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  • Like A Child

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2012
     | 3,071 views

    LIKE A CHILD Yo-Yo Ma, one of the most famous cellists in our day, once said, "When people ask me how they should approach performance, I always tell them that the professional musician should aspire to the state of the beginner. In order to become a professional," he says, "you need to go through ...read more

  • Scripture Reading - Job 5:17-26

    Contributed by John Collier on Nov 28, 2016
     | 3,429 views

    17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.[a] 18 For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal. 19 From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will touch you. 20 In famine he will deliver you from ...read more

  • Christian In Name Only

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 2, 2022
     | 1,082 views

    As a result of poor planning, a man needed some same-day dry cleaning before he left on a trip. He remembered one store with a huge sign, "One-Hour Dry Cleaners," on the other side of town, so he drove out of his way to drop off a suit. After filling out the tag, he told the clerk, ...read more

  • This Is How My Kingdom Will Come  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 19, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,748 views

    Jesus is saying this is how my kingdom will come Consider the meaning here: The kingdom starts from a small beginning, the leaven is small but it changes the whole, the death of one man in the overall sea of humanity is small, but it changes everything The kingdom works unseen, you cannot see the ...read more

  • Because I Have Been Given Much

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,093 views

    Because I Have Been Given Much By Grace Nowell Crowell Because I have been given much, I too must give Because of Thy great bounty Lord, each day I live. I shall divide my gifts from Thee With every brother that I see Who has need of help from me. Because I have been sheltered, fed, by Thy good ...read more

  • As For The Trap Of Running After The Wrong Stuff, ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 6, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 785 views

    As for the trap of running after the wrong stuff, McLean’s Magazine released a report in December 2004 showing that “Collectively, Canadian consumers owed $752.1 billion. Over the same period, personal disposable income, or take-home pay, had risen 15 per cent. In other words, Canadians were ...read more

  • We Are Often Like The Child Who When Walking With ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 17, 2007
     | 1,077 views

    We are often like the child who when walking with their parents they either have the tendancy to lag behind their parents kicking their heels or even run ahead doing their own thing for instance. 1. Maybe we’ve been walking for so long we’ve stopped and were tired and are reluctant to go on, were ...read more

  • Holy Ground

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Nov 2, 2007
     | 5,093 views

    "Holy Ground" Recently, I came across an internet story about (one of my childhood idols and American icon) Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers Neighborhood. Perhaps most of you are aware that Fred Rogers, was a Presbyterian Minister, and died – February 27 - in 2003 at the age of 74. But what you ...read more

  • During The Trial Of Adolf Eichmann, The ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 2, 2008
     | 2,446 views

    ‘During the trial of Adolf Eichmann, the mastermind of the Jewish holocaust in Nazi Germany, a Jewish man , who had just given evidence against him, was found weeping in the corridor . His friend asked him , “Why are you crying?” The man replied, “Because I realize now that he is just a man like I ...read more

  • From Time To Time, My Wife Glenys Says Something ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 22, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,356 views

    From time to time, my wife Glenys says something to me that is sweet to hear and extremely powerful. These words arrest me and make me sit and up and listen. Ladies, if you have a man that does not pay attention, you need this sentence because you will get the undivided attention you so desperately ...read more

  • Trudge

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jan 8, 2009
     | 1,139 views

    "TRUDGE" The word "trudge" gives us a definite picture. We trudge through snow. It is laborious walk. It is tiring. It takes work. It seems to me to be rather unmotivated. Sometimes doing what is right seems like trudging. Sometimes doing what we need to do is not glamorous and exciting. Sometimes ...read more

  • I Know How It Works. I Built It.

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jan 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,214 views

    "I KNOW HOW IT WORKS. I BUILT IT." Years ago, the early part of the last century, a man’s car broke down on the side of the road. He was out working on the car, unsuccessfully trying to get it started, when another man stopped to help. The second gentleman looked at the engine, worked on it for ...read more

  • Pastors And Friends

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 4, 2009
     | 2,721 views

    PASTORS AND FRIENDS Years back, a minister friend of mine made this comment in a Preacher’s Meeting. He said, "I’m sure you all know by now that none of us can afford the luxury of having friends in the churches we serve. We must remain aloof in order to protect ourselves from all kinds of ...read more

  • While I Was In A Convenience Store This Past ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 10, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,855 views

    While I was in a convenience store this past week I noticed one of those tabloid newspapers with this bold headline: “Bible Prophecies the US Government Doesn’t Want You To Know”. You don’t need ...read more

  • Wheelbarrow" Christians At The Entrance Of One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 1, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,879 views

    “WHEELBARROW” CHRISTIANS At the entrance of one of the great manufacturing plants in America is a sign that reads, “If you are like a wheelbarrow - going no farther than you are pushed - you need not apply for work here!” In spiritual endeavor, too, one ...read more

  • Which Dependent Are You?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2001
    based on 116 ratings
     | 1,736 views

    WHICH DEPENDENT ARE YOU? "Dependent people need others to get what they want. Independent people can get what they want through their own effort. Interdependent people combine their own efforts with the efforts of others to achieve the greatest ...read more

  • William Provine Of Cornell University Said, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on May 4, 2001
    based on 109 ratings
     | 2,243 views

    William Provine of Cornell University said, “Darwinism is not just about mutations and fossils, it is a comprehensive philosophy stating that all of life can be explained by natural causes acting randomly—which implies that there is no need for the Creator. And if God ...read more

  • Jesus . . . Wants Us To See That The Neighbor ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Hereford on Oct 25, 2001
    based on 51 ratings
     | 3,205 views

    "Jesus . . . wants us to see that the neighbor next door or the people sitting next to us on a plane or in a classroom are not interruptions to our schedule. They are there by divine appointment. Jesus wants us to see their needs, their loneliness, their longings, and ...read more

  • It Becomes The Disciples Of Christ To Apply ...

    Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,050 views

    "It becomes the disciples of Christ to apply themselves to him for instruction in prayer. Lord, teach us to pray, is itself a good prayer, and a very needful one, for it is a hard thing to pray well and it is Jesus Christ only that can ...read more

  • Christianity Is A Religion, A Faith Of Love. ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,455 views

    Christianity is a religion, a faith of love. Despite the fact that many, unfortunately, have been hurt in the name of Jesus, Christianity has liberated millions of people’s needs of all kinds. The love of God has been, and continues to be, a ...read more

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