Contributed by David Hill on Jul 8, 2004
based on 2 ratings
| 2,849 views
Black Bart was a professional thief whose very name struck fear as he terrorized the Wells Fargo stage line. From San Francisco to new York, his name became synonymous with the danger of the frontier. Between 1875 and 1883 he robbed 29 different stagecoach. Amazingly, Bart did it all without
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
Standing on a small platform, a reader calls out names, “Michael Hyde. Donald Jackson. Jose Munoz.” The names being read were those engraved on “The Wall.” No one calls it anything else. It was once highly controversial. This was not a statue, no soldier on horseback, but a black granite gash in
...read more
Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 5, 2023
Do you remember, how once in the gospel, the Pharisees, trying to trap Jesus, came with that question about paying your tax? And how he asked them, “Show me the coin used for paying the tax." And how then he asked: "Whose portrait is it?" And how they answered, "It bears the
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
based on 1 rating
| 1,218 views
Any child can tell you that the sole purpose of a middle name is so he can tell
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 21, 2024
[017] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - ALTOGETHER LOVELY ONE
There are times when we feel our hearts going out in worship to our Lord. What is the difference between praise and worship? This is not a sermon so I won’t be answering that question here, but I hope you think on it and that it might warm
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Thomas Hensley on Nov 5, 2000
based on 111 ratings
| 3,353 views
In the Broadway Play, My Fair Lady, one of the characters sings a memorable song.
The Lord above made liquor for temptation, To see if man could turn away from sin, The Lord above made liquor for temptation, BUT, with a little bit
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Bill Butsko on Nov 18, 2006
“Out of Bounds”
The old shepherd who offered prayer in a Welsh revival meeting put it exactly right when he expressed grief for his backsliding in these words: “Lord, I got among the thorns and briars, and was scratched and torn and bleeding; but, Lord, it is only
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian Church
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 17, 2008
The most crippling time for the church is summer time and vacations. People are traveling and spend their tithe, or drop it in a church they are visiting. Too many come home and having been away for weeks over the summer, have no sense of obligation to “make up” the shortfall in
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Salvation Army
Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 20, 2012
GET THE BUGS OUT
A huge clock was built and placed in the tower of the Pottsdam Garrison Church by the Emperor Frederick the Great of Prussia. This magnificent timepiece would chime out the hymn, "Praise Ye the Lord" every half hour. One day the melody ceased. Repairmen opened the gearbox of the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Rick Crandall on Oct 3, 2025
A little girl returning from Sunday School was asked by her grandmother how many had been in her class that day.
And she replied, "There were 15 of us, -- Counting Jesus."
*Rejoice in the Lord, Christians! He is here with us, and in us this morning. And Jesus wants to change our lives
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 9, 2025
[025] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - BALANCE OF GOD’S ATTRIBUTES
One area where it takes deeper study to understand, is the attributes of God. The attributes are what is the completeness in God and they are many. It is what God is. We speak about love and mercy and compassion, but we also have
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 1, 2024
It was a sweltering August day when all three Cohen brothers entered the posh Dearborn, Michigan, offices of Henry Ford, the car maker, "Mr. Ford," announced Norman Cohen, the eldest of the three. "We have a remarkable invention that will revolutionize the automobile industry."
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 6, 2002
based on 2 ratings
| 997 views
R. G. Lee told about walking down the street and a drunk staggered up to him and said, “Oh, Preacher, I’m one of your converts.” The preacher looked at him and said, “Yeah, you look like one of mine. You certainly
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Evie Megginson on Oct 20, 2004
based on 4 ratings
| 1,479 views
A. J. Gordon once said, I have long since ceased to pray, “Lord Jesus, have compassion on a lost world!” I remember the day and the hour when I seemed to hear the Lord rebuking me for making such a prayer. He seemed to say to me, “I
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Sermon Central