Introduction: Yahoo! ™ used to have a section or forum where people could ask and answer questions about any of many topics. One of my favorites was the “religion and spirituality” section. Some people were genuinely interested in spiritual matters. It goes without saying there were a number of
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
The Road to Emmaus
The scene: A table in the Inn in Emmaus – with a big sign on the Table saying “The Good Samaritan Inn in Emmaus”
Luke and Cleopas seated around a Table
Cleopas and Luke start talking:
Cleopas: Luke, Where’s he gone – he was standing right there and puff - He just
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Anglican
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
based on 1 rating
| 7,320 views
Excuses, Excuses
In Luke 14:16 - 24, Jesus teaches using the "Parable of the Great Banquet." In it, Jesus shares about a man who was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. It was the custom then, as it is today, to send out invitations to such a special event quite a long
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 29, 2005
based on 8 ratings
| 5,881 views
“Our Jacob’s Ladder!” John 20:19-31 Key verse(s) 19:“On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you!.’”
It’s hard to keep your mind on hope when you are
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 17, 2001
based on 107 ratings
| 2,417 views
Reported in USATODAY.COM on Saturday April 27, 2001 at FRUITPORT, Mich. (AP) — At the funeral for his wife and infant daughter, an American missionary said he has forgiven the Peruvian pilot who shot down their small plane and said his wife would have done the same.
"I’m not bragging about my
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical Free
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
based on 4 ratings
| 2,307 views
Bill Hybels, Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in the Chicago area, was attending a luncheon in a Southern state. Sitting across from him was an African-American built like a football player. When he introduced himself and the African American told him his name and it was distinctly Muslim.
...read more
Tags:
based on 3 ratings
| 2,166 views
For a project for World Religions class, I interviewed a Muslim named Karim. Karim moved to America a couple decades ago. He worked at a restaurant and fell in love with one of the waitresses there, Susie. The two of them decided to get married.
She took him home to meet her mother, a life-long
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Feb 17, 2001
based on 111 ratings
| 3,080 views
You may have heard the story about evangelist Dwight L. Moody who was quite perturbed when a brother in Christ at one of his meetings continued to pray on and on and on. The man became so lost in his own eulogy on the Almighty that people in the audience became restless. As Moody saw no end in
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
"What did he see that night in the mirror of the Washington Hilton Hotel holding room, just before he turned to face his family and clicked his newly elected presidential heels? More to the point, what did the mirror see?"
"A man just about to turn seventy, one inch taller than six feet,
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Lynn Malone on Sep 12, 2005
Listen to the words of this poem entitled, "The View." I don't know the author, but the words are striking.
Jesus went upon the mount that day
To begin his ministry.
He gazed across the fertile ground,
And what did he see?
He looked upon the countless faces;
He saw the pain of un-numbered
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Nov 7, 2005
based on 1 rating
| 2,347 views
Bernard of Clairvaux speaks of a “perfume compound of the remembered benefits of God.” Such a fragrance is easily obtained by spending a season in praise for the things God has already done. Not just by saying thank you, but by expressing a life of gratitude. Every born-again Christian should be
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Danny Rogers on Sep 27, 2006
based on 1 rating
| 4,316 views
A young boy wrote a letter to his mother:
Dear Mom,
For cleaning my room: 25c
For doing the dishes: 25c
For taking out the trash: 25c
For cutting the grass: 25c
Total: $1.00
The mother came home and read the note. She then pulled out the dollar and placed it with his note. She then
...read more
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Nathan Parker on Mar 10, 2007
based on 8 ratings
| 6,893 views
Life Examples: Ezekiel: Watching Dead Bones Come Alive (Ezek. 37:14)
In his day, hope had become a rare commodity. Ezekiel must have felt as desolate and useless as the piles of bones that he had seen in a startling vision.
As the prophet sat in the middle of a valley, he knew that only a miracle
...read more
Scripture:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Bruce Landry on Feb 25, 2008
based on 1 rating
| 2,293 views
When Charles Spurgeon was pastor at New Park Street in London, God used his words to bring about amazing changes in the lives of people. A man who was on his way to get some gin saw the crowd at the church door and pushed his way in to see what was going on. At that moment, Spurgeon turned and
...read more
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 12, 2008
“At The Foot Of The Cross”
A poem by Naomi Durik
The ground is level at the foot of the cross
God shows no preference there,
He sent His dear Son to die for all
The sins of the world to bear.
The ground is level at the foot of the cross
It’s for all who will accept Him by grace,
Salvation is
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Sermon Central