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The Love Of My Life  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 2, 2004

THE LOVE OF MY LIFE Rick Warren’s wife Kay has cancer. [He wrote "The Purpose Driven Life] Rick sends out a letter every week through his web site, and this is what a recent one said: “So many of you have asked about Kay’s progress in her treatment for cancer, so we wanted to give you an update. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-24, Proverbs 18:22, Ephesians 5:22-33

Tags: Perseverance, Marriage Commitment, Marriage General, Unity

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Life Crashes In  PRO

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Aug 20, 2004

When Life Crashes In The classic MG moved briskly through the afternoon traffic. The drive enjoyed the quick response of the small high-powered convertible. After driving her station wagon, this little red car was rather like taking off her boots and putting on sneakers. Driving along with the ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

Denomination: Church Of God

Life Giving Love  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2004

LIFE GIVING LOVE Here is Ruth, a young widow, who chooses a life of singleness, not because she has no choice, but out of love for Naomi. She could have returned to her own people like Orpah, and would no doubt have been able to remarry and live a normal life, but she gave that up, for the time ...read more

Tags: Goldsmith, Ruth, Christian Disciplines, Unconditional Love

Throwing A Life Away?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2004

THROWING A LIFE AWAY? Lost behind the story of Seabiscuit, the most celebrated racehorse of the 20th century, and the jockey played by Spiderman’s Tobey Macguire was the story of its peculiar trainer, Tom Smith. When the rich man played by Jeff Bridges decided to turn to horse racing, he needed ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Tags: Parable Good Samaritan, Forgiveness General, Compassion

Choking The Word Of Life

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2005

CHOKING THE WORD OF LIFE Unless we know the difference between flowers and weeds, we are not fit to take care of a garden. It is not enough to have truth planted in our minds. We must learn and labor to keep the ground clear of thorns and briars, follies and perversities, which have a wicked ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:1-20

Tags: Parable Sower And Seed

The Healthy Christian Life

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 12, 2007

ILLUSTRATION A father is reading his newspaper when his small son jumps up into his lap and tugs at the bottom of the paper, wanting his father’s attention. The father feels a surge of anger within. Why? He at first perceives that his right to read the paper without being disturbed is being ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

The Value Of Life In The Womb

Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 26, 2007

The Value Of Life In The Womb Susan Shelley writes in Marriage Partnership, “I was thrilled when the doctor told me our baby-to-be was a boy. I decided to keep the news a secret because I wanted to see Marshall’s face when our son was delivered. “In the fifth month, our doctor recommended a Level ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

For A Christian, Life Is Not Divided Into The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For a Christian, life is not divided into the secular and the sacred. To him all ground is sacred ground, every bush a burning ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Purpose Of Life Is Not To Be Happy. It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some ...read more

Tags: Christian Values, Ralph Waldo Emerson

Perseverance Is The Ingedient Of Life That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Perseverance is the ingedient of life that sometimes makes ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Be Such A Man, And Live Such A Life, That If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every life such as yours, ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

It Is Impossible To Cheat Life. There Are No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is impossible to cheat life. There are no answers to the problems of ...read more

Tags: Learning

Life Is Not A Journey To The Grave With The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, ...read more

Tags: Learning

Life Is The Acceptance Of Responsibilities Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is the acceptance of responsibilities or their evasion, it is a business of meeting obligations or avoiding them. To every man the choice is continually being offered, ...read more

Tags: Learning

Life Is A Place Of Service, And In That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is a place of service, and in that servicee to suffer a great deal that is hard to bear, but more often to experience a great deal of joy. But that joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

The Conditions Of Success In Life Are The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The conditions of success in life are the possession of judgment, ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

One Of The Illusions Of Life Is That The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical, decisive hour. Write it on your hearts ...read more

Tags: Present

There Is No Such Thing In Anyones Life As An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is no such thing in anyones life as an ...read more

Tags: Present

Life Without Easter  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009

LIFE WITHOUT EASTER The story is told of a young mother who found herself on the last train out of Poland during Hitler’s regime. She had her first-born toddler and her newborn nursing infant with her. The bombing was fierce, and the train had to stop many times for the passengers to take cover. A ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:6

Tags: Easter, Joy, Purpose, Eternal Life, Easter Resurrection  (view more)  (view less)

The Stages Of The Christian Life

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009

THE STAGES OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE Several years ago I heard someone describe the Christian experience as similar to that of a piano player, and suddenly the commands of the Bible made more sense and seemed less daunting. When a person begins playing piano, do we expect them to play a piece by ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3

Tags: Growth In Christ