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When Airlines Train New Pilots, They Test Them ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

When airlines train new pilots, they test them in a simulator. This simulator presents them with problems and malfunctions they might face in a flight. The problems start out small and progress to the most severe. Only after they master dealing with the small ones do they move onto the most severe ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Allure Of Lust And Greed

Contributed by David Baeder on Jun 10, 2009

ALLURE OF LUST AND GREED Last night they had another one of those Dateline stings. In the sting, an undercover agent poses as a 13-15 year old on the internet, in one of those on-line chat rooms. Almost every man who came to a house to meet an underage girl for immoral purposes had seen previous ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Don't Hoard Water Or Giving

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 4, 2010

DON'T HOARD WATER OR GIVING Years back I heard someone talk about the faucet principle … and I’ve discovered that it really works. If I turn on a faucet at my house, I have the entire contents of the Edwards Aquifer at my disposal. I don’t need to worry that if I run the water I’ll end up with a ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You Cannot Swim To Hawaii

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Sep 20, 2024

If you put three swimmers on the coast of California and ask them to swim to Hawaii, the Olympic swimmer might swim 500 miles before she dies. The second swimmer might be a good swimmer and swim 25 miles before he dies. The last swimmer does not know how to swim very well and swims only one mile ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 29:29, John 8:58, Matthew 25:31-33

Tags: Jesus Is The Way, Other Religions

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

An Admission Of Guilt

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on May 14, 2023

There once was a governor of the state of Texas who received an invitation to speak at one of the penitentiaries in that state. He spoke to the assembled prisoners and afterwards said that he would be around for a while to listen to anything any of the convicts might wish to tell him. He could take ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-26

Tags: Pardon, Testimony, Guilt, Confession

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

There Is No Point At Which You Can Say, "Well, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2002

There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I’m successful now. I might as well ...read more

Tags: Workplace, Finding Fulfillment

In Life, Youll Have Your Back Up Against The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"In life, youll have your back up against the wall many times. You ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

You Pray In Your Distress And In Your Need; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might pray also in the fullness of your ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

I Remember When I Was A Young Child Having A ...

Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 5, 2002

I remember when I was a young child having a conversation with my grandmother while we walked down the street one day. I asked her if she was going to heaven when she died, and she replied that she hoped so. Now here is a lady who had probably been in church all her life, held many offices and has ...read more

Tags: Doubt, Faith

Denomination: Baptist

There Is A Story About A Man Who Had To Cross A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There is a story about a man who had to cross a wide river on the ice. He was afraid it might be too thin, so he began to crawl on his hand and knees in great terror. He thought he might fall through at any moment. Just as he neared the opposite shore, all exhausted, another man glided past him ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Someone Asked The Speaker At A Church ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 5, 2002

Someone asked the speaker at a church conference, “Can you smoke and still go to heaven?” The speaker answered, ...read more

Tags: Heaven, Smoking, Addiction, Giving Yourself

Denomination: Congregational

I Love Quotations Because It Is A Joy To Find ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

The Pilgrims Came To America Not To Accumulate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The Pilgrims came to America not to accumulate riches but to worship God, and the greatest wealth they left unborn generations was their heroic ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

I Do Not Have A Psychiatrist And I Do Not Want ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I do not have a psychiatrist and I do not want one, for the simple reason that if he listened to me ...read more

Tags: Emotions

It Is Better By Noble Boldness To Run The Risk ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly ...read more

Tags: Communication General

One Of The First Things A Physician Says To His ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One of the first things a physician says to his patient is, Let me see your tongue. A spiritual ...read more

Tags: Tongue

A Chaplain's Prayer For Our Soldiers  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2003

A CHAPLAIN’S PRAYER FOR OUR SOLDIERS "Lord our God, provide wisdom, insight and clear vision of Your will, for all our senior military and political leaders, the President, his Cabinet, the Secretary of Defense, the Service Secretaries and the flag and SES level personnel under their direction. ...read more

Tags: War

If An Unfriendly Foreign Power Had Attempted To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we ...read more

Tags: Culture

Christian, If Thou Wouldst Know The Path Of Duty, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002

Christian, if thou wouldst know the path of duty, take God for thy compass; if thou wouldst steer thy ship through the dark billows, put the tiller into the hand of the Almighty. Many a rock might be escaped, if we would let our Father take the helm; many a shoal or quicksand we might well avoid, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:6

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers, God's Omniscience, God The Father

I Suppose It's Obvious, But Once An Aircraft Has ...  PRO

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 21, 2005

I suppose it’s obvious, but once an aircraft has been built and tested and then used in active service, there is no way that it can then be left unchecked and uncared for. Sometimes it might be something small which needs fixing or changing. It might be something so small that it could almost seem ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

Denomination: Anglican