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Tune In

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 28, 2010

TUNE IN A traditional radio has a variable capacitor we know as a tuning dial. Its purpose is to help us tune into the right frequency and blot out competing stations. Nothing distinguishes the solid disciple of Jesus Christ like his willingness to tune into and follow his Lord, blotting out ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Faith And Promise

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Aug 17, 2010

FAITH AND PROMISE When something is promised, you have not seen it happen yet, have you? If I promise my wife that I'm going to clean out the basement, there's no proof that you can see. There's only my word. That promise is the only evidence it will happen. And I may prove unreliable for one ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Lutheran

Too Close To Where We Got In

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Sep 21, 2010

TOO CLOSE TO WHERE WE GOT IN A little boy fell out of the bed in his sleep. His father picked him up and put him back in bed. He asked him, "Son, what happened?" The little boy responded, "I fell asleep too close to where I got in." I believe that describes too many Christians today. They have ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Who Needs Your Help?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2011

WHO NEEDS YOUR HELP? Of the 2,000 passengers on the Titanic, 1517 were lost. At the time the Titanic went down, another ship, the California was only 30 miles away. The Titanic’s operator frantically sent out SOS repeatedly; but the wireless set on the California was closed because there was only ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Running Away

Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 29, 2011

RUNNING AWAY As a child did you ever think of running away from home? There were a couple times that I was so tried of discipline that I just wanted to leave, but I knew that when I got back home the discipline would probably be worse, so I stayed. Plus, where would I go? I remember movies of kids ...read more

Tags: Idolatry

The First Sentence  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011

THE FIRST SENTENCE Paul Harvey once told about a group of scientists who were determined to teach a chimpanzee to write. For fourteen years, the scientists labored diligently and patiently with this chimpanzee, providing things in its cage to enable it to form certain syllables. Finally the day ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1

Tags: Creation

Three Turtles Decided To Go On A Picnic. They ...

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Feb 10, 2012

Three turtles decided to go on a picnic. They were the best of friends. Before long it started to rain, they decided that one of them should go back and get some umbrellas. One turtle agreed to go but only if the other two promised not to begin eating until he returned. They promised. He headed ...read more

Tags: Action

Denomination: Baptist

House Fire And Marshmallows

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2012

HOUSE FIRE AND MARSHMALLOWS As the coals from our barbecue burned down, our hosts passed out marshmallows and long roasting forks. Just then, two fire trucks roared by, sirens blaring, lights flashing. They stopped at a house right down the block. All twelve of us raced out of the back yard, down ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:12

Tags: Neighbor

How Does The Worm Get Inside An Apple?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 12, 2023

How does a worm get inside an apple? Perhaps you think the worm burrows in from the outside. No, scientists have discovered that the worm comes from inside. But how does he get in there? Simple! An insect lays an egg in the apple blossom. Sometime later, the worm hatches in the heart of the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23

Tags: Sin, Salvation, Temptation, Adam, Sinful Nature, Sinners, Death  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Buying Your Way To The King

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 2, 2009

BUYING YOUR WAY TO THE KING A wealthy American made a trip to London. He was all taken up with Buckingham Palace, where the king lived. So one morning he went to the gates, expecting to go right in, but two soldiers stuck out their bayonets and stopped him. They said, "Where do you think you’re ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Divorce Rate  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jul 6, 2003

Back in 1870’s there was one divorce for every 34 marriages. By 1900, one in five marriages ended in divorce. Today, one ...read more

Tags: Marriage General, Marriage Commitment

Denomination: Baptist

To Insure Victory In Combat, Soldiers Need ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 24, 2004

"To insure victory in combat, soldiers need confidence in their leader with a felling that when they go out in the battlefield, they have great chances ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The National Family Caregivers Association Says 1 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The National Family Caregivers Association says 1 out of every 4 American households care for an elderly relative. ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Life Can Be One Dreary Day After Another Or A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Life can be one dreary day after another or a Baghdad of fascinating things to keep learning. Get more out of every ...read more

Tags: Curiosity

The Lard Starts Forming On The Guest Even ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The lard starts forming on the guest even before he gets out of his car, and by the time he rises flushed from the ...read more

Tags: Food

Birth Is The Sudden Opening Of A Window Through ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Birth is the sudden opening of a window through which you look out upon a stupendous prospect. For what has happened? A miracle You have ...read more

Tags: Children

You Take Up The Subject Of Love In The Bible ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You take up the subject of love in the Bible You will get so full of it that all you have to do is to open your lips, ...read more

Tags: God The Father

It Is Easy To Say How We Love New Friends, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is easy to say how we love new friends, and what we think of them, but words can never trace out all ...read more

Tags: Compassion

No Power Outside, From The Devil Downward, Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"No power outside, from the devil downward, can take us out of God's hand; so long as we remain faithful, we ...read more

Tags: Faith

Musician Learns A Lesson By Following A Band ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2010

Musician Learns a Lesson by Following A Band Director’s Advice I would like to begin by sharing with you today an event in my life that at the time felt like the worst thing that had ever happened to me, but which in retrospect has proven to be a significant and defining point of my life. This ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10