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  • Careless Living

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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     | 2,262 views

    CARELESS LIVING We must face the fact that many today are notoriously careless in their living. This attitude finds its way into the church. We have liberty, we have money, we live in comparative luxury. As a result, discipline practically ;has disappeared. What would a violin solo sound like ...read more

  • Godly Vision

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
     | 3,875 views

    GODLY VISION The capacity to create a compelling picture of the desired; state of affairs that inspires people to respond; that which is desirable, which could be, should be; that which is attainable. A godly vision is right for the times, right for the church, and right for the people. A godly ...read more

  • George Barna On Leadership

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
     | 2,940 views

    GEORGE BARNA ON LEADERSHIP "Leadership is the ability to put the plans into practice, and to accomplish the specified objectives through the skilful management of people, time, and tangible resources. A good leader is one who is able to motivate people; one who is capable of making good decisions, ...read more

  • Connection Is Key

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
     | 4,641 views

    CONNECTION IS KEY Henry Cloud in How People Grow writes, "Virtually every emotional and psychological problem, from addictions to depression, has alienation or emotional isolation at its core or close to it. Recovery from these problems involves helping people get more connected to each other at ...read more

  • How Much Do You Need?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011
     | 2,960 views

    HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED? According to the Barna Research Group, the average American adult believes he needs an additional $8,000–$11,000 per year to live comfortably. Tracking studies show, however, that even when adults reach or exceed the income levels to which they aspired, they still claim they ...read more

  • What Not To Believe

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 22, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,430 views

    WHAT NOT TO BELIEVE Ben Patterson, campus pastor of Westmont College, tells the story of a retired pastor who began noticing that his former congregation was sliding away from orthodoxy. The pastor saw this as his fault and stated, in two sentences, his great failure as a pastor: "I always told ...read more

  • If I Believed...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,393 views

    IF I BELIEVED... An atheist once told William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, "If I believed what you Christians say you believe about a coming judgment and that impenitent rejecters of Christ will be lost, I would crawl on my bare knees on crushed glass all over London, warning men, night ...read more

  • Deacons And Lights

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Oct 7, 2011
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     | 4,813 views

    DEACONS AND LIGHTS In our church, we have someone that does the maintenance and replaces light bulbs and things like that. They do not want their pastor to do this for two good reasons: 1) I know very little about maintenance, and my church knows that I know very little. 2) They don't want the ...read more

  • The Heart In Scripture

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012
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     | 4,886 views

    THE HEART IN SCRIPTURE Heart is used in Scripture as the most comprehensive term for the authentic person. It is the part of our being where we desire, deliberate, and decide. It has been described as "the place of conscious and decisive spiritual activity," "the comprehensive term for a person as ...read more

  • Truth

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012
     | 6,557 views

    TRUTH One of the most telling examples is our view of truth. In the 1960s, 65 percent of Americans said they believed the Bible is true; today that figure has dropped to 32 percent. Even more dramatically, today 67 percent of all Americans deny that there's any such thing as truth. Seventy percent ...read more

  • Missing Husband

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
     | 4,595 views

    MISSING HUSBAND A woman went to the police station to report her husband as missing. She described him as "29 years old, six foot three, athletic, and handsome." The sergeant shook his head. "Wait a minute, lady. I know your husband. He’s 50, short, and overweight." The woman said, ...read more

  • Whitefield: Which Conversions Are Genuine

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 29, 2012
     | 2,058 views

    WHITEFIELD: WHICH CONVERSIONS ARE GENUINE George Whitefield conducted outdoor evangelistic campaigns in the 1700's throughout New England, a period of revival called the "Great Awakening." Though thousands responded to his preaching, when asked how many were converted after one of his sermons he ...read more

  • In Regards To "Blessing Those Who Persecute ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jun 5, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,944 views

    IN REGARDS TO "BLESSING THOSE WHO PERSECUTE YOU," D.L. MOODY, IN ONE OF HIS SERMONS, PORTRAYS THE LORD JESUS GIVING DIRECTION TO PETER AFTER HIS RESURRECTION ON THIS VERY CONCEPT. MOODY SAID, "GO, FIND THE MAN WHO THRUST HIS SPEAR INTO MY SIDE AND TELL HIM THERE IS A MUCH QUICKER WAY TO MY ...read more

  • Louis Albert Banks, In His Book ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,703 views

    Illustration: Louis Albert Banks, in his book Windows for Sermons, tells of a father who had to punish his little daughter. Later that day the youngster, who was upset at first, came to her daddy and climbed up onto his lap. Hugging him tightly around the neck, she said, “Daddy, I do love ...read more

  • What Do You See? I Am Praying For You And Me To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,123 views

    What do you see? I am praying for you and me to get “Tunnel Vision”. > Not so much with the eye in our head but with the eyes in our heart.” You see, TV is usually a product of high pressure in the eye (glaucoma). This pressure pushes the optic nerve until it cups. With TV there is no peripheral ...read more

  • Dad Often Reminds Me Of The Tombstone Somewhere ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,928 views

    Dad often reminds me of the Tombstone somewhere in the US that has as the epitaph Pause, stranger, when you pass me by, For as you are, so once was I. As I am now, so will you be. Then prepare unto death, and follow me. And someone had scratched on it: To follow you I’m ...read more

  • G. Campbell Morgan On Worship

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 2,528 views

    G. Campbell Morgan says this about worship: "The word "worship" runs through the Bible, and the thought of worship is to be found from beginning to end. The thought of worship is the recognition of divine sufficiency, the recognition of our absolute dependence on the divine sufficiency, the ...read more

  • Do You Know What Happens When People Of Different ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 762 views

    Do you know what happens when people of different occupations get old? • Old chauffeurs never die, they just lose their drive. • Old chemists never die, they just fail to react. • Old cleaning people never die, they just kick the bucket. • Old cooks never die, they just get deranged. And my ...read more

  • Praying What Mommy Prays

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 2,995 views

    A wife invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to their six-year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?" "I wouldn’t know what to say," the girl replied. "Just say what you hear Mommy say," the wife answered. The daughter bowed her head and said, "Lord, ...read more

  • Clement Of Rome [1st Century]: Let The Strong ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,836 views

    Clement of Rome [1st Century]: Let the strong take care of the weak; let the weak respect the strong. Let the rich man minister to the poor man; let the poor man give thanks to God that he gave him one through whom his need might be satisfied. Let the wise man manifest his wisdom not in words ...read more

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