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  • Keys To Success In Ministry

    Contributed by Kayode Omotoso on Jul 7, 2014
     | 5,178 views

    There are God-given keys for success in ministry, employing science, philosophy or marketing principles is pure aberration. 1. Courage, strength of character and addiction to the word of God. Josh1:4-10. 2. Vision and patience. Hab2:2-3. 3. Willingness and selflessness. 1Pet5:1-4. 4. Separation. ...read more

  • Story Of The Telltale Heart

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Nov 7, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 612 views

    Do you remember Edgar Allen Poe's story, ... The Telltale Heart? In that story, ... the main character committed a murder ... and he buries the body of the victim ...in his basement. Yet ... the murderer is unable to escape the haunting guilt... of his deed. He begins to hear...... the ...read more

  • Today We Seek To Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ...

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on Jan 15, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,418 views

    Today we seek to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and we will start with a portion of Dr. King’s "I have a dream speech". …And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this ...read more

  • The Lady Or The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2009
     | 3,381 views

    The Lady or the Lion By Frank Stockton (edited and revised) In the very olden time there lived a semi-barbaric king, whose ideas were indeed semi-barbaric. The king had a daughter, beautiful and fair… the envy of every woman in the nation. She could have any man in the kingdom… but her heart was ...read more

  • Remember The Story Of The King That Had A Great ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 1, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 1,785 views

    Remember the story of the King that had a great feast, he would provide all the meat, vegetables, the fruits, and the desserts. Each servant was to bring the best wine, one quart, and pour it into a 500 gallon wine vat. A little servant thought my quart can’t matter that much in 500 gallons. So he ...read more

  • My Father Grew Up During The "Great Depression," ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 8, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,721 views

    My father grew up during the “Great Depression,” and he remembered a peddler lady who would visit their home from time to time. She carried a large backpack containing household goods, small clothing items, and other merchandise. She would spread her wares on the livingroom floor, and my grandma ...read more

  • Recently This Word—fellowship—has Been In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Galen Hackman on Mar 1, 2003
    based on 61 ratings
     | 2,502 views

    Recently this word—fellowship—has been in the headlines of our daily experience, thanks to the popular movie adaptations of J. R. R. Tolkin’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. In the first book and movie, entitled, Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien describes the camaraderie of a diverse group of ...read more

  • Jesus Said The Times Before His Second Coming ...  PRO

    Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 28, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,260 views

    Jesus said the times before His second coming would include a multiplication sign, a mental sign, a moral sign, and a miracle sign. Concerning the latter, He was talking about the nation of Israel. He reminds us to keep our eyes on the fig tree. When it begins to blossom you know the end is ...read more

  • Why Should I Forgive?  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 31, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 5,539 views

    WHY SHOULD I FORGIVE? During a children’s sermon one Sunday morning, I held up an ugly-looking summer shirt that I wore occasionally around the house. I explained to the children that someone said the shirt was ugly and should be thrown away. "This really hurt me," I explained. "I’m having ...read more

  • A Little Over 75 Years Ago A Little Known ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Oct 12, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,786 views

    A little over 75 years ago a little known American inventor, born of Russian descent named Vladimir Kosma Zworykin began to work for the Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Over the next few years Mr. Zworykin worked on an idea called an iconoscope and a kinescope. The kinescope would eventually ...read more

  • Robert Fulghum Wrote In The Kansas City Times, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,387 views

    Robert Fulghum wrote in the Kansas City Times, "Most of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to do, and how to be, I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sandbox at nursery school. "These are the things I learned: ...read more

  • Mary Cooper (Christian Reader, "Kids Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 3,384 views

    Mary Cooper (Christian Reader, "Kids of the Kingdom."): “One of my preschool students had a habit of patting me on the seat of my pants. I tried several things to make him stop, but nothing worked. Finally, I resorted to a time-out chair. Later, when his father came to pick him up, I quietly ...read more

  • The Focal Point  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,124 views

    When Whistler was at the height of his artistic career, a wealthy patron purchased one of his pictures on the condition that the artist would accompany him home and help select a spot to hang the picture. Once at his mansion, the man held up the picture first here and then there, each time asking, ...read more

  • Did You Know That Every Year 3,000 Lives Are ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 23, 2008
     | 1,369 views

    Did you know that every year 3,000 lives are killed and injured as a result of drunk driving in the United Kingdom and this heightens around Christmas time. So the government along with the DVLA run drink-driving campaigns on TV. Where they show real life car accidents as a result of drinking and ...read more

  • Knowing Your Destiny

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Feb 15, 2008
     | 2,564 views

    QUOTE: (John Bevere, Driven by Eternity). “Are you fulfilling your destiny? You may think, “But I don’t know what I’m called to do!” There could be a couple of reasons for this. First, have you sought God earnestly? If anyone earnestly seeks God… he will be shown what he’s been put on the earth ...read more

  • After 14 Years Of Studying The Bible, William ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 23, 2008
     | 2,338 views

    After 14 years of studying the Bible, William Miller (1782-1849)--a U.S. revivalist who predicted the second coming and earned a large but temporary following of 50,000-100,000 Became convinced that Christ would return in 1843. When Miller announced April 3 as the day, some disciples went to ...read more

  • Lagos (Reuters) – A Father Took His 20-Year Old ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 20, 2008
     | 967 views

    LAGOS (Reuters) – A father took his 20-year old son to an Islamic court in northern Nigeria for idleness, asking that he be sent to prison for refusing to engage in productive activities, state news agency NAN said Friday. "He is not listening to words and he is bringing shame to my family. I am ...read more

  • Stanley Jones In His Book Liberating Ministry ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
     | 1,479 views

    Stanley Jones in his book Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome writes: "Prayer is surrender--surrender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boathook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the ...read more

  • Cohabitation ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
     | 1,190 views

    COHABITATION STUDIES The Australian Institute of Family Studies had a Family Formation Project cited in this government report. The study found that after five years of marriage, 13 percent of those who had cohabited were divorced, compared to 6 percent of those who had not cohabited - that ...read more

  • Honor Of Death

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 27, 2009
     | 3,405 views

    HONOR OF DEATH I have had the privilege to be with several people and their families when they have breathed their last breath. It is an incredible privilege to be present for those who make the transition into God’s kingdom. I also count it a privilege and honor to visit with people and their ...read more

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