Contributed by Kenneth Anthony on Dec 30, 2006
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ADVICE
A man was on the practice golf course when the club pro brought another man out for a lesson. The pro watched the fellow swing several times and started making suggestions for improvement, but each time the pupil interrupted with his own version of what was wrong and how to correct it.
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Denomination:
Orthodox
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2004
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A BIT OF ADVICE
It took the Church nearly 400 years to decide about Trinitarian orthodoxy, producing the Nicene Creed that many churches say on a Sunday morning. Most preachers would prefer to preach on any other subject than the Trinity.
Perhaps we should heed the advice of Brother Elric, a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 8, 2002
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SOME GOOD ADVICE
I am still waiting for my father to talk to me about sex and success, money and marriage, religion and raising kids. Since he died in 1991, I guess I don’t have much chance of ever benefiting from all of the lessons he learned in life. It’s not that he was a bad dad; he was
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Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 20, 2011
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DAD'S ADVICE ON HUMILITY
When I was a teenager, I remember telling my father that I wanted to be a successful businessman when I grew up. He asked me what type of business I wanted to work in, and I told him I didn't know, I just wanted to be a businessman. Looking back, I was seeing myself as
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*other
Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 5, 2023
The great Russian playwright Anton Chekhov wrote to his younger brother in 1879 responding to a letter in which the brother had signed himself as “your insignificant and obscure little brother.” Chekhov’s answer to this false humility is classic.
“Do you know,” Chekhov asked in reply, “before whom
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Denomination:
Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2006
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
Aesop (6th century B.C.), Greek
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"Advice is like snow: the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
The advice of their elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while its on
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Katherine Kehler gives practical advice on the need to spend the day with the Lord:
Usually our days are filled with the demands of life crying for our attention, ...but today, whether for four, eight or 12 hours, your only priority is to be with your Lord ...to bask in His love, to thank and
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Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Davon Huss on May 25, 2008
Advice and instructions taken from actual military sources. Some of these guys must have had a sense of humor.
"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend." --U.S. Marine Corps
"Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground."
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Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ