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Russian Author Alexandr Solzhenitsyn Wrote, "If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

Russian author Alexandr Solzhenitsyn wrote, "If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being..." (SOURCE: ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Fighting ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

FIGHTING SIN Poet Carl Sandberg once said, "There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud." Colorful, old-time evangelist Billy Sunday said of sin, "I’m against sin. I’ll kick it as long as I’ve got a foot. I’ll fight it as long as ...read more

Tags: Sin General

The June 23, 2008 Issue Of Newsweek Ran A Feature ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

The June 23, 2008 issue of Newsweek ran a feature article "The Mythology of Munich". It cited a gathering of the War Cabinet in London to consider an offer from Hitler in which, if Britain would agree to stop fighting, he would let them keep most of their empire. While many were thinking it ...read more

Tags: Sin General

In The 18th Century, Selina Hastings, Countess Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

In the 18th Century, Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntington, invited the Duchess of Buckingham to come and hear George Whitfield preach. The Duchess wrote to the Countess of Huntington about the Gospel that Whitefield and his fellow "Methodists" preached as follows: "It is monstrous to be told ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:10-14

Tags: Sin General

It Comes Back To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

IT COMES BACK TO YOU A preacher was making his rounds to his parishioners on a bicycle when he came upon a little boy trying to sell a lawn mower. "I’ve been needing a lawn mower. How much do you want for it?" asked the preacher. "I just want enough money to go out and buy me a bike," said the ...read more

Tags: Dead To Sin

Farmer Joe Decided His Injuries From The Accident ...

Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 1, 2008

Farmer Joe decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company (responsible for the accident) to court. In court, the trucking company’s fancy lawyer was questioning farmer Joe. "Didn’t you say, at the scene of the accident, ’I’m fine’?," questioned the lawyer. ...read more

Tags: Sin Wages Of

Denomination: Baptist

Playing Church

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Aug 10, 2008

PLAYING CHURCH Some years ago I met Johnny Moore. Johnny is the lead singer for "His Glory". He tells his story of how he was on his way home one night before he got serious with the Lord. He’d been kinda "playing church." He was on his way home from a Wednesday night prayer meeting, and he ...read more

Tags: Confession Of Sin

Denomination: United Methodist

I Was Thrown Out Of College For Cheating On The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Sooner Or Later, Everyone Sits Down To A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Sooner or later, everyone sits down to a banquet ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

Go And See What Others Have Produced, But Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Go and see what others have produced, but never copy anything except nature. You would be trying to enter into a temperament that is not yours and ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

Corruption, The Most Infallible Symptom Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Corruption, the most infallible symptom of ...read more

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It Is No Secret That Organized Crime In America ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is no secret that organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year. This is quite a profitable sum, especially when one considers ...read more

Tags: Sin General

We Dont Seem To Be Able To Check Crime, So Why ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We dont seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Society Does Not Control Crime, Ever, By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Society does not control crime, ever, by forcing the law-abiding to accommodate themselves to the expected behavior of criminals. Society controls crime by forcing the criminals to ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Perhaps In Time The So-Called Dark Ages Will Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

When In The Dark Is It Better To Move Or Stand ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When in the dark is it better to move or stand still? If still, you wont bump into anything ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Science Has Explained Nothing; The More We Know ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Science has explained nothing; the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and the ...read more

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I Will Love The Light For It Shows Me The Way, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

An Age Is Called Dark Not Because The Light ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

It Is In The Encircling Gloom That We Come To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is in the encircling gloom that we come to realize the importance of being led by the ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To