Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
based on 1 rating
| 1,001 views
Only 1 in 7 Americans reports an involvement with the Bible beyond just reading it. (Foster Letter
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Jan 15, 2005
based on 4 ratings
| 5,868 views
The prince of Grenada, an heir to the Spanish crown, was sentenced to life in solitary confinement in Madrid’s ancient prison called "The Place of the Skull." The fearful, dirty, and dreary nature of the place earned it the name. Everyone knew that once you were in, you would never come out alive.
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2001
based on 90 ratings
| 2,678 views
William Randolph Hearst invested a fortune collecting art treasures from around the world. One day Mr. Hearst read the description of a valuable art item which he sent his agent abroad to find. After months of searching, the agent reported that he had finally found the treasure. To the surprise of
...read more
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2004
based on 3 ratings
| 4,581 views
A REMARKABLE WORK
When Benjamin Franklin was the Ambassador to France, he occasionally attended the Infidels Club -- a group that spent most of its time searching for and reading literary masterpieces. On one occasion Franklin read the book of Ruth to the club, but changed the names in it so it
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
based on 2 ratings
| 2,352 views
Cultural Creatives is the new label for a individuals who reject traditionalism and modernism in favor of their 1960’s values. Proponents are typically upper middle class and consider themselves leading edge thinkers. The read a great deal, but don’t see their values reflected in what they read.
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Ray Swift on Dec 2, 2009
based on 3 ratings
| 2,972 views
A LITTLE GIFT IS ON THE WAY
A lady waited until the last minute to send her Christmas cards. She rushed into a store and bought a package of 50 cards without really looking at them. She rushed home, signed and addressed 49 of them without really looking at them.
On Christmas Day when things had
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
based on 38 ratings
| 4,862 views
In his book, Reaching the Invisible God, author Philip Yancey tells the story about his wife, Janet, who leads a weekly “Christian Circle” at a local nursing home. An Alzheimer’s patient named Betsy faithfully attends, led there by a staff worker, and sits through the hour. Every week Janet
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
based on 3 ratings
| 1,432 views
Within the covers of one single book, the Bible, are all the answers to all the problems that face us today--if only we
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
The average born again Christian spends more time watching TV in one evening than Bible reading in
...read more