Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 24, 2001
based on 68 ratings
| 9,820 views
Charles Swindoll says, “To walk by faith does not mean that we stop thinking. To trust God does not imply becoming slovenly or lazy or apathetic. What a distortion of biblical faith! You and I need to trust God for our finances, but that is no license to spend foolishly. You and I ought to trust
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 6, 2001
based on 144 ratings
| 3,998 views
William P. Barker tells of a machinist at Ford Motor Company in Detroit who became a Christian. He responded to the invitation and was baptized. As the Holy Spirit began renewing this man he became convicted of his need to make restitution for some parts and tools he had stolen from the company
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Terry Dashner on Dec 27, 2001
based on 10 ratings
| 2,663 views
The National Defense Council Foundation evaluated 193 countries which will be conflict areas for 2002. As I looked over the nations listed, I couldn’t help but notice that they all held something in common. They have, either presently or at some time in their history, been resistant and even
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Feb 25, 2002
based on 49 ratings
| 1,651 views
Richard Foster, in his book “Celebration of Discipline” says “To pray is to change. Prayer in the central avenue God uses to transform us. If we are unwilling to change, we will abandon prayer as a noticeable characteristic of our lives. The closer we come to the heartbeat of God the more we see
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
*other
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 15, 2002
based on 22 ratings
| 2,438 views
Daniel Boone explored the great wilderness of Tennessee and Kentucky. It was Boone who marked the wilderness road that brought settlers into the new land. He often wandered over vast areas of forest, living off the land and dodging arrows. Once he was asked if he had ever bee lost. He replied,
...read more
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2002
based on 18 ratings
| 4,700 views
MOM’S TEN COMMANDMENTS
Sick people belong in bed.
Thank-you notes, thank-you notes, thank-you notes.
Everyone needs a nap everyday.
Get your hair off your face.
Stand up staight.
Look people in the eye when you meet them.
Good table manners are important in case you get invited to a rich
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
based on 24 ratings
| 4,694 views
ONE STEP CLOSER TO...
I once read about a rabbi sitting next to an atheist on an airplane. Every few minutes, one of the rabbi’s children or grandchildren would inquire about his needs for food, drink, or comfort. The atheist commented, “The respect your children and grandchildren show you is
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
based on 11 ratings
| 1,789 views
At church one morning, my friend Gwen was about to start her 4-year-olds’ Sunday school class when a little boy showed up without any identification. Gwen managed to get his first name, but couldn’t find out his last name. "Brian, what’s your daddy’s name?" she asked. "Daddy," he replied. She tried
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Robert Odle on May 30, 2002
based on 40 ratings
| 4,717 views
AMERICAN FATHERS
"Having children is the most beautifully irrational act that two people can commit.
"A father quickly learns that his child invariably comes to the bathroom at precisely the times when he’s in there, as if he needed company. Whether the father is trying to shave or nap or work,
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2002
based on 26 ratings
| 2,523 views
WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN QUIET
In the summer of 1959, my father left his two sons on the side of a South Dakota road with only their comic books. They had been fighting and screaming in the back seat and despite repeated warnings they continued to be boys.
I remember the feeling of watching the car
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2002
based on 7 ratings
| 2,373 views
Common Lies
The check is in the mail. I'll start my diet tomorrow. We service what we sell. Give me your number and the doctor will call you right back. Money cheerfully refunded. One size fits all. This offer limited to the first 100 people who call in. Your luggage isn't lost, it's only
...read more
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001
based on 9 ratings
| 2,789 views
Test pilots have a litmus test for evaluating problems. When something goes wrong, they ask, "Is this thing still flying?" If the answer is yes, then there’s no immediate danger, no need to overreact. When Apollo 12 took off, the spacecraft was hit by lightning. The entire console began to glow
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
based on 2 ratings
| 2,774 views
A Genuine Free Spirit
It took just a few hours for budget carrier Spirit Airlines to give
away 13,400 free tickets on 90 flights to 14 cities - every seat for an entire day. The catch? That day is Sept. 11. Like most airlines,
Miramar, Fla.-based Spirit had found few willing to fly on the first
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2002
based on 9 ratings
| 2,199 views
[All the Wrong Questions, Citation: Michael Scott Horton in Mission Accomplished. Christianity Today, Vol. 31, no. 7.]
The ultimate questions people of our day are asking are these: What is the meaning of life? What is the purpose behind my life and my destiny?
What questions are we evangelicals
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Stephan Brown on Aug 26, 2002
based on 16 ratings
| 2,080 views
If I go into my backyard and work hard 14 hours a day to dig a big hole, what good will that do? Surely, I’ll be doing more work than probably anybody in this room. I’d be working hard. And hard work is rewarding, or so our culture tells us. But I don’t need a big hole. My work would be useless.
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Assembly Of God
Contributed by Bill Bendert on Oct 28, 2002
based on 11 ratings
| 2,711 views
OUR GREATEST DESIRE
In the first Harry Potter book (and movie), Harry stumbles on a mirror in Hogwarts castle. It is the mirror of Erised. Erised, of course, is the word "desire" written backwards, as if seen in a mirror.
This magical mirror shows the one looking into it whatever they most
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Mark Winter on Jan 17, 2003
based on 48 ratings
| 2,548 views
God’s people have never been called to stick their heads in the sand. “Church” and “apathy” do not belong in the same sentence. Our Methodist ancestors understood this. They fought to end slavery. They championed temperance. They worked to improve prison conditions. They built clinics, schools and
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Methodist