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We Want Our Children To Grow Up To Be Such ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"We want our children to grow up to be such persons that ill-fortune, if they meet with it, will bring out strength in them, and that good ...read more

Tags: Children

Oscar Romero Once Said This: "Christianity Is ...

Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 12, 2008

Oscar Romero once said this: “Christianity is not a collection of…laws to be obeyed…Christianity is a person, one who ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Remember, The Only Difference Between A ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 30, 2008

Remember, the only difference between a politician who uses your money to pay for abortion and the mafia chieftain who hires a contract killer is that, ...read more

Tags: Abortion

Denomination: Catholic

Do Things You Dont Like To Do; Bear Down That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Do things you dont like to do; bear down that much harder on what you hate doing. Itll make you a lot ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Whenever Two People Meet There Are Really Six ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whenever two people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself., each as the other ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Remember That Praise Is More Valuable Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Remember that praise is more valuable than blame. Remember too that your primary mission as a leader is to see with your own eyes and be seen by ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

Leadership Cannot Be Bought. It Cannot Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Leadership cannot be bought. It cannot be conferred. It cannot be inherited. It knows no divine right, it cannot be passed on by any process of succession.It is acquired ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

Helen Keller, Probably The Most Recognized Blind ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 3, 2001

Helen Keller, probably the most recognized blind person who has ever lived, once said, “What would be worse than being ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Workplace

Denomination: Wesleyan

Stages" Comes From Eerdmans' "Handbook To The ...

Contributed by Mike Gillett on Feb 28, 2007

“Stages” comes from Eerdmans’ “Handbook to the Bible” (Two copies are in the church library) Kay Arthur has a little book to help a person ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Cheap Grace Is The Deadly Enemy Of Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our church.Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, communion ...read more

Tags: Grace

Teens Who Keep Blogs Are More Likely To Engage In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

Teens who keep blogs are more likely to engage in personal writing. They are also more likely to believe writing will prove crucial to ...read more

Tags: Youth

Charity In Truth, To Which Jesus Christ Bore ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 11, 2009

“Charity in truth, to which Jesus Christ bore witness by his earthly life and especially by his death and resurrection, is the principal driving force behind the ...read more

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Catholic

Education In The Red-Light District, Citation: ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jul 19, 2001

[Education in the Red-Light District, Citation: Joseph Aldrich, "How to Be a Redemptive Person," Preaching Today, Tape No. 113.] When my wife and I went to Dallas Seminary, we decided we wouldn’t live in the "cemetery" housing. Instead, we lived in the high-class, red-light district. If you want ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, Sharing My Testimony

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Crisis Of All Religion  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on Jul 23, 2001

THE CRISIS OF ALL RELIGION Jesus is unique....This is highlighted in the ministry of a well-known missionary in India, Dr. E. Stanley Jones. Jones often lectured to Hindu audiences having Hindus as chairmen of the meetings. On one such occasion the chairman was a chief minister of state. During ...read more

Tags: Apologetics Jesus, World Religions, Testimonies About Jesus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The First Computers, Built Around The End Of The ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 10, 2002

The first computers, built around the end of the Second World War, were large machines that could have taken up most of this sanctuary. But, over a period of 30 - 40 years, they shrunk in size and grew in power. A man by the name of Douglas Engelbart, a former Navy Radar Technician, established ...read more

Tags: Peace

Denomination: Church Of God

Are You For Real?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2002

ARE YOU FOR REAL? The misuse of God’s name for personal profit is easily applied to certain televangelists who use the name of God to make a buck off of overly trusting people, or politicians who mention God’s name in the right places and the right times in order to gain a certain constituency of ...read more

Mom's Ten Commandments  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2002

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: Children, Mother's Day, Parenting

In Our Southern Baptist Convention We Pass ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 5, 2002

In our Southern Baptist Convention we pass resolutions every year. A resolution is a position statement, on certain moral and ethical issues that arise. One of the things that the Southern Baptist Convention did a few years ago was to pass a resolution about Jesus being the only way to salvation. ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Tags: Universalism, Apologetics Jesus, Apologetics The Bible

Denomination: Baptist

There Is Little Doubt To The Fact That Every ...  PRO

Contributed by David Taylor on Apr 23, 2003

There is little doubt to the fact that every person here has most likely heard the old adage, “Seeing is believing.” In a world filled with insatiable claims it has become commonplace for a person to respond, “I won’t believe it, until I see it.” It is this very principle that brought Robert ...read more

Scripture: John 12:37, John 6:30

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Recently, A Survey Was Made Of 200 Married Adults ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Raisbeck on Jul 4, 2003

Recently, a survey was made of 200 married adults in regards to forgiveness (1). The researchers were wondering how one’s ability to forgive others would affect their marital satisfaction and personal well-being. The results were astounding! This research suggests that there is a huge relationship ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Tags: Forgiveness, Forgiveness General, Commitment, Conflict, Marriage, Marriage Commitment, Marriage General  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational