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  • Connecting With The Common Man

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 17, 2012
     | 1,909 views

    CONNECTING WITH THE COMMON MAN Sam Walton was in the mid 90s named as one of the richest men in America. You'd never know it! He drove a pickup and lived like a regular person. Asked why he didn't drive a Rolls Royce, he replied, "Where would I put my dogs?" He was successful at least in part ...read more

  • He'll Always Catch You

    Contributed by Bryce Thorpe on May 17, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,540 views

    HE'LL ALWAYS CATCH YOU I love to play with my kids. Even as they have gotten older, they bring me a great deal of joy. But, I confess, it was easier when they were young. Especially my daughter, now 21, used to love it when I threw her in the air. But, as you might guess, that wasn't always ...read more

  • My Friend Will Find Me

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 16, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,235 views

    MY FRIEND WILL FIND ME Sam was a great bird dog. If he pointed to a clump of bushes, there surely was a bird in there. He was much more than just a bird dog. Often we’d share together lazy lunches in an abandoned apple orchard, and the snooze that followed. Late one afternoon, Sam and I became ...read more

  • First-Century Fire

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on May 16, 2012
     | 5,408 views

    FIRST-CENTURY FIRE Billy Graham, that great and uncompromising preacher, once in a Revival meeting held at Los Angeles, shared a passionate message on the Early Church, outlining what needs to be done for the Churches of modern era to become more effective. While many were moved by it, some ...read more

  • Tough Love  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,950 views

    TOUGH LOVE "Living in this house is like living in hell," screamed the young girl as she stamped her feet on the way upstairs to her room. The mother stood looking at her daughter, a hint of tears forming in her eyes. She wanted to run up the stairs and hug her daughter but she knew the timing ...read more

  • Self-Image

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
     | 6,694 views

    SELF-IMAGE There's a story about a girl who was the daughter of one of the royal families of Europe. She had a big, round nose that destroyed her beauty in the eyes of others--and especially in her own eyes. She grew up with this terrible image of herself as an ugly person. So her family hired a ...read more

  • Downward Trends In U.s. Christianity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
     | 3,503 views

    DOWNWARD TRENDS IN U.S. CHRISTIANITY In George Barna's new book on U.S. Christians called Futurecast, he tracks annual changes from 1991 to 2011 and shows that all the major trend lines of religious belief and behavior ran downward except two: More people claim they have accepted Jesus as their ...read more

  • Do You Know Your Business?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
     | 2,675 views

    DO YOU KNOW YOUR BUSINESS? There was once a sign on a door that read: "Gone out of business. Didn’t know what our business was." Do you know what your business is in this world? More than anything it should be the pursuit of holiness by ...read more

  • Running With A Stopwatch

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
     | 3,864 views

    RUNNING WITH A STOPWATCH Long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi of Finland was an Olympic champion, winning twelve medals (nine of them gold) in the 1920, 1924, and 1928 Games. Nurmi was famous not only for his achievements, but also for running with a stopwatch in his hand to check his performance. ...read more

  • The Pond Of The Soul

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
     | 3,149 views

    THE POND OF THE SOUL Thomas Fuller (English preacher of 1600’s) wrote: "Almost 20 years ago I heard a profane jest and still I remember it. How many pious passages of a far later date have I utterly forgotten? It seems my soul is like a filthy pond where fish die soon ...read more

  • Character And Witness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
     | 5,552 views

    CHARACTER AND WITNESS John Bunyan said of Christians: "When all their garments are white the world will count them His," and the skeptical German poet Heinrich Heine said to Christians, "You show me your redeemed life and I might be inclined to believe in your Redeemer." The authentic life that ...read more

  • Playing In The Dirt

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
     | 5,346 views

    PLAYING IN THE DIRT If you see a baby playing in the dirt, the baby may be dirty but you pretty much don’t make a big deal about it because it’s understood that babies play in dirt. Babies try to eat dirt. Babies scrub themselves in dirt. Dirt is a toy to a baby. But if you see a ...read more

  • Crossing The Line

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on May 15, 2012
     | 1,934 views

    CROSSING THE LINE A business training exercise shows how people from different cultures look at the same task in different ways. A leader draws an imaginary line on the floor, and puts one person on each side. The purpose is to get one person to convince the other, without force, to cross the ...read more

  • The Measure Of A Man's Worth

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012
     | 2,707 views

    THE MEASURE OF A MAN’S WORTH Someone once has asked: What are merits to measure the worth? Not, how did he die? But, how did he live? Not, what did he gain? But, what did he give? These are the merits To measure the worth Of a man as a man, Regardless of birth. Not, what was his station? ...read more

  • Hope In The Storm  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,820 views

    HOPE IN THE STORM Fresh out of Oxford, John Wesley was perplexed over England's complicated social problems: slavery, economic uncertainties, corruption, drunkenness, gambling, and prostitution. This deeply religious, sensitive soul became a parish minister and, subsequently, a missionary to ...read more

  • Home, Sweet Home

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012
     | 6,362 views

    HOME, SWEET HOME There was a time during the American Civil War, when the rival armies were encamped on the opposite banks of the Potomac River, the Union's band played one of its patriotic tunes, and the Confederate musicians quickly struck up a melody dear to any Southerner's heart. Then one of ...read more

  • God's Word Described  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,525 views

    GOD’S WORD DESCRIBED An unknown writer said, "This Book is the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believers. Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding; its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable. Read it to be wise, ...read more

  • John D. Rockefeller's Transformation

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,790 views

    JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER’S TRANSFORMATION John D. Rockefeller, Sr., was strong and husky when he was a youth. He early determined to earn money and drove himself to the limit. At age 33, he earned his first million dollars. At age 43, he controlled the biggest company in the world. At age 53, he was ...read more

  • Because You Did, Dad  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,869 views

    "BECAUSE YOU DID, DAD." James Bryan Smith begins this chapter of his book by telling a story about taking his six year old son to an amusement park. While at the park, he and his son got on a ride. A teenage boy buckled them into their seats and then started the ride. The entire time during the ...read more

  • Baptism: The Great Equalizer

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 13, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,339 views

    BAPTISM: THE GREAT EQUALIZER Bob Russell once noted: "Baptism is the great equalizer. No matter who you are, how successful you are, or who you know... all have to go under the waters alike. There are those who come forward in expensive suits, dangling gold jewelry, and $100 hairdos. But the ...read more

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