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  • Cain's Envy

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 25, 2009
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     | 3,022 views

    CAIN'S ENVY Cain is displaying an attitude that many non-Christians have about Christians. There is often indignation from those who don’t believe they deserve to be in God’s favor, derogatory statements like, "Christians are a bunch of do-gooders, hypocrites etc." Often this reflects their deep ...read more

  • Game Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
     | 4,287 views

    Game of Life In 1860, a lithographer named Milton Bradley decided to invent a board game where people by playing it would learn life lessons. They would learn about the risks and the rewards in life and decisions and consequences. It was originally called “The Checkered Game of Life.” It was a ...read more

  • Pastor Prays Honestly After Loss Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
     | 2,723 views

    Pastor Prays Honestly After Loss of Son O The Beauty of Honest prayer (I think God prefers angry honesty vs. flowery fakeness) Heard a story this week of a pastor who lost his precious little son in a tragic accident. Told how he drove the freeways of Los Angeles in the grief of that loss. Said… ...read more

  • Poll On Salvation

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 1, 2010
     | 5,567 views

    POLL ON SALVATION 56% say a good person can earn their way into Heaven. 44% say if a person does not consciously accept Christ as savior, they will be condemned to Hell. 44% say all people experience the same outcome after they die, regardless of their religious beliefs. 34% say there are some ...read more

  • Don't Ever Trust Anyone...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011
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    DON'T EVER TRUST ANYONE... "There is an old story of a father who took his young son out and stood him on the railing of the back porch. He then went down, stood on the lawn, and encouraged the little fellow to jump into his arms. 'I'll catch you,' the father said confidently. After a lot of ...read more

  • Singing

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 18, 2014
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     | 6,584 views

    Do not neglect your gift. Susan Boyle, age 48, of Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland. REMEMBER HER? She thrilled England and the world when she stood on that stage competing in the Britain’s Got Talent contest on April 11, 2009, and sang, “I Dreamed A Dream.” That was the most watched youtube clip ...read more

  • Losing

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 13, 2021
     | 2,638 views

    Read a book by Pat Conroy entitled My Losing Season. In that book Conroy recounts the season in 1967 when he played point guard for the Citadel college basketball team. In his book Conroy contrasts the lessons from winning from those learned from losing. “Winning,” he writes, “makes you think ...read more

  • Bishop Lindsey's Story  PRO

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Sep 26, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 2,699 views

    Bishop Lindsey’s Story I recently had the opportunity to hear our Bishop, Lindsey Davis, speak. He is an avid golfer, so much so in fact that when we went to Augusta for the North Ga Conference meeting they gave him a green jacket – I’m not sure why – I’m kidding I do know the significance of a ...read more

  • I'd Rather See A Sermon Than Hear One Any Day; ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jun 30, 2001
    based on 63 ratings
     | 4,521 views

    "I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I’d rather one would walk with me than merely show the way. The eye’s a better pupil and more willing than the ear; Fine counsel is confusing but example’s always clear. And the best of all the preachers are the ones who live their creeds, For to ...read more

  • Twelve Years Ago, I Read A Book Titled, "You And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Oct 22, 2002
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    Twelve years ago, I read a book titled, "You and Your Network" by Fred Smith, and there I learned to secure mentors for different areas of my life. My first mentor was a pastor, who welcomed me into his life 24 hours a day. I remember him saying, "Dana, you will learn a great deal from me. ...read more

  • Praying The 23rd Psalm  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,297 views

    PRAYING THE 23rd PSALM Because Thou art my Shepherd, I commit my needs to Thee. Provide green pastures for me to lie in, Lead me beside still waters. Restore my soul when I’m empty, Lead me in right paths for Your name’s sake. Be with me in danger when I walk, Through the valley of the shadow of ...read more

  • The Courage Of Civil War Leader Stonewall Jackson ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,126 views

    The courage of Civil War leader Stonewall Jackson in the midst of conflict can be a lesson for the believer. Historian Mark Brimsley wrote, “A battlefield is a deadly place, even for generals; and it would be naive to suppose Jackson never felt the animal fear of all beings exposed to wounds and ...read more

  • Truth—not So Absolute: The People Groups Least ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 2,669 views

    Truth—Not So Absolute: The people groups least likely to believe in absolute moral truth are Baby Busters (those 36 and younger—only 13% embrace absolute truth), Catholics (16%) and adults who are not born again Christians (15%). The groups most likely to endorse the existence of absolute moral ...read more

  • In His Book Why Prayers Are Unanswered, John ...

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Jul 26, 2006
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     | 1,556 views

    In his book Why Prayers are Unanswered, John Lavender retells a story about Norman Vincent Peal. When Peale was a boy, he found a big, black cigar, slipped into an alley, and lit up. It didn’t taste good, but it made him feel very grown up…until he saw his father coming. Quickly he put the cigar ...read more

  • The National Geographic Ran An Article About The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,332 views

    The National Geographic ran an article about the Alaskan Bull Moose. The males of the species battle for dominance during the fall breeding season, literally going head-to-head with antlers crunching together as they collide. Often the antlers, their only weapon is broken. That ensures defeat. The ...read more

  • This Is The Illustration Of The Blind Men And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    This is the illustration of the Blind Men and the Elephant. Most of us have heard this story in one version or another but it is the story of six blind men who try to learn about the elephant. Each one examines a different part of the elephant and each comes away with a different conclusion. One ...read more

  • William H. Willimon, In His Commentary On Our ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,876 views

    William H. Willimon, in his commentary on our Gospel lesson for this morning, offers an interesting lens through which we might view this text. He says, and I quote, “How do we see?… What we see seems to be connected to some sort of template in the brain. When sensory images are fed in through the ...read more

  • When I Was Associate Pastor In Canton, I Was ...

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
     | 1,101 views

    When I was associate pastor in Canton, I was often fascinated watching people at First Monday. There was a place on the First Monday grounds called the unreserved section. Most of us would call the vendors at this particular part of the grounds “junk dealers.” There were people who went to First ...read more

  • We Need Light

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
     | 2,226 views

    WE NEED LIGHT Do you realize there is a physical disorder caused by lack of light? It is called Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) and it effects 1 in 5 of us. It is caused by lack of exposure to sunlight, which in turn alters a person’s brain chemistry. During the fall and winter months when ...read more

  • Men As Role-Models For Children

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
     | 2,737 views

    MEN AS ROLE-MODELS FOR CHILDREN I am still struck by a report I heard months ago by an educator studying the needs of the District’s school system. He had found, in studying the children, that up to about the third grade they were bright, ambitious, eager to learn; but that somewhere after that, ...read more