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One Family Habitually Prayed, "Come Lord Jesus Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 3, 2001

One family habitually prayed, "Come Lord Jesus be our guest and let this food to us be blessed. Amen" One day the smallest boy in the family looked up at his Dad and said, "Dad, every evening we ask Jesus to come and be our guest, but He never comes. His Father said, "We can only wait for Him to ...read more

Tags: Compassion, Poverty, Jesus Teachings

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If One First Gives Himself To The Lord, All Other ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

If one first gives himself to the Lord, all other giving is easy. ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment, Giving General, Commitment To Christ

Do You Remember The Lord's Prayer? Twenty-Five ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Hawks on Mar 5, 2002

Do you remember the Lord’s Prayer? Twenty-five percent of Christ’s fifty words have to do with deliverance from evil. What did he say? Matthew 6:13, “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” I challenge you to make that petition before God. I challenge you to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Tags: Jesus Teachings, Temptation General

Denomination: Methodist

Many Years Ago, I Failed The Lord In A Stupid ...  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 27, 2002

Many years ago, I failed the Lord in a stupid teenager deed. I can painfully remember January the 1st, 1968. I was raised in the parsonage, I was 16 years old, I knew right from wrong. But I failed the Lord! 1/1/68 was always a painful memory of my stupid failure. Before the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:12, Psalm 103:12

Tags: God's Forgiveness, Forgiveness General

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Lord Jesus Christ Whom We Exalt At Christmas ...  PRO

Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002

The Lord Jesus Christ whom we exalt at Christmas is not just a baby in a manger. He is not a character in a children’s story. He is far more. The first time he came, he came veiled in the form of a child. The next time He comes, and we believe it will be soon, He will come unveiled, and it will be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

He Who Is Faithful Over A Few Things Is A Lord Of ...

Contributed by Michael Gibney on Aug 9, 2002

He who is faithful over a few things is a lord of cities. It does not matter whether you preach in Westminster Abbey, or teach a ragged class, so you be faithful. ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lord Jesus, Thou Who Art The Way, The Truth, And ...

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Lord Jesus, thou who art the way, the truth, and the life; hear us as we pray for the truth that shall make all free. Teach us that liberty is not only to be loved but also to be lived. Liberty is too precious a thing to be buried in books. It costs too much to be hoarded. Help us see that our ...read more

Tags: Faith, Political Freedom

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

That's Why Paul Tells Us To Rejoice In The Lord. ...  PRO

Contributed by Kent Lenard on May 30, 2004

That’s why Paul tells us to rejoice IN the Lord. He is cautioning us about what we fixate on in life. Because what the we focus on will determine what our life is like. There is a story about a man had fixation for the power of ‘CRAZY GLUE’: While visiting the Eagle’s Rock African Safari Zoo ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Baptist

A Prayer Before The U.s. Senate. "Lord Jesus, ...

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Mar 28, 2005

A prayer before the U.S. Senate. “Lord Jesus, thou who art the way, the truth, and the life; hear us as we pray for the truth that shall make all free. Teach us that liberty is not only to be loved but also to be lived. Liberty is too precious a thing to be buried in books. It costs too much to be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:23-33

Tags: Political Freedom

Denomination: Baptist

Lord, Make Me A Crisis Man. Let Me Not Be A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Lord, make me a crisis man. Let me not be a mile-post on a single road, but make me a fork that men must turn one way or ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

And People Who Do Not Know The Lord Ask Why In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"And people who do not know the Lord ask why in the world we waste our lives as missionaries. They forget that they too are expending their lives... and when the bubble has burst they will have nothing of ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Ivan Hagedorn- O Lord, I Would Not Willingly ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 4, 2006

Ivan Hagedorn- O Lord, I would not willingly add to thy sorrows. Help me to give ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lord, When We Are Wrong, Make Us Willing To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Lord, when we are wrong, make us willing to change; and when we are right, ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Whenever Our Lord Talked About Discipleship, He ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whenever our Lord talked about discipleship, He always prefaced it with an IF, never with an emphatic assertion You ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

When We Come To The Lord With Our Burden, He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When we come to the Lord with our burden, He just lifts up His child, burden and all, ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

You May Depend On The Lord, But Can He Depend ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You may depend on the Lord, but can he ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

The Cowboys Prayer Oh Lord, Ive Never Lived ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The Cowboys Prayer Oh Lord, Ive never lived where churches grow. I love creation better as it stood That day You finished it so long ago And looked upon Your work and called it good. I know that others find You in the light Thats sifted down through tinted window ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Lord, Were Not Just Thankful For What You Give ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Lord, were not just thankful for what You give us. We are thankful most of all for the ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

When The Lord Handed Out Humor, Woman Was Late, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When the Lord handed out humor, woman was late, as usual. She arrived just in ...read more

Tags: Women

Augustine Prayed, "Grant, Lord, That I May Know ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 19, 2009

Augustine prayed, "Grant, Lord, that I may know myself ...read more

Tags: Self

Denomination: Church Of God