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  • Types Of Preaching Found In The New Testament

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 15, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 458 views

    Thomas Constable points out that there are 6 different kinds of preaching described in the New Testament: (1) kerugma, which means proclamation of the clear facts of the Christian message. (2) didache or teaching. This was explanation and interpretation of the facts-the "so what?" (3) ...read more

  • Paul Never Stopped Being A Ring Leader For Jesus ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 25, 2007
     | 1,089 views

    Paul never stopped being a ring leader for Jesus and as I have been reading about the founding of this nation in America neither did the Colonial pastor’s in America and the majority of its government leaders. These ring leaders for Jesus paid the price for their faithfulness to the Gospel and the ...read more

  • Dwight L. Moody Talked About The Greatest Reg...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 31, 2009
     | 1,939 views

    Dwight L. Moody talked about the greatest regret of his life. 22 years after the event in 1871, he recounted what had happened. "I was preaching on the life of Christ. I had spent 4 Sunday nights on the subject and had followed Christ from the manger along through his life to his arrest and ...read more

  • Christian Character Saves A Muslim

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,192 views

    CHRISTIAN CHARACTER SAVES A MUSLIM From Betty Lukens--Nabil Kareen was a truck driver in the army of his country. But Nabil was more than a truck driver; he used his truck for smuggling, which was against Army rules. Nabil carried watches and quinine pills wrapped in bundles and hid them under the ...read more

  • Child-Speak

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,934 views

    CHILD-SPEAK Someone had noticed that the word "father" appears in the dictionary just before the word "fatigued" and just after the word "fathead." So to all us fatigued, fathead fathers, Happy Father's Day! *** One time a little boy was asked to define Father's Day and he said, "It's just like ...read more

  • Just Wanted To Tell You I Love You  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,669 views

    JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU I LOVE YOU Paul Powell tells the story of a well-known preacher from years ago. His name was Carter Jones. Carter had a small room in the attic of his home that he used as a place of prayer. When he was especially burdened, he would make his way up the winding staircase to ...read more

  • Covetousness And The Emperor's New Grove

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2013
     | 3,728 views

    COVETOUSNESS AND THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROVE In Disney's thirty-ninth animated film, "The Emperor's New Groove," self-proclaimed "King of the World" Kuzco (COOS-coh), who had an evil female advisor named Yzma (EEZ-muh), made plans to demolish an entire village to build a new water park. At the highest ...read more

  • Did You Ever Notice That There Are Certain ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Apr 28, 2008
     | 1,431 views

    Did you ever notice that there are certain things the Lord doesn't want us to miss? That's the way I feel about Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture." It was simply impossible to miss. I think the first person to email the link to me was Jim Turk, our music director. He sent it with the words, "This ...read more

  • Follow The Trail

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 2,497 views

    FOLLOW THE TRAIL In 1949, Mao Tse-Tung ran through China in a marauding storm. His communist army was wiping out anything in their path that would hinder an unrestrained dictatorship of communism. In the path of this malicious army, a CIA operative Douglas Mackiernan had to flee for his life. ...read more

  • Public Opinion

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 2,292 views

    PUBLIC OPINION Some of you may have seen the joke that circulated this week on e-mail that tries to explain why Moses and the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for forty years. The punch line of the e-mail read, "Even then, men would not stop for directions." While this may not really explain ...read more

  • Comfort In Captivity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 3,695 views

    COMFORT IN CAPTIVITY We all want our lives to have some semblance of control. We want to feel safe and secure. We want to have victory in our lives over our troubles. Jesus, the triumphant King, has come to enter your life to do just that. You must give up your power and control over your life. ...read more

  • Gift From The Father  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,947 views

    GIFT FROM THE FATHER Corrie Ten Boom tells of a time in the German death camp Ravensbruk during WWII. She had smuggled her Bible and a small bottle of liquid vitamins into her barracks. Her sister Betsy was sick and growing sicker, but she demanded that Corrie first give a dose of vitamins to all ...read more

  • God's Great Faithfulness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,777 views

    GOD'S GREAT FAITHFULNESS You can find hope in your darkest hour through the faithfulness of God. Harry Teuchert knows this is true. For years Harry had been a successful publisher of materials for churches. Everything in his life seemed to be perfect: A lovely home, a family, a solid future; but ...read more

  • None Of Us Get Out Without Pain

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
     | 3,897 views

    NONE OF US GET OUT WITHOUT PAIN There is a calendar entitled "The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said." Each day, it features a stupid statement from someone. A page in the calendar had this amazing quote, "Listen closely: If you bought our course, ’How To Fly In Six Easy Lessons,’ we apologize for any ...read more

  • Looking For Purpose In Life? Then Serve ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2009
     | 4,867 views

    Looking For Purpose in Life? Then Serve Others We need to ask ourselves on a daily basis the following questions: "What are we going to do to be a better Christian? What are we going to do to make our homes happier? What are we going to do to make our church better? What we are going to do to help ...read more

  • The Best Thanksgiving Ever

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014
     | 7,052 views

    “He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” – Epictetus They lived a comfortable life in the upscale part of town, the children were teen and pre-teen then and had most anything their hearts desired. They had begun to recite their ...read more

  • Last Year On December 3rd (2000) A Homeless Man ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,729 views

    Last year on December 3rd (2000) a homeless man by the name of William Wallace Brown, Jr. was buried in the graveyard of the prestigious St. John’s Episcopal Church, across from the White House. This would not be unusual except that St. John’s is called the "church of presidents." Since 1808, the ...read more

  • What Will You Give?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,849 views

    WHAT WILL YOU GIVE? On one of Matthew Rogers' recent work trips to the Dominican Republic, everyone in the group was encouraged to leave behind any clothes or gear they didn’t want, because someone there could certainly use them. He was just going to give away some of his old worn out clothes, ...read more

  • The First Approached The Elephant, And Examined ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,134 views

    -The First approached the Elephant, and examined his broad and sturdy side. He said this elephant is very much like a wall. -The Second, feeling of the tusk, said “So very round and smooth and sharp? To me it is mighty clear this elephant is very much like a spear!" -The Third ...read more

  • How I Want To Go  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Oct 19, 2002
    based on 32 ratings
     | 4,105 views

    HOW I WANT TO GO An old preacher was dying. He sent a message for his Doctor and his Lawyer, both church members, to come to his home. When they arrived, they were ushered up to his bedroom. As they entered the room, the preacher held out his hands and motioned for them to sit on each side of ...read more

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