We are in contact with a retired pastor who has a successful Christian newsletter who is now about 80 years old. His name is Papalou(1). He wrote in one of his ezines the following which to me displays an excellent attitude, ? Some have sent some "nasty" emails when they unsubscribe. I will not
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2003
based on 10 ratings
| 3,565 views
PRAYING THE 23rd PSALM
Because Thou art my Shepherd,
I commit my needs to Thee.
Provide green pastures for me to lie in,
Lead me beside still waters.
Restore my soul when I’m empty,
Lead me in right paths for Your name’s sake.
Be with me in danger when I walk,
Through the valley of the shadow of
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Michael King on Jul 20, 2003
based on 3 ratings
| 8,675 views
In his retirement, Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia. Because
Jefferson trusted that students would take their studies seriously, the code of
discipline was lax. Unfortunately, his trust proved misplaced when the misbehavior
of students led to a riot in which professors who tried
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
based on 9 ratings
| 1,442 views
How do we repent? I want to show you a great example of repentance from a recent film. Jim Carey, in the film Bruce Almighty, finally comes to the end of himself and surrenders to God in prayer. His prayer is a good model to follow. (Show clip) As Bruce kneels he says to God, “You win. I’m
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 2, 2004
based on 1 rating
| 1,864 views
Boy Trusted His Father, Our Daily Bread, April 8, 1996
A group of scientists and botanists were exploring remote regions of the Alps in search of new species of flowers. One day they noticed through binoculars a flower of such rarity and beauty that its value to science was incalculable. But it
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Evie Megginson on Oct 15, 2004
based on 1 rating
| 1,932 views
Twenty years later Rembrandt painted another picture of himself. As a young man he determined to deny himself no pleasure. He, therefore, sought out every delight and followed his appetite. Hence, one by one the torches of his life went out. Having been untrue to himself, he lost faith in others.
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jan 17, 2005
based on 3 ratings
| 7,650 views
One time a new pastor came to a church, and he preached a sermon that the people just loved. It was perfect in that it discussed just the right things.
The next week he preached the same sermon, and while the congregation enjoyed it, they were a little confused that he gave the same sermon
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Wesleyan
Contributed by Chip Monck on Feb 15, 2005
based on 11 ratings
| 1,979 views
Top Ten Indications That Your Worship Service Might Be a Bit Too Relaxed:
10. The choir wears bath robes and bunny slippers!
9. Every prayer ends with "Yeah, God, You be the Man!"
8. The church just replaced their old pew bibles with the ABV (Authorized Barney Version)!
7. The
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Wesleyan
Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 25, 2005
based on 3 ratings
| 3,626 views
ILL. There is an old story of a young boy who saw the 3 wise men coming to worship the baby Jesus. He watched in wide-eyed wonder as they presented their gifts of gold, frankincense & myrrh.
Oh, how much he wanted to worship the baby, too. But he had nothing to give, no gift worthy of the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
based on 4 ratings
| 2,056 views
Amy Carter brought an assignment home one Friday night while her father was still President. Stumped by a question on the Industrial Revolution, Amy sought help from her mother. Rosalynn was also fogged by the question and, in turn, asked an aide to seek clarification from the Labor Department. A
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Brian Eatock on Jan 23, 2006
based on 4 ratings
| 2,286 views
When God was about to create man, according to a Jewish legend, He took into His counsel the angels that stood about his throne. “Create him not,” said the angel of Justice, “for if Thou dost he will commit all kinds of wickedness against his fellow men; he will be hard and cruel and dishonest and
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Holiness
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
based on 1 rating
| 1,981 views
Amy Carter brought an assignment home one Friday night while her father was still President. Stumped by a question on the Industrial Revolution, Amy sought help from her mother. Rosalynn was also fogged by the question and, in turn, asked an aide to seek clarification from the Labor Department. A
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jul 23, 2006
based on 1 rating
| 2,121 views
Persecution shouldn’t come as a shock to us. Jesus forewarned His followers that they would be mistreated and even killed. Listen to how several of the disciples of Jesus died. According to church tradition …
• Matthew suffered martyrdom by being slain with a sword in Ethiopia.
• Mark expired
...read more
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 25, 2006
"The Voice of the Martyrs’ New Book, IRAN: Desperate For God, Released
June 28, 2006
For decades, Iran has been a hotbed for terrorist activity. Little do most people know that Iran also houses the fastest-growing Muslim movement in the world: Muslims converting to Christianity. In IRAN:
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by John Donnelly on Aug 30, 2006
Paraphrase of part of the fatwa from Osma Bin Laden, 1998.
”Praise be to God, who revealed the Book, controls the clouds, defeats factionalism, and says in His Book "But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the pagans wherever ye find them, seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
based on 3 ratings
| 1,720 views
In April 1997 39 devotees to a UFO cult called Heaven’s Gate cult led by Marshall Applewhite, killed themselves believing after their deaths they would join an alien space they said was riding piggy-back on a comet. This event brought to the forefront again just how many people actually believe
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Wesleyan
Erasmus, the famous Renaissance scholar, once told a classic story which was designed to emphasize how important it is that we take up the torch of Christ’s ministry with great commitment. In the story, Jesus returns to heaven after his time on earth. The angels gather around him to learn all
...read more
Denomination:
Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 11, 2007
based on 1 rating
| 3,361 views
Illustration: Jesus, as an example
D. M. Stearns was preaching in Philadelphia. At the close of the service a stranger came up to him and said, “I don’t like the way you spoke about the cross. I think that instead of emphasizing the death of Christ, it would be far better to preach Jesus, the
...read more
Denomination:
Other
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
based on 6 ratings
| 2,173 views
In the early part of this century, a group of lawyers met in England to discuss the biblical accounts of Jesus’ resurrection. They wanted to see if sufficient information was available to make a case that would hold up in an English court of law. When their study was completed, they published the
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
based on 1 rating
| 1,750 views
But in fact, there have been many men of God who had professions, or who came out backgrounds that seemed unusual. There was a man from England, his name was John Bunyan and he worked most of his life as a tinker. That’s a person who makes utensils and stuff out of copper and tin. Well following
...read more
Tags:
Sermon Central