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In The Book The God Chasers, Tommy Tenney ...

Contributed by Chip Monck on Feb 15, 2005

In the book The God Chasers, Tommy Tenney writes, "I don’t know about you, but I am tired of just being ‘another somebody’ to the lost around me. I have made a decision. I made up my mind and set my heart to declare, ‘I am going to pursue the presence of God in my life. I am going to get so close ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

Denomination: Wesleyan

You Don't Know What You're Talking About!  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2005

YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT! Rejection comes in all forms. Steven was a young man that felt the call of God on his life. He came from a really close family. He finished his college and then went off to seminary. After finishing seminary he came back before going to his first church. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:1-6

Tags: Send, Rejection, Jesus Teachings, Jesus' Ministry

Knowing When We Don't! (11.03.05--Faith That ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 1, 2005

Knowing When We Don’t! (11.03.05--Faith That Flies!--Job 1:1) I do much better when I know all the little details! When I can see the whole picture it is far easier to sit down and think through even the toughest of problems. Unfortunately there are those things in life that simply don’t lend ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1, Job 1:20-25

Tags: Faith General, Doubt

Denomination: Lutheran

When God Forgives, He Forgets

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 12, 2010

WHEN GOD FORGIVES, HE FORGETS How different God’s pardon is from ours! So often we forgive as did the mother of the little girl who had been good a whole week, and asked mother for a favor. "I know," was the answer, "that you have been good all this week, but you know you were bad last week." ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Christian Church

Good Morning, This Is God! I Will Be Handling ...

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 29, 2007

Good Morning, This Is God! I will be handling your schedule today. If I need your help, I’ll let ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Letters To God From Children  PRO

Contributed by Greg Warren on Apr 19, 2001

LETTERS TO GOD FROM CHILDREN Dear God, Did you mean for the giraffe too look like that or was it an accident? - Norma Dear God, Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why don’t you just keep the ones you have now? - Jane Dear God, Who draws the lines around the ...read more

Tags: Children, Parenting

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Prayer Is Surrender-Surrender To The Will Of God ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 22, 2001

"Prayer is surrender-surrender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boat hook 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 shore? Prayer is not pulling God to my will, but the aligning of my will to the will ...read more

Tags: Surrender

When God Builds A Church  PRO

Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 19, 2001

“Growing Christians are more evangelistic than evangelistic sermons. Inspire the members of your church—get them on fire for Jesus and excited about growing spiritually—and then they can’t help but tell their friends about it. The best evangelism is that which comes as a natural outpouring ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony, Growth In Christ, Great Commission

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Gave Me A Gift  PRO

Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 19, 2001

“God gave me a gift, not for me but for you, and God gave you a gift, not for you but for me. If you don’t use your gift, you’re depriving me; if ...read more

Tags: Giving General, Gifts General, Church Body Of Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Talk About The Grace Of God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 15, 2002

TALK ABOUT THE GRACE OF GOD When a person works an 8-hour day and receives a fair day’s pay for his time, that is a wage. When a person competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his performance, that is a prize. When a person receives appropriate recognition for his long service or ...read more

God Only Lives In The Best  PRO

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 18, 2002

GOD ONLY LIVES IN THE BEST The Old Testament Temple was only 30’ wide by 90’ long-- a mere 2700 square feet. It was smaller than many homes today. It has been estimated that to rebuild the Temple by the directions in the Bible would cost today about four billion dollars! It would take incredible ...read more

Tags: Holiness, Holy Spirit In Believers

Whether Your Faith Is That There Is A God Or That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2002

Whether your faith is that there is a God or that there is not a God, if you don’t have any doubts you are either kidding yourself or asleep. Doubts are the ants in the pants ...read more

Tags: Faith General, Doubt

The Question Is Not: --- Where Is The God Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 13, 2002

THE QUESTION IS NOT: --- WHERE IS THE GOD OF ELISHA, --- THE QUESTION IS: --- ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Faith Understands That God Intervenes In The ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 14, 2002

Faith understands that God intervenes in the natural course of events; on the other hand, if the natural course of events should happen to answer prayer--that which we call a ...read more

Tags: Faith General, God's Provision

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Eighteen Reasons To Praise God  PRO

Contributed by Michael Gibney on May 19, 2002

EIGHTEEN REASONS TO PRAISE GOD- 1. HE GAVE US A PRIVILEGE TO PRAY 2. HIS DEEDS AMONG MEN 3. HIS WONDROUS AND MARVELOUS WORKS 4. HIS HOLY NAME 5. HIS STRENGTH 6. HIS WONDERS 7. HIS JUDGMENTS IN THE EARTH 8. HE IS THE LORD OUR GOD 9. HIS CREATION 10. HIS SALVATION 11. HIS GLORY 12. HIS ...read more

Tags: Worship Purpose

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

George Herbert: The God Of Power

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002

“The God of power, as he did ride In his majestic robes of glorie Resolv’d to light; and so one day He did descend, ...read more

Tags: Humanity Of Christ, Christmas

Denomination: Baptist

More God More Power  PRO

Contributed by Ralf Bergmann on May 30, 2002

Lord, send revival in mighty flood-tide; Send streams of blessing to sweep far and wide. Send them engulfing like waves of the sea; Sweep through our lowlands and work mightily. Send the outpourings of God’s Holy rain Send mighty cloud-bursts again and again Strike holy lightning at home and ...read more

Tags: Revival

Denomination: *other

I Serve, God Does  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 15, 2002

I SERVE, GOD DOES Humility in leadership can be achieved if one learns to view his role as a simple service to others. Indeed, this is the very essence of leadership: giving energy, not receiving it. And perhaps the surest way to ensure such an outward flow of energy is to think of oneself ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience, Temptation Pride, Humility

If God Had Voice Mail  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 12, 2002

If God had Voice Mail Most of us have now learned to live with "voice mail" as a necessary part of our daily lives. But have you ever wondered what it would be like if God decided to install voice mail? Imagine praying and hearing the following: ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11, Psalm 89:15, Acts 4:8-12

Tags: God The Father, Carera

Clenched Fist Toward God  PRO

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 28, 2005

Clenched Fist Toward God A story I heard personally from Malcolm Muggeridge (that stirred me then and still does even yet) was his account of a conversation he had with Svetlana Stalin, the daughter of Josef Stalin. She spent some time with Muggeridge in his home in England while they were working ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Wesleyan