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A Mother Can Get Her Children's Complete ...  PRO

Contributed by Ken Gilmore on Jul 7, 2004

"A mother can get her children’s complete attention just by sitting down and ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day

Denomination: Baptist

I Have Always Liked To Let Things Simmer In My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I have always liked to let things simmer in my mind for a long time before ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Brotherhood Doesnt Come In A Package. It Is Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Brotherhood doesnt come in a package. It is not a commodity to be taken down from the shelf with one hand it is an ...read more

Tags: Family

Foundations Of Morality Are Like All Other ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Foundations of morality are like all other foundations; if you dig too much about them the ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

We Cant Cross A Bridge Until We Come To It, But ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We cant cross a bridge until we come to it, but I always like to lay down ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

Failure Is As Much A Part Of Life As Success Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Failure is as much a part of life as success is and by no means something in front of which one sits down and ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

If You Would Kick The Person Responsible For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you would kick the person responsible for most of your troubles, you wouldnt be ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Love Is A Fire. But Whether Its Going To Warm ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love is a fire. But whether its going to warm your hearth or burn down your ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

You Can Tell If A Marriage Is Off To A Bad Start ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You can tell if a marriage is off to a bad start when a bride is halfway down the aisle ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

The Darkest Hour In Any Mans Life Is When He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The darkest hour in any mans life is when he sits down to plan how to get ...read more

Tags: Money

If The Russians Were Really So Proud Of Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If the Russians were really so proud of their communist experiment, they would take down the Iron ...read more

Tags: Government

My Favorite Theology: "I Am Only As Big As The ...

Contributed by Arliss Beavers on Apr 4, 2008

My favorite theology: "I am only as big as the things that I allow to get me ...read more

Tags: Covenant

Denomination: Church Of God

What’s Pete Got To Do With Anything?

Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 20, 2021

If there's anybody that can be conned, it's Yours Truly. It's not so much that I'm stupid; I'm just naïve. I believe when somebody says something, they mean exactly what they say. So, if you can't swindle me, you might as well hang it up and get a real job. I must ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:12-13

Tags: Blame, Accusations

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Parable Story  PRO

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 22, 2010

PARABLE STORY Theological belief is sometimes a murky matter. A candidate for ordination as a minister was asked, "What part of the Bible do you like best?" He said: "I like the New Testament best." Then he was asked, "What Book in the New Testament is your favorite?" He answered, "The Book of the ...read more

Tags: Bible Truth

Denomination: Pentecostal

Running The Race God's Way

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 16, 2011

RUNNING THE RACE GOD'S WAY Joni Eareckson Tada recently told a story commenting on Romans 15:1-2: "We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up." She writes, "My husband, Ken, serves ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:1-2

Tags: Compassion

Writing Is Not Hard. Just Get Paper And Pencil, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Writing is not hard. Just get paper and pencil, sit down and write it as it occurs to you. The writing is ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Of The Few Innocent Pleasures Left To Man Past ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Of the few innocent pleasures left to man past middle life, the jamming of common sense down the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Successful Man Lengthens His Stride When He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The successful man lengthens his stride when he discovers the signpost has deceived him; the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

You're Young When Its As Easy To Go Upstairs As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You're young when its as easy to go upstairs as down, and youre old when it's as ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

God Created Man To Be His Friend. If We Are The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

God created man to be His friend. If we are the friends of Jesus we have deliberately and ...read more

Tags: Compassion