbands. At that ...read more

  • Think Of A Husband And Wife In A Car, The Wife ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Gladwell on Aug 10, 2001
    based on 177 ratings
     | 3,967 views

    Think of a husband and wife in a car, the wife tells her husband to turn right at the next junction and by mistake, he turns left. When he realises what he has done, he says to his wife “I’m sorry love, I went the wrong way.” But if that is all he does, it isn’t enough. His saying sorry isn’t ...read more

  • Wife Died

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 2, 2015
     | 3,550 views

    Booth-Tucker preached in Chicago one day, and out from the throng a burdened laborer came and said to him, before all the audience, "You can talk like that about how Christ is dear to you, and helps you; but if your wife was dead, as my wife is, and you had some babies crying for their mother who ...read more

  • A Jealous Wife  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 7, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,413 views

    A JEALOUS WIFE A man worked in an office with several attractive ladies. His wife, constantly jealous, had a list of questions ready every day. Then she would examine his coat. If she found a blond hair she would accuse, "You’re having an affair with a blond woman." If she found a red hair, black ...read more

  • What Not To Buy Your Wife  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 17, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,224 views

    What NOT to Buy Your Wife 1. Don’t buy clothing that involves sizes. The chances are one in seven thousand that you will get her size right, and your wife will be offended the other 6999 times. 2. Avoid all things useful. The new silver polish advertised to save hundreds of hours is not going to ...read more

  • A Couple Moved Into A Community. The Wife Was A ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 9, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,035 views

    A couple moved into a community. The wife was a backslid Christian, the husband had never received Christ. They were visited a couple of times by members of the local church. They became almost abusive in stating that they wanted to be left alone. One day the wife was looking out the front window ...read more

  • Listen To The Expectations Of A Wife In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Feb 21, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,207 views

    Listen to the expectations of a wife in the mid-50’s. This is entitled: “How to be a Good Wife” and was purportedly taken from a high school economics text book in 1954. Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal, on time. Prepare Yourself. Take 15 minutes ...read more

  • The Wife God Made For Adam

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 2, 2007
     | 1,899 views

    The wife God made for Adam: God could have been jealous and desired that Adam would only relate to Him, but he lovingly realized that Adam was incomplete by himself. His aloneness was short of perfection, so God formed a special partner to compliment and complete Adam. God did not make a carbon ...read more

  • Be Gentle With Thy Wife

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
     | 2,475 views

    Be Gentle With Thy Wife (from Doris Shields) Be gentle, for you little know How many trials rise; Although to thee they may seem small, To her of giant size. Be gentle, though perchance that lip May speak a murmuring tone, The heart may beat with kindness yet, And joy to be thine own. Be ...read more

  • Wife Vs. Husband

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,644 views

    WIFE VS. HUSBAND A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position. As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs, the ...read more

  • John Demitt's Wife

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Apr 22, 2008
     | 2,954 views

    JOHN DEMITT'S WIFE When I preached in Circleville about Angels, the pastors wife told me her story. She went down into town with the kids to do laundry. A terrible winter storm hit while she was there. She was really afraid, so she prayed for God's protection for the trip back up the hill to her ...read more

  • A Husband And Wife Team Of Researchers, The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2008
     | 1,402 views

    A husband and wife team of researchers, the founders of Empty Tomb, Inc., in Champaign, Illinois, have tracked American and American Christian expenditures as well as global needs. John and Sylvia Ronsvalle have estimated that $70-$80 billion a year could meet the most essential human needs around ...read more

  • Total Sacrifice For Wife

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
     | 2,609 views

    Total Sacrifice for wife It is said that Cyrus, the founder of the Persian Empire, once had captured a prince and his family. When they came before him, the monarch asked the prisoner, “What will you give me if I release you?” “The half of my wealth,” was his reply. “And if I release your ...read more

  • Forgetting Your Wife's Birthday

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 18, 2013
     | 3,974 views

    On a business trip to California, I realized that I had forgotten my wife's birthday the day before. Expecting I was in big trouble, I went to the jewelry section of a department store. After explaining my situation the ...read more

  • The Donkey And The Complaining Wife

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on May 6, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,227 views

    THE DONKEY AND THE COMPLAINING WIFE I once heard of a farmer who had a complaining wife. From morning till night she would complain about something or the other. The only time he got relief was when he went to the farm with his donkey. One day as he was plowing, his wife brought him lunch. He ...read more

  • The Pastor's Wife

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Jul 14, 2015
     | 5,323 views

    The Pastor’s Wife A Tribute to an Outstanding Woman She serves in a lofty position not sought by in her life; having fallen in love with a ministry man, she became a pastor’s wife. She gave her life to Jesus, to share the Gospel Light, to make both God and her husband proud— happy being the ...read more

  • My Wife Knows

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Oct 25, 2010
     | 2,191 views

    "Where's my..." "On the kitchen bench" "...keys". "What happened to my..." "It's in the washing machine. You wore it yesterday." My wife knows my thoughts before I ask. It's uncanny. "Do you know where my..." "On your desk" "...phone is". She is intimately acquainted with my habits, thoughts and ...read more

  • Brezhnev's Wife Defies Atheism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,312 views

    BREZHNEV'S WIFE DEFIES ATHEISM As Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev’s widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just ...read more

  • Thoughts On The Submission Of The Christian Wife

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 21, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 168 views

    Means to follow your husband as he follows Christ. Intended to bless and protect the wife, not to enslave her. Does not mean that she is without voice in decision – making (Gethsemane). Never to be used by the man by force. Never to be used as an excuse for evil. Should always reflect the way ...read more

  • Take My Wife...please

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 29, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,262 views

    TAKE MY WIFE...PLEASE A hooded robber burst into a Texas bank and forced the tellers to load a sack full of cash. On his way out the door, a brave Texas customer grabbed the hood and pulled it off revealing the robber’s face. The robber shot the customer without a moment’s hesitation. He then ...read more