Sermon Spice

www.sermonspice.com, a website offering downloadable sermon illustration videos…a really cool resource! www.sermonspice.com 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors. […]

Ray Stedman

www.raystedman.org/news, This is the newest website of Ray Stedman’s sermons and books as a stand-alone site www.raystedman.org 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors. […]

Where Are You Going?

By Vance Havner Lord, to whom shall we go? (John 6:68) 1. Where could we go? Look down all other roads and see what they have to offer. It is Christ or else. The wisdom of man, the religious of the world, have no answer to the soul’s desperate cry, “Where could I go but to […]

“We ought to change the legend on our money form “In God We Trust” to “In Money We Trust.” Because, as a nation, we’ve got far more faith in money these days that we do in God.” – Arthur Hoppe, Quoted in Way, June 1963

“Men may not get all they pay for in this world, but they must certainly pay for all they get.” –Frederick DouglassLife and Times of Frederick Douglass

“Almost any man knows how to earn money, but not one in a million knows how to spend it. If he had known so much as this, he would never have earned it.” – Henry David ThoreauJournal

“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.” –1 Timothy 6:10, NIV

“Money has become the grand test of virtue.” – George OrwellDown and Out in Paris and London

“It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.” – John D. Rockafeller, Sr., Quoted in The Age of the Moguls

“Men make counterfeit money; in many more cases, money makes counterfeit men.” – Sydney J. Harris, Quoted in Reader’s Digest, April 1968

“When I have any money I get rid of it as quickly as possible, lest it find a way into my heart.” – John Wesley

“Money is an article which may be used as a universal passport to everywhere except heaven, and as a universal provider of everything except happiness.” –anonymous

“The soul of the covetous is far removed from God, as far as his memory, understanding and will are concerned. He forgets God as though He were not his God, owing to the fact that he has fashioned for himself a god of Mammon and of temporal possessions.” – St. John of the CrossThe Dark Night of the Soul

“Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek God.” – St. Bernard of ClairvauxOn the Love of God

“It is not earthly riches which make us or our sons happy; for they must either be lost by us in our lifetime, or be possessed when we are dead, by whom we know not, or perhaps by whom we would not.” – St. AugustineThe City of God

“All the money in the world will not buy you a kid who will do homework, or maturity for a kid who needs it. It may buy a kid who knows how to buy.” – Bill Cosby

“Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hop in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.” –1 Timothy 6:17, NIV

In Money We Trust

From a Poll Conducted by Rev Magazine

From a poll conducted by Rev Magazine (www.onlinerev.com), printed in the November/December 2005 issue: Knowing what you know today about pastoral ministry, would you become a church pastor again? 60% Yes, without a doubt. 33% Probably, but I would do a lot of things differently. 7% Not sure I would. 0% No, without a doubt. […]

Who Wants to Be a Champion?

– Pat Williams. Howard Publishing. Pat Williams has been a successful executive in the NBA, a best selling author and a popular speaker. He is a consuming reader and a motivator. In this book you can discover the 10 Building Blocks to Success: 1. Think the Right Kind of Thoughts, 2. Say the Right Kind […]

The Cross and the Prodigal

Luke 15 Through the Eyes of Middle Eastern Peasants – Kenneth E. Bailey. InterVarsity. The author highlights the tension between law and love, servanthood and sonship, honor and forgiveness. A good background book to use if you are preaching on the Prodigal Son or the parables of Luke’s Gospel 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started […]

Life@Work

Marketplace Success for People of Faith – John Maxwell. Nelson Business. A practical book that helps you take what you learn on Sunday and apply it at work on Monday. God calls us to serve with character. This easy-to-read book will help you and encourage you to live out your faith in the world. 2ProphetU2ProphetU […]

Leadership Lessons of Jesus

– Bob Briner, Ray Pritchard. Grammercy. There are dozens of leadership books on the market today. This book uses the Gospel of Mark as the launching pad for these valuable and practical lessons. This is a new work which combines two previous books on the leadership lessons of Jesus. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started […]

Jesus Loves Me

Celebrating the Profound Truths of a Simple Hymn – Calvin Miller. Warner Books. Few people write like Calvin Miller. I recently had the opportunity to spend time with Calvin while he was preaching at The Cove. He is a great communicator who knows how to use humor, poetry, mystery, and practical theology. He is currently […]

Exploring the Gospel of Luke

– John Phillips. Kregel. Kregel has begun to reprint the Phillips Commentary Series. Phillips is known for his alliteration, though sometimes stretching the point to make them alliterate. But the work is solid, nonetheless. His outlines and comments are designed to help laity and preachers alike in their study of the Scriptures. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an […]

Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be

– LeRoy Elms. Nexgen. The first book on leadership I ever read. Practical and to the point. If you don’t have it, get it. Jerry Bridges says, “This book is for every Christian who wants to count for God.” 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the […]

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