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  • Since God Is Good, Can I Have His Name?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,486 views

    SINCE GOD IS GOOD, CAN I HAVE HIS NAME? If you’re in Lake City, Fla., one of these days and happen to run into a 50-something fellow with a sandy moustache, a receding hairline, and aviator glasses, you may be in the presence of I Am Who I Am. Really. But that’s because Columbia County Court ...read more

  • Bring Them To Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by David Schaal on Sep 10, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,906 views

    BRING THEM TO JESUS Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman, famous evangelist, said that the New Testament records tell of forty people, each suffering from the same disease, who were healed by Jesus. Of this number, thirty-four were either brought to Jesus by friends, or He was taken to them. In only six cases ...read more

  • True Biblical Worship So Satisfies Our Total ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,509 views

    True biblical worship so satisfies our total personality that we don’t have to shop around for man-made substitutes. William Temple made this clear in his masterful definition of worship: For worship is the submission of all our nature to God. It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness; the ...read more

  • Sometimes As Pastors We Can Be Susceptible To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Willis on Oct 30, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,609 views

    Sometimes as pastors we can be susceptible to rare gaffes. So its no surprise that the story is told about the baptism of a King by St. Patrick in the middle of the fifth century. Sometime during the ritual, St. Patrick leaned on his sharp-pointed staff and inadvertently stabbed the king’s foot. ...read more

  • As We Journey Towards Christmas And Into The New ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Nov 24, 2007
     | 2,701 views

    As we journey towards Christmas and into the New Year, let us all follow in the steps of our Servant-King Jesus, not just for a Season but for a lifetime. By His Spirit may we truly be humble, servant leaders. It is recorded that Mother Teresa once said: “I belong to Jesus. He must have the ...read more

  • Dwight L. Moody Also Says It Well, "Happiness Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 8, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,676 views

    Dwight L. Moody also says it well, “Happiness is caused by things that happen around me, and circumstances will mar it; but joy flows right on through trouble; joy flows on through the dark; joy flows in the night as well as in the day; joy flows all through persecution and opposition. It is an ...read more

  • Writing In The Christian Reader, Laura Conklin ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Mar 23, 2008
     | 1,588 views

    Writing in The Christian Reader, Laura Conklin shares a family story. “My husband and I home school our two children, Seth and Glenna. One day, the lesson was on opposites. “Glenna, who was six at the time, was being quizzed. I would say a word and she would give its opposite. “When I said, ...read more

  • What God Can Do

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 17, 2008
     | 2,507 views

    WHAT GOD CAN DO A young boy traveling by airplane to visit his grandparents sat beside a man who happened to be a seminary professor. The boy was reading a Sunday school take-home paper when the professor thought he would have some fun with the lad. "Young man," said the professor, "If you can ...read more

  • Holiness

    Contributed by Lay Man on Jun 18, 2008
     | 6,214 views

    HOLINESS "But they could not endure to hear of purity, and of victory over sin and the devil. They said they could not believe any could be free from sin on this side of the grave. I bade them give over babbling about the Scriptures, which were holy men’s words, whilst they pleaded for unholiness. ...read more

  • A Husband And Wife Team Of Researchers, The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 16, 2008
     | 1,705 views

    A husband and wife team of researchers, the founders of Empty Tomb, Inc., in Champaign, Illinois, have tracked American and American Christian expenditures as well as global needs. John and Sylvia Ronsvalle have estimated that $70-$80 billion a year could meet the most essential human needs around ...read more

  • Where Are You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
     | 2,109 views

    WHERE ARE YOU LOOKING? A young second lieutenant at Fort Bragg discovered that he had no change when he was about to buy a soft drink from a vending machine. He flagged down a passing private and asked him, "Do you have change for a dollar?" The private said cheerfully, "I think so, let me take a ...read more

  • A Sisyphean Task (Sisyphus)

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,524 views

    A SISYPHEAN TASK (Sisyphus) In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a brilliant rascal who sometimes played tricks on the gods to get what he wanted. He even used trickery to avoid death. Finally the gods had enough and condemned Sisyphus to eternal hard labor -- his punishment: rolling a boulder up a ...read more

  • Traditional Family Is Alive

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,939 views

    TRADITIONAL FAMILY IS ALIVE Of the nation’s 73 million children, nearly 45 million (62%) live with their biological parents, according to the Census Bureau. Another 19 million live with their unmarried, biological mothers. Based on 2004 surveys, the report also shows cohabiting families are on the ...read more

  • Hands-Free Talking Doesn't ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,441 views

    HANDS-FREE TALKING DOESN’T HELP Caution: Evidence now shows hands-free talking isn’t less of a distraction when driving. In fact, drivers who talk on a cell phone in any way are four times more likely to become involved in an accident, according to David Strayer, research director at the Univ. of ...read more

  • H ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,099 views

    HOMESCHOOL Homeschooler numbers continue to grow. Brian Ray of National Home Education Research Institute estimates 1.9 million to 2.4 million K-12 children were home educated during 2005-06. Research shows homeschoolers on average exceed the national average on standardized achievement test for ...read more

  • On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
     | 3,878 views

    ON HUMILITY The moderator of a Presbyterian church in Melbourne, Australia, gave J. Hudson Taylor a flattering introduction. When the founder of the China Inland Mission stepped into the pulpit, he quietly said, "Dear friends, I am a little servant of an illustrious Master." The late A. W. Tozer ...read more

  • Pick Out Three Hymns

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,599 views

    PICK OUT THREE HYMNS I heard about this pastor. He was raising money for a new sanctuary. He told his congregation one Sunday morning "If anybody will give $1000, you can pick out three hymns." A little old lady in the back raised up her hand and said "Pastor, I’ll do it." He was so excited. He ...read more

  • The Church's Greatest Troublemakers  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,603 views

    THE CHURCH'S GREATEST TROUBLEMAKERS Preacher and Bible commentator, John Stott, said this in his exposition of Paul's letter to the Galatians: "To tamper with the gospel is to trouble the church... Indeed the church's greatest troublemakers (now as then) are not those outside who oppose, ridicule ...read more

  • Three Angels And Abraham

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 7, 2009
     | 2,217 views

    THREE ANGELS AND ABRAHAM "The three angels that appeared to Abraham (Gen. xviii.) were Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael; Michael, as the greatest, walked in the middle, with Gabriel to his right and Raphael to his left (Yoma 37a). Michael stands at the right hand of God, Gabriel at His left ...read more

  • During World War Ii, A Military Governor Met With ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 29, 2010
     | 1,452 views

    During World War II, a military governor met with General George Patton in Sicily. When he praised Patton highly for his courage and bravery, the general replied, “Sir, I am not a brave man . . . The truth is, I am an utter craven coward. I have never been within the sound of gunshot or in sight of ...read more

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