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16 Year Old] Nathan Johnson Dreamed Of Starting ...  PRO

Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 10, 2006

“[16 year old] Nathan Johnson dreamed of starting a revolution for Christ. [He wrote in his diary, “God’s] will for me is to radically impact my school for Him." But before he could see the revolution become a reality, Johnson’s life was cut short by an automobile accident [after] striking a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-13, Colossians 3:1-7

Tags: All Things

Run Your Race Tjbts

Contributed by Blake Henson on Jun 6, 2023

Run Your Race shows how silly it would be for someone to stop short of home in a game, but it is the same in our Christian life when we are not Christians all the time. We must realize the need to be active serving Christians 24/7 in our lives. URL: https://youtu.be/Ai6qZPECLiw SUMMARY In this ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:7

Tags: Run Your Race, Never Stop Living For Jesus

Phillip Keller Visited A Potter In Pakistan A...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009

Phillip Keller visited a potter in Pakistan and gained the most understanding ever of the meaning found in "Your will be done in earth as it is in heaven." The words of the prophet came to mind: "Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear my words" (Jer. 18:2). ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:10

Tags: Lord's Prayer

Women Out Number Men In The U.s. 51% To 49%. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Women out number men in the U.S. 51% to 49%. Worldwide men out number women 50.4% to 49.6%. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Women

Last Year, The Barna Survey Estimates That About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Last year, the Barna survey estimates that about 6 out of every 10 dollars given to any non-profit entity went to churches. ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Choices?

Contributed by David Tack on May 13, 2024

"Freedom from God, bondage to Satan; Freedom from Satan, bondage to God. Each path has a master with yields, crops and nutrients of difference. One path of paralyzing hatred ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1, Luke 10:21, Joshua 24:15

Tags: Bondage, Master, Servitude, Freedom

Denomination: Baptist

Religious Resurgence: The Wall Street Journal ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Religious Resurgence: The Wall Street Journal book reviewer George Johnston comments, “… in the year 2000 we see not only a resurgence of religious evangelism but an appetite for books and movies about God. In many respects, America is a more religious ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

John Gill Wrote,

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 30, 2009

John Gill wrote, "Jeremiah, whom some of the Jews have thought to be the prophet Moses spoke of, in (Deuteronomy 18:15) and expected that he would appear about the times of the Messiah" [his source: Baal Hatturim in Deut. ...read more

Tags: Prophecy

Denomination: Independent/Bible

37% Of Christians Shop In Christian Stores. A New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

37% of Christians shop in Christian stores. A new CBA-Barna survey reveals that 34% of adults have shopped in a store that specializes in Christian products in the last 6months, up from 30% in ’91. Close to 4 in 10 Christians (37% or roughly 6 million people) visit a Christian store in a typical ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Christ Has Risen—you Better, Too!

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 4, 2010

CHRIST HAS RISEN--YOU BETTER, TOO! I heard about a church organist who overslept one Easter morning. She said, "The service was scheduled for 6:30. At 6:31, the minister called to see if I was coming. Since I live near the church, I was at the organ by 6:45. Then, a year later on Easter morning ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Truth—not So Absolute: The People Groups Least ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Truth—Not So Absolute: The people groups least likely to believe in absolute moral truth are Baby Busters (those 36 and younger—only 13% embrace absolute truth), Catholics (16%) and adults who are not born again Christians (15%). The groups most likely to endorse the existence of absolute moral ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

Christ Makes Us More, Not Less

Contributed by David Hodgin on Jun 24, 2009

CHRIST MAKES US MORE, NOT LESS The Major League record for homeruns is held by the Aaron brothers. Henry and Tommie combined hit more homeruns than any other combination of brothers in baseball history. Together they hit 768 homeruns. Henry hit 755 of them and Tommie added 13. Even though one ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

Dale Carnegie In Yellowstone  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2009

DALE CARNEGIE IN YELLOWSTONE Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. This command is again repeated by Paul to the Colossians in 3:13, 13Bear with each other and forgive... The alternative to forgiveness is bitterness and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:32

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

2) A Story Is Told About A School District That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

(2) A story is told about a School District that had banned using the name of "Christ" in any of their Christmas programs. Sort of ironic isn’t it that Christ couldn’t be mentioned along with Christmas. Though they could use the name "Christmas" they began calling the Holiday programs things like ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Charles Smith Was A Jehovah's Witness, Working ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Dec 28, 2004

Charles Smith was a Jehovah’s Witness, working his way up in the organization for 37 years. Outside one of their meetings, he noticed someone with a sign that simply said, “1 John 5:13.” He decided he would read it later. “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of ...read more

Tags: World Religions

Denomination: Baptist

David Wilkerson's Founder Of Teen Challenge ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 30, 2004

David Wilkerson's founder of Teen Challenge states from his book Sipping Saints: 1. Drinking is the world's most staggering problem. We face the horrible statistics of more than a million young Americans becoming alcoholics. Six million of their parents are already there. We have become a sodden ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Thy Great ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Thy Great Salvation Regeneration “He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:5-6

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Division In The Church

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 20, 2008

DIVISION IN THE CHURCH We might sum up the divisions in this church this way according to Parsons: i. "I follow Paul" -- This group may have taken the attitude that Paul started this church and he will always be the leader. These are the traditionalists. 1. They always live in the past and never ...read more

Tags: Divisions

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Number Of American Gamblers Has Increased By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The number of American gamblers has increased by 20 million in the past 5 years. 73 million will visit a casino this year with the average gambler making 6 such visits ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Christmas Significance

Contributed by Sourav Dasgupta on Dec 30, 2021

*Josiah and Jesus* (Significance of Christmas) At 8 yrs. he became King - Josiah and reigned for 31 years @Major Changes @One of the best Kings of Israel @Similarities with Jesus Christ 2Kings22,23 His father was Manasseh and was a bad example but Mother was a good example **(my nature is ...read more

Tags: King's Responsibility, Reference To Christ