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GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 28 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease An Hasidic saying goes like this: "To worry is a sin. Only one sort of worry is permissible: To worry because one worries." This sounds reasonable, for if one never worries about his worrying, he will never try and stop. Whereas, if he worries that he worries too much, he is likely…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 6 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease Misunderstanding is a part of life, and much of the laughter of life is due to it. One little guy surprised his whole family one evening at the supper table by asking which virgin was Jesus' mother? Was it the Mary virgin, or the King James Virgin? He had misunderstood one word…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 10 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease A mother said to the toy salesman, "Isn't this a rather complicated toy for a small child?" The salesman responded, "This madam is an educational toy. It is especially designed to help a child adjust to living in the world of today. No matter which way he puts it together, it will…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 4,584 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease A young sportsman just back from a hunting trip in India was criticizing the efforts of the missionaries there. He said that in all the months he was there he never saw any good they were doing. It was all a useless waste of money and effort. A returned missionary overheard him…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 40 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease One of the perplexing of all life's paradoxes is the fact that God often answers our prayers by refusing to answer our prayers. One of the greatest examples of this in history is that of Monica praying for her son Augustine. All night in a sea side chapel on the North African coast…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 77 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease Successful people almost always attribute their success, in large measure, to the influence and inspiration of some other person. Henry Ford tells of how he was in a period of uncertainty about building his gas engine. He was discouraged about it, and was letting the idea go dead…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 10 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease Jamie Buckingham has written 20 of the best Christian book of the past decade. And in one of them called The Last Word he tells of how, even for a Christian sometimes, everything can go rapidly wrong. He lived in a quiet country home, but it was one with an unusual water system.…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 111 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease It is always a shock when an innocent little child all of the sudden lets loose with a swear word, or some other sort of vulgar language. We are startled because we had no idea the pollution of the world had seeped into their little mind. We have the same emotion when we read the…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 57 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease Little Bobbie listened with deep interest to the story of the Prodigal Son right up to the happy ending when the son returned; the fatted calf was killed, and the house was filled with music and dancing. Then he suddenly burst into tears. "Why what is the matter Bobbie?" exclaimed…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 37 views
BY PASTOR GLENN PEASE Gipsy Smith was one of the great evangelists in England in the last half of the 19th century. He had the largest congregation in England outside of London. They met in a building that once housed the Imperial Circus. One Sunday night the pre-service prayer group was meeting in a…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 13 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease There is only one of the 50 states that is named after a man, and that is the state of Washington. It was originally named after King George III of England, and called New Georgia. When America acquired it from Britain, they called it Columbia, and later changed it to Washington…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 12 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease There was a day when it was not considered out of order to challenge a preacher from the congregation, even in the middle of his sermon. In that day there was a preacher who spoke in favor of shoeing horses, and a mule skinner stood up and took issue by saying, "If God almighty…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 31 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease Ignorance may be bliss, but it is a fools paradise when others are in the know. General Motors learned this the hard way back in the early 60's when they launched a campaign to sell their new compact, the Chevy Nova, in Mexico. It was a flop, and the sale figures were appalling.…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 40 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease Alfred North Whitehead, one of the philosophical giants of the 20th century, said, "The glorification of power has broken more hearts than it has healed." He warns against the glorifying of even God's power. For the abuse of power all through history makes this attribute produce…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 73 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease Clovis Chappell, the great Southern preacher and author, said in one of his messages, "What announcement could the average pastor make to his people next Sunday that would create less enthusiasm, less approval, less holy expectancy, then that he would soon to begin a revival?" Rather…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 48 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease Luther Burbank, the world famous scientist, worked for years to try and develop a black-petaled lily. He had several thousand experimental lily plants in his laboratory. A sudden cloudburst let loose a flood of rain that they were all washed away. William Stidger tells of sympathizing…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 7 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease A crystal gazer collected 25 dollars for a reading and told the visitor, "This entitles you to ask me two questions. Isn't that a lot of money for only two questions?" Asked the startled woman. "Yes it is," answered the fortune teller. "Now what is your second question?" Many of…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 778 views
BY PASTOR GLENN PEASE A snowstorm made it impossible for a guess speaker to get to the church where he was to preach. Therefore, a local man was asked to come in as a substitute. The speaker began by explaining the meaning of substitute. If you break a window he said, and then place a cardboard there…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 1,088 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease Mountains have made men marvel at the majesty of God's creation all through history. Man needs the mountains, for the heights are in his head and heart. Mountains awaken in man the instinct for heaven. He knows when he looks at the mountains that he was made for a high and lofty…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 3,204 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease Back in the days of depression the mighty Babe Ruth was asked to take a salary cut for the first time in his career. He didn't go for it, but insisted on his customary $80,000 contract. "But Babe," protested an official of the Yankee Ball Club, "These are trying times. That's more…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 121 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease Some little girls were having a great time playing wedding. They had a couple of bridesmaids, a bride and a maid of honor. The mother of one of the girls observed that the groom was conspicuous by his absence, and she asked, "What about the groom?" One child quickly replied, "We…
GLENN PEASE • Sermon • • 574 views
By Pastor Glenn Pease A woman who stalled at the corner watched the traffic light go from red to yellow to green, and again, red, yellow, green. After several times a policeman went up to the side of the car and said politely, "What's the matter lady, ain't we got any colors you like?" She didn't have…
Marc Hinds • Sermon • • 3 views
Missouri man burns books as act of protest By DAVID TWIDDY, Associated Press Writer Mon May 28, 2007 Tom Wayne has amassed thousands of books in a warehouse during the 10 years he has run his used book store, Prospero's Books. His collection ranges from best sellers, such as Tom Clancy's "The Hunt for…
Stephen N. Rummage • Sermon • • 8 views
When times are tough and you’re having difficulties, a friend who is influencing you in the right direction is… Slow to but Quick to Suspect Trust Condemn Justify Offend Defend Expose Shield Reprimand Forbear Belittle Appreciate Demand Give
Ken Hazel • Sermon • • 15 views
Turning Wine into Water “All over America and the world today pastors, in an attempt to make the Word of God more culturally relevant, are watering down the Word. Although their intentions may be good, the effect is that they are weakening its power. Jesus never turned potent wine into tasteless water”…