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  • Promises Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 9,902 views

    PROMISES ARE SACRIFICES Promises are funny things. They’re easy to make and often easier to break, but generally hard to keep. Robert Frost poetically captured that truth in his poem, Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening. He talks about how sometimes we wish we could be free, for just a little bit ...read more

  • Training Of Arabian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
     | 3,334 views

    Training of Arabian Horses The gospel we as Christ-followers are called to proclaim requires that we make sacrifices and at times even suffer a bit, but because of what Christ has already done, the return on such sacrifices is enormous! God’s Kingdom is glorified and expanded! With that in mind, I ...read more

  • His Last Thoughts Were Of His Children

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,345 views

    HIS LAST THOUGHTS WERE OF HIS CHILDREN A Union sergeant was killed on the first day of fighting in Gettysburg. He was just one of more than 3,000 Union soldiers who died in the three-day conflict. When his body was found later that week, lying in a secluded spot in Gettysburg, he was holding a ...read more

  • Guardrails

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2012
     | 4,238 views

    GUARDRAILS A guardrail is actually a system designed to keep vehicles from straying into dangerous or off-limit areas. Now, nobody pays attention to guardrails unless you need one. There are all different kinds of guardrails, but guardrails are that invisible part of our driving experience. We’re ...read more

  • The Cross Made The Difference

    Contributed by David Simpson on Apr 20, 2020
     | 4,397 views

    I (David Simpson) grew up as part of the spiritual family of Hardwick Christian Church. Along with my parents and sisters, I learned about Jesus and Bible there. I don’t ever remember a Sunday throughout my childhood and into my teen years when I was not in that church building and doing life with ...read more

  • Standing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,289 views

    STANDING ALONE Richard Exley relates a story in his book, Deliver Me. He grew up in a very similar church as to what this one is now. In fact, the church that he is from, in years past, held the same convictions that we still hold today. In the past, you could not tell a difference between how ...read more

  • Loving Your Enemies In Rwanda  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,511 views

    Loving Your Enemies in Rwanda Rwanda is a tiny country in Central Africa, a bit bigger than Northern Ireland, with a population of over 8 million people, and thousands of hills. Rwanda is a beautiful country of hills, mountains, forests, lakes, laughing children, markets full of busy people, ...read more

  • Something For Nothing?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,990 views

    SOMETHING FOR NOTHING? Are you hoping for personal change this year? Are you planning to reach your goals by way of hard work or wishful thinking? Do your plans for growth in the New Year sound like this: From the Desk of: Don Genereaux Honorable Secretary of Agriculture Washington, ...read more

  • Other Faiths On Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 14, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,402 views

    OTHER FAITHS ON HEAVEN Heaven has many cartographers, and through the centuries many different heavens have been charted. To the variety of celestial landscapes in the West, Islam and Buddhism have raised their own particular paradises: the Koran details a heaven filled with beautiful, large eyed ...read more

  • Perpetual New Year's Resolutions  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,815 views

    PERPETUAL NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS Let this coming year be better than all the others. Vow to do some of the things you’ve always wanted to do but couldn’t find the time. Call up a forgotten friend. Drop an old grudge, and replace it with some pleasant memories. Share a funny story with ...read more

  • Economist Robert Heilbroner Describes The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,774 views

    "Economist Robert Heilbroner describes the luxuries a typical American family would have to surrender if they lived among the one billion hungry people in the Third World: We begin by invading the house of our imaginary American family to strip it of its furniture. Everything goes: beds, chairs, ...read more

  • Listen To This Story Of Grace As Told By Philip ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,834 views

    Listen to this story of grace as told by Philip Yancey in his book: What’s so Amazing about Grace. Yancey tells the story of a prodigal daughter who grows up in Traverse City, Michigan. Disgusted with her old fashioned parents who overreact to her nose ring, the music she listens to, the length of ...read more

  • Did You Hear About The Police Chief Who Gave ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,955 views

    Did you hear about the police chief who gave himself a ticket for a traffic violation? Police chief Richard Knoebel issued himself a $235 ticket complete with a four-point penalty against his license after he realized he had failed to stop for a school bus with its lights flashing. Knoebel said ...read more

  • Over A Three-Decade Career In Baseball, Pete ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,153 views

    Over a three-decade career in baseball, Pete Rose earned the nickname "Charlie Hustle" for his aggressive play and desire to win. He set dozens of records — including breaking Ty Cobb’s record for the most hits ever. That achievement, on Sept. 11, 1985, earned him a nine-minute ovation. But in ...read more

  • Well When It Came To My Favorite Subjects Their ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,510 views

    Well when it came to my favorite subjects their were two that I just were not good at. One was Math and the other was science. Though science and math are still weaknesses of mine, I do remember learning one law that will help us in understanding this subject of how we treat grace. What I have ...read more

  • I Want You To Walk

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,149 views

    “I WANT YOU TO WALK” -Arthur Gordon (A Touch of Wonder) relates a story that graphically describes the impact that one life can have on another. The man Gordon spoke of had been stricken with polio at the age of three and his parents had abandoned him in the Depression era. Taken in by a foster ...read more

  • The Wise ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2008
     | 4,639 views

    The Wise Fool There is an old, corny story about the young man who was the first in his family to go to college. In fact, he was the first in his small town to go to college. And so when he came home after his freshman year, he was the apple of his father’s eye. His dad, who had never in his life ...read more

  • On January 21, 1930, The Name Of Harold Vidian ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2001
    based on 109 ratings
     | 2,343 views

    On January 21, 1930, the name of Harold Vidian became synonymous with heroism. On that day, England’s King George V was scheduled to give the opening address at the London Arms Conference. The king’s message was to be sent by radio all around the world. Donald McCullough, in his book The ...read more

  • Missing Out  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,607 views

    MISSING OUT Leith Anderson, a pastor, shares an experience of disappointment. As a boy, he grew up outside of New York City and was an avid fan of the old Brooklyn Dodgers. One day his father took him to a World Series game between the Dodgers and the Yankees. He was so excited, and he just knew ...read more

  • The Mark Of Suffering  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,388 views

    THE MARK OF SUFFERING In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it? I have entered many Buddhist temples in different Asian countries and stood respectfully before the statue of the Buddha, his legs crossed, arms folded, eyes closed, the ghost of a smile playing ...read more