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  • Luther's Ten Qualifications For The Minister

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 27, 2005
     | 2,449 views

    Luther"'s ten qualifications for the minister: 1) He should be able to teach plainly and in order. 2) He should have a good head. 3) Good power of language. 4) A good voice. 5) A good memory. 6) He should know when to stop. 7) He should be sure of what he means to say. 8) And be ready to ...read more

  • Faith Without Church: Barna Research Reports That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,384 views

    Faith Without Church: Barna Research reports that in the U.S. about 10 million self-proclaimed, born-again Christians have not been to church in the last 6 months, apart from Christmas or Easter. Yet, nearly all born-agains say their spiritual life is very important. About a third of Americans are ...read more

  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt Made An Important ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Dec 9, 2006
     | 1,406 views

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt made an important speech before Congress on January 6, 1941. After the war was over, he shared his vision of all people enjoying four basic freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. Warren Wiersbe, conference speaker, ...read more

  • Ortberg States It This Way, "God Doesn't Just ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,827 views

    Ortberg states it this way, “God doesn’t just love you because he has to, he loves you because he wants to. God delights in you. Of course, that doesn’t mean God delights in everything you do. Your own mother doesn’t do that, if she’s at all healthy. But the fact that you ...read more

  • We Are The Message, Christ Is The Goal

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
     | 3,436 views

    WE ARE THE MESSAGE, CHRIST IS THE GOAL James S. Stewart, A Faith to Proclaim: "Christian preaching begins only when faith in the message has reached such a pitch that the man or the community proclaiming it becomes part of the message proclaimed ... To be thus taken command of, so that our ...read more

  • John Macarthur Says, "The Meek Person ...

    Contributed by Guy De Swardt on Apr 1, 2010
     | 2,906 views

    John MacArthur says, “The meek person accepts joyfully the seizing of his property, knowing that he has infinitely better and more permanent possessions awaiting him in heaven. The meek person has died to self, and he therefore does not worry about injury to himself, or about loss, insult, or ...read more

  • Eleanor Roosevelt On Freedom

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2010
     | 4,043 views

    ELEANOR ROOSEVELT ON FREEDOM Eleanor Roosevelt said, "Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect." The responsibility of ...read more

  • Let Your Adorning Be Hidden

    Contributed by David Hodgin on Oct 9, 2011
     | 2,373 views

    LET YOUR ADORNING BE HIDDEN Author Jennifer McBride wrote, "Ladies and gentlemen, I exhort you to dress in such a way that does not capture anyone’s gaze, but actually gives others something else, besides your attire, to think about. Discretion is a godly trait. At times, it is better to ...read more

  • Confidence

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 12, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,113 views

    2 Corinthians 5:6 says "Therefore we are always confident." Confidence is something that comes from believing. Success or failure is often a result of either our confidence or lack thereof. The Apostle Paul was a person of confidence. He wasn’t always right, but he was sure about his experience ...read more

  • Sir Henry Taylor Is Quoted As Saying, "He Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,922 views

    SIR HENRY TAYLOR IS QUOTED AS SAYING, "HE WHO GIVES WHAT HE WOULD AS READILY THROW AWAY, GIVES WITHOUT GENEROSITY; FOR THE ESSENCE OF GENEROSITY IS IN SELF-SACRIFICE." I RECENTLY READ SOMEWHERE THAT THE AVERAGE BABY BOOMER GIVES TO THE CHURCH ABOUT WHAT HE WOULD SPEND ON A MOVIE TICKET. $7 IS NOT ...read more

  • A Survey Of 20-Somethings (21-29) Reveals They ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,746 views

    A survey of 20-somethings (21-29) reveals they overwhelmingly support monogamy and parenting (94%), marriage (84%), the U.S. Constitution (88%), and the military (84%), reports The Washington Times. “We were completely surprised said J. Walter Thompson’s Ann Mack. “There has been a faulty portrayal ...read more

  • Chuck Swindoll Once Said, "I Once Accepted A ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jun 23, 2008
     | 2,774 views

    Chuck Swindoll once said, “I once accepted a speaking engagement among Christians involved in Twelve Step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous. As I talked with the attendees and pondered what to say, I finally decided on the ironic title, "Why I Wish I Was an Alcoholic." “It occurred to me that ...read more

  • The Meek Is Like The Mango Tree. All Its ...  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 4, 2007
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,498 views

    The meek is like the mango tree. All its branches hang with fruit. Passer-by come and assails it with stones and sticks. It responds by dropping the fruit at every blow, at the feet of those who assail it. At the close of the season, it stands scarred and battered, its leaves torn off, its ...read more

  • I Once Worked With A Guy Who Would, Every Year, ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Dec 21, 2007
     | 1,071 views

    I once worked with a guy who would, every year, place a call to a local florist on Christmas Eve and order two gift baskets, one for his teenage daughter and one for his wife. It was a quick call, lasting about twenty five seconds. The florist would always ask what he wanted in the baskets and he ...read more

  • John Ortberg In His Book- If You Want To Walk On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 11, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,978 views

    John Ortberg in his book- If You Want To Walk On Water You’ve Got To Get Out Of The Boat notes this about fear: The single command in Scripture that occurs more often then any other-God’s most frequently repeated instruction-is formulated in two words: Fear Not. Do not be afraid. Be strong and ...read more

  • He Took The Lashes

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,976 views

    HE TOOK THE LASHES Cliff Barrows tells of the time his two young children did something wrong. Although they were gently warned, they repeated the offense and needed to be disciplined. Cliff's tender heart was pained at the thought of having to punish the ones he loved. So he called Bobby and ...read more

  • Shaping The Stone Down Here

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
     | 2,634 views

    SHAPING THE STONE DOWN HERE A famous evangelist told the following incident: I have a friend who in a time of business recession lost his job, a sizable fortune, and his beautiful home. To add to his sorrow, his precious wife died; yet he tenaciously held to his faith -- the only thing he had ...read more

  • The Art Of Leadership  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 15, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,424 views

    Because self-importance is the natural human inclination, a same attitude for you, if you are a leader, will be to remind yourself constantly that the position of leader is not, in the deepest sense, any more important than that of the humblest follower. Both are simply contributing whatever ...read more

  • Proud Humility  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 15, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,788 views

    PROUD HUMILITY Humility is a sign of strength, not of weakness. Humility is above all, and quite simply, truthfulness--self-honesty. It is not the false modesty of one retreating shyly into the limelight. It isn’t, in other words, the sort of "humility" that was expressed in the ...read more

  • The Application Of Misplaced Desires Eventually ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 1,416 views

    The application of misplaced desires eventually becomes a cycle of addiction where stimulating encounters, relief, and the mad search for new experiences become ingrained in the recesses of the mind. The insatiable appetite to acquire, to own, to indulge, to take pleasure, to consume, is ...read more

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