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  • Luther's Ten Qualifications For The Minister

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 27, 2005
     | 2,405 views

    Luther"'s ten qualifications for the minister: 1) He should be able to teach plainly and in order. 2) He should have a good head. 3) Good power of language. 4) A good voice. 5) A good memory. 6) He should know when to stop. 7) He should be sure of what he means to say. 8) And be ready to ...read more

  • I Found A Little Poem By An Anonymous Author That ...

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 27, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,446 views

    I found a little poem by an anonymous author that sounds so familiar, it’s as if I could have written it. It says: “Lord, I’m so discouraged, I don’t know what to do; I have so many burdens, And I gave them all to you. But you didn’t take them, Jesus, will ...read more

  • Milan Ford:

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 26, 2009
     | 1,072 views

    Milan Ford: "One of the most powerful tools you and I have to help align our faith and relationship with God is through praise. Our ability to become consumed with His character and attributes is essential to our growth in Him. Like prayer, praise and worship is not a time for us to try updating an ...read more

  • That's Not Fair

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 28, 2010
     | 4,225 views

    THAT'S NOT FAIR My grandson protested to his mother "IT’S NOT FAIR!" Of course he doesn’t know what "fair" is yet, but saying "It’s not fair!" somehow gives him a reaction and some leverage. Not with God however. We may be very unfair on this earth that we rob of justice, but we can’t accuse God ...read more

  • No Guarantee Of A Win

    Contributed by John Perry on Jul 31, 2010
     | 1,816 views

    NO GUARANTEE OF A WIN Have you ever listened to a game on the radio. It’s amazing ... especially if you just come back every now and then throughout the game for a score update ... how the game can change. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard a game commentary early in the game, only to come ...read more

  • After Going On A Diet, A Woman Was Really Feeling ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
     | 1,641 views

    After going on a diet, a woman was really feeling good about herself, especially when she was able to fit into a pair of jeans she had outgrown long ago. "Look, look!" she shouted while running downstairs to show her husband. "I can wear my old jeans again!" Her husband looked at her for a long ...read more

  • This Too Shall Pass

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jun 10, 2011
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     | 3,790 views

    THIS TOO SHALL PASS "Walking on Water" Sermonspice video about Bethany Hamilton (Soul Surfer), also quote from Pastor TL Lewis Bethel Baptist Missionary Church, Pratt City Alabama who quoted the following after his church was destroyed from Tornado: "I can't tell you that I don't hurt over this, ...read more

  • Middle Management

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2011
     | 2,504 views

    MIDDLE MANAGEMENT Cyril Barber, in his commentary on Nehemiah, transfers this principle into all of life; "Middle management involves being able to translate the ideals of one’s superiors into practice and, at the same time, knowing how to motivate one’s subordinates. It necessitates keeping ...read more

  • Paint Me With Diamonds

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 22, 2011
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    PAINT ME WITH DIAMONDS A woman decided to have her portrait painted. She told the artist, "Paint me with diamond rings, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets, a ruby broach, and gold Rolex." "But you are not wearing any of those things," he replied. "I know," she said. "It's in case I should ...read more

  • Distortions

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 29, 2012
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     | 1,551 views

    DISTORTIONS I know you have heard the story of the man that was on the ocean on a huge yacht. They had cruised for days and somehow had gotten lost. The captain noticed the owner’s little son had placed his toy magnet next to the casing around the compass. The magnetic force had distorted the ...read more

  • A Bad Business Meeting

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2014
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     | 5,702 views

    A church called a special business meeting of all of its members to vote on a very heated issue. Things got out of hand so badly that one elderly woman of the congregation stood up and said, "I am so ashamed of every one of you here tonight. This is a disgrace! If Jesus knew about this......He ...read more

  • Baptism

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020
     | 2,963 views

    The story is told about the baptism of King Aengus by St. Patrick in the middle of the fifth century. Sometime during the rite, St. Patrick leaned on his sharp-pointed staff and inadvertently stabbed the king's foot. After the baptism was over, St. Patrick looked down at all the blood, realized ...read more

  • Jesus Gives Pony Rides When You Miss Church!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 31, 2021
     | 1,095 views

    It was Palm Sunday but because of a sore throat, 5-year-old Annie stayed home from church with her mother. When the rest of the family returned home, they were carrying palm branches. Annie asked them what they were for. “People held them over Jesus’ head as he rode by on a colt,” her father ...read more

  • Outline Of The Lord's Prayer

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 8, 2022
     | 1,321 views

    This profoundly simple model captures everything we need to know about prayer. It sets the standard, or pattern, for praying the way Jesus prayed. Outline: The paternity of prayer: “Father” The priority of prayer: “Hallowed be your name” The program of prayer: “Your kingdom come” The ...read more

  • Sheltered

    Contributed by Roger Roark on May 19, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,899 views

    When I was a child, I was afraid of the dark. I would go get in bed with my dad, and he would tell me a story, and I knew everything was okay. As long as I was with him, I knew nothing would harm me. That is the way our heavenly Father wants us to feal about Him. He wants us to know that He is ...read more

  • The Process Of Sanctification Can Be Compared To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 5,268 views

    The process of sanctification can be compared to an iceberg, which is almost 90% under water. As the sun shines on the iceberg, the exposed part melts, moving the lower part upward. In the same way, we are usually aware of only a small part of our sinfulness and need, which is all we can deal with ...read more

  • Once, When Pepper Rodgers Was Coaching Ucla, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,547 views

    Once, when Pepper Rodgers was coaching UCLA, they were having a dismal season. He was being savaged by the news papers. The boosters were trying to run him off. Moving signs were posted in his front yard. He went home one night and told his wife, "When life gets tough, it’s good to know you’ve ...read more

  • Worry

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 8,080 views

    Worry A great percentage of our illnesses is in some way related to worry and anxiety and stress. In fact, the #1 killer in America is heart disease. • 38% of all deaths are heart related and many of those are related to hypertension, high blood pressure and anxiety. • Worry has been linked to ...read more

  • Novelist Ayn Rand Had Mesmerized A Student ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,462 views

    Novelist Ayn Rand had mesmerized a student audience at Yale University with her prickly ideas. Afterward a reporter from Time magazine asked her, "Miss Rand, what’s wrong with the modern world?" Without hesitation she replied, "Never before has the world been so frantically committed to the idea ...read more

  • On The Instrument Panel Of An Airplane There Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,813 views

    On the instrument panel of an airplane there are a number of different gauges, but did you know that one of those gauges is called the “attitude gauge”? What the attitude gauge does is it tells the pilot the planes position in relation to the horizon. If the plane is pointed below the horizon it is ...read more

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