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  • Keith Hernandez Is One Of Baseball's Top Players. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,615 views

    Keith Hernandez is one of baseball’s top players. He is a lifetime 300 hitter who has won numerous Golden Glove awards for excellence in fielding. He’s won a batting championship for having the highest average, the Most Valuable Player award in his league, and even the World Series. Yet with all ...read more

  • A Group Of Soldiers On The Front ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 23, 2007
     | 1,932 views

    Illustration: A group of soldiers on the front line sneak out of battle, go deeply into safe territory, and play cards in a shack somewhere; they are unlikely to be attacked by the enemy because they have fled from the battle. It is the same with us - if we are not aggressively seeking to make a ...read more

  • In His Little Book Illustrations Of Bible Truth, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 2,552 views

    In his little book Illustrations of Bible Truth, H.A. Ironside pointed out the folly of judging others. He related an incident in the life of a man called Bishop Potter. "He was sailing for Europe on one of the great transatlantic ocean liners. When he went on board, he found that another passenger ...read more

  • There Are Three Stages Of Motherhood: Young, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 12 ratings
     | 4,134 views

    There are three stages of motherhood: young, middle age and “you’re looking fine.” I don’t know about you, but my mother was responsible for teaching me some of the most valuable life lessons I ever learned. Someone sent me some valuable reminders of Mom lessons and I wanted to share a few of them ...read more

  • Here Was Henry Ford's Perspective On Education ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,527 views

    Here was Henry Ford’s perspective on education even though I don’t think he was an extremely spiritual-minded man. He said, “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether this happens at twenty or at eighty. Anyone who keeps on learning not only ...read more

  • Faking The Grain  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,594 views

    FAKING THE GRAIN Wood craftsmen and finishers of fine furniture are not nearly as common to our times as they were 100 years ago. For that matter, they are not found as much today as they were around even 25 years ago. Some of these men were literally artists when it came to taking an old piece ...read more

  • I Love That Old Saying From The Quaker Who Said ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Jul 17, 2010
     | 1,751 views

    I love that old saying from the Quaker who said that Americans tend to want everything because we value things too little—implying that what we have is valued so little that we no longer know what is truly valuable and what is not. As Ralph ...read more

  • Judging Others Isn't Easy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,531 views

    Judging others isn’t easy. In his little book Illustrations of Bible Truth, H.A. Ironside pointed out the folly of judging others. He related an incident in the life of a man called Bishop Potter. "He was sailing for Europe on one of the great transatlantic ocean liners. When he went on board, he ...read more

  • Spoken Blessings

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on May 22, 2008
     | 2,798 views

    SPOKEN BLESSINGS “A blessing becomes so only when it is spoken... Spoken words of praise and appreciation gives the child an indication that he or she is worthwhile and valuable. It is not enough to provide a roof over our children’s heads or to provide them with food and the material necessities ...read more

  • The Witness Of Orel Hershiser On The Tonight ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 8, 2009
     | 7,427 views

    The Witness of Orel Hershiser on the Tonight Show About 15 years ago, Orel Hershiser was pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They had just won the World Series. And Orel had been named the Most Valuable Player. One of the TV shows about the series showed him in the dugout just before the 9th ...read more

  • Heroic Virtue

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 10, 2009
     | 1,769 views

    HEROIC VIRTUE St. Maximilian Kolbe, languishing in a Nazi prison camp, offered his life for a man who was condemned to death. Even the religious world would counsel against this act as rash. After all, a priest is more valuable to the kingdom of God than any layperson, right? But God’s ...read more

  • Robert Wilson Writes, "Many Of The Great ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,470 views

    Robert Wilson writes, “Many of the great preachers of the past had the practice of spending extended time in preparation. Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, for example, closeted himself with the Bible and his study aids all morning long. He did not permit anything to interfere unless it was a genuine ...read more

  • The Unending Wish

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 5, 2012
     | 1,988 views

    THE UNENDING WISH When I was a boy, my dad asked me if I could have one wish be granted, what would it be? We played that game as a family, and every time my brother or one of my sisters thought of a better wish than I thought about, I would change my wish. Then my dad unplugged all the fun by ...read more

  • Three Things

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 20, 2009
     | 4,552 views

    THREE THINGS Three things in life that, once gone, never come back 1. Time 2. Words 3. Opportunity Three things in life that can destroy a person 1. Anger 2. Pride 3. Unforgiveness Three things in life that you should never lose 1. Hope 2. Peace 3. ...read more

  • Persistence Is An Important Factor In Prayer. ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,361 views

    Persistence is an important factor in prayer. But persistence is a valuable commodity for every area of your Christian life, not just prayer. God blesses those who persist. So whatever you may be facing right now, don’t give up! If you’re ever tempted to give up, just remember the composer Brahms. ...read more

  • Dr. Marc T. Newman Writes In, In Peril Of Our ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jul 11, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,217 views

    Dr. Marc T. Newman writes in, In Peril of Our Souls: Theological Considerations from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest "What makes all of the Pirates of the Caribbean films stand out from your average swashbuckler is that these movies are not primarily concerned with treasure maps and ...read more

  • Dr. Marc T. Newman Writes In, In Peril Of Our ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jul 14, 2006
     | 1,464 views

    . Dr. Marc T. Newman writes in, In Peril of Our Souls: Theological Considerations from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest "What makes all of the Pirates of the Caribbean films stand out from your average swashbuckler is that these movies are not primarily concerned with treasure maps ...read more

  • Fake Gems

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,669 views

    FAKE GEMS Anything that is extremely valuable will be counterfeited. Fake gems have been around for thousands of years, but as the technology for making them has advanced, fakes are now harder to detect with the naked eye. Gem buyers today must be aware of three types of gems that are made to ...read more

  • G. H. Morling In The Quest For Serenity- "A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 25, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,203 views

    G. H. Morling in The Quest for Serenity- "A valuable study of the Gospels could be made, noticing how many times Jesus gave some of His greatest teachings in circumstances where he had simply been interrupted. How different this is from us; we hate to be interrupted. To Jesus, the importance ...read more

  • J B Phillips, Perhaps The Best Known Of Bible ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 27, 2000
    based on 100 ratings
     | 3,802 views

    J B Phillips, perhaps the best known of Bible translators wrote of his experiences. He said its power overwhelmed him: "Translating the New Testament", he said, "was like rewiring a house with the mains left on." What a testimony to the use of the Bible! We must be careful how we handle the ...read more

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