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You Dont Marry One Person; You Marry Three The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You dont marry one person; you marry three the person you think they are, the person they are, and the person they are going to ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

By All Means Marry. If You Get A Good Wife, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"By all means marry. If you get a good wife, youll be happy. If you get a bad one, youll become a ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

If A Man Insisted Always On Being Serious, And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Silence

Jerry Cook Said: "When Love, Acceptance And ...

Contributed by Chris Jordan on Sep 12, 2009

Jerry Cook said: "When love, acceptance and forgiveness prevail, the church becomes what Jesus was in the world - a center of love, designed for ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: *other

As One Biblical Scholar Put It, "Christianity ...

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jan 26, 2012

As one Biblical scholar put it, "Christianity can never become our responsibility until we acknowledge that it is primarily ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: *other

One More Round

Contributed by Jerry Thorpe on Mar 8, 2013

Boxing Champion James J. Corbett, when asked, "What's the most important thing for a person to do to become the champion of ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Church Of God

Holy Office?

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Apr 21, 2023

When a Christian – the temple of the Holy Spirit – walks into an office at IBM, IBM becomes a spiritual place. Tim Downs, Finding ...read more

Scripture: John 4:31-38, Colossians 3:23

Tags: Tim Downs, Finding Common Ground, Work

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Facts About Fasting

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 31, 2022

BASIC REMINDERS --- to those who are fasting or considering a fast: (1) This is not about FOOD. It is about spending more time alone with God. It is about showing Him that there are no other gods before him. He is Lord of all areas of our life. (2) Do not become PROUD and brag to others about ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:23

Tags: Repentance, Revival, Holy Spirit, Fasting

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christlikeness: A Painful Process  PRO

Contributed by Josh Hunt on May 9, 2012

CHRISTLIKENESS: A PAINFUL PROCESS The truth is that the Spirit of the living God is guaranteed to ask you to go somewhere or do something you wouldn’t normally want or choose to do. The Spirit will lead you to the way of the cross, as He led Jesus to the cross, and that is definitely not a safe or ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18, Matthew 16:24-25, Revelation 12:1-2

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Baptist

21% Of Teens That Do Not Attend A Sunday School ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

21% of teens that do not attend a Sunday School class say they would like to become involved in one. (Foster ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

The More Profoundly We Study [the Bible], And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The more profoundly we study [the Bible], and the more closely we observe its divine precepts, the better citizens we will become ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Baptist Preacher C.h Spurgeon Once Said "We Are ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 15, 2007

Baptist preacher C.H Spurgeon once said “we are all called to be missionaries if not were imposters “Could it be that the great commission ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

If We Treat People As They Are, We Make Them ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat them as who they can be, we help them to ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Any Kind Of Knowledge Gives A Certain Amount Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Any kind of knowledge gives a certain amount of power. A knowledge of details has served in many a crisis. A knowledge of details has often ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

In Some Dim Beginning, Man Created The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In some dim beginning, man created the institution of government as a convenience for himself. And, ever since that time, government has ...read more

Tags: Government

You Can Make More Friends In Two Months By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Property Is The Fruit Of Labor; Property Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Property is the fruit of labor; property is desirable; it is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become rich and, ...read more

Tags: Property

Awareness Of (The Relationship) Process Helps A ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 26, 2009

Awareness of (the relationship) process helps a person get beyond blaming others or blaming some external force and, as ...read more

Tags: Anger

Denomination: Church Of God

Reginald Bibby (Canadian Survey Guru) Defines ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 27, 2009

Reginald Bibby (Canadian survey guru) defines discipleship as "activity that guides individuals to become spiritually mature zealots of Christ who then ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Salvation Army

Love Does Not Seek Its Own, But Hurt People ...

Contributed by Greg Yount on Jul 30, 2005

Love does not seek its own, but hurt people become more and more self-seeking and self-contained. In this climate the love of God waxes cold. A natural example of this is the two seas in the Holy Land. The Sea of Galilee freely receives and gives out water. It has an abundance of life, nurturing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:1-12

Tags: Unconditional Love

Denomination: Baptist