Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 19, 2003
based on 11 ratings
| 2,025 views
Did you see the move Shallow Hal? It is a movie about an unattractive, really shallow middle-aged man named Hal Larsen who judges women on how “hot” they are. But then one day, Hal gets stuck on a stalled elevator with a motivational guru who helps him overcome his shallowness by hypnotizing him
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 17, 2008
Listen to the description of a spirit-filled life by the ’Sunday Times’ journalist Matthew Parris – a man, who is by his own confession, not a Christian.
“The New Testament offers a picture of God, who does not sound at all vague. He has sent His Son to earth. He has distinct plans for each of us
...read more
Denomination:
Church Of God
Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 31, 2009
In the Broadway musical, “Guys and Dolls,” there is a line where Sky Masterton (the Marlon Brando role in the film version) shares some advice that his father gave him. Sky is a gambler and the entire play revolves around a certain bet that he makes which pays off in a way he isn’t expecting. But I
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
*other
Contributed by Michael Walther on May 20, 2011
HOW MANY WILL BE SAVED?
There was a debate between two famous rabbis about this. One said that the number saved would be one third of the world. To support this he pointed to the ancient Flood in which Noah and his three sons and their families were saved. But of these three sons, Shem, the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 17, 2011
I OWE MY LIFE TWICE
A wealthy English family once invited friends to spend some time at their beautiful estate. The happy occasion was almost plunged into a terrible tragedy on the first day. Because the children went swimming, and one of them got into deep water and started drowning.
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Brethren
Main Idea: In order to be saved, we need to put our faith in Jesus Christ.
Verse: “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6 NKJV).
Illustration: Once there was a
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Charismatic
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 30, 2019
The early church understood propitiation, the atoning work of Jesus, and justification by faith, not works:
from The Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus, Chapter IX, about 200 A.D.
But when our wickedness had reached its height, and it had been clearly shown that its reward, punishment and death,
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Bruce Emmert on May 7, 2001
based on 66 ratings
| 2,121 views
On a scale of 1 to 10, how optimistic are you about your future? In that great mid-life crisis movie, City Slickers, Billy Crystal’s character Mitch attends career day at his son’s grade school. Mitch is anything but optimistic. His son had told everyone that his dad was a submarine captain, but
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
United Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
based on 3 ratings
| 2,526 views
LEIGHTON FORD--Leighton Ford is a minister and a brother-in-law to Billy Graham. Leighton’s son Sandy died an untimely death. Leighton wrote a book about his son. The following is taken from that publication.
"When Sandy was alive, he sometimes made his friends a little uncomfortable by being
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Curt Cizek on Oct 8, 2007
based on 1 rating
| 1,373 views
-Has anyone ever seen the movie Lorenzo’s Oil?
-It came out in 1992, starring Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon
-If you can still find it, watch it – great movie
-It is a true story about Augusto and Michaela Odone whose 7 year old son, Lorenzo, is perfectly normal until he begins to suffer blackouts
...read more
Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Anne Benefield on Feb 19, 2008
based on 1 rating
| 909 views
One of my favorite books is called This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women. It is a compilation of eighty essays based on the National Public Radio series of the same name. The essays are from the famous and the unknown. One of the essays that I found most moving is
...read more
Denomination:
Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Vernon Price on Apr 10, 2012
based on 5 ratings
| 7,854 views
NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD
One night in a church service a young woman felt the tug of God at her heart. She responded to God's call and accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior.
The young woman had a very rough past, involving alcohol, drugs, and prostitution. But, the change in her was evident. As
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Adventist
Sermon Central