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Responsiblity To All Living Creatures

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 18, 2022

Genesis 9:1-7 Devotional From Gen. 9:1-3 we note God blessed Noah and his sons. What was the command? – same as for the first man and woman – populate the earth (somewhat of a new beginning) What were given to man in v2? – man was given the responsibility to rule over all other creatures on ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:1-7

Tags: People, Nature, God's Love, Responsibilty On Earth

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Come As You Are

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Nov 21, 2024

A friend of mine in Louisiana had his 11 year old nephew for the weekend just after the uncle had had a close call with death and gotten released from the hospital. On Sunday morning, his nephew approached him. “Come on, Uncle, let’s go to church!” “But Dom, you don’t have any church clothes ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:18, Matthew 11:27, Romans 5:8

Tags: Come As You Are, God Loves All People

Denomination: Charismatic

How Do You Feel About People? A Pastor Arranged ...  PRO

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Feb 2, 2001

How do you feel about people? A pastor arranged for a gathering of the women’s auxiliary. It was to be a garden party on the church lawn, under the old oak. At the last moment, the morning of the party, Mrs. Preacher discovered she left Sister Hissyfit off the invitation list. The parson ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-21

Tags: Forgiveness General, Forgiveness For Others, Prayer Answered, Grace

Denomination: United Methodist

We Become Vulnerable When We Love People And Go ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 13, 2001

"We become vulnerable when we love people and go out of our way to help them." That’s what the wealthy industrialist Charles Schwab declared after going to court and winning a nuisance suit at age 70. Given permission by the judge to speak to the audience, he made the following statement: ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Doesn't Call People Who Are Qualified. He ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

God doesn’t call people who are qualified. He calls people who are willing, and then He ...read more

Tags: Faith, Gifts General, Workplace

When People Do Not Mind What God Says To Them In ...  PRO

Contributed by Martin Wickens on Apr 20, 2002

When people do not mind what God says to them in His Word, God doth as little mind what they say ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Baptist

Arthur Pink Wrote About How Some People Do Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 5, 2002

Arthur Pink wrote about how some people do not worship: They bring their bodies to the house of prayer but not their souls. They worship with their mouths but not in spirit and in truth. They are sticklers for early morning communion with God but they take no thought about keeping their hearts ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:10-20

Tags: Church Practices, Worship Definition, Worship General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our Opinion Of People Depends Less Upon What We ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 16, 2002

Our opinion of people depends less upon what we see in them than upon what they make us see ...read more

Tags: Friendship General, Friendship New Friends

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Have You Notice How Much People Like To Talk... ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 23, 2002

Have you notice how much people like to talk... Here are some statistics on the average American. If you are the average American you 30 conversations a day and you’ll spend 1/5 of your life talking. In one year your conversations will fill 66 books of 800 pages each. If you’re a man, you ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Angry Cynical People Die Young. Men Who Score ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 3, 2001

Angry cynical people die young. Men who score high for hostility on standard tests are four times more likely to die prematurely than men whose scores are ...read more

Tags: Anger, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Angry Cynical People Die Young. Men Who Score ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

Angry cynical people die young. Men who score high for hostility on standard tests are four times more likely to die prematurely than men whose scores ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

Sometimes When I Tell People About My Experience ...  PRO

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 24, 2005

Sometimes when I tell people about my experience of God, I feel a bit like Lucy when she had returned from the wardrobe for the first time (The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe). She really had been to Narnia. It really did exist. It was an amazing place, and yet it just sounded too far fetched for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:10

Tags: Narnia

Denomination: Anglican

Every 30 Minutes Nearly 300,000 People Visit A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Every 30 minutes nearly 300,000 people visit a Wal-Mart somewhere in the world. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

3.2 Billion People Have Viewed The Jesus Film ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

3.2 Billion People Have Viewed The Jesus Film since ’79 with 121 million decisions for Christ. It is available in 582 languages with 237 more in the works. ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Why People Give According To Dr. Ron L. Jones, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Why People Give According to Dr. Ron L. Jones, pastor, author and VP of development at College of Biblical Studies in Houston people give: (1) Because they feel connected to the cause represented by the ministry. (2) Because they believe the ministry is producing changed lives. (3) Because they ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Heart Attacks: About 60,000 People A Year Suffer ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Heart Attacks: About 60,000 people a year suffer an electrical short-circuit in the heart that can be reversed only with a shock from a defibrillator. Of these patients, 6% to 10% ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

By Age 25, 1 Of 2 Sexually Active Young People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

By age 25, 1 of 2 sexually active young people will acquire an STD, according to the American Medical News and the World Congress of Families. ...read more

Tags: Sexuality

Between '98 And '01, At Least 80,000 People Lost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Between ’98 and ’01, at least 80,000 people lost $2 billion to religious scams in the U.S. vs. $450 million lost by 15,000 people between ...read more

Tags: Sin General

85% Of U.s. Churches Average 200 Or Fewer People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

85% of U.S. churches average 200 or fewer people in attendance on Sundays. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General

Porn Presence More Than 40 Million People Visit ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Porn Presence More than 40 million people visit an Internet porn site each day. · There are now more than 4.2 million Internet porn sites. · 60% of all web site visits are sexual in nature. · 30% of unsolicited e-mails contain porno content. · Americans spend an estimated $8-$10 billion annually on ...read more

Tags: Addiction