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If We Discovered That We Had Only Five Minutes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we discovered that we had only five minutes left to say all that we wanted to say, every telephone booth would be occupied by people ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

People Are Always Blaming Circumstances For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"People are always blaming circumstances for what they are. I dont believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Best Executive Is The One Who Has Sense ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

Many Guys And Girls Drink To Prop Up Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Many guys and girls drink to prop up their sagging courageto help them do what they really want to do, and what they know is the wrong thing to ...read more

Tags: Addiction

The Test Of Any Good Fiction Is That You Should ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

D. L. Moody Used To Say He Was Glad We Are Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jan 18, 2010

D. L. Moody used to say he was glad we are not saved by our good works, because he didn’t want to sit in heaven listening ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Heaven, Salvation, Work, Bragging, Faith And Works  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Listening Vs. Hearing

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010

LISTENING VS. HEARING A school music teacher asked her class the difference between listening and hearing. At first there was no response. Finally a hand went up and a youngster ...read more

Tags: Leadership Listening

Denomination: Brethren

John R.w. Stott Tells Us That "Our Sins Were The ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 24, 2007

John R.W. Stott tells us that “our sins were the obstacle preventing us from receiving the gift (LIFE) he wanted to give us. So they ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

An Illustration Of Born Again. A Volkswagon ...

Contributed by Arliss Beavers on Dec 29, 2007

An illustration of Born Again. A Volkswagon wants to become a Cadillac, and learns that it takes more than a mere emblem change to do so. It taks a trip to the refiners ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Keep Your Fork  PRO

Contributed by Dennis Jones on Feb 15, 2005

KEEP YOUR FORK There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. So as she was getting her things "in order," she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. She told him which songs ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness, Death, Knowledge, Funerals Christian

Denomination: Pentecostal

Running Past The Red Flags

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014

“Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.” - Doug Larson The house looked like a fairy tale come true. Though my friend had a nagging feeling about the owners, she ignored it and went to inspect the house. It was spacious and full of sunshine with a big ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5

Tags: Wisdom, Caution, Lack Wisdom

Denomination: Charismatic

God Vs. Voodoo

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011

GOD VS. VOODOO Pastor Mike Breaux tells the story below when his daughter Jodie answered God's call to go into missions work: During her junior year of high school, Jodie struggled to find a faith of her own. She wanted to know in her heart that all of what she'd been taught to believe was true ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-38

Tags: Missions

The Choice Tjbts

Contributed by Blake Henson on Jun 6, 2023

The choice shows two coaches recruiting a player to join their team. One seems like a good coach and is the obvious choice to play for. While the other seems not so great and the obvious choice not to play for. However they are really God and Satan recruiting you for their teams. So, whose team do ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:15

Tags: Hell, Heaven

The Great Question That Has Never Been Answered ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 25, 2001

"The great question that has never been answered and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love, Marriage Obligations

Denomination: Baptist

A Young Man Was Buying A Shirt In A Department ...

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 29, 2002

A young man was buying a shirt in a department store. The shirt label said, “Shrink Resistant.” He asked the clerk what that meant. The clerk said, “The label ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Communication General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

One Man Accurately Noted, "I've Learned That If ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 6, 2004

One man accurately noted, “I’ve learned that if you give a pig and a boy everything they want, you’ll get a good pig and a bad ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Baptist

God Has The Right

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004

• Henry Blackaby writes, "He has a right to interrupt your life. He is Lord. When you accepted Him as Lord, you gave Him the right ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mormon Is Out In An Effort To Shed Its Cult ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Mormon Is Out In an effort to shed its cult image, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is discouraging the use of the term ‘Mormons.’ They want to be positioned as a ...read more

Tags: World Religions

There Are Two Kinds Of Discontent In This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are two kinds of discontent in this world; the discontent that works, and the discontent that wrings its hands. The first gets what it wants, and the second loses what it has. There's no cure ...read more

Tags: Peace

When I Was A Young Man I Observed That Nine Out ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

When I was a young man I observed that nine out of every ten things I did were failures. I didn't want to be a ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life