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Queen Victoria Was Much Loved. She Made ...  PRO

Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Mar 26, 2001

Queen Victoria was much loved. She made unexpected calls on the farm folks who lived in cottages. Any day might be a royal day, and the Scots had a chair prepared for her visit. Their houses were kept spotless. They were a clean and wholesome people, but her announced visits added to the joy of ...read more

Tags: Queen Victoria, Second Coming

Denomination: Baptist

Someone Made The Wise Comment: "To Linger Is To ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 22, 2001

Someone made the wise comment: "To linger is to court ruin. Delay is the craftiest net of Satan. It is the terrible pitfall, out of which there are rare escapes" (Henry Law). When God speaks to us ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will, Faith

Denomination: Baptist

Perhaps You Read The Email That Made The Rounds ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

Perhaps you read the email that made the rounds the week of Sept of 11th. It was called “What a Difference a Day Makes." It is particularly appropriate during our national holiday of Thanksgiving: On Monday, we e-mailed jokes. On Tuesday, we did not. On Monday, we were fussing about praying in ...read more

Tags: Joy, Thanksgiving Holiday

Hide Not Your Talents, They For Use Were Made. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What’s a sundial in the ...read more

Tags: Gifts General, Parable Talents, Workplace

In April Of 2001 An Attorney Friend Of Mine Made ...  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jun 3, 2002

In April of 2001 an attorney friend of mine made a commitment to Christ. His life so changed in the last year that one his peers noticed. While he was in my friend office one day he asked what had brought about the change he saw. My friend told him that he had committed his life to Jesus. The ...read more

Tags: Heaven, Hell

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

John Stott, Wrote About Tolerance And Made A ...

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Oct 21, 2003

John Stott, wrote about tolerance and made a very key distinction between legal, social and intellectual tolerance or acceptance. About legal tolerance he wrote, “fighting for the equal rights before the law of all ethnic and religious minorities. Christians should be in the forefront of this ...read more

Tags: Faith, Forgiveness General, Humility

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

You Were Made For A Mission. God Is At Work In ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 14, 2004

“You were made for a mission. God is at work in the world and he wants you to join him. This assignment is called your mission…is both shared and specific. One part of it is a responsibility you share with every other Christian, and the other ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness, Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Church Of God

In A Report Made In 1986, Howard Dayton Said ...  PRO

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Feb 8, 2003

In a report made in 1986, Howard Dayton said that personal debt in the U.S. was increasing at the rate of $1000 per second, and consumer installment debt had mushroomed to a point where it was taking approximately $1 out of every $4 that consumers earn after taxes to keep up the payments – not ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Baptist

Charlie Lubin Made Great Cheesecake. In Fact It ...  PRO

Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 1, 2003

Charlie Lubin made great cheesecake. In fact it was so good he decided to open a cheesecake store, which he did on the north side of Chicago. It went so well that he opened a second store in South Chicago. That store did not do so well and eventually he lost both stores as a result. He sat in ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 3:8, Matthew 4:4

Tags: Endurance, Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Recently, A Survey Was Made Of 200 Married Adults ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Raisbeck on Jul 4, 2003

Recently, a survey was made of 200 married adults in regards to forgiveness (1). The researchers were wondering how one’s ability to forgive others would affect their marital satisfaction and personal well-being. The results were astounding! This research suggests that there is a huge relationship ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Tags: Forgiveness, Forgiveness General, Commitment, Conflict, Marriage, Marriage Commitment, Marriage General  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In A Speech Made In 1863, Abraham Lincoln Said, ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jul 22, 2003

In a speech made in 1863, Abraham Lincoln said, "We have been the receipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prospertiy; we have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:13-14, Proverbs 30:8-9, Matthew 13:22, Luke 15:11-32, Titus 2:11-15, Isaiah 26:3, Luke 9:52-62, Psalm 139:7-8, 2 Corinthians 3:13-18, Colossians 3:10, Luke 19:32, Luke 4:14-27, 1 Peter 1:1-9, Ephesians 2:8-10, Ephesians 4:11-16, John 20:24-31, John 15:13-15, Matthew 24:17-21, 2 Chronicles 7:1-4, Zechariah 9:9-12, John 1:1-18, Proverbs 4:1-30, Romans 8:35-39, 1 Peter 1:4, 2 Peter 1:4, Galatians 1:1-22, 1 Peter 1:22, Matthew 28:19-20, Luke 5:1-11, James 4:1-10, Isaiah 57:15, 1 John 2:2, Genesis 17:15-19, Jeremiah 31:27-34, Revelation 2:4-5, Joshua 18:1-25, Luke 18:9-14, 2 Peter 1:3-11, Luke 19:1-10, Matthew 25:31-46, Nehemiah 2:18-20, John 13:23-24, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, Matthew 25:21, John 4:21-24, John 10:7-15, John 12:1-8, Mark 3:1-9, Ecclesiastes 3:1-9, Mark 10:35-45, Psalm 100:1-5, Matthew 24:36-44, Luke 6:27-30, Matthew 2:1-18, Isaiah 7:1-16, Matthew 1:23, 2 Corinthians 3:1-11, Matthew 3:1-12, Luke 2:1-7, Matthew 2:13-23, 1 Kings 17:1-7, Matthew 5:21-37, Revelation 2:1-29, Hebrews 1:6-14, 2 Timothy 1:3-5, John 17:1-24, Colossians 2:1-10, John 1:29-42, 1 John 4:7-12, Proverbs 1:20-30, Joshua 1:1-9, 1 John 5:1-12, 1 John 5:10-12, Joshua 1:1-11, James 1:19-27, Matthew 22:37-40, John 2:1-11, Genesis 6:5-13, 1 Corinthians 13:1-7, Matthew 26:26-30, 2 Samuel 7:12-16, 1 Corinthians 9:19-34, 1 Corinthians 9:19-23, 2 Timothy 3:10-17, Exodus 14:10-15, 1 Timothy 6:19, Romans 12:1-2, Matthew 4:1-11, 1 John 1:1-10, Philemon 1:17-19, Hebrews 11:8-10, Genesis 40:1-23, John 8:1-11, Colossians 4:2-6, John 14:15-21, Isaiah 48:17-18, 2 Chronicles 1:6-12, Titus 3:1-5, Acts 8:9-24, Romans 12:12-14, 1 Peter 1:18-23, Exodus 1:1-8, 2 Samuel 9:6-13, 1 John 5:14-15, Mark 10:17-31, Luke 13:1-17, Matthew 21:1-11, Ecclesiastes 9:10, Romans 8:24-25, Philippians 4:6-12, Hebrews 7:1-28, John 14:15-17, Luke 6:6-11, Hebrews 11:1-40, Philippians 2:5-11, Matthew 25:14-28, Psalm 138:1-8, Psalm 13:1-6, Romans 1:8-15, Isaiah 27:6, Matthew 13:44-52, John 20:19-31  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Christian, Compassion, Commit, Commitment, Grace, Greatness, Injustice, Jude, Judgment, Heaven Our Hope, Hope, Humility, Forgotten, Faith, Peace Of God, Privilege, Promise, Pride, Love, Prosperity, Safari, Strength, Wealth, Wear, Trust  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Many Years Ago, A Survey Was Made Of A Town. At ...

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on May 10, 2007

Many years ago, a survey was made of a town. At a certain door, the surveyor asked the woman who answered the door, if she had any children. Suddenly, she began to say, "Well, there’s Willie, Horace, Orace, Grace, and Ethel." The surveyor interrupted and said, "Never mind names, I just want ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

One Baseball Player Who Made It To The Hall Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One baseball player who made it to the hall of fame was asked what he wished someone would have told him when he first started playing baseball, he relied, ”I wish someone had ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose

I Heard A Quote That Was Made By The Man Who ...

Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on Jun 19, 2007

I heard a quote that was made by the man who started the first police force in Britain. ‘The police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen…’ Robert Peel ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Pentecostal

Humorist Will Rogers Quipped, "God Made Man A ...

Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jul 15, 2007

Humorist Will Rogers quipped, “God made man a little lower than the angels, and he has been ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

And We Have The Word Of The Prophets Made More ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 4, 2008

"And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

Sir Walter Raleigh Once Made A Request Of The ...

Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Feb 22, 2008

Sir Walter Raleigh once made a request of the Queen, and she petulantly answered, "Raleigh, when will you ever stop begging?" Walter replied, "When your Majesty stops giving." His request was granted. But the God of all grace ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

While Enormous Strides Have Been Made In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"While enormous strides have been made in communications in recent years, theres still ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Do Not Consider Yourself To Have Made Any ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Do not consider yourself to have made any spiritual progress, unless you account ...read more

Tags: Humility

To Say That Man Is Made Up Of Certain Chemical ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To say that man is made up of certain chemical elements is a satisfactory description only for those ...read more

Tags: Creation