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The Great Easter Truth Is Not That We Are To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The great Easter truth is not that we are to live newly after deaththat is not the great thingbut that we are to be new ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Anxiety Is The Rust Of Life, Destroying Its ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Anxiety is the rust of life, destroying its brightness and weakening its power. A childlike and abiding trust in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:3

Tags: Guilt

Politicians Will Never, Ever Take Care Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Politicians will never, ever take care of youthey only want one thing from you, and that is to ...read more

Tags: Government

There Is A Way Of Speaking Of People Which Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is a way of speaking of people which has the mystical power of calling forth friendship and love for them ...read more

Tags: Compassion

She Plunged Into A Sea Of Platitudes, And With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"She plunged into a sea of platitudes, and with the powerful breast stroke of a channel swimmer made her way ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Gentle Words, Quiet Words, Are, After All, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Gentle words, quiet words, are, after all, the most powerful words. They are more convincing, ...read more

Tags: Words

Percentage Of Adults Who Mostly Agree Or ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 18, 2008

Percentage of adults who mostly agree or completely agree with the statement, "Even today, miracles are ...read more

Tags: Miracles General

As Followers Of Christ, We Are Ordinary People ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 24, 2007

As followers of Christ, we are ordinary people on an important daily journey that reveals the power of ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

The Order Of The Mustard Seed Founded By Count ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 19, 2002

The Order of the Mustard Seed founded by Count Zinzendorf had three guiding principles, namely: 1. Be kind to all people. 2. Seek their ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Cyberglue: The 5/15 Business Week E-Biz Says ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Cyberglue: The 5/15 Business Week E-biz says consumers stay longer at websites with how-to sections, product comparisons, expert ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony

Whether Or Not Storms Come, We Cannot Choose. ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010

Whether or not storms come, we cannot choose. But where we stare during a storm, that we can. (Source: Max Lucado via ...read more

Tags: Trust

Denomination: Church Of God

Half Of All Children Ages One To Five Are Read To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Half of all children ages one to five are read to 7 or more times a week; 53% for 1-2 year-olds, and 51% for ...read more

Tags: School

Definition Of Grace

Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 21, 2008

DEFINITION OF GRACE In the Bible there are three distinctive meanings of grace: it means the mercy and active love of God; it means the winsome attractiveness of God; it means ...read more

Tags: Grace

Someone Once Stated: "I Really Cannot Give You ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 13, 2007

Someone once stated: “I really cannot give you the formula for success. But I can give you the formula for failure. It’s ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Dr. Bill Bright Of Campus Crusade For Christ ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 11, 2002

Dr. Bill Bright of Campus Crusade for Christ tells this story of a famous oil field called Yates Pool: During the depression this field was a sheep ranch owned by a man named Yates. Mr. Yates wasn’t able to make enough on his ranching operation to pay the principal and interest on the mortgage, so ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes, God's Omnipotence, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Huge Reserves  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002

HUGE RESERVES Dr. Bill Bright of Campus Crusade for Christ tells this story of a famous oil field called Yates Pool: During the depression this field was a sheep ranch owned by a man named Yates. Mr. Yates wasn’t able to make enough on his ranching operation to pay the principal and interest on ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8, Acts 1:1-8

Tags: God's Omnipotence, Holy Spirit In Believers, Gifts General

The Gettysburg Address  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 19, 2002

THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived ...read more

Tags: Holidays Civic

Pray Till You Get Cookies  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 11, 2004

PRAY TILL YOU GET COOKIES We should be like the 3-year-old boy (that Paul Harvey told about) who went to the grocery store with his mother. Before they entered the grocery store she said to him, "Now you’re not going to get any chocolate chip cookies, so don’t even ask." She put him up in the cart ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-18, Jeremiah 33:3, Jeremiah 29:12

Tags: Parable General, Prayer Supplication

A Mother To Greatness  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2005

A MOTHER TO GREATNESS John Merrill writes this: "A young, awkward boy grew up in southern California, plagued by a learning disability that in later years would be called dyslexia. But with his mother’s encouragement and admonishment, he became a strong and capable leader. Years later he was ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:1-31

Tags: Mother's Day, Parenting

The Bigger ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2010

THE BIGGER PICTURE In How Life Imitates the World Series, Dave Bosewell tells a story about Earl Weaver, former manager of the Baltimore Orioles. Sports fans will enjoy how he handled star Reggie Jackson. Weaver had a rule that no one could steal a base unless given the steal sign. This upset ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:8-9

Tags: Obedience, Baseball