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Washington And Madison On God's Law  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2011

WASHINGTON AND MADISON ON GOD'S LAW James Madison, the primary author of the Constitution of the United States, said this: ’"We have staked the whole future of our new nation NOT upon the power of government; far from it. We have staked the future of all our political constitutions upon the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-4, Romans 13:1

Tags: Independence Day

Leave Room For God To Work

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 20, 2011

LEAVE ROOM FOR GOD TO WORK There was an amazing story recently that took place during the riots in Egypt. As a backdrop remember that on New Year’s Day of this year there was a suicide bombing of a Christian church in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, which killed 23 Christians and wounded 97 ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Methodist

Trusting Doctors, Trusting God  PRO

Contributed by John Putty on Mar 19, 2011

TRUSTING DOCTORS, TRUSTING GOD Not many people enjoy going to the doctor, but according to Reuters, in 1994, one London accountant to that to an extreme. The 63-year-old man needed bladder surgery, but he couldn't overcome his fear of doctors and hospitals. So he self-reliantly did what had to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:2-10

Tags: Trust, Making Disciples

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Love Of God On An Asylum Wall

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2011

THE LOVE OF GOD ON AN ASYLUM WALL Pencilled on the wall of a narrow room of an asylum were these familiar words: "Could we with ink the ocean fill, And were the skies of parchment made; Were every stalk on earth a quill, And every man a scribe by trade; To write the love of God above Would drain ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:6-8

Tags: God's Love

Haydn Gives Glory To God

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2011

HAYDN GIVES GLORY TO GOD Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was present at the Vienna Music Hall, where his oratorio The Creation was being performed. Weakened by age, the great composer was confined to a wheelchair. As the majestic work moved along, the audience was caught up with tremendous emotion. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:20-24

Tags: Humility

Our Thoughts About God

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011

OUR THOUGHTS ABOUT GOD A.W. Tozer said this, "Whatever comes to our mind when we think of God is the most important thing about us." We are all theologians, because theology is really simply the study of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 48:9-10

Tags: Thought

Nothing Is Hidden From God

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 23, 2011

NOTHING IS HIDDEN FROM GOD R.C. Sproul: "There are many things in my life that I do not want to put under the gaze of Christ. Yet I know there is nothing hidden from Him. He knows me better than my wife knows me. And yet He loves me. This is the most amazing thing of all about God’s grace. It ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:13, Hebrews 4:13-16

Tags: God's Omniscience

God Redeems A Child's Death

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 28, 2011

GOD REDEEMS A CHILD'S DEATH These are bad things God allows in order to reveal Himself and accomplish some larger good that supersedes or overcomes the bad. Imagine the following scenario: Three little boys walk into a large electrical compound in Okinawa when the workmen momentarily walks to his ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Tags: God In The Hardships

Live In A Way That Glorifies God  PRO

Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Jul 19, 2011

Live in a Way That Glorifies God Dan Blocker was my favorite character, Hoss, on the TV series Bonanza. When he died unexpectedly, Hoss died. The producers knew they could not replace him. The story was that woman was caught in a flood. Hoss held her above the water with one hand and held a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:31, Matthew 5:16, 1 Peter 2:12

Tags: Glory

Denomination: Baptist

God Picks The Unlovable Ones

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011

GOD PICKS THE UNLOVABLE ONES Anne Lamott described a time when a fellow church member told about adopting her son through an organization called A.S.K. -- Adopt Special Kids. Part of the adoption process included filling out a questionnaire checking "yes" or "no" for one's willingness to adopt ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-42

Tags: Adoption

How Big Is Your God?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011

HOW BIG IS YOUR GOD? Tony Campolo was once confronted by an atheist who was one of his students. The young man told Campolo, "For me to believe in God, I have to have a God that I can understand." And Campolo replied, "God refuses ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 53:1

Tags: Atheism

God's Not Going To Judge Me

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 9, 2011

"GOD'S NOT GOING TO JUDGE ME" Life magazine once interviewed dozens of people. One person they talked to was a prostitute, age 24, in White Pine County, Nevada. She said, "I don't think about my feelings a lot, instead I lie in my bed and think onto Him. I meditate because sometimes my words don't ...read more

Tags: Judgment

Denomination: Baptist

Attempt Great Things For God

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 30, 2011

Attempt great things for God Expect great things from God --Motto of Father of ...read more

Tags: Trust

Denomination: *other

Consecrated To God From Youth

Contributed by Samuel Reyes on Apr 9, 2012

CONSECRATED TO GOD FROM YOUTH “Los más grandes hombres de la iglesia cristiana fueron vidas consagradas a Dios desde su juventud. -Juan Wesley era un estudiante en Oxford cuando fundó el Club Santo. -Martin Lutero tenía 27 años cuando abrazo el pasaje y fue inspirado en todo su ministerio por el ...read more

Tags: Youth

Denomination: Free Methodist

Where Was God On 9/11?

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2012

WHERE WAS GOD ON 9/11? In his article, "Ten Years Later", R.C. Sproul said: "A full decade has passed since America suffered the tragedy of 9/11. Ten years ago, I repeatedly heard the question raised: 'Where was God in all of this? Where was God on 9/11 when the planes crashed into the twin towers ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:6-9, 2 Chronicles 20:15-17

Tags: God In The Hardships

Historical Impact Of The Word Of God

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012

HISTORICAL IMPACT OF THE WORD OF GOD In every genuine revival among God’s people the revealed word of the Lord has had a large place. It was so in Josiah’s day, and in the awakening under Hezekiah. It has been so throughout the Church period. It was the recovery of the Word that brought about the ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:1-18

Tags: Bible Influence

God's Glory And Our Happiness

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Nov 27, 2012

GOD'S GLORY AND OUR HAPPINESS Jonathan Edwards writes: God in seeking his glory seeks the good of his creatures, because the emanation of his glory ... implies the ... happiness of his creatures. And in communicating his fullness for them, he does it for himself, because their good, which he ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:20-23

Tags: Glory, Jonathan, Common Good, Jonathan Edwards

Denomination: Baptist

God Will Stop Making Worlds...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Mar 29, 2013

GOD WILL STOP MAKING WORLDS... I remember singing years ago in the choir of Evangelist Kathryn Kuhlman that she would say, "God will stop making worlds to ...read more

Tags: Prayer Answered

God "Subdues" Our Sins

Contributed by Charles Jones on Apr 11, 2013

GOD "SUBDUES" OUR SINS The word "subdue" is such a powerful word. In the Hebrew, it is the word "kabash" (kaw-bash) meaning to "tread down, disregard, conquer, bring into subjection". The Hebrew word for "cast" is "shalak" (shaw-lak) which means "to hurl, to throw away". What an amazing ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Pentecostal

If He Had Different Gods  PRO

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 1, 2013

IF HE HAD DIFFERENT GODS James Michener, writing in his book, The Source, tells the story of a man named Urbaal, who, was a farmer living about 2200 B.C. He worshiped two gods, one a god of death, the other a goddess of fertility. One day, the temple priests tell Urbaal to bring his young son to ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 25:1-18

Tags: Idol, Other Gods

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ