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  • Spending Time With The Kids?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,178 views

    SPENDING TIME WITH THE KIDS? The April 6, 1990, issue of the Wall Street Journal reported that, on the average, American parents spend less than fifteen minutes a week in serious discussion with their children. For fathers the amount of intimate contact with their children is an average of ...read more

  • According To Psychologist William Damon, Respect ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 5,291 views

    According to psychologist William Damon, respect for the parent who exercises proper authority leads to respect for legitimate social institutions and to respect for law. In his book The Moral Child, Damon writes, “The child’s respect for parental authority sets the direction for civilized ...read more

  • A Father's Role  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,640 views

    A FATHER'S ROLE James Dobson and Gary Bauer in their book Children at Risk articulate the importance of the father’s leadership and his role in the children’s emotional development and moral education: “Fathers must be there to tame adolescent boys, to give a young son a sense of what I means to ...read more

  • The Hero Is A Person Who Has The Desire To Go ...

    Contributed by Jerry Pawloski on Mar 9, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,121 views

    The hero is a person who has the desire to go after the goal and want to win it. They realize that he may not be able to do everything that the rest of their friends are doing but it is worth it for the crown. They realize that they must get in the race and not just be a spectator. They also know ...read more

  • I Remember The Old Story Of A Young Soldier Boy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,367 views

    I remember the old story of a young soldier boy who was a Christian. After the lights were out in the barracks he would slip down on his knees by his bunk in order to pray. One night the sergeant, who had little use for anything religious or Christian, threw his very muddy boots at the boy, ...read more

  • Listen To This Article Found In Today In The ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 29, 2008
     | 1,442 views

    • Listen to this article found in Today in the Word, June 3, 1989. He made free use of Christian vocabulary. He talked about the blessing of the Almighty and the Christian confessions which would become the pillars of the new government. He assumed the earnestness of a man weighed down by historic ...read more

  • The Nicholson Shed

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 2,714 views

    THE NICHOLSON SHED William Pattison Nicholson has been called the ’tornado’ of the pulpit. He was mightily used by God in Northern Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century. Nicholson was as Irish as the turf and as rugged as the hills of Donegal. But Holy Ghost power rested upon him. In the ...read more

  • Nicholson Shed

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
     | 2,324 views

    Nicholson Shed William Pattison Nicholson has been called the 'tornado' of the pulpit. He was mightily used by God in Northern Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century. Nicholson was as Irish as the turf and as rugged as the hills of Donegal. But Holy Ghost power rested upon him. In the ...read more

  • H.b. London Jr., Of Focus On The Family, Writes ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
     | 1,675 views

    H.B. London Jr., of Focus on the Family, writes about his relationship with his father, who was a pastor: "My father was a great preacher. I only wish I had known him better. He was an absentee dad. I searched for a relationship with him until the time of his death, but I never found it. To give ...read more

  • Leaning On The Everlasting ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 21, 2009
     | 3,215 views

    Leaning on the Everlasting Arms What a fellowship, what a joy divine, Leaning on the everlasting arms; What a blessedness, what a peace is mine, Leaning on the everlasting arms. O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way, Leaning on the everlasting arms; O how bright the path grows from day ...read more

  • Babel And Pentecost In Contrast

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 19, 2022
     | 2,485 views

    "Pentecost was a reversal of the judgment at the Tower of Babel when God confused man’s language (Gen. 11:1-9). God’s judgment at Babel scattered the people, but God’s blessings at Pentecost united the believers in the Spirit. At Babel, the people were unable to understand each other, but at ...read more

  • Pentecost And Babel Contrasted

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 15, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,395 views

    Pentecost was a reversal of the judgment at the Tower of Babel when God confused man’s language (Gen. 11:1-9). God’s judgment at Babel scattered the people, but God’s blessings at Pentecost united the believers in the Spirit. At Babel, the people were unable to understand each other, but at ...read more

  • Worship Of Creation

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2009
     | 6,611 views

    WORSHIP OF CREATION How many of you watched the PBS series last month on the National Parks? Besides the fabulous visual images of some of America’s most beautiful scenery, the documentary gave a very interesting perspective on the history of our national parks. Did you know that Jim Grinnell’s ...read more

  • Mistakes Happen  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Feb 4, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,439 views

    MISTAKES HAPPEN The following series of advertisements reportedly appeared in a daily newspaper: Monday: "The Rev. A.J. Jones has one color TV set for sale. Telephone 626-1313 after 7 p.m. and ask for Mrs. Donnelley who lives with him, cheap." Tuesday: "We regret any embarrassment caused to ...read more

  • In July Of 1976, I Had Returned From Attending ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gary Huckaby on May 22, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,160 views

    In July of 1976, I had returned from attending the National Sword of The Lord soul winning and revival conference in Atlanta, Georgia. It was on a Thursday night and around eleven thirty at night when I arrived at my home in Woodbury. My brother-in-law had called and told me he wanted to get right ...read more

  • My Oldest Son Loves To Read. His Mom Gets The ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 13, 2005
     | 1,265 views

    My oldest son loves to read. His mom gets the credit for that. She has a ferocious appetite for reading, (as well as being extremely beautiful). One of the first series of books Kenny read was the children’s version of The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. The seventh book is entitled The Last ...read more

  • It's Amazing How Quickly A Classroom Can Turn ...

    Contributed by James Jack on Jul 6, 2005
     | 1,972 views

    It’s amazing how quickly a classroom can turn when a teacher walks out for a moment. Paper, hats, pens, shoes, glass bottles get thrown at fans. Bags get thrown out of windows. Furniture is mysteriously re-arranged so that all students are now sitting in the back corners of the room. Two of the ...read more

  • Richard Carlson Is Well-Known For His ...

    Contributed by Martin Kim on Oct 25, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,983 views

    Richard Carlson is well-known for his best-selling series of books called Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff. According to this psychologist, happiness comes when we can lessen the gap between what we have and what we want. Our problem is that once we get what we want, we have a bad habit of letting our ...read more

  • John F. Kennedy Questioned By Coal Miner About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009
     | 4,986 views

    John F. Kennedy Questioned by Coal Miner About His History of Work In 1960, John Kennedy was running for the presidency, and was campaigning near a coal mine in West Virginia. One of the miners put a series of questions to Kennedy: "Is it true that your father is one of the wealthiest men in the ...read more

  • The Truth Is Successful People Have Failed Just ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,584 views

    The truth is successful people have failed just as much if not more, but they get back up and try again. Unsuccessful people are the ones who refuse to get up and that’s when they are defeated. The major league baseball player with the most strikeouts totaling 1316 is the same player that set a ...read more