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Staring Down The Critic's Barrel!" Proverbs 9: ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 17, 2005

“Staring Down the Critic’s Barrel!” Proverbs 9: 7-10 Key verse(s): 8b:“. . . rebuke a wise man and he will love you.” The Bible tells us that “rebuke a wise man and he will love you.” Love? What happened to getting the emotional revenge that is so satisfying? There doesn’t seem to be a lot of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 9:7-10, Psalm 82:3-4, Philippians 2:13-14

Tags: Grace, Leadership General

Denomination: Lutheran

Sunday Sketch Jesus And Nick The Vic  PRO

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 17, 2008

Sunday Sketch Jesus and Nick the Vic Cast: Narrator 1, Narrator 2, Jesus and Nick the Vic Narrator 1: Our reading is taken this morning from John 3: 1-21 – and is a slightly freer translation than you’d get in the Message or in the Living Bible The story starts off with Nick the Vic, a prominent ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Waiting Is Worse Than Knowing. Grief Rends The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Waiting is worse than knowing. Grief rends the heart cleanly, that it may begin to ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Believe. No Pessimist Ever Discovered The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Believe. No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or ...read more

Tags: Faith General

The Chief Pang Of Most Trials Is Not So Much The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The chief pang of most trials is not so much the actual suffering itself as our ...read more

Tags: Endurance

I Find That It Is Not The Circumstances In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I find that it is not the circumstances in which we are placed, but the spirit in which we face ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

An Appealing Personality Is Not Something ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An appealing personality is not something grafted on from without.It is expressed through the body, ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Believe. No Pessimist Ever Discovered The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Believe. No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or ...read more

Tags: Cynicism

We Can Get To Heaven With A Sick Body, But Not A ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 6, 2009

We can get to heaven with a sick body, but not a sick spirit. We must ...read more

Tags: Salvation

A Mother's Daily Antidepressant Is Praise! ...  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 17, 2003

A mother’s daily antidepressant is praise! Through Jesus we can put on a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair! Praise cuts the ropes of despair. Praise unlocks the jail of depression. Praise sets our spirits free. How much more can we love our kids when we’re loving our God? How much ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day, Disappointment

Denomination: Pentecostal

It Is Recorded That During The Coronation Of ...

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Aug 7, 2004

It is recorded that during the coronation of Edward VI, after various ceremonial swords had been brought to him, the king said to his nobles: "There is one sword yet lacking, the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Without that sword we are nothing and we can do nothing!" To what the ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Baptist

Dale Carnegie Comments, "If You Want To Win ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 15, 2002

Dale Carnegie comments, "If you want to win ...spirited men to your way of ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

True Humility Is Not An Abject, Groveling, ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Biolsi on Apr 7, 2004

"True humility is not an abject, groveling, self-despising spirit; it is but a right estimate of ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Baptist

Computers Are Magnificent Tools For The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of ...read more

Tags: Computers

Follow Your Dream As Long As You Live, Do Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Follow your dream as long as you live, do not lessen the time of following desire, for wasting ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Christmas Is Not A Time Nor A Season, But A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, ...read more

Tags: Christmas

May You Have The Gladness Of Christmas Which Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope; the spirit of Christmas which is peace; the ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Wars May Be Fought With Weapons, But They Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the ...read more

Tags: War

If You Indicate Your Willingness To Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you indicate your willingness to be friendly, men are bound eventually to reciprocate by manifesting a ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Gods Definition Of Beauty Is A Lot Different ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Gods definition of beauty is a lot different than the worlds. God says that beauty is found in a ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love