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The Second Coming In The Bible

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010

THE SECOND COMING IN THE BIBLE Biblical prophecy provides some of the greatest encouragement and hope available to us today. Just as the Old Testament is saturated with prophecies concerning Christ’s first advent, so both testaments are filled with references to the second coming of Christ. One ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Brethren

We Need To Slow Down  PRO

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 9, 2012

WE NEED TO SLOW DOWN A study by the US National Commission on Sleep Disorders blamed half of all traffic accidents on tiredness. Put that together with our penchant for speeding, and the result is carnage on the roads. Annual traffic fatalities now stand at 1.3 million worldwide, more than double ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:2

Tags: Sabbath, Sleep, Traffic, Rest

Denomination: Baptist

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

The Order Of The Mustard Seed Founded By Count ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 19, 2002

The Order of the Mustard Seed founded by Count Zinzendorf had three guiding principles, namely: 1. Be kind to all people. 2. Seek their ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith Like Job's Cannot Be Shaken Because It Is ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 8, 2002

Faith like Job’s cannot be shaken because it is the result of having been shaken. [Unshakeable Faith, Citation: Abraham Heschel, ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

C. S. Lewis Was Right, "There Are Better Things ...

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jan 1, 2006

C. S. Lewis was right, “There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.”1 Images of Heaven. Herald Shaw ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Media Research Center Reports That Between ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The Media Research Center reports that between ‘93 and ‘96, less than 1% of network TV news content was devoted to religion. ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Dvd Sales Of Mel Gibson's The Passion Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

DVD sales of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of The Christ hit 4.1 million in the first day of sales, 8/31. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

Wal-Mart Is The Worlds' Largest Retailer Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Wal-Mart is the worlds’ largest retailer of Christian-themed merchandise, over $1 billion last year says Forbes magazine. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The National Center For Health Statistics Claims ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The National Center for Health Statistics claims 1.4 million (nearly 35% of all ’03 births) were out of wedlock. ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Buddhism In The Us Has Grown 170% Since '90 When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Buddhism in the US has grown 170% since ’90 when there were 401,000 adherents, now there are 1,082,000. (Discipleship ...read more

Tags: World Religions

The National Child Abuse And Neglect Data System ...

Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004

The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System reported an estimated 1,300 child fatalities in 2001. That means an average ...read more

Tags: Children

Denomination: Baptist

Half Of All Children Ages One To Five Are Read To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Half of all children ages one to five are read to 7 or more times a week; 53% for 1-2 year-olds, and 51% for ...read more

Tags: School

H.g. Wells Wrote In His Book, The Fate Of Man, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009

H.G. Wells wrote in his book, The Fate of Man, "Who, except cranks and lunatics, reads the Book of Revelation?" (From a sermon ...read more

Tags: Revelation

My Old Eyes Grow Dimmer, The Specialist Says ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"My old eyes grow dimmer, the specialist says the light will fade altogether. So I gird myself for darkness, quote ...read more

Tags: Disability

Excerpts From Saturday Evening Post Magazine ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 19, 2001

Excerpts From Saturday Evening Post Magazine article on Jack La Lanne: Fit for Life. At 86, Jack La Lanne has dipped, chinned, pushed, pulled, and lifted more often than anyone in recorded history. His present training regimen is tailor-made for only superheroes. While many of his contemporaries ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Christian Disciplines, Church Body Of Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Does God Allow Hardship?  PRO

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 16, 2008

WHY DOES GOD ALLOW HARDSHIP? We live in a mixed-up, messed-up world. Sometimes terrible things happen that don't make any sense at all, and we wonder why? Steven Curtis Chapman is one of the best known singer-songwriters of contemporary Christian music. Over the last 15 or 20 years his songs have ...read more

Tags: Difficulties, Trial, Hardship Of Life, Father, Family, Hardship, Missions, Fatherhood  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

God Has To Judge All People But All Have A Choice!

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 6, 2022

Genesis 6:11-22 Devotional v11-12.. original Hebrew word for “corrupt” alludes to “going to ruin” Why was the earth “going to ruin”? • Full of violence….. malicious (a desire to cause harm) and wrong • All the people “corrupted” their ways v13: God calls Noah! Why? – there are many ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:11-22

Tags: Love, Salvation, Flood, Judgment, Free Will  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Reprove An Erring Brother, Do Not Reproach Him

Contributed by James Dina on Oct 7, 2020

REPROVE AN ERRING BROTHER, DO NOT REPROACH HIM Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, reprove a wise man and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning." (Proverbs 9:8-9) We should have respect ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 9:8

Tags: Reprove, Correct In Love

Denomination: Pentecostal

Predictions Of His 2nd Coming  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2002

PREDICTIONS OF HIS 2ND COMING: Earliest known prediction by Tichonius 381 A.D.; Then 500 A.D. by Hippolytus (170-236). Later, predictions surrounded the 1st millennium: 1000 A.D., 1009 A.D., & 1033 A.D. were popular. 1533 A.D. was agreed upon by both Michael Stiefel (1486-1567) a friend of ...read more

Tags: Jesus Teachings, Israel, Millennium, Rapture, Second Coming  (view more)  (view less)