Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 9, 2008
I want to begin with the most famous logical argument ever posited for the existence of God taken from St. Thomas Aquinas Suma Theologiae. So, we begin with “The Five Ways of St. Thomas Aquinas”.
First, we have the argument from motion. This argument speaks to the issue of creation. Most
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2001
based on 2 ratings
| 3,448 views
It is a testimony to our self-centeredness that we identify ourselves with Job. We are not like him; we are represented by his friends, his family, his enemies. The lesson of Job is not so much about bad things happening to good people
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 27, 2002
based on 33 ratings
| 1,652 views
Sin comes when we take a perfectly natural desire or longing or ambition and try desperately to fulfill it without God. Not only is it sin, it is a perverse distortion of the image of the Creator in us. All these good things, and all our security, are rightly
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
based on 2 ratings
| 1,036 views
In 1986, a group of researchers published a study of Japanese mothers and mothers in Minneapolis. The mothers were asked to rank the most important things that a child needs to succeed academically. The answers tell a lot about the difference in our two cultures
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Mennonite
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
based on 7 ratings
| 1,326 views
[According to a recent poll] 88% of Catholics and a majority of Presbyterian and Methodist evangelizers [those who actively try to share their "faith"] believe that "if people are generally good, or do enough good things for others during their lives, they
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Jeff Armbrester on Dec 17, 2002
based on 35 ratings
| 2,197 views
Susanna Wesley told her young son, John, "If you would judge of the lawfulness or the unlawfulness of pleasure, then take this simple rule: Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Micah Fries on Apr 16, 2003
based on 11 ratings
| 3,449 views
Mark Dever, in his book, Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, says, “According to [Jonathan] Edwards, while all these things [loving the church, an increase in joy, etc.] may be evidences of true Christian growth, the only certain observable sign
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 6, 2004
Sin comes when we take a perfectly natural desire or longing or ambition and try desperately to fulfill it without God. Not only is it sin, it is a perverse distortion of the image of the Creator in us. All these good things, and all our security, are
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
based on 1 rating
| 8,270 views
Gordon MacDonald, a Christian author once said this, “The world can do almost anything as well as or even better than the church. You need not be a Christian to build houses, feed the hungry, or heal the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Mennonite
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 28, 2006
The fiction character Sherlock Holmes stated: "My dear Watson, I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one’s
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
In the Nascar racing circles a DNF is about the worse thing that can follow your name. It means you Did not finish the race. Forty three cars begin the race but only those that finish have a chance of
...read more
Denomination:
Wesleyan
If we are to be truly born again, one of the first things we have to do is to acknowledge our weakness and our helplessness. We cannot sustain a spiritual life by ourselves. If we are to grow spiritually, we must learn to
...read more
Scripture:
Denomination:
Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 18, 2008
We all want to be wise, we all want to know. Incidentally, the English word sophomore also comes from two Greek words: sophos means wise, and moros means foolish. In other words, a sophomore is a wise
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
He loves us so much that when we tell Him, “I know better. I want things that aren’t mine, disordered sexual expression, cursing and swearing and gossip,” God tells
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Catholic
Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
Ty Cobb on Loneliness
The incredibly talented, acclaimed, rich, famous baseball player, Ty Cobb said, near the end of his life in 1961, "If I had the chance to live my life over,
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 19, 2017
For flowers that bloom about our feet,
Father, we thank Thee.
For tender grass so fresh, so sweet,
Father, we thank Thee.
For the song of bird and hum of bee,
For all things fair we hear
...read more