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  • Your Will Gives Out First

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    YOUR WILL GIVES OUT FIRST I can remember trying out for the cross country team at my high school, I could not understand how some of these guys did it, they could run and be fine at the finish line, I on the other hand was literally dying and giving up a mile short. The coach told me that the ...read more

  • Mother's Teach On A Daily ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on May 12, 2008
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     | 3,835 views

    Mother’s teach on a daily basis… RELIGION: "You better pray the stain will come out of the carpet." FORESIGHT: "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident." IRONY: "Keep laughing and I’ll give you something to cry about." STAMINA: "You’ll sit there ’til all that ...read more

  • Will Gives Out First

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 1,990 views

    Will Gives Out First I can remember trying out for the cross country team at my high school. I could not understand how some of these guys did it. they could run and be fine at the finish line. I on the other hand was literally dying and giving up a mile short. The coach told me that the great ...read more

  • A Prerequisite To Forgiveness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2022
     | 1,376 views

    A pastor finished his message early one Sunday and he wanted to check his congregation’s understanding. So he asked, “Can anyone tell me what you must do before you can obtain forgiveness of sin?” There was a short pause and then, from the back of the room, a small boy spoke up, “You have to ...read more

  • A Jewish Man, In Tears, Walks Up To Another ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,804 views

    A Jewish man, in tears, walks up to another Jewish man. "What’s the matter?" "I sent my son to Jerusalem to become a better Jew, and he comes back a Christian. What am I to do?" The other man responds "You know, it’s funny that you say that, because I sent my son to Jerusalem to become a better ...read more

  • Let Our Faith Be In God And Not In The Things Of This World.

    Contributed by Greg Burcham on Sep 2, 2016
     | 7,061 views

    “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.” Revelation 3:20 NKJV What a beautiful verse! Jesus declares His desire to be your Savior and friend. This verse comes at the end of Christ’s rebuke of ...read more

  • A Jewish Man Had A Son Who Did Not Take His Faith ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Oct 14, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,678 views

    A Jewish man had a son who did not take his faith seriously. The father warned him that if his attitude did not change, he would send the boy to the Holy Land to become a good Jew. The son continued to refuse and true to his word, the father sent the son off to the Holy Land. Six months later the ...read more

  • I Have A Friend Back Home Named Alison. I've ...

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 11, 2004
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    I have a friend back home named Alison. I’ve known Alison for several years now, and I’ve noticed something. In fact its hard to help noticing if you’re around her a lot. She loves birthdays. You see, Alison will turn 16 this year. And though her birthday isn’t ‘til August, she’s been talking about ...read more

  • The Agony Of Defeat

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2012
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    "THE AGONY OF DEFEAT" Some of you might remember the TV program "The Wide World of Sports". For many years, the opening of the program opened like this: "Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport; the thrill of victory... and the agony of defeat." The opening illustrated "the ...read more

  • Spiritual Manna

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 20, 2008
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    Spiritual Manna How many can remember the story of the children of Israel gathering Manna every morning accept on the Sabbath to find the sustenance needed to make their spiritual journey from Egypt to the Land of Promise? We are told that they first of all began to murmur among themselves about ...read more

  • The Neglected Heart Will Soon Be A Heart Overrun ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
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     | 3,916 views

    "The neglected heart will soon be a heart overrun with worldly thoughts; the neglected life will soon become a moral chaos; the church that is not jealously protected by mighty intercession and sacrificial labors will before long become the abode of every evil bird and the hiding place for ...read more

  • Our Churches Today Need To Be A Spiritual House. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 7, 2008
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     | 2,694 views

    Our churches today need to be a spiritual house. Many times our churches have become a social house where as one old preacher said: We traded our upper room into the board room, the fire of the Holy Spirit for a warm heater, our prayer meetings for chicken dinners, ...read more

  • The Problem Is That The Church That Fails To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Cary Paulk on Mar 14, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 3,193 views

    The problem is that the church that fails to change fails to impact the culture of change. It becomes a dinosaur, a memorial to a world that no longer exists. So, on the one hand, while it protects those within its walls from overwhelming stress, on the other hand, it becomes biblically and ...read more

  • You're The Best  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,635 views

    YOU’RE THE BEST My mother said to me, "If you become a soldier you’ll be a general; if you become a monk you’ll end up as the pope." Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso. SOURCE: Pablo Picasso, Spanish artist. Citation: Celebrating Mother: A Book ...read more

  • It Is Said That Mahatma Gandhi Was At A Time ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sajeev Painunkal, Sj on Dec 17, 2005
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     | 1,453 views

    It is said that Mahatma Gandhi was at a time contemplating becoming a Christian. He was so inspired after reading the Bible, especially the sermon on the mount. So he went to attend a church on a Sunday. And at the usherer standing at the entrance of the church told him that the church was ...read more

  • Lifeway Of The Sbc. They Found Something Alarming ...

    Contributed by Clay Hallmark on Nov 20, 2006
     | 1,555 views

    LifeWay of the SBC. They found something alarming to me. Here is what they learned: - 80% of all people who join a church and become active participants in a small group are still active and growing spiritually in that church 12 months later. Of people who join a church and do not become active ...read more

  • A Story Is Told About A Famous Preacher Long Ago ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donald Smith on Apr 24, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,206 views

    A story is told about a famous preacher long ago who pastored a church that was filled every Sunday by people who traveled miles on foot just to hear his messages. One day, as the church was emptying, a passerby asked one of the people in the church why this preacher’s messages were so compelling. ...read more

  • The Parade Into Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 6,704 views

    THE PARADE INTO HEAVEN Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem marked the beginning of his last week on earth. It fulfilled prophecy and revealed his true identity to the masses. But I think it was more than that. It I believe it was God’s own gift of encouragement to Jesus. As Jesus rode ...read more

  • As An Electrician I Was Once Completing The Final ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,041 views

    As an electrician I was once completing the final lighting fitment in a family home. With me at the same time were 2 other tradesmen, (a carpenter and a stonemason) who were also applying the finishing touches to their handy work. When the young couple that owned the house arrived, they excitedly ...read more

  • One Of The First Verses Of Scripture That ...

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
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     | 2,387 views

    "One of the first verses of Scripture that Dawson Trotman, founder of the Navigators, encouraged me to memorize was 2 Timothy 2:2. This is like a mathematical formula for spreading the gospel and enlarging the church. Paul taught Timothy; Timothy shared what he knew with faithful men; these ...read more