GOLLUM AND SIN
Tolkien’s character - Gollum. What a great name. Just from the sound of it, you can tell that it is attached to a ne'er-do-well. Gollum is the slimiest character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy. If you are a true-blue fan of the books, you know that originally this
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 22, 2009
JUST AS AFRAID OF YOU...?
The late great trumpet player Louis Armstrong tells a story about while growing up in Louisiana, having to go down to the pond and getting water for Allie May. He gets down there and is about to scoop the water out of the pond, and all of the sudden coming out of the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 25, 2026
based on 2 ratings
| 141 views
The story is told ... Years ago, ... there was a very wealthy man who, ... with his devoted young son, ... shared a passion ... for collecting fine art.
Together ... they traveled around the world, ... adding only the finest art treasures ... to their collection.
Priceless works ... by Picasso,
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Anglican
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
based on 4 ratings
| 2,068 views
A Better Life? In 1956 the typical American had to work 16 weeks for each 100 square feet of home purchased; now it takes 14 weeks, and the houses are much nicer. Most families of that period had 1 car and strived to own 2; today 1/3 of U.S. families own 3 or more cars. The workforce has never been
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 8, 2006
based on 7 ratings
| 2,486 views
Imagine for a moment if I told all of you, “Hey, lets start a new religion. It’s all a sham, but if we all keep the secret, maybe it will sweep the world and we’ll become important.” Therefore, we make up some story and it starts to take off. You might think, “Maybe this will work. I’ll play
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
based on 3 ratings
| 1,955 views
If you honestly want to be a disciple of Jesus Christ in the twenty-first century, “Sunday Morning Is Not Enough”: "GENTLEMEN, THIS IS A FOOTBALL!" “This quote comes from a story about legendary football coach Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay Packers. Each year he would gather his players for
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 19, 2001
based on 107 ratings
| 1,918 views
A Dennis the Menace cartoon shows Dennis speaking to his father, saying, "Dad, it’s raining outside." Mr. Mitchell was reading his paper & also watching the news on television. So he grunted, "Uh huh."
Undeterred, Dennis went on, " Margaret is getting ready to go to camp this week." Mr.
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by John Shearhart on May 16, 2002
based on 10 ratings
| 4,599 views
Have you ever heard these humorous epitaphs?
1. “Here lies Anne Mann. Who lived an old maid, but died an old Mann.”
2. “Beneath this sod, a lump of clay lays Arabella Young; who on the 21st of May began to hold her tongue.”
3. “The children of Israel wanted bread, the Lord sent them
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002
based on 3 ratings
| 7,471 views
THE BEST GIFT- COMMUNION MEDITATION
In his book The Life of God in the Soul of Man, Henry Scougal, the seventeenth-century Scottish minister, said:
“God hath long contended with a stubborn world, and thrown down many a blessing upon them; and when all his other gifts could not prevail, he at
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 14, 2003
based on 36 ratings
| 1,267 views
A reporter once asked Tom Landry, successful coach of the Dallas Cowboys, “What makes a champion?” His answer was power-packed. He said, “A champion is simply someone who didn’t give up when he wanted to.” He went on to explain: “Success is not accidental. We learn how to achieve.”
Tom Landry
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2003
based on 8 ratings
| 3,931 views
The selfless love to which God calls you and me produces a deep joy in our hearts. This joy or happiness of the Spirit has three dimensions.
Joy is the assurance of faith that we are acceptable to God and that God’s good providences are working on our behalf. This joy is an inner calm
...read more
Scripture:
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 3, 2003
based on 1 rating
| 2,153 views
"In the Clint Eastwood movie "High Plains Difter", Clint was coming up against a whole town of people who had a dark secret they thought they had safely hidden, but he knew their secret and was about to expose them. A woman he was with warned him that the people were afraid, and she said, “that
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Orthodox
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
based on 1 rating
| 2,313 views
D. AT ONE TIME, MOST EVERY CHURCH FOUNDED WAS ALIVE AND VIBRANT, BUT THEN THAT CHURCH BECOMES FOCUSED INWARD, AND THEY THINK ONLY OF THEMSELVES.
E. IT’S LIKE A CHURCH IN DALLAS I KNOW MUCH ABOUT, THAT STARTED WITH A LOT OF EVANGELISTIC ZEAL AND FERVOR, SO THEY BUILT A BIG BUILDING SEATING 700 AND
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 8, 2008
When Astronaut, Allen Shepherd was preparing to make his first space flight, He was in a news conference and a reporter asked him
It was a legitimate question – the reporter asked,
“Mr. Shepherd, what are you depending on in this flight?”
Now, I’m sure that the reporter didn’t mean the question
...read more
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jan 25, 2008
based on 2 ratings
| 2,610 views
Some years ago the Minnesota Crime Commission released a statement which said:
‘‘Every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely selfish, and self-centered. He wants what he wants when he wants it –– his bottle, his mother’’s attention, his playmate’s toys, his uncle’s watch. Deny him
...read more
Denomination:
Baptist
Sermon Central