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  • Paul Hammons ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
     | 1,954 views

    Paul Hammons says… We have a tendency to see the past as being better than what it was… The good old days really weren’t all that good. We forget about all the hardships: (The depression, no air conditioning, out houses, no running water). Back in the days before electricity, a tightfisted old ...read more

  • Peter O'brien Says That Col 3:18 ‘is An Appeal ...

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Oct 11, 2009
     | 2,025 views

    PETER O’BRIEN says that Col 3:18 ‘is an appeal to free and responsible agents to voluntarily subordinate themselves to their husbands since this is entirely proper within the new fellowship ...read more

  • Submission?

    Contributed by Tim Chinn on Apr 4, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,803 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

  • J. Vernon Mcgee Said, "I Want To Say That I Have ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 9, 2011
     | 1,722 views

    J. Vernon McGee said, "I want to say that I have always thanked the Lord for my wife. It is wonderful to have a good wife--and to ...read more

  • Jill Briscoe On Submission

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2011
     | 4,700 views

    JILL BRISCOE ON SUBMISSION Jill Briscoe talks about the difference between her family and her husband, Stuart's, family and what that brought to their own marriage. She says, "My father, a quiet, gentle man, considered himself head of his home: protector, defender, and provider. My mom was a ...read more

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

    Contributed by Steve Gladwell on Aug 11, 2001
    based on 177 ratings
     | 4,142 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

  • A Jealous Wife  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,581 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

  • Wife Died

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 3, 2015
     | 3,731 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

  • Tv Remote

    Contributed by John Bright on May 24, 2021
     | 1,597 views

    A woman was pulling her offering out of her purse when a TV remote control fell out and hit the floor of the sanctuary. The usher picked it up and asked if she always carried it with her? "No," she replied. "My husband would not come to church ...read more

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

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Feb 22, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,746 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

  • Total Sacrifice For Wife

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,768 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

  • Be Gentle With Thy Wife

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,650 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 15, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,797 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 23, 2008
     | 3,050 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

  • My Wife Knows

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Oct 26, 2010
     | 2,307 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

  • The Donkey And The Complaining Wife

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on May 7, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,619 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 Wife God Made For Adam

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007
     | 1,996 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

  • What Not To Buy Your Wife  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 18, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,357 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 10, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,236 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

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 16, 2008
     | 1,535 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