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  • Unsung Heroines-Salome

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Aug 23, 2022
     | 820 views

    Introduction: She’s only mentioned in two verses, and only in one of the Gospels. Her deeds of love for Jesus, though, far outweigh any lack of text. Her name is Salome and she’s another unsung heroine of the Bible. Text: Mark 15:40-41, KJV: 40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom ...read more

  • We Believe In One God-Father, Son And Holy ...

    Contributed by Peter Lobmiller on Apr 28, 2008
     | 2,313 views

    • We believe in one God-Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Creator of all things. • We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, was crucified, died, was buried, was resurrected, ascended into ...read more

  • Sometimes We’re Like The Couple Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rich Young on Jan 17, 2001
    based on 125 ratings
     | 3,439 views

    (IL) Sometimes we’re like the couple who were with some friends and the subject of marriage counseling came up. Mary said, “Oh, Tom and I will never need counseling. We have a great relationship. He was a ...read more

  • A Mother Was Asked By A Neighbor, "Do You Do Any ...  PRO

    Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 10, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,859 views

    A mother was asked by a neighbor, “Do you do any literary work?” “Oh, yes,” replied the mother, “I’m writing two books.” “What are their titles?” asked the surprised neighbor. Replied the mother, “John and Mary. My business is to write on the mind and heart of ...read more

  • No Numbers  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,058 views

    NO NUMBERS A man who was conducting a survey knocked on a front door. A little boy opened the door and stared at him. The man asked the boy how many people lived in the house. The boy replied, "There is Jimmy & Mary & Sophie & Bobby..." The man impatiently said to the boy, "Just give ...read more

  • Nae & Global Warming: The National Association ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,575 views

    NAE & Global Warming: The National Association of Evangelicals has scheduled two meetings on Capitol Hill and in the Washington suburbs where more than 100 leaders will discuss issuing a statement on global warming. The meetings are considered so pivotal that Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, Democrat ...read more

  • Doormat For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
     | 3,454 views

    DOORMAT FOR GOD Oswald Chambers confessed, "If I work for God because I know it brings me the good opinion of those whose good opinion I wish to have, I am a Pharisee. If I love Jesus Christ, I will serve humanity, though men and women treat me like a ...read more

  • You Can't Have Christ And Evolution. You Can't ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Feb 12, 2008
     | 1,126 views

    You can’t have Christ and evolution. You can’t have Christ and secular philosophy or psychiatry. You can’t have Christ and Mohammed or Christ and Joseph Smith or Christ and anything. You may only have Christ alone, or no Christ – and anything else you want because none of it will lead you ...read more

  • A Famous King, Depressed By Circumstances In His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Apr 25, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,392 views

    A famous king, depressed by circumstances in his realm and feeling rejected by many of his subjects, called for his three daughters to comfort and reassure him. After they had talked awhile, he asked how much they loved him. Two of them answered that they cared for him more than all the gold and ...read more

  • Mom's One-Line Sermons

    Contributed by Jim Bennett on May 7, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,175 views

    MOM'S ONE-LINE SERMONS In John 2:5, at the wedding in Cana, Mary, mother of Jesus, tells the servants, "Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it." That's "Mary's One-Line Sermon." Now, my mom preached some great one-line sermons to me as I was growing up. She had a one-line sermon from Revelation ...read more

  • Despised At His Birth

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 2,143 views

    DESPISED AT HIS BIRTH (cf. V. 3) He was born a favored son when he was born to Rachel. It also was not Joseph's fault that he was being despised because of who he was born to, and also when he was born. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: We are only born once, physically and all have the opportunity to be ...read more

  • The Bible In 50 Words -- "God Made, Adam Bit, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Jun 13, 2001
    based on 87 ratings
     | 4,055 views

    The Bible in 50 Words -- "God made, Adam bit, Noah arked, Abraham split, Joseph ruled, Jacob fooled, bush talked, Moses balked, Pharaoh plagued, people walked, sea divided, tablets guided, promise landed, Saul freaked, David peeked, prophets warned, Jesus born, God walked, Love talked, ...read more

  • A Sweet Attraction  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 4,291 views

    A SWEET ATTRACTION In 1994, when Rick and Maureen Barker lost their little 5 year-old Rickey to a long term illness, a rare disorder of his digestive tract, they needed hope. They needed a picture of the eternal perspective we have in Christ. And the hope they needed came in a most unusual ...read more

  • Only Enough For Two  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,709 views

    ONLY ENOUGH FOR TWO She broke the bread into two fragments and gave them to the children, who ate with avidity. "She hath kept none for herself," grumbled the Sergeant. "Because she is not hungry," said the soldier. "Because she is a mother," said the sargeant. Victor Hugo SOURCE: For Mom ...read more

  • One Day Susan Called Her Mother And Got Her ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 959 views

    One day Susan called her mother and got her answering machine: "If you are a salesperson press one. If you’re a friend, press two. If you’re my daughter, Susan, who never calls, press 9-1-1 because the shock will probably ...read more

  • A 1984 Study Done By Mcwhirter & Mattison Was ...

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,781 views

    A 1984 study done by McWhirter & Mattison was supposed to show that homosexual relationships are as stable as heterosexual relationships. To prove this point 165 "stable" gay couples were studied to see what percentage would remain monogamous for five years. The study had to be called off because ...read more

  • William Weston, Sociology Professor At Center ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 1,408 views

    William Weston, sociology professor at Center College, Danville, KY reports in The Religion Market that strict churches are experiencing great growth. Strict is defined as having a clear, authoritative doctrine, rigorous religious practices, and demanding membership requirements. “What people want ...read more

  • George Barna On Leadership

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
     | 3,121 views

    GEORGE BARNA ON LEADERSHIP "Leadership is the ability to put the plans into practice, and to accomplish the specified objectives through the skilful management of people, time, and tangible resources. A good leader is one who is able to motivate people; one who is capable of making good decisions, ...read more

  • Preaching And Teaching

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 22, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,123 views

    PREACHING AND TEACHING Joseph Trenaman found that listening to more and more material in a lecture seemed to interfere with learning from the earlier lecturing. A class listening to 15 minutes of lecture remembered 41% of what was presented; those listening to 30 minutes remembered 23% of the ...read more

  • Sleepless Nights

    Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 22, 2025
     | 81 views

    When the time came to bring Joseph out of jail into fulfilment of God's plan, God gave sleepless nights to King Pharoah. When the time came to exalt and elevate Daniel in the Babylon kingdom, God gave sleepless nights to King Nebuchadnezzar. Similarly, when God wants to fulfil his plan in your ...read more