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Will Rogers Said, "You Can Summarize American ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2010

Will Rogers said, "You can summarize American History into two great movements: the passing of the Buffalo and The passing of the buck." (From a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:24-25

Tags: America, Others, Seeing Jesus

Being Filled With The Power Of The Spirit Begins ...  PRO

Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 12, 2013

Being filled with the power of the Spirit begins with an honest acknowledgement of our own weakness. The truth is that most of us go to great lengths to ...read more

Scripture: John 16:5-15

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Sometimes God Sends The Brilliant Light Of A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Sometimes God sends the brilliant light of a rainbow to remind us of His presence, lest we forget in our personal darkness His great and gracious ...read more

Tags: Disappointment, God's Provision, Promises Of God

All The Strength And Force Of Man Comes From His ...  PRO

Contributed by David Insell on Jul 28, 2003

All the strength and force of man comes from his faith in things unseen; He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong ...read more

Tags: Doubt, Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Mother Should Give Her Children A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A mother should give her children a superabundance of enthusiasm, that after they have lost all they are sure to lose on mixing with the world, enough may still ...read more

Tags: Parenting

The Real Meaning Of Eternal Life Is A Life That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The real meaning of eternal life is a life that can face anything without wavering. If we take this view, life becomes one great romance, a glorious ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Whatever Your Present Environment May Be, You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whatever your present environment may be, you will fall, remain or rise with your thoughts, your vision, your ideal. You will become as small as your ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

The Elements Of Our Strength Are Many. They ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The elements of our strength are many. They include our democratic government, our economic system, our great natural resources. But, the basic source of our ...read more

Tags: Strength

Evils In The Journey Of Life Are Like The Hills ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Evils in the journey of life are like the hills which alarm travelers on the road. Both appear great at a distance, but when we approach them we find ...read more

Tags: Satan

Just Keep On A-Going Dont Dare To Stand Still; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Just keep on a-going dont dare to stand still; For water a-flowing is what turns the mill. Just keep on a-working and happiness gain, ...read more

Tags: Workplace

In Hank Ketcham's Comic Strip "Dennis The ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 17, 2007

In Hank Ketcham’s comic strip "Dennis the Menace," Dennis asks his father, "Why can’t Christmas ever go into overtime?" ...read more

The Practice Of The Presence Of God By Brother ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Green on Jul 5, 2005

The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence. Revised and rewritten by Harold Chadwick. “We should not grow weary of doing little things for the love of God, who considers not the ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Was Sorry To Hear My Name Mentioned As One Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I was sorry to hear my name mentioned as one of the great authors, because they have a sad habit of dying off. Chaucer is dead, so is Milton, so is ...read more

Tags: Art

No Man Who Continues To Add Something To The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No man who continues to add something to the material, intellectual, and moral well-being of the place in which he lives is long left without proper reward. This is ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Charlie Brown Told Lucy "There's Just No Hope For ...  PRO

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Dec 24, 2007

Charlie Brown told Lucy “There’s just no hope for our baseball team, and Lucy said, “Well Charlie, you lose some and you win some”, ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Max Lucado Says, "Fear Is The Perceived Loss Of ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 28, 2010

Max Lucado says, "Fear is the perceived loss of control, I will try to control it, control others, control something, and that leads to nothing but anxiety." He adds, "Fear-filled ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pride (Augustine)

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Dec 31, 2018

Augustine on pride: Every proud man heeds himself and he who pleases himself seems great to himself. But he who pleases himself pleases a fool for ...read more

Scripture: James 4:6-8

Tags: Humility, Pride

Denomination: Pentecostal

Attitude  PRO

Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 1, 2003

In survey after survey employers report that when choosing between two equally qualified candidates, the most important factor is attitude. In fact employers said they would hire ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Get Very Little Wisdom From Success, You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We get very little wisdom from success, you know. Success makes a fool of you, but failure can come only from great effort. One ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

The Intellect Has Little To Do On The Road To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it intuition or what you will, and the solution comes to you and you dont ...read more

Tags: Discovery