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Citation: N.t. Wright In For All God's Worth. ...

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 27, 2004

Citation: N.T. Wright in For All God’s Worth. Christianity Today, Vol. 41, no. 12.] We live in a world full of people struggling to be, or at least to appear, strong in order not to be weak; and we ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

Tags: Faith, Humility

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

No Man Is Worth His Salt Who Is Not Ready At All ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Infanzon on Apr 10, 2001

No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his body… to risk his well being… to risk his ...read more

Tags: Faith, Finding Fulfillment, Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

1 In 5 Americans Has A Zero Net Worth Or Is In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

1 in 5 Americans has a zero net worth or is in debt. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Money

What's A Church Worth? Ram A. Cnaan, Author Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

What’s A Church Worth? Ram A. Cnaan, author of The Invisible Caring Han: American Congregations and the Provision of Welfare, found through research that the net value of local congregational, social, and community services averages $15,307 per month, or approximately $184,000 per congregation per ...read more

Tags: Church General

What You Do In Your House Is Worth As Much As If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"What you do in your house is worth as much as if you did it up in heaven for our Lord God. We should accustom ourselves to think of our position and work as sacred and well-pleasing to God, not on account of the position and work, but on account ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

My Worth To God Publicly Is Measured By What I ...

Contributed by George Rhodes on Apr 19, 2006

"My worth to God publicly is measured by what I really am in my private life. Is my primary goal in life to please Him and to be acceptable to Him, or is it something ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment

Denomination: Baptist

One Ad Is Worth More To A Paper Than 40 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

One ad is worth more to a paper than ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

An Educational System Isn't Worth A Great Deal ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

An educational system isn't worth a great deal if it teaches young people how to make a living but ...read more

Tags: Culture

If You Have A Friend Worth Loving, Love Him, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you have a friend worth loving, Love him, Yes, and let him know That you love him, ere lifes evening Tinge his brow with sunset glow. Why should ...read more

Tags: Compassion

For All Our Worth Is Crownd Alone, When Friends ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For all our worth is crownd alone, When friends have made ...read more

Tags: Compassion

From The Book "A Love Worth Giving" By Max ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2008

From the book "A Love Worth Giving" by Max Lucado chapter 5- Harold suffered from cerebral palsy. The condition left him unable to walk, dress, feed himself, or go to the rest room. My job was to help him with this. And I didn’t like it. I had moved to St. Louis for spiritual training. Fresh ...read more

I Never Did Anything Worth Doing By Accident, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by ...read more

Tags: Workplace

A Man's Worth Is Not Based On His Wealth

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2024

The Jews had a practice of seating the most important people nearest the sacred scrolls in the synagogue. Other (less important) people would be seated in the back. This unhealthy practice was still carried on by some Christians in Jerusalem in the time of James, the half-brother of Jesus. Those ...read more

Tags: Judgmentalism, Money, People, Prejudice, Possessions, Playing Favorites, Soul, Synagogue, Favoritism  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Is Your God?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002

WHAT IS YOUR GOD? "Whatever you love most, serve most, seek out most, give to the most, worship the most, and care about the most is your god. Your “god” can be your career, your bank account, the way you look, a particular position or degree, influence, power, or physical pleasure. It ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:16-22, Luke 10:38-42

Tags: Idolatry, Materialism, World

Mary Crowley Lived In The 1930s – The Time Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Mary Crowley lived in the 1930s – the time of the Great Depression. Her husband left her with a young daughter to raise. Nobody told Mary she couldn’t get a job during the Depression, so she went out and got one. In time she founded a very successful company called Home Interiors and Gifts, and ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

James Boice Says, "God’s Self-Existence ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Oct 18, 2000

James Boice says, "God’s self-existence means that he is not answerable to us or to anybody. Although He sometimes explains things to us, he does not have to and often he does not. God does not have to ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Self –improvement Products Have Grown 50% Since ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Self –improvement products have grown 50% since ’00. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Like Our Souls Soap Bubbles Are Self-Contained, ...

Contributed by Daniel Haas on Feb 28, 2009

Like our souls soap bubbles are self-contained, colorful, stable and fragile. They meet, ...read more

Tags: Soul

Denomination: Congregational

How Much Is Your Bible Worth? A Person Can Buy ...

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 29, 2005

How much is your Bible worth? A person can buy one very cheaply. I have paid as little as $4 for one and as much as $75 for another. A pulpit Bible costs about $100 Some German Bibles are worth $40,000. A Gutenberg Bible is worth $100,000. An original manuscript would be worth millions. The cost ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Baptist

Howard Hughes: Worth 2.5 Billion Dollars At His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

Howard Hughes: Worth 2.5 billion dollars at his death, he was the richest man in the United States. He owned a private fleet of jets, hotels and casinos. When asked to claim his body, his nearest relative, a distant cousin, exclaimed, “Is this Mr. Hughes?” He had spent the last 15 years of his life ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment