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Good For Goodness' Sake

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 26, 2010

GOOD FOR GOODNESS' SAKE “You better watch out, you better not cry Better not pout I'm telling you why - Santa Claus is coming to town He's making a list and checking it twice; Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice Santa Claus is coming to town He sees you when you're sleeping - He knows when ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Remembering God's Faithfulness

Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017

Michelle Johnson writes, “Sometimes we need to take a look at where we’ve been with God to really understand His faithfulness and love for us. She was staying with her son at the hospital following a serious surgery. On that particular morning, she was exhausted by their stay, and her steps were ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 50:15

Tags: God, Faithfulness, Faithfulness Of God

Denomination: Methodist

53% Of Hr Officials Claim That Job Seekers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

53% of HR officials claim that job seekers sometimes falsify past salaries and criminal records and ‘stretch’ the impact they had in a previous job. ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Among Adults Who Say They Had Given 10% Or More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Among adults who say they had given 10% or more of their income to churches and related ministries in the past year, 63% lied about their ...read more

Tags: Giving General

40% Of American Men, Compared With 50% Of Women, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

40% of American men, compared with 50% of women, have attended a church service, not including a special event such as a wedding or a funeral, in the past 7 ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Digital Music Is Growing Rapidly. Digital Sales ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Digital Music is growing rapidly. Digital sales will replace the lost CD sales of the recent past and account for 16% of consumer music spending by 2010, ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Let Fate Do Her Worst, There Are Relics Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let fate do her worst, there are relics of joy, Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy; Which come in the night time of sorrow and care, ...read more

Tags: Joy

Hat In Hand Thankfulness!" 1 Thessalonians 5: ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 24, 2004

“Hat In Hand Thankfulness!” 1 Thessalonians 5: 12-28 Key verse(s): 18: “. . . give thanks under all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” Thanksgiving! It is easy to forget, especially when our lives are so filled with other things. Perhaps that’s why we have a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday

Denomination: Lutheran

Almost Every Culture Has A New Year's ...

Contributed by Jay Winters on Jan 10, 2008

Almost every culture has a New Year’s celebration. The ancient Romans celebrated the new year with the birth of Janus, the two faced god who could look back into the past and forward into the future. They exchanged gifts, not because they were overjoyed with each other, but as a method of bribery ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22, Genesis 28:19-22

Denomination: Lutheran

While Secretary Of State During The Regan ...  PRO

Contributed by Thomas Cash on May 19, 2004

While Secretary of State during the Regan presidency, George Shultz kept a large globe in his office. When newly appointed ambassadors had an interview with him and when ambassadors returning from their posts for their first visit with him were leaving his office, Shultz would test them. He would ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-7, 2 Corinthians 5:17-20, Daniel 1:8, 2 Corinthians 5:17-20

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Christmas Carol

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 22, 2014

Not that it is in the Bible but a story familiar around this time of the year is Ebenezer Scrooge. Ebenezer is a man incapable of joy. Scrooge is rich, but he lives alone in squalor. He takes pleasure in nothing and is indifferent to human suffering. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by a ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:15

Tags: Christmas, Joy, Scrooge, Joy And Gospel

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You Cannot Choose Your Calling. Your Calling ...

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004

You cannot choose your calling. Your calling chooses you. You have been blessed with special skills that are yours alone. Use them, whatever they may be, and forget about wearing another’s hat. A talented chariot driver can win gold and renown with his skills. ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Baptist

You See A "60 Minutes" News Team Waiting In Your ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Garrett on Apr 11, 2005

You see a "60 Minutes" news team waiting in your office. Your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles You wake up and discover your waterbed broke and then realize that you don’t have a water bed. Your income tax check bounces. Your twin ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Denomination: Baptist

The Neglected Heart Will Soon Be A Heart Overrun ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The neglected heart will soon be a heart overrun with worldly thoughts; the neglected life will soon become a moral chaos; the church that is not jealously protected by mighty intercession and sacrificial labors will before long become the abode of every evil bird and the hiding place for ...read more

Tags: Church General

The World Population Doubled, To 6 Billion, Over ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The world population doubled, to 6 billion, over the past 40 years, but will increase a much slower rate to about 8.9 billion by 2050. ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Donors Want To Know: Most Donors Would Like To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Donors Want to Know: Most donors would like to receive more financial information about the ministries they support, plus information on what their past gift ...read more

Tags: Giving General

On Average Affluent Consumers Spent $10,060 On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

On average affluent consumers spent $10,060 on luxuries such as fine dining, travel, entertainment, cultural/ arts events and sporting events the past 12 ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Slightly More Than Half Of All Born Again Adults ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Slightly more than half of all born again adults shared their faith in Christ with others during the past 12 months, or roughly 43 million ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony

It Is Because Modern Education Is So Seldom ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is because modern education is so seldom inspired by a great hope that it so seldom achieves great results. The wish to preserve the past rather than the hope of creating the future ...read more

Tags: Culture

Sad Memories Gather, Like Evening Mists, Round ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Sad memories gather, like evening mists, round aged lives, and the temptation of the old is unduly to exalt the past, and unduly to depreciate the present. Young lips shout ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life