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  • The King  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 19, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,961 views

    THE KING What comes to your mind when you hear the phrase, “The king is dead - long live the king!”? It is an historical phrase coined in France and said after the death of a monarch through the streets and the countryside of their realm. Phil Morgan recalls: "Not too long ago I watched part of ...read more

  • A Preacher Extols A King Instead Of The King Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,769 views

    A preacher extols a king instead of the King of kings There was a preacher in 19th century Scandinavia who, in the vestry one Sunday morning, heard that the King would be present at worship. Understandably rattled he ditched his well prepared sermon and spoke on and on about the Christian virtues ...read more

  • King For A Day  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,861 views

    KING FOR A DAY Once upon a time, before television, there was radio. You know what radio is--television without pictures. Well, before television, one of the most popular daytime radio programs was called "Queen for a Day." If I remember it correctly (and it was a long time ago!), each day four ...read more

  • Rich As A King

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2003
     | 3,073 views

    RICH AS A KING History books are filled with wealthy people who were practically destitute compared to me. I have triple-tracked storm windows; Croesus did not. Entire nations trembled before Alexander the Great, but he couldn’t buy cat food in bulk. Czar Nicholas II lacked a compound-miter ...read more

  • The Message Of The King  PRO

    Contributed by David Parks on Feb 24, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,235 views

    The Message of the King The year was 1930, and it was the year of the Naval Confer¬ence in London. King George was to address the opening session. Radio was in its infancy, but through this media the king’s message was to be carried around the world. Just before the king was to go on the air, ...read more

  • Looking For A King

    Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 3, 2005
     | 3,444 views

    George Mc Donna wrote: They were looking for a king to lift them up on high. He came a little ...read more

  • Children Of The King

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Aug 17, 2009
     | 3,668 views

    CHILDREN OF THE KING Living as a child of the King will be noticeable in the way others experience us. Madonna has been in the headlines over the last couple of years for famously trying and succeeding to adopt African children from Malawi. Whatever we think of Madonna’s actions or motives on ...read more

  • King Of The Jungle

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 3,604 views

    KING OF THE JUNGLE I like the story of the arrogant, prideful lion, who wanted to remind other animals how great he was. He went to the gazelle and roared, "Who is the king of the jungle?" Trembling, the gazelle answered, "Why, you are, mighty lion." He went next to the giraffe and roared, ...read more

  • Protecting The King

    Contributed by Michael E. Bartee Sr. on Jan 28, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,761 views

    PROTECTING THE KING Several years ago, as I was traveling through Memphis, TN. I passed by the magnificent mansion, once owned by Elvis Presley. I noticed that at the gates to the entrance onto the property, there was a guard house. It was once occupied to assure that no one could harm "The ...read more

  • The Unexpected King

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
     | 5,872 views

    THE UNEXPECTED KING Just a year ago (on September 16, 2009), an article in The Washington Post began with these words: "The king folds her own laundry, chauffeurs herself around Washington in a 1992 Honda, and answers her own phone. Her boss's phone, too." The article was about Peggielene Bartels, ...read more

  • King Rat

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 2, 2011
     | 2,611 views

    KING RAT James Clavell, King Rat: about a Japanese POW camp in which one prisoner, a pathetic loser before the war, who became the most powerful man in the camp by trading with the enemy and exploiting the misery of his fellows. He used to try to pressure the other prisoners to join him, calling ...read more

  • King Of The Jungle

    Contributed by Randy Wilson on Aug 1, 2011
     | 3,739 views

    KING OF THE JUNGLE I'm reminded of the lion who woke up one morning and decided it was time to stroll through the jungle and check on his kingdom. He came first to a giraffe chewing on some leaves up in a tree. "Hey, long neck," he asked, "Who's the king of the jungle?" "Why you are on great ...read more

  • The Message Of The King  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,970 views

    THE MESSAGE OF THE KING The year was 1930, and it was the year of the Naval Conference in London. King George was to address the opening session. Radio was in its infancy, but through this media the king’s message was to be carried around the world. However, just before the king was to go on the ...read more

  • Waiting To Be King

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 4, 2011
     | 4,693 views

    WAITING TO BE KING In April 2011 Prince Charles became the longest serving heir apparent in British history, having waited 59 years, 2 months and 14 days. Charles overtook the record set by his great-great grandfather king Edward VII; and ...read more

  • The Selfish King  PRO

    Contributed by James Lloyd on Dec 4, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,623 views

    THE SELFISH KING Once upon a time there was a king who lived in a beautiful kingdom. He was happy and so were his people. They worked together to improve the kingdom and brought the king many gifts. The king, in turn, was generous to his people. People all over the world heard of this kingdom and ...read more

  • No King But Jesus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,247 views

    NO KING BUT JESUS Did you know that the colonialists wanted to make George Washington a king? But he refused. Because George and many of the colonists believed that there was only one king, and it was not King George III. On April 22, 1774, before the Revolutionary War, a report was sent to King ...read more

  • A King's Ransom

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,763 views

    A KING'S RANSOM I Timothy 2:6 says Jesus "gave himself as a ransom." A ransom is a price paid to purchase someone's freedom. In 1193, the English King Richard I, also known as Richard the Lionheart, was returning from leading a Crusade to the Holy Land. As he returned through Europe, Leopold V ...read more

  • Child Of A King

    Contributed by Dwight Clough on Dec 29, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,760 views

    Imagine for a moment that you were a child in a super rich family. If you wanted a new car, it’s yours. If you wanted a week in Europe or in the South Pacific, no problem. For you, money is no object. Whatever you want is yours. Most of us will never be in that situation. But, in reality, we are in ...read more

  • King On Faith

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on Jun 8, 2013
     | 4,955 views

    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “"Faith is taking the first step even when you ...read more

  • He Set It All Aside  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 16, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 6,040 views

    He Set It All Aside By Dan Adkins And Tracy Dartt Somewhere Upon A Distant Land Long Ago, And Far Away Was A Crown Of Gold And Precious Jewels Still Unequaled To This Day It Was A Crown Desired By Kings And Princes Throughout The Years Of Time But The King For Whom The Crown Was Made For Love... ...read more

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