Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 17, 2001
based on 95 ratings
| 4,283 views
In history, 160 years before the birth of Jesus, there is the story of the Maccabean revolt in Israel. Antiochus IV, King of Syria, had conquered Jerusalem, & he decided to destroy the Jewish religion & make the Jews deny their faith in God. Among the many things he did was to order the people to
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
based on 7 ratings
| 2,679 views
Some years ago before the death of Mother Theresa, a television special depicted the grim human conditions that were a part of her daily life. It showed all the horror of the slums of Calcutta and her love for these destitute people. The producer interviewed her as she made her rounds in that
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 16, 2002
based on 69 ratings
| 3,441 views
The Church Has Never Been On Fire Before
By Dan Adkins
One Night At Almost Midnight, We Heard Tile Sirens Roar
Everybody In The Neighborhood Was Looking Out Their Door
Then In Bathrobes And Curlers, They Gathered Round To See
The Church Was Going Up In Flames, It Burned ’Til Way Past Three
Now
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Michael Milton on Jul 26, 2002
based on 82 ratings
| 2,202 views
Shortly before I left Savannah, the headlines in the Savannah News were all about Baby Grace. Baby Grace was a newborn girl discovered in a dumpster by a garbage worker. Amidst the refuse of a ghetto area of Savannah, lying in pornography, in the green broken glass of discarded cheap wine bottles,
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Presbyterian/Reformed
based on 2 ratings
| 12,950 views
"According to medieval legend, before King Arthur sent his knights on errantry to right wrongs and befriend the helpless, he would call them together at his round table, where each knight could see the face of the his king and the faces of his fellows. Shall the followers of the King of Kings do
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
United Methodist
based on 51 ratings
| 3,939 views
Kurt Warner’s testimony: “Before accepting Jesus as my Lord I lived my life for only me. I never asked God what he wanted for my life. I was living only for what I wanted. When I was 25 years old I realized I was nothing without Jesus and that I was separated from Him because of sin. I asked Jesus
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 6, 2002
based on 53 ratings
| 8,595 views
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE--COMMUNION MEDITATION
USA Today had an article on the front page about those who escaped the World Trade Center on September 11. After interviewing over 300 survivors and family members of victims, USA Today concluded that in the South tower those who didn’t delay but ran
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 8, 2002
based on 7 ratings
| 1,726 views
Living together before marriage is nothing more than “playing house.” It’s being shown that living together is not best. Charles Colson sites the National Survey of Families & Households. In that survey they came up with some startling data. It found that almost half of all couples who cohabit
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian Church
Contributed by Timothy Mills on Oct 13, 2002
based on 49 ratings
| 2,549 views
Jesus and Satan had an arguement before God about which one could type on a computer faster and better. God commanded a contest. Satan was typing so fast that the keyboard was smoking, and sparks were flying from his fingertips. Jesus was not behind, but he kept doing something else that Satan
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2003
based on 37 ratings
| 1,229 views
To live before the Audience of One truly makes a demonstrable difference. The character and life of the great nineteenth-century Christian soldier General Charles Gordon, sometimes known as "Chinese Gordon" or "Gordon of Khartoum" is a striking example. In his book on the recapture of Sudan,
...read more
Contributed by James Chandler on Jun 27, 2003
based on 4 ratings
| 2,610 views
It started as a slip up during a prayer before a church softball game. The minister was leading everyone in prayer. As he closed in prayer he accidently said, "In Jesus’ name we play." That phrase caught on and
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Sermon Central