Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 11, 2003
based on 13 ratings
| 2,052 views
INTRODUCTION... A Duke University Study
A group at Duke University did a study on “peace of mind.” Factors found to contribute
greatly to emotional and mental stability are:
1. The absence of suspicion and resentment. Nursing a grudge was a major factor in unhappiness.
2. Not living in the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Paul Gabriel on Mar 18, 2004
based on 24 ratings
| 4,569 views
A certain man was troubled with dizzy spells. He went from one doctor to another and none could tell him what the problem was. He tried everything, it seemed. Finally, it was bothering him so much he started to lose weight, and he couldn’t sleep at night. He became a nervous wreck and his health
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Bill Butsko on Apr 30, 2010
based on 4 ratings
| 2,825 views
HE STILL LOVES US
There is a strange power in the consciousness of being loved.
It is said that one of the most distinguished statesmen of the times of the American Revolution was once a hopeless drunkard. He had been engaged to a beautiful girl, but his indulgence had compelled her to break the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian Church
Contributed by Joe Bertone on Aug 24, 2012
based on 2 ratings
| 7,985 views
IS THERE LIFE AFTER DEATH?
In Randy Alcorn’s book In Light of Eternity he imagines two twins having a conversation in their mother’s womb. “You know,” one says, “there’s a whole world out there--grassy meadows and snowy mountains, splashing streams and waterfalls, horses and dogs and cats and
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Elicia Roy on Mar 17, 2021
based on 2 ratings
| 2,765 views
LIGHT IN THE DARK
We have been jolted,
Tested and tried,
Our times have been dark,
With some comforts denied.
Things that we clung to,
And thought our security,
Were ripped from our hold,
Caused feelings of unsurety.
“What will tomorrow bring?”
“Is there hope for this dark time?”
“Is there any
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 7, 2025
[051]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – CONVENTION HYMN (WRITTEN THEN) – FROM THE OLD TO THE NEW
This was written during the Easter Keswick Convention at Atherton on the Atherton Tablelands in North Queensland, in the spare time I had there with all the organisation to do. These Conventions are
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jul 12, 2023
based on 1 rating
| 1,535 views
A pastor asked a dying man, "My friend, what persuasion are you?"
The man replied, "I am of Paul’s persuasion."
The pastor said, "I am afraid you didn’t understand me. Of what persuasion are you?"
The man answered, "Oh, I understood you. I am of Paul’s
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 3, 2025
[096]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – FROM EARTH TO HEAVEN
This poem is one of rhyming couplets and the theme is “now on earth, but looking towards being in heaven with the Lord.”
Do you love the world? Well my answer is yes and no. I absolutely love the world, that is, the creation in the world.
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 25, 2006
Evangelist Merv Rosell relates a story from his childhood when he and his brother contracted diphtheria. They were wrapped in white sheets and taken to the contagious ward of the hospital. He could still see his mother’s face, pressed against the glass of the ward, peering lovingly at her two
...read more
Denomination:
Wesleyan
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 22, 2007
based on 17 ratings
| 4,158 views
I want to tell you about a practicing Christian, a public figure who lives out his faith in Jesus Christ. Here is a behind-the-scenes story.
There was a lot of excitement in watching the Indianapolis Colts, led by Head Coach Tony Dungy, win their trip to the Super Bowl this past January.
A TV
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 7, 2022
A lady purchased a parrot whose previous owner had taught him profanity and decided that she would reform him. The parrot learned a number of Christian words and Bible verses to replace the cuss words. However, the owner caught him cussing one day and grabbed him and said, "I'll teach you
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Steve Hanchett on Dec 13, 2000
based on 117 ratings
| 4,016 views
It was a mild October afternoon in 1982 and Badger Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin was packed. Over 60,000 die-hard University of Wisconsin fans were watching their beloved football team take a beating by Michigan State. What seemed odd was that as the score became more and more lopsided bursts of
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Sermon Central