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I Will, With God's Help

Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 5, 2009

I WILL, WITH GOD'S HELP I read a marvelous story remembered by Reverend Mary Moore Roberson. She writes: "Some years ago, I served on the lay staff of my home parish under the supervision of the priest charged with pastoral care. Barbara took to appearing, first at the door to his office and ...read more

Tags: Mercy

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

George Washington Helps Exhausted ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009

George Washington Helps Exhausted Soldiers He could have others serve Him while he was on earth, but he said, The “Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve” (Mark 10:45) What did the God of the universe who was fully in control of all things do? John 13:4-5 – ‘he got up from the meal, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:42-45

Tags: Servanthood

Help Me To Realize That It Was Not The Healthy ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 7, 2001

Help me to realize that it was not the healthy who reached out to you. They bunched up in crowds, but it was those who suffered greatly who reached out to grasp you. It was the people in the streets, not in the sitting rooms of society that groped for your garment. It was needy people. People ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Disciplines General, Disciplines Meditation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who Needs Your Help?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2011

WHO NEEDS YOUR HELP? Of the 2,000 passengers on the Titanic, 1517 were lost. At the time the Titanic went down, another ship, the California was only 30 miles away. The Titanic’s operator frantically sent out SOS repeatedly; but the wireless set on the California was closed because there was only ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Love Is All We Have, The Only Way That Each Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love is all we have, the only way that each ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Bless Assurance: Fanny Crosby

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 16, 2021

ASSURANCE: free from doubt, a positive declaration intended to give confidence, a sure promise, in a religious sitting it means salvation by the inner witness of the Holy Spirit that we are justified. No harm will come, with great faith. FANNY JANE CROSBY was born in 1820 and died in 1915 at the ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, John 14:27, John 14:1-3

Tags: Assurance, God Can

Denomination: Assembly Of God

One Of The Worst Things We Can Do Is Have An ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 18, 2004

One of the worst things we can do is have an unrealistic expectation that life will be without trouble. Several years ago I had a young couple in my office who wanted me to perform their wedding. I told them to do so, would require them to complete our pre-marital counseling. The girl looked at me ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

Denomination: Christian Church

God Can Have Our Money And Not Our Hearts, But ...  PRO

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Sep 24, 2005

“God can have our money and not our hearts, but He cannot have our hearts without having our money.” (Disciplines of a Godly Man, R. Kent ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving

Denomination: Baptist

Can You Ever Have Enough Bibles? Zondervan ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006

Can You Ever Have Enough Bibles? Zondervan research reveals that the average Christian or general market bookstore shopper already owns 7 to 9 ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Engaged Employees Can Have A Positive Bottom Line ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

Engaged Employees can have a positive bottom line impact. Companies that achieve high worker engagement levels experience an average operating income improvement ...read more

Get The Word Out. You Can Have The Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Get the word out. You can have the most wonderful product in the world, but if people dont know about ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

We Can Have Water In Two Containers And One ...

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jun 18, 2008

We can have water in two containers and one higher than the other. But then if we put a tube connecting them, what happens? THEY LEVEL OUT. Yes, it is true that the lowest levels are raised but the HIGHEST ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Baptist

86% Of Non-Church Attenders Say They Can Have A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

86% of non-church attenders say they can have a good relationship with God without belonging to a ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

It Can Be Tough To Buy A Ripe Watermelon. I Have ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 29, 2008

It can be tough to buy a ripe watermelon. I have bought them when they are over-ripe, mushy, and inedible. In other cases, the still taste "greenish," like a cucumber with sugar on it. But note that on the outside, they look alike. And you can thump and bump. But it is what is on the inside that ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Every Life Should Have A Purpose To Which It Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Every life should have a purpose to which it can give the energies of its mind and the enthusiasms of its heart. That life without a purpose will be prey ...read more

Tags: Christian Values, Neil C. Strait

Duty Does Not Have To Be Dull. Love Can Make It ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Duty does not have to be dull. Love can make it beautiful ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

A Man Can Have No Better Epitaph Than That Which ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A man can have no better epitaph than that which is inscribed in ...read more

Tags: Compassion

One Of The Best Things People Can Have Up Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One of the best things people can have up their ...read more

Tags: Enjoyment

Lesson On Kindness

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 11, 2022

WHAT LESSONS ARE WE TEACHING ON KINDNESS? I love the story of a women’s softball game between CENTRAL OREGON and WESTERN OREGON. Central Oregon had the lead and Western Oregon had scored and made the game much closer. A freshman player girl from Western Oregon stepped to the plate. Her name ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:32, John 15:13

Tags: Kindness, Help

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Can You Solve These Riddles? "I Have No Eyes. I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Can you solve these riddles? “I have no eyes. I have no legs. But I help move the earth. Who am I?” (A worm.) “I can run but never walk. I have a mouth but never ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ