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  • Far From Idleness Being The Root Of All Evil, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,293 views

    "Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather ...read more

  • Between Two Evils, Choose Neither; Between Two ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
    based on 1 rating
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    Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both.” ...read more

  • Goodness That Lasts  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 20, 2001
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,325 views

    GOODNESS THAT LASTS A little girl said she liked Santa Claus better than Jesus because "you have to be good for Santa only at Christmas but for Jesus you have to be good all the time." Much of the Christmas observance at church is not far removed from that attitude. ...read more

  • The Good Samaritan  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 8,352 views

    Luke 10:30-37 John Darley and Daniel Batson are two Princeton University psychologists. Some years ago they decided to conduct a study, inspired by the story of the Good Samaritan. They conducted the study at Princeton Theological Seminary. They met with a group of seminarians and asked each one ...read more

  • Awl For The Good  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2002
    based on 58 ratings
     | 4,974 views

    AWL FOR THE GOOD In 1809, Simon Renee Braille and his wife Monique welcomed their fourth child into the world-- a lively boy named Louis. They lived in a small stone house near Paris where Braille was the local harness maker. Leather working tools are dangerous, so the toddler had been ...read more

  • Good Boundaries  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,533 views

    GOOD BOUNDARIES [Children have] a great need to know where behavioral boundaries are and who has the courage to enforce them. Years ago, during the early days of the progressive-education movement, an enthusiastic theorist decided to take down the chain-link fence that surrounded the ...read more

  • The Test Of Goodness  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 14, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,474 views

    THE TEST OF GOODNESS The supreme test of goodness is not in the greater but in the smaller incidents of our character and practice; not what we are when standing in the searchlight of public scrutiny, but when we reach the firelight flicker of our homes; not what we are when some clarion-call ...read more

  • For Goodness' Sake  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,953 views

    FOR GOODNESS’ SAKE "Starting next year, high school and college students in Thailand will reportedly be graded not just on academics, but on ’goodness’ as well. Concerned that the competitive education system puts too much emphasis on materialism and not enough on morality, officials told the ...read more

  • Good Friday  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Killam on Apr 18, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
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    Dennis Bratcher said, Good Friday is not a day of celebration but of mourning, both for the death of Jesus and for the sins of the world that his death represents. Yet, although Friday is a solemn time, it is not without its own joy. For while it is important to place the Resurrection against the ...read more

  • Measuring Goodness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
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    MEASURING GOODNESS Goodness can only be measured by God. God is the standard of goodness. If we compare ourselves to others we’re using the wrong measurement. If we determine goodness by what other people call good, we’re using the wrong standard. It’s like the little boy who came to his mother ...read more

  • The Goodness Of God..  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
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    THE GOODNESS OF GOD.. His goodness is an ocean that has no shore. A Mountain that has no summit. A Road that has no end. Not meager, but much. Not skimpy but sufficient. Not little, but limitless· Not barely, but bountiful· Not feeble, ...read more

  • The Dawn Of Goodness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2003
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    THE DAWN OF GOODNESS There is the story of a young lady who was a bright student. Unfortunately, she did not have assurance. Her name was Marian. She was working her way through college by cleaning the dorm rooms of her fellow students. She was often annoyed by their in ability to say “thank you” ...read more

  • Church Is Good For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
     | 1,406 views

    CHURCH IS GOOD FOR MARRIAGE Married couples who attend church services frequently are happier and more likely to succeed in their marriages than those who don’t attend church often or not at all, finds a Univ. of Virginia study. 70% of husbands who attend church regularly are “very happy” in their ...read more

  • Common Good  PRO

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 9, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,055 views

    COMMON GOOD The other criterion is the common good, the good that is linked to living in society. It is the good of "all of us," individuals, families and intermediate groups forming society. It is a requirement of justice and society to take a stand for the common good and strive toward it. ...read more

  • Good Jealousy

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 19, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,848 views

    GOOD JEALOUSY Dennis De Haan illustrates: Shep, the newest member of our family, is a young Shetland sheepdog who openly displays his jealousy when I kiss my wife. He doesn’t snarl or bite, but in the language of barking he seems to be saying, "Hey, Master, you belong to me!" His jealousy gives ...read more

  • The Good Old ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
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    The Good Old Days A girl who went to college, but she just hated it. She told herself, “If I can ever get out of college, get married and have children, I know I’ll finally be able to enjoy life.” So she stuck with it. She went to classes every day and finally graduated from college. Then she got ...read more

  • Good Timing

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jun 22, 2011
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    GOOD TIMING Actress Shirley McLaine a new ager, was conducting one of her seminars at the Long Beach Arena teaching people about their own divinity. During the seminar, she had everyone light a candle. They turned off the lights so those candles could be seen shining in the dark. She said, "Just ...read more

  • No Good Christians

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 26, 2011
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    NO GOOD CHRISTIANS Have you ever been on a vacation and then felt like you need another vacation because you were so tired? That is this life. A lot of times we do things that we think will bring us peace and contentment but in the end they just make us more worn out. The more you TRY to be a ...read more

  • Misusing The Good

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 23, 2019
     | 1,136 views

    The Gospel does not alter God's promises for Israel. It is not meant for that, just as a laser light has specific purposes but can be misused. Laser pointers are not toys. [https://phys.org/newsstory below:] Concern is growing over the safe use of small, battery powered, hand held lasers. For ...read more

  • A Good Race

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 7, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,734 views

    Many years ago, I coached the High School Swimming team. I had several athletes that went to College on scholarships; but the athlete I was thinking about while I was preparing this sermon, went on to compete in Triathlons. A Triathlon is a 1 mile swim, 25 mile bike ride, and a 6 mile run. ...read more