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  • Napoleon's Genius Had Been Attributed To Many ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,663 views

    Napoleon’s genius had been attributed to many things, but, above all, he was a superb natural leader of men. Like any wise leader he was aware that his own success would have been nothing had his men not been willing, even eager, to follow him. Obviously he could not know and personally inspire ...read more

  • For The Love Of Work  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 18, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,542 views

    The story goes that when the company founded by Andrew Carnegie was taken over by the U.S. Steel Corporation in 1901 it acquired as one of its obligations a contract to pay the top Carnegie executive, Charles M. Schwab, the then unheard of minimum sum of $1,000,000. J.P. Morgan of U.S. Steel was in ...read more

  • A New Movie

    Contributed by William Huegel on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,646 views

    A new movie There is a new Christian movie out called “The End of the Spear”. It is the story of five young missionaries who were killed trying to reach the Auca Indians in the jungles of South America with the Gospel. All five of these courageous and faith-filled young men were speared to ...read more

  • Napoleon's Genius Had Been Attributed To Many ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,437 views

    Napoleon’s genius had been attributed to many things, but, above all, he was a superb natural leader of men. Like any wise leader he was aware that his own success would have been nothing had his men not been willing, even eager, to follow him. Obviously he could not know and personally inspire ...read more

  • Eliminate The Little Sins

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Apr 12, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,140 views

    Eliminate the Little Sins (7) When a person becomes a Christian, he usually undergoes some radical life changes, especially if he has had an immoral background. Through the first steps of spiritual growth and self-denial, he gets rid of the large, obvious sins. But sad to say, many believers stop ...read more

  • George W. Truett  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,116 views

    George W. Truett George W. Truett, a well-know pastor in Texas, was invited to dinner at the home of a very wealthy Texas man. After the meal, the host led him to a place where they could get a good view of the surrounding area. • Pointing to the oil wells covering the landscape, the Texan ...read more

  • A Lot Of People In Our Society Spend A Lot Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,596 views

    A lot of people in our society spend a lot of time blaming others for their own lack of initiative, insight, ambition, and effort. The Southern Baptists one year had a slogan for church growth that would fit us individually: “If it is to be, it is up to me.” Zig Ziglar said, “If you’re looking ...read more

  • Dr. Norman Shawchuck Has Pastored United ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 1, 2007
     | 1,616 views

    Dr. Norman Shawchuck has pastored United Methodist congregations in North Dakota and Indiana and is a prolific author and retreat leader in the area of spiritual formation. His contemporary prayer of repentance is so personally powerful: “O God, I surrender to you the habits and sins that, like ...read more

  • Chuck Swindoll Defines Fool

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 29, 2008
     | 2,080 views

    Chuck Swindoll defines fool this way from his book, Living on the Ragged Edge: “Folly is a term we don’t use that often, but it is a term used rather frequently in Scripture. It suggests a lack of good sense, lack of foresight, failing to realize the consequences of a stupid act before it ...read more

  • Different Than You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,868 views

    DIFFERENT THAN YOU WERE There was a farmer who was known to be a hard man. He was abusive and foul-mouthed to both man and beast. In time he became friends with a Christian, who influenced him to consider becoming a Christian, and he did. His life was immediately marked by dramatic change. He ...read more

  • People Will Ask You

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 4, 2009
     | 1,320 views

    PEOPLE WILL ASK YOU If you commit yourself to taking advantage of opportunities that come your way, you will find that sharing your faith is going to happen naturally. For one thing, People WILL ask you about your connection to God. We had two examples of this just in the last few weeks from ...read more

  • The Culture Of Complaint  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,516 views

    THE CULTURE OF COMPLAINT In 1991, Robert Hughes, an art critic, wrote a book called The Culture of Complaint. His thesis is that we live in a culture in which we perceive ourselves as being entitled to having all our wants and desires fulfilled. When that doesn't happen, we become "victims," we ...read more

  • Giving Brings Hope And Purpose

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 29, 2011
     | 2,159 views

    GIVING BRINGS HOPE AND PURPOSE I have a friend that called me last night. I have known him for many years and he has been struggling with uncertainty like most folks in his business. He was also questioning, "Is this what the Lord wants me to do?" Well, he just came back from a trip where he was ...read more

  • I Thought He Was Talking To You

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 10, 2011
     | 2,798 views

    I THOUGHT HE WAS TALKING TO YOU At the height of a political corruption trial, the prosecuting attorney attacked a witness. "Isn't it true," he bellowed, "that you accepted five thousand dollars to compromise this case?" The witness stared out the window, as though he hadn't heard the ...read more

  • Anibal Sat In A Brazilian Jail Cell, Guilty Of ...

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Dec 22, 2011
     | 1,358 views

    Anibal sat in a Brazilian jail cell, guilty of murder. He was a weightlifter, with bulging biceps, a leathery face and a tattoo of an anchor on his forearm that seemed to symbolize his personality. But he appeared to soften as the preacher talked with him about guilt, forgiveness, a God who knew ...read more

  • God Is For Us

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,909 views

    GOD IS FOR US Keith Hartsell of Wheaton, Illinois, was driving around with a friend of his in California, when he noticed that his friend's cell phone was locked with an unusual password -- pro nobis. Keith asked him what pro nobis meant and why he chose that for a password. Keith's friend told ...read more

  • Who Is Really Lost?

    Contributed by Pastor Norman Bailey, Overseer on Aug 12, 2018
     | 3,967 views

    Sometimes in life we are so quick to judge others when they have short comings. It may be true that we may know folk that have short comings in life. They may make wrong choices in life and end up trouble. It is our responsibility to always pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ. Everybody is ...read more

  • No One Thanked Him.

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020
     | 1,817 views

    Back in 1860, an excursion boat on Lake Michigan collided with a freighter and began to sink less than a mile from the shore. Hundreds of passengers began screaming as they leaped into the icy water. Edward Spencer was a student at a nearby seminary, and he ran down to the beach to see what he ...read more

  • A Great Thanksgiving Illustration

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 14, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,830 views

    Back in 1860, an excursion boat on Lake Michigan collided with a freighter and began to sink less than a mile from the shore. Hundreds of passengers began screaming as they leaped into the icy water. Edward Spencer was a student at a nearby seminary, and he ran down to the beach to see what he ...read more

  • Ten Rules For Improving The Church

    Contributed by David Parks on Jun 3, 2022
     | 1,396 views

    TEN RULES FOR IMPROVING THE CHURCH 1. Tell yourself over and over that since you are not perfect you would not fit into a perfect congregation, if one existed. 2. Instead of picking out the worldly members to point to, pick out the sincere, dedicated, spiritual members and thank God for them. You ...read more

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