Psalm 51 | A Broken & Contrite Heart

Bamboo  PRO

Contributed by Danny Thomas on May 21, 2001

Bamboo Once upon a time, in the heart of the Western Kingdom, lay a beautiful garden. And there, in the cool of the day, the Master of the garden was wont to walk. Of all the denizens of the garden, the most beautiful and most beloved was gracious and noble bamboo. Year after year, bamboo grew ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-33, Psalms 34:18, Psalms 51:17, Luke 9:1-6, Daniel 1:1  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Evangelism, Witness, Harvest, Welcome, Humility, Discipleship, Destiny, Persistence, Christian Disciplines, Doing God's Will  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Enabled To Repent  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 11, 2002

ENABLED TO REPENT “A Christian is not one who never goes wrong, but one who is enabled to repent and begin over again after each ...read more

Tags: Repentance, Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Congregational

A Custom Of The Natives In New Guinea Is Told. At ...

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005

A custom of the natives in New Guinea is told. At certain times they have rituals, songs, and dances. They work themselves up into a frenzy and the ritual culminates in what are called “the murder songs,” in which they shout before God the names of the people they wish to kill. When the natives ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:1-6

Tags: Repentance, Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Baptist

In This Life, Christ Is An Example, Showing Us ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"In this life, Christ is an example, showing us how to live; in his death, he is a sacrifice, satisfying for our sins; in his resurrection, a conqueror; in his ...read more

Scripture: Psalms 51:1-19

Tags: Jesus Christ

Pushing The Outhouse  PRO

Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 10, 2013

PUSHING THE OUTHOUSE A young boy lived in the country. His family had to use an outhouse, which the young boy hated. It was hot in the summer, cold in the winter, and always smelly. The outhouse was located near the creek so the boy decided that he would push it into the water. After a spring ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-12:31, Luke 18:9-14, John 8:1-11

Tags: Repentance, Discipline, Consequences, Outhouse

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Pressure Washing

Contributed by Jack Kale on Apr 6, 2016

Pressure Washing The wooden fence around our yard was black from mildew in parts, but it was mostly sun bleached gray. The grime was heaviest around the sprinkler heads where Florida humidity turns the porous wood into a mildew factory. I had grown accustomed to the funk and had gotten so ...read more

Scripture: Psalms 51:10

Tags: Spring Cleaning, Self Examination, Cleansed, Pressure Washing

Denomination: *other

Second Chances

Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016

David Emory tells the story of baptizing a young father who had a 7 year old and 5 year old. They were close friends of his family and had never been a part of a church. But one Sunday, they came to worship, he gave his life to Christ and was baptized. At the end of the service, after everyone else ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Tags: Sin, Repentance, Woe, Second Chances

Denomination: Methodist

Repent!

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 8, 2022

Johnny the painter, was big on cutting corners so he could make more of a profit. So when a church hired him to paint their wooden building, Johnny submitted the lowest bid, and was hired. As always, he thinned his latex paint with water to stretch it. One day while he was up on the scaffolding ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:1-20

Tags: Forgiveness, Repent, Guilt, Discipline, Correcting, Ammends  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Story Of The Telltale Heart

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Nov 7, 2023

Do you remember Edgar Allen Poe's story, ... The Telltale Heart? In that story, ... the main character committed a murder ... and he buries the body of the victim ...in his basement. Yet ... the murderer is unable to escape the haunting guilt... of his deed. He begins to hear...... the ...read more

Scripture: Psalms 51:1-19

Tags: Heart, Guilt, Haunt

Denomination: Anglican

[030] A Message From A Poem – Beauty From Ashes

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 18, 2025

[030] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – BEAUTY FROM ASHES One of the deepest emotions we have is shame. Shame happens when sin has caused havoc in a person’s life, and the realisation of it bursts like a cloud over the person. Shame brings guilt and guilt can affect a person greatly, even causing ...read more

Scripture: Psalms 51:10, Psalms 51:1-2, Psalms 51:12, 1 John 1:7-9

Tags: David, Forgiveness, Beauty, Holy Spirit, Repentance, Guilt, Shame, Bathsheba, Conviction, Poetry, Ashes, Sinning  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational