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  • Mendelssohn And Rembrandt: Artists In Christ

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
     | 2,191 views

    MENDELSSOHN AND REMBRANDT: ARTISTS IN CHRIST This past Tuesday we noted the 200th anniversary of the birth of the composer Felix Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn was born into a family with deep spiritual roots. His grandfather Moses Mendelssohn was a rabbi and a philosopher. But Felix’s parents, ...read more

  • Cheap Grace

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 15, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,294 views

    CHEAP GRACE (defined and adapted from Dietrich Bonhoeffer) a). Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our Church. We are fighting today for costly grace. b). Cheap grace means grace as a doctrine, a principle, a system. It means forgiveness of sins proclaimed as a general truth, the love of God ...read more

  • The Padded Cross  PRO

    Contributed by David Parks on Mar 25, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,545 views

    THE PADDED CROSS Well, here I am, Lord. You said, "Take up your cross," and I'm here to do it. It's not easy, You know, this self-denial thing. I mean to go through with it, through...yes, Sir. I'll bet you wish more people were willing to be disciples like me. I've counted the cost and ...read more

  • We Are Biologically Wired To Trust

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Apr 20, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 757 views

    Henry Cloud in his book, Trust, talks about how we are hard-wired to trust. If you have ever been around a newborn, you may have noticed that newborns do not do much due diligence when they're hungry. They scream with all their might and basically say, "Bring it to me now!" The human ...read more

  • The Other Week As I Was Entering The Front ...  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 996 views

    The other week as I was entering the front entrance of my home a foul smell became very evident to me – I knew what it was immediately as it wasn’t the first time, my drains were blocked! You see were an end terrace and our corner house not only serves our own home when it comes to the drains, ...read more

  • Sing

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Apr 21, 2008
     | 2,916 views

    SING Let me tell you about some dear friends of mine: "Punk" and "Beanie" Peters. Punk’s real name was Ralph; Beanie’s was Lavena. They were members of Driftwood Christian Church near Vallonia, Indiana. Beanie was a simple farm wife who had an unshakable faith. Dying of liver cancer, I was at the ...read more

  • Farmer Joe Decided His Injuries From The Accident ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 1, 2008
     | 1,781 views

    Farmer Joe decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company (responsible for the accident) to court. In court, the trucking company’s fancy lawyer was questioning farmer Joe. "Didn’t you say, at the scene of the accident, ’I’m fine’?," questioned the lawyer. ...read more

  • Stable Stabilizing

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,583 views

    Stable Stabilizing Luke 2:12 says, "Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord... You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." Just as Christ was humble enough to be born in a stinky stable and all stables have a bad smell, no matter how ...read more

  • You Must Be Born Again  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,485 views

    YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN Paula Webster had been raised in a Christian home, had been given a Christian education, and was settled down in what seemed to be a Christian marriage. She was active in her church, attended Bible conferences, and even had regular times of personal Bible study. She said ...read more

  • Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell Injured During 9/11 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2009
     | 3,870 views

    Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell Injured during 9/11 Attack on Pentagon On September 11, Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell watched the television in his boss’ office as a second hijacked airplane slammed into the World Trade Center. The Army officer had no idea that minutes later madmen would ram a Boeing 757 into ...read more

  • Holiness And Red Buttons  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Aug 6, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,356 views

    HOLINESS AND RED BUTTONS In studying holiness as a prayer key, I got bogged down with trying to understand it. I had an even harder time trying to explain it. I felt like the Red Buttons character in the movie, "Hatari." In that movie, John Wayne led a team of hunters in Africa capturing wild ...read more

  • About 6am On A Wed Morning James Lawson Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeffrey Stewart on Oct 21, 2000
    based on 81 ratings
     | 2,971 views

    About 6am on a Wed morning James Lawson of Running Springs, CA left home to apply for a new job. An hour later his 36 yr old wife, Pasty left for her 5th grade teaching job down the mountain with her 2 children, 5 yr old Susan and 2 yr old Jerry. Unfortunately they never got that far. 81/2 hours ...read more

  • Dr. George Sweeting Tells A Story About The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 29, 2001
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,011 views

    Dr. George Sweeting tells a story about the tragedy of addictions. One day he watched several blocks of ice floating down a river at Niagara Falls. Curiously, several birds floated above water looking for fish. One sea gull spotted a fish frozen in one of the blocks of ice that was hurling speedily ...read more

  • Mary Had The Little Lamb  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 27, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,297 views

    Mary Had The Little Lamb Mary had the little Lamb, who lived before His birth; Self-existent Son of God, from Heaven He came to Earth. Mary had the little Lamb; see Him in yonder stall -- Virgin-born Son of God, to save man from the Fall. Mary had the little Lamb, obedient Son of ...read more

  • A Traveler Fell Into A Deep Pit And Couldn't Get ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Knight on May 2, 2002
    based on 91 ratings
     | 5,366 views

    A traveler fell into a deep pit and couldn’t get out. Several persons came along and saw him struggling in the pit. The sensitive person said, "I feel for you down there." The reflective person said, "It’s logical that someone would fall into the pit." The aesthetic person said, "I can give you ...read more

  • Story: When I Was A School, The One Poem That ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 23, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,134 views

    Story: When I was a school, the one poem that really had an impact on me was: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Let me read it to you in closing: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And - sorry I could not travel both And be one traveller, long I stood And looked down one as far as I ...read more

  • We Have Been Freed From Our Sinful Past  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 28, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,923 views

    WE HAVE BEEN FREED FROM OUR SINFUL PAST Two brothers were convicted of stealing sheep. For their crime they were each branded on the forehead with the letters "ST," for "sheep thief." One brother immediately ran away from the area and attempted to build a new life in another country. Even ...read more

  • From Begger To Buisiness Man!  PRO

    Contributed by Daniel Harman on Aug 28, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,967 views

    FROM BEGGER TO BUISINESS MAN! A banker always tossed a coin in the cup of a legless beggar who sat on the street outside the bank. But unlike most people, the banker would always insist on getting one of the pencils the man had beside him. “You are a merchant,” the banker would say, “and I always ...read more

  • Finding Real Power  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jun 3, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,377 views

    FINDING REAL POWER Someone has wisely said what it takes to find freedom in the power of the Holy Spirit. "It costs much to obtain the power of the Spirit. It costs self-surrender and humiliation and the yielding up of the most precious things to God. It costs the perseverance of long waiting ...read more

  • Do It Anyway  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Jun 7, 2003
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,546 views

    DO IT ANYWAY While we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, and especially to those who are of the household of faith (Galatians 6:10). People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered. ………Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior ...read more

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