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  • Spurgeon On Trusting God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,299 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
     | 1,531 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
     | 1,576 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
     | 5,870 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
     | 4,727 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
     | 1,769 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
     | 3,624 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
     | 791 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
     | 3,370 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
     | 1,473 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
     | 7,826 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
     | 1,173 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
     | 1,754 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 Few Weeks Ago I Was Sad To Open The Newspaper ...  PRO

    Contributed by Edward Frey on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 2,712 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
     | 2,583 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
     | 2,239 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
     | 2,214 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

  • Charles Haddon Spurgeon, "Prince Of Preachers," ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,320 views

    Charles Haddon Spurgeon, "Prince of Preachers," preached his last sermon at the Tabernacle in London on June 7, 1891. Years before, his ministry had almost come to an early end. His congregation had grown so large they had to erect this special building to accommodate the crowds who came to hear ...read more

  • As A Pastor I Have Preached Many Times On How ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2004
     | 2,907 views

    As a Pastor I have preached many times on how much we are loved. I have an illustration that was shared with me that I use quite often as I preach. I would like to share it so that others may see that indeed we are truly loved. We know that no greater love has ever been shown than Jesus giving His ...read more

  • Charles Swindoll Says That Competitive ...

    Contributed by Richard Wafford on Nov 24, 2004
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     | 3,206 views

    Charles Swindoll says that competitive excellence requires one hundred percent all of the time. If you doubt that, try maintaining excellence by setting your standards at 92 percent. Or even 95 percent. People figure they’re doing fine so long as they get somewhat near it. Excellence gets reduced ...read more

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