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  • I Am Neither A Liberal Theologian Nor A Feminist ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 22, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,060 views

    I am neither a liberal theologian nor a feminist believing that God is both Father and Mother to us, but many of the finest traits of motherhood we find in Him who is our Everlasting Father. Jesus, our Everlasting Father, uses the imagery of a mother hen in describing his desire to care for the ...read more

  • What Were To Happen If You Were Leaving For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lance Ladd on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 2,176 views

    What were to happen if you were leaving for vacation and you went to flip of the breakers that ran the hot water heater so that you could save money not heating water that you didn’t need and instead you mistakenly flip the breaker for the refrigerator. You leave for two weeks and when you return ...read more

  • Herman And Henrietta Were Touring ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Hamilton on Feb 27, 2003
    based on 104 ratings
     | 1,843 views

    Illustration: Herman and Henrietta were touring their brand-new house, a house that Henrietta had paid for with her money, a fact of which she often reminded Herman. In each room of the house, she said to her husband, “Herman, if it were not for my money, we wouldn’t be here.” Herman didn’t say a ...read more

  • John Williams Of J.c. Williams Group, The 3rd ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,517 views

    John Williams of J.C. Williams Group, the 3rd largest consulting firm in the world, delivered some revealing and enlightening observations on the changing face of retail at a recent CBA gathering. These changes reach beyond retail to virtually every organization in America. They are: · Time ...read more

  • Opportunity's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,216 views

    OPPORTUNITY’S BALD-SPOT In the past, there was a well-known bronze statue of Kairos by a Greek sculptor named Lysippos. On this famous statue was an epigram about the meaning of the statue. The epigram was a series of questions and answers. After inquiring about the author and his origins, it ...read more

  • Do You Know Him?

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 1, 2009
     | 2,738 views

    DO YOU KNOW HIM? Do you know Jesus? I’m not asking if you know about Jesus. Some people know Jesus about as well as they know Stephen Harper (PM of Canada), Rick Warren (Pastor and best-selling author), Sara Palin (Governor of Alaska who ran for Vice President for Republican John McCain), or Carl ...read more

  • Mother Hen Sacrifices Her Life To Protect Chicks ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,281 views

    Mother Hen Sacrifices Her Life To Protect Chicks During Fire in Yellowstone National Park, National Geographic Article There was an article in National Geographic several years ago provided a penetrating picture of God’s wings. After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park in the US, forest ...read more

  • We Always Turn To Something

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 30, 2010
     | 3,859 views

    We Always Turn to Something In Thessalonica, notice those who heard the gospel responded by 1Thes1:9 turning to God from idols to serve the true and living God. In our 21st century western society there has been a huge paradigm shift, a turning away from Judea/Christian God centred worldview, ...read more

  • I’ll Never Forget My First Experience Using ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 10, 2010
     | 2,095 views

    I’ll never forget my first experience using an automatic car wash. Approaching it with the dread of going to the dentist, I pushed the money into the slot, nervously checked and rechecked my windows, eased the car up to the line, and waited. Powers beyond my control began moving my car forward as ...read more

  • Poem: I Met A Traveler From An Antigue Land By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2010
     | 3,435 views

    Poem: I Met A Traveler From an Antigue Land by Percy Bysshe Shelley In 1818, Percy Bysshe Shelley published a poem on the ephemeral nature of human kings and political powers: I MET A TRAVELER FROM AN ANTIQUE LAND I met a traveler from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of ...read more

  • It Moves, For All That!

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 20, 2010
     | 821 views

    IT MOVES, FOR ALL THAT! Galileo, in 1609, began experiments which led to the invention of the telescope. His first instrument had for its tube, a piece of leaden organ pipe, and a magnifying power of three diameters. In 1611 he visited Rome, and showed the clergy and others the wonders of the ...read more

  • You Are Not In Charge  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 7, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,966 views

    YOU ARE NOT IN CHARGE Tom Boyd tells about a woman who was a member of a church he pastored in Tennessee. She was flamboyant and eccentric but Boyd was impressed with her "intense commitment to the faith. She did not have a pietistic bone in her body, but her devotion was nonetheless clear and ...read more

  • Sabbath Sympathy

    Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Jun 1, 2018
     | 3,827 views

    Never one to back down from a fight, Jesus takes the bait, and summons the man. He literally says, “Rise in the midst of the group.” And there are two reasons for this request. He wants everyone to see and witness this event. He wants him up and in the middle. The second is this. As a ...read more

  • It Was A Cold, Winter Day. A Carcass, On An Ice ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 23, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,709 views

    It was a cold, winter day. A carcass, on an ice floe, floated slowly down the Niagra River. An Eagle, flying overhead, spied the easy prey below, and descended upon it. He began to eat. As he did, the water of the river began slowly pushing the flow toward the falls. But could not the eagle, ...read more

  • The Phone Rings. It Is Kremlin. Mr. Putin Heard A ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Dec 21, 2007
     | 1,066 views

    The phone rings. It is Kremlin. Mr. Putin heard a sermon and invites me to bend his ear. A limousine arrives; attendants open doors, carry luggage, and ensure my every comfort. A police escort takes me to the airport where a private plane waits. When we land in Russia, a red carpet cushions my ...read more

  • Jim Nicodem Is The Founding, Senior Pastor Of ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Mar 10, 2008
     | 1,420 views

    Jim Nicodem is the founding, senior pastor of Christ Community Church with campuses in St. Charles, Dekalb, and Blackberry Creek, Illinois. In his sermon “The Straight Scoop on Anger” Pastor Jim shares this illustration: “You’re watching a football game, your favorite team. We’ll assume it’s the ...read more

  • The Tarnished Star

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Mar 18, 2008
     | 1,546 views

    The Tarnished Star A half step slower than yesterday a little pain won’t go away not quite as strong not near as high a younger man has passed him by the tarnished star. He works so hard, he gives his all but new stars rise while old stars fall he was so bright, a brilliant light, but now a ...read more

  • Love Your Neighbour

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Oct 12, 2021
     | 1,531 views

    Canadian Folk singer (and believer) Bruce Cockburn wrote this song for his church in San Franciso. The story is told in Christianity Today, October 12, 2021. ORDERS; (Bruce Cockburn) The just the merciful the cruel The stumbling well-intentioned fool The deft the oaf the witless pawn The golden ...read more

  • An Outline Of Joseph's Life

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 13, 2022
     | 2,028 views

    The story of Joseph’s life can be outlined by several key events in Genesis:   1. REJECTION (37:1-36) – Jacob selected Joseph as the favored son and he was despised by his brothers. They threw him into a pit and left him for dead.   2. REFINEMENT (38:1 – 40:23) – Traders came by and ...read more

  • Many Years Ago I Attended A Birthday Party For My ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2001
    based on 11 ratings
     | 1,526 views

    Many years ago I attended a birthday party for my gay friend and co-worker, Julian. Sixty gay men and four straight women had gathered to celebrate in a high-rise penthouse with a dramatic sweeping view of San Francisco Bay. Greeting me warmly, Julian exuberantly kissed me on both cheeks ...read more