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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

You Have An Ego A Consciousness Of Being An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You have an ego a consciousness of being an individual. But that doesn't mean that you are to worship yourself, to think ...read more

Tags: Self

Success Is Reached By Being Active, Awake, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success is reached by being active, awake, ahead of the crowd, by aiming high, pushing ahead, honestly, diligently, patiently; by climbing, digging, saving; by forgetting the past, using the present, trusting in the future; by honoring ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

The Dissenter Is Every Human Being At Those ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns momentarily ...read more

Tags: Thought

Thinking Is, Or Ought To Be, A Coolness And A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Thinking is, or ought to be, a coolness and a calmness; and our poor hearts throb, and our ...read more

Tags: Thought

The Key To Achievement Lies In Being A How ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The key to achievement lies in being a How thinker, ...read more

Tags: Truth

As Human Beings, We Are Endowed With Freedom Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. ...read more

Tags: Truth

Being A Woman Is A Terribly Difficult Task, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists ...read more

Tags: Women

Being Surrounded By A Great Cloud Of Witnesses ...

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 8, 2009

Being surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses (12:1) in a race that is marked out for us makes me think about Roger Bannister being cheered on by a stadium full of people when he became the first man to run a mile in under four minutes. Training, ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Anglican

We Need To Be Accountable To God By Being ...

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 28, 2009

We need to BE ACCOUNTABLE to God by being accountable to godly Christians. The spiritual-sounding phrase "I am answerable only to God" may be a subtle excuse for not answering to anyone, including God! Charles Colson, one of President Nixon’s closest aides during the Watergate coverup, became ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

Denomination: Baptist

Bill Cosby Remarked That Being A Parent Is The ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 22, 2009

Bill Cosby remarked that being a parent is the "most beautifully irrational act that ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Bride-To-Be Hosts A Banquet For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009

Bride-to-Be Hosts a Banquet for Homeless Philip Yancey told the story of the woman who was getting married and planned a huge wedding banquet. It was going to held at the Hyatt Hotel and cost $13,000. After everything had been planned and paid for the groom dumped her. When she tried to cancel she ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Tags: Compassion

Emergency Locator On Raft Compared To Not Being ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2010

Emergency Locator on Raft Compared to Not Being Able to Hide Sin A big part of his prayer is confession. Nehemiah confessed his sin. He owned the problem. They were sins not simply of commission but of omission. Trying to hide our sins from God is impossible. He knows all about them. Numbers 32:23 ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 32:23

Tags: Sin Exposed

Stop Being Everybody's Victim By John ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2010

Stop Being Everybody’s Victim by John Powell, The late US syndicated columnist Sydney J. Harris accompanied his friend George to his favorite newsstand. George greeted the man selling the newspapers courteously, but in return he received gruff service. He barely acknowledged his customer and never ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Tags: Christian Witness

What Are You Being Saved From?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 23, 2011

WHAT ARE YOU BEING SAVED FROM? Vance Havner tells the story of a who lady came forward during the invitation in one of his meetings to be saved. She was a very sophisticated and refined woman. She had a graduate’s degree and was very articulate and intelligent. When she came forward during the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23

Tags: Evangelism How To

Being Filled With The Power Of The Spirit Begins ...  PRO

Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 12, 2013

Being filled with the power of the Spirit begins with an honest acknowledgement of our own weakness. The truth is that most of us go to great lengths to ...read more

Scripture: John 16:5-15

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Difference Between A Fool And Being Full

Contributed by James Snyder on Dec 7, 2019

One thing truly amazing to me is how fast Thanksgiving goes. Here I am in the living room relaxing in my easy chair just one day after Thanksgiving. My ears are still ringing with all the chatter that went on around our Thanksgiving dinner table. It is so beautiful to get together with family to ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 13:20

Tags: Thanksgiving, Holiday

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Is Being Sane Too Much To Ask?

Contributed by James Snyder on Aug 28, 2021

When young, I remember my grandfather often saying to me, "the world wasn't like this when I was your age." Then he would go on a long rant about how things were much different when he was my age. Finally, he would conclude by saying, "It's an insane world out there, ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:9

Tags: Culture, Generational, Sanity

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

We Are Not Saved By Being A Good Samaritan.

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 2, 2022

"Recall that the Jewish lawyer asked Jesus, "What shall I DO?. So, here Jesus tosses the "DO" back to him! Don't misunderstand -- Jesus is not teaching a works based way to inherit eternal life, but He is saying in essence if you do this perfectly, without ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 3:5

Tags: Legalism, Pharisees, Good Samaritan, Works, Grace, Law, Salvation  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Preferences – Being A Disciple Of Christ Also ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008

Preferences – Being a disciple of Christ also means that you deny, you forgo, you give up many of your preferences for Christ. Before anything that is truly of God can be born, your own preferences have to die. Your desire to serve or lead in this type of church or that, has to be laid on the altar ...read more