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Poem: The Gospel According To You

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 22, 2007

Poem: The Gospel According to You Arthur McPhee said: The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Are read by more than a few, But the one that is most read and commented on Is the gospel according to you. You are writing a gospel, a chapter each day By the things that you do and the words that ...read more

Denomination: Other

Boy Crises?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

BOY CRISES? Generally, boys and girls of similar backgrounds have similar academic success. An American Assoc. of Univ. Women report says while girls have graduated from high school and college for years at a higher rate than boys, the largest disparities in educational achievement are not between ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:6

Tags: Children

Some Time Ago An 18-Year-Old Girl From Washington ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Archer on Aug 16, 2001

Some time ago an 18-year-old girl from Washington state attended a worship service. For the first time in her life she heard the gospel message. The following Tuesday the members of the church received a letter from her. It read: Dear Church members: Last Sunday I attended your church, and I heard ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 24:11-12

Tags: Sharing Your Faith, Great Commission, Evangelism Fear Of

Denomination: Baptist

A Call To Die

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 28, 2010

A CALL TO DIE The story is told of the military legend Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (336-323) and conqueror of Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, Babylonia, and Persia, almost all of the known world. One day on the warpath, Alexander and small company of soldiers approached a strongly fortified ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Sodom And Sydney

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 29, 2010

SODOM AND SYDNEY Sydney is well known for its GAY & LESBIAN MARDI GRAS. It is an annual parade, dance party and festival, the largest such event in the world and attracts many international and domestic tourists. For many years Fred Nile, a Christian minister has railed against their wickedness, ...read more

Tags: Homosexuality

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jim Cymbala, Pastor Of The Brooklyn Tabernacle ...  PRO

Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 7, 2002

Jim Cymbala, pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle says, "You can measure your closeness to the Lord by your ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Pentecostal

G. K. Chesterton "I Do Not Believe In A Fate ...

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 20, 2005

G. K. Chesterton "I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Pentecostal

96% Of Women Polled By Careerwomen.com Say They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

96% of women polled by Careerwomen.com say they believe corporate culture favors men. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Women

It Is My Belief That There Are Absolutes In Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"It is my belief that there are absolutes in our Bill of Rights, and that they were put there on purpose by men who knew what the words ...read more

Tags: America

A Library Book ... Is Not, Then, An Article Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A library book ... is not, then, an article of mere consumption, but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

When We Count On Chance In Lieu Of Law And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"When we count on chance in lieu of law and labor, we weaken our healthy attitudes toward ...read more

Tags: Change

Abraham Lincoln Declared, "…the People Of The ...

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Oct 11, 2008

Abraham Lincoln declared, "…The people of the United States are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts — not to overthrow the Constitution, ...read more

Tags: America

Denomination: Baptist

Weasel Words From Mollycoddles Will Never Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Weasel words from mollycoddles will never do when the day demands prophetic clarity from greathearts. Manly ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Nature Is Neutral. Man Has Wrested From Nature ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Nature is neutral. Man has wrested from nature the power to make the world a desert or to make the deserts bloom. There ...read more

Tags: Creation

Good Sense Travels On The Well-Worn Paths; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Good sense travels on the well-worn paths; genius never. And that is why the crowd, not altogether without reason, is ...read more

Tags: Thought

Every Time A Man Puts A New Idea Across, He ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every time a man puts a new idea across, he faces a dozen men who thought of it before he ...read more

Tags: Thought

We Sleep Safely In Our Beds At Night Because ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We sleep safely in our beds at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Like Dogs In A Wheel, Birds In A Cage, Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and ...read more

Tags: Poverty

Jesus Christ Carries On Intercession For Us In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Jesus Christ carries on intercession for us in heaven; the Holy Ghost carries on intercession in us on earth; and we the ...read more

Tags: Intercession, Prayer How To

Solitude, Though It May Be Silent As Light, Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men ...read more

Tags: Suffering Loneliness