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Great Background On Psalm 37 - Having God's Peace In Horrible Times

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 27, 2025

Background on Psalm 37 - How to Have God's Peace in Horrible Times Anyone who has read a good portion of God's Word knows that there are a lot of prayers provided for us in the Bible. The Dake Annotated Reference Bible lists 222 different prayers in the Bible: 176 prayers in the Old ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:1-11

Tags: Receive God's Righteousness, Cast Your Cares On The Lord, God's Righteousness, God's Rest, Hardships, Cares, God's Shelter, Horrible Times, Pain, Evil, Suffering, Trusting God, God's Peace, Rejoice In The Lord  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Una Bolsa Con Agujeros

Contributed by James Dina on Dec 2, 2020

UNA BOLSA CON AGUJEROS "Sembráis mucho y traéis poco; coméis, pero no tenéis suficiente; bebéis, pero no os llenáis de bebida; os vestís, pero nadie se calienta; y el que gana un salario, gana un salario para meterlo en un saco con agujeros". (Hageo ...read more

Scripture: Job 22:25

Tags: Defense, Holes

Denomination: Pentecostal

Run Your Race Tjbts

Contributed by Blake Henson on Jun 6, 2023

Run Your Race shows how silly it would be for someone to stop short of home in a game, but it is the same in our Christian life when we are not Christians all the time. We must realize the need to be active serving Christians 24/7 in our lives. URL: https://youtu.be/Ai6qZPECLiw SUMMARY In this ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:7

Tags: Run Your Race, Never Stop Living For Jesus

Truths To Victorious Living Are:  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Truths to victorious living are: One, recognize the need to be filled with the Holy Spirit so you can live a life that reflects being led of the Holy Ghost. The apostle exhorts you "...to be filled with the [Holy] Spirit." Two, begin mortifying the flesh by confessing sins and claim Christ's ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-9

Tags: Holiness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Key Bible Verses On Healing

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 9, 2024

The Bible contains numerous passages that address healing. Let’s explore some of these verses: 1. Jeremiah 17:14 (ESV): "Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise." 2. 1 Peter 2:24 (ESV): "He himself bore our sins in his body on ...read more

Tags: Miracles, Supernatural, Health, Blood Of Jesus, Healing, Prayer  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Lights Along The Shore

Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Jul 9, 2017

The Lights Along the Shore To me, lighthouses are among the most charming of man-made structures. Their unique and essential purpose makes each one a thing of exquisite beauty. Seafarers seeking a haven on a stormy night find a beam from the shore as precious as life itself. Perhaps Philip ...read more

Scripture: John 1:3-7, John 8:12, Matthew 5:14-16, 2 Peter 1:19, Revelation 22:5, John 3:19-21, Malachi 4:2  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Navigation, Light, Sea, Harbor, Light And Darkness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Unsung Heroes: The Lame Man Of Acts 3

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Apr 30, 2021

Text: Acts 3:1-10. KJV: 1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. 2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-10

Tags: John, Peter, Healings

Denomination: Baptist

Giftings" Or "Anointings" Are Manifested By The ...

Contributed by Charles Jones on Aug 28, 2007

"Giftings" or "Anointings" are manifested by the Holy Ghost not ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

[114]. A Message From A Poem – Have You Studied A Fish’s Head?

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 22, 2025

[114]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – HAVE YOU STUDIED A FISH’S HEAD? Perhaps the title of this poem seems strange but the fact of it is not strange. God has put His stamp on all creation. All is so intricately designed and interlocked. Man can not create even a flea yet alone some godless evolution ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 14:1-2, Genesis 1:20-21

Tags: Symmetry, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, God Is The Creator, Fish Head, Evolution, Design, Perfection, Darwin, After Their Kind  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In The Late 70's Public School Teachers Polled.  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Moore on Mar 21, 2002

In the late 70’s Public school teachers polled. 1. Talking 2. Chewing Gum 3. Making Noise 4. Running In The Halls 5. Getting Out Of Place In Line 6. Wearing Improper Clothing 7. Not Putting Paper In The Waste Basket Early nineties 1. Drug Abuse 2. Alcohol Abuse 3. Pregnancy 4. Suicide ...read more

Tags: Sin General, Children

Denomination: Baptist

The Church Household

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2007

(1 Timothy 3:1-13) Chrytsostom writes, "The church leader must be ’one that governs well his own house.’... For the church is, as it were, a small household. In a house there are children and wife and domestic duties, and some person has to provide order for them all. So in the church there are ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Packaged Facts Reports African Americans In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Packaged Facts reports African Americans in the U.S. number 39 million and their buying power of $892 bn. is expected to exceed $1.1 trillion in ’12. This would be a cumulative growth of 28.4%. Also: 54% of African-American buying power lives in the South while 48% resides in central cities. ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Number Of Catholic Clergy Falls

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

NUMBER OF CATHOLIC CLERGY FALLS The Vatican reports a further dramatic fall in the number of Roman Catholic monks and nuns worldwide. The number of men and women belonging to religious orders fell by 10% to just under a million between 2005 and 2006. During the pontificate of Pope John Paul II, ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Eu Is Now Largest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

EU IS NOW LARGEST ECONOMY The European Union has overtaken the U.S. as the world’s #1 economy due to the continued dramatic fall of the dollar, according to a Reuters report. The U.S. 2007 GDP is officially estimated at $13,843,800 billion compared with at 8,847,889 billion Euros for the 15 EU ...read more

Tags: Money

Latinos Boosting Catholic Attendance

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

LATINOS BOOSTING CATHOLIC ATTENDANCE The U.S. Catholic Church would be in decline without Latin American immigrants. Traditional congregations of the American Catholic church have been dwindling in recent years, to where 1 in every 10 Americans is a former Catholic. Immigration from Latin-American ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 5:5-7

Tags: Evangelism How To

As A Family We Recently Made Use Of A Disposable ...

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 14, 2009

As a family we recently made use of a disposable barbeque. We’ve owned proper barbeques in the past but we haven’t had one for a few years so when my wife suggested a few weeks ago that I should barbeque some burgers in the garden I remembered that we had a few disposable barbeques in the garage. ...read more

Tags: Obedience

Denomination: Anglican

Medicine For ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

“Medicine for America” “God’s Providence in Human Affairs” Blessings Deuteronomy 28:1-2 says, “If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all His commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come upon you ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 28:1-2

Tags: Patriotism

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Promise To Christ

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

God's Promise to Christ There are many truths to grasp in Isaiah 53. A truth worth grasping today is found in Isaiah 53:10, "But the Lord was pleased to crush Him, putting Him to grief. If He would render Himself as a guilt offering. He will see His offspring, He will prolong His Days, and the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:10

Tags: Covenant

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual River Rafting  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 5, 2012

SPIRITUAL RIVER RAFTING The necessary safety equipment for river rafting and spiritual river rafting: i. The Helmet – Helmets protect the most vital and vulnerable part on a person their head – their thinking! 1. Spiritually: We need to be wearing the helmet of salvation as we ride the wave of ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit, Salt, Indwelling, Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Greek Words For God's Love

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 8, 2011

GREEK WORDS FOR GOD'S LOVE The Hebrew words for love are more meaningful than the Greek ones, especially two of them. aheb, "...The intensity of the meaning ranges from God's infinite affection for his people to the carnal appetites of a lazy glutton..." (Theological Wordbook of the Old ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Independent/Bible