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Risk Of Preaching Christ

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 7, 2010

RISK OF PREACHING CHRIST Dr Mark L. Y. Chan, PhD in Hermeneutics and Christology (University of Nottingham) is a Lecturer in Theology at the Trinity Theological College, Singapore. He rightly notes, "Christians who persist in proclaiming Christ as ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

Denomination: Salvation Army

Take The Initiative, Take It Yourself, Take The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Take the initiative, take it yourself, take the step with your will now, make it impossible to go back. Burn your ...read more

Tags: Action

Mental Health Risk In Abortion

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

MENTAL HEALTH RISK IN ABORTION The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Britain, looking at several recent studies, have confirmed that having an abortion can lead to mental illness in women. Depression, regret, irreconcilable grief and mental anguish are ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-18

Tags: Abortion

Gladstone: Risk For The Greater Victory  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2010

GLADSTONE: RISK FOR THE GREATER VICTORY WILLIAM GLADSTONE, a prime minister of England in the nineteenth century, one night was working late on an important speech he was to give to the House of Commons the next day. At about two o'clock in the morning a woman knocked on his door, asking the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:3-5

Tags: Christian Love

Risk Your Life To Save It

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 20, 2011

RISK YOUR LIFE TO SAVE IT Tyrtaeus, an old Greek poet who lived before the time of Christ, wrote, "The man who risks his life in battle has the best chance in saving it; the one who flees to save it is most likely to lose it." (Walter Bauer, A Greek-English ...read more

Scripture: John 12:23-26

Tags: Easter Palm Sunday

Mark 8:35 For Whoever Wants To Save His Life A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009

Mark 8:35 For whoever wants to save his life a will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. (NIV) Now, Jesus is not talking about the cost of our salvation here, because that is free! Romans 6:23 says, “The FREE gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-38

Tags: Discipleship, Risk

Feelings Of Injustice Increases Heart Risk

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008

FEELINGS OF INJUSTICE INCREASES HEART RISK A new study found that people who thought they were treated unfairly were more likely to suffer a heart attack or chest pain. Those who thought they had experienced the worst injustice were 55% more likely to experience a coronary event than people who ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Commitment

Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016

Kenneth Bailey tells the story of teaching some short courses at the Lutheran Church of Latvia. While there, he observed the interviewing of prospective students and inquired of the interviews what questions they asked. They said, “The most important question is ‘When were you baptized?’ And he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:11-27

Tags: Boldness, Risk

Denomination: Methodist

Lower Risk Kids: The Foundation For Child ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Lower Risk Kids: The Foundation for Child Development reports the teen and adolescent birth rate has dropped from 20 births per 1000 girls in ’92 to 10.9 in ‘04. Binge drinking among high school seniors has fallen from 36.9% in ’74 to 29.2% last year. The number of youth offenders has fallen from ...read more

Tags: Church General

The Harvard Center For Risk Analysis Estimates ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The Harvard Center for Risk Analysis estimates that the use of cell phones while driving causes about 2,600 deaths and 330,000 injuries each year in the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Reduce Risk The National Center On Addiction And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

Reduce Risk The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse has identified religious involvement and family dinners as the two key factors reducing risk of teen ...read more

Tags: Agape

Are You A Risk-Taker Or A Safety-Seeker?  PRO

Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 9, 2001

Are you a Risk-taker or a safety-seeker? Responding to the increasing destructiveness of high winds in the Midwest, one developer in Tulsa, Oklahoma, offered an optional tornado-safe room in the new homes he was selling. It cost an additional $2,500 for the room—which can also be used as a ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence, God's Provision, Endurance

Denomination: Baptist

It Is Better By Noble Boldness To Run The Risk ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly ...read more

Tags: Communication General

By Associating With The Cat, One Only Risks ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"By associating with the cat, one only risks ...read more

Tags: Animals

The Key To Success In The Risk/Return Game Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The key to success in the risk/return game is not to minimize or ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

Take Care  PRO

Contributed by Mike Hamilton on May 1, 2003

Little Suzie finished her prayer and said: Dear God, Before I finish, I want you to take care of mommy, take care of daddy, take care of my sister and my brother and please, God, take ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Baptist

Take The Poison

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Joke- Take the Poison A man goes to see the Pastor. "Pastor, something terrible is happening and I have to talk to you about it." The Pastor asked, "What’s wrong?" The man replied, "My wife is poisoning me." The Pastor, very surprised by this, asks, "How can that be?" The man then pleads, "I’m ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Taking Care Of ...

Contributed by Larry Moyer on Aug 5, 2009

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS The first Queen Elizabeth asked a man to go abroad for her on a business matter. He said, "I sincerely wish I could but I can’t. My own business is so demanding, it would suffer if I left." The Queen replied, "Sir, if you will attend to my business, I will take care of ...read more

Tags: Worry

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Taking A Grenade

Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 21, 2011

TAKING A GRENADE A week ago last Tuesday (04/08/08) the Medal of Honor was posthumously awarded to Navy Seal Michael Monsoor. Here is part of what President Bush said to Michael’s family and those gathered at the White House: "In September 2006, Michael laid down his life for his brothers in ...read more

Tags: Sacrifices

Denomination: Baptist

Families At Risk Dr. Dobson Writes In His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Families At Risk Dr. Dobson writes in his current newsletter, “Here are some of the most disturbing findings from the 2000 U.S. Census report: Households headed by unmarried partners grew by almost 72% during the past decade, most of them involving people living together out of wedlock. Households ...read more

Tags: Children