Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2002
based on 4 ratings
| 2,303 views
ANGUS MCGILLIVRAY GAVE IT ALL
In Ernest Gordon’s true account of life in a World War II Japanese prison camp, Through the Valley of the Kwai, there is a story that never fails to move me. It is about a man who through giving it all away literally transformed a whole camp of soldiers. The man’s
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2002
based on 11 ratings
| 3,085 views
SUCCESS REQUIRES DISCIPLINE
John Maxwell relates the story of Bobby Jones, a legendary golfer who won a major tournament at twenty-one. By age twenty-eight, he had already won the grand slam and retired.
Jones had an uncle who said that by the time he was fourteen, Bobby was probably already the
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Troy Mason on Aug 23, 2002
based on 11 ratings
| 4,789 views
Our Inheritance (Poem in honor of Jewel Hogan for her funeral, Oct. 18, 1997)
I dreamed that the Lord came by my bedside
And took me far away.
On a tour of Heaven,
Everywhere I looked my eyes
Saw the beauty of gold and prescious jewels
As abundant as the grass of the earth
Everywhere I walked
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
based on 51 ratings
| 3,705 views
Kurt Warner’s testimony: “Before accepting Jesus as my Lord I lived my life for only me. I never asked God what he wanted for my life. I was living only for what I wanted. When I was 25 years old I realized I was nothing without Jesus and that I was separated from Him because of sin. I asked Jesus
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 7, 2002
based on 5 ratings
| 1,725 views
Bob Shackleford reworded I Love to the Tell the Story. I love to tell the story of unseen things below, of people and their problems, each detail do I know. I love to tell the story, someone has said it’s true, to pass it on inspires me, as nothing else could do. I love to tell the story, But if
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 18, 2002
based on 10 ratings
| 2,067 views
Quote from John Maxwell.
I commit myself to being a person of character. Truth, reliability, honesty and confidentiality will be the pillars of my life. I will treat others as I expect to be treated and I will live
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Mennonite
Contributed by Joel Preston on Nov 7, 2002
based on 3 ratings
| 1,546 views
Several years ago Roy Firestone interviewed the legendary basketball player Kareem Abdul Jabar. During the interview, Firestone Asked Jabar if there was one coach that he had during his career that influenced him the most. Immediately, Jabar answered, “Yes, John Wooten of UCLA.” Firestone then
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 29, 2002
based on 61 ratings
| 1,625 views
A certain ungodly tavern-keeper who liked music decided to attend one of John Wesley’s meetings to hear the singing. He had resolved however, not to listen to the sermon. He sat with his head down and fingers in his ears. But when God wants to speak to a man’s soul, He has His ways.
A fly
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Wesleyan
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
based on 4 ratings
| 1,770 views
Self-righteous service comes through human effort. True service comes from a relationship with the divine Other deep inside.
Self-righteous service is impressed with the "big deal." True service finds it almost impossible to distinguish the small from the large service.
Self-righteous service
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
based on 2 ratings
| 1,195 views
A famous evangelist told the following incident: I have a friend who in a time of business recession lost his job, a sizable fortune, and his beautiful home. To add to his sorrow, his precious wife died; yet he tenaciously held to his faith -- the only thing he had left. One day when he was out
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
based on 35 ratings
| 2,123 views
At the close of life, the question will not be,
"How much have you gotten?" but "How much have you given?"
Not "How much have you won?" but "How much have you done?"
Not "How much have you saved?" but "How much have you sacrificed?"
It will be "How much
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Sermon Central