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Under God We Are Determined That Wheresoever, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Under God we are determined that wheresoever, whensoever, or howsoever we shall be called to ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

If We Cannot See God In The Commonalities That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we cannot see God in the commonalities that constitute daily life, we would not recognize Christ if he walked ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Difficulties Are Gods Errands; And When We Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Difficulties are Gods errands; and when we are sent upon them, we should esteem if ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Idea Is Not That We Do Work For God, But ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The idea is not that we do work for God, but that we are so loyal to Him that He ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

As Long As We Are Something, God Cannot Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As long as we are something, God ...read more

Tags: Self

If We Follow The Admonition To Love God, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we follow the admonition to love God, and our neighbors as ourselves, it will lead us to understand that, first of ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Sometimes We Are The Source Of God's Supply To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Sometimes we are the source of God’s supply to others. Consider the great work of Samaritan’s Purse, Food For The Hungry, Salvation Army, and others. A pious father always closed grace for the evening meal with these words: "Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest and bless what thou hast provided." ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

The God We Know And Love Is Not To Be Portrayed ...

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Sep 17, 2008

The God we know and love is not to be portrayed as the Deists would have us believe. A 'god' who is supposed to have made the world much as a watchmaker might make a timepiece ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Baptist

When We Think About God

Contributed by Gaylon Clark on Nov 12, 2012

WHEN WE THINK ABOUT GOD A. W. Tozer says, "What comes to mind when we think about God is ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose

Denomination: Baptist

We Will Tell Your God On You!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 13, 2015

by Amy Carson Phillips (Adapted by Melvin Newland) “Night is falling on the Congo, O’er the jungles far and near. Soon the blackness will be brooding - He who walks will walk in fear. Yet no black man seeks his hut, All are waiting on the shore, Gazing, peering through the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Tags: Poem, Mission Of Church, Evangelism, Hope, Africa, Despair  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Hears Everything We Say

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Nov 20, 2020

There was a man who had a habit of grumbling at the food his wife placed before him at family meals. Then he would pray a blessing to the Lord. One day after his usual combination of complaint and prayer, his little girl asked, “Daddy, does God hear us when we pray?” “Why, of course,” he replied. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:6-7

Tags: Prayer, Complaint, God Hears

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Need To Be Accountable To God By Being ...

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 28, 2009

We need to BE ACCOUNTABLE to God by being accountable to godly Christians. The spiritual-sounding phrase "I am answerable only to God" may be a subtle excuse for not answering to anyone, including God! Charles Colson, one of President Nixon’s closest aides during the Watergate coverup, became ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

Denomination: Baptist

We May Change But God Never ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 18, 2009

We may change but God never changes. He is not the great I was, or the great I am going ...read more

Tags: Truth, Truth Of Christ

You’d Have To Be Living Under A Rock Not To ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 27, 2002

You’d have to be living under a rock not to have heard of Star Wars, but if you are not “into” the Star Wars saga you may not know that the two-foot tall, 800+year old character you just saw is Yoda. Now, it’s true, Yoda can’t speak a straight forward English sentence. “Totally backward his ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies, God The Father, Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Christian Church

When We Think Of The Atonement We Are Apt To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

When we think of the atonement we are apt to think only of what man gains. We must remember what it cost God and what ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness

We Carve What We Already See

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008

WE CARVE WHAT WE ALREADY SEE I heard the story once of a great Cherokee wood carver. He took logs and sat them on a stump outside his back door and sat in front of that log sometimes for hours just staring at it. Finally, he would pick up his carving tools and start carving the most beautiful of ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Living Now

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014

“Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.” - Soren Kierkegaard We all know at least one person that, when given something really beautiful as a gift, will open a closet and store it away for “a special day” or “for when company comes over.” When you gave that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:34

Tags: Procrastination, Focused Living, Living Now

Denomination: Charismatic

God Gives Us What We Need

Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017

Dana Chau tells the story about a missionary in Africa who had poor health and depended on goat milk for his source of vitamin. One day, the tribal leader came to visit the missionary. After a few minutes, it was obvious that the tribal leader was interested in the goat. The missionary decided to ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:4

Tags: Provision, Giving

Denomination: Methodist

When I Was A Youth Living In South Texas, We Had ...

Contributed by Ken Pell on Mar 22, 2009

When I was a youth living in south Texas, we had … a fireplace. And we used it in the winter. REALLY! Those 60 degree winter nights can chill the bones ya know!!!! Well, guess who split most on the firewood we used … me. Dad helped … sometimes. But mostly what dad did was teach me how to do it and ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Nazarene

If God Intended Man To Live On Bread, Why Didn't ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 31, 2002

‘If God intended man to live on bread, why didn’t he create a bread tree?’ And the answer, in effect, is that God could have created a tree that produced crusty loaves of bread, but he prefers to offer us a grain and invite us to buy a field and plant the seed. He prefers that we till the soil ...read more

Scripture: John 6:54, John 6:51

Tags: Giving Yourself

Denomination: Methodist