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  • Warren Jeffs, Described As A Prophet And Self ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 22, 2006
     | 4,025 views

    Warren Jeffs, described as a Prophet and self proclaimed Prophet at that is head of a renegade Mormon splinter group called the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is accused of arranging marriages between underage girls and older men. He is charged with child sexual ...read more

  • He Was A Scientist, A Sculptor, A Engineer, A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,744 views

    He was a scientist, a sculptor, a engineer, a painter, a philosopher, a musician and a man who historians say will never again be endowed with as many God given gifts. One of his greatest works was that of The Last Supper. I am speaking of Leonardo da Vinci. This painting is a work of art and ...read more

  • Abc Cuts Religion: Disney-Owned Abc News Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 1,730 views

    ABC Cuts Religion: Disney-owned ABC News is releasing its long-time religion correspondent, Peggy Wehmeyer, and doing away with her beat in October. The award-winning For 7 years she has been covering religious issues for the network and her departure means that none of the ...read more

  • The Neglected Heart Will Soon Be A Heart Overrun ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,955 views

    "The neglected heart will soon be a heart overrun with worldly thoughts; the neglected life will soon become a moral chaos; the church that is not jealously protected by mighty intercession and sacrificial labors will before long become the abode of every evil bird and the hiding place for ...read more

  • Patience: A Lost Virtue An Ap Poll Finds The U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 2,024 views

    Patience: A Lost Virtue An AP poll finds the U.S. is an impatient nation. We get antsy after 5 minutes on hold on the phone and refuse to stay on more than 15 minutes. 23% lose their patience if they have to wait in line at a store or office 5 minutes or ...read more

  • We Grow Great By Dreams. All Big Men Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,897 views

    "We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winters evening. Some of us let these great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them, nurse them through bad days till they bring them to the ...read more

  • Robert Wilson Writes, "Many Of The Great ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,604 views

    Robert Wilson writes, “Many of the great preachers of the past had the practice of spending extended time in preparation. Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, for example, closeted himself with the Bible and his study aids all morning long. He did not permit anything to interfere unless it was a genuine ...read more

  • 99% Is Not ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
     | 3,962 views

    99% IS NOT ENOUGH Back in the 90’s a California research firm considered the advertising slogan for a popular soap that was 99.4% pure. And they asked themselves the question: “What if everything in the world operated at 99% efficiency?” They discovered: - drinking water would be unsafe one hour ...read more

  • So Far Behind  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 23, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,203 views

    SO FAR BEHIND The cartoon character Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes once said, “God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I’m so far behind I’ll never die.” SOURCE: Matthew Rogers in "Making ...read more

  • My Grandmother Lived Until She Was 108. Now That ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 15, 2009
     | 1,438 views

    My grandmother lived until she was 108. Now that is a long life! At 90 I remember her going on expeditions with a lapidary club. She loved collecting rocks and climbing mountains and walking for incredible distances. She would talk about the old people in the nursing home in which she lived. They ...read more

  • I Lack The Fervency, Vitality, Life, In Prayer ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
     | 1,961 views

    "I lack the fervency, vitality, life, in prayer which I long for. I know that many consider it fanaticism when they hear anything which does not conform to the conventional, sleep-inducing eulogies so often rising from Laodicean lips; but I know too that these same people can acquiescently tolerate ...read more

  • If You Have Serious Doubts You're Wrestling With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,241 views

    If you have serious doubts you’re wrestling with in your life, listen to these words from Tom Skinner: “I spent a long time trying to come to grips with my doubts, and suddenly I realized that I had better come to grips with what I believe. I have since moved from the agony of ...read more

  • Love And Service--Mark Dever And J.c. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 1, 2010
     | 3,029 views

    Love and Service--Mark Dever and J.C. Ryle JC Ryle: “True greatness does not consist in being an admiral or a celebrity. It consists of devoting yourself, body, soul and spirit to the blessed work of making the people around you more happy and holy.” Mark Dever, at 9Marks Conference. This quote ...read more

  • The Power Of Love

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,203 views

    THE POWER OF LOVE An old fable tells how different instruments tried to master a piece of iron. The blows of the ax fell heavily, but its edge became more and more blunt. The saw’s relentless teeth worked until they were worn down or broken The hammer’s head flew off at the first stroke. Despite ...read more

  • A Man Came Late One Sunday Morning To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 2,222 views

    A man came late one Sunday morning to the service. In fact he got there just as the service was letting out. He came up to a man and said, “Oh, my gracious, is the sermon done?” And the worshiper said, “No, the sermon is to be done.” Folks, I want to encourage you in ...read more

  • Tater People  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,575 views

    TATER PEOPLE (author unknown) Some people are very bossy and like to tell others what to do, but don’t want to soil their own hands. Too many chiefs and not enough Indians They are called "Dick Taters" . Some people never seem motivated to participate, but are just content to watch while others do ...read more

  • You Never Know How Much You Really Believe ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,402 views

    You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death. It is easy to say you believe a rope to be strong as long as you are merely using it to cord a box. But suppose you had to hang by that rope over a precipice. ...read more

  • You Never Know How Much You Really Believe ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,741 views

    You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death. It is easy to say you believe a rope to be strong as long as you are merely using it to cord a box. But suppose you had to hang by that rope over a precipice. ...read more

  • The Cowboys Prayer Oh Lord, Ive Never Lived ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,201 views

    "The Cowboys Prayer Oh Lord, Ive never lived where churches grow. I love creation better as it stood That day You finished it so long ago And looked upon Your work and called it good. I know that others find You in the light Thats sifted down through tinted window ...read more

  • Can I Hug You?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,134 views

    I heard a story about a father who told his son when he reached 12 years old that he would only shake hands with him from now on. Finally, some 20 or 25 years later the son, now a grown man, said, “Dad can I hug you?” And the son and ...read more