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  • Simple Obedience  PRO

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 187 ratings
     | 10,269 views

    Spurgeon: “It is my first public declaration that a thing which looks to be unreasonable and seems to be unprofitable, being commanded by God, is law, is law to me. If my Master had told me to pick up six stones and lay them in a row I would do it, without demanding of him, ‘What good will it do?’ ...read more

  • Henry Moorhouse Preached One Evening On The Love ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 7,507 views

    Henry Moorhouse preached one evening on the love of God. In the meeting was a rough, wicked coal miner who had a vile temper, was a heavy drinker, and mistreated his wife and children when he’d been drinking. His name was Ike Miller. Moorhouse was told that Ike Miller was at the meeting and that ...read more

  • There Is Virtually No Connection Between The ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 25, 2008
     | 1,481 views

    There is virtually no connection between the Temple and modern church buildings. As we will see later in the series, it really isn’t right to call a church building "the House of the Lord." It is okay in a figurative sense, just as our praise is not an offering in the sense of killing and animal ...read more

  • Have You Ever Noticed In Life That A Good Start ...

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Apr 2, 2004
     | 1,529 views

    Have you ever noticed in life that a good start isn’t always enough. Now there is nothing wrong with a good start mind you, but it is often not enough to get us to the finish line or the winners circle. And if you don’t believe me, ask the Atlanta Braves who won the first 2 games of this years ...read more

  • Hope You Never Sin

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 18, 2011
     | 3,877 views

    HOPE YOU NEVER SIN When John Wesley served as a missionary to the American colonies, he had a difficult time with General James Oglethorpe. The general was known for his pride and harshness. One time Oglethorpe declared, "I never forgive." Wesley replied, "Then, ...read more

  • Bonhoeffer On Christmas

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Jan 6, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,164 views

    BONHOEFFER ON CHRISTMAS Dietriech Bonhoeffer was a pastor and theologian who spoke out against Hitler and the Nazis. As a result he was arrested, imprisoned and then executed just hours before the Allies liberated the concentration camp where he was held. While there, he wrote a series of ...read more

  • J. B. Phillips Writes In The Preface To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Jul 18, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,398 views

    J. B. Phillips writes in the preface to The Young Church in Action, that one cannot spend several months in close study of this book, “without being profoundly stirred and, to be honest, disturbed. The reader is stirred,” he says, “because he is seeing Christianity, the real thing, in action for ...read more

  • Ten Word Sermon

    Contributed by Kevin Barron on Aug 31, 2018
     | 5,297 views

    The shortest sermon I know is only ten words. It was preached by my grandfather to a small, country congregation on the story of the Good Samaritan (Mark 10:35-45). He read the account of an outsider who demonstrates true neighbor love by stopping on the road to care for a bleeding and badly ...read more

  • Missing Out  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,560 views

    MISSING OUT Leith Anderson, a pastor, shares an experience of disappointment. As a boy, he grew up outside of New York City and was an avid fan of the old Brooklyn Dodgers. One day his father took him to a World Series game between the Dodgers and the Yankees. He was so excited, and he just knew ...read more

  • Forgive And Forget

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 15, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,884 views

    FORGIVE AND FORGET There's a wonderful story about the cardinal of the Philippines, named, oddly enough, Cardinal Sin. When Cardinal Sin was a bishop, a young woman in his parish claimed that she had visions of Jesus. Bishop Sin was given the task of determining if these visions were authentic. He ...read more

  • Dr. James Dobson Reports The Findings Of An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Moore on Mar 21, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,625 views

    Dr. James Dobson reports the findings of an interesting study done on school children recently in his film series "Focus on the Family." A group of educators decided to remove the chain-like fences from around the school playgrounds. They believed the fences promoted feelings of confinement and ...read more

  • The Borg

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 6, 2013
     | 2,200 views

    The Borg There is a mortal enemy in the Star Trek series called, “The Borg.” Every trekkie knows about them. Whether you follow the Next Generation, or the Voyager series you know about these ghastly characters. In fact, TV Guide rated them as the #4 worst villains of their top 100. “The Borg” are ...read more

  • I Need More Crosses  PRO

    Contributed by Rob Morton on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 132 ratings
     | 4,799 views

    I NEED MORE CROSSES One Sunday a minister was finishing up a series on marriage. At the end of the service he was giving out small wooden crosses to each married couple. He said, "Place this cross in the room in which you fight the most and you will be reminded of God’s commands and you ...read more

  • An Older Minister Recently Told Me He Spent The ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Parks on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 43 ratings
     | 2,320 views

    An older minister recently told me he spent the first fifteen years of his ministry answering the question “Did God create the heavens and the earth?” only to realize the people were really asking, “Why did God create me?” Source: Fenton, G. 1999. Your ministry’s next chapter. The pastor’s soul ...read more

  • Haven: The Real You

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Sep 25, 2011
     | 1,532 views

    HAVEN: THE REAL YOU What is in you is what comes out and always reveals the REAL you. In fact, that which you say yes to is the tell-tale sign of what is inside you. It is the litmus test of whether you are walking in the Spirit or in the "flesh. What's inside comes out. My wife and I watch a ...read more

  • Baseball Legend Cal Ripken, Jr. Was Interviewed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,885 views

    Baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr. was interviewed about his success as a baseball player. Many believe he is one of the greatest players in baseball history, but his individual success was not what mattered most to him. In the interview, he said: “I’d much rather be referred to not as an individually ...read more

  • The Test Of Getting To The ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 24, 2009
     | 2,959 views

    THE TEST OF GETTING TO THE TEST In the late 1980’s I was interviewing at various corporations in the San Francisco Bay Area for a position in one of the fast track executive programs that were being offered to recent college graduates, of which I was one. In many of these corporations I would go ...read more

  • Was Jesus Married?

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Sep 22, 2012
     | 2,127 views

    WAS JESUS MARRIED? “Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.” 1 Timothy 4:7 “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” 1 Peter 3:15 Popular characters tend to be used, ...read more

  • Gen. Douglas Macarthur Wrote This Prayer For His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 19, 2001
    based on 155 ratings
     | 5,443 views

    Gen. Douglas MacArthur wrote this prayer for his son. He prayed: "Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, & brave enough to face himself when he is afraid. One who will be proud & unbending in honest defeat, & humble & gentle in victory. "Build me a son ...read more

  • Build Me A Son By General Douglas A. Macarthur  PRO

    Contributed by Danny Thomas on Jun 5, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,488 views

    Build Me a Son by General Douglas A. MacArthur Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face him self when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory. Build me a son whose wishbone ...read more