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  • Being Crucified With Christ

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Aug 11, 2016
     | 8,412 views

    As I was typing up the many pages of notes I would use for my weekly podcast sermon, I needed to replace some letters in a name in part of my document with "M-E," so it would read correctly as I recorded. I was trying to use the ’Find & Replace’ command, but it looked a little ...read more

  • We Can See How Calling Time A Problem Or Tyrant ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 14, 2001
    based on 109 ratings
     | 1,012 views

    "We can see how calling time a problem or tyrant is a misnomer; it focuses on the symptoms rather than the disease. Time measures motion and change in activities determined by our decisions, motivated by our goals and values. The tyranny of the urgent is more than a question about time. Tension ...read more

  • We Can See How Calling Time A Problem Or Tyrant ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 918 views

    "We can see how calling time a problem or tyrant is a misnomer; it focuses on the symptoms rather than the disease. Time measures motion and change in activities determined by our decisions, motivated by our goals and values. The tyranny of the urgent is more than a question about time. Tension ...read more

  • When Benjamin Franklin Was 27 Years Old, He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,623 views

    When Benjamin Franklin was 27 years old, he decided he would take control of his life. He selected 12 virtues he wanted to acquire, and kept a daily chart of his progress in the development of each one. Whenever he missed the mark, he put a black dot beside that virtue. His goal was to ultimately ...read more

  • I Had Been Teaching My Three-Year Old Daughter, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,267 views

    I had been teaching my three-year old daughter, Caitlin, the Lord’s Prayer. For several evenings at bedtime, she would repeat after me the lines from the prayer. Finally, she decided to go solo. I listened with pride as she carefully enunciated each word, right up to the end of the prayer: "Lead ...read more

  • Hot Numbers: Tweens Are Flocking To Buy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 1,750 views

    Hot Numbers: Tweens are flocking to buy number-emblazoned apparel. Why numbers, why now? “Image-savvy youth, it seems, are sick of logos and brands splashed across their chests,” says Janine Lopiano, President of Sputnik , a teen trend tracker. “A fascination with digits comes from the popularity ...read more

  • Without Kindness The Teachable Become Arrogant In ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 8, 2006
     | 3,099 views

    Without kindness the teachable become arrogant in their learning. Without kindness we have only puffed up people, they taunt, they think it’s all about M-E! Video Clip - Coach Carter - mpeg 2:04 Coach Carter s right. When is working hard not enough? When is winning not enough? When it’s ...read more

  • Gospel Music Up According To Nielsen Soundscan, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 988 views

    Gospel Music Up According to Nielsen SoundScan, gospel music album sales had an 11.6% sales rise the first half of ’06, the genre’s first since ’02. As of 7/2/06, nearly 18 million gospel music albums, including those sold via digital download, have been sold YTD. The ...read more

  • Churches Can Learn From Small Businesses That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,401 views

    Churches can learn from small businesses that have been operating for less than 10 years in that they use the Web for marketing far more than their older counterparts, according to a Kelsey Group study. Younger businesses are particularly heavy users of e-mail and Internet Yellow Pages, but also ...read more

  • Stanley Jones In His Book Liberating Ministry ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 2,091 views

    Stanley Jones in his book Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome writes: "Prayer is surrender--surrender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boathook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the ...read more

  • G. Campbell Morgan On Worship

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 2,910 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

  • One Cannot Escape Any Number Of Jokes And ...

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 10, 2009
     | 3,634 views

    One cannot escape any number of jokes and misunderstandings when it comes to the concept of prayer. Most of us have heard about the child who believed God’s name was Harold because each week they prayed, "Our Father who art in heaven, Harold be thy name". Likewise, there is the story of the ...read more

  • Missing Husband

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
     | 5,270 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

  • God Is Excellent

    Contributed by Ritchie Guerrero on Oct 25, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,756 views

    To realize how God is excellent and Mighty In Power, very simple. Go to a place near you that is called Nature "Tourist Spot" or "Tourist destination", you will see the beauty of creation not even touch by human hands.. I.e Niagara Falls, Grand Canyon, Banff, El Nido Palawan, ...read more

  • To Build A Bridge

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 4, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,411 views

    Illus.: “To Build a Bridge” The Brooklyn Bridge is truly a miracle bridge. In 1863, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea for this spectacular span. Bridge-building experts throughout the world told him it was a crazy idea and that he should forget it. It couldn’t be ...read more

  • If It Moves, Sin!

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 4, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,007 views

    Chuck Swindoll writes: “One of my favorite stories comes from a man who used to be in our church. He and his wife were close friends of our family, but they have now moved to another part of the country. We really miss their joyful presence. When he was a youth worker many years ago in an ethnic ...read more

  • Chapters 40 Through 66 Of Isaiah Were Revealed To ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Dec 17, 2006
     | 1,937 views

    Chapters 40 through 66 of Isaiah were revealed to him during the final years of his life. They provide us many details about the ministry of our Messiah and His Coming Kingdom. Isaiah 40:12 presents the Messiah as our Divine Creator: Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand And ...read more

  • Stress-Free Amoeba

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 31, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,828 views

    Stress-free Amoeba Too much comfort is dangerous. Literally. Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley did an experiment sometime ago that involved introducing an amoeba into a perfectly stress-free environment. Ideal temperature, optimal concentration of moisture, constant food ...read more

  • If You Ever Get A Chance To Visit Monticello, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,586 views

    If you ever get a chance to visit Monticello, the home of Jefferson, your time will be enjoyable spent. He built it and lived there 56 years. It is a testimony to his creative energy. You can see his many inventions and conveniences. You can see the huge stone room he designed to store ice, taken ...read more

  • Paul's Thorn In The Flesh Like Catfish With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009
     | 7,969 views

    Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh Like Catfish with Codfish Years ago in the northeastern United States codfish was a big commercial business. There is a market for eastern cod all over, especially on the West Coast. The demand posed a problem to the shippers. At first they froze the cod, then shipped them ...read more