Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 2, 2004
based on 32 ratings
| 5,577 views
A GLIMPSE OF ME—COMMUNION MEDITATION
In Mel Gibson’s Movie, “The Passion of Christ” there is an obscure detail in the crucifixion scene that probably goes unnoticed by most people, but it is a detail that says so much.
When Jesus is being placed on the cross, the camera comes close to watch as
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
based on 1 rating
| 1,268 views
Here’s how several elementary school students answered the following questions about moms:
Why did God make mothers?
• She’s the only one who knows where the Scotch tape is.
• Mostly to clean the house.
• To help us out of there when we were getting born.
How did God make mothers?
• He used
...read more
Contributed by David Fox on Nov 11, 2001
based on 119 ratings
| 7,057 views
George Gallup reports:
Less than 10 % of Americans are deeply committed Christians. These committed Christians are far, far happier than the rest of the population. Committed Christians are more accepting of others than the average American, more involved in charitable activities, and are
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 12, 2002
based on 7 ratings
| 1,794 views
Singapore Story
One Singaporean said to three Christians eating in a hawker’s stall, "Do you happen to be Christians?" They asked, "What makes you think so?" He said, "Well, you seem to be quite different from most people I know. That make me think you are Christians. But, you don’t act like
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 5, 2001
based on 12 ratings
| 3,169 views
THE BIG RETURN ON FAITHFULNESS
It was a stormy night in Birmingham, England, and Hudson Taylor was to speak at a meeting at the Severn Street schoolroom. His hostess assured him that nobody would attend on such a stormy night, but Taylor insisted on going. "I must go even if there is no one but
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 22, 2004
As World War II was drawing to a close, the Allied armies gathered up many hungry orphans. They were placed in camps where they were well-fed. Despite excellent care, they slept poorly. They seemed nervous and afraid. Finally, a psychologist came up with the solution. Each child was given a piece
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Charles Bruner on Jul 19, 2005
based on 1 rating
| 6,460 views
J.R.R Tolkein, famous writer leaves us with this profound thought. “It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succor of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 7, 2009
A young man had a terrible falling out with a neighbouring farmer. One night, in an act of cruel vengeance, he crept through the neighbouring fields.
As he did so, he scattered seeds of a persistent, virulent weed. Very soon, the weeds sprang up, and no amount of effort would eradicate them. Years
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Anglican
Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Aug 28, 2009
Corrie ten Boom lived through the terrible life of Nazi concentration camps, a place where hope was lost for many people. She survived to tell her story of unfaltering faith and tight-fisted hope in God. She saw the face of evil up close and personal. She saw some of the most atrocious and
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Nov 23, 2009
Charles Malik, former Lebanese ambassador to the United Nations, asked in a speech: “What has been the greatest American contribution to the rest of the world? Has it been money? Has it been food? Has it been medical skill? Has it been military might? Has it been industrial know-how?†Then he
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Assembly Of God
HOPE FOR AN ORPHANAGE
Opening Video Illustration: Bluefishtv.com - "Making a wish for an orphanage."
The girl in the story shares how he she came down with cancer twice, and the second time the "Make a Wish Foundation" asked her what she wanted in life – a wish. Her wish was her hope – her
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 9, 2010
According to Greek mythology, sirens (sea nymphs) inhabited certain Mediterranean coastal areas. As ships passed by, the sirens sang such enchanting songs that the sailors, drawn by the music, would jump overboard and drown.
Odysseus was on a ship that had to pass that way. Aware of the powerful
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 8, 2010
based on 2 ratings
| 1,600 views
THE ORIGIN OF THE ENVELOPE
Back in 1820 the average person in England wrote only three letters a year--and with good reason. Letters in those days were mailed without a cover and could be read by anyone.
But William Mulready had an idea to ensure privacy—the envelope. It was an idea he stole
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Brethren
Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
SHARING THE CUP WITH ALL
One Sunday morning in 1865, a black man entered a fashionable church in Richmond, Virginia. When Communion was served, he walked down the aisle and knelt at the altar. A rustle of resentment swept the congregation. How dare he! After all, believers in that church used the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
*other
Sermon Central