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N Ancient Days, When The Games Were Held In ...

Contributed by Dale Miller on May 15, 2010

N ANCIENT DAYS, WHEN THE GAMES WERE HELD IN ATHENS, THEY KEPT A FIRE LIT THRU OUT THE ENTIRE GAMES. WHEN THE FIRST OF THE MODERN OLYMPICS BEGAN, THE ORGANIZERS DECIDED THAT THEY NEEDED THE OLYMPIC TORCH. IN 1936, AT THE BERLIN GAMES, UNDER HITLER, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEY HAD A PROCESSION, ...read more

Tags: Obedience, Let Your Light Shine

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

La Bendición Aarónica Nos Muestra Que El Amor De ...

Contributed by Luis Marquez on May 23, 2010

La Bendición Aarónica nos muestra que el amor de Dios el Padre, la gracia del hijo Jesucristo y la comunión del Espíritu Santo pueden reinar sobre nosotros. Esto es una relación con el Dios Trino que se debe renovar cada día pues “cada día trae su propio afán”. Termino con una canción de los años ...read more

Tags: Today Your Day, Prayer General

Denomination: Baptist

God Knows Where We Are  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 23, 2011

GOD KNOWS WHERE WE ARE Ken Gaub wrote about an experience he had back in the 1990s: "Do you believe that God not only loves you, but knows where you are and what you’re doing every minute of the day? I certainly do after an amazing experience I had several years ago. "At the time I was driving ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-18

Tags: God's Omniscience, Love Your Enemies

Follow The Example Of Deanna Shrodes, The Choir ...  PRO

Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000

Follow the example of Deanna Shrodes, the choir director of the North Carroll Assembly of God in Manchester, MD who takes her choir to bars and prisons. Why? According to Deanna, they go to places "where we were guaranteed to find hurting people." They are taking their message of hope ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony, Compassion

Denomination: Baptist

A Real Sermon  PRO

Contributed by Wayne Major on Apr 23, 2001

A REAL SERMON Mother Teresa said, “A person filled with joy ...read more

Tags: Joy, Sharing My Testimony

Denomination: Methodist

My Name Is Vicki, And I Am Addicted. I Am Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Vicki Edwards on Apr 13, 2004

My name is Vicki, and I am addicted. I am not attempting at this time to recover, though I am growing more aware of my neediness daily. I’ll tell you of this obsession, which began in my childhood. My mother knew the same dependence, though I feel she is not as addicted as I am today. I wish she ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:8

Tags: Sharing My Testimony, Addiction

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Most Often Visited Internet Site In The ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Nov 3, 2005

The most often visited internet site in the summer of 2001 was reported to be an interview with God. Some of you have sent me a copy of this. It’s an imaginary question-and-answer session with God. In June alone it had 2.4 million visitors log on, and all of this without advertising! Human ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-29

Tags: Testimony, Sharing My Testimony

Denomination: Baptist

A Good Word Made A Good Day!

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Dec 27, 2019

When was the last time you heard a good word from a total stranger? Some years back, as I was walking from the parking lot to the building where I worked at the time, that very thing happened to me. Usually there isn’t much interaction between people walking and the drivers or passengers, but ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 25:25

Tags: Sharing Good Things, Respect

Denomination: Baptist

Kissing Frogs

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 31, 2023

Well ... This short discourse is called ... "Kissing Frogs" Ever feel like a Frog? Frogs feel slow, ... low, ... ugly, ... puffy, ... drooped, pooped. I know! ...... One told me. The Frog feeling comes when: You want to be bright... but you feel dull. You want to share...but you are ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:3-5, Philemon 1:6

Tags: Friend, Loving, Kiss, Sharing

Denomination: Anglican

Hebrews 11:1 "Now Faith Is Being Sure Of What We ...  PRO

Contributed by Roz Mason on Jan 14, 2003

Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." A number of years ago one of the young men in my youth group bought a 1956 Ford pick-up truck. It didn’t run at the time and hasn’t since. He was going to fix the truck up and started to accumulate ...read more

Tags: Faith, Faith General, Examples Of Faith

Denomination: Methodist

We Know That We're Supposed To Show Our Faith…to ...

Contributed by Greg Buchner on Sep 26, 2004

We know that we’re supposed to show our faith…to trust in God…but we also know that it requires risk to do so. And to risk is dangerous. But to take a step of faith is to risk, and to risk for the sake of Christ, is being Christian. John Wesley once said, “Christian faith is then not only an ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Methodist

Faith Can Move God To Do Our Request Even Though ...

Contributed by Jose Imperial on Jun 23, 2008

Faith can move God to do our request even though we are out of time or out of line. Although our request maybe unsual or untimely, It can be granted If we ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Fiancee: A Young Woman Brought Her Fiancee ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Sep 7, 2003

The Fiancee: A young woman brought her fiancee home to meet her parents. After dinner, her mother told her father to find out about the young man. The father invited the fiancee to his study for a talk. "So what are your plans?" the father asked the young man. "I am a biblical scholar," he ...read more

Tags: Examples Of Faith, Faith

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

More Than Anyone Else Christian Parents Can Have ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

More than anyone else Christian parents can have the most influence on their children, because when Christ died upon the Cross the veil was ripped open so they could enter into the presence of God who sits on the Throne of Grace. The call to pray is from God’s Word and we are given a sure promise, ...read more

Scripture: John 20:11-18

Tags: Faith

India)--Elsewhere, Christian Aid Mission ...

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 7, 2002

(India)--Elsewhere, Christian Aid Mission reports that a ministry based in Tamil Nadu is seeing a rich harvest of souls. Missionaries of the outreach say over the last year, there were more than 12-thousand professions of faith that eventually grouped into nearly 300 small churches. The ministry ...read more

Tags: Great Commission, Sharing My Testimony

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don't Divorce Your Unsaved Husband Or Wife. Why? ...  PRO

Contributed by Doug Lyon on Sep 11, 2004

Don’t divorce your unsaved husband or wife. Why? Paul gives this reason: The believer may have a positive, spiritual influence on their unbelieving mate. The unbeliever may get saved due to the believing spouse’s example and lifestyle. 1 Corinthians 7:14: “For the unbelieving husband has been ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:60-65

Tags: Marriage Commitment, Marriage Struggle

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God Is Willing To Look Out For Us & Take Care Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Richards on May 24, 2005

God is willing to look out for us & take care of us. The truth is that we can trust God, even when we don’t fully understand Him. Let me conclude this morning’s sermon with a brief story from Franklin Graham’s fine book, Rebel with a Cause. It took place when young Franklin was still far from God. ...read more

Tags: Examples Of Faith, Prayer Of Faith

Denomination: Baptist

At The Elementary School Where Our Kids Have ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hiehle on Jul 19, 2001

At the elementary school where our kids have attended, they each have had to take timed math tests on their math facts. Each week they had to answer correctly 30 questions in 3 minutes. If they were unable, they had to take the test again the next day until they could pass. For those that ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Nazarene

Hope Is Patiently Waiting Expectantly For The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

Hope is patiently waiting expectantly for the intangible to become ...read more

Tags: Faith

The Greatest Ability

Contributed by Donn Heinrich on Feb 11, 2002

"The greatest ability is dependablity" (Dr. Bob Jones, Sr., Evangelist and Founder of Bob Jones ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Baptist