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  • The Answer Seems Obvious You Take The Selfish ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Wilson on Sep 28, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,246 views

    The answer seems obvious you take the selfish test. So here we go: 1. If the last time you said “I love you” and really meant it, you were looking in a mirror you might have a problem with self. 2. If your most memorable vacation only required one airline ticket you might have a problem with ...read more

  • It's Amazing What You Can Get Away With These ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 22, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,191 views

    It’s amazing what you can get away with these days, especially if you’ve got a good lawyer: Have you heard of a lawyer Dubbed "Mr Loophole" owing to his talent for finding unusual technical defenses, Mr. Freeman has represented celebrities from footballer David Beckham to snooker player Ronnie ...read more

  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer Says In His Book "Life ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 3,832 views

    Dietrich Bonhoeffer says in his book "Life Together": “God has willed that we should seek and find His living Word in the witness of a brother/sister, in the mouth of a man/ woman. Therefore, the Christian needs another Christian who speaks God’s Word to him/her. He/she needs him again and again ...read more

  • Watch Out For Wise Guys

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 2,266 views

    WATCH OUT FOR WISE GUYS Col. 2:8-10 A college student was in a philosophy class which had a discussion about God’s existence. The professor presented the following logic: "Has anyone in this class heard God?" Nobody spoke. "Has anyone in this class touched God?" Again, nobody spoke. "Has anyone in ...read more

  • Charles Swindoll Lists What He Calls The "Four ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,246 views

    Charles Swindoll lists what he calls the "four spiritual flaws": Flaw #1: Because you are a Christian, all your problems are solved. (Please do tell non-Christian this.) Flaw # 2: All the problems you will ever have are addressed in the Bible. (When your computer crashes, please don’t go to the ...read more

  • An Old Scotsman Operated A Little Rowboat For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,642 views

    An old Scotsman operated a little rowboat for transporting passengers. One day a passenger noticed that the old man had carved on one oar the word “faith” and on the other oar the word “works.” Curiosity led him to ask the meaning of this. The old man, being a well balanced Christian and glad of ...read more

  • A Pastor Had Gathered A Selected Group Of Workers ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,367 views

    A pastor had gathered a selected group of workers to train them to witness for Jesus. A young worker was complaining to a veteran caller about one of the people he had visited. "I’ tried to tell him about Jesus, I tried to tell him about the love Jesus had for Him. I tried to tell him that Jesus ...read more

  • When The Now-Famous Poet Elizabeth Barrett Became ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,547 views

    When the now-famous poet Elizabeth Barrett became the wife of Robert Browning, her parents disowned her because they disapproved of the marriage. Their daughter Elizabeth, however, wrote almost every week, telling them that she loved them and longed for a reconciliation. After 10 years, she ...read more

  • Preferences – Being A Disciple Of Christ Also ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 2,015 views

    Preferences – Being a disciple of Christ also means that you deny, you forgo, you give up many of your preferences for Christ. Before anything that is truly of God can be born, your own preferences have to die. Your desire to serve or lead in this type of church or that, has to be laid on the altar ...read more

  • On Average The Servicemen Who Guard The Tomb Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,899 views

    On average the servicemen who guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier spend about 8 hours to prepare for duty. Their uniform must be meticulously prepared. What preparation do we put into our life of service to God? A logical question that someone might ask of the soldiers who guard the Tomb of the ...read more

  • Story: The Other Day I Had Someone Complaining ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,122 views

    Story: The other day I had someone complaining about the church of today. She said the church should be the one taking care of the widows and the people in need!” She went on to say that the church does not give enough to help people out who are financially hurting or in crisis. She went on to say ...read more

  • As A Father, I Have Had Moments In The Lives Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,209 views

    As a father, I have had moments in the lives of my children that I was so overwhelmingly proud of them I did not know what to do or how to act. As I think back on these special memories, I recall doing something that almost seemed inappropriate for the moment. What I was beholding called for ...read more

  • In An Article In "Guidepost Magazine," Corrie Ten ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 925 views

    IN AN ARTICLE IN "GUIDEPOST MAGAZINE," CORRIE TEN BOOM TOLD OF NOT BEING ABLE TO FORGET A WRONG THAT HAD BEEN DONE TO HER. SHE HAD FORGIVEN THE PERSON, BUT SHE KEPT REHASHING THE INCIDENT AND SO, COULDN’T SLEEP. FINALLY CORRIE CRIED OUT TO GOD FOR HELP. GOD’S HELP CAME IN THE FORM OF A KINDLY ...read more

  • Reputation And Character

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
     | 2,580 views

    REPUTATION AND CHARACTER Character is the one thing we make in this world and take with us into the next. The circumstances amid which you live determine your reputation; the truth you believe determines your character. Reputation is what you are supposed to be; Character is what you are. ...read more

  • The Pursuit Of Joy

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
     | 5,757 views

    THE PURSUIT OF JOY Men have pursued joy in every avenue imaginable. Some have successfully found it while others have not. Perhaps it would be easier to describe where joy cannot be found: Not in Unbelief — Voltaire was an infidel of the most pronounced type. He wrote: “I wish I had never been ...read more

  • Stolen Art  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,983 views

    STOLEN ART I was surprised to learn that if you had a museum that contained the world’s stolen art, it would be one of the biggest in the world. It would contain 174 Rembrandt’s, 43 Van Gogh’s, over 500 Picassos, and works by Renoir and da Vinci. You may remember that a few years back someone ...read more

  • Deceiving Ourselves: The Pentium Cover-Up  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,351 views

    DECEIVING OURSELVES: THE PENTIUM COVER-UP Intel learned that its Pentium processing chip had a flaw. The chip would occasionally give wrong answers for division problems using large numbers. Intel believed this was a minor flaw, something they felt would affect the average user once every ...read more

  • Pain Passes, But Beauty Remains  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,059 views

    PAIN PASSES, BUT BEAUTY REMAINS Pierre Auguste Renoir is a famous French artist who lived in the late 19th century to the early 20th century. He was known for his paintings, mostly depicting family life. But there was one disease that tormented this gifted artist -- he had arthritis that plagued ...read more

  • Be Found Doing Your Duty

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,437 views

    BE FOUND DOING YOUR DUTY The time was the 19th of May, 1780. The place was Hartford, Connecticut. The day has gone down in New England history as a terrible foretaste of Judgment Day. For at noon the skies turned from blue to gray and by mid-afternoon had blackened over so densely that, in that ...read more

  • He Leaks!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,705 views

    "HE LEAKS!" A country church was having their annual revival meeting. On the first night the preacher preached a message about repentance and the need to return to the Lord. At the altar call, a man came down the aisle saying "Fill me Lord, fill me". The next night the preacher challenged the ...read more

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