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Men As Role-Models For Children

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009

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

Tags: Children

Evangelism: Aquariums And Fires

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

EVANGELISM: AQUARIUMS AND FIRES The late Sam Shoemaker, an Episcopalian bishop, summed up the situation this way: "In the Great Commission, the Lord has called us to be--like Peter--fishers of men. We’ve turned the commission around so that we have become merely keepers of the aquarium. ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Houses Of Refuge

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

HOUSES OF REFUGE There was no alternative to manslaughter. If you wanted to live, the only option was to flee to one of these cities of refuge. [HOUSE OF REFUGE, HUTCHINSON IS., FL] House of Refuge- The House of Refuge is the last remaining shipwreck life-saving station on Florida’s Atlantic ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 35:6-34

Tags: God In The Hardships

A Seminar Leader Wanted To Make An Important ...

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 18, 2009

A seminar leader wanted to make an important point, so he took a wide mouth jar and filled it with rocks. “Is the jar full?” he asked. “Yes,” came a reply. “Oh, really?” he said. Then poured smaller pebbles into the jar to fill the spaces between the rocks. “Is it full now?” “Yes,” said someone ...read more

Tags: Worry

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Other Gods?

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 2, 2009

WHAT OTHER GODS? What other gods could we have besides the Lord? Plenty. For Israel there were the Canaanite Baals, those jolly nature gods whose worship was a rampage of gluttony, drunkenness, and ritual prostitution. For us there are still the great gods Sex, Shekels, and Stomach (an unholy ...read more

Tags: Idolatry

Denomination: Other

There Is No More Powerful Example Of Hating ...

Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 4, 2009

There is no more powerful example of hating someone for what we are guilty of doing ourselves than the story of David and Bathsheba. David sees Bathsheba and decides he must have her. She is a married woman, the wife of Uriah. David has many wives. To cover his sinful relationship with ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Who Is Best Among ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009

WHO IS BEST AMONG YOU A Baptist minister was continually bragging to his other minister friends about the greatness of his church. No matter what they said, he always found a way to claim that the Baptists were better. Eventually his friends got tired of this, and decided to play a prank on the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:46-48

Tags: Pride

Alice Started Saving $1,000 A Year For Retirement ...

Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009

Alice started saving $1,000 a year for retirement when she was 21 years old. She saved this much for 8 years and then stopped at age 29 but let the amount build interest until she was 65. She paid a total of $8,000 into her retirement plan. Ben waited until age 29 to start saving $1,000 a year ...read more

Tags: Money, Finances

Denomination: Holiness

Temptation And Sin: Steve's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009

TEMPTATION AND SIN: STEVE’S STORY A young man was in a parking lot just shortly after being saved and he found a pack of cigarettes lying unopened on the ground near his car. His first thought was to keep them and smoke them as he had always done, but he felt prompted to do something different. He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:21

Tags: Temptation Resisting

Sealed By The Spirit

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jul 7, 2009

SEALED BY THE SPIRIT How many of you have ever canned food? When I was a child, we lived on a farm in the Appalachia Mountains of Virginia, and my parents canned all kinds of food. If they just put it in the jar without sealing it, the outside air would get in it and ruin the food. By sealing it, ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Denomination: *other

Spurgeon On Truth

Contributed by C Vincent on Sep 22, 2009

SPURGEON ON TRUTH Spurgeon quote: "We are one in Christ; let us be friends with one another; but let us never be friends with one another’s error. If I be wrong, rebuke me sternly; I can bear it, and bear it cheerfully and if ye be wrong, expect the like measure from me, and neither peace nor ...read more

Tags: False Teaching

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Hans The Tailor

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2009

HANS THE TAILOR Consider the story of Hans the tailor. Because of his reputation, an influential entrepreneur visiting the city ordered a tailor-made suit. But when he came to pick up his suit, the customer found that one sleeve twisted that way and the other this way; one shoulder bulged out and ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-29

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Dale Carnegie In Yellowstone  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2009

DALE CARNEGIE IN YELLOWSTONE Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. This command is again repeated by Paul to the Colossians in 3:13, 13Bear with each other and forgive... The alternative to forgiveness is bitterness and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:32

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Confession Without Change

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 28, 2009

CONFESSION WITHOUT CHANGE Four preachers met for a friendly gathering. During the conversation one preacher said, "Our people come to us and pour out their hearts, confess certain sins and needs. Let's do the same. Confession is good for the soul." In due time all agreed. One confessed he liked ...read more

Tags: Confession Of Sin

Denomination: Salvation Army

I Have Tried Fasting A Few Times In My Life And ...

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 23, 2009

I have tried fasting a few times in my life and always found it helpful. Once, after a fast for a week or so, I was so hungry for food that I went out and bought a pizza. I was sick that night. Not a good idea to introduce pizza to a starving stomach too quickly. Are you hungry enough? I was ...read more

Tags: Righteousness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Many People Find It Much Easier To ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 18, 2010

Many people find it much easier to compartmentalize their lives and justify their inconsistencies. Consider this story. A man and his girlfriend went to a fast food restaurant. They bought a bucket of chicken to take on a picnic, but the cashier mistakenly gave them the bucket full of the day’s ...read more

Tags: Hypocrisy

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Losing The Art Of Conversation  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 28, 2010

LOSING THE ART OF CONVERSATION We live in a world of overwhelming access via phone, e-mail, instant messaging, Twitter, Facebook, and the like. More than once I have heard someone say, "I got x number of e-mails at once with the expectation I would send an instant response to each one!" I ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Denomination: Church Of God

A Young Ensign, After Nearly Completing His ...

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 9, 2010

A young Ensign, after nearly completing his first overseas cruise, was given an opportunity to display his capabilities at getting the ship underway. With a stream of commands he had the decks buzzing with men, and soon his ship was steaming out of the channel en route to the states. His ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Other Gods?

Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 24, 2010

WHAT OTHER GODS? What other gods could we have besides the Lord? Plenty. For Israel there were the Canaanite Baals, those jolly nature gods whose worship was a rampage of gluttony, drunkenness, and ritual prostitution. For us there are still the great gods Sex, Shekels, and Stomach (an unholy ...read more

Tags: Idolatry

Denomination: Baptist

Youngest Mp Ever

Contributed by John Perry on Oct 2, 2010

YOUNGEST MP EVER In the recent federal election Australia’s youngest ever MP was elected into office. One article reads - WATCHING Australia's youngest-ever MP shake hands and stop to greet members of the public, you'd think he had been doing it for years. But Wyatt Roy, 20, who won the ...read more

Tags: Confidence

Denomination: Pentecostal