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  • Liberty = Vigilance  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009
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     | 2,815 views

    LIBERTY = VIGILANCE In 1790 John Philpot Curran said, "The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt." Thomas Jefferson condensed Curran’s advice with the ...read more

  • Never On Guard

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2011
     | 2,325 views

    NEVER ON GUARD When Fred Mitchell, chairman of the China Inland Mission, died, one of the speakers at his funeral said this about him: "You never caught Fred Mitchell off his guard because he never needed to be on it." (George Duncan, Living the Christian ...read more

  • In A Hurry

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2011
     | 3,154 views

    IN A HURRY The American minister and writer Philip Brooks (1835-93); was noted for his poise and quiet manner. However, one day a friend saw him feverishly pacing the floor like a caged lion and asked him what the trouble was. "The trouble is," replied Brooks, "that I’m ...read more

  • Giving Up The World

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011
     | 3,796 views

    GIVING UP THE WORLD A man once said to D. L. Moody, "Now that I am converted, must I give up to the world?" "No," answered the evangelist, "you need not give up the world; if you give a ringing testimony for the Son of God the world will give you up pretty quick. They ...read more

  • Against The Wind

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2012
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    AGAINST THE WIND There will be challenges and suffering. Kites rise against, not with the wind. It is the winds that oppose it that drive it even higher. When the winds of adversity or criticism blows, allow it to be to you what the blast of wind is to a kite--a force against it that causes it to ...read more

  • C. H. Spurgeon Claimed That 98% Of The People He ...

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Dec 18, 2007
     | 856 views

    C. H. Spurgeon claimed that 98% of the people he met, including criminals he visited in England’s prisons, told him that they believed the Bible to be true. But, the vast majority had never made a personal, life-changing commitment to Jesus Christ. For them, “believe” was not an active ...read more

  • Eleven Miles Off The Coast Of Scotland Stands The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 2,758 views

    Eleven miles off the coast of Scotland stands the Bell Rock Lighthouse. It is the world’s oldest surviving sea washed lighthouse. It was built on an acre of solid rock in the middle of the North Sea. Waves and storms have been crashing into this lighthouse for 200 years. But it still stands strong ...read more

  • Arthur Rubinstein, The World-Famous Pianist, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 667 views

    Arthur Rubinstein, the world-famous pianist, wrote years ago about the importance of practicing every day. He said: "If I don’t practice one day, nobody knows. If I don’t practice two days, then I know. But if I don’t practice three ...read more

  • Richard Whately Said It Well When He Wrote: "It ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
     | 2,201 views

    Richard Whately said it well when he wrote: “It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what they owe God for any blessing is that they should receive that blessing often and regularly.” And that is so true. If we’re not careful, we can become like Oprah’s ...read more

  • Christian Hedonism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
     | 2,017 views

    Christian Hedonism Charles Hodge argued that true knowledge of Christ includes delight in Christ. He said this knowledge "is not the apprehension of what He is, simply by intellect, but also involves, not merely as a consequence but as one of its elements, the corresponding feeling of adoration, ...read more

  • John Quincy Adams, The Sixth President Of Our ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
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    John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of our country, once stated: "So great is my veneration for the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read it, the more confident will be my hope that they will prove useful citizens of their country and respectable members of society. I have for many ...read more

  • Out Of The Darkness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
     | 3,435 views

    OUT OF THE DARKNESS Phillip Brooks wrote in 1837, "Out of the hillsides of humiliated pride, deep in the darkness of crushed despair, in the fretting and dusty atmosphere of little cares, in the hard cruel contacts that man has with man; wherever souls are being tried and ripened, in whatever ...read more

  • Staring Death In The Face  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,782 views

    STARING DEATH IN THE FACE "The first button, the second button, the third button and then we saw the belt." This is what Baruch Neuman said when he realized he was facing a suicide bomber. Is that not how Satan attacks? Once glance, another thought, and then we are in bondage to a sin that we ...read more

  • There Was This Lady Who Was Visiting A Church One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,786 views

    There was this lady who was visiting a church one Sunday. The sermon seemed to go on forever, and many in the congregation fell asleep. After the service, to be social, she walked up to a very sleepy looking gentleman, extended her hand in greeting, and said, "Hello, I’m Gladys Dunn." And the ...read more

  • A Three-Year-Old Girl Was Listening Intently To ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Feb 26, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,751 views

    A three-year-old girl was listening intently to the children’s sermon one Sunday morning at her church. The minister explained that God wants everyone to get along and love each other. He said, “God wants us all to be one.” To which the little girl replied, “But I don’t want to ...read more

  • John Wesley Has Been Called A Prophet By Some But ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 22, 2006
     | 2,333 views

    John Wesley has been called a prophet by some but he never claimed to be one. He was not an advocate of sensationalism in preaching. But on one occasion, he interrupted his own sermon and shouted, "Is James Watson here? If he be, show Thy power!" And James Watson dropped to the floor and began to ...read more

  • Little Emily, The Minister's Daughter, Ran Into ...

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Oct 23, 2006
     | 1,424 views

    Little Emily, the minister’s daughter, ran into the house, crying as though her heart would break. "What’s wrong, dear?" asked the pastor. "My doll! Billy broke it!" she sobbed. "How did he break it, Emily?" "I hit him over the head with ...read more

  • An English Preacher In India Preaching Though An ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 3, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,401 views

    An English preacher in India preaching though an interpreter once began his sermon on ‘faith’ with the sentence: "Now faith is both abstract and concrete," and he paused for the interpreter. The interpreter translating what had been said replied, "So far the ...read more

  • A Retired Preacher Was Cleaning Out The Dresser ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Feb 19, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,348 views

    A retired preacher was cleaning out the dresser when he found 5 eggs and $1K. •He asked his wife and she said she saved 1 egg for every bad sermon. He thought, "5 eggs in all those years. That’s not too bad. But what’s the ...read more

  • The Enemy Is Not In Here

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,278 views

    THE ENEMY IS NOT IN HERE There’s an old story of two American soldiers in Vietnam. While eating lunch in the mess hall, they exchanged harsh words. And they got into a big fight. But the sergeant was there. And he grabbed those two soldiers by the collars. He took them outside. Pointed out to ...read more

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