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  • More Incorrect  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,191 views

    *More Incorrect* Two young engineers applied for a single position at a computer company. They both had the same qualifications. In order to determine which individual to hire, the applicants were asked to take a test by the department manager. Upon completion of the test, both men missed only ...read more

  • Jesus Infuriated The Jewish Leaders Because He ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003
    based on 45 ratings
     | 3,504 views

    Jesus infuriated the Jewish leaders because He claimed to be the “stone which the builders rejected.” This is a reference to the building of Solomon’s Temple. It took 30,000 workmen over seven years to complete the temple. According to I Kings 6 all the stones were quarried far away from the ...read more

  • Wanting What You Have

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on Mar 10, 2013
     | 3,311 views

    WANTING WHAT YOU HAVE The story was told of a young preacher who was rejected by the other associate ministers of the Church he attended. They said very little to him and would often talk behind his back. One day he went to the pastor and expressed his intentions of leaving the Church and seeking ...read more

  • Following Jesus Is Not Easy. Being Faithful Is ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 23, 2009
     | 5,217 views

    Following Jesus is not easy. Being faithful is not easy. Giving and sacrificing. Generosity. Showing kindness and love. Being faithful and consistent. Offering praises and worship even when you don’t feel like it can be a huge sacrifice. You will most likely be rejected at some point. You might ...read more

  • My Land-Lady Marie Has A Vege Food Store That I'm ...  PRO

    Contributed by Nathan Garcia on Mar 8, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,570 views

    My land-lady Marie has a vege food store that I’m taking care of while she’s away in California. About a little while back, 2 freezers went down and $700 worth of vege food was lost. I called Marie and explained the situation to her. A few days ago I was led in prayer to scrutinize my actions. I ...read more

  • A Man Who Was Raised In A Cult (A Cult Is A Group ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 2,525 views

    A man who was raised in a cult (A cult is a group that changes either the person of Jesus or the redemptive act of the cross) over a period of years gradually rejected the rules and works of religion. One day he cried out to a friend, "You’ve ...read more

  • Denying Oneself

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Mar 4, 2012
     | 3,624 views

    DENYING ONESELF "To deny oneself is not to do without something or even many things. It is not asceticism, nor self-rejection or self-hatred, nor is it even the disowning of particular sins. It is to renounce the self as the dominant element in life. It is to replace the self with God-in-Christ as ...read more

  • We "Must Distinguish Between The Error, Which ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 7, 2009
     | 1,408 views

    We "must distinguish between the error, which must always be rejected, and the person in error, who never loses his dignity as a person even though he flounders amid false or inadequate religious ideas. God alone is the judge and the searcher of ...read more

  • Joseph Stowell, Former President Of Moody Bible ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Joseph Stowell, former President of Moody Bible Institute, writes in his book Fanning the Flame: "The call of authentic Christianity is to ‘have heart’ - a heart for God . A heart for God requires (1) that we move from externals to internals ,(2) that we reject the easy way of ritual ...read more

  • Crooked On The Lot  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,509 views

    CROOKED ON THE LOT The Jewish leaders had rejected salvation. The builders had rejected the very cornerstone of the temple, and stumbled over the rock. Growing up, there was a vacant lot next to our house. One day, a bunch of equipment and workers from Philyaw Construction showed up—and built a ...read more

  • Quote: Arthur Pink Declares, "Any Preacher Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
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    Quote: Arthur Pink declares, “Any preacher who rejects God’s law, who denies repentance to be a condition of salvation, who assures the giddy and godless that they are loved by God, who declares that saving faith is nothing more than an act of the will which every person has the power to perform is ...read more

  • I Remember One Of My Former Employers Referring ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 10, 2006
     | 1,307 views

    I remember one of my former employers referring to a Christian colleague as "a bit of a Methodist!" It was meant as a "put down" but I regarded it as a badge of honour! O yes, persecution in various forms still exists! We must be willing, if need be, to be ready to accept rejection and ridicule ...read more

  • Lifelong A New National Fatherhood Initiative ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,291 views

    Lifelong A new National Fatherhood Initiative survey finds 88% of Americans believe marriage should be a lifelong commitment and 89% agree “all things being equal, it is better for children to be raised in a household that has a married mother and father.” Also, 71% reject the statement: “Either ...read more

  • After A Three-Month Summer Recess, On October ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 3, 2007
     | 1,014 views

    After a three-month summer recess, on October 3,1994, the Supreme Court of the United States opened its 1994-95 term. According to the New York Times News Service, the court’s legal business for that first day could be summed up with one word: “No.” The court announced it had refused to hear more ...read more

  • Os Guiness Gives A Very Helpful Definition Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 21, 2000
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    Os Guiness gives a very helpful definition of doubt in his book In Two Minds. He says, "When you believe, you are in one mind and accept something as true. Unbelief is to be of one mind and reject that something is true. To doubt is to waver between the two, to believe and disbelieve at the same ...read more

  • #8230; Claire Schenot Burkat, "Five ...  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 28, 2001
    based on 67 ratings
     | 3,877 views

    ILLUSTRATION… Claire Schenot Burkat, "Five Myths of the Perfect Pastor" His sermons were over their heads. His opinionated views alienated his colleagues. Coworkers found him boastful, even arrogant. A physical disability drove him to over-function in ministry. The first two congregations he ...read more

  • Last Tuesday, I Went To Listen To Dana Scott, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 29, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,638 views

    Last Tuesday, I went to listen to Dana Scott, sister of Rachel Scott, who was one of the students killed at Columbine High School. And one of the points of Miss Scott’s message was that we need to be more compassionate toward those who are not like us, such as the social rejects, or physically ...read more

  • Lifelong: A New National Fatherhood Initiative ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,056 views

    Lifelong: A new National Fatherhood Initiative survey finds 88% of Americans believe marriage should be a lifelong commitment and 89% agree “all things being equal, it is better for children to be raised in a household that has a married mother and father.” Also, 71% reject the statement: “Either ...read more

  • Quote: - Charles Spurgeon Once Said, "I Would ...

    Contributed by Tom Osterkamp on Mar 19, 2007
     | 1,492 views

    QUOTE: - Charles Spurgeon once said, "I would recommend you either believe God up to the hilt, or else not believe at all. Believe this book of God, every letter of it, or else reject it. There is no logical standing place between the two. Be satisfied with nothing less than a faith that swims in ...read more

  • If I Believed...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,911 views

    IF I BELIEVED... An atheist once told William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, "If I believed what you Christians say you believe about a coming judgment and that impenitent rejecters of Christ will be lost, I would crawl on my bare knees on crushed glass all over London, warning men, night ...read more