Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 15, 2003
based on 6 ratings
| 2,041 views
The risen Jesus will fill you with His life and give you, like Mary Magdalene, a life of fulfillment, a life of faith, and a life of favor with Him. Canadian Celine Dion sang these words in her song, “Because You Loved Me”, and they seem to fit what Jesus did in Mary Magdalene’s life. Maybe even in
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Kathy Findley on Oct 25, 2003
based on 8 ratings
| 3,869 views
It was a holy night, the songwriter tells us, that night in Bethlehem. There was “a thrill of hope,” and the weary world rejoiced because a new and glorious morn had broken. It was, indeed, a night divine . . . a holy night when all anyone could do in response was fall to their knees and listen
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
based on 3 ratings
| 2,278 views
Perseverance--Gianni Poli of Italy won the 1986 New York Marathon in 2:11:06. On March 2, 2003, Mark Yatich of Kenya won the Los Angels Marathon in 2:09:52. To me, however, the real hero of both marathons was the man who finished dead last in both. He is fifty-seven year old Bob Wieland. In
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 8, 2005
based on 12 ratings
| 3,140 views
That’s why I think it is very important in understanding God’s grace to comprehend the difference between three words- used in Scripture. Justice - Mercy & Grace. Justice is deserved punishment. Mercy is exemption from punishment, Grace is favor when punishment is deserved. (Repeat)
Let me
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian Church
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jan 16, 2005
“If you had asked me a couple of weeks ago to define the word tsunami I would have probably given a humorous response, suggesting that it was an item on an Japanese menu or the name of a new Korean car. Today, however, there is nothing funny to be said that that awful word tsunami. This
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Frank Zerbel on Feb 4, 2005
based on 3 ratings
| 2,639 views
I remember setting in the church office working on a sermon when I heard something in the sanctuary. As I got out there I saw a ragged young man stepping out the door. I caught up with him and asked if I could help him. He was crying and proceeded to tell me who he was and that he felt something
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by James Jack on Mar 8, 2005
based on 6 ratings
| 2,361 views
Dead Poets Society is, I think, one of the best films of all time. In his first lesson with
his senior class, the rather eccentric but very inspiring English teacher John Keating,
played by Robin Williams, takes the boys into the foyer outside the classroom where
he asks one lad by the name of
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Anglican
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2005
based on 3 ratings
| 2,460 views
Once there were these 3 guys who needed to get to a town called Perfection in one day. Perfection was 200 km away. One guy decided to save money and walk all the way. He started off at 6 in the morning. He only walked for a few hours and managed to cover 20 km. After that he was too pooped to carry
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 29, 2005
Let me tell you a story about a small island in the South Seas inhabited by a group of people who had very little contact with the outside world. Theirs was a beautiful island – lush vegetation, wonderfully sweet-tasting fruit, and many domesticated animals good for eating. It was a tropical
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by David Ward on Sep 25, 2006
based on 1 rating
| 4,133 views
In the spring of 2002, Denise Banderman left work early so she could have some uninterrupted study time before her final exam in the Youth Ministry class at Hannibal-LaGrange College in Missouri. When she got to class, everybody was doing their last-minute studying. The teacher came in and said he
...read more
Scripture:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 29, 2006
based on 1 rating
| 1,977 views
Disney’s animated movie Toy Story, is about a collection of toys belonging to a little boy. Two of the main characters are Woody, who is a stuffed cowboy figure, and Buzz Lightyear who is a plastic toy astronaut. One day Woody confronts Buzz with the fact that he is only an action figure and not
...read more
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Mark Haines on Dec 16, 2006
based on 1 rating
| 2,581 views
I found an almost unbelievable demonstration of how the Christmas spirit comes and goes in a story told to Pastor Stuart Briscoe years ago by an old German man.
He fought with the German forces in the First World War. In those days, battles were not high tech but hand-to-hand trench warfare.
...read more
Denomination:
Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
based on 2 ratings
| 1,335 views
Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops. As the farmer interviewed
...read more
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
This week, I learned about a financial scientist named Myron Sholes. In the early 1970s, he and some colleagues figured out how to price stock options. He also figured out the implication of his own formula – that if you could just diversify into enough investments – you could in theory, eliminate
...read more
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 15, 2007
based on 1 rating
| 1,133 views
H. Page Williams wrote a book called Do Yourself a Favor: Love Your Wife. I wish there were some way to make it required reading for church membership.
In it he said, "I asked one wife what it was that her husband was doing that caused her to want to leave him, and her reply was ’Nothing.’
...read more
Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
based on 2 ratings
| 2,478 views
C. Over the centuries people have come up with a lot of different ideas about Christian stewardship and giving.
1. There’s a story told about a couple of guys who were discussing their approaches to giving.
a. One man said, “Here’s how I decide how much to give. I cash my paycheck in small bills,
...read more
Tags:
Sermon Central