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  • Firm Foundation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 13,465 views

    FIRM FOUNDATION Ravi Zacharias told about doing a lectureship several years ago at the Ohio State University. As he was being driven to the lecture, they passed what was then the "new" Wexner Art Center. The driver commented, "This is a new art building for the university. It is a fascinating ...read more

  • Toys Never Satisfy  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Mar 8, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,191 views

    Men are merely taller children. Honor, wealth, and splendor are the toys for which grown children pine; but which, however accumulated, leave them still disappointed and unhappy. God never designed that intelligent beings should be satisfied with these enjoyments. By His wisdom and goodness they ...read more

  • The Real Issue  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,469 views

    THE REAL ISSUE "Even a superficial study of church history reveals that the Spirit of God blows with hurricane force only through those prophets and lovers who have surrendered to the folly of the cross. If there is little power and shallow wisdom in our preaching, teaching, worship, and ministry, ...read more

  • The Army Of Alexander The Great Was Advancing On ...

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Mar 8, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,617 views

    The army of Alexander the Great was advancing on Persia. At one critical point, it appeared that his troops might be defeated. The soldiers had taken so much plunder from their previous campaigns that they had become weighted down and were losing their effectiveness in combat. Alexander commanded ...read more

  • Instead Of Putting Facts Into The [wine] Press ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lindy Axon on Jul 7, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,896 views

    “Instead of putting facts into the [wine] press of meditation, and fermenting them until they can draw out inferences, they leave them to rot and perish. They extract none of the sweet juice of wisdom from the precious fruits of the vine-tree. A man who reads only a tenth part as much, but who ...read more

  • One Of My Christmas Presents Was A Book: ‘a ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,712 views

    One of my Christmas presents was a book: ‘A Bundle of Laughs’ by J. John & Mark Stibbe. Towards the end of the book comes their light-hearted ‘20 Rules of Wisdom’. Don’t worry; I’m only going to read four! 1.God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts! 2.Growing old is inevitable, growing up ...read more

  • Clement Of Rome [1st Century]: Let The Strong ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 2,020 views

    Clement of Rome [1st Century]: Let the strong take care of the weak; let the weak respect the strong. Let the rich man minister to the poor man; let the poor man give thanks to God that he gave him one through whom his need might be satisfied. Let the wise man manifest his wisdom not in words ...read more

  • Salvation Is Not A Matter Of Improvement Or ...

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 19, 2009
     | 3,950 views

    “Salvation is not a matter of improvement or perfection of what has previously existed. It is total transformation. The New Testament speaks of believers having a new mind, a new will, a new heart, a new inheritance, a new relationship, new power, new knowledge, new wisdom, new perception, new ...read more

  • At Delphi, In Ancient Greece, There Stood A ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 31, 2009
     | 1,392 views

    At Delphi, in ancient Greece, there stood a temple dedicated to Apollo. Carved over the entrance to this temple were two great principles of life: “Know thyself” and “Nothing in excess.” We are concerned here with the first of these wise sayings, “know thyself.” What the Greeks learned by ...read more

  • Do Things Differently

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jun 24, 2012
     | 2,076 views

    DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY "Winners do not do different things, they do things differently"...wrote the wise management guru Shiv Khera in his book "You can win". I would like to rephrase this sentence oozing wisdom slightly and put it this way "Christians may not do not do different things but they ...read more

  • Christina Recently Gave Birth To Our First ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jun 17, 2010
     | 2,908 views

    Christina recently gave birth to our first daughter. After three sons I am very pleased to have a little girl. Recently I was speaking to the academic dean of the seminary where I am pursuing doctoral studies. The school had asked for individual and family photos of students like me who are ...read more

  • Bearing Our Cross

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Apr 7, 2015
     | 4,514 views

    A "Natural" Rope a dope... Cross bearing is an indispensable part of a Christian’s life, so that work of moulding a person into a Christ-like image which begins at the point of re-generation is completed in all respects (2 Cor 3:18) by the time of Rapture or one’s departure from the Earthly ...read more

  • A Beautiful ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Aug 26, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,996 views

    A Beautiful Prayer “I asked God to take away my pain. God said, ‘No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.’ I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. God said, ‘No. His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary.’ I asked God to grant me patience. God said, ‘No. Patience ...read more

  • Watchmen On The Walls Of Freedom  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,634 views

    WATCHMEN ON THE WALLS OF FREEDOM "We in this country, in this generation, are by destiny rather than choice the watchmen on the walls of world freedom. We ask therefore, that we may be worthy of our power and responsibility, that we may exercise our strength with wisdom and restraint, and that we ...read more

  • Writing In His Book, A Work Of Heart, Dr. Reggie ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
     | 1,231 views

    Writing in his book, A Work of Heart, Dr. Reggie McNeal, director of the leadership development for the Southern Baptist Convention says, "Common wisdom maintains that children are given to parents so parents can instruct them. The truth is, God gives children to parents to teach parents things ...read more

  • The Fellowship Of The Unashamed  PRO

    Contributed by Larry White on Jan 11, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,580 views

    THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE UNASHAMED "I’m part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The dye has been cast. I have stepped over the line, the decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won’t look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes ...read more

  • I Heard Once Of A Man Who Was An American Indian ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 5, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,941 views

    I heard once of a man who was an American Indian and had been converted. He described the old and the new nature this way, “There’s two dogs that live in me, one’s the old dog, he’s mean and vicious and hard and sinful. Then there’s the new dog who walks after Christ. He said they’re constantly ...read more

  • Strangers Have Devoured His Strength - From Hosea ...

    Contributed by Dwight L. Moody on Jun 11, 2009
     | 2,477 views

    Strangers have devoured his strength - from Hosea 7:9 What gives spiritual weakness like allowed sin? It was so with Israel, it will ever be so with us. Yielding to unhallowed association (with) strangers devour our strength. If you ever saw a cake not turned, baked only on one side, ...read more

  • Hymn Story: Precious Lord, Take My Hand By Thomas ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2009
     | 5,660 views

    Hymn Story: Precious Lord, Take My Hand by Thomas Dorsey Thomas Dorsey was a black jazz musician from Atlanta who was known in the early 1920’s for the suggestive lyrics he combined with original music. Then God touched his life and in 1926 he gave up the suggestive music and began to write ...read more

  • Build Me A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
     | 4,606 views

    Build Me A Bridge A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer. Suddenly the sky clouded above his head and, in a booming voice, the Lord said, "Because you have TRIED to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish." The man said, "Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can drive ...read more