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  • Now Is The Appointed Time For Salvation

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Sep 28, 2025
     | 52 views

    Dwight L. Moody once preached in Chicago and told people, “Go home and think about Christ.” That night, the Great Chicago Fire swept through, killing hundreds. Many never had another chance. From then on, Moody always pressed for immediate decision. QUOTE: Billy ...read more

  • Don't Quit! Don't Quit!  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 8, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 18,511 views

    DON’T QUIT! DON’T QUIT! Many years ago I was visiting a lady named Deanna in the resthome, she had a copy of this little poem, I borrowed it and made a copy. I ask you to ponder these words: DON’T QUIT (author unknown) When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re ...read more

  • Delaying Marriage

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 2,796 views

    DELAYING MARRIAGE U.S. Census estimates show that for the first time, unmarried adults represented more than half of American households. 73% of men and 62% of women in their 20s in '06 said they had never been married, according to Census data. Just 23.5% of men and 31.5% of women ages 20-29 were ...read more

  • Delayed Obedience

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,479 views

    "Delayed obedience is disobedience." Source: ...read more

  • Don't Quit  PRO

    Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 19, 2001
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,937 views

    DON'T QUIT When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low, and the debts are high, and you want to smile, but you have to sigh. When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don’t you quit. Life is queer ...read more

  • Don't Mention It  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Leiter on Feb 18, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,652 views

    DON'T MENTION IT Francis MacNutt quotes theologian Walter Wink in his book “Deliverance from Evil Spirits" and writes: "...if you want to bring all talk to a halt in shocked embarrassment, every eye riveted on you, try mentioning angels, or demons or the devil. You will quickly be appraised for ...read more

  • If It Don't Rain  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 16, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 2,676 views

    If It Don’t Rain I would climb the highest mountain Swim the deepest ocean too I would crawl the hottest desert I’d do anything for you I would leap the tallest building I’d bear any trial or pain There’s no limit to my love And ...read more

  • If It Don't Rain  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 1, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,821 views

    If It Don’t Rain I would climb the highest mountain Swim the deepest ocean too I would crawl the hottest desert I’d do anything for you I would leap the tallest building I’d bear any trial or pain There’s no ...read more

  • Don't Wait On The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
     | 3,976 views

    DON’T WAIT ON THE DECISION I recently heard a terrible story about a young man who made a bad decision. The church of a pastor friend of mine had a drama about hell, and a mother brought her 26-year-old son who had been in rehab. When the pastor gave the invitation, the mother got up to go to the ...read more

  • Don't Waste The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
     | 2,511 views

    DON’T WASTE THE WISDOM Pastor Warren Weirsbe told of a time when an associate of his, a gifted secretary, was going through great trials. She had had a stroke, her husband had gone blind, and then he had to be taken to the hospital where (we were sure) he would die. He saw her in church one Sunday ...read more

  • Don't Worry Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2012
     | 6,476 views

    DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY The song Don’t Worry Be Happy was a late 80’s chart buster as it gained phenomenal success for such a simple song. The lyrics written by Bobby McFerrin were copied from original Indian sage from the late 1800’s whose mantra was one of peace. I remember the first time I heard ...read more

  • Don't Be Impatient

    Contributed by Tim White on Apr 15, 2013
     | 4,422 views

    DON'T BE IMPATIENT When I was a teen-ager, my mom finally gave in to my dad. After mom and dad bought our Christmas, dad talked mom into allowing us to open the gifts days, sometimes weeks early. He couldn’t wait until we opened our gifts. The problem is that it took a lot of the joy out of ...read more

  • Don't Quit

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 18, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,343 views

    Ignace Jan Paderewski, the famous pianist, was scheduled to perform at a great concert hall in America. It was a high-society extravaganza. Present in the audience that evening was a mother and her fidgety nine-year old. She had brought him in the hopes that when he heard the great composer play, ...read more

  • Don't Wait

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 23, 2008
     | 2,982 views

    DON'T WAIT Allison was an upbeat, enthusiastic teen. She was positive, eager, and energetic. She was one of the teens in my group and was always a joy. It was terrible the day I got the call about her dad. Allison’s dad died suddenly of a massive heart attack sitting in his office at work one ...read more

  • Don't Quit

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Nov 17, 2008
     | 3,468 views

    DON’T QUIT When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low, and the debts are high, and you want to smile, but you have to sigh. When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don’t you quit. Life is queer ...read more

  • Dont Brag About Your Ancestors. Give Your ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,634 views

    Dont brag about your ancestors. Give your descendants ...read more

  • The King Has One More Move  PRO

    Contributed by Dwayne Brown, Phd on Apr 9, 2015
    based on 6 ratings
     | 14,086 views

    This story has been told by Christian speakers as far back as 1955 when Billy Graham told a variation of it early in his ministry. Two men are standing in front of a painting called Checkmate in an art gallery. In the painting, a man is playing chess with the devil. The devil is grinning ...read more

  • If You Don't Have The Time To Read, You Don't ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
     | 851 views

    "If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time ...read more

  • Delay Is The Deadliest Form Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,325 views

    Delay is the deadliest form ...read more

  • The Power Of Delayed Gratification

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Feb 5, 2012
     | 4,009 views

    THE POWER OF DELAYED GRATIFICATION Years ago, psychologist Walter Mischel conducted an experiment on a group of four-year olds. Each child was offered a marshmallow, and was told that they could have it now, or if they could wait several minutes, they could have two. Some children grabbed the ...read more