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  • As One Commentary Points Out, "Jesus Sees Every ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Jun 25, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,862 views

    As one commentary points out, “Jesus sees every man, no matter where he is: in the dark places of his sin and shame, in his home and work and play, in his seeking to know the truth. Jesus sees everything about a man, but there is one ...read more

  • Give Honor To God  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 22, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,758 views

    David Brainerd said to Jonathan Edwards once: "I do not go to heaven to be advanced but to give honor to God. It is no matter where I shall be stationed in heaven, whether I have a high or low seat there, but to live and please and glorify God.... My heaven is to ...read more

  • Brand Must Tell A Story: Story Telling Is A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,944 views

    Brand Must Tell A Story: Story telling is a fundamental way humans transmit and process information. Brand recognition is no substitute for brand connection and it’s through brand stories where consumers can connect. It is through brand story telling that corporate ...read more

  • Men Still Bread Winners: 54% Of Working Married ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,283 views

    Men Still Bread Winners: 54% of working married Americans live in households in which the husband brings in all or most of the family income, according to a new Gallup poll. Only 13% live in households where the woman earns all or most of the ...read more

  • The First Thing I Ask Is That People Should Not ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
     | 1,707 views

    "The first thing I ask is that people should not make use of my name, and should not call themselves Lutherans but Christians. What is Luther? The teaching is not mine. Nor was I crucified for anyone...How did I, poor stinking bag of maggots that I am, come ...read more

  • A Father Was At The Beach With His Children When ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2007
     | 1,001 views

    A father was at the beach with his children when the four-year-old son ran up to him, grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore where a seagull lay dead in the sand. "Daddy, what happened to him?" the son asked. "He died and went to Heaven," the ...read more

  • Mark Twain Was A Tremendous Author But When He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,831 views

    Mark Twain was a tremendous author but when he made a book tour through Europe, where he was honored by great universities and kings, his daughter said, “Daddy, I guess pretty soon you will know everybody except God.” If you will spend ...read more

  • Have You Ever Wondered Why A Pigeon Walks So ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 23, 2008
     | 1,772 views

    Have you ever wondered why a pigeon walks so funny? According to an interesting article in the Detroit Free Press, a pigeon walks the way it does so it can see where it's going. Because it can’t adjust its focus as it moves, the pigeon ...read more

  • The Children Worked Long And Hard On Their Own ...

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
     | 1,771 views

    The children worked long and hard on their own little cardboard shack. It was to be a special spot; a clubhouse where they could meet in solemn assembly or just laugh, play games, and fool around. As they thought long and hard about their rules, they came up with three rather ...read more

  • I Find It Fascinating That There Is Universal ...  PRO

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 17, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,893 views

    I find it fascinating that there is universal agreement among the ancients that the hill on which Abraham tried to sacrifice Isaac, Mt. Moriah, is identified with the area in which the Temple of Jerusalem, and Calvary, were positioned. So in the very spot where God vowed to Abraham to bless him ...read more

  • If Nature Does Not Wish That Weaker Individuals ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Sep 29, 2011
     | 1,349 views

    "If nature does not wish that weaker individuals should mate with the stronger, she wishes even less that a superior race should intermingle with an inferior one...the strongest and best who must triumph and that they have the right to endure. He who does not wish to fight in this ...read more

  • The Helmet's Purpose

    Contributed by David Tack on Nov 18, 2011
     | 4,467 views

    THE HELMET'S PURPOSE The Purpose of a soldier’s helmet is designed specifically to protect the head during battle. The hope (expectation) of our completed salvation is to our minds what a helmet was to a Roman combat soldier. It protects our minds, which is where one of our greatest ...read more

  • The Amazing 8-Watts  PRO

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Aug 25, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 3,117 views

    THE AMAZING 8-WATTS In 1972, NASA launched the exploratory space probe Pioneer 10. According to Leon Jaroff in Time, the satellite’s primary mission was to reach Jupiter, photograph the planet and its moons, and beam data to earth about Jupiter’s magnetic field, radiation belts, and atmosphere. ...read more

  • Someone Tells About A Pastor Who Was Late For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 1, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,774 views

    Someone tells about a pastor who was late for church. He flagged down a taxicab and instructed the cabdriver to do everything within his power to get him to church on time. So the cab sped off and weaved through traffic for about ten blocks. The dangerous driving ended in a fatal accident. Both ...read more

  • The Wise Farmer Can Usually Depend On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 2,623 views

    "...the wise farmer can usually depend on expected timetables of seedtime and harvest. Not so in the spiritual life. One of the greatest frustrations in the Christian ministry, and principal cause for 'weariness in well doing' is the inability to calculate the spiritual outcome of faithful labors ...read more

  • Counting On Them  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,077 views

    COUNTING ON THEM The wise farmer can usually depend on expected timetables of seedtime and harvest. Not so in the spiritual life. One of the greatest frustrations in the Christian ministry, and principal cause for "weariness in well doing" is the inability to calculate the spiritual outcome of ...read more

  • Does He Have Other Plans?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,443 views

    DOES HE HAVE OTHER PLANS? The wise farmer can usually depend on expected timetables of seedtime and harvest. Not so in the spiritual life. One of the greatest frustrations in the Christian ministry, and principal cause for "weariness in well-doing" is the inability to calculate the spiritual ...read more

  • No Hay Dios (Translation Follows)

    Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Feb 23, 2008
     | 1,604 views

    NO HAY DIOS (Translation follows) El sistema escolar le dice a los niños: “No hay Dios” * El humanismo es un sistema de pensamiento que se centra en los seres humanos, en sus valores y capacidades, además de su “habilidad” de poder vivir apartado de Dios. El Humanismo defiende constantemente ...read more

  • Girl Born ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,412 views

    Girl Born Blind There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, ’If I could only see the world, I will marry you.’ One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the ...read more

  • The Story Of Catherine Lawes

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,300 views

    THE STORY OF CATHERINE LAWES "Don’t set foot in the prison," people told her, but Catherine Lawes, whose husband was the warden at Sing Sing in 1921, went anyway. The first time there was a prison basketball game, she went, 3 daughters in tow and sat in the bleachers with the inmates. When she ...read more

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