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  • A. W. Tozer Said, "God Dwells In A State Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bud Rose on Nov 26, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,996 views

    A. W. Tozer said, “God dwells in a state of perpetual enthusiasm. He is delighted with all that is good and lovingly concerned about all that is wrong. He pursues His labors always in a fullness of holy zeal. No wonder the Spirit came at Pentecost as a sound of a rushing mighty wind and sat in ...read more

  • A Young Man Once Approached Socrates To Ask If ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 126 ratings
     | 6,268 views

    A young man once approached Socrates to ask if the philosopher would teach him the gift of oratory. His request was then followed by an incessant stream of words until, finally, Socrates placed his hand over the inquirer’s mouth and said, “Young man, I will have to charge you a double ...read more

  • I'm Not Gentle, I'm Angry

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 17, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,909 views

    I’M NOT GENTLE, I’M ANGRY "Of the seven deadly sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to come, to savor the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and ...read more

  • There Was A Lady That Broke Down In The Middle ...

    Contributed by Shane Rodriguez on Nov 8, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,965 views

    There was a lady that broke down in the middle of the desert. As she walked the heat beat down on her and her tongue swelled and her lips cracked from no water. She finally sat down and gave up from walking any further. Later she was found dead from lack of water. The sad thing is a mile north from ...read more

  • Holy Child  PRO

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Nov 30, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,633 views

    HOLY CHILD Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child, Make thee a bed, soft, undefiled, Within my heart, that it may be A quiet chamber kept for Thee. My heart for very joy doth leap, My lips no more can silence keep, I too must sing, with joyful tongue, That sweetest ancient cradle song, Glory to God ...read more

  • On Regret

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,769 views

    ON REGRET John Greenleaf Whittier, one of our most astute poets, wrote: For of all the sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been.' That is what Regret is all about. The world is full of people who Regret having thoughtlessly chosen the wrong path. Life is a series ...read more

  • The Meaning Of Bitterness

    Contributed by David Tack on Dec 23, 2011
     | 3,136 views

    THE MEANING OF BITTERNESS "Eadie [A Scottish Theologian 1810-1876] says that Pikria [bitterness] is 'a figurative term denoting that fretted and irritable state of mind that keeps a man in perpetual [constant] animosity--that inclines him to harsh and uncharitable opinions of men and things--that ...read more

  • Read The Word Any Way You Can  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,341 views

    READ THE WORD ANY WAY YOU CAN A man in Kansas City was severely injured in an explosion. Evangelist Robert L. Sumner tells about him in his book The Wonders of the Word of God. The victim’s face was badly disfigured, and he lost his eyesight as well as both hands. He was just a new Christian, and ...read more

  • When I Was A Young Marine Sergeant, Stationed In ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jun 2, 2007
     | 1,370 views

    When I was a young Marine Sergeant, stationed in Yuma Arizona, I worked for a Warrant Officer named, Chris Cox. Now, Warrant officer Cox stood about 6ft 4 inches and weighed just shy of three hundred pounds of solid muscle. At the time I had just started back to college and I was in my first ...read more

  • Dearest Jesus, Holy Child  PRO

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 4, 2001
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,510 views

    DEAREST JESUS, HOLY CHILD Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child, Make thee a bed, soft, undefiled, Within my heart, that it may be A quiet chamber kept for Thee. My heart for very joy doth leap, My lips no more can silence keep, I too must sing, with joyful tongue, That sweetest ancient cradle ...read more

  • Equal To The Opportunity  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Chandler on Mar 18, 2002
    based on 58 ratings
     | 4,058 views

    EQUAL TO THE OPPORTUNITY Zig Ziglar tells the story of boy that went with his mother to the old general store. He liked to sneak away from his mother and when no one was looking he would dip his finger into the large barrel of molasses. The storekeeper caught him doing this and decided to ...read more

  • The Basics  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Lobmiller on Apr 28, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,486 views

    THE BASICS * We believe in sanctification through the Word of God and by the Holy Spirit, and we believe in personal holiness, purity of heart and life. * We believe in divine healing, through faith in the Name of Jesus Christ, and that healing is included in the Redemption. * We believe in ...read more

  • The Eskimo's Are Among The Greatest Hunter's Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,069 views

    The Eskimo’s are among the greatest hunter’s of the world, but there is one animal that is the most difficult for them to catch. This animal has the greatest intellect, keenest smell, and the sharpest eyesight. And yet for the Eskimo’s to survive they must trap and kill this animal before it ...read more

  • Sowing Seeds Of Peace  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Feb 11, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,922 views

    SOWING SEEDS OF PEACE In Europe, 1934, Hitler’s plague of anti-Semitism was infecting a continent. Some would escape it. Some would die from it. But eleven-year-old Heinz would learn from it. He would learn the power of sowing seeds of peace. Heinz was a Jew. The Bavarian village of Fourth, ...read more

  • As D. L. Moody Said, "Trust In Yourself, And You ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,776 views

    As D. L. Moody said, "Trust in yourself, and you are doomed to disappointment; trust in your friends, and they will die and leave you; trust in reputation, and some slanderous tongue may blast it; but trust in God, and you are never to be confounded in time or eternity." Luther gave a similar ...read more

  • Lines To A Skeleton…  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Daugherty on Aug 7, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 3,264 views

    LINES TO A SKELETON... The mss. of this poem was found in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, near a perfect human skeleton. It was first published around the early 1900’s It Has a Profound Message!!! Behold this ruin! ’Twas a skull, Once of ethereal spirit filled. This narrow ...read more

  • Passion For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
     | 5,159 views

    Passion for God A. W. Tozer said, “God dwells in a state of perpetual enthusiasm. He is delighted with all that is good and lovingly concerned about all that is wrong. He pursues His labors always in a fullness of holy zeal. No wonder the Spirit came at Pentecost as a sound of a rushing mighty ...read more

  • A Quaker Woman Wonders If Godly Living Will ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2009
     | 3,670 views

    A Quaker Woman Wonders if Godly Living will Attract Unbelievers to her Religion A GODLY QUAKER came up to her pastor and said, "Pastor, I think, and wonder if you do also, that if one lived beautifully and walked correctly and stayed away from evil that others seeing us would be inclined to love ...read more

  • Many Years Ago I Read Some Words Penned By F. ...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,617 views

    MANY YEARS AGO I READ SOME WORDS PENNED BY F. BUECHNER. I wrote these words in the front of my Bible. I have studied these words many times. I make an offering of these words to you. THE SKELETON IS YOU! F. BUECHNER: OF THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS ANGER IS POSSIBILLY THE MOST FUN. TO LICK YOUR WOUNDS, ...read more

  • There Is A Space Between The Moment Something ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,105 views

    There is a space between the moment something happens and how we respond. Those who are mature emotionally have worked to make that space larger so that we can choose are responses. We can choose how we respond to temptation: to not continue a conversation that is engaged in gossip, to not pull the ...read more

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