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  • Parting Words  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,675 views

    PARTING WORDS Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labour to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of ...read more

  • Winning Words  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,269 views

    WINNING WORDS Hosting a TV show, I’ve interviewed my share of beauty contest winners; I once even had Miss America on my show. But when a friend asked if I would judge a beauty contest at a nursing home, I thought, Good heavens! What on earth would be the criteria for judging? When I ...read more

  • 17 Words  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 17, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,163 views

    17 WORDS According to the Atlanta Journal "The Ten Commandments contain 297 words. The Bill of Rights is stated in 463 words. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address contains 266 words. A recent federal directive to regulate the price of cabbage contains 26,911 words." In the Greek, John 1:1 contains 17 ...read more

  • The Word Of God.

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 2, 2007
     | 3,537 views

    1. Speak the Word of God. 2. Believe the Word of God. I tell the students that I teach in our schools around the world to stand and repeat these words before each session. a. Lord, give me ears to hear. b. Lord, give me a mind to ...read more

  • Be Brief; For It Is With Words As With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,793 views

    "Be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams. The more they are ...read more

  • Standing On The Word  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 21, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,704 views

    Standing on the word I saw my two year old daughter natalie carry my bible by the case’s handle. She dragged it in front of a tall table we have, and as I was about to take it away from her the Lord stopped me and said: "I’m showing you something." She took the bible layed it on the floor and then ...read more

  • Perspicuity Of The Word

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 11, 2010
     | 1,566 views

    PERSPICUITY OF THE WORD The doctrine of the clarity of Scripture (often called the "perspicuity of Scripture") teaches that "the meanings of the text can be clear to the ordinary reader, that God uses the text of the Bible to communicate His person and will...ordinary people, who approach it in ...read more

  • A Gift Of The Word

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Oct 5, 2010
     | 3,500 views

    A GIFT OF THE WORD When I was a teenager, my pastor gave me a little pocket New Testament, bound in red leather. And inside, on the flyleaf, he had written a note. And with the note was a Scripture citation: Romans 12:1-2. I couldn’t wait to turn to that passage and read what it said. If you know ...read more

  • Just Words

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
     | 2,298 views

    JUST WORDS Samuel Clemens (better known by his alias Mark Twain) attended a Sunday morning service. He met the pastor at the door afterward and told him that he had a book at home with every word he had preached that morning. The minister assured him that the sermon was an original. Clemens still ...read more

  • Minister The Word  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Nov 28, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,433 views

    MINISTER THE WORD There are valid ministries which are pleasing to the Lord such as, missions, youth ministries, local church services and ministerial alliances. However, there are two ministries that are often set on the back burner. The ministry of truly preaching the whole council of God's ...read more

  • Our Words

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 2,069 views

    OUR WORDS Did you know that the average person spends one-fifth of his or her life talking? That’s what the statistics say. If all of our words were put into print, the result would be this: A single day’s words would fill a 50-page book, while ...read more

  • Four Words

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2011
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    FOUR WORDS The great English statement and man of God William Wilberforce once wrote that "Christianity can be condensed into four words: admit, [Christ as Lord] submit, [To Christ as Lord] commit, [Our lives to doing His will] and transmit [The Love of God to a dying ...read more

  • Words In The Spirit

    Contributed by D. Marie Hamilton on Apr 16, 2011
     | 2,621 views

    WORDS IN THE SPIRIT When I was asked to be the preacher for the North Little Rock Ministerial Alliance Community Thanksgiving Service, I was floored. I didn't think that anybody thought that much about me. I was honored by the gesture, but the moment I said "yes," my nerves got the best of me. I ...read more

  • Adding To The Word

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 22, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,933 views

    ADDING TO THE WORD Years ago, my Dad's physician told him to take one aspirin a day for his heart. My Dad was a very smart man, but he figured if one aspirin is good, two would be better. So my dad "added" to the word of his physician, and day after day my dad took two aspirin. Everything went ...read more

  • Loss For Words

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 27, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,881 views

    LOSS FOR WORDS Once when Red Skelton was being interviewed he was asked if he ever was at a loss for words. He hesitated a minute then said, "I dreamed I died and went to heaven. Just as I was taken ...read more

  • The Word Of God

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 9, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,259 views

    ILLUS: (I had 6 plastic see through pitchers on stage… one of which was full of water. Holding up an empty pitcher I said…) Imagine this empty pitcher represents that nation of Israel. (I began to pour water from the full pitcher into the empty one). God poured out His will and wisdom into them. ...read more

  • Last Words

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Feb 6, 2013
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    LAST WORDS My father worked for the railroad when I was younger. One night a train was backing up to hook up to some other cars and one man was not watching. He was in the way and the train made the connection right through his body. He did not die immediately, but he knew he had only a short ...read more

  • Words Matter

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 23, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,196 views

    WORDS MATTER The Book of James in the New Testament reminds us that words can direct, delight or destroy (ch. 3). Is this true? Look no further than to what happened in Germany in WWII. For every word in Hitler’s poisonous book, Mein Kampf, it cost the life of 125 people. Here are some words to ...read more

  • The Living Word

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
     | 4,089 views

    Ravi Zacharias tells of ministering in Vietnam in 1971, and one of his interpreters was Hien Pham, an energetic young Christian. He had worked as a translator with the American forces, and was of immense help both to them and to missionaries such as myself. Hien and I traveled the length of the ...read more

  • The Light Of The Word

    Contributed by Taiwo Oyadiran on Mar 23, 2019
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,386 views

    I like to tell this story about my son as a 2-year-old. I always liked to give him a shower/bath and like most kids that age, he liked playing with the water. Many times, when there’s water and soap on his head and face, he, of course, had to close his eyes. That part he didn’t like. No kid would ...read more