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Honor Your Father And Mother

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 13, 2020

Father’s Day 2020 is just a few days away as I write this. My dad left this world in 2018 but I still remember so many things about him. Some of course are too personal to share but there a good number of good memories I’ll always cherish. Dad was about five feet, ten inches in height—the smallest ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:12, Ephesians 6:2

Tags: Memories About Dad, Father's Day, Fathers

Denomination: Baptist

August 22, 1741, Was A Sweltering Day In The ...  PRO

Contributed by John Hamby on Mar 27, 2001

“August 22, 1741, was a sweltering day in the city of London. An elderly stooped-shouldered man wandered through the streets. His nightly aimless wandering through the streets of the city had become a familiar ritual. His angry mind raced back to the memories of great adulation and then looked at a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:1-31

Tags: Sacrifice, God In The Hardships, Endurance

Denomination: Baptist

A Couple Of Weeks Ago Christina And I Were ...

Contributed by Chris Surber on Feb 20, 2007

A couple of weeks ago Christina and I were invited by some friends of ours, who are contemporary Christian musicians, to go to a sort of undercover church to hear them play some of their new songs. They were playing a place called the “Coffee Spot” in New Port Ritchie, Florida. It’s a little ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

Our Misery Is That We Thirst So Little For These ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much for the mocking trifles of time and ...read more

Tags: Parable General, Kingdom Of God

With Me  PRO

Contributed by Dean Kennedy on Nov 25, 2002

WITH ME "I find it a comfort that God not only walks with me through tough times, but he hurts ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, God In The Hardships, Promises Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

24% Of U.s. Teens Say Their Prayers Are Answered ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

24% of U.S. teens say their prayers are answered all the time. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Unfaithfulness In The Keeping Of An Appointment ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment is an act of clear dishonesty. You may as well borrow a ...read more

Tags: Workplace

68% Of Americans Believe The Entertainment ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

68% of Americans believe the entertainment industry has lost touch with viewer’s moral ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

68% Of Americans Believe The Entertainment ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

68% of Americans believe the entertainment industry has lost touch with viewer’s moral ...read more

The Average American Adult Visits A Quick Service ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

The average American adult visits a quick service restaurant 5.2 times in a given ...read more

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

The Writer Who Possesses The Creative Gift Owns ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master something that at ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

You May Have To Wait A Bit Some Of You A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You may have to wait a bit some of you a shorter, some a longer time; but do wait, and everything ...read more

Tags: Peace

Things Tend To Even Up. The More Bodily Weight ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Things tend to even up. The more bodily weight you carry around, the shorter time ...read more

Tags: Human Body

If Your Baby Is Beautiful And Perfect, Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If your baby is beautiful and perfect, never cries or fusses, sleeps on schedule and burps on demand, an ...read more

Tags: Family

Politics Is Becoming A Precarious Game. One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Politics is becoming a precarious game. One week a politician may appear on the cover of Time, and ...read more

Tags: Government

Youll Find As You Grow Older That You Werent ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Youll find as you grow older that you werent born such a very great while ago ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

You Who Are Lettingyour Friend's Heart Ache For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You who are lettingyour friend's heart ache for a word of appreciation or sympathy, which you mean ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Friends Are The Surest Guard For Kings, Gold In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friends are the surest guard for kings, gold in time does wear away, And other precious things do ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Diseases Can Be Our Spiritual Flat ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Diseases can be our spiritual flat tiresdisruptions in our lives that seem to be disasters at the time but end by ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life