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Somebody Came Running Up To John Wesley And Said, ...

Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007

Somebody came running up to John Wesley and said, "Your house just burned down!" The great preacher replied, "I don’t have a house. I manage a house for the Lord, His house just burned down. Since I’m His son, and He wants me covered, I guess He’ll find me another place to live." That is how we ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Getting The Fruit For Yourself  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010

Getting the Fruit for Yourself A family was driving to Tampa, Florida. As far as the eye could see, orange trees were loaded with fruit. When we stopped for breakfast, I ordered orange juice with my eggs. "I’m sorry," the waitress said. "I can’t bring you orange juice. Our machine is broken." We ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:11-14

Tags: Growth In Christ

I Long To Accomplish A Great And Noble Task, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

If A Book Comes From The Heart, It Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If a book comes from the heart, it will contrive to reach other hearts; all art and ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Life Is Not Lost By Dying; Life Is Lost Minute ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all ...read more

Tags: Learning

There Is Nothing So Great That I Fear To Do It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is nothing so great that I fear to do it for my friend; nothing so small that I ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Our Incomes Should Be Like Our Shoes: If Too ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our incomes should be like our shoes: if too small, they will gall and pinch, but if too ...read more

Tags: Money

I Remember Once My Car Was Not Running Quite ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 13, 2010

I REMEMBER ONCE MY CAR WAS NOT RUNNING QUITE RIGHT - I CHOSE TO IGNORE IT THINKING IT MIGHT GO AWAY – BUT IT DIDN’T - I REMEMBER THE NEXT DAY OPENING THE BONNET FIDDLING WITH THE WIRES AND SO ON - YET THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED - SO I TOOK IT INTO THE GARAGE – THEY RAN A FREE ...read more

Tags: Law

Denomination: Baptist

What Occupies Your Heart?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011

WHAT OCCUPIES YOUR HEART? I squirmed a bit as I forced myself to listen to my friend cataloging her problems. After three hours, I interrupted her gently to ask, "If you were to draw a circle to represent your life, what would be in the center?" She thought a moment, then said, "My problems." My ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 26:3

Tags: Death Nearness

Jail-Time Repentance

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2012

JAIL-TIME REPENTANCE I want to share with you a small auto-biographical story that I believe illustrates the type of repentant heart needed to continue in getting rid of guilt. She had always been a good girl so finding herself in this place was unimaginable to her. How was she going to survive ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:10

Tags: Repentance

To Raise New Questions, New Possibilities, To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle requires creative ...read more

Tags: Art

John Piper Said, "God Is Most Glorified In Us ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 28, 2008

John Piper said, “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.” (From an article ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Necessity Of Any Government Is A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The necessity of any Government is a misfortune. This necessity however exists; and the problem to be solved is, not what form of Government is ...read more

Tags: Government

We Can Always Square Away For A Fresh Start, No ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We can always square away for a fresh start, no matter what the past has been. Its today that is the paramount ...read more

Tags: Present

I Recently Heard A Radio Report About A Group Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 29, 2005

I recently heard a radio report about a group of young men in Holland who were trying to break the world’s record for domino toppling. For many weeks they plied their skills, setting up one domino after another until there were ten’s of thousands in place. Knowing that all it would take is one ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 1:11-12

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Lutheran

Brand Building: How Do You Build A Big Brand ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Brand Building: How do you build a big brand without the ad budget or marketing muscle of a giant operation? Business Week Small recommends four key steps. (1) Carve out a unique niche, often becoming the first and dominant brand in the category. (2) Outsource manufacturing and other functions that ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

It Helps To Have A Powerful Father. I Read The ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Apr 20, 2003

It helps to have a powerful father. I read the story of some small boys playing football but ’big lads’ came along and stole the football. One of the boys went up to these teenagers and said, ’Give our ball back.’ The ’big lads’ declined the invitation. The small boy asked again and the ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Baptist

Happy Child The Cradle Is Still To Thee A Vast ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Happy child The cradle is still to thee a vast space; but when thou art a man the boundless ...read more

Tags: Children

From The Forgoing Biblical Examples We Can Also ...

Contributed by Bode Ayodele on Sep 5, 2007

From the forgoing biblical examples we can also conclude that majority of victories in warfare are secured by a ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

We Can Amplify The Human Voice Many Times, But ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We can amplify the human voice many times, but we seem unable to do anything for the ...read more

Tags: Character