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Dr. Howard Hendricks Tells Of A Small Town In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Dr. Howard Hendricks tells of a small town in Texas where one year the school burned to the ground with the loss of more than 200 lives, because they didn’t have a sprinkler system. They began to rebuild after the initial shock had passed and called in the foremost company in fire prevention ...read more

Tags: Jesus Teachings

The Truth Is Successful People Have Failed Just ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The truth is successful people have failed just as much if not more, but they get back up and try again. Unsuccessful people are the ones who refuse to get up and that’s when they are defeated. The major league baseball player with the most strikeouts totaling 1316 is the same player that set a ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

Clara Barton, Founder Of The American Red Cross, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, was reminded one day of a vicious deed that someone had done to her years before. But she acted as if she had never even heard of the incident. “Don’t you remember it?” her friend asked. “No,” came Barton’s reply, “I distinctly remember forgetting ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

We Have A Tendency To See The Past As Being ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

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 farmer was taking his ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

5-Year-Old Johnny Was In The Kitchen As His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

5-year-old Johnny was in the kitchen as his mother made supper. She asked him to go into the pantry and get her a can of tomato soup, but he didn’t want to go alone. “It’s dark in there and I’m scared.” She said, “Its OK-Jesus will be in there with you.” Johnny walked ...read more

Scripture: Judges 7:1-4

Tags: Guilt

Solomon Lived The Life Under The Sun To Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Solomon lived the life under the sun to its fullest extent, He had everything; went anywhere; did anything he wanted to do. In Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:11… He was looking for peace and purpose in life, he had tried everything under the sun but nothing could satisfy… He poured himself into science, ...read more

Tags: Ot Kings

Ernest Hemingway, Said This About His Life: "I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Ernest Hemingway, said this about his life: “I live in a vacuum that is as lonely as a radio tube when the batteries are dead, and there is no current to plug into.” Hemingway lived his life in a way that would be the envy of any person who has bought in to the values of this world. But on a Sunday ...read more

Tags: Ot Kings

A Little Girl Went To Visit Her Grandmother For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A little girl went to visit her grandmother for the weekend. Her grandmother went to an old fashioned Church that kept the Sabbath by forbidding all work, fun, laughing and playing. The little girl woke up Sunday and started right off playing and laughing, as little girls do. Her grandmother ...read more

Tags: Faith

Mark Twain Said, "When I Was A Boy Of 14 My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Mark Twain said, “When I was a boy of 14 my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to the 21, I was ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Our Founding Fathers Believed Very Strongly In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Our founding fathers believed very strongly in God’s presence. When our earliest universities began, most of them were founded to train Christian preachers. * When Harvard was established in 1636, their statement of purpose said, “Every student’s main aim is to know Jesus Christ, & to recognize ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

You See Many People Want The Benefits Of Being ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

You see many people want the benefits of being in the Son without actually “being in the Son.” They want ‘heaven without the hassle’. So it is pretty common for people to believe in Christ and yet still walk in darkness. In 2 Corinthians 11:14, “And no wonder For Satan himself masquerades as an ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:13-14

Tags: Satan

Reader's Digest Told Of A Factory Worker Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Reader’s Digest told of a factory worker who refused to sign up for group insurance. The problem was no policy could be issued until all employees signed up. Yet he held out stubbornly. The foreman begged him to sign; the shop foreman pleaded with him; the plant superintendent and general manager ...read more

Tags: World Religions

Years Ago There Was A Woman Crossing The Hills ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Years ago there was a woman crossing the hills of South Wales on foot in the midst of a blizzard but she was not as fortunate as my wife and I were in South Dakota. She never made it to her destination. When they found her frozen body they did not understand why in that climate she was not wearing ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8, John 3:16

Tags: Atonement, Salvation, Cross, World Religions, Eternal Life  (view more)  (view less)

Some Time Ago I Spoke At Horn Creek Lodge In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Some time ago I spoke at Horn Creek Lodge in Horn Creek, Colorado not too far from Colorado Springs. If you have never been there you need to go. It is a great place to spend a week. The mountains are at your front door and the deer walk up to your back door. The food is delicious and the ...read more

Tags: World Religions

The Eskimo's Are Among The Greatest Hunter's Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The Eskimo’s are among the greatest hunter’s of the world, but there is one animal that is the most difficult for them to catch. This animal has the greatest intellect, keenest smell, and the sharpest eyesight. And yet for the Eskimo’s to survive they must trap and kill this animal before it ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 140:5, Genesis 19:1-26

Tags: Sin Bondage To, Sword Of The Spirit

Paul W. Powell, "Pride Is So Subtle That If We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Paul W. Powell, “Pride is so subtle that if we aren’t careful we’ll be proud of our humility. When this happens our goodness becomes badness. Our virtues become vices. We can easily become like the Sunday School teacher who, having told the story of the Pharisee and ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Reporters And City Officials Gathered At A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Reporters and city officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station one afternoon in 1953. The person they were meeting was the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner. A few minutes after the train came to a stop, a giant of a man - six feet four inches with bushy hair and a large mustache stepped from the ...read more

Tags: Faith

The Basics

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Charles Spurgeon, “A man’s life is always more forcible than his speech. When men take stock of him they reckon his deeds as dollars and his words as pennies. If his life and doctrine disagree the mass of onlookers accept his practice and reject his preaching.” Will Rogers, “Live in such a way ...read more

Tags: Faith

D.l. Moody, "A Holy Life Will Make The Deepest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

D.L. Moody, “A holy life will make the deepest impression. Lighthouses blow ...read more

Tags: Faith

Sometimes He Lets The Storm Rage

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Someone said, “Sometimes the Lord calms the storm. Sometimes he lets the storm ...read more

Tags: Doubt