New Years | A Year Committed To Christ

Some Questions To Think About This New Year  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 23, 2002

SOME QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT THIS NEW YEAR There is a lot to consider when planning our New Year's resolutions. Have you considered this: A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation... Can atheists get insurance for acts of ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day, Giving Yourself, Questions

Dad's Resolution  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 23, 2002

DAD'S RESOLUTION Last year when I called my parents to wish them a happy New Year, my dad answered the phone. "Well, Dad, what’s your New Year’s resolution?" I asked him. "To make your mother as happy as I can all year," he answered proudly. Then mom got on, and I said, "What’s your resolution, ...read more

Tags: Resolution, New Year's Day, New Year

Deciding To Jump  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 23, 2002

DECIDING TO JUMP A boy told his father, "Dad, if three frogs were sitting on a limb that hung over a pool, and one frog decided to jump off into the pool, how many frogs would be left on the limb?" The dad replied, "Two." "No," the son replied. "There’s three frogs and one decides to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1

Tags: New Year's Day, Giving Yourself, Christian Disciplines

So Far Behind  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 23, 2002

SO FAR BEHIND The cartoon character Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes once said, “God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I’m so far behind I’ll never die.” SOURCE: Matthew Rogers in "Making ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day, Giving Yourself

A Life Of Resolutions  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2002

A LIFE OF RESOLUTIONS Jonathan Edwards, the 18th-century revivalist, sat down at age 17 and penned 21 resolutions by which he would live his life. Throughout his lifetime he would add to this list until, by his death, he had 70 resolutions. He put at the top of his list: "Being sensible that ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day, Christian Values, Growth In Christ, Expectation

A Few Resolutions  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2004

A FEW RESOLUTIONS Here are a few less-serious resolutions: “I have resolved not to do drugs anymore, because I get the same effect just standing up really fast.” “I have resolved to live in my own little world, because at least they know me here.” “I have resolved to stay married, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:10-16

Tags: New Year's Day, Fool