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  • Spurgeon On Trusting God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,407 views

    SPURGEON ON TRUSTING GOD Charles Spurgeon writes: "There is One who cares for you. His eye is fixed on you, His heart beats with pity for your woe, and His omnipotent hand shall bring you the needed help. The darkest cloud shall scatter itself in showers of mercy. He, if you are one of His ...read more

  • Journaling Experiment

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 26, 2011
     | 1,541 views

    JOURNALING EXPERIMENT Please try this experiment. Take out a piece of paper and on the left side of the paper write down all the things that you are burdened with. On the right side of the paper write down all the things that God has either protected you from or trials that He has gotten you ...read more

  • What God Will Do, Not What You Will Do For God  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 23, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,599 views

    WHAT GOD WILL DO, NOT WHAT YOU WILL DO FOR GOD Henry Blackaby said, "You never find God asking persons to dream up what they want to do for Him...Without doubt, the most important factor in each (Biblical) situation was not what the individual wanted to do for God. The most important factor was ...read more

  • Baptistry

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 13, 2014
     | 5,911 views

    Bob Russell wrote of a church who, years ago, bickered over the use of a piano. Some wanted to use a piano during Sunday worship, others did not. The disagreement grew sharp, and the church divided into two sides over the issue. One Sunday, when members arrived for church, they discovered a new ...read more

  • Why God?

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Feb 8, 2016
     | 4,805 views

    Why God? God, why did this happen, Questions my soul needs to know. If you really love me Why am I hurting so? Why did you let it happen? The power is in your hand. Why did you not stop it? Please help me understand. I know it’s for a purpose. I have to figure out What is your reason. Please help ...read more

  • Grace & Works Story/Joke

    Contributed by Bruce Blythe on Oct 23, 2021
     | 1,816 views

    Made this one up for my sermon on the whole Book of Romans (Works, Grace & Living). Hope some people find it helpful. Blessings. Bruce A Jew, and an Islamic, and a Christian were drinking coffee. As they sat and talked the conversation turned toward God. The Islamic said, “Now, regular prayer ...read more

  • The Pumpkin

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,683 views

    the pumpkin "What it’s like to be a Christian ? " A lady had recently been baptized. One of her coworkers asked her what it was like to be a Christian. She was caught off guard and didn’t know how to answer. But, when she looked up, she saw a jack-o’-lantern on the desk and answered, "It’s ...read more

  • Max Lucado, Pastor And Author Describes The ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 11, 2007
     | 797 views

    Max Lucado, pastor and author describes the topic title best when he speaks of having “doubt storms”. He said, “Sometimes the storm comes after the evening news. Some nights I wonder why I watch it. Some nights it’s just too much. From the steps of the Supreme Court to the steppes of South Africa, ...read more

  • Walking The Cliffs

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Nov 2, 2007
     | 3,424 views

    Illustration: Walking the Cliffs When descending the Grand Canyon, often times a person has to travel on narrow ledges that have only enough room for a mule to get a foothold. The ribbons of rock that run along the edges of these towering cliffs overlook vertical precipices that descend ...read more

  • When You Can't Get Up

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
     | 1,487 views

    When You Can’t Get Up Max Lucado, pastor and author describes the topic title best when he speaks of having “doubt storms”. He said, “Sometimes the storm comes after the evening news. Some nights I wonder why I watch it. Some nights it’s just too much. From the steps of the Supreme Court to the ...read more

  • Sacrificial Love

    Contributed by Clarence Clough on Oct 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,880 views

    Sacrificial Love Years ago, a young mother was making her way across the hills of South Wales, carrying her tiny baby in her arms, when she was overtaken by a blinding blizzard. She never reached her destination, and when the blizzard had subsided her body was found by searchers beneath a mound of ...read more

  • Buried With A Fire Extinguisher!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jun 6, 2022
     | 1,200 views

    An interesting newspaper clipping from 1999 told of a British man who was quite a character. Two or three days AFTER his funeral his friends started getting signed postcards from him. The cards said "wish you were here" and were addressed from ...read more

  • A Few Believed…  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 26, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,775 views

    3. A FEW BELIEVED… One of the great films of 1999 was The Matrix, starring Keanu Reeves. It’s a futuristic sci-fi movie, where the world has been taken over by computers. The computers need the energy that comes from human bodies, so they keep a supply of genetically engineered humans in a ...read more

  • A School Teacher Asked Her First Graders To Draw ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 29, 2000
    based on 150 ratings
     | 6,752 views

    A SCHOOL TEACHER asked her first graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought of how little these children from poor neighborhoods actually had to be thankful for. She reasoned that most of them would no doubt draw pictures of turkeys on tables with lots of other ...read more

  • A Few Weeks Ago I Was Sad To Open The Newspaper ...  PRO

    Contributed by Edward Frey on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 2,736 views

    A few weeks ago I was sad to open the newspaper and read that McKenzie’s Bakery was finally going out of business for good. I was sad to think that we wouldn’t be able to find any more nice King Cakes for Mardi gras. In fact, we had been saving coupons in the hopes of using them in the future. ...read more

  • No Answer  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 20, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
     | 2,618 views

    [No Answer] A man in Dundee, Sctoland, was confined to bed for forty years, having broken his neck in a fall at age fifteen. But his spirit remained unbroken, and his cheer and courage so inspired people that he enjoyed a constant stream of guests. One day a visitor asked him, “Doesn’t Satan ever ...read more

  • St. Patrick: A Brief History

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 10, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,262 views

    ST. PATRICK, A BRIEF HISTORY The uncontested, if somewhat unspecific, biographical facts about Patrick are as follows: Patrick was born Patricius somewhere in Roman Britain to a relatively wealthy family. He was not religious as a youth and, in fact, claims to have practically renounced the faith ...read more

  • Plenty For Everyone  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 1, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,232 views

    PLENTY FOR EVERYONE Corrie Ten Boom says of this passage: “Often I have heard people say, “How good God is! We prayed that it would not rain for our church picnic and look at the lovely weather!” Yes, God is good when He sends good weather. But God was also good when He allowed my sister, ...read more

  • Pastors' Blessings & Blisters: New Pulpit & Pew ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,181 views

    Pastors’ Blessings & Blisters: New Pulpit & Pew research done in cooperation with Duke University and funded by the Lilly Endowment reports that 60% of pastors say “they have never doubted their calling,” and 70% “indicate they have never considered leaving pastoral ministry.” Additional survey ...read more

  • After John Wesley Had Been Preaching For Some ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,503 views

    After John Wesley had been preaching for some time, some one said to him, "Are you sure, Mr. Wesley, of your salvation?" "Well," he answered, "Jesus Christ died for the whole world." "Yes, we all believe that; but are you sure that you are saved?" Wesley replied that he was sure that provision had ...read more

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