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Some Fun Hearing What Kids Think About Husbands ...  PRO

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007

Some fun hearing what kids think about husbands and wives. HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? Alan, age 10—You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. Kirsten, age 10—No person ...read more

Tags: Kids, Children, Marriage, Romantic Love

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Until People Receive You, They Cannot Receive ...

Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jun 30, 2008

Until people receive you, they cannot receive ...read more

Tags: Christian Witness

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Penguins And Eagles! (09.02.05--Sickness!--Psalm ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 31, 2005

Penguins and Eagles! (09.02.05--Sickness!--Psalm 4:3) Soaring like eagles may sound good, but flopping around like a penguin can be a whole lot easier. Keeping our feet firmly planted on the ground may not always be the most glamorous of occupations, but it sure is safer and more accommodating ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 4:3

Tags: Growth In Christ

Denomination: Lutheran

[041] A Message From A Poem – Christ - Our Support In Hurt

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 1, 2025

[041] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – CHRIST - OUR SUPPORT IN HURT We can pass through stormy seas and feel like those disciples in the boat when calm gave way to anxiety, but Jesus was in the boat resting in peace. The disciples focussed on the conditions and not on the Lord. Is that like us as ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 56:3-4, Psalm 56:11, Matthew 28:20, John 14:16, Mark 4:37-40  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Always With You, Hurt, Afraid, Support, Alone, Anxious  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

176 Languages Are Spoken In The U.s. Today. (The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

176 languages are spoken in the U.S. today. (The ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

176 Languages Are Spoken In The U.s. Today. (The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

176 languages are spoken in the U.S. today. (The ...read more

No Marriage Is Beyond Redemption Once The ...

Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jul 8, 2008

No marriage is beyond redemption once the individuals involved are willing ...read more

Tags: Marriage Struggle

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Confession Of Stealing

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011

A CONFESSION OF STEALING Jack removes the envelope from the small pile of mail and draws in a deep breath. It is from his former employer. He has lost sleep waiting for it. What he is about to read could lead to his exoneration or to imprisonment. He had written to this man two weeks ago, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 28:13

Tags: Confession Of Sin

Authority At The Airport

Contributed by Brad Henry on Oct 25, 2011

AUTHORITY AT THE AIRPORT Someone the other day told me they had a problem with Security at the airport from something they left in their carry on. Then it got me to thinking, which is a bad idea anyway, about my TSA encounter. I had an early morning flight and I got through security at about ...read more

Tags: Authority

Sailing Into A New Harbor (Funeral)

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 1, 2023

BIBLE For I am already being poured out ... like a drink offering, ... and the time has come for my departure. ..... I have fought the good fight, .... I have finished the race, .... I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, .... which the Lord, .... the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Tags: Death, Ship, Funeral, Departure, Harbor, Horizon  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

Favorite Books Of The Bible: Gallup Finds ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Favorite Books of the Bible: Gallup finds Americans claim the following books of the Bible their favorites: Psalms (13%), Genesis ((%), Matthew (7%), John (6%), Revelation (6%), Proverbs (3%), ...read more

Tags: Apologetics The Bible

J.c. Penney Co Has Pulled A T-Shirt From Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

J.C. Penney Co has pulled a T-shirt from its shelves that was accused of ridiculing home-schooled children. The shirt carried the words "Home Skooled" and a picture of a ...read more

Tags: Children

Teens & Wicca: Alan Branch, Vp Student ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Teens & Wicca: Alan Branch, VP Student Development, Midwestern Baptist Seminary, reports many youth, including evangelicals, are dabbling in Wicca. These beliefs encourage “sexual chaos, inter-generational ...read more

Tags: Paranormal

Did You Know That The Most Popular Exotic Fish Is ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 14, 2006

Did you know that the most popular exotic fish is the shark. Did you know if they are kept in fish tanks they will grow in proportion to their surroundings. Yet fully mature shark can be as small as ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Baptist

Global Warming? Although Endorsed By Several ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

Global Warming? Although endorsed by several leading and respected evangelical’s, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change claims, probably 83% to 88% of the global warming in the 20th Century could be ...read more

16 Year Old] Nathan Johnson Dreamed Of Starting ...  PRO

Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 10, 2006

“[16 year old] Nathan Johnson dreamed of starting a revolution for Christ. [He wrote in his diary, “God’s] will for me is to radically impact my school for Him." But before he could see the revolution become a reality, Johnson’s life was cut short by an automobile accident [after] striking a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-13, Colossians 3:1-7

Tags: All Things

In 1950 2/3 Of The World's Population Lived In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002

In 1950 2/3 of the world’s population lived in rural areas. Today, nearly half of the world’s 6 billion people live in cities. By 2030 the urban population will reach 4.9 billion—60% of the world’s population. Nearly all population growth will be in the cities of developing countries, whose ...read more

Tags: Great Commission, Sharing My Testimony, Sharing Your Faith

In 1950 2/3 Of The World's Population Lived In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002

In 1950 2/3 of the world’s population lived in rural areas. Today, nearly half of the world’s 6 billion people live in cities. By 2030 the urban population will reach 4.9 billion—60% of the world’s population. Nearly all population growth will be in the cities of developing countries, whose ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

The Columbia Explosion: Impending Doom

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011

THE COLUMBIA EXPLOSION: IMPENDING DOOM The Bible says, "...all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God" (Rom. 3:23). And, "...the wages of sin is death" (Rom. 6:23). Do you remember when the space ship, Columbia, blew up on re-entry on February 1, 2003? Seven crew members lost their ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23

Tags: Judgment

Fire In The Hole

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011

FIRE IN THE HOLE Centralia was a small mining town in the eastern part of Pennsylvania with about 1000 residents making their income off of the coal dug just underneath the crust. The town had existed the same way for over a century when pre-Civil War settlers moved out to dig up the anthracite ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-30

Tags: Hell