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Prayer Is The Strongest Form Of Abiding That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008

Prayer is the strongest form of abiding that there is. -- A retired teacher was giving her little nephew some help with his schools work. He was normally a good, attentive child, but on this occasion he could not fix his mind on his work. Suddenly he said, "Aunt Sally, may I kneel down and ask God ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Needing A Push  PRO

Contributed by Sean Harder on Sep 30, 2010

NEEDING A PUSH A man and his wife are awakened at 3 o'clock in the morning by a loud pounding on the back door. The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger, standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a push. "Not a chance," says the husband, "It is three o'clock in the ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17

Tags: Service, Compassion, Giving, Servanthood

A Pastor In Disguise

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2013

A Pastor in Disguise A few years ago at a Methodist Church in North Wales, as worshippers arrived at the church, they were distressed to see a dirty, drunk, smelly homeless man on the front steps. They didn't realize this bum was actually their pastor, Derek Rigby, who had disguised himself as a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Tags: Compassion, Homeless

Hospitals Have Been Named After Good Samaritan, ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 9, 2006

Hospitals have been named after Good Samaritan, the person in this story In the USA "Good Samaritan" laws have been passed ...read more

When I Am Attacked By Gloomy Thoughts, Nothing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

A Preacher Was One Time Greeting People After ...

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 16, 2007

A preacher was one time greeting people after church and said to an elderly saint, "Ain’t God good." She ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

If We Treat People As They Are, We Make Them ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat them as who they can be, we help them to ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

None Of Us Has Gotten Where We Are Solely By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

None of us has gotten where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our own bootstraps. We got here ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Desperation

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 19, 2019

DESPERATION While walking down the road of life we often reach a place of desperation, a place where all hope is gone and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:28-30

Tags: Deliverance, Desperation

Denomination: Pentecostal

Have You Ever Noticed That Good Feeling That You ...

Contributed by Michael Trask on Jan 18, 2007

Have you ever noticed that good feeling that you get when you give of yourself? Perhaps you gave time to help someone with a flat tire on the side of the road, or perhaps you helped a lost child be reunited with his mother in a crowd, or maybe when the clerk at the store gave you too much ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Drug Problem  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2003

DRUG PROBLEM A little old lady was amazed at how nice the young man was next door. Every day he would help her gather things from her car or help her in her yard. One day, the old lady finally ask the young man, "Son, how did you become such a fine young man?" The young man replied, "Well, when ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:6-8, Hebrews 10:25

Tags: Body Of Christ, Attendance, Disciplines, Commitment, Church Purpose Of, Church, Goodbye  (view more)  (view less)

Mothers Are Central To The Success Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 11, 2003

Mothers are central to the success of the American family. Their love, dedication, and wisdom touch countless lives every day in every community throughout our land. And their love and guidance of children help to develop healthy and spiritually sound families. President John Quincy Adams once ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-29

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day, Women

Denomination: Baptist

Lisa Marino Has A Personal Fitness Coach Who ...

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Dec 2, 2003

Lisa Marino has a personal fitness coach who gives her advice and encouragement. But she’s never seen him. As a participant in a program called, “Life Practice,” Lisa begins each day by sending a report of her diet, exercise, sleep, and stress to an Internet web site. Later she receives an e-mail ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes, Disciplines General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jerry Clower Tells Of (4) Men Driving In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Jerry Clower tells of (4) men driving in Mississippi who entered the town of Kosciusko. One of them said, “This is Kas-ciusko.” The other said, “No, you mispronounced it. It’s Kozy-us-ko. A third one said, “You’re both wrong. It’s Kusy-asko.” They argued until they pulled into a fast food ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

I ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 5, 2010

Illustration: While I was helping to clean the church, I encountered a 12 year-old boy who was working out his court sentence for theft by doing community service. He asked me what bad thing I had done to be working there. “Why son, I didn’t do anything wrong. I’m just helping out the church. What ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

American Households Spend About $240 A Year On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

American households spend about $240 a year on fast food, and typically only $5 a year helping children in poverty. ...read more

Tags: Giving General

A Man Is Ethical Only When Life, As Such, Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as well as that of his fellowman, and when he devotes ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

It Marks A Big Step In A Mans Development When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It marks a big step in a mans development when he comes to realize that other men can be called in to help him ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Like Riding An Elevator That Takes You Up One ...

Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009

Like riding an elevator that takes you up one floor at a time, a breakthrough takes you up one level at a ...read more

Tags: Change

Denomination: Baptist

Caught

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 28, 2012

Caught in this conflict, man is obliged to wrestle constantly if he is to cling to what is good, nor can he achieve his own integrity ...read more

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Catholic