Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
based on 3 ratings
| 1,450 views
"The sages do not consider that making no mistakes is a blessing. They believe, rather, that the great virtue of man lies in his ability to correct his
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 20, 2007
Friend: "Has your son’s education proved to be of any real value?"
Father: "Yes, indeed. It has entirely cured his mother of
...read more
Contributed by Tony Abram on Feb 18, 2008
Friend: "Has your son’s education proved to be of any real value?"
Father: "Yes, indeed. It has entirely cured his mother of
...read more
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
based on 1 rating
| 2,559 views
"No man has come to true greatness who has not felt in some degree that his life belongs to his race, and that what
...read more
Tags:
“Charity in truth, to which Jesus Christ bore witness by his earthly life and especially by his death and resurrection, is the principal driving force behind the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Catholic
Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 20, 2008
based on 1 rating
| 3,414 views
Andrew Murray writes, "God regards intercession as the highest expression of His people's readiness to receive and to yield themselves wholly to the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Wesleyan
Contributed by David Fox on Nov 15, 2001
based on 33 ratings
| 2,558 views
Dr. Alexander Whyth of Edinburgh is an example of an unusually thankful Christian.
“He was famous for his pulpit prayers. He always found something to thank God for, even in bad times. One story morning, a member of his congregation thought to himself, the preacher will have nothing to thank
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
based on 2 ratings
| 1,639 views
When Benjamin Franklin was 27 years old, he decided he would take control of his life. He selected 12 virtues he wanted to acquire, and kept a daily chart of his progress in the development of each one. Whenever he missed the mark, he put a black dot beside that virtue. His goal was to ultimately
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Mar 20, 2002
based on 68 ratings
| 2,300 views
Ralph Waldo Emerson hit the nail on the head when he said:
THE GODS we worship write their names on our faces, be sure of that. And a man will worship something —have no doubt about that, either. He may think that his tribute is paid in secret in the dark recesses of his heart—but it will out.
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Feb 4, 2004
based on 4 ratings
| 2,498 views
A friend often told me about the problems he had getting his son to clean his room. The son would always agree to tidy up, but then wouldn’t follow through. After high school the young man joined the Marine Corps. When he came home for leave after basic training, his father
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Pentecostal
based on 1 rating
| 3,048 views
The report has been given about a man in Beijing, China, who, at 82 years of age, suffered a devastating financial loss.
Mistrustful of banks, he had dug a hole in the ground 5 years earlier and deposited his life savings in it. When the man needed some cash, he dug up the money. To his dismay,
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Foursquare
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 26, 2004
based on 2 ratings
| 2,256 views
Sikorsky’s Helicopter
When Igor Sikorsky was a boy of twelve, his parents told him that competent authorities had already proved human flight impossible. Yet Sikorsky built the first helicopter. And in his American plant he posted this sign: “According to recognized aerotechnical tests, the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Wesleyan
Sermon Central