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  • Job's Repentance

    Contributed by N A on Apr 27, 2008
     | 6,262 views

    JOB'S REPENTANCE "Job repented, not of any past sins that might have caused his (trouble), but of his mistrust of God in the midst of it. Ultimately, God never answered Job’s questions. Job never actually found out why all of this loss and horror had occurred. It was as if the answer to Job’s ...read more

  • Finding Happiness

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 1, 2005
     | 2,256 views

    FINDING HAPPINESS There is a fairy tale story about a rich merchant, loaded with riches but unhappy. He asked around, "How can I find happiness?" A wise man tells him, "Look for a happy man, and ask him to sell you his shirt." The merchant searched for a long time until at last he found a ...read more

  • The First Date Jim (Elliot) Asked Me For Was To A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,305 views

    The first date Jim (Elliot) asked me for was to a missionary meeting at Moody Church in Chicago, late in April. Not surprising that he would choose an event like this rather than a concert or dinner out. The speaker was one of the daughters of the famous missionary to Africa C.T. Studd. She told of ...read more

  • It's Reported That A Preacher In Redrock, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 158 ratings
     | 3,676 views

    It’s reported that a preacher in Redrock, Mississippi prayed this sermon: “Oh Lord, give Thy servant this mornin’ the eyes of the eagle and the wisdom of the owl; connect his soul with the gospel telephone in the central skies; ‘luminate his brow with the Sun of heaven; possess his mind with love ...read more

  • You And I, Your Neighbors And My Neighbors, We ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 3,245 views

    "You and I, your neighbors and my neighbors, we share with each other our liberties and [our] civil rights.They are ours. They belong to all of us, not just to each of us. Liberty is not any one man's possession. When a man asks Freedom for himself alone, both he and his neighbor lose what he ...read more

  • Bigger Person

    Contributed by Floyd John-Keith on Apr 3, 2009
     | 5,613 views

    BIGGER PERSON One day, two men appeared before a judge to have settled a dispute. One argued that the other had moved the boundary marker by five feet and thereby has taken possession of his land. After listening to both arguments and going through some documents the judge could not determine ...read more

  • Mud-Gazing?" Luke 12:13-15 Key Verse(S) ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 3, 2005
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     | 4,286 views

    “Mud-Gazing?” Luke 12:13-15 Key verse(s) 13:“Someone in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Do you sing because you are happy; or are you happy because you sing? You’ve met the person. They always seem to have a positive attitude about nearly ...read more

  • Arthur Custance Writes: "It Is A Curious Fact ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 24, 2006
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    Arthur Custance writes: “It is a curious fact that demons were notable for their physical strength, and it is also a curious fact that they had for some reason a fear of water. The instance of the Gadarene swine could conceivably be a case where the Lord permitted the evil spirit to enter animal ...read more

  • Imagine That The American Economy Was Going To Be ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 6, 2003
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     | 1,599 views

    Imagine that the American economy was going to be changed entirely to Euros – and the day the switch came, dollars would be worthless And you didn’t know when the change would happen. The smartest thing to do would be to start changing your dollars into Euros, keeping just enough to live on. Then ...read more

  • William Randolph Hearst Invested A Fortune ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2001
    based on 90 ratings
     | 2,771 views

    William Randolph Hearst invested a fortune collecting art treasures from around the world. One day Mr. Hearst read the description of a valuable art item which he sent his agent abroad to find. After months of searching, the agent reported that he had finally found the treasure. To the surprise of ...read more

  • Noah's Message From The Steps Going Up To The Ark ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 22, 2008
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    Noah’s message from the steps going up to the Ark was not, “Something good is going to happen to you!” Amos was not confronted by the high priest of Israel for proclaiming, “Confession is possession!” Jeremiah was not put into the pit for preaching, “I’m O.K.; you’re O.K.!” Daniel was not put ...read more

  • For Israel There Were The Canaanite Baals, Those ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 28, 2008
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    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 trinity constituting one god: self), and the other enslaving trio, Pleasure, ...read more

  • Running Away

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 29, 2011
     | 4,179 views

    RUNNING AWAY As a child did you ever think of running away from home? There were a couple times that I was so tried of discipline that I just wanted to leave, but I knew that when I got back home the discipline would probably be worse, so I stayed. Plus, where would I go? I remember movies of kids ...read more

  • Satisfaction

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Nov 9, 2018
     | 5,845 views

    Michael Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer, dubbed the "King of Pop.” He was one of the most popular entertainers in the world and one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Thriller is the best-selling album of all time, with estimated sales of over 66 million copies ...read more

  • I Quit

    Contributed by David Dunn on Jan 22, 2026
     | 178 views

    It was the six-year-old boy’s first day of school. His one life ambition? Have as much fun as humanly possible. He marched through the gate with the bold confidence that only a child possesses, ready to squeeze joy out of every moment. But at noon there was a knock at the front door. There ...read more

  • Toxic Waste Burial  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 16, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,609 views

    ILLUSTRATION A few decades ago, several American companies authorized by the U.S. government attempted to bury toxic waste products underground. They filled large metal containers with chemical waste and other life-threatening products, sealed the drums tightly, and buried them deep down below the ...read more

  • As A Hospital Chaplain I Encounter Many Patients ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2005
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    As a hospital chaplain I encounter many patients that have upcoming surgeries and are stressed about anesthesia and the procedure they will undergo. It is not appropriate to tell a patient that they shouldn’t worry and that worry is a sign of poor faith. Instead I tell patients that God is aware ...read more

  • Parents Accept Responsibility: A New Barna Study ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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     | 1,475 views

    Parents Accept Responsibility: A new Barna study finds that 85% of parents of children under 13 believe they have the primary responsibility for teaching their children about religious beliefs and spiritual matters. Just 11% say their church has the responsibility, and 1% say it is the domain of ...read more

  • John Wesley Was So Concerned With Building A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,499 views

    John Wesley was so concerned with building a righteous fellowship that he devised a series of questions for his followers to ask each other every week. Some found this rigorous system of inquiry too demanding and left. Today, the very idea of such a procedure would horrify many churchgoers. Yet ...read more

  • The Top 10 Issues Facing Today's Family (1) ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,011 views

    The Top 10 Issues Facing Today’s Family (1) Anti-Christian Culture: Stripping away of Christian heritage and traditional values. (2) Divorce: The ongoing wave of broken marriages and families both in and out of the church. (3) Busyness: Participation in numerous activities crowding out quality ...read more