Story: Some years ago, I attended called a conference called “Spring Harvest at Work” in Sheffield (in November 1998).
And what was memorable for me was that the conference organisers sprang a surprise interviewee on us – Jim Bakker- a pariah in the Evangelical community.
Indeed he was such an
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Anglican
Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 12, 2016
based on 1 rating
| 6,788 views
When my wife and I got married, we were able to move into a small little house. It was just right for us two kids. We soon realized, however, that we needed to have a discussion about the division of duties.
I was the bigger of the two of us and we decided that I would be responsible for taking
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Calvary Chapel
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 15, 2020
based on 1 rating
| 3,264 views
Do you weep for your family, friends, church, nation and world?
1) Jesus did- Jesus wept over the sins of others, over their bitter consequences in judgment and death, and over Jerusalem which would not receive him. Jesus was a Man of Sorrows (Isaiah 53). Why? Because he took our sins upon
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
based on 2 ratings
| 3,701 views
If you were to die tonight and you were getting entry into heaven, what would you say? If you answer that, and if I answer it in the first person, we've immediately gone wrong. “Because I believed”, “Because I have faith”, “Because I am his”. Loved ones the only proper answer is in the third
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 12, 2025
[131]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – HURTING PEOPLE HURT
When I was in England on ministry I went to a conference of church leaders and one of the speakers presented a very good talk on outreach for the unchurched people. One of the things he said was, “Hurting people hurt,” and I have not forgotten
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 28, 2025
[214]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - PAUL’S PRISON
This is my oldest surviving poem. I had parts of others but they are gone. The poem came about when thinking of Paul in prison in Rome. Everything seemed against him there, but he was never forsaken by God of course.
When Paul was in prison he
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Thomas Black on Feb 2, 2005
based on 4 ratings
| 6,856 views
In his book, "Just As I Am", Billy Graham writes of the following event.
"One summer while in New Jersey, I was having lunch at a roadside diner when I was greeted by a big, smiling man whose eyes grew large as he studied me. "Hallelujah!" he shouted, grabbing and pumping my hand. "What an answer
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 16, 2025
[202]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – PICTURES FROM A COUNTING SONG – (PART 2)
THIS SECOND PART OF THE POEM IS PART 2. IT CONTINUES FROM THE PREVIOUS POST.
“ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE” OR “1, 2, BUCKLE MY SHOE” is a counting song dating back to late 18th century in the USA. It was heard for the first
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 21, 2025
[233]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - REMEMBER ME UNTIL I COME
This poem was written as a Communion meditation with the view of being a Communion hymn. It uses a Metre 12 in the four lines. I adapted this for another poem based on this one using a Metre 10 that can be sung to various tunes. At the
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Sermon Central