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The Spirit Of Fear

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 31, 2022

There was a lady who died in 1916 named Hetty Green. She has been called “America’s greatest miser.” When she died in 1916, her estate was valued at $100 million. But she was so miserly that she ate cold oatmeal in order to save the expense of heating the water. When her son had a severe leg ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-7

Tags: Fear, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, Spirit Of Fear

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Truett Cathy, Founder Or Chick-Fil-A Shows He ...  PRO

Contributed by Henry Maxey on Jan 3, 2001

Truett Cathy, founder or Chick-fil-A shows he know what Jesus Would Do. Since 1948 he has lost millions of dollars because he will not have the restaurants open on Sunday. He has cared for children by developing the foster home system called WinShape Homes. His favorite truisms is "It’s easier to ...read more

Tags: Faith, Examples Of Faith

Denomination: Baptist

God Honors Radical, Risk-Taking ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Beaird on Nov 6, 2000

"God honors radical, risk-taking faith. When arks are built, lives are saved. When soldiers march, Jerichos tumble. When staffs are raised, seas still open. When a lunch is shared, thousands are fed. And when a garment is touched -- whether by the hand of an anemic woman in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:8-37, 1 Samuel 1:8-16

Tags: Faith General, Faith

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Ship's Mate Once Challenged A Chaplain With ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 27, 2001

A ship’s mate once challenged a chaplain with the question, “How is it that you are always talking to my men about Jesus Christ? Did you ever see Him?” “No, I never did,” was the reply. “Then how can you tell a man to trust in someone you have never seen? I can’t see any sense in that.” ...read more

Scripture: Judges 21:1-6

Tags: Faith, Faith General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Small Boy Riding A Bus Home From Sunday School ...  PRO

Contributed by John Beehler on Aug 27, 2001

A small boy riding a bus home from Sunday school was very proud of the card he had received, which had a picture and a caption that read: “Have Faith in God.” Then to his dismay the card slipped from his hand and fluttered out the window. “Stop the bus!” he cried. “I’ve lost my ‘faith in God!’” The ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-14

Tags: Faith General, Faith

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Believing The Impossible  PRO

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Nov 25, 2001

BELIEVING THE IMPOSSIBLE Alice laughed. "There’s no use trying," she said: "one can’t believe impossible things." "I daresay you haven’t had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as ...read more

Tags: Faith, Faith General

Denomination: Baptist

The Unattended Garden Will Soon Be Overrun With ...

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 11, 2002

The unattended garden will soon be overrun with weeds; the heart that fails to cultivate truth and root out error will shortly ...read more

Tags: Faith, Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Several Years Ago There Was A Well-Known ...  PRO

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Sep 26, 2001

"Several years ago there was a well-known television circus show that developed a Bengal tiger act. Like the rest of the show, it was done "live" before a live audience, One evening, the tiger trainer went into the cage with several tigers to do a routine performance. The door was locked behind ...read more

Tags: Examples Of Faith, Faith

Denomination: United Methodist

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

Hope Motivates Us To Keep Going And Not Give Up. ...  PRO

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 27, 2004

Hope motivates us to keep going and not give up. Without hope we don’t want to do anything. Peanut’s cartoon: Lucy and Linus were sitting in front of the television set when Lucy said to Linus, "Go get me a glass of water." Linus looked surprised, "Why should I do anything for you? You never do ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:14-16

Tags: Faith, Faith General

Denomination: Assembly Of God

For Example… Let's Say That Next Week I Get A ...

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 22, 2004

For example… let’s say that next week I get a chance to go to California. While I’m there, I rent a car and drive around the state capital. I’m stopped at a stoplight and I get rear-ended by a very expensive car. I’m not really hurt, but I’m a little upset. I get out of my car and the other driver ...read more

Tags: Faith, Faith General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

50% Of Americans Describe Themselves As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

50% of Americans describe themselves as religious, while 33% describe themselves as “spiritual” but not religious. ...read more

Tags: Faith General

There Is A Story About A Monastery In Europe ...  PRO

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 9, 2001

There is a story about a monastery in Europe perched high on a cliff several hundred feet in the air. The only way to reach the monastery was to be suspended in a basket which was pulled to the top by several monks who pulled and tugged with all their strength. Obviously the ride up the steep ...read more

Tags: Faith, Faith General, Examples Of Faith

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Higher Ground

Contributed by John Putty on Apr 5, 2011

HIGHER GROUND The old hymn, “Higher Ground” is a spiritual declaration of one determined man Johnson Oatman, Jr. put to music! While some refuse to believe that our personal faith plays any real role in our spiritual growth and in experiencing Christian victory, in all my 20 years of preaching ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Feeling A Tug  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011

FEELING A TUG A small boy was flying a kite one April afternoon when a low drifting cloud encircled the kite and hid it from view. A man passing by asked the little boy what he was doing with that string in his hand. "I’m flying my kite," the child responded. The man, looking up and seeing ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1

Tags: Faith, Real Faith, Better Faith, Feeling Faith

Thomas Andrew Dorsey Was A Black Jazz Musician ...  PRO

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 27, 2004

Thomas Andrew Dorsey was a black jazz musician from Atlanta. In the twenties he gained a certain amount of notoriety as the composer of jazz tunes with suggestive lyrics, but he gave all that up in 1926 to concentrate exclusively on spiritual music. "Peace in the Valley" is one of his best known ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 77:1-12

Tags: Examples Of Faith, Faith General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Here Was Henry Ford's Perspective On Education ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Here was Henry Ford’s perspective on education even though I don’t think he was an extremely spiritual-minded man. He said, “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether this happens at twenty or at eighty. Anyone who keeps on learning not only ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Going Beyond Our Teachers  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 9, 2013

A well-known Bible teacher gives this insight: "Someone on our staff informed me several months ago that a woman had called the ministry office to find out what my 'official position' was on a biblically gray area. When she was told that it's not my policy to make 'official' public statements ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:1-23

Tags: Legalism, Opinion, Spiritual Growth, Debatable

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hunting Mice

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2014

HUNTING MICE It is amazing how we can focus on things that don’t matter and neglect the most important things in life. We need to learn how to choose our battles better. Leonard Ravenhill said it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:32-33

Tags: Spiritual Warfare, Priorities, Little Things

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Commitment

Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015

Dave Hood tells the story of training to run a 5K run. Every time his wife and he would go running on their favorite trail, they’d walk a little faster, and with a little more gusto. One day, a half mile in and a young lady came at them sprinting towards them. They jumped out of the way so she ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14

Tags: Commitment, Spiritual Growth, Running The Race

Denomination: Methodist