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  • A Young Man Once Approached Socrates To Ask If ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 126 ratings
     | 6,265 views

    A young man once approached Socrates to ask if the philosopher would teach him the gift of oratory. His request was then followed by an incessant stream of words until, finally, Socrates placed his hand over the inquirer’s mouth and said, “Young man, I will have to charge you a double ...read more

  • John Wycliffe Had A Vision Of A Bible In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,349 views

    John Wycliffe had a vision of a Bible in the common English tongue. But dogmatists anchored to the past killed him for it. John Huss dreamed a dream of a responsible Christian life guided by the scriptures. Traditionalists burned him at the stake. Martin Luther was awakened to a new reality of ...read more

  • I'm Not Gentle, I'm Angry

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 17, 2003
    based on 1 rating
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    I’M NOT GENTLE, I’M ANGRY "Of the seven deadly sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to come, to savor the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and ...read more

  • There Was A Lady That Broke Down In The Middle ...

    Contributed by Shane Rodriguez on Nov 8, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,931 views

    There was a lady that broke down in the middle of the desert. As she walked the heat beat down on her and her tongue swelled and her lips cracked from no water. She finally sat down and gave up from walking any further. Later she was found dead from lack of water. The sad thing is a mile north from ...read more

  • Holy Child  PRO

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Nov 30, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,627 views

    HOLY CHILD Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child, Make thee a bed, soft, undefiled, Within my heart, that it may be A quiet chamber kept for Thee. My heart for very joy doth leap, My lips no more can silence keep, I too must sing, with joyful tongue, That sweetest ancient cradle song, Glory to God ...read more

  • A. W. Tozer Said, "God Dwells In A State Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bud Rose on Nov 26, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,976 views

    A. W. Tozer said, “God dwells in a state of perpetual enthusiasm. He is delighted with all that is good and lovingly concerned about all that is wrong. He pursues His labors always in a fullness of holy zeal. No wonder the Spirit came at Pentecost as a sound of a rushing mighty wind and sat in ...read more

  • On Regret

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,758 views

    ON REGRET John Greenleaf Whittier, one of our most astute poets, wrote: For of all the sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been.' That is what Regret is all about. The world is full of people who Regret having thoughtlessly chosen the wrong path. Life is a series ...read more

  • The Meaning Of Bitterness

    Contributed by David Tack on Dec 23, 2011
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    THE MEANING OF BITTERNESS "Eadie [A Scottish Theologian 1810-1876] says that Pikria [bitterness] is 'a figurative term denoting that fretted and irritable state of mind that keeps a man in perpetual [constant] animosity--that inclines him to harsh and uncharitable opinions of men and things--that ...read more

  • Read The Word Any Way You Can  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2010
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    READ THE WORD ANY WAY YOU CAN A man in Kansas City was severely injured in an explosion. Evangelist Robert L. Sumner tells about him in his book The Wonders of the Word of God. The victim’s face was badly disfigured, and he lost his eyesight as well as both hands. He was just a new Christian, and ...read more

  • Proverbs On The Words That We Speak

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 18, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 321 views

    PROVERBS ON WORDS THAT WE SPEAK The Book of Proverbs shows us the seriousness of our words before the Lord. _________________________________________ "Violence covers the mouth of the wicked" (Proverbs 10:11). "The mouth of the foolish is a present destruction" (Proverbs ...read more

  • Crocodile Hunter Illus. ( One Thing To Fight With ...

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 4, 2006
     | 1,120 views

    Crocodile Hunter ILLUS. ( one thing to fight with something another to kill it) In the news the other day it was reported that the world famous Australian Crocodile Hunter had been killed by a sting ray, really by accident. I loved to watch the Croc Hunter on the animal planet and other ...read more

  • We Were In Spain A Few Weeks Ago And We Went To A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Simon Mattholie on Sep 10, 2007
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    We were in Spain a few weeks ago and we went to a water park to keep the kids happy. Now I don’t mind swimming, but I don’t do heights – really. Anyway, Dom my youngest decides that he and I are going to go down some of the water shoots - there was one called the black hole, and actually it was ...read more

  • Dearest Jesus, Holy Child  PRO

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 4, 2001
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,503 views

    DEAREST JESUS, HOLY CHILD Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child, Make thee a bed, soft, undefiled, Within my heart, that it may be A quiet chamber kept for Thee. My heart for very joy doth leap, My lips no more can silence keep, I too must sing, with joyful tongue, That sweetest ancient cradle ...read more

  • Equal To The Opportunity  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Chandler on Mar 18, 2002
    based on 58 ratings
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    EQUAL TO THE OPPORTUNITY Zig Ziglar tells the story of boy that went with his mother to the old general store. He liked to sneak away from his mother and when no one was looking he would dip his finger into the large barrel of molasses. The storekeeper caught him doing this and decided to ...read more

  • The Basics  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Lobmiller on Apr 28, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,483 views

    THE BASICS * We believe in sanctification through the Word of God and by the Holy Spirit, and we believe in personal holiness, purity of heart and life. * We believe in divine healing, through faith in the Name of Jesus Christ, and that healing is included in the Redemption. * We believe in ...read more

  • As D. L. Moody Said, "Trust In Yourself, And You ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,746 views

    As D. L. Moody said, "Trust in yourself, and you are doomed to disappointment; trust in your friends, and they will die and leave you; trust in reputation, and some slanderous tongue may blast it; but trust in God, and you are never to be confounded in time or eternity." Luther gave a similar ...read more

  • Lines To A Skeleton…  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Daugherty on Aug 7, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 3,252 views

    LINES TO A SKELETON... The mss. of this poem was found in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, near a perfect human skeleton. It was first published around the early 1900’s It Has a Profound Message!!! Behold this ruin! ’Twas a skull, Once of ethereal spirit filled. This narrow ...read more

  • It's Reported That A Preacher In Redrock, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 158 ratings
     | 3,372 views

    It’s reported that a preacher in Redrock, Mississippi prayed this sermon: “Oh Lord, give Thy servant this mornin’ the eyes of the eagle and the wisdom of the owl; connect his soul with the gospel telephone in the central skies; ‘luminate his brow with the Sun of heaven; possess his mind with love ...read more

  • Passion For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
     | 5,152 views

    Passion for God A. W. Tozer said, “God dwells in a state of perpetual enthusiasm. He is delighted with all that is good and lovingly concerned about all that is wrong. He pursues His labors always in a fullness of holy zeal. No wonder the Spirit came at Pentecost as a sound of a rushing mighty ...read more

  • A Quaker Woman Wonders If Godly Living Will ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2009
     | 3,660 views

    A Quaker Woman Wonders if Godly Living will Attract Unbelievers to her Religion A GODLY QUAKER came up to her pastor and said, "Pastor, I think, and wonder if you do also, that if one lived beautifully and walked correctly and stayed away from evil that others seeing us would be inclined to love ...read more

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