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  • Affluence And Gratitude  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 12, 2002
    based on 70 ratings
     | 5,664 views

    AFFLUENCE AND GRATITUDE In his new book 'Jesus, Lord of Your Personality,' pastor Bob Russell points out that having a lot doesn’t tend to produce a grateful spirit. "Have you had a taste of the best this world has to offer? You went to Hawaii once on vacation, so now it’s harder for you to enjoy ...read more

  • Authentic Worship  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 12, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,429 views

    AUTHENTIC WORSHIP In his article ’Celebrating God in Authentic Worship’, pastor Glenn Wagner (Calvary Church, Charlotte, NC) points out: "I believe that one of the most evangelistic tools the church possesses, one desperately needed in today’s society, is authentic worship. People want to know, ...read more

  • In The Movie "Forrest Gump", Toward The End, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,705 views

    In the movie "Forrest Gump", toward the end, Jenny goes back to her old home place that she grew up. As she & Forrest walk toward the house, she goes further & picks up rocks & throws them at the house. Eventually after breaking a window, she falls to the ground & Forrest comes & sets down on the ...read more

  • About Muhammad  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 19, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,220 views

    ABOUT MUHAMMAD Muhammad was born in A.D. 570 in Mecca, an important trading town in what is now Saudi Arabia. He was orphaned when he was only six and was raised by his uncle, Abu Talib, a merchant who worked along the trade routes. At the time, pagan worship dominated Arabia. An estimated ...read more

  • Ka Noted Neurosurgeon, Did His Own Study On The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 26, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 792 views

    ¡Ka noted neurosurgeon, did his own study on the effects of brief times of touch. With half his patients in the hospital, he would sit on their bed and touch them on the arm or leg when he came in to see how they were doing. With his remaining patients, he would simply stand near the bed to ...read more

  • A Free-Lance Reporter From The New York Times Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 26, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 852 views

    A free-lance reporter from the New York Times was interviewing Marilyn Monroe years ago. She was aware of Marilyn’s past and the fact that during her early years Marilyn had been shuffled from one foster home to another. The reporter asked Marilyn, “Did you ever feel loved by any of those foster ...read more

  • 2 Peter 1:3; ……seeing That His Divine Power Has ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 2,393 views

    2 Peter 1:3; ……seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence; Recently my wife and I flew to Jackson Wyoming. Our flight was with Delta Airlines. A few months before we ...read more

  • Angus Mcgillivray Gave It All  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,295 views

    ANGUS MCGILLIVRAY GAVE IT ALL In Ernest Gordon’s true account of life in a World War II Japanese prison camp, Through the Valley of the Kwai, there is a story that never fails to move me. It is about a man who through giving it all away literally transformed a whole camp of soldiers. The man’s ...read more

  • Stone And Sand  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2002
    based on 174 ratings
     | 5,739 views

    STONE AND SAND A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME ...read more

  • In His Book The Walking Drum, Author Louis ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,288 views

    In his book The Walking Drum, author Louis L'Amour makes this assertion: Up to a point a man¡¦s life is shaped by environment, heredity, and movements and changes in the world about him. Then there comes a time when it lies within his grasp to shape the clay of his life into the sort of thing he ...read more

  • Of The Many Things In Life That Are Certain One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2002
    based on 152 ratings
     | 2,197 views

    Of the many things in life that are certain one of them is you always get found out in the end or, to use the old adage, ’Be sure your sins will find you out’. This young couple were about to get married. The young man went to his Dad and said, "I’m a bit apprehensive about getting married, Dad". ...read more

  • Religious Merger Creates 900 Million Hinjews  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,203 views

    RELIGIOUS MERGER CREATES 900 MILLION HINJEWS New Delhi, India (SatireWire.com) — Hinjew leaders today conceded the merger of Hinduism and Judaism has not worked out as planned, as instead of forming a super-religion to fight off the common Islamic enemy, they have instead created a race of 900 ...read more

  • No Medicine For Me!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,133 views

    NO MEDICINE FOR ME! A Buddhist monk went to the dentist for an exam. The dentist found a cavity and said he would have to give the monk a filling. "Do you want something for the pain?", asked the dentist. The monk replied, "No thank you, I transcend dental medication." SOURCE: ...read more

  • Main Tenents Of Jainism  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,168 views

    MAIN TENENTS OF JAINISM Jains reject belief in a creator god and seek release from endless reincarnation through a life of strict self-denial. The title of Jina is given to those who are believed to have triumphed over all material existence. As all human activity accumulates karma, the force that ...read more

  • Shinto Beliefs And The End Of The World

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2002
     | 2,196 views

    Shinto Beliefs and the End of the World "There is NO belief in Shinto in a final, cataclysmic "end of the world" where the physical world is wiped out... Shinto doesn’t work that way. Existence is a dance that never, ever ends. A dance where no one gets left ...read more

  • Basics Of Sikh Faith  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,556 views

    BASICS OF SIKH FAITH There are currently about 18 million who practice the Sikh Faith. The Founder, Guru Nanak (1469-1539 C.E.) was the first of Sikhism’s 10 Gurus, a lineage of holy teachers that continued until the end of the 17th century. The Gurus are understood to be the mediators of divine ...read more

  • Give Me My Change  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,020 views

    GIVE ME MY CHANGE A Buddhist approaches a hotdog vendor and says, "Make me one with everything." The Buddhist gives the vendor a $20 bill and waits. Finally he says, "Where’s my change?" The vendor replies, "All ...read more

  • Success Requires Discipline  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,065 views

    SUCCESS REQUIRES DISCIPLINE John Maxwell relates the story of Bobby Jones, a legendary golfer who won a major tournament at twenty-one. By age twenty-eight, he had already won the grand slam and retired. Jones had an uncle who said that by the time he was fourteen, Bobby was probably already the ...read more

  • Teen Sexual Activity Declining  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2002
    based on 33 ratings
     | 2,296 views

    Teen sexual activity declining According to a July 28 CNSNews.com story by Rick Docksai, sexual activity among teenagers is now on the decline, according to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Their findings were compiled in the 2001 Youth Risk Behavior ...read more

  • Once There Was An Old Hermit Who Lived On The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,202 views

    Once there was an old hermit who lived on the side of a mountain. There were three little boys who were always trying to outsmart the old hermit. One of the little boys said, "I’ll put a marble in my hand and we will go to the old man and ask him what it is I have in my hand. So the three boys went ...read more

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